Derailed (Terminal Book 2) (11 page)

Chapter 14

Lexi pads back into the room with just a sheet bunched around her body, carrying two bottles of beer and a box of crackers. Stretching my body out, I tuck my hands behind my head and eye her as she sets the beer on the side table and sits beside me on the bed. Her hair is twisted up in a messy just fucked twisty thing and her lips are swollen from taking my cock so many times. Reaching out I brush them with my thumb and instinctively she parts her lips, licking the pad with the tip of her tongue. The sensation of her warm wet mouth around anything of mine is so fucking amazing I can't get enough.

Opening my bottle, she presses her hand over top as the warm froth spills over the top and onto my chest. Laughing she turns and aims it toward the floor away from our bodies. I join in the laughter and wrap my arms tight around her waist pulling her onto my lap. I nibble the side of her neck causing her to squeal, which makes me smile. Pulling back I take the beer from her hand and bring it to my lips.

“Want one?” she asks after finally winning the fight against the cardboard box holding the crackers. She shovels one in her mouth and offers me the box. I shake my head and just watch her eat a few, dropping crumbs all over the sheet that's still wrapped around her body. Brushing what she can on the floor she happily crunches away in bed. I lay back again with my arm tucked under my head, drinking my beer and watching the girl I've fallen for as she bounces happily on the bed beside me.

“What do you want to do tomorrow, Lexi?” I ask my girl, turning to place my beer on the table beside the bed.

“I thought you had plans for me, Des?” She winks and closes the box, setting it beside my beer on the table. Turning her body she smiles at me expectantly.

“I have some...ideas,” I reply, licking my lips.

“Do you plan on sharing those ideas with me?” she asks and lets the sheet drop as she straddles my body her face hovering above mine.

“Jesus Christ, Lexi, do you think I'm a fuckin’ machine? I am more than a piece of meat.”

“Fuck you, Des.” She offers me a huge smile.

“I fuckin’ love you, Lex.” Instantly I cover my mouth and start laughing. As quick as it slips out her eyes widen in shock and she freezes momentarily. Not moving a fucking muscle. She swallows the crackers that she's chewed into mulch and pulls back to a sitting position, blinking a couple of times and covering her mouth in shock? Fear?

Shit. I did not mean for that to come out.

“Umm.” She climbs off my lap and sits up on the side of the bed.

I sit up and bite the end of my thumb. I give her a sideways glance smiling innocently. “Well.  Ummm.” I laugh nervously.

“Did you say what I think you said?” She picks at her fingernails avoiding eye contact with me.

“I did,” I admit quietly. “But we can pretend I didn't if that's what you want.” I let go of her and sit back against the headboard and release a sigh. I can't believe I let it slip out like that.

“But we can't do that, Des.” She stands and turns to face me. “I now know how you feel and I don't.” She rubs her forehead and drops her hands to her sides, letting them clap against her bare skin. “I feel something for you, Des, but it's not love. I mean, I don't think it's love. But it's a lot of pressure.”

“I don't want to pressure you, Lex. You never have to do anything you don't want to do.”

“But now I'm. AARGH.” She stabs the air in front of my face. “I thought that you might mean this that night on the phone. I thought you were heading in this direction.” Turning, she walks to her suitcase and pulls a pair of shorts and top on, covering her beautiful naked body. She starts pacing the small dark room, and I watch her sort through it in her own head. She's talking to herself and tugging on her bottom lip. Her hair has that just fucked look about her, and her legs look even longer in those little boy shorts.

“Lex,” I quietly say her name. She ignores me and continues her pace. Back and forth along the foot of the bed.

“Lex,” I say again a little louder this time. She glances in my direction but doesn't completely stop. I crawl to the foot of the bed and throw my legs over the end. Reaching out I hold her arms with my hands and tenderly pull her to stand between my legs.

“Lex, it's really...” Her eyes close and she bows he head. She almost looks afraid to be near me and that is the last thing I want to happen. I wish I could take it back.

“Fuck it,” she whispers and takes a deep breath. Opening her eyes I see they are glistening with fresh tears. As one rolls down her cheek she smiles and asks, “Promise you won't hurt me, Des?”

Dropping her hand I rake my fingers over my face, rubbing my eyes and release a deep sigh. “I can't do that, Lex. I fuck up a lot. I've been to jail, to rehab. I'm addicted to fucking sex for Christ's sake.” I drop both of my hands back to my own thighs. “If I make that promise to you, I've already hurt you. I'm Desmond fucking Charter. You should look me up on the internet sometime.” I lean in and wink at her, while adding with a whisper, “I'm a dirty fucker, who's made some terrible choices.” I stand and cup her face with my hand, tenderly brushing my thumb over her lips. “But I can tell you I love you and that is quite possibly the best drug I have ever chosen to take.”

She nods and chews on her lip as if she's making the most important decision of her life while I continue to trace her lip with my thumb. Her eyes are glistening and as I look at her, I can feel something but I am not sure what it is. “You don't have to say anything. You don't have to... do anything. Just stay the same, that's the girl I fell for.”

“Des.” She shakes her head and laughs around her tears and sticky spit that clings to her mouth when she speaks. “Fuck you. I fucking love you too, you son of a bitch. You and your fucking bad boy shit. My mother was so right, you will break my fuckin’ heart.”

My heart fucking swells which is the weirdest fucking feeling in the world. I have never felt this and it scares the fuck out of me. She presses her hands into each side of my face and pulls me to her. Kissing me fiercely. “I fucking love you, Des,” she tells me between kisses.

Pulling her face from mine, I look at her in disbelief. “You do?” My eyebrows are now hidden in my hairline I've raised them so high.

She laughs and pushes me back to a sitting position on the bed. Giggling she straddles my lap and presses her covered mound into my growing hard on. Nodding, she again pulls my face to hers and kisses me passionately. There is no way I am going to fucking fight this. My arms wrap around her and grab her ass, pushing and pulling her into me. My tongue invades her mouth and I cradle her ass, flipping her onto her back pushing the two of us up the bed. I press kisses down her neck to her chest and pull off her shirt to expose the beauty of her magnificent nipples. My mouth finds her right tit and laves at the nub until it peaks and it stands three Smarties high. This is my favorite part, gently nipping on the bead with my teeth as her hands pull my hair and she grazes my hard cock with her pussy. Clothed or not, that pussy is fucking magical.

Pushing myself backward, I stand at the end of the bed and stare down at her – glowing and half naked.

“Play with your tits,” I command as I step over to bring the wooden chair to the foot of the bed. She complies readily with no hesitation, squeezing and kneading her tits. Pulling her nipples and making them bounce. My dick is getting harder.

“Fuck, babe, that is the sexiest fuckin’ thing I have ever seen.” I bend over and peel off her shorts. “Until now. Bend your knees and let them drop to open. I want to see all of you.” She slides her feet up the bed, bending her knees and letting them fall to the sides all the while still playing with her tits.  I sit on the chair and scoot it as close as I can to the foot of the bed, placing my hands on her thighs I lick my lips and bring my face to her shaved pussy. Flattening my tongue, I slowly lick from bottom to top, over and over before tracing her slit with the tip until I find her clit. She gasps when my thumbs spread her wide, exposing the sensitive nub and sucking it until she explodes.

Licking my way up her body, I hover just above her face as I drive into her. Keeping our eyes open as long as possible we make love, exploring and tasting each other in a simple house in Ireland. Huh. This love stuff isn't all that bad, I suppose.

Chapter 15

Siannon is standing by the door as we pull up to the restaurant. Lexi starts bouncing in her seat and opens the door before I pull into a stall. “BISH!” Lexi squeals as she jumps out of the car and bolts toward her best friend who is equally excited.

“CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR!” I lean over the console and yell out through the gap and grab the handle to slam it shut. Shaking my head, I pull into a stall and shift it into park. We decided to rent a car today so we could sightsee or use sightseeing as an excuse to leave Landyn and Siannon so we can fuck somewhere. At least that's why I rented the car, I have no real clue what Lexi is thinking.

I climb out of the vehicle and look over the roof at the two girls hugging the shit out of each other like schoolgirls. “LAN! Do you see that?” I call out and close the door. Shoving my hands in my pockets, I nod in the direction of the girls. “That makes my dick hard! Touch her tit!”

Landyn laughs out loud and the girls glare at me.

“What? That's fucking hot!” I rub my cock through my pants. “At least kiss each other!”

“Des! Fuck sake, bro.” Landyn shakes his head at me. Like he wasn't thinking it.

Lexi walks toward me and smacks my chest, causing a glorious OOMF sound to erupt from my mouth.

“I'm starving, been waiting for you forever! Can we go inside please?” Landyn asks pulling the door open and Siannon steps in giggling. Lexi and I follow closely behind, my hand cups her ass, and she graciously lifts it up so my fingers dig deep underneath and tickle her covered mound.

It's busy here for lunch but no one seems to pay attention to us as we enter the establishment. We are seated right away in the far back corner as requested. The girls sit across from each other and Landyn and I watch them as they catch up.  Bringing us a glass of water, the waitress looks up at Landyn and her mouth drops open. She's twenty something and obviously knows who we are. Stammering, she finally manages to greet us.

“What are your specials tonight?” I ask, watching her squirm beneath our gaze.

“Um-… yes.” She smiles nervously. “Might I recommend the porkbelly as a starter and the seafood plate for your meal? They are sought after by many, and the porkbellies are right lovely.”

“Sounds fantastic! Can you also please bring some Irish soda bread with the appetizer?” Landyn requests thoughtfully.

“Yes of course, Mr. Pierce. I mean Landyn. Aw shit,” she whispers and realizes what she said, when it's too late to take it back. Her eyes begin to glisten and Landyn reaches for her shaking hand.

“It's alright. Don't be nervous, we just want to have lunch is all.”

“I'm just.” She wets her lip and looks around. “I am a Sinner, and this is the most surreal experience I have ever had,” she whispers loudly.

“Tell you what, love, don't make a scene or have the autograph hounds come after us during our meal and we will pose for pictures with you after.” I offer.

“You've got it,” she tells me and heads back to the kitchen to hand in our order.

This is a cozy little restaurant. The backs of some chairs touch the backs of the others. There's a couple of sofas on either side of a coffee table near the fireplace. It smells amazing in here. In no time, the waitress brings some tea and sets it on the table in front of us.

“How did you find this place?” I ask Siannon seemingly interrupting her deep intellectual squealing fest with Lexi.

“Some travel site. I don't remember exactly but it got amazing ratings and it was said to be that place unheard of...” She looks around the room and raises her glass of water. “Until today apparently.”

We all laugh.

“Des, while the girls catch up. You and I need to discuss Micha.” Landyn rests his arm on the table and leans in. “What the fuck is going on with him? He is always on his fucking phone, he's pissed off ninety percent of the time and he doesn't stick around when I walk into a room. Did you fucking notice that?”

“Okay, hold on.” I raise my hands in surrender. “He's been in some sort of moony funk for months.”

“Moony?”

“Shut the fuck up and let me finish.” I smile at my cousin who sits back and graciously waves his hand for me to continue. “One, I don't know what the fuck is going on with him, but he's always fucking leaving the room when his phone rings or leaving period when he gets a text.” I pick up my glass and take a drink. “TWO, motherfucker, he clocked Tim for you. Would he have done that if he had a bone to pick with you? Three, dipshit... Do you think we need to talk with him? Think he's using again?” I spin my glass in my hand and wait for a reply.

Landyn rubs his chin and shakes his head. “I dunno. But if he is, this has got to be it. Evan gave him the ultimatum. The lawyers drew up the contract. It's as legal as a marriage in Vegas.”

“Let's keep an eye on him. We can talk with Evan when we get home. If we need to we can get drug testing. He can't refuse.” I finish my sentence just before our waitress returns. Eagerly she places the soda bread and the porkbellies on the table and I wink at her, causing a flush to creep over her cheeks. Lexi catches the exchange and rolls her eyes at me before she thanks the waitress and stuffs a piece of the bread into her mouth while smirking at me.

Dinner is uneventful, the girls giggle and whisper just like kids at a slumber party and the waitress holds up her end of the deal so we all sneak outside when we're done to take the pictures that we promised. She's actually very kind, like all of our Sinners and tells us a few places around town that even I haven't heard of. Lexi is straining to understand the accent and asks me once we return to our car what exactly was said.

As we drive through Dublin, Lexi is glued to the window in awe. She's never seen anything so beautiful and parks so green as here. When we pull closer to the castle her mouth drops open and she leans forward in her seat trying to get a closer view.

“You wanna go inside, babe?” I ask her, knowing full well that Landyn and I have already decided to bring the girls here. We've seen it. It's amazing but it's also the place he's gonna ask Siannon to marry him. I told that fucker it's way too soon, but he doesn't care. I really hope he's not making a mistake.

“We can go in there?” she asks turning her head to look at me, eyes wide.

“We're meeting Landyn and Siannon inside. I just have to get parking.” Her smile widens and she leans across the seat to plant a kiss on my cheek. I find a stall just across the street and we walk to the castle hand in hand.

Walking past the Ship St. Barracks buildings, her eyes grow even wider still as we continue to walk. Arriving at Dubh Linn Gardens, we see Siannon walking along the cut out pathway through the grass as Landyn looks on. Lexi squeezes my hand and turns to me, so happy. “WOW,” she whispers and runs to join her friend on the lawn.

I stand beside Landyn and we both watch our girls running quickly through the path, slowing when they come across children doing the same, not a fucking care in the world. “Where are you going to do it?” I ask him, not removing my hands from my pockets or turning my gaze away from Lexi.

“When it feels right, but I know today is the day and it will be here.” He wipes his brow chuckling. “I'm nervous as fuck though.”

He's an idiot. It's too soon.

Together we walk to the center of the garden and meet with our girls. We want to take them into the Chapel Royal and maybe The Chester Beatty Library on our way out. These places have always caught my eye when I have come here.

We walk to the Chapel Royal first and the girls are overwhelmed by the classic design. The high ceilings and the dark balconies above. Lexi walks further in and sits at a pew soaking it all in. I watch her from a distance and then notice Landyn pull Siannon off to the side and take a knee. Her squeal echoes through the building and pulls Lexi's attention away from her own thoughts back to Siannon. We watch as Siannon kisses Landyn over and over again.

I guess she said yes.

Lexi stands and begins to walk over to the excited couple, when I put my hand out to stop her.

“Let's give them some privacy, babe. Another reason we got our own car today.” I start leading her out of the building and back to the Gardens.

“You knew about this?” she asks.

“Yeah, I'm not happy about it. I honestly think it's too fucking soon but they're adults and can do whatever the fuck they want, right?”

“I don't know what to think. I mean, I'm happy for Siannon. But like you said, it is too soon.” She shakes her head and takes my hand. When we arrive at the garden she wraps her arms around herself in a hug and takes in the castle in its entirety.

“It's a beautiful place, Des. Thank you for bringing me.”

“Wanna go see the library?” I ask, coming up behind her and kissing her neck.

“Nope, lets go home. It's our last night there before the show tomorrow. Let's make the most out of it.”

* * *

The concert ends and I rush back to my changing room to see my girl. She promised she'd be waiting to take a shower with me before we head to the bus that's taking us to the next city. Pushing past the security and the other guys, I push open my door and start taking off my clothes before I notice her on the couch crying.

Tossing my shirt to the ground, I quickly rush to her side and reach out to touch her hand. Her head snaps to me, fire burning in her eyes and she slaps at my hand.

“What's wrong, baby?” I ask confused as fuck.

“Don't you fucking baby me, asshole.” She hisses.

“What do you – What the fuck is going on?”

She stands up and wipes her eyes. “I'm going home, and when you get there, you can forget about me, okay?”

“Why would I want to do that? What the fuck, Lex?” I stand to block her in the room.

“Move, Desmond.” She orders while forcefully lifting the handle on her suitcase.

“Not until you tell me what the fuck is going on here.” I'm trying so hard to stay calm. My hands are fisted at my side while I try not to yell at my girl.

“GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY WAY, DESMOND!” She hits my chest with her open hands, and I step off to the side granting her exit from my room. I won't fight with her. I don't know what it is about until the door opens and I see Evan standing across the hall with a smug grin on his face. Fire fills my veins and I stalk over to face him. My nostrils flare and I see red.

“Hi, Desmond, did you get the news?” he asks me false glee. “The news is Terina is pregnant.”

I stop where I stand and continue to breathe heavily. Lexi comes back to me and whispers, “Congratulations, DAD,” in the most cynical way possible before she walks away and my whole world crumbles below my feet.

Landyn arrives and I hear him and Evan talking, but I don't hear the words. I see them pointing at me but it's blurry around the edges. You know in the movies when you see someone either overly confused or drugged and they lose their balance and hearing while the images around them wobble and blur? Yeah, that's how it is for me right now.

“FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!” I yell and go back into my room, slamming the door as hard as I can.