51
Anthony
Half of Forever – Henrik
I t’s been an hour since the competition ended, and I am up on the deck with my bike, looking out at the ocean and watching the sunset. The stands have cleared out, and people have made their way to the free concert for the night. All lights have been shut off. As I am sitting there, out of nowhere, I feel something smack against the side of me, and when I look down, it’s my gloves. Before I turn around, I hear her. “So, this is where you’ve been hiding!”
I stand up and turn toward Ashlynn. No, not just Ashlynn, but Ashlynn in a sundress looking cute as hell. “Who gave me away?”
Smiling and taking a step toward me, she says, “Mateo!”
Ashlynn walks to me and stops right in front of me. “Why are you hiding up here?”
I go to put my hand on her waist, but stop myself before I make any contact. “I like to sit up here after the shows; it’s peaceful for me.”
I turn and walk to sit back down, with my back resting against the back rails. Ashlynn stands for a moment before she comes and sits down next to me and takes me by surprise by intertwining our fingers. I just stare at our hands and take in the familiar feeling of her next to me. I lift our hands and kiss the back of hers. She leans her head on my shoulder and lets out a long sigh.
Breaking the silence, she says, “Anthony, I don’t need to be ready. You have always had my heart. It’s always been yours.” I close my eyes and absorb her words. I can’t hold it in and let my smile spread. “There’s that smile I love so much!” Ashlynn says while looking at me.
I turn toward her and run my hand along the side of her face; she surprises me again by grabbing the collar of my t-shirt and pulling me to her lips for a kiss. It’s a slow kiss, and my body instantly comes alive with her lips on mine.
We sit in comfortable silence in the soft glow of the remaining rays of sunlight. Ashlynn turns her head away from me and I notice she is wiping away tears. “Are those happy or sad tears?”
She shakes her head. “I have to tell you something, and just know, I didn’t do this to hurt you.”
I put my arm around her waist and pull her to sit and straddle me. “Baby, you can tell me anything.” Ashlynn turns her head and bites her lower lip. I grab her chin and turn her to face me. “Tell me.”
She takes a deep breath and lets out a heavy sigh. “When I was in Vancouver, there was someone else. I’m sorry.”
I am taken aback by this; I wasn’t expecting that, of all things. I know that for Ashlynn to be with anyone else, she had emotions behind it, and it wasn’t just someone random. However, I was with more than one person since I left her. She lets a few tears fall silently, and while I am looking at her, I realize that I don’t care about that. I grab her face and wipe the tears away and kiss her on her forehead, down her scar, and finally her lips.
I pull away and hold her face. “Baby, I don’t care what you did while we were apart. Do you know why? I ask her.
She holds onto my forearms, shaking her head, and quietly asks, “Why?”
I lean in and give her a soft kiss. “You came back to me; you are here with me and because I get your future. That’s all that matters to me and that’s all I want.”
She rests her forehead against my shoulder, and I pull her in a tight hold. My fingers are holding onto her shoulders in a bruising manner. “Ashlynn, I did the same with…”
She shakes her head and interrupts me, “I don’t want to know. It doesn’t matter now. This whole time apart was so stupid.”
I chuckle at what she said. “Well, tell me how you really feel about it!”
She pulls back and just smiles at me.
I don’t know how long Ashlynn, and I stay out sitting on the deck. She has since moved off my lap and has situated herself between my legs, leaning against my chest. “Can I tell you something and again, I am not trying to make you feel bad, but since we haven’t really talked about that night.”
I kiss her temple, “What did I say earlier? You can tell me anything! I probably deserve to feel bad about it.”
She’s quiet and I also stay silent, letting her get her thoughts in order. Ashlynn has never been one to openly share her feelings. “That night in the hotel when I said goodbye. That was one of the hardest goodbyes.”
I lean my head back against the rails and let out a sigh. “I know, baby. I know. Any amount of guilt that you try to make me feel doesn’t compare to the guilt that I have made myself feel.”
After that, she quickly turns around and straddles my lap again; my hands instantly hold on to her thighs, with my fingertips slightly going under the hem of her dress.
“You shattered me that night,” she tells me.
I kiss her from her clavicle up her neck and lightly bite under her ear. I hear her suck in a breath, and I place my lips right by her ear, telling her, “Let me hold all your shattered pieces, Ashlynn.”
Ashlynn kisses me; it's not gentle or slow. It's the kiss of two people reuniting–two people who missed each other deeply. We get lost in each other. Her hands quickly grab my shirt and pull it off of me, tossing it to the side. She leans back, taking me in and bites her lower lip, lightly running her fingers all over me. She leans forward, starting to kiss my collarbone and my neck. Then, she puts her hands on my shoulders and stands up. My hands glide up her smooth legs and I slowly pull her thong down her legs. Once she steps out of her thong, I kiss both her legs all over, smelling her sweetness. I flick my tongue out, lightly licking her clit, which gives me a moan from her. She kneels down and pulls my zipper down. I can’t wait and just pull my jeans down the rest of the way, along with my boxers. I pull her down, pump myself a few times and glide myself along her entrance; she is wet and ready for me.
“Anthony, please.”
I let out a low groan, taking Ashlynn’s hips and guiding her slowly down me. “Feels so good, Ashlynn.”
She starts to move her hips back and forth, coming undone quickly with her orgasm flowing through her. I thrust up into her before I hold on to her waist and move us to lay down on the deck. Once I have us down, I take both of her arms and hold them above her head, intertwining our fingers and holding onto my bike frame. I enter her slowly, with a long slow thrust. “I’ve missed you, and you aren’t going anywhere again, Ashlynn. You’re mine, always.”
Ashlynn arches her back, another orgasm flowing through her. I start feeling the tightening in my abdomen and lean my forehead against hers. As if Ashlynn senses my orgasm coming, she leans up, bites my bottom lip, and pulls me into her for a kiss. Once our lips are sealed, I moan into her and let out my orgasm.
We stay there laying on the deck, holding each other until we both catch our breaths. I break the silence. “We should get dressed and head back to my hotel.”
Ashlynn nods her head in agreement. Ashlynn stands and pulls her dress back down and I chuckle at her. “Why are you laughing?”
I walk over to her and put my arms around her waist. “That wasn’t very ladylike of you, letting me just push your dress up to your hips and let me have you!”
Ashlynn just rolls her eyes at me. “Don’t act like you didn’t enjoy it; it was easy access for you!”
That makes me burst out laughing.
Once we make it back to my hotel, I instantly start up the shower. Ashlynn walks to the window to look at the ocean view I have. I come up behind, turn her around, and kiss her. I move my hands down to the back of her thighs, pick her up, and walk us to the shower. I don’t even take our clothes off at this moment. I just want her with me under the water. I kiss her passionately as the water sprays down on us; I kiss her until she is breathless, and her lips are swollen. We finally undress, wash up, and continue on the bed. After I lay Ashlynn on the bed, I kiss her everywhere, just letting her know exactly how much I have missed her. I make love to my girl not once, but twice, throughout the night. After a while, Ashlynn falls asleep, leaning on my arm, which has since fallen asleep, but I don’t care because she is here back with me. As she sleeps, I pull out a notebook I have been writing in and write my favorite thought yet: she came back to me. I close the notebook, turn off the lights, and fall asleep.
The next morning it is overcast. I slip out and drink my coffee on the balcony and listen to the ocean. I haven’t looked at my phone since some time yesterday and when I do, I have several missed calls and text messages, mainly from Nick and Nash asking where I am. It is interesting that I have nothing from Chase. I finish up my coffee and head back inside. I slowly take off my boxers and slip back in bed, pulling Ashlynn to me. I kiss her shoulder and that has her stirring awake.
“Good morning, it’s time to get up!”
Stretching and turning to face me, she says, “What time is it?”
I smile at her. “It is time we go pack up your stuff so we can fly home!”
Ashlynn furrows her brows in confusion. “How did you know I was leaving today?”
Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, I say, “Heath told me, so I could buy a ticket and come home with you!”
Ashlynn’s eyes go wide. “You and Heath have been talking this whole time?”
Kissing her forehead, I say, “Yes, we have been talking and before you ask because I know it is on the tip of your tongue–Frisco, baby! That’s our home.”
Ashlynn shoots up after I tell her that. “What about your house in Greenville?”
Tilting my head, I say, “I signed it over to Chase. My home is with you, Ashlynn, and your home is in Frisco.”
Smiling wide, Ashlynn straddles me and lays on my chest and I hug her tightly.
After, we leave my room and drive to Ashlynn’s hotel for her to get ready and pack up. On the elevator, Ashlynn looks at her phone and I lean into her. “Do you have as many missed calls and texts as I did?”
Shaking her head at me, she says, “Yep! All from Neha, mainly. A couple from Nick. All asking where I am and if I found you.”
I smile at her, “Hell yeah you found me!”
We stand in silence as the elevator ascends to her floor, and when the doors open unexpectedly, we are greeted by a surprising sight. Chase and Cora are standing together, hand in hand. Each of them quickly let go, looking like a couple of kids who are dating in secret. “Hey Chase and Cora!” I say to them.
Cora turns bright red and Chase answers. “Hey, you two, I see things are good again!”
Right then, Ashlynn takes my hand and starts to pull me away. “You two go have a good day, and we will talk to you later!” Ashlynn tells them.
We get into her room. “What were those two doing together?” I ask.
Ashlynn just shrugs her shoulders at me. She then hops in the shower to freshen up, and I can’t help myself and join her. I kiss her back and slowly lower my hand and start playing with her nipples. God, I missed those piercings. I continue my way down and lightly play with her clit. Then, I slip a few fingers in her. As usual, my girl is wet and ready for me. “Ashlynn, bend over and let me have you!”
She does, and it feels amazing. I will never get tired of this.
After finishing, Ashlynn gets everything packed. We check out, heading to the airport to fly home to Frisco and finally start our life together.