Rapture (16 page)

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Alika

Thursday night
…

“I appreciate you going with Gigi to help set up for Jamie’s party tomorrow night.”

I sat on the couch, with Rush snuggly between my legs while I massaged the back of his neck. Kenny G was playing through the Bose in surround sound, and we had been relaxing for the past hour. It was the most comfortable zone I had ever been in. The fireplace was blazing across the living room, and we were just two people who had recently found their way to one another and who were enjoying the new journey.

Each time his hands ran up and down my calves and down to my ankles, I felt an intense surge throughout my body. With him it was so much more than about the intimacy that we shared, there was a connection of our souls. I felt it, and I was sure he felt it as well.

“It was my pleasure to help Gigi,” I replied running my hands through his waves and massaging his scalp, in the process. “I think your sister will be pleasantly surprised.”

His voice was low and soft when he spoke. “I’m sure she will.”

“Are you nervous yet? Tomorrow isn’t just a big day for her; it’s one for you too. I think it’s pretty cute that the two of you get to celebrate together. I can’t wait to meet her…”

“She’ll like you a lot. That much I know.”

“You think so?” I posed, curiously.

“Who’s met you up to this point, and hasn’t liked you? You’re a shoe-in.”

“Well, I hope she does like me. When she finds out how much I like her brother, I’m sure she’ll wanna size me up, but she has nothing to worry about with me,” I smiled, from behind him. “Now, as far as being a ‘shoe-in’, I don’t think that’s across the board. I’m sure Bart told you that we didn’t have such a pleasant encounter today. I want to apologize for that. I’m just a bit protective of the people I care about. I don’t think you would have Bart around you if you didn’t know for sure that he was trustworthy. So, please apologize to him for me. Or, you know what…?” I said, leaning his head back to kiss his lips. “I’ll apologize myself.”

After our kiss, Rush turned around to face me, causing me to become instantly lost inside the darkness of his irises. He bent down and kissed my knee then rubbed the spot. “I haven’t seen or talked to Bart today. What happened with you guys?”

I puckered my lips slightly, and then squinted my eyes in confusion. “He told me that y’all had a meeting today. We ran into him as we were going inside Temptation to decorate.”

“We didn’t have a meeting today. What was he doing there? Was he coming out of Temptation, or Chaos?”

“He was coming out of Temptation and he had two men with him. I didn’t get the other dude’s name and he didn’t stick around too long. But the other guy’s name was Jacob—”

“Wait…Jacob?” he interrupted. “Green eyes, flashy, a little shorter than me?”

“Yeah, that’s him.”

“He told me to tell you that he said, ‘hey’, but then Bart followed me in after he had left and that’s when he told me that he was gonna be seeing you soon and that he would just tell you himself. And so now I see that he lied. That’s not cool.”

Rush had slipped off into deep thought, and I could see his mind working. “Nah, not cool at all.”

“What’s wrong, Rush? You cool?”

“Yeah, babe. Everything is good,” he responded, leaning in to kiss me on my lips again.

“You just called me
babe
,” I smiled, palming my hands around his face, and placing soft kisses in different places.

“Yep, I did. You
are
my baby,” he smiled. “And I
better
be yours.”

“You absolutely are.”

I knew that Rush was bothered by the whole Bart situation, but he wasn’t going to say it. I knew enough already to know that he was pretty private when it came to his business matters, but my hope was to change all that the closer we became. I wanted him to be able to come to me when something was bothering him, just the same way that I did with him.

“You know I can be your rock just like you’ve been for me, right? I mean, you have been even before all this—
this you and me
. And I wanna be that for you too.”

“Don’t worry about any of that, babe. Being a rock for you is what I’m supposed to do. That’s what every man is supposed to do when they take their role seriously. I take mine seriously.”

“I know, and since the first day, you have been nothing but good to me. I’m just saying that when you have something on your mind, I want to know what that is so that I can help in any way I can. That’s what I signed on for.” I snaked my arms around his neck and ran my hand along the back of his hair. “You hear me?”

He smiled. “I hear you.”

“So what are you gonna do about it?”

“I’m gonna make sure that when I have something on my mind, I tell you about it.”

“Winning!” I yelled out. “So, let’s start today.” When I felt Rush’s palms rubbing across my back I knew his idea contrasted greatly from the one I was proposing, but all I could do was grin. “What are you doing?”

“If you don’t know, then I’m doing something very wrong,” he remarked, as he pulled the back of my tank top over my head. When my breasts were freed, Rush smiled and placed light kisses over the top of both, commenting: “These are the nicest fucking titties, ever. Just give me a minute while I show them some love,” he told me, as he set about sliding his slippery tongue across every square inch of my mounds of fun. Before long, my breasts were in both of his hands, my nipples being teased and massaged with soft, thick thumb tips. As bad as I wanted him to move from that area, I summoned the patience I needed to get me through. It was just that he felt so good!

“You are
sooo
wrong for
thiiiss
,” I moaned, swaying my entire upper body in response to his touch.

When the hot air from his mouth once again engulfed my nipple, I was starving for the beef. Rush liked to take his time with me, and I loved it, but I was so famished for all the goodness between his legs that I tried grabbing for the gold. This time was no different.

“It’s coming baby…I promise,” Rush said, standing from his position and lifting me from the sofa, then carrying me to the area rug in front of the fireplace. While on his knees, he looked down at me with a broad smile, pulled my shorts from around my waist then down my legs, and traced along my body with his fingers.

“
Mmmm
,” I moaned. “That’s nice, baby…” I was on full display for him, and being rubbed down nicely, but he had yet to remove anything below his waist, so all I could do was become mesmerized by the sight of his tight chest, and well-formed biceps. My eyes travelled, then landed on his eyes that were watching me, watch him.

Yes
! I thought, when he removed his sweats, then his boxers, and his beautiful member sprang free, and stood at attention, pointing in my direction. But I knew that no matter how deep my lust was for him, he’d still make me wait. Yet, there was absolutely no need to complain when I already knew what I would be getting.
The best things come to those who wait
. Patience was my friend.

He spread my legs further apart, slightly lowering himself to run his member along my opening, collecting eager juices along the way. I wanted to grab him and shove him inside, and as my urges built and I could no longer handle it, I instinctively went to reach for him. But Rush had other ideas. He grabbed my wrists in the smaller parts quickly captured them taking them over my head, and before I knew it, he slid his full girth inside of me in one swift movement. My mouth flew open from surprise, and a long shriek was released. I had waited for that moment when he gave me full penetration and it was the right amount of pleasure and pain. Once he was inside of me, the ecstasy was ongoing as he moved around inside of me, exploring my walls. He released my hands and I immediately used them to pull my thighs to my body. “Give me all of it, Rush. I want
allll
of it,” I begged as he unleashed on me in a seductive assault. When we were nearing our peaks, I contracted my pussy around him. “Ohhh shit, baby! Ohhh shit, Rush! I’m
cuuumming
!”

“Cum on, baby. Cum with me,” he urged, as he pumped vigorously inside of me. When the nerve endings in my bud reacted to the friction, my orgasm hit me so powerfully that I didn’t think I would stop convulsing. It was
that
potent. At the same time that Rush’s moans trebled through my ear drum, he was shooting off rounds and jerking with thrusts of his own. I didn’t know what it was that we had created, but let’s just say that had an earthquake been in effect, neither Rush, nor I would’ve felt its rumble.

“That felt sooo good! What am I gonna do with you? I can’t believe I haven’t had this in my life before now. But so happy that I have it now,” I said, kissing along his chest. “I feel like you broke me in. I swear I’ve never in all my years had a man to make love—” Rush shot me a quick look before I could finish my sentence. “
What’d I say
?”

“So, I’m almost sure that you can tell me how satisfied you are
without
the mention of another man.”

I gushed on the inside knowing that he was slightly jealous. I felt the same way about him. “You’re absolutely right, sexy man. Because I think I’d have a mild heart attack if you did the same to me. So, I’m sorry. So…what I was saying is that it’s like your body is communicating with mine, and your soul is communicating with mine, and everything is just in sync!”

“I know what you mean, pretty lady. Trust me, I know what you mean.”

I lay on my back and inhaled deeply, then exhaled, as I had a passing thought. “You know what I’m thinking about, right?”

“I think so.”

“We didn’t use protection, Rush…
again
. What if—”

“Then we deal with it. Whatever is meant to be will be. Let’s just enjoy what we have. Let’s live in this moment and not any future moments. If I acted prematurely, forgive me. I’m not done with you, so we can run upstairs and bring the protection down so we’re not caught up in impulses when it happens again. And it
will
be happening again. If it’s up to me, I’ll make love to you until it’s time to get to Temptation tomorrow. You’re something like an addiction for me, and I’m not in any hurry to desert this playing field.”

I giggled like a school girl at his words. He had me giddy as hell. “Why don’t you take your sexy ass upstairs and grab a box of condoms so I can watch your buns as you walk away. I kinda like the way they look.”

“Shit, I like the way
yours
looks,
and feels
. As a matter of fact, we might as well just go upstairs so we can have everything we need.”

“I’m right behind you!”

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17
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Rush

Friday, October 10, 2014

I got up early Friday morning. When I popped out of bed, I looked over at Alika, who was still in a deep sleep. I smiled to myself remembering the night before. We were a force to be reckoned with. Our passion was pure fire. Even as she slept, I had thoughts of invading the space between her legs. But I was smart enough to know that once we got started, it would end with me rushing around to do all the things that needed to be done. So, I headed down the hall to the other master bedroom, and took my shower there. I craved music. It offered me a sense of direction so I needed it, but I didn’t want to wake the sleeping beauty.

After I got out of the shower, I dressed in jeans, a black button up shirt with a burgundy/black checkered tie, my favorite leather biker jacket, and a pair of black leather flats. By the time I got into the car, it was 8AM. I was pulling into the lot at Temptation at 8:26AM. Before I cut the engine, I sent a text to my barber asking him to confirm an appointment for later. I needed to get lined up so that I could be at my best for the opening.

Before long, three more cars pulled into the parking lot and parked next to me, and once everyone had exited their vehicles, I got out so that we could all walk in together.

“It’s early as shit, Rush!” Quinton exclaimed, yawning with the words. His long hair was loose, where he normally had it pulled back into some ponytail that drove women crazy. “I just got to bed like two hours ago, and shit.”

I laughed at him, as did the other guys. We all exchanged handshakes, fist bumps, and pats on the back, then headed inside where we spread out across two booths.

“So, Rush, these are the guys: Kent, Roland, and Mike,” Quinton introduce.

I nodded in each of their directions as they presented snapshots of their bios, to me. I didn’t need the full bio information because they’d already been screened thoroughly by Oscar, and stamped with the seal of approval by Quinton. But it was good to meet them so that I could become familiar with who they were before they were officially on payroll.

They were all big guys which was a good thing. Physical intimidation, with a stellar piece of steel, is a plus in a club environment. It helps to keep the idiots at bay. Not that I planned to entertain that type, but somehow they always managed to trickle in. So now we would be ready if that were to happen. A huge incentive was that they were all licensed to carry and had certification in ass-kicking. Both Kent and Roland were ex-police officers from Oakland PD, and Los Angeles PD, respectively, and Mike had done security for several celebrities across the U.S. as well as internationally. Oscar and Quinton had done a great job with their picks, and I was happy as hell that he found them in enough time for Temptation’s opening.

So far, nothing that Oscar pulled back was a red flag for any of the staff, which I was happy about, but just the same, I still had no leads on who was doing dirt out of my club. But the minute I did, they better fucking watch out, because I hadn’t yet decided whether or not I’d involve police—or if I would be serving up my very own justice. I was hoping like hell that Bart was on the up and up because I would hate to have to unleash on somebody who I considered close enough to be my brother. But I did have to find out why he lied about that meeting that he and I were supposedly having.

“Well,” I started, after flipping through the last bio. “I’m glad that you guys are onboard. I feel much better knowing that everything is in good hands as far as sniffing out, and getting rid of, the bullshit.”

“Oh, for sure. That’s our specialty,” Roland stated. “I’ve been to Chaos a few times and always respected how well it was run and how mellow the crowd was. This is good business here, so I know I speak for all of us when I say that we’ll do all that we can to make sure shit is as it should be, and that if it’s not, things will be handled accordingly.”

Quinton, Mike, and Kent all nodded in the affirmative to Roland’s words and immediate relief set in. I was sure that I was ready for the night. I just wanted a successful opening, and for my sister to have a good time.

“Well, I’m gonna head out, Rush, so I can go find some real chic shit for tonight,” Quinton blurted. “Since the press will be here, that means women will be a’plenty, and I’m always down with that. So I have to go get right.”

“
Aww
, that’s fucked up, Quin. Somebody told you that Temptation was gonna be your playpen! They lied, bro!”

“Whatever. The ladies are gonna flock without me even having to because they can’t resist all this man you see before you!”

“Man, get out of here!” I exclaimed, laughing. “I’ll see you guys in a few hours.”

~*~*~

Alika

“I just know you’re not still in bed!” Gigi blared, through the cell phone.

“
I’m tired
,” I whined
.

“Uh-oh, tired from what? Or maybe, tired from ‘
who
’, is more like it!”

Thank God she’s not in my face or it’d be a dead giveaway!

“Girl, it’s only 10 o’clock. It’s not like it’s the afternoon and I have somewhere to be right now. I have hours! And I want to be well-rested.”

The truth of the matter was that Rush had worn me out, and all I wanted to do was lounge—under the sheets, naked and all. I hadn’t even felt him get up and leave; I just woke for a bathroom trip and saw that his side of the bed was empty. So I had gone to the bathroom and gone right back to bed up until Gigi’s intrusive phone call. I had no interest in getting up just yet, and I wouldn’t until around two when I had to get my hair done. And luckily for me, Quinton had referred me to his cousin, who was supposedly a big deal in the hair industry, and who had even participated in hair shows. So, in actuality, I didn’t need to even be out the bed until she arrived.

“So are you riding with Hunter tonight, or did you want me to pick you up?”

“I think I’m supposed to go with Rush. But, why don’t we all go at the same time? Are you bringing Marco? I’d love to finally meet him.”

“He’ll be there.”

“Cool. So tell me this…how is Rush’s sister? Is she cool?” My goal was to try sliding the question in incognito so Gigi wouldn’t become suspicious, and start in on me.

“Jamie? Yeah, she’s good people. Extremely protective of her brother, but it goes both ways. They’re very close.
Whyyy
?”

And there it was. I couldn’t help but chuckle. “I’m just curious.”

“And why is that? Are you with her brother and want to know how she’ll feel about that?”

“Oh my God, Gigi! How did me asking about Jamie lead to me being with her brother?”

“You’re not slick, Alika! You’re not just gonna up and ask about a man’s family member all willy nilly.”

“Why wouldn’t I? What if I’m just asking so that I can know how she’ll react to our decorating job? Whether we did a nice job or not? Or how she might feel about someone living on her brother’s property. Particularly, somebody that she’s never met. I just want to know what I’m walking into.”

“Yeah,
right
…if you say so.”

I laughed at Gigi. She didn’t know how close she was to the truth, but she was sure trying to see. “You just insist on turning this into—”

My sentence was cut short and dead ass in the middle when I felt Rush’s lips down below on my tulips. I hadn’t even heard him come in, but I was sure that Gigi heard my gasp in her ear. How could she not? “Aahh…I’ll call…you…back, Gigi,” I managed. I was just coherent enough to press the ‘End’ button before she could hear my moans deepen in tone.

“Shit, baby…
Mmmm
.”

Rush feasted on me nonstop, making love to my pussy with his mouth in a beautiful assault. He was masterful. He owned it—the entire slippery area—and everything he did down there prompted a reaction everywhere else. My nipples erected, turning into hardened morsels that he kissed the fuck out of. My eyes rolled up to the ceiling, my juices were a rushing river, my toes danced against each other with enough friction to start a small fire, and even though I had sheets to grip between my fists, my thighs were trying their best to give way beneath me. He had my entire body under his spell. What finally drove me over the top and screaming my way to an orgasm were the sounds he made as he slurped me dry. I was something that he wanted the full taste of, and his tongue skillfully roamed the area ensuring that there was nothing left of me to lick.

“I hoped like hell I would find you still in bed when I got back,” he said, kissing his way up the trail of my body, and then up to me. “I had these exact plans for you.”

“I like your plans, baby. They relax me to a place I didn’t even know existed, you sexy ass beast you.”

“Turn on your side for me, babe,” I requested.

He did as I requested. Then smiling, he asked, “What are you about to do to me?”

“A lot,” I responded as I slid down to where his well-endowed muscle resided in full erect stance. “See,
he
has no questions,
he’s
just obediently waiting,” I said looking up at him, as I disappeared to his lower region. I slid my palm from his tip down to the base, before lying on my side, wrapping my right thigh over his leg, and taking his girth into my mouth. First I teased his head with my tongue, flicking and tugging on his dick’s head. I sucked, and nibbled, and rolled my tongue around
him
, gripping my hand around his backside to give him permission to fuck my mouth. Deep-throating his girth came easy because thoughts of how good his dick felt inside my walls caused me to suck with more vigor. “M’hmm,” I hummed against his dick. I devoured him whole, and with great pride.

“Arrrgghh! F
uuu
ck!” he groaned loudly. As his dick jerked against my jaws, I refused to loosen the lock I had on him. I grabbed his sac in my hand, and I sucked his shaft harder, and longer. It drove him wild, and his grunts were the indicator I needed to substantiate that. But I wasn’t going to be satisfied until the last of his seed was splattered across my tongue, and on its way to being swallowed. “Sh-sh-sh-
iiitt
,” he stuttered under his breath, as he emptied all the way down to the last drop.

After we were done, and lying in the still of the room, I softly ran my hand across his belly and up to his chest as he sought to catch his breath. Then I brought my hand back down to his flaccid penis and massaged him gently. I knew then that there would never come a time,
ever
, that I would tire of making sensual magic with this man.

“Come here, baby,” he whispered from above, running his finger along my shoulder blade. “Come lay with me.”

I did as he asked, laying my head into his chest as soon as I was in position in his arms. It was
so safe
and
so warm
in that place, listening to his thumping heartbeat.

“How’s my girl feeling?” he asked, brushing his thumb against the side of my cheek. “Because I feel great,” he said, smiling.

“I’m perfect,” I responded. “Glad to be here with you.”

“I’m glad you’re here too.”

I needed to move my limbs because I felt every one of them relaxing. I wanted to remain in that place, in Rush’s arms all day and into the night. But not only did we had a huge night ahead of us, I also had a hair appointment soon. However, before I ended our time together, I had a question for him that had been poking at me.

“Rush…”

“Yes.”

“How are we gonna introduce me to your sister? You know, since she’ll be there later.”

“How do you want to be introduced to her?”

“I don’t know,” I said, lying through my teeth. I knew damn well how I wanted it. I wanted to be introduced as his girl. I wanted to be introduced as the woman that he could possibly see himself with long-term. The woman he could see himself with even outside of the confines of his home. But I didn’t want to guide him to that either and I quickly regretted bringing it up. “You know what? We’ll just play it by ear,” I said, attempting to retract. “Just introduce me by name, and we’ll deal with the rest later. How about that?”

The fact of the matter, truthfully, there was much more to it than I was making it out to be. I had to be real about a few things. Although Rush and I were in a whirlwind, outsiders might view our situation as something unfavorable. Not to mention that although we were in Two-thousand fourteen, racism was still very much alive, and I had no idea whether it was alive and residing within Rush’s family dynamics. I needed to let things build naturally with the people involved—me and him—then pick up from there.

“Okay,” he complied.

I remained in place for a few more minutes, before announcing that I needed to leave to go back to my place and prepare for my hair appointment with Quinton’s referral.

“We still have a little bit of time, though,” Rush said, attempting to pull me back to him. But I managed to give him the slip, and hopped out of the bed. I could feel him staring after me. When I turned to look at him, his lips were puckered with a faux sad face, and my eyes immediately fell to a newly aroused tent growing beneath the sheets. I shook my head left to right, smiling with excitement the entire time. “You don’t need help in the shower?” he asked.