Mended (17 page)

“Yes Timothy.” Kassie arched her back as sweet waves of pleasure ravished her senses. Tim bent his head, capturing her nipple through the flannel nightgown and nipped it hungrily. Kassie’s legs opened wider, giving him greater access to her soft center. Tim stroked her harder, moaning as she moved against his fingers in sweet abandon until a heart stopping climax shook her. She cried out clutching handfuls of the blanket as the aftershocks continued to run through her.

Tim couldn’t stop; he didn’t want to, he needed her so badly. He pulled her up, taking off that nightgown and baring her heavenly body to his hungry, appreciative gaze. He lowered her back to the floor and settled between her legs. He tugged his tee over his head. His blue eyes, dark with hunger.

A tattoo of connected double hearts on his chest drew her attention and Kassie ran her fingers over it.

“What’s this?” She asked huskily.

“A tattoo of me and Nora’s names. After our divorce I had it filled in.” He said softly. Kassie kissed him with a sweet, hot longing that called out to him as she pushed his pants down over his bottom. Tim growled in frustration.

“Condom’s are upstairs.” He ground out in frustration. Tim gave her a toe curling kiss before he ran up the steps; two at a time. Kassie took off her underwear filled with excited yearning. She squeezed her thighs shut and closed her eyes feeling like she was on the verge of an orgasm just thinking about what he was doing to her; what he was about to do to her.

Tim ran back down as if the hounds of hell were on his heels and into the living room taking two condoms out of his wallet and tossing it aside, his money flew out onto the floor. He saw that she was completely naked and waiting for him. He couldn’t remember ever being so hard in his life.

“Open.” He said softly. Kassie did, showing him the soft wet paradise between her thighs. She looked so warm and delicious there. “Oh my God.” He whispered as he pushed down his pants, never taking his eyes off her.

Kassie saw his length and grew a little afraid. He was right. The condoms she’d picked up in her boldness were too small. He was beautiful; his skin smooth and taut over his thickness, and right on the side of his manhood was a small beauty mark.

“Timothy.” She whispered. He lowered to her, kissing her swollen lips until she moaned. He cupped her hips and spreading her legs wider, settling between them. Kassie rotated her hips, rubbing her warmth against his shaft. Tim moaned closing his eyes, nearly losing control right then.

“Stop it now.” He growled at her. Kassie did, trembling as he rose from her a bit and slipped his hand between her legs. Tim opened his eyes, locking gazes with her as he slid his fingers over her still pebble hard clit; Kassie closed her eyes, crying out in pleasure.

Tim watched an expression of sheer bliss cross her beautiful features. Her clit became so slick under his touch, jolting and twitching with every stroke of his fingers. He took his eyes from her face, mesmerized as he watched the little button react to his touch. It was beautiful.

Kassie cried his name, her voice oozing with pleasure. He felt her trembles grow under his touch and whispered in her ear in a soft, seductive tone; telling her how much he loved seeing her come for him. Kassie screamed as the orgasm grew; his voice in her ear sinful with teasing and want. His lips found her neck, his teeth nipped her skin, and all the while Kassie was wrapped in a cocoon of unadulterated ecstasy.

With a few delicious strokes, she came. It was rough and raw in its purity and exploded through her body like a bomb. Kassie screamed shrilly and above them Griffin barked. Tim looked up at the ceiling then down at her beautiful passion flushed face with a sweet grin. His fingers slowing against the slick, trembling button. This had to be the sexiest sight he had ever witnessed in his life.

He chuckled gently, kissing her.

“That was quite a note you hit there, baby.” He said smiling proudly.

Kassie moaned, settling back into the blanket.

“Timothy.” She whispered.

Tim filled her with two fingers watching her reaction to his touch. He fingered her slowly; Kassie’s body immediately went into an arch, ready for more and she called his name hoarsely. She was so soft that he found himself pressing to her thigh. He wanted to be inside of her, to bury himself away in pleasure.

“Yes.” He growled. His fingers thrust faster against her. She pushed her lush breast out, arching her back high off of the blanket and Tim took advantage, locking his mouth on her nipple and sucking hard.

“Tim!” She cried grabbing his wrist. “Oh Tim!” She breathed in a trembling, shallow voice. She came quickly and powerful, her body still vibrating from the first intense orgasm. Tim let the chocolate nub slip from his lips, moaning softly as he took his fingers from her soft, wet center.

Kassie brought his face close to hers and kissed him deeply. She knew he was on the verge of an explosive orgasm himself judging from the rigidity of his throbbing staff. She slipped her hand over it gently and he gasped, moving away from her touch.

“No, baby, I can’t take that.” He whispered.

She looked up into his eyes and bit her lip softly.

“You know what you want.” She said moaning huskily. “Take it.”

Tim kissed her deeply, rising over her and plucking a condom off the coffee table. Kassie watched him roll it down inches of beautiful smooth skin. He raised his eyes to her, smiling a bit at the look on her face; there was fear and nervousness in her eyes and also determined need.

“Wanna watch?” Tim whispered in a shaky voice.

Kassie nodded softly as he kissed her forehead.

“I want you inside of me.” She whispered.

Tim almost exploded before he even filled her warm body.

He kissed her softly, sliding his tongue over hers slowly and began his descent into her sweet body. His ears filled with a hollow ringing and his vision blurred around the edges as he inched deeper and deeper into the tight softness. He growled in sheer pleasure. Nothing had ever felt this amazing. Her body stretched and opened to accommodate him and the deeper he went the more of his sanity he lost. He heard himself moaning and gasping her name, but truly felt like he was having an out of body experience because all he could do was feel her warmth.

Kassie watched him disappear inside of her, gasping with every hard inch that slipped in; her hands gripped his shoulders.

“Timmy.” She whimpered as her head fell back.

He loved hearing her say his name like that. He really never liked it until she started calling him Timmy during their lovemaking. Now she was the only person allowed to call him that.

Tim began moving slowly. Kassie wrapped her arms around him and kissed him hungrily while meeting him thrust for thrust.

“Holy-,” He pressed his lips together grunting as his hips pumped against her softness faster and faster. She felt phenomenal and he was starting to wonder what he had gotten himself into with this situation. He thought they would just have sex. But this was far more than he ever imagined. Tim was losing himself and enjoying every second of it.

“Oh Kass!” He cried throwing his head back. “Baby, yes!”

Kassie whimpered pressing her palms to his shoulders, trying to push him away somehow. It was too much! Tim felt so good inside of her that she couldn’t take it.

“Timothy!” She cried arching her back, feeling every inch of him thrust deep into her to the hilt repeatedly. She fell back against the throw pillows; her eyes shut tight, hips moving in wild abandon. Another shrill scream flew from her lips as wave after wave of sweet release hit her. Tim pounded into her, trapping her between him and the floor, taking her in the roughest, most passionate way he could. He felt his release coming from the very depths of his being and the orgasm shook him with its savage intensity. He cried out wildly, gripping the blanket so tightly the stitching popped. His body glistened with sweat; his muscles trembled under his skin. Kassie stared at his bliss haunted face watched with hazy vision. Her body tingled wildly with the last trembles of subsiding pleasure.

He collapsed on top of her and Kassie ran her hands up and down his back absent mindedly.
What in fuck was that?
, she wondered to herself. That was far better than her night with Nick. They stayed like that for a while as they shared soft kisses and whispered words of love to each other, trying to find some sort of calm.

*****

Tim moaned loudly pressing his forehead to her back as he thrust harder. His breathing was warm soft grunts against her skin and his body was covered with sweat as was hers. Kassie whimpered, lost in her release and collapsed on the blanket, utterly spent. They’d moved from the floor to the couch and back to the floor during the night and the fire had died down so much that the embers were just a glow. They were in semi darkness, save for the bright moon lit sky shining through the dining room windows.

Tim fell beside her, on his back, panting hard.

“Oh God.” He moaned. “Oh God.” It was all he could think of, his mind was a total blank. He had never had sex like this, where every single time felt right and so good. Where every kiss was sweeter than the last and left him wanting more and more.

Once his breathing was somewhat normal, Tim lay on his side and stroked her back. She sighed in contentment and he smiled, placing a kiss on her shoulder.

“I need you Kassie and I’m falling in love with you.” He said quietly. She picked up her head and looked him, hearing the longing in his voice. “I am. I need to be a part of your life and not just for tonight. I don’t care if you don’t feel the same, but I know how I feel about you.”

“Timmy-.”

“A year of wanting and watching. Stalking you, if I can be honest with you. Jealously wondering who you were with and where you were going. I hated seeing you cry or be upset all of those times in your studio. I hated Nick with a burning fucking passion; I hated his guts every time I saw him kiss you. I just wanted to kick his big horse teeth down his throat. Sometimes it felt like he was purposely parading you around. He knew I wanted you, he told me so that night of your party.” He told her. “Kass, I would watch you get the mail, watch you do yoga in your backyard and watch you leave to go out with friends.” Tim said.

Kassie lowered her head.

“You have to understand.” Tim continued, her silence frightening him. “I’m not like this. It took me almost two years to utter a word of possible love to Nora. I have been with women of almost every culture, race and religion and not one compares to you. Not one feeling compares to what I feel for you.”

Kassie pushed herself up into a sitting position. She felt fear and joy all at once. He cared for her. It was everything she wanted, but that could so easily turn sour.

“I don’t want you to care about or love me.” She whispered.

“Baby-.”

She covered his mouth, her heart nearly breaking at his pained expression.

“It always, always goes wrong for me Tim and I don’t know why. It’s like love is meant for everyone but me.” She sighed sadly. “I can’t let it go wrong with you. I won’t do that with you.” Kassie shook her head desperately. “Not with you. I can go wrong with any other man but not with you. That would hurt too much.”

“Then I’ll take that how it means.” He said. “I know you’re scared baby, and I told you, we’ll take it slow.” Tim rubbed her back softly and pulled the fur throw from the couch, spreading it over them. He lay back on the blanket with Kassie curled against his chest. In a few moments he heard her soft breathing and knew she was asleep. She didn’t say that she didn’t want a future with him. It was a start and Tim would gladly take that.

*~*~*~*

The next day was a day full of stolen kisses and silliness. Though Tim did try and lure her to bed a few times, for the most part they simply spent most of the day talking and just enjoying being together.

Tim and Natalie chatted for almost an hour and he put her on speaker phone with Kassie as well. Kassie couldn’t help smiling at the little girl’s happiness and enthusiasm as she explained the importance of a good snow fort.

Tim left his cell phone with Kassie so that she could make some calls and took Griffin with him to see Max and help him fix one of his gutters. The heavy ice and snow had ripped it down and they would nail it up there temporarily until Max got a roofer to come check it out once the snow melted. Tim suspected that Max was using that as an excuse to get out of his house. The hyper active man was probably going crazy being snowed in with no electricity and his family.

Tim and Griff walked to town afterwards and picked up Chinese food and a bottle of wine for lunch. He couldn’t wait to get home and kiss Kassie again. Thinking about her had become his favorite pastime and as he and Griff started to make the walk home, he could have sworn that the love struck dog had a little pep in his step too.   

*****

Tim chuckled when she sat on his lap and kissed his neck.

“Stop playing with me.” He growled, cupping her delicious bottom and giving it a gentle squeeze. He was getting more turned on by the second and she knew it.

Kassie nipped his ear and stood up, throwing him a flirtatious look before walking into the kitchen her heather gray skirt swishing around her knees. Tim loved looking at her. She was so feminine and effortlessly sexy. Kassie never went out of her way to be overly sexy, preferring a simple unfussy style. She never hid her curves and accepted herself the way she was, that was part of her charm.

“What happens when the lights come on?” She called as Griffin trotted in behind her and went to his bowl. She fed him a few pieces of boneless chicken and veggies from the Chinese takeout they’d had for lunch and scratched his head gently.

Kassie stood up and poured herself a glass of wine at the counter. She heard Tim coming to the kitchen behind her and Griff.

“I could stay here with you until you kick me out.” He said softly as he walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Tim dipped his head and nuzzled the sensitive spot behind her ear. Her perfume smelled sweeter there as if it was hidden in the spot and growing sweeter like a flower.

Kassie moaned, shutting her eyes and reaching back, running her fingers through his hair.

“Timmy.” She tilted her head, allowing him greater access to her goose pimpled skin and Tim took advantage of her generosity, nibbling his way over her skin. He cupped her breast tightly. Kassie gasped in longing when she felt him harden against her bottom.

“Now baby?” she asked huskily.

“I can’t stop.” He whispered, slipping his hand under the hem of her shirt.

“I can’t have sex with you every time you want it.” She said softly, arching her breast into his hand.

“I love a challenge.” He teased her nipple through the lacy bra.

Kassie started to turn to him but he stopped her.

“I want you like this.” He rasped against her cheek, nudging her legs apart and pulling her hair out of its customary ponytail. “I love to grab your hair.” He whispered in her ear while he pulled her skirt up over her luscious bottom.

Soon Kassie’s cries of pleasure filled the house.

*****

Kassie worked in her office for the remainder of the day. Or at least she attempted to work. She had a pile of sketches on her desk needing more details and colors and all Kassie could do was think about Tim. His confession of what . . . semi love?, was still weighed heavy on her, she felt the familiar stirrings of love in her own heart and tried her hardest to tamp it down. They had only been on one date for goodness sake; they barely knew each other! And yet, she felt as if she had known him forever. They had shared more about their lives in these past few days than most people share in a lifetime. Kassie felt so close to him it was both scary and wonderful. But she couldn’t help worrying about when the other shoe would drop and end their peace. It always seemed to happen in her relationships. Monroe was all happiness in the beginning too and that turned to cow crap quickly. She didn’t want that with Tim, she really liked him a lot.

She could hear Tim playing his violin upstairs and smiled. She swore he was playing it for her, wooing and luring her to him. He didn’t have much to do to get her, she was so into him it was ridiculous. Kassie put her sketches away, ran up the stairs and down to his room where he paced shirtless while he practiced. He wore low riding navy blue sweats and had little red crescents down his back and a small bruise on his shoulder where she had nipped him earlier in their lovemaking. But Kassie didn’t feel too bad; her own body showed the same signs of bruising and teeth marks from their passion.

Tim looked at her, his beautiful lips spread into a happy smile as he paced past her. Kassie closed the door and walked over to sit on the bed beside Griffin.

“Floor Griff.” Tim said and the dog jumped off obediently, going over to his blankets.

Kassie smiled sympathetically at Griffin before turning her attention back to Tim. Tim played for her, honoring her with song. She was the most beautiful thing in the world to him. Her golden brown hair was pulled up into a ponytail on top of her head after he’d messed up the one she wore earlier. Her lovely face was kissed by tendrils of hair that had escaped down her face and neck. Her big brown eyes focused on him with utter fascination and her lips parted delicately. She was different now, warm, and affectionate; her eyes sparkled with an inner kindness. Tim knew their time together had unlocked what had been inside all along. He stopped playing, staring at her.

“What?”

“You look beautiful.” Tim said.

Kassie smiled biting her lip softly unsure of how her tacky house clothes could be sexy in any kind of way, but she’d take the compliment.

“Timothy.” She said in a tender voice. He put his violin down and took off his pants, standing before her in his boxer briefs.

Kassie gasped in alarm. “Tim! Griffin.”

“What?” Tim said as he took a condom out of the night table by his bed. “He’s a dog; He’s seen doggy style before, probably has done it a hell of a lot more than I have.” He started towards her with a hungry gleam in his eyes and Kassie shivered with desire. “Besides it’s not the first time he’s seen us getting down and dirty.”

“That’s nice.” Kassie said, slightly disgusted. “Those times weren’t in the bedroom.” She pouted, looking at Griff. “I can’t do it with him here; it feels like we’re flashing him.”

Tim kissed her with a devilish chuckle.

“You’re mental.” He sighed and opened the door, “Bye Griff.” The sweet dog jogged out.

Tim came back to the bed, crawling on top of her and giving Kassie a blazing hot kiss.

“Don’t forget who’s the top dog, woman.”

She snickered and placed her hands on his chest, kissing his neck. “Yeah, Griff is.”

“You’ll pay for that.” He whispered.

She did pay for it, and loved every minute of her punishment.

*****

Kassie opened her eyes to the ear numbing sound of loud beeping. Tim awoke too, groaning softly in her ear.  His body was wrapped around hers and Tim nuzzled her ear, his arm around her waist possessively. Griffin was curled up at the foot of the bed; he jumped up and ran to the window looking out. Kassie got out of bed, laughing softly as she resisted his attempts to keep her there. She picked her robe up from a chair, pulling it on over her satiny chemise and walked over to the window.

“Electric company trucks.” She said softly. Tim stood walking over too. She stared down at them as the two trucks sat at the corner of the block. She felt sadness creep up on her. This was it; they were over. These past few days had been so wonderful that she had almost forgotten that they would eventually come to an end. She walked away from the window and sat on the bed, slipping her feet into slippers and avoiding his gaze.

Tim saw the sadness on her pretty face and it broke his heart.

“Baby, this isn’t over.” He said softly. “Be mine.” Tim knelt in front of her, brushing her bangs out of her eyes and stared into them deeply. “I meant every word I said to you. I want you Kassie. I want us.”

Kassie gave him a faint smile. “You’re so good Tim. I think you’re too good for me sometimes.”

“You are none of those things that people think you are Kassidy Lawton, I know the truth now, and you can’t fool me anymore.” He took her hands in his and kissed the backs of each. “I can be rude and nasty and cantankerous too if that means I don’t lose my girl. We’ll be the terrors of the block.”

Kassie laughed, resting her forehead against his.

“Your girl? Awfully confident aren’t you Baron?”

“My girl.” He whispered possessively and pulled her to her feet with him. “Only mine, Kass I won’t share you with anyone, and don’t forget it.”

Kassie hugged him tightly burying her face in his neck. Despite her efforts to hold back her heart, she wanted this so badly. She wanted him, wanted to love him and stay with him.
‘Please let this work.’
  She begged.

*****

Tim came back after taking his things home and talking to the neighbor’s on his other side for a while. His lights were back on and though he was grateful to be able to clean out his fridge and put his frozen foods back into it, he wasn’t as happy about it as he thought he would be. He wanted to be with Kassie, in the little bit of paradise they’d created in her home. Tim needed to establish with her that this was a relationship and not just them sleeping together.

After a while of sorting himself out and cleaning his place, Tim went back to Kassie's, used the key she had given him. He walked into the house that had become his home these days feeling sadness. He went to her studio where she spent so much of her time. Kassie was filling in a picture of a chubby little dragon with bubbles floating out of his mouth instead of flames. Griffin was semi asleep next to her chair and she was rubbing his back tenderly with her barefoot. The dog was in heaven, laying there, eyes half closed, and tongue lolling out the side of his mouth. He loved that stuff.

“My lights are on.” He said, perching on the edge of her desk.

  She looked up at him from her drawing desk and he saw it in her eyes, she didn’t want him to leave. She wanted him to stay with her.

“But we’re staying the night if that’s-,”

“Yes.” Kassie said quickly.

Tim smiled, walking across to kiss her when there was a knock at the door.

“I’ve got it.” Tim said softly, turning to leave.

“I need you too Tim.” Kassie stood up behind her desk. Tim turned back to her. “And I’m falling for you too.”

It was as if time stood still as they stared at each other.

“Ms. Lawton?” A voice called from the porch.

“Give me a second!” Tim called out irritably, staring at her a moment longer before he rushed out to answer the door.

*****

Kassie joked with the utility guy while Tim stood by in a fog, barely listening to what was being said. She needed him too, she said it right out to him, she needed him. His heart felt light with the declaration. For a quick second there was a moment of doubt. Could he ever be what Monroe was to her? Then he pushed it away. Hell, fuck Monroe, he planned to mean more to her! She was becoming the only person in his life he cared more about than his child and he had to make sure that she knew that.

“Thank you very much.” Kassie said breaking through his thoughts. “Have a good day.”

She escorted the guy to the door. He had just finished checking her circuit breaker and helped her shut off the generator. She said goodbye and closed the door after him.

Tim walked to her, gently pushed her up against the door and kissed her softly.

“I’m scared of you Timmy. You hurt.” She slipped away from him and turned on the living room lamp. “I don’t do this. I don’t sleep with men the way I’ve been doing with you. I’ve never had a one night thing until Nick and that was awful.”

That made him happy to hear and he had to shove down a smile.

“I don’t want to feel this was about you Timmy.”

“What are you saying Kass?” He asked worry creeping into his voice.

“I, I’ve done this all before, fallen in love, given my heart away.” She said. “Everyone I’ve ever loved has abandoned me in some way and I know that it’s not fair to put you in that category,” Kassie sighed. “But honestly, I don’t trust my own judgment. I can’t live with having a broken heart again. Not with you.”

“I won’t do that to you.”

“Monroe said the same thing.”

“Don’t blame me because he’s a dick.” Tim said shortly.

“Baby I’m sorry-I’m not,” She stammered. “It’s just-,” She rang her hands together in front of her. “I like being with you more than I liked being with Monroe or Nick and I don’t want to be hurt or heartbroken if you decide this isn’t working for you.” She said softly.