Scarred (Damaged Souls) (15 page)

Lexi drew in a sharp breath at the teasing touch and the smooth feel of his hard length. Her back bowed in his arms, presenting her breasts at a better angle for his mouth.
Sloan’s hands slid to her sides, pressing her breasts together, launching a full assault on her tender nipples with his lips, teeth and tongue. He lapped at the dark buds till they were glistening. He gently nibbled on them, grazing his teeth across the tender skin as Lexi reflexively rolled her hips into him.

Greedy for the pleasure she knew another climax would bring, Lexi clutched at Sloan’s strong shoulders for leverage and using her legs she raised up, sliding up his satiny steel to the large tip. Holding on tight, she slammed back down onto his lap, burying him to the hilt. Sloan released her nipple with a surprised groan.

“Fuck, Lexi!” Sloan shouted.

Realizing that Lexi was ready for more and being more than willing to give her what she wanted
. Sloan grabbed her hips preparing every muscle in his body for the attack he was about inflict on her wet heat. Using his arms he raised her up his length and then used his arms, legs and core muscles to pound into her awaiting pussy.

Lexi screamed as he hit her cervix. Without
pause Sloan continued relentlessly, stroking into her with punishing blows. She bounced in his lap, only able to hold on to his shoulders, helpless as he laid siege on her sensitive core. All sex to Lexi had been considered rough as well as painful, but this bout of “rough” sex was beyond anything that she thought possible.

With no build up or warning Lexi’s climax violently tore through her.
Her nails raked across Sloan’s shoulders, her muscles clenched and wrapped around his thick cock and yet he still maintained his speed and powerful blows. A rough scream lacerated her throat.

Lexi couldn’t fathom where his stamina came from. She thought she was going insane as one
orgasm stopped and another started in its wake. Losing her hold on reality, Lexi was delirious to nothing but sensations.

“Sloan…PLEASE!
” Lexi sobbed.

Lexi’s plea brought Sloan out of his mindless battering of her tiny body. He wrapped her tightly in his arms and buried his face in her neck
, grimacing in ecstasy as he exploded into her. He gently stroked into her as her inner walls quivered in exhaustion, as the last of his come was wrenched from his body, his erection finally softened.

They fell onto the mattress, their limbs tangled together drenched with perspiration.
Sloan still had Lexi encircled in his arms, their heads close together sharing the same pillow. Sloan gazed into her luminescent green eyes. It was on the tip of his tongue to finally tell her how he felt about her, but her eyes again filled with tears and she quickly buried her face in his neck in embarrassment.

“Lexi, please! Why do you keep crying? You’re killing me here!
I didn’t mean to take it so far. I meant to be gentle I swear…it…it’s just been so long for me.” Sloan said in concern.

“I’m sorry.” Lexi mumbled into his neck, before he put a hand under her chin forcing her to look at him. “It’s not you. It’s just that I’ve always heard how great sex is, other women talking about mind-blowing sex. And I never understood what all the hype was about. Sex has always been painful, uncomfortable and even humiliating for me. I’ve never experienced anything like what you just showed me. Even the rough parts were incredible. I…I’ve never had an orgasm before today.” Lexi explained, looking away bashfully at the last admission.

“On one hand I’m completely pissed off that no one ever took the time to pleasure you, and that they got some sort of sick power off of your pain. But on the other hand, I
can’t help but be selfishly happy that I was able to be the one to give you pleasure for the first time.” Sloan confessed as he caressed a finger down her soft cheek.

“And thank you so much for that. It was beautiful, I never realized…” Lexi said as one final tear
made a path across the bridge of her nose and fell to the pillow below.

“Well I have to admit that I didn’t realize either. That was the best sexual experience of my life!” Sloan exclaimed as he fell back and looked up at the ceiling.

Out the corner of his eye Sloan saw a wild afro and surprised green eyes pop up. A grin spread across his lips as Lexi looked down at him in shock.

“Me?
I was the best sexual experience of your life?!” Lexi said in disbelief.

“Yes, ma’am.” Sloan said looking over at her as she propped her head on her hand and looked down at him.

“I thought I was terrible in bed, and that was why it was never enjoyable for me.” Lexi thought out loud.

“Bullshit! They were terrible in bed
, not you. A man can almost always get off, even in the worst of circumstances. But a woman more often than not, goes unsatisfied. So it’s the man’s responsibility to find what makes her come. But for your part, you were loving, responsive and actively participated. Oh and it helps that your body is amazing.” Sloan explained, starting to get worked up again just thinking about it.

“Now you’ve done gone and lost your mind
! ‘Responsive and actively participated…amazing body’?” Lexi looked at him like he was crazy.

“Yes. You have no idea how many women will lay there like a dead fish. They won’t move or make a sound. It’s hard to know if you’re doing it right if you don’t get some sort of signal. I think many think that they’re too pretty to put in any work, and that we as men should do all the work and we should be thanking our lucky stars that we even are able to have sex with them.
At least that’s my opinion on the subject.” Sloan said before stroking his index finger down her smooth neck to her full breast and circling it around a taut nipple.

“And yes, you have an amazing body. You’ve tormented me since I first laid eyes on you. You couldn’t have told me then that I’d be here right now with you like this. Al
l these curves in such a compact little body, you should come with a warning sign…‘Dangerous Curves Ahead’.” Sloan said as he leaned over and started kissing down her neck, ready for round two.

“Well I’m glad that you like them, because they’ve been the bane of my existence. You can’t imagine how hard it is to clothes shop when your body is several different si
…sizes.” Lexi gasped at the end when Sloan’s hot mouth wrapped around her sensitive nipple.

“Clothes are overrated.” Sloan said as he moved between her legs and smoothly slid into her wet heat.

Chapter 11

“Ready or Not
”

Lexi finished up the last few strokes of Sloan’s face on the painting.
After they had made love again and took a quick nap, Lexi had pulled him from the bed filled with renewed energy and inspiration. Sloan pouted and complained that he needed to eat because she had worn him out.
Ha! I wore him out, yeah right. The man is a machine! I should be the one complaining.

“How about now? Can we eat now?
I’m dying over here!” Sloan whined, making Lexi laugh and then harder still when Tank whined beside her.

“
Oh, don’t encourage him.” Lexi said looking down at the dog. “Fine. I better feed you before you ruin my painting with that pitiful face anyway.” Lexi shook her head as she wiped her hands on a towel she used while painting.

A huge grin spread across Sloan’s face, finally getting his way. He stiffly got up from the gazebo steps
, pulled his t-shirt back over his head and strode over to her as she covered the unfinished painting with a sheet. He stopped in front of her and lifted a hand to caress a thumb across her cheek.

“You have
paint on your cheek. It looks like war paint.” He said with a gentle smile. “So, can I see what you’ve done so far?” Sloan asked while trying to lift the sheet up to sneak a peek.

“Absolutely not!” Lexi scolded and slapped at his hand. “Not until it’s finished.”

“Yes ma’am.” Sloan saluted her.

“You’ve been saying that an awful lot lately. You know women in their thirties aren’t really a huge fan of being called ‘ma’am’
. We still consider ourselves misses, if you don’t mind.” Lexi scowled at him.

“Well then, how about Miss Bossy. That fits.” Sloan said and then leapt away from her laughing as she tried to smack him.

“I see how it is. You’re getting mighty comfortable and cocky. I guess now that you’ve had me, the romance is gone. No more sweet words and flowery compliments.” Lexi tried to joke, but even to her own ears she sounded a little sad and worried.

“That’ll never happen. I’m just being playful with you, Alexis
. This is how a normal relationship works. You know…fun, teasing and affection. Not fear, humiliation and abuse.” Sloan explained.

Lexi’s heart sped up at the word ‘relationship’, and she wasn’t so sure it was in a good way.
Am I really ready for a relationship? Do I really want to set myself up for heartbreak and disappointment? What if I do something to really piss him off? Will he eventually end up hitting me like all the rest?

“What are you freaking out about? I can see the wheels turning in your head.” Sloan said nearly in a panic over the distant look that had come across her eyes, like she was purposefully pulling away from him.

“It’s nothing.” Lexi waved off his concern and smile brightly at him, even if the smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. “So what should we eat?”

“Something easy
. Maybe we could have a picnic.” Sloan said and Lexi’s eyes widened in surprise. “See…romantic.” Sloan smiled brightly like a little boy as he pointed to himself with both index fingers.

“Okay Casanova, let’s make some lunch.” Lexi said, taking his hand and leading him into the house. Sloan smiled, happy that she was easily initiating
simple touches.

Inside they scoured the fridge and cabinets for anything to throw together for an impromptu picnic.
They put together cheese, crackers and cold cuts. They found leftover potato salad and cold fried chicken from a few nights before. As well as some fruit and the summer ale to wash it all down with. In the end they had a nice spread to work with. They grabbed some plates, silverware, napkins and big quilted blanket to sit on.

They walked outside with their arms loaded and Sloan looked at Lexi questioningly.

“Where do you want to set up camp?” He asked.

“Under the willow tree. It has plenty of shade and just perfect in general.” Lexi sighed wistfully.

“As you wish, princess.” Sloan nodded in her direction.

“Oh, so now I’m a princess? I went from Miss Bossy to princess.” Lexi raised
a brow at him.

“Well as I see it, princesses are usually bossy, giving people orders and such. But at the same time they were born to have everything they want and deserve. And since I’m more than willing to give you any and everything, I figure princess is the perfect endearment for you.” Sloan said sincerely before kissing her gently on the cheek.

Lexi just looked at him wide-eyed and speechless as he headed towards the giant weeping willow. Picking her jaw up off the ground she silently followed him to the tree. Sloan held back the long hanging vines for Lexi to walk through and then released them, letting them fall back into place like a thick natural curtain. Briefly handing Lexi the heavy containers of food, Sloan took the blanket from her and with a quick flick of his wrists, snapped it in the air letting it billow down to the ground perfectly.

“I think you’ve done this before.” Lexi commented.

“No, but I was in the Marines and can make a bed faster than you can bat those pretty lashes of yours. So laying out a blanket is a cake walk.” Sloan smirked at her.

He grabbed the containers out of her arms and set them down on the blanket. They both settled on the blanket next to each other. Lexi looked up and sighed as she watched the sunlight
dance through the wispy vines of the tree that hung from its thick twisting branches, while listening to the soothing sounds of the water flowing by down the river.

“You seem happy. This is the most peaceful I think I’ve seen you.” Sloan said caressing a finger down her neck.

Lexi closed her eyes and shivered in pleasure, actually enjoying the touch of a man.

“I am. This is the first time I’m taking advantage of this tree. The moment I saw it, I fell in love. It’s beautiful, relaxing and private. Almost like a little slice of heaven right here on earth. I’ve thought about making a lighted path down to it and maybe even putting some lighting on the tree
itself, for at night. But I don’t know if that’ll work. And I don’t want a bunch of obnoxious cords hanging from it. I don’t know…it’s just a thought.” Lexi shrugged her shoulders.

“It might work.” Sloan gave a noncommittal response, thinking that if he could do it, he’d like to surprise her.

“Don’t worry about it, it was just a thought. The tree is gorgeous as is.” Lexi brushed it aside.

She leaned forward on her knees to grab some plates and filled them with food. Sloan eyes traveled down her body as she made the plates. Her ass in the air, in perfect view, taunting him. She sat back and handed the first plate to Sloan, catching him in the act of appraising her body. Lexi blushed at the look of arousal in his eyes.

“You take my breath away, Alexis.” Sloan said passionately, watching the sunlight dance across her bronzed skin as it filtered down through the vines blowing in the breeze. Sloan looked away from her ridiculous bright green eyes and cleared his throat. “Let’s eat, before I forget I’m starving and I feast on you instead.”

“I wouldn’t mind.” Lexi whispered
.

Sloan stopped, a chicken leg halfway to his mouth. He growled deep in his throat at the tempting offer.

“Soon.” He promised, looking at her intensely while he took a savage bite out of his chicken.

Lexi swallowed hard in anticipation. In the past when the men of her life gave her an intense look, she would practically cower in fear, knowing what
was coming. It was an enlightening experience for her, to look forward to what was to come from just a look.

They ate in silence for a little while wrapped in their own thoughts, Sloan occasionally passing some food to Tank who ate the delicious food happily.
Lexi saw the silver chain to Sloan’s dog tags peeking out of his shirt and she leaned over to gently pull the tags out from under his shirt as he looked at her intently with silvery-blue eyes.

“I noticed earlier when I was painting you
that you have three tags. I thought that you guys were only required to wear two? Lexi wondered out loud.

“Yeah, you’re right we do only wear two. The third one is his my buddy Vick’s. I made sure his wife got the other one, but I at least wanted to keep one for myself.” Sloan said seriously.

“Were you two really close, huh?” Lexi asked.

“Yes, very.
We had been together since bootcamp. He called me his brother from another mother. We were the same height and weight. And we pretty much tied in everything we did, physical endurance, mental aptitude, everything. Everyone said that I was the white version of him and vice versa. Yin and yang.” Sloan chuckled softly, good memories flooding his thoughts.

“So…
I was wondering, have you ever been with a black girl? Well…before me?” Lexi asked curiously, wanting to move the topic to something less melancholy.

“Uh…yes. My parents are kinda old school southern and wouldn’t take kindly to me dating a black woman. But as you’ve probably guessed, I enjoyed defying them.
And it wasn’t just black girls, my parents had my life mapped out for me before I was out the womb. They knew what schools they wanted me to go to, as well as what well-bred woman they wanted me to marry. But I wasn’t having any of it. I felt like I was suffocating under their thumb. I was happier being homeless than I ever was living with them.” Sloan sighed in relative contentment.

“The only thing that would make me happier is being able to make you proud and not to regret helping me. To be able to take care of you and to take you on a date.
I hate that I can’t do that for you, the way I would’ve in the past.” Sloan admitted sadly.

“Oh, Sloan! Don’t feel like that. I don’t care that you c
an’t take me on a date at the moment. Technically we’re on a date right now. And in my opinion, it’s perfect. And I have faith that when this house is done, people from all over are going to be beating down the door to hire Stryker Construction & Renovations.” Lexi said with a bright smile.

“I like that…‘Stryker Construction & Renovations’.” Sloan said grinning back a Lexi. “So speaking of, I think I’m going to sand down the hardwood floors ups
tairs tomorrow and tear out the drywall in the ceiling, as well as pull up the tile in the bathroom.” Sloan informed her.

“Okay, that sounds good. And the roofers are coming on Monday right?” Lexi asked.

“Yeah. And if there’s no extra damage in the roof, they’ll shingle the roof and I’ll put up the new drywall. And if no extra work needs to be done from any unpleasant surprises, I have a good feeling that you’ll be in your brand new master bedroom by next weekend. Especially with the extra men I’m hiring to help. So you might want to go to some furniture stores or go online and pick out your dream bedroom set, so it’ll be here by the time the upstairs is ready for it to be moved in.” Sloan suggested.

“Oh my God! I’m so excited, I could pee my pants!” Lexi exclaimed, clapping her hands together.

“Well I don’t wanna be the reason you urinate yourself, so maybe I should pull back and take my time.” Sloan said holding up his hands.

“Don’t make me hurt you marine, you know what I meant. So just keep plans as scheduled, and nobody gets injured.” Lexi playfully gave Sloan the stink eye.

“As you wish, princess.” Sloan smirked at her and then grabbed her arm and pulled her into his lap.

Sloan cradled
her in his arms like a baby. He rubbed his nose along her cheek.

“I think you left a little bit of chicken on your face.” Sloan said before kissing her softly and flicking his tongue against the corner of her mouth. He lifted his head up and looked down at her sweetly. “Oops, I think I missed a spot.” And turning her head he k
issed the other side of her mouth, again flicking his tongue against her lips seductively.

Lexi gasped in need and Sloan took advantage of the access and dipped his tongue into her awaiting mouth.
He stroked a hand down her neck to the strap of her tank and bra, and lightly scraping his nails across the smooth skin of her shoulder pulled down the straps until he released a ripe nipple. Freeing her lips from the heated kiss, Sloan pushed up her breast with a firm hand and wrapped his lips around her taunt nipple and her back arched reflexively.

Sloan got in a few laps before Lexi came to her senses.

“Sloan, stop.” Lexi said as she pulled his head away from her feverish skin. “What are you trying to do, give the neighbors a show? I think some of them are pretty old and may have a coronary if they saw.” Lexi sat up and pulled her tank and bra back into place.

“Aw, they’d love it. It would be the most action they’ve seen in a decade.” Sloan tried kissing her again to distract her. “Besides, they can’t see anything through the vines anyway.” Sloan pouted as she dodged his kiss and got up from his lap.

“Come on, I want to finish the painting before I lose the light. I only have a few more hours left.” Lexi said, starting to gather up their empty plates and closing up the food.

“You’re no fun.” Sloan folded his arms across his chest like a little boy on punishment.