Tears and Amaryllis: A Single Mom, Workplace, Small Town Romance

Chapter 1

Cole

Lynn Falls is a small town, so the nightlife is always hit or miss. The one nice club we have that’s decently reliable for a good night is Club Euphoria. Euphoria plays good music, respectable drinks, and every now and then I might get lucky and find someone who was looking for the same thing I was? one night.

I snagged a stool at the end of the bar where there’s better lighting, making it easier to see down the length of the bar and out onto the dance floor. The club was mostly dark but illuminated in blue lighting all around. Being a semi-regular, I knew most of the bartenders.

Olivia was serving and stopped as she set a rum and coke in front of me. “Didn’t get enough last weekend, Cole?”

A little embarrassed, I laughed, grabbed the drink and took a sip. “On point as always, Liv. This is good. Last weekend was a bust. You know I go back to work this week. This summer has been shit.”

“Well, there’s someone new over there with her friends. I’ve never seen her before.” Liv was a good wing-woman and she loved women as much as me, so I could count on her good taste. She nodded to the end of the bar where a beautiful brunette was standing and laughing with a few other women. The woman a knockout and I’d never seen her before either. Lynn Falls was a small town, but not to the point where everyone knew everyone.

I looked at Liv and said, “She’s gorgeous. Send a drink down to her for me, please? And wish me luck.” I flashed a grin at Liv as she walked away and took another drink. The mystery woman took her drink from Liv, talked to her for a bit, and glanced down at me with a smile. A smile was good. Before I could smile back, she was heading my way.

I stood as she approached me. “Thanks for the drink,” she said.

Up close, she was even more beautiful. Her eyes were a deep brown that matched her dark wavy hair. It hung just below her shoulders. I’m a tall guy, and I was taller than her, but not by much. Looking at her long legs, my eyes followed the curves of her body back up to her eyes. I locked them there and said, “You’re welcome. I’m Cole.”

She said, “Hi Cole. I’m Tara.” Her cheeks were blushed.

I repeated the name, “Tara...” Tara blushed again and nodded, looking down at her drink.

“Those are your friends?” I asked her.

“They are. I’m not much into clubbing these days, but I had some free time and they basically pulled me out. One last hurrah before the work week or something like that.” She laughed and it was like silk. I wanted to hear it again.

I managed to say, “You’re beautiful,” but suddenly, I was feeling hella self-conscious and that wasn’t me. I tried to hide it with, “I mean... I’ve never seen you here before.”

She smiled again and said, “I actually just moved back here...from New York.”

“New York? Wow. Did you say back here?”

“Yeah, I’ve lived in New York for the past eight years. Life happens though, ya know. So, now I’m back here.” She glanced down, looking a little shy or embarrassed and I couldn’t tell which, but all the talk about New York had obviously struck a chord and it was killing the whole vibe.

I asked her, “You wanna dance...with me, I mean?” I sounded like such an amateur. What the hell was wrong with me?

Here eyes locked on mine again as she said, “I’d actually like to get out of here.” Shit. “Do you live close? Or, we can go anywhere, really.” I was not expecting that, so I stood there, stunned silent for a second. Blushing again, she shuddered and said, “Oh god, I’m sorry. You’re not looking for that. I feel like an idiot. I just...”

I stopped her by leaning in and kissing her. The kiss was long, and slow. Her lips were so soft. Pulling back, I said, “It’s not that. I just didn’t expect you to want to leave.”

She looked hopeful and offered, “Listen. I’m not looking for anything. I just figured one night between strangers wouldn’t hurt anything. Is that ok with you?”

I must’ve died and gone to heaven because I’d never met a woman who used a line on me that sounded so typical of my own lines. One night. “Yeah, that’s ok with me. Let’s get out of here.”

***

Pulling up to the hotel, I went around and opened Tara’s door to help her out of the car. I handed the valet driver my keys and grabbed her hand to lead her inside. The Scarlett Hotel Spa sat on the outskirts of Lynn Falls, and it was the nicest hotel in town. It was expensive, but worth it for the luxury, and being located away from town was a sweet little privacy bonus.

Unlocking the hotel room door, I gestured for Tara to go in first and held the door for her. “Wow! This...isn’t what I expected, Cole.”

That made me laugh. “No? Did you think I’d take you to a creepy highway motel where there’s a hole in the wall for a peeping Tom?”

She giggled and let her eyes scan around the room, eyeing the French doors that led to the balcony, and made her way over to them. A soft breeze caught her hair as she pushed the doors open gracefully. She stepped out onto the balcony and said, “This is incredible. It didn’t feel like we drove that far, but we’re just outside of the city, huh?” She looked out over the balcony towards the Lynn Fall’s skyline and didn’t wait for me to answer. She went on, “I’ve never seen it like this before. The city, I mean. Lit up with a view from the outside looking in, it seems so different at night from here.”

I walked over to her and stood just behind her, hesitant to touch her yet. The evening summer breeze warmed whatever perfume she was wearing and made it intoxicating. All I wanted to do was bury my face in her neck. She smelled like a field of lavender mixed and musk. My primal instincts were kicking in. I didn’t know how much longer I could go without touching her. “But you’ve seen it before. You’re from here.” I stepped closer and reached up, caressing my fingers across her bare shoulder. I watched her neck slowly fall to the side.

“Mmm...yes. I’m from here.” She didn’t move and I couldn’t see her face, but I imagined her eyes falling closed.

Stepping closer, I asked, “Why did you move back?”

Lifting her head, she took a breath in before saying, “No more questions. One night. Remember? The other stuff doesn’t matter.”

That was all I needed for all restraint to fall away. I reached around her waist and pulled in her toward me, bringing her back flush with my chest. My cock strained against my jeans. She could feel it. She took a long, slow breath in, and pushed herself into me with a firm grind. “One night,” I whispered into her hair.

She turned around and said, “I don’t know what I’m doing. I shouldn’t be doing this. I’m a...”

Placing my finger over her lips to cut her off, I dragged my hand away to cup the side of her face before I leaned in and kissed her. She opened her mouth, letting me taste her, our tongues clashing together, and damn, did she taste sweet. My other arm wrapped around her waist as I pulled her in as close as I could without physically being inside her.

I said, “If you want to leave, you can.” Then, I slowly and softly started to let her go, and asked, “Do you want to leave, Tara?” Her eyes looked sad before she pulled me back into her and said, “No. I want you.”

Taking her hand, I led her back into the room, squeezed my arms around her waist, and gripped her hips tight against me. She took in another deep breath as I ran my lips around the rim of her ear and whispered, “Then don’t say anything… Let’s just have this… one night.”

She nodded and slowly pulled the straps of her dress down, letting it fall around her waist. The light of the room revealed her dark, perked nipples set against the fair skin of her full breasts. She was perfect. I watched as she shimmied her dress down below her waist until it fell to the floor around her ankles. She didn’t have any panties on. The air was just cool enough to make her nipples tight and form hard peaks. “Good thing no one can see us, huh?” She said with a small giggle. My cock was already warm and hard, pinned between my thigh and jeans, but that giggle and the scent of her warm pussy carried on the breeze through the open balcony doors… made me feel like I was going to bust through the seam of my jeans.

I walked toward her again and wrapped one arm around her waist, using my other hand to tilt her chest backward to fully access and devour her. Her instincts let her lean back at the waist and raise her nipple up to my lips. I sucked the into my mouth, taking her breath away. My thigh found its way between her legs and pressed against her warm, fuzzy, wet peach. With a light bite, I squeezed her hard nipple between my teeth and swirled my tongue around to pleasure the tip before taking half her tit in my mouth and sucking hard.

“Cole...,” she whispered. I ground my thigh hard into her erect clit. It was slicked wet with her nectar.

Bringing my head up, my lips found hers again. I slid my tongue deep in her mouth, letting her take a suck of it before picking her up and carrying her over to the bed. I was confused by how intimate each movement felt. That wasn’t me.

A one-night stand wasn’t like that for me. I looked deep in her eyes and said, “You don’t have to say anything, but I will. You’re beautiful.” She just looked at me with a light blush, so I continued. “One night,” I repeated. I wasn’t sure if I was telling her that, or myself, because right in that moment, I wanted to keep her, and we hadn’t even locked into each other yet.

She bit her lip and moved her way up to the head of the bed as I undressed. I pulled my shirt over my head and tossed it on the chair in the corner of the room. She watched me and rubbed her clit in circles, pinching her nipple to stay wet while I undid my belt and the top button of my jeans. I pulled my zipper down, allowing my cock room for the shaft to bulge out a little more, and pushed my briefs along with my jeans slowly down to the floor. I reached in the back pocket, pulled a condom from my wallet, tore the wrapper open, and rolled it over the tip of my cock, all the way to the base, then let my cock drop with a bounce. Her breathing intensified as and she let out soft moan. I walked toward the bed with a smile.

She said, “One night,” but I didn’t know if she was reminding me, or herself. She was starting to sound like me.

I slid up the bed to meet her and positioned myself between her wide open, long legs. They begged me to lock in. I kissed her and sucked her bottom lip before making my way down to her tits and showing them equal attention. My hand slid down the side of her body and grabbed her leg to bring it up around my waist. Her arms were over her head as she moaned and turned her head to the side, closing her eyes.

Reaching between us, I ran by dick up and down her wet pussy before teasing, “Are you ready?” She nodded, so I didn’t waste any more time. I pushed the head in slow and sank into her. The muscles in my arms, back, and neck stiffened as I thrusted the rest of my throbbing shaft inside. She was so tight. I could feel her clenching my cock. Tara moaned... loud... and gripped my shoulders.

“Are you ok?” I asked.

She squeezed my shoulders and said, “Yes. Now, fuck me.”

Shit. “Whatever you want, beautiful.” I didn’t mean to say that, but fuck, she felt unbelievable, and it made me lose myself. My mind was torn up about all the ways I wanted to fuck her all night. I let out a groan and said, “You’re so tight,” then reached up and gripped the back of her neck, lifted her head so she could watch me fuck her and lock eyes with me. One thrust after another, I pounded my cock into her sweet pussy and watched her lose herself and love it. Her right hand made its way to my ass and grabbed it tight to pull me further and harder into her. She felt so good, I felt like I was going to die. “Keep moaning my name, beautiful, and I’ll fuck this dripping pretty pussy to the point where I’m all you feel and think about.”

She gasped. If it were possible, I could feel her getting wetter, and me getting harder. Her muscled clamped down, strangling my cock, making it hard for me to hold back. I slowed down to stop myself from coming. It needed to last.

She spoke up breathy. “I wanna ride you.” It was like she knew I needed a switch up to make it last. I pulled out of her, so she could sit up and make room for me to lay down.

“Come on then, baby. Fucking ride it.” I looked at her as she straddled me and sank herself down using my chest to brace herself with her hands. Her body moved like the waves of the ocean, making me thrust upward to match her rhythm as she moved up and down on my throbbing cock. Reaching for her tits and waist, I brought her down to me so I could suck them while she moved. Her moans grew louder as her movements got wilder, signaling she was close, which was good because I was so fucking close to the edge. I tightly wrapped my arms around her and pressed my right hand on the small of her back to keep our bodies close. The scent of her hot body washed over me. I couldn’t take it anymore. Finally, I told her, “Cum, baby. Cum all over my fucking cock.”

Every muscle in her body tightened as she moaned, “Oh god...I’m...cummi--…” and then she came, and held onto me. She slowed her movements, exhaling as her body relaxed. I took control and gripped her hips with both hands, lifting them up and pushing them back down onto me so I could finish. She moaned some more and wrapped her arms around my neck.

I lost it. “Fuck...I’m cumming.” A deep groan came from me as she melted. I caressed her back, not wanting her to move but knowing she needed to so we could get cleaned up. Still, I held her there for a few moments longer before saying, “Let me get us cleaned up.”

“Who are you?” She asked. “One-night stands aren’t supposed to be...like this.” She smiled.

I flashed her a grin. “No? How are they supposed to be? Want me to be a dick? You can go. You were a great lay.”

Her mouth formed an O and she said, “Well, that’s rude.”

I laughed. “Exactly, which is why I’m not like that. I’m not a dick. You’re a woman. An incredible woman. I wouldn’t do that, and you don’t deserve that.”

After cleaning us both up, I climbed back into bed and pulled her close to me. “You don’t have to go.”

She rubbed her fingers along my hands. “One night, remember?”

“Yeah, I remember. Lucky for me, it’s still the same night.” I tickled her side making her laugh and let out a deep sigh.

Tara and I laid there until we drifted off to sleep. When I woke up, she was gone, and I was full of confusing feelings about the night. I wanted a one-night stand, and I got it, but I would’ve done anything for just one more.