Chapter 36 Wes
I wasn’t sure what I expected when coming to see Rose, but as soon as Erick told me what had happened with her, I had to be near her. Having her here in my arms now feels right. I don’t care about what happened, I only wish that I could have been there for her while she was reliving the worst day of her life. It’s excruciating, but I pull away from Rose for a second.
“I need to say something.”
“Oh, okay.” Rose pulls away, her eyes darting up to mine in fear, like she’s waiting for the other shoe to drop.
“No, nothing bad. I just . . .” I reach up, brushing her cheek with my hand. She’s always beautiful, but seeing her after everything we’ve been through, I don’t want to let her go. “I want you to know that I care about you immensely. I always have, and nothing is going to change that. I’m not going anywhere.”
Her eyes glisten again and for a second I worry that she’s upset at my admission. It’s quick, but also long overdue. I should have been saying it everyday since we were fifteen. I knew it then, and I know it now.
“I feel the same way, Wes. I know I said I wanted to be friends when you came back, but like we talked about, I feel differently now. Things feel right with you.” She starts to move closer.
“I have a little bit more . . . I need us to promise each other that we’ll communicate, even when it’s difficult. Being without you these past couple days, not knowing if you were okay or what exactly was going on, was really hard. But if we’re committed to one another, we can’t keep things from one another, or hide away out of fear. Not anymore.”
“I know, I just thought it would add to what you were going through if you knew, and then I was so ashamed of what happened.” Her face is hidden by her hands, lines of tears peek through her fingers, cutting paths down her cheeks.
I lift her chin up and stare into her gorgeous eyes. “You don’t need to be ashamed. Not with me.”
Then before I know what’s happening, Rose leans into me, her eyes searching mine. “You’re kind of amazing, you know?” she whispers against my lips.
I take my time, cupping her cheeks, brushing her hair off of her face as she peers down at me. I could live in this one moment, forever, and be a happy man.
“You are the most amazing woman I’ve ever known.” Then her lips are crushing mine again, her hands in my hair. I wince before I can help it. Rose gasps and immediately moves away.
“I should have asked, I’m so sorry. Are you okay? Can we? I mean, how careful do we need to be?”
“I think if we can be very gentle . . . they didn’t give me any restrictions, but I’m still pretty banged up and sore.” Her eyes light up immediately.
“How about you just sit there and I’ll do the work?” She smiles evilly, as if she has a great plan.
Rose gets up, makes sure the door is locked, and starts closing all the blinds on the front of the store. I watch her walk through the store and slowly she starts to peel off her clothes as I watch. First her sweater, then her pants, and by the time she comes back to the couch, she’s only in her bra and her underwear. She looks amazing.
She stops abruptly and grabs her phone from the table. I raise an eyebrow in question. “Telling Chloe to not come back,” she says with a smile.
“Ah, yes, good thinking.” With the message sent and the phone discarded, she grabs a condom from her purse, then continues her seductive walk towards me. “You’re very good at that.”
Slowly, she pulls my shorts down to my knees. Her little walking show had the desired effect and I’m already hard. She smirks and licks the length of me, sending a shiver up my spine. Then she licks her own fingers and rubs herself, which is almost too much for me to bear.
Moaning, she comes closer and works her way from my neck to my lips and then back down again in a tantalizing slowness. Her legs lift to sit on either side of me and I start with kissing her face, cupping her breasts, and licking her neck. She leans over to open the condom, putting it on in one long stroke, then lowers herself onto me, pulling her underwear to the side as she goes. It’s the hottest thing I’ve ever seen.
She moves against me and I gasp. She feels so damn good. She’s being gentle too, holding herself up, and I really am just enjoying the ride, like she wanted. Her breasts are bouncing in front of my face as she moves faster and I don’t think I can hold on for very long, but just as I think I’m going to lose it, she slows down, driving me insane.