Chapter Three
Mae had figured there were a few ways to handle this.
The first was to leave town and avoid him at all costs.
The other was to play dumb and pretend it never happened.
The other way was to just face it head-on.
Last night, she didn’t regret her decision, and the truth was, even now she didn’t regret it. It had been amazing.
Even though she hadn’t warned Caleb about her virgin state, he’d been so sweet.
She had figured with her being nearly thirty, it wouldn’t matter that she was a virgin, that she might have somehow damaged her hymen, and as she got older it wouldn’t hurt.
That hadn’t been the case, because it had hurt a lot, more than she had expected.
Caleb had been so sweet with her. He’d taken his time, allowing her to get accustomed to the feel of him inside her, and only when she was ready did he move or let her explore him.
Afterward, he’d taken care of her. He’d treated her like a princess, and she was never going to forget it as he helped her to wash and took care of the sheets, cleaning up the blood. She had never felt so embarrassed in her life.
He wouldn’t let her go, and they ended up having sex multiple times afterward, and even then, he kept asking her how she felt, if she was okay, if she wanted to stop. She never wanted him to stop.
Suzie came back with their drinks. Mae took the distraction, lifting it to her lips, and taking a nice, long sip.
“You can’t keep drinking forever,” Caleb said.
Mae knew he was right. The chocolate milkshake was so cold, and if she didn’t stop soon it was going to give her brain freeze.
“You want more?”
“Don’t you?” he asked.
“Define what you mean.” She was so not good at this. Mae didn’t know if this was flirting or not.
Caleb laughed. “I want to fuck you more. I want to explore your body and get you all ready to take my cock, again and again and again. Don’t you want to know how far this can go?”
Mae pressed her thighs together, a little taken aback by the picture he’d painted for the two of them.
That did sound ... so hot. She licked her lips and was tempted to take another sip of her milkshake.
Right now, she needed to keep a level head, and wasn’t chocolate some kind of aphrodisiac?
Maybe that was affecting her decision-making.
“Yes,” she said.
Okay, Mae didn’t know what was happening. The calm, rational side of her brain had to be shutting down.
Caleb smiled. “I was expecting to have to ... convince you.”
Mae didn’t know what was going on right now. Life was way too short, and she knew that after losing so many of her family—her parents, then her grandmother, followed by her grandfather. Loss was painful, but it also made you realize how short life was.
She had no idea what she and Caleb had. He was the town bad boy. Every woman wanted him, and right now, he was sitting opposite her, trying to convince her to have more with him.
More sex.
More fun.
That is what she wanted.
This was not a proposal.
Emily had stopped by for lunch and even hinted that there was nothing wrong with having a little fun, if that was what she wanted.
Mae couldn’t deny it. She wanted Caleb.
Why did she have to keep fighting what she actually wanted?
She didn’t. The town already knew she had left his place, so the damage had already been done.
Caleb knew she’d been a virgin, that awkwardness was long gone.
Having fun with him sounded like the most logical solution, and the temptation was so damn strong.
“Does that mean you don’t want to? Because I’m not going to play hard to get?” she asked.
Caleb laughed. “Not at all. I like it. It makes me feel less like a stalker.”
This made her smile.
“I do have some rules,” she said.
He groaned. “Babe, I’m not good with rules.”
“Hear them out, you never know, there might be some you agree with.”
He shrugged, and then nodded. “Go ahead.”
“No cheating,” Mae said. “You want to have another woman, that’s fine, but you end this with me. I don’t care if this is casual, I won’t be sleeping with you, and you with other women. You want anyone else, we’re done.”
“The same goes for all men,” he said.
“I won’t be sleeping around. That is not my style.”
“Fair enough.” It was something he couldn’t argue with. “What else?” he asked.
Mae tried to think, but the truth was, the only thing she could think about was him sleeping around.
“One more thing.”
“You’re not going to give me a whole list?” Caleb asked. “You don’t want to start telling me how you want me to dress? Who you want me to talk to?”
“No, I don’t care about any of that. Okay, one more thing. Don’t fall in love with me,” she said.
Caleb looked at her. “Huh?”
“You heard me. This is casual sex, so don’t start getting any ideas about what might or might not happen.” She smirked at him, because she knew she had taken him by surprise.
“Fine, I will not fall in love with you. You do surprise me, Mae. You do know who you’re dealing with, don’t you?” he asked.
“Yeah, but I guess the real question is, do you know who you’re dealing with?” Mae asked.
****
Caleb walked Mae back to her place.
He had no expectations and he was more than happy to take this at her pace. He didn’t want to make it uncomfortable for her. Once they arrived, Mae looked at her door, which led to the apartment above the bookstore.
“Uh, do you want to come in for coffee?” she asked.
Caleb looked at her place, and then at her. “Do you want me to come in for coffee?”
She nibbled her lip, and then nodded. “Yeah, I do.”
“Then, I accept.”
He’d never been at her place. She opened the main door, and he stepped inside. There was a set of steps that led to another door. He followed behind her and couldn’t keep his gaze off her ass. She was so shapely, so curvy, and the dress she wore didn’t hide any of that.
She had another key, and she flicked not one but two locks this time, then they were in. Caleb stepped into her apartment, and he knew she had put her mark on the place. The walls were cream, and he saw there was a mix of carpet and wooden floor.
He also noticed that everything was clean. Not a speck of dust to be seen, or even a cushion out of place. The bookstore was never dirty either. This was Mae making her mark. Her grandfather had kept the place tidy, but Mae had cleaned it up even more.
“Welcome,” she said. She shrugged out of her jacket and put it on a hook near the door. “You can take off your jacket if you want and make yourself at home. Do you take cream or sugar?”
“Both,” he said.
When he first woke up, he loved his coffee black. On the evenings, he could splurge with the extra cream and sugar.
He looked around Mae’s apartment, and he saw multiple pictures of her parents and grandparents. There were many of her with Emily. Some with Emily and Pete. There were a couple of her on her own.
“I love the place,” he said.
“Thanks.”
The kitchen was small, but he saw she had also made it homey. There was a small fridge and freezer, as well as a small stove. Her counters were small, and she had a coffee machine, as well as a few kitchen gadgets.
She made him a cup of coffee, and he stepped into the kitchen. He didn’t want the coffee. He’d not come here to test her skills. Taking the cup out of her hand, he placed it on the counter behind her. All day, he’d been thinking about her lips. They were so tempting. So addictive.
Mae looked up at him, and then she happened to run her tongue across her lip, and he couldn’t help but groan at how sexy she looked. He wanted to fuck her right there and then.
Caleb was going to take his time. Cupping her cheek with one hand, he reached out, did the same with the other, and tilted her head back so that he stared into her eyes.
They had gone wide, and he took possession of her lips.
He intended to start slowly, but with that one touch, he knew he wasn’t going to be able to hold back.
He needed to kiss her so badly. He felt his cock go stiff in record time.
Sinking one of his hands into her hair, he pulled her close, and with the other, he slid down to grab her ass and pull her close to him. She moaned his name, and he growled hers.
He didn’t want to ever stop wanting her. She was so fucking addictive.
Breaking the kiss, he trailed his lips down to her neck and sucked at her pulse.
At the same time, he eased the cardigan she had been wearing off her shoulders, and allowed it to fall to the floor.
She let out a little gasp, but he was more interested in exploring her body.
He loved the sounds she was making. With the cardigan on the floor, he started to tackle the buttons of her dress, releasing them one at a time, until he had the bodice open.
Then, he eased it off her shoulders and let it fall to her waist.
She wore a lacy black bra, with a hint of her pale flesh beneath, and he groaned.
Reaching behind her, a single flick of his fingers, and he eased the bra right off her body.
He cupped her naked breasts, teasing over the tight nipples, then he just had to take them into his mouth.
He sucked each one into his mouth, and her moans got louder and started to echo around the room.
He didn’t want to stop. He had no intention of ever fucking stopping.
She was magnificent. He loved how responsive she was to each of his sucks and licks.
Sinking to his knees, he pulled the dress down until it fell to the floor. She was not wearing tights, but he knew it was only a matter of time before she did.
Pressing his face against her pussy, he teased his tongue across the fabric, and Mae sunk her fingers into his hair. He loved the way she smelled. He got to his feet and picked Mae up so she was flung over his shoulder.
“Caleb, what are you doing?” she asked.
She let out a little squeal, but he didn’t keep her waiting long. This was the benefit of having an apartment, and he took her right to her bedroom. He was not surprised to see her bed already made, and he dropped her onto it.
He didn’t give her a chance to think, as he took hold of her panties at either side of her hips and started to pull them off her body. He didn’t want anything between them.