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I clung to Hal, knowing that if I ever let go, I might very well be shot into space. He was the only thing grounding me. Being with him was nothing like I’d expected and everything that I’d hoped it would be, without knowing what to hope for. I wanted it to be like this, but I never believed that it would actually happen. Hal was everything that I wanted and more. How could I come to grips with that?
Hal didn’t take long before he was taking over and sending me to a constant state of bliss that I couldn’t really focus in. I’d never been so loved and desired in all of my life and it was Hal. That would always be the best part of it all, it was Hal. How long had I waited for him? All of that time felt like it was worth it now. I never knew that it would work out this way, but I’d always hoped somewhere way down deep, where hopeless dreams continue to flourish.
When it was done, I laid next to him letting my heart settle down. I wanted to say something in the moment, it felt like it was needed, but nothing would come out. I just laid there, smiling like an idiot that wouldn’t stop smiling. I couldn’t. I felt so good, and Hal next to me was one of the best feelings.
He didn’t talk either and when I looked over, I realized that he was sleeping. His posture was toward me, and he looked so peaceful. This was how I had always seen it going, so perfect and just right. We were even in the place where I’d always planned for our first time to be. It all seemed like fate and even though I didn’t believe in such silly notions, I couldn’t help it this time around. Hal felt like the man I’d been waiting for all my life.
His face was relaxed, and I watched him for a while, at least until my eyes started to blur a bit. This was a moment that I never wanted to forget. I wanted to have every moment of it like it was the last one that we had together. I knew that this could be gone in a flash. That’s what happened last time.
That was a sobering thought, which made me sit up and take notice. I had to try not to let myself fall into that mistake again. I needed to keep it all in. That usually helped.
I eventually got to sleep, my body humming with the great time we’d had, but I was ready for rest. I was able to forget my worries for a little while, though by morning they would all come crashing back down. I was given a few hours of peace, before things got complicated, as they always seemed to do.
15
Hal
Igot a call from one of the guys I’d talked to about Jesse. After the fire, I wanted to know where he was at all times, so I was glad that I got calls when he was on the move. I heard where he was seen last, and my body tensed up. Marilyn was next to me waking up and I had to keep my face neutral. I wasn’t going to let the mention of Jesse nearby ruin our moments together. I didn’t know what to think of him still following us, but I figured that he wasn’t very smart.
I didn’t even remember falling asleep, but I slept peacefully once I did. I owed Marilyn for that likely. I hadn’t slept soundly in a very long time, certainly since I was taken. I tried not to dwell on the idea that it was because of Marilyn that I had slept so well.
Even though I wanted to sit in bed with Marilyn all day, I knew that we had to get up and keep going. I wanted to make it like it was time to go somewhere else, not that Jesse was following us. It made no sense and I wondered about his plan, but I was going to have to let it go. It would all work out, that’s what I told myself.
“What are you doing up so early?” Marilyn wanted to know. She looked ravishing and I wanted to get back in bed with her. Knowing that her ex was somewhere trying to either get the jump or spy on us was enough to push me away. We would have to figure something else out.
“I was thinking that we should get back on the road. This isn’t the last stop, Marilyn. It was only the first. I want to take you to other places.” I felt guilty for lying to her in a way. Marilyn thought that it was just me being romantic, not the fact that there was an ex-boyfriend hot on our tail. He hadn’t made a move, but just knowing that he was close kept me feeling weird.
Marilyn wasn’t ready for that. Her face was unsure, and I had to wonder why she looked at me that way. I wanted to ask her, but then again, there was another part of me that knew it would be easier if we said less. I worried that I would say too much about Jesse, and then Marilyn would be full of fear. That was the last thing that I wanted to happen. She’d had enough of that already.
“Don’t you want to stay a little while longer? It can’t be time for check out yet.” Her eyes were filled with dark desire, and it wasn’t hard to get where Marilyn was going with it. She wanted a round two and I did as well, but not here, not now. I wasn’t going to be able to go that way. It was too much and before too long, I knew that it would be better if we got on the move. Then, I could put some distance between us and Jesse. Then, I would be able to breathe again. I had to focus on not her body displayed purposely in front of me, but the way my gut said we had to move. It was impossible to not listen to the way that it felt off.
“I am going to jump in the shower. If you want to join me, I can’t stop you. You will have a better time seducing me in there than in the bed. At least then I can guarantee you won’t rope me into another nap.” I smiled at her suggestively.
Her smile was brilliant, and she was out of bed and coming toward me in seconds. I sucked in a breath. I wasn’t expecting that and any idea I had that I would get out of there without showing off our nakedness was obviously wrong. I wanted to show Marilyn a good time, but it was hard with what I knew was a mess of problems.
When Marilyn turned the water on and dropped everything covering her, I could barely speak. My eyes trailed her movement and in seconds I was right behind her. Marilyn had the knack of making me forget everything for a while, even if everything was really important. At the moment, it could all be damned.
I started to walk toward her and she put her finger up, wagging it. “Uh oh, you have too many clothes on. Take it off and give me a show, and then you can come in.”
Why did that sound like the greatest plan ever? I was definitely in the mood for all of that, so when she suggested it, I couldn’t stop myself. I jerked my clothes off quickly and when she turned around, smiling back at me, I knew what to do next.
Sidling in the shower behind her, I didn’t even play games. I was meant to be only one place and when I pushed deep, her groan was all the pleasure that I needed. The first stroke in was like heaven, and I wanted to stay as long as possible. I forgot why we were supposed to be rushing. All I was worried about was how she was taking each thrust. Marilyn’s sounds were just as good as the tight wetness that surrounded me. She was just as beautiful and tempting as always. I just couldn’t help myself. We didn’t leave the shower until long after the water had turned cold and shut off.
We got on the road, but it was a bit later than I would have liked to have hoped for. It was clear that there was something else going on. I thought so, but Marilyn was too happy to see anything wrong. I hadn’t lied to her, but I felt like I should have told her something more. I felt like I was shorting her, and I didn’t like the feeling of it. Why couldn’t I pull myself together?
I got another call about Jesse, and he was only a few miles away. I told the ex-cop that I’d said to take care of it, to back off of Jesse. I wanted him to continue what he was doing. If he wasn’t going to leave Marilyn alone, I was going to have to make sure that he did. I would do what was necessary to make it happen. She wanted to know why I was in a rush, and I just told her that we had more in store. It was the truth, but like most other things, it was only part of the truth. That was close enough. Dale was going to call me as he followed Jesse, and I would worry less about what was in my face.
Marilyn snuggled up beside me and slept for a couple of hours while I rode with her. I kept looking her way, trying to get the feelings that were coming over me to calm down. Marilyn was something special and before too much longer, I wasn’t going to have anything to worry about. Jesse had likely started the fire at Marilyn’s new place and that meant Jesse was willing to do bad things. That was fine with me, of course. I was willing to do bad things as well.
I felt protective when Marilyn was around and that made me worried. I didn’t want to feel anything for her, but I was smitten, and she needed my help. How could I do anything short of that?
When she woke up, we were miles from where we started, and we stopped at another place that had memories for us. Marilyn was a cheerleader, and I was a jock when we were in school together. She would come on the trips that we would go on, and I missed that about her. I missed a lot about her, but I loved that she knew the place immediately.
“Isn’t this the place that we made out behind the gym at the school?”
I grinned at her, delighted that she remembered such a thing. It made me believe that we had been made for each other all this time, even way back then. We were always meant to be together, but finally, we were able to be together in all ways. That’s what I swore to myself was the answer. When I was with her, everything was right in the world, and when we weren’t together, I didn’t feel like anything was worth doing.
We found a hotel for the night, and I wasn’t the only one lost in my head. Marilyn was quieter than usual, and I wanted to ask her what was going on but knew that it wasn’t going to be easy to get an answer. She went with me to the room, and she finally asked me something that threw me off a little bit. I was trying hard to figure out why she wanted to know, but I knew I had to answer her.
