His Distraction (Assured Distraction Book 2) (24 page)

Crawling down her body, he dribbled the warm decadence over her delicate pussy then began with her swollen clit, nibbling and licking all over again. She bucked up off the bed and arched her back trying to get closer to where she needed him when his tongue penetrated her hot wet opening. He replaced his tongue with two of his fingers and pumped them locating the sweet spot he searched for while he devoured her clit again. Peri didn’t slide into oblivion; she burst into it with an explosion of stars and colors behind her eyes the likes she had never experienced before. She came so hard she thought she was going to pass out from the rush. He felt her offering coating his fingers and then his tongue, and he tasted her hungrily as she rode out the pleasure.

Finally recovering, she found Ryan untying her wrists. He massaged and kissed them, checking for any lasting marks. He slipped off the blindfold, and she blinked trying to focus on him.

“Oh, Ryan. I didn’t think anything could ever feel like that.” He leaned down and kissed her from his kneeling position between her legs.

“Babe, that’s what I want to know every time we are together. I want to worship your body so you’ll know just how much you mean to me.” He kissed her again, long and deep before she could respond to his comment. .

Her mind was reeling from his words, and after his lips had left hers to continue down her body once again, she struggled to form a coherent thought.

“I want us to be together Peri. I want you to be mine and only mine.”

“You do?”

“Yes, I’m not into sharing, Peri. I think I told you that already.”

“You did mention it, but I didn’t exactly know what we were doing since we haven’t talked about it.”

“Well, we are talking right now. That’s how I feel, and I am praying you feel the same way. I’m not talking about just sex, although the sex is the best. I’m talking about being together exclusively for everything.

She rose up and wrapped her arms around his neck kissing him. “I want that, too. I only want you, Ryan. No one else.” Pushing her back down, he breached her opening and slide all the way to the hilt in one movement.

Peri wrapped her legs around him, and pulled him in tighter, so he went deeper with each thrust. When he hooked his arm behind her knee and pressed it up to her shoulder, he picked up speed with each plunge. His cock fit tightly inside her, but he grew thicker with every push inside as the sensation crept down his spine in anticipation. He rolled them over, so she was straddling him, and grabbed her hips and pumped her up and down a little more slowly, hoping to stretch out the pleasure wanting her to know how deeply it affected him.

“Oh Babe, work those rings for me, make them move while I move in you.” She manipulated the rings back and forth, tugging at her nipples and began rocking down onto his hard cock. Finally, her head fell back as she chanted, “Ryan… Ryan… Ryan…”

He knew she was seconds from exploding for him. He shifted his hands down, stroking a thumb over her engorged clit, and her moans and chants deepened immediately. With the index finger of his other hand, he went where their bodies connected and explored her flesh as she stretched around him each time she stroked over the wet length of him. With this intimate touch, his sac tightened, teetering between pleasure and sweet agony he fought to hold back his release as long as he could knowing what was coming.

“Ryan, Ryyyyyyan…,” was the last thing he heard before his release exploded inside her with an exquisite force that seemed to go on forever. She fell forward against the rapid rise and fall of his chest, no longer possessing the ability to hold herself upright. He wrapped his arms around her back and kissed her forehead.

She tried to form words to respond, but her last thoughts before exhaustion took her, were that this was her first time having her brains fucked out, and now she understood the meaning of the phrase.

Waking up to a warm, sensual man spooned against her, she felt thoroughly fucked and much loved. What they had shared that night was more than she had ever shared with another person. Even beyond the sex, the connection they now had was unlike anything she knew could exist.

“I feel you moving around over there. Ready for round two?”

“If there’s much more like that, we better be calling the coroner’s office because I think I would probably be dead before it was all over.”

Ryan laughed. “Yeah, that was pretty intense, wasn’t it?”

She rolled over on her back and gazed up at him. “Yes, it was very intense.

Pushing up on his elbow, he leaned over her and kissed her softly. You’re mine. Anytime you need reminding; I know exactly where they sell chocolate, wine, and ice cubes.”

She nudged his chest with her elbow. “Yeah, I’m still sticky from it all.”

“Really? Because I thought that was from me.” He laughed. Crawling out of the bed, he pulled her with him. “Let’s go shower and get some food. All of that exercise made me hungry.” He lifted her off his side of the bed and stood her up. “Of course, we could have round two in the shower. I can think of all sorts of fun things to do to you in there.”

“You have to feed me first. I’m starving, too. You’re the one who got all the chocolate!” She sprinted off to the bath before he could catch her again.

An hour later, they both emerged showered and dressed to go out. Tired but invigorated from their lovemaking, they decided on a new place for dinner that had received some good reviews. Austin was famous for having unique dining locations, showcasing local chefs and talents.

The small Indian restaurant they chose had authentic decorative accents and aromas that made their mouths water before the food reached the table. They enjoyed sharing the spicy food and a bottle of wine in the intimate setting until late in the evening.

On the ride home, however, the mood changed rapidly. Peri’s stomach was in distress before they reached the townhouse, and she knew she was going to be sick.

“Oh no. Pull the car over now!” Before he could get the car in park, she jumped out and threw up most of the dinner on the roadside. Ryan was by her side instantly, holding her hair back and keeping her steady.

“You alright, Sunshine?” He felt bad knowing she was going to be sore from the severe heaving she did. He helped her back in the car and shut the door.

He returned to the driver’s seat and waited a few minutes before eyeing at her.

“I think I’m better now. Some of those spices must have been too strong for me.” She was embarrassed that he had witnessed that scene, but right then she didn’t care.

“Babe, it’s okay. I’m sure once you have it all out, you’ll feel better.” The garage door opened, and he pulled her car inside. Before he could get her car door open, he was running for the back door to the house. It took Peri a few minutes to get inside and find him in the bathroom.

“Ryan, how are you?” Peri asked softly, standing outside the door. “You’ve been in there a while now.”

“Yeah, I’m good, but when I move, my stomach starts rolling again like I’m in a fucking row boat in damn thirty-foot waves.” She heard retching and decided to leave him alone.

Their entire night passed with one in each bathroom, with seemingly endless waves of misery assaulting them both. They dozed off and on between bouts of sickness. Morning light came too soon when Peri finally crawled her way to the bed, while Ryan remained downstairs on the couch, afraid to move too far from the bathroom.

Peri made her way downstairs later with a green color still on her face. When Ryan heard her steps and opened his eyes, “Are you any better?” he asked, but then closed his eyes and threw his arm across them.

“I don’t know. I think I am, but then I’m not.”

“I feel like I have the worst fucking hangover ever. If we don’t get better soon and start holding down some water, we need to go to the fucking ER.” Grumbling, he jumped up and ran again.

The rest of the day, the two tried to rest and hold down anything they could. Ryan’s problems seemed to be improving by mid-afternoon as he slowly sipped on a sports drink and by the evening, he was starting to feel better overall. .

Peri still couldn’t hold sips of water down, and Ryan started to worry. He decided the only person to call was his mom since she always knew what to do.

“Hey, Mom.”

“Ryan! It’s great to hear your voice.” He heard his father pick-up the phone in another room and join the conversation. His parents were always happy when he called or visited, and couldn’t be prouder of the band’s success, and they were excited about attending the party for AD’s CD release. “What’s going on, son?”

“My girlfriend is sick, and I don’t know what to do to help her.” His mom could hear the genuine concern in his voice.

“Girlfriend, huh?” His dad chimed in. “Did you bring this one home from Europe? I guess this means you and Krissy are through for sure then, huh? Are we going to be meeting her at this fancy party?”

“Whoa, Dad, slow down, please. I told you when I called you from Europe that Krissy and I were over. I’ll explain everything when we see y’all at the party. Peri will be there, and you will meet her. She’s our tour manager. Right now, though, I think we’ve both got food poisoning, and I’m concerned about her.” He explained the entire situation.

His mom addressed his worries with the concern of a mother. “If she can’t hold down water after this long, you probably should take her to the ER, Ryan. She needs a shot or medicine to stop it. They need to do some blood work to find out what kind of bacteria it is. If you’ve gotten over it finally, she’s probably going to be fine, too. Take her in tonight, though, if you think she’s not getting any better. If she gets dehydrated, there will be more problems to worry about.”

“I guess I’ll talk to her and see what she thinks about it. I’ve never been this sick in my life. I will never eat Indian food as long as I live. The sad part is, the food tasted great.”

“Maybe y’all are both allergic to something used to prepare it?” his mom offered.

“Doesn’t matter, after this, I doubt I could even walk into a place where they were cooking it.” He laughed a little, then added, “Hey, I’ll talk to you both later. I need to check on her. I promise we will make all the introductions at the party because I want you both to meet her. She’s a great woman, and I think Y'all will like her a lot.” His parents had never been wild about Krissy. The two of them had gone to visit his parents once, and they had met a few times for dinner. Krissy had never gone out of her way to try to make a good impression on them other than to gush how much she loved their son.

When Ryan got off the phone and went upstairs to check on her, she was back in the bathroom, but the door was open this time. She was on the floor in front of the commode, crying.

He cradled her in his lap. “Sunshine, don’t cry. We need to get you to the hospital. You could be suffering from dehydration already.”

“I think we should go. I’ve never had anything hit me like this before.” She looked up with dark circles under her eyes and dry lips. Ryan was more worried now that he saw her up close.

“I’m going to get dressed. You stay here. I’ll get you some clothes and be right back.” She didn’t think she could move if she wanted, so she laid her head on the side of the tub, the coolness from the porcelain touching her feverish skin was soothing for the moment.

He returned as she dozed on the bathroom floor, and dressed her in soft clothes, then carried her gently to the car and buckled her in place. He pulled out of the driveway gently and moved down the street at a snail’s pace, not wanting to cause her any more distress than necessary. He held her hand, and she kept her eyes closed all the way to the ER. When they arrived, naturally it was a packed with people suffering from all sorts of illness and injury. Ryan thought twice before taking her in and exposing her to who-knew-what.

“We should have called an ambulance so you could go right in.” Ryan didn’t think there was any way she could sit around and wait for a turn.

A nurse called her back for triage immediately, took her vitals and began asking questions. When she found out they both had been sick after dinner at the same place, she decided to put in orders for blood work. The likelihood of the food prep at the restaurant being the cause of the source of their illness was high.

“Let’s get you both over to the lab across the hall and get some blood work done while you wait to see the doctor. We’ll have them run several tests since we don’t know exactly what the cause is and going to the lab will get results faster than waiting for the phlebotomist.” Peri was glad a nurse practitioner was the one doing triage.

“Sitting in this fucking full lobby with all these people sick with bad shit, doesn’t sound like a good idea to me, Peri,” he whispered it in her ear. At this point, she did not care and was simply trying not to throw up.

“I’ll be fine. They’ll give me a shot and stop this madness in my stomach.” She tried to give him a smile.

Finally, her name was called to go back where they put her on a bed and began hooking up an IV. “Does she need that?” Ryan asked as they stuck her with the needle. He hated needles and that thing going into her delicate skin was enormous in his mind.

“Yes, sir, she does. According to her bloodwork, she’s dehydrated among other things.” Before they could ask anything, the nurse was off to another room.

Ryan didn’t say anything to her, but Peri knew he caught that last statement from the fast-moving nurse. She just prayed it wasn’t some weird bacteria, like Listeria or Botulism. The food they ate was all cooked. Shouldn’t that destroy bacteria?

It took another twenty minutes for the ER doctor to come into her room. Reading over her paperwork, he finally looked up at the two.

“Hello, I’m Dr. Rothman, and you must be Miss O’Conner.” He leaned forward and shook her hand. He turned to Ryan and extended his hand to him. Ryan was surprised at how young the doctor seemed.

“I’m Ryan Powell, her boyfriend.” Ryan shook his hand, wondering if it was a good idea in the ER to take the doctor’s hand. He didn’t consider himself a germaphobe but with all of the people in the waiting room, he was afraid of what might be floating around in a petri dish.

“It says here you came in after a night of vomiting from eating in an Indian restaurant. Is that correct?” Peri nodded her head. She didn’t feel like talking to this man when what she wanted to was to turn off the light and sleep for at least twenty-four hours.

“Did you eat the same thing at dinner, Mr. Powell?” Ryan gave the same response.

“Ryan, please. Yes, we both had the same thing at that new Indian place on the south side. The food was good, but was very spicy and at first, we thought it might have been something we were allergic to. The problems went on and on. We thought we better come in and make sure.”

“You did the right thing, Ryan. She was well on her way to becoming dangerously dehydrated according to the bloodwork. I guess your system is a lot tougher than hers since you seem to be on the road to recovery already.” He studied the paperwork then at Peri and finally turned to Ryan. “Would you mind if I have a minute to speak with Miss O’Connor, alone, please?”

Ryan regarded the doctor completely surprised. Why would he want to talk to her alone? Surely he wasn’t hitting on Peri here in the ER. The doctor was young, and Ryan guessed Peri might find him attractive, but she was in no shape to defend herself. “Is that necessary, Doctor?”

“It will only take a couple of minutes, Ryan. I promise she’s going to be fine, but I would like to talk to her about some things in private if you don’t mind stepping out of the room, please?”

Ryan glanced at Peri, who looked like she didn’t care to be bothered with either of them at that point. She nodded for him to go so he stepped out and shut the sliding glass behind him. He was happy to see the doctor left the inside curtain mostly open so he could see inside while they talked. A hundred questions passed through his mind as to what the doctor was going to say or ask her. Why would he want him to leave? Did some other results cause the doctor concern for her health?

In the small room, the doctor gazed at his papers and then finally up at Peri, who was now starting to worry her. “I only asked him to leave because I wasn’t sure of your relationship, Miss O’Connor, and with all of the confidentiality laws now, I wouldn’t want to cause a problem.”