5. Chapter Five
I’m fuming.
I’m barely through the door when I overhear Autumn announce that she needs to get ready for a date. When I left to go out of town, I had hoped that it would get my mind off the kiss I planted on her, but it only seemed to make me think about it more. Most of my time was spent wondering what she thought about it and where we would go from there, but coming back and hearing that she has a date gave me the answer.
I’m not going to lie and say I’m thrilled for her – I’m not. There’s jealousy thumping through my veins that I’ve never experienced with anyone else and it’s irritating. I’ve gone years without paying attention to a woman. My focusing has been solely on Bethany and making sure she has everything she needs. Now that Autumn is here and staying in a room downstairs, I can’t seem to control myself.
My emotions are all over the place in a way I’ve never experienced before – not even with Elena.
Her heels click on the floorboards as she walks down the hall and my eyes nearly bug out my head when I see her. She’s wearing a beautiful red dress which accentuates her curves and her hair is curled and half pinned to the top of her head while the rest hangs down her back. Her eyes are bright as she looks at me and comes to a halt in front of me. We stare at each other for what feels like an eternity.
She jumps when there’s a loud knock on the door and I narrow my eyes. “You told him where I live?”
“Well, this is also where I live. So, yes. He wanted to pick me up.”
“You could’ve easily gone to your own house and got ready, then had him pick you up from there.” Who is this guy? What does she know about him? I’m vibrating with anger at the thought of a complete stranger coming to my home. “I hope you made the right choice by giving him my address.”
She sighs. “I didn’t realize it would upset you, Easton. And I can’t go to my house because my lease ended earlier this week and I didn’t renew it because I knew I’d be here.”
It shouldn’t surprise me that she didn’t renew her lease. Ever since she graduated high school, all Autumn has wanted to do was leave Maple Creek. For some reason I just never thought she’d actually go through with it, but I guess this is her way of saying she is.
“Well, don’t leave him waiting,” I grind out, then turn away from her. The last thing I’m going to do is give her attention when she’s about to walk into the arms of someone else.
Is it bad of me to hope her date doesn’t go well? It’s not like I’d ever act on this attraction I’m feeling, but damn if it doesn’t irritate me that she’s going out looking like that. I’ve never seen her so put together and beautiful. I mean, it’s not like she isn’t beautiful every day, but this is a version of her I’ve never seen before.
Autumn doesn’t say anything as she walks toward the front door and I watch as she lets her date wrap his arm around her waist before leading her away from the house. I groan loudly when the door shuts and run a hand over my face.
“You could do something about it, you know?” Bethany says, startling me.
“What are you going on about, Bethany?” I say as I turn in her direction.
She sits on the couch next to me, her eyes following the headlights as Autumn and her date head down the driveway, and looks at me. “You know what I’m talking about, Dad. Autumn. You like her.”
“We’ve had this conversation already.” If she can sense my attraction to Autumn, being as young as she is, is it obvious to everyone else too?
Bethany shakes her head and frowns. “I don’t get it, what’s so wrong about being with someone and letting happiness into your life?” This girl always acts so much more mature than her age. I have a feeling Elena would be proud of that.
“It’s not as easy as you might think,” I choke out. “Things have been rough for me ever since your mom died, Bethany, and I’ve been scared to have anything with someone else. What if the same thing happens again?”
“What if it doesn’t? I get what you’re saying, Dad, but you can’t miss out on love because you think it will go wrong. She could walk out onto the street tomorrow and get hit by a bus.” That thought has my spine straightening and Bethany places her hand on my thigh to calm me down, just as she used to do as a little girl. “I’m not saying that to worry you, I’m just being honest. Why deny something that’s there out of fear?”
“I just don’t think I can do it, baby girl.”
She sighs and shakes her head. “I tried. My only concern is making sure you’re happy, Dad, and I don’t think you are. You want more, but fear is stopping you.”
I chuckle. “Are you sure you’re twelve?”
“Almost thirteen,” she quickly adds, as if I could ever forget. “I learned from the best, you know.”
“I’m sorry for being so hard on you before I left. It’s a hard thing to talk about, but it’s harder when I know I’ve upset you.”
“I still love you.” She leans against my chest and glances at the television. “Do you think she’ll have a good time?”
I’d rather not think about it.
For whatever reason, I thought it would be a good idea to wait until Autumn got back from her date before heading to bed. I’m going to blame it on my protectiveness and not on the fact that I want to see if she really did have a good time.
The headlights shine through the curtains as her date pulls in front of the house and my palms start to sweat. I rub the moisture along my thighs and jump when I hear a car door shut. I wait with bated breath for another door to close, suggesting her date is walking her to the front door, but it never comes which is a little promising. I’d never go out on a date and not walk the girl to her front door. If I was to ever go on a date that is. Which I won’t.
Before she’s even walked through the door, his headlights are already gone.
Autumn groans in relief when she steps through the door and takes her shoes off. My eyebrows raise and I watch her silently as she leans against the front door with her eyes closed. I clear my throat and one of her hands flies up against her chest. “Easton! Jesus Christ, you scared me!”
“Nice date?”
Autumn rolls her eyes and pushes away from the door. “I’m not getting into this with you right now. I’m going to bed.”
“Just asking a question.” I’m definitely trying to get the details, gauge how jealous I need to be, but I’m going to try playing it off as being a concerned friend.
“What do you want to know?” She asks, stepping closer and closer to me, leaving a dangerous lack of space between us. It wouldn’t take much for us to be chest to chest right now – a thought that makes my eyes dip down to her breasts, the creamy slopes of which are on display at the top of her dress.
She looks fucking amazing.
“You want to know how amazing it felt when he kissed me across the table at dinner, or how his hand was caressing my thigh while he drove me back here?”
“Stop,” I snap at her.
That’s the last thing I want to hear.
“Why?” she cocks her head to the side and raises a brow in challenge. “You’re the one who wanted to know about my date, I’m just trying to give you all the juicy details you seem to want.”
I take a step toward her, my control snapping because I want to show her what a proper kiss feels like. If the playboy look that guy was going for showed me anything, it’s that I can do everything much better than he can. “Where did he touch you, Red, huh?”
I’m not sure where the nickname came from as I’ve only ever called her Autumn, but seeing her in all this dress, along with her long red hair is driving me insane and the name feels fitting.
Her breath hitches when I run my fingers over the skin of her thigh which is exposed by the slit in her dress. “Was it right here?” She bites her bottom lip and closes her eyes. “Did he make your skin erupt in goosebumps like it’s doing right now?”
How can this one woman force me out of my comfort zone so easily?
She nods and I grow even more jealous than I was before she left. “Is that so?” This is the real moment of truth. She doesn’t look like a woman who’s been thoroughly kissed. Her hair’s perfectly in place, and so is her lipstick. It makes me wonder if she’s lying just to get a rise out of me. I walk her backwards, smiling when she hits the wall, and I lean my face forward. “What about this?”
My mind goes blank as soon as I press my lips against hers. Everything around me fades into the background and the only thing I take notice of is the way her hands immediately come up to my back, clawing against the fabric of my shirt. She takes seconds to deepen the kiss as if it’s the one she’s been waiting for all night, and I groan against her mouth.
I break the kiss and move to her neck, leaving a trail of open mouthed kisses over her soft skin. “Fuck, you taste amazing,” I whisper. “So sweet.”
Autumn takes hold of my hip as I continue to lick and suck, moving across her collarbone and over the swell of her breasts. “Fuck, Easton,” she groans. I push my hips into her, letting her feel the extent of my arousal and she whimpers in response.
“I want you, Red. Now. No more game playing.”
“God, yes. I want you inside me. Take me to bed, Easton.”
I didn’t need to be asked twice and I immediately pick her up and throw her over my shoulder fireman style, causing her to squeal. “Easton!” she laughs. “I can walk!”
I smack her ass in reply. “Nope. Want to keep touching you.” I rub circles on her ass as I stride to my room and she squirms under my touch.
When I get there, I set her down and look into her eyes. “You sure about this, Red?” I give her one last chance to tell me no before all bets are off.
“Fuck me, Easton,” she says as she finds the side zipper on her sexy as fuck dress, slowly revealing all that soft, creamy skin. When the dress is pooled around her feet and she’s left standing in black lace which barely covers her assets, I have to take a deep breath and close my eyes for a second before I blow my load in my jeans like a horny teenager.
“I want to taste you,” I tell her and watch as her nipples pucker in response. “Get on the bed and spread your legs.”
She sucks in a breath at my command, but does as I say. There’s never been a more beautiful sight than Autumn on her back in front of me, her glorious red hair fanned out beside her head, legs open wide as she waits to see what I’ll do next.
I move to the edge of the bed and take hold of her ankles, pulling her towards me. She shrieks in surprise, but that quickly turns into a moan when I drag a finger down the front of her panties, over her barely covered pussy. “So wet for me.”
“Easton,” she murmurs, pushing her hips up towards my hand.
Slowly I pull her panties down and over her legs, dropping them to the floor and lick my lips at the sight of her glistening folds. “So pretty,” I whisper.
I pull my t-shirt over my head and watch as her eyes rake over my torso in appreciation. Next I shuck off my jeans and boxers. “Oh my God,” she groans as she takes in my erection. “Will that even fit?”
I sputter out a laugh, and wrap one hand around my length which somehow gets even harder when she says, “Get over here, Easton.”
My control snaps at her command and I pull a strip of condoms out of the nightstand beside the bed before diving in and claiming her pussy with my mouth. “Ohhhhh” she moans as I suck on her clit and then lick her from top to bottom before plunging my tongue inside her. I fuck her with my lips and tongue until she’s thrashing and writhing beneath me and then I replace my tongue with two fingers.
“Easton!” she whisper-shouts as she bucks against my mouth. “Don’t stop! God, gonna come!”
I pump my fingers inside her and when I bite down on her clit, she comes apart, screaming my name and pumping her pussy into my face. I continue to lick and suck until she lets out a guttural moan and slowly comes back down from her orgasm.
I slowly stand and wipe her juices from around my mouth with the back of my hand, causing a pink blush to appear on her pretty cheeks.
“On your knees, Red. Turn over. We’re not done yet.”
She gives me a sated smile and turns over, getting up onto all fours, her luscious ass on full display. I run my hands over her cheeks, down the outside of her legs, then nudge them further apart so I can caress the inside from her ankle to her sex.
I bend down and nip at one gorgeous globe, loving the moan that comes from her. “You like that?”
“Fuck, yes,” she replies.
“You have the most perfect ass I’ve ever seen,” I tell her as I lick her folds from behind. Without warning I thrust two fingers inside her again and pump slowly in and out, while bringing my other hand around the front to press on her clit. She gasps, which quickly turns into another moan as I taste every inch of her and continue my assault until she’s making all kinds of wild sounds. I curl one of my fingers inside her, finding that spot that’s elusive to some men, but not to me and she lifts her ass in the air as she cries out, begging me not to stop.
I open a condom and gently turn her over and she watches as I sheath myself. When she wraps her legs around my hips, pulling me closer with her feet, I almost come on the spot from the hungry look in her eyes. “Fuck me, Easton,” she says.
In one swift move, I thrust forward, burying my cock inside her wet heat. “Fuck, Autumn. You feel so good.”
I lean forward so I’m resting on my forearms beside her head and take her mouth in a searing kiss, pumping my hips in and out in a rhythm she matches with her own. “So good, Easton. So fucking good.”
I increase the speed and thrust into her repeatedly, the familiar tingling up my spine letting me know I’m about to come. “Autumn, come for me, baby. I can’t hold back. So tight. So wet,” I groan against her mouth.
“Yes! Fuck! Don’t stop! Harder!”
I didn’t need to be told twice. She screams so loud as I pound into her that the neighbors a mile over probably heard her coming and with one final thrust, I join her, emptying myself into the condom with a groan.
“Jesus, fuck,” I swear as I collapse on top of her, heart pounding and sweat dripping down my back. “That was incredible.”
“Yes,” she pants underneath me. “Incredible.”
I’m so screwed. This wasn’t supposed to happen. So much for keeping my distance and protecting Bethany and me from another loss. What do we do now?