Taming the Boy Next Door (9 page)

Chapter 17

“Dr. Turner, this is a surprise.”  Dr. McCall looked up from his desk as Jena walked in his office.

“Thank you for seeing me tonight.”  Jena settled in the chair across from him and smiled.  “I needed to share a few things with you.”

He smiled back.  “Anytime you need me, I’m here.  You know that.  How is Seattle?”

“Rainy.  But I have enjoyed myself.  The hospital is fantastic.  There are so many amazing things happening there.”  She shifted in her seat, nerves making their way into her stomach.  “I have really enjoyed our phone sessions.  I just felt I needed a face to face encounter before I leave for Hawaii tomorrow.”

Dr. McCall folded his hands in his lap.  “I’m all ears.”

Jena pulled the
folded paper from her purse.  She had read it so many times, she had it memorized.  “I received this last week.  It’s a goodbye.”  She took a deep breath when she noticed her hands were shaking. “I have spent the last five weeks working on me.  I feel very strongly that I have done some significant healing.  I have been able to talk about things not only with you, but with a few friends in Seattle.  Breaking my silence has been the gateway to my future.  I understand now that Kevin was only trying to help me.”

“And how do you feel now?” 

“I feel like I am worthy of love.  I haven’t been fair to Caleb and I am aware that the damage could be irreversible.  But if I had denied my past and not worked through it, we would not have had a future.”  She held the letter up.  “I wanted to share this with you.  Do you mind if I read it?”

Dr. McCall smiled.  “Not at all.  I would be honored if you read it.”

My Dearest Jena,

I have been lost without you the last four weeks.  I have prayed this time apart was simply a bad dream.  But every morning I wake up, I am faced with the bitter reality that you are gone.  You haven’t answered my calls, my emails or my texts.  Writing a
Dear John letter is not what I envision when I think about saying a proper goodbye to the only woman I have ever truly loved, heart and soul.  But what choice do I have? 

I have cried over my decision more than I care to admit.  I promised myself that if you didn’t answer my call today, I would have no other option but to let you go.  My heart is shattered
even though I understand the reasons you left.  What you fail to understand is what an amazing woman you are.  You bring joy to every person you come in contact with.  You have greatly enriched the lives of my family and my friends and what you have done for me will be something I can never repay you for.  I was a broken man before you, quite literally, stepped through the door to my heart.  I had faced a future of uncertainty, unaware that there was someone out there who completed every part of me. 

You gave me the gift of love.  And although our time together was limited, the emotions you awakened in me were nothing short of a miracle.  I love you with everything that I am.  You accepted my life with no questions asked.  You stole the hearts of my friends and mentored my sister.  If one day I am lucky enough to love someone half the woman you are, I will be lucky indeed.

Goodbyes are never easy.  I will love you until my dying breath.  I hope at some point you can let someone into your life.  Your past will never define you. I hope someday you find you believe that.  Today, I am closing the book of us.  It was the best book I ever read.  If I could rewrite any page, it would never be the one that made you leave me that night with fear in your eyes.  It would be the one that I wrote myself, when I let you board that plane and didn’t come after you. 

I
loved you the first second I saw you.  And I have loved you every second since.

Fondly,

Caleb

Jena
folded the letter and tucked it back into her purse.  She wiped the tears from her eyes and looked at Dr. McCall.  “You have been an amazing therapist.  I plan on keeping you on speed dial.”  She smiled at the keys to her rental car.  “I am ready to fight for me.  He is part of me.  It’s time.”

~~~

Music blared from the Moretti house.  Jena smiled hearing the familiar laughter.  No one had heard her knock so she let herself in.  Her hand covered her mouth and happy tears fell from her eyes when she saw all the people she loved gathered in the living room.  Steve noticed her first, tipping his beer in her direction and smiling.  Mark and Sophie were hugging in the corner, Ryan was rubbing Layla’s belly as they watched the rest of their friends on the dance floor.  Andi was slapping at Kevin’s hands as he reached for her hips, attempting to pull her closer.  Her heart skidded to a halt when she saw Caleb, dipping a tiny blond and laughing.  He was still everything she remembered, but now even more handsome. 

Mark interrupted Kevin’s advances, taking Andi by the hand and spinning her.  Kevin looked up.  His eyes widened as he walked to Jena.  He had not talked to her since he had forced the truth from her. 
He extended his hand and waited.  Jena jumped into him, wrapping her arms and legs around him in a tight embrace.  He laughed as he spun her.  “You are a site for sore eyes, J.  I’m so sorry.  Do you forgive me?”  When she nodded, he spun her onto the makeshift dance floor in the living room.

“J Dog!”  Mark yelled over the music.  “Welcome home.”

Caleb froze.  He knew he would see her on the trip but he hadn’t prepared himself to see her tonight.  She was gorgeous.  Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail, her eyes more clear than he had ever seen them, and her smile was relaxed and genuine.  Lily nudged him and he looked down.

“Is that her?”
  Lily locked eyes with Jena and smiled.  “She’s gorgeous.”  She shoved Caleb toward her.  “Don’t just stand here.  Go say hi.”

“I don’t know if I can.”  He shook his head at Lily.  “I just convinced myself to say goodbye.”

Jena made eye contact with Caleb and smiled.  His heart melted.  She walked toward him with sure steps, her eyes never leaving his.  “Mr. Allen.”

“Dr. Turner.”
  His voice unsure.

“Is it ok if I hug you?”  Jena blushed as she waited for the answer.  He simply nodded.  His heart lodged in his throat.  She stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him.  His response was instant.  He sighed as she squeezed him tighter.  “Thank you.”

“For?”  He cocked one brow and looked at her.  Before she could answer, the girls had pulled her away, all talking at once as they left the living room.  In a single moment, the walls he had worked so hard to build over the past weeks came tumbling down.

~~~

“Here we are again, although the circumstances have changed slightly.”  Caleb winked as Sophie sat next to him on the plane. “No book this trip?”

Sophie laughed.  “I won’t torture you this time.”

“I’m not complaining, but why aren’t you sitting by Mark?”

“I have the rest of my life to sit by him.  I miss my friend.  Are you ok?”  She put her head on his shoulder, breathing in the familiar scent.

“I will be.  I hope.”  Caleb glanced over his seat at Jena, who had been seated next to Andi.  “She looks good.”

“She does look good.”  Sophie smiled at him.  “Mark said she seems different.  Lighter I think he said.  Whatever that means.”

“She seems happy.”  Caleb’s eyes widened as Jena looked down at them. 

“Sophie, thank you for keeping my seat warm.”  Caleb looked between Jena and Sophie
.  They both smiled at him.  As Sophie got up to head to her seat, Jena squeezed her hand and mouthed the words “thank you.”

“Hi.” 

Caleb smiled his crooked smile, his dimple deepening in his cheek and sending her heart into a tail spin.  “Hi.”  His voice was quiet, timid.

Pointing at the manuscript in his lap, Jena continued.  “I know you have work to do.  I will leave you to it.  I’m exhausted.  I think a nap may be in order.  I just needed to be near you.”

Caleb patted his shoulder.  “Feel free to use me as your pillow.”

As the plane reached its cruising altitude, Caleb tried to concentrate on the work he needed to complete before enjoying the vacation.  Jena’s light breathing affected him even when she was asleep.  He was so turned on and uncomfortable by the time the seat belt sign went off, he wanted to pull her into the bathroom and join the mile high club.  But their relationship was over and despite wanting to rip her clothes off, he needed to control himself. 

The first class cabin was full of the wedding party.  There was laughter and joy all around him but he could only concentrate on the woman next to him.  He pulled his eyes from her body and focused on her face.  Her eyes were open and watching him.  “You should be reading.”

“You should be sleeping.”  He couldn’t help but smile.

She moved the arm rest and unbuckled her seat belt.  “I can’t get comfortable.”  She shifted a few times in her seat and looked at him.  “Can I lie in your lap?”

“Probably not the best idea right this second.”  He turned his focus to his editing. 

She pulled the blanket over her and laid down over him.  Her face rested on his thigh.  She moaned when she felt his erection.  “Then again,” her voice was breathy, “maybe it’s the best idea right this second.”  Her hand ran up his thigh and cupped him.  His eyes snapped shut.  She rubbed his length through his shorts and he hissed.

“J, what are you doing?”  He whispered as he looked at the row next to them.  Layla was sound asleep in Ryan’s arms.  His eyes were shut as he rubbed his wife’s belly.  Sensing the stare, Ryan looked.  Caleb’s eyes went wide and Ryan glanced
at Jena.  He chuckled and shook his head before closing his eyes and resuming the belly rub.  “Jena, I think you should stop.”

Jena
unbuttoned his shorts, pulling his shirt out to hide what she was doing.  Her fingers brushed the top of his erection, spreading the bead of moisture around the head of his penis.  She tugged on his Apa and he pushed his head back against the headrest, biting his lip and furrowing his brow.  She stroked him quietly and his breath hitched.  “Relax. No one is looking.”

Caleb looked down and watched as she stroked him with her hand.  “Who are you and what have you done with Dr. Turner?”
  He shivered with pleasure as she kept up the torture.

She smiled at him through her lashes.  “
Maybe this
is
the real Dr. Turner. She’s learned a lot.  She wants to try out the wild side.  I’ll stop if you really want me to.”  She licked his shaft before returning her head to his thigh and her hand to his erection.

“Jesus, no.”  Caleb glanced around the cabin once more.  No one was paying any attention.  He tangled his hands in her hair.  “Suck me.”

She pulled the blanket over her head and shifted just enough to take him into her mouth.  She nibbled at his piercing, making him even harder.  She rubbed her legs together searching for relief.  Jena sucked hard, drawing him into the back of her throat.  His hand tightened in her hair.  She knew it wouldn’t take long.  She drew him in two more times and squeezed his balls.  That was it.  He exploded in her mouth and she took everything he gave.  She swallowed every drop before his hand released her.  Before he could get his breathing back under control, she tucked him back into his shorts and zipped him up. 

Pulling the blanket from her head, Caleb stared down at her.  Sweat covered his forehead and his hands shook.  She smiled at him innocently and closed her eyes.  He couldn’t help but notice her smile as she brushed against him several more times over the next few hours and when he stiffened again, she repeated the slow torture with her hand.  He could care less if the world knew what she was doing.  It felt so good to be touched.  He vowed to make her squirm in the least private place he could think of.  As
his head tipped back giving into slumber, he dreamed of making her scream in pleasure over and over again.

Ch
apter 18

Kevin stretched out on the raft, sighing as he took in the Hawaiian sun.  The
rays soaked into his toned body, turning his skin golden.  He watched Andi lying in the lounge chair, her bikini top untied to avoid tan lines.  The woman drove him nuts.  She was crazy and mouthy and more of a challenge than he was willing to take.  But somehow, his brain and his body weren’t quite on the same page. 

“Dude, I know you said your sister was off limits, but she is fucking hot.”  He laid his head back down on the raft.

“Stop looking at her.  I was serious.  Off limits.”  Caleb flipped the raft, sending Kevin sputtering into the water.

Kevin emerged from the water laughing.  There was something calming about torturing Caleb.  “Speaking of looking.  Check out Jena in that purple bikini.  I see a cold shower in my future.”

Caleb smacked him in the chest.  Jena was getting in the pool, her barely there bikini covering about three inches of her body.  Caleb huffed out a breath.  “Shit.”

“I’ll be up sitting with your sister.”  Kevin laughed when Caleb didn’t respond.  “Talking her out of her bikini.”  Still nothing.  He grabbed Jena and laughed as Caleb growled.  “You look great, J.  Go easy on him.”

“Dr. Turner.”  Caleb gave her his crooked smile.

“Mr. Allen.”  Jena touched his chest.  “Heard you were a little tired after the plane ride yesterday.  Are you feeling better?”

“I’m not sure.  I may need a checkup.  You wouldn’t happen to know someone in the medical field that could do that for me, do you?”  Caleb put his hand on top of hers, pinning it to his chest.  He waited for a response but she didn’t flinch. 

She wrapped her other arm around his waist and hugged him.  He sighed and put his chin on the top of her head.  “I miss you.”  She whispered as he let go of her hand. 

His body was slick with water.  His muscled chest rippled as he pulled her closer.  She wanted to wrap her legs around his waist and show him just how much she had missed him.  But she would wait.  Anticipation was half the fun.  She dipped her hand under the waistband of his swim trunks and tugged on his Apa.  He bit her shoulder.  “Jesus, Jena.  You’re killing me.”

“I ha
ve to go.  The girls have pedicures.  Painted toes are an essential part of the wedding.”  She blew him a kiss over her shoulder.  “I’ll see you at dinner tonight.  Save me a seat.”

Caleb lunged at her, grabbing her around the waist and pulling her back into his hard chest.  She moaned when she felt his erection.  “Do you feel what you do to me?  Go get your toes painted.  But your ass is mine tonight.”

~~~

“You’re blocking my sun, triple threat.”  Andi didn’t have to look up to know Kevin was standing beside her.  Her body tingled every time he was close to her.  She had decided it was disgust.  And that is what she would keep telling herself.

Kevin straddled her and picked up the suntan lotion.  “I’ll show you a triple threat.  Just give me a half hour of your time, doll.”

“Are you seriously rubbing lotion on my back right now?”  Andi looked over her shoulder at him.

“Would you like it on your front instead?”

“If you get hard,
I’ll scream.”  Andi moaned as his hands massaged her back, getting dangerously close to her breasts as he rubbed down her side.

“I’ll
let you in on a secret.”  He leaned over and whispered in her ear.  “I’ve been hard since the second you showed up in that scrap of fabric you call a bathing suit.”

“Oh my God.  Get off me.”  Andi laughed as he wiggled against her.

“I’ll get you off.  That’s a guarantee.”  Kevin rubbed the rest of the sunscreen on her towel and slapped her ass.  “Right now, it’s time for a cold shower.  Want to know what I’ll be doing in there?”

“
Merck! Get off my sister.” 

Kevin flipped Caleb the bird and laughed.  “Funny, we
were just talking about that.”

~~~

Dinner was in the lounge where dancing had been started by several sorority sisters on vacation. One by one, the other guests joined in and now it was a full blown dance party.  Caleb unbuttoned the first three buttons on his shirt.  It was too warm.  He had plans for Jena tonight.  She may not know it, but payback was a bitch.  He had come down early to stake out their tables.  He had picked several booths in the corner, away from the bar. 

Kevin stepped into the lounge with Andi and Jena.  They were both watching as Kevin’s jaw dropped, taking in the large array of beautiful and young college students.  “It’s like a buffet.  A babe buffet.  Which ones should I scoop up first?”  Kevin looked right at Andi.

Andi shook her head. “I don’t know, Deuce.  Maybe start with two who look easy and work your way up?”

“
At least make it a challenge.”  He smirked.

“Oh.  Well, if you want a challenge, try asking one of the hot ones out. 
Stop going for the trampy, horny girls.  Oh hell, never mind, they’re sorority girls.”

“I was a sorority girl.”  Jena laughed at Andi’s scrunched up nose.

“Since I haven’t been able to get your clothes off, I have a bunch of pent up joy to get out.  I think I’ll start with the four right there.  See you.”  Kevin laughed when Andi groaned. 

Jena turned and saw Caleb for the first time.  He was in khaki pants and a light blue oxford,
partly unbuttoned and casual.  His sandy blond hair was tussled as if he had just gotten out of bed.  Stubble lined his face and his green eyes sparkled.  Her heart raced.  He leaned back on the bar with his hands in his pockets, his gaze burning through her.  His crooked smile setting off that dimple, his freshly tanned face beaming at her.  Without a word to anyone, she walked toward him.  Her breathing sped with each step.  In this one moment, she knew where she belonged. 

“Hi.”  She
whispered, her voice shaky.

“You look gorgeous.”  He leaned in and kissed her cheek.  She smelled amazing.  “Do you want to go sit down?”

She nodded her head and let him take her hand.  He led her to the corner booth, motioning for her to sit first.  When she did, he slid in next to her.  She couldn’t tear her eyes from his face.  She wanted him in a way she never had before.  She wanted forever.  She wanted what Layla and Ryan had.  She wanted what Mark and Sophie had found.  And for the first time ever, it didn’t scare her to death.  Her heart pounded and her cheeks flushed.  She loved him.  Without a doubt, one hundred percent, in it for the long haul, can’t breathe, can’t think, love.

“Are you ok?”  Caleb squeezed her knee.  “Why are you looking at me like that?”

She smiled.  “You are very handsome, Mr. Allen.”

Caleb laughed.  “Are you flirting with me Dr. Turner?”
  He winked and her body instantly melted into him. 

Sitting in the darkened booth, Caleb
looked around at his friends and noticed they were all having fun.  Smiling, he slipped his hand further up her skirt.  Her body tensed.  It was payback time and he was going to enjoy every second of it.  His foot brushed behind her leg, pulling them open to his invasion.

“What are you doing?”  Jena’s voice
was panicked as she looked around the crowded lounge.

“I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”  His finger dipped under the edge of her panties.
  Running through her folds, his hand was instantly wet.  He whispered in her ear.  “I love the way your body responds to my touch.”

She bit her lip as he pushed his middle finger into her.  The tempo was slow, each plunge causing the heel of his hand to brush against her hardened nub.  She tried to push her legs together but his foot held her open.  His pace increased as she whimpered.  In and out, his finger pounded her.  Her legs began to tense.  The wet sound of her excitement echoed in her ears. 

“Caleb, my man.  What’s up?”  Ryan sat down across from them.  “Dr. J, how are you?”

“Fine,” Jena croaked.  She let her breath out in a huff of air as Caleb continued his torture.

Ryan’s brow furrowed.  “You ok?”  His stare pierced her to the seat. 

She nodded her head frantically and Caleb chuckled.  “She had a few drinks.  She’ll be fine.”

Ryan tipped his beer in her direction and got up from the table.

“Oh thank God.” Jena’s head fell back as her vision clouded.  It was the sweetest torture and it had been far too long since one of Caleb’s earth shattering orgasms.  Her panties were soaked.  She was only a few seconds away from pure bliss.

“Do you hear that, Jena?”  Caleb’s finger slowed.  “That sound proves to me that we aren’t over.  That’s the sound of your desire for me.  Look what I’m doing to you, baby.”  His eyes fell into her lap and hers followed.

The site of his hand disappearing under the hem of her dress and moving at a frantic
pace was more of a turn on than she ever imagined.  Pleasure built low in her belly, becoming intense as it ran up her spine and as she shattered apart on his hand, she threw her head into her hands on the table and bit back her cry of pleasure.  Her legs shook, her breathing was labored and Caleb just smiled.

He pulled his hand from her skirt, his slick fingers glistened.  He licked them one by one, closing his eyes and enjoying every last drop.  “I missed this.”

Jena’s flushed face met his.  “Take me upstairs.  Blindfold me, tie me up, pull my hair.  I don’t care.  I need you inside me.  And I need all of you.”

Caleb yanked her from the booth and whispered in her ear, making her shiver. 
“I’m going to fuck you so good, you will never want to walk away from me again.  And when I’m done, I will make love to you so gently that you never can.”