5 comments/ 32420 views/ 15 favorites Down the Block to the Right By: HexingGirl Standing on the stage in front of three hundred students and over six hundred family members made her choke back her stage fright and take a deep breath before beginning her speech. Instead of having her speak before they handed out the diplomas like every other high school in the area, they had her speak afterwards but before they switched their tassels over. Addressing them all, she started out happy and even made them laugh but by the end of her spiel there wasn't very many dry eyes left in the crowd; though none of the tears were really, truly sad. Even though they were three hundred strong the senior class was the strongest and closest that the school had ever seen. When she did finally finish she led them in the traditional singing of the alma mater before the Principal joined her at the podium so they could switch their tassels over and become official graduates. -x- Two hours and fifteen minutes later -x- "Mom! It's just a black party! I don't have to dress up!" "Jeez Louise, Mya. You just graduated! I jus-" "Mom...it's outside and its hot and there will be plenty of water balloons and guns if I know my classmates, which I do." "Fine." Mya didn't understand what the big fuss was about, it wasn't as if she was dressed badly. She had on a pair of board shorts and white camisole over her bathing suit, the bright red straps peeking out at the back of neck easily since she had her hair up in a top knot. Heading outside, the dark lenses of her sunglasses came down to shield her eyes, the strength of the sun making her pause and blink until her eyes fully adjusted. Heading down the sidewalk at her pace, her ultimate destination was the Baranova house where the majority of the grill masters were doing their thing but she stopped to chat with her friends and neighbors every bit of the way. She almost wished that she had brought a small bag with her to carry all the cards people gave her but she didn't feel like turning back to grab one from her house just yet. Seeing Ember, she excused herself and practically pounced her best friend, giggling as they lost their balanced and bumped into a very tall, very solid wall of pure muscle. Looking up, they smiled up at Mr. Baranova as he helped steady them with his free hand. "Mya, Ember. Congratulations, first all of. Second, is everything okay?" "Oh! Absolutely Mr. B! I just got a little overexcited and we lost our balance, sorry! Thanks though." "No apology necessary, I'm sure your allowed to be overexcited, today especially. Let me just say, your speech was fantastic." "You were there?" "Well...yes. Just because our little one is still little doesn't mean we don't support you guys. Besides, you're the best babysitter we've ever had. Being there was the least we could do, as well as give you this and give you a raise when you sit for us the next time." An envelope was retrieved from his back pocket and handed over to her. Ember had been called over to help with something so she opened the card right then, smiling at what it said and gasping sharply when two five hundred dollar bills were revealed when she looked inside. "Mr. B..." "Just say thank you and smile because I won't accept any form of argument." She nodded and tucked the money into her pocket for safe keeping with all the other bills from the other cards before stepping in and hugging him tightly. It took him a second for him to hug back, he was clearly surprised but when he did hug her back, he squeezed her hard and tight and even kissed the top of her head before she stepped back. "Thank you Mr. B. It won't go to waste, I promise." "I know it won't. So, how do you like your burgers? Most are well-done but I've had requests for medium-rare, too." "Blech! Definitely well-done for me, blood grosses me out." "Well-done it is. No, go spend time with your friends, don't waste your whole day talking to an old man like me." "You're so not old, Mr. B. You're like...thirty! That's still young, Jeez." "Feed the ego, yes. But still, go have fun." -x-x-x- Lounging out by her own pool with Ember, Janie and Claire, she and Em got up to dive into the pool to cool off a bit as the other two sat back to tan a while longer. As they neared the small waterfall at one end of the massive pool, Ember nudged her hip with her own and latched onto the side to rest. "So I totally noticed something earlier." "What? That Jimmy loves Ashley but Ash is in love with Billy?" "Noooooo! That Mr. B totally has the hots for you." "What? No wayyyyyyy! Not even possible. I mean...Have you seen his wife? She's a hundred on a scale of one to ten, Em. He'd never go for a girl like me!" "So you admit you like him like that." It wasn't even a question, more of a direct statement she couldn't deny. "Well...Maybe." She lowered her voice even though the sound of the waterfall covered their voices easily. "Okay, yes. Ever since I started babysitting for them. He's so nice to me they both are really but he's got a wife, a family. What would he want with a girl like me? As young as me?" "Hot, uninhibited monkey sex." "EM!" "What? If I was a guy I'd so bang you. Your totally a babe, babes. I mean, look at you. Your body is perfect and you've got this Marilyn Monroe type of beauty working for you. What guy in his right mind wouldn't want you? I'll tell you. A gay on and Mr. B is definitely not gay." "Em...Just shut up. Nothing is ever gonna happen. Besides, I'm going to college in the fall, so yeah..." "So? He could visit your dorm all ninja-like." "Em..please." "Fiiiinnneeeee. Subject dropped." -x-x-x- Over the course of the next month and a half she worked the early morning and afternoon shifts at the local vets office and filled her nights with babysitting or spending time with friends though the former greatly outweighed the latter. Mrs. Baranova had called a week in advance to book her for tonight, apparently she was leaving tomorrow on yet another month long business trip in Europe. Having packed her normal supply kit of games and activities and her Netflix DVD as well as a first aid kit, she told her mom where she was going and headed downed the block to their house. Greenridge was a very high-class neighborhood where only the privately wealthy chose to live. They had million dollar homes on a good sized bit of land where their children had plenty of room to play and grow up. The community was very tight knit, almost like extended family in a way. Looking up at the dark green front door, she knocked and stepped back, adjusting her bag on her shoulder. Not even half a minute later a six year old half-pint was peering through the window to the left of the door before hastily trying (and eventually succeeding) to open the door. "Mya, Mya, Mya, Mya, Mya!" She swept the hyper little girl off her feet and into her arms, playfully groaning as if she had trouble holding her up. "When did you get so big?! Your almost as big as me now! What are they feeding you?" "Icky green veggie-tables." "Ohhhh...you know...I used to hate them too, but if you drizzle a little bit of cheese over them with your mommy's or daddy's help, they become really tasty. Besides, they keep you healthy and strong and keep making you grooowwww." She dragged the word out, tickling the little girl as she entered the house and shut the door behind her. Smiling as Mr. B came out of the kitchen, she laughed when Madeline all but dragged her to him. "Daddy, daddy, daddy! Look whose here!" "I see, my precious. Hey Mya, how're you tonight?" "I'm good, what about you Mr. B?" Was it just her imagination or had he given her the once over when she hoisted Maddie up and swung her around again? Probably just her imagination running wild again, just like every night since the block party. "I'm doing well, thanks." "Oh, Mya. I thought I heard your voice. Thank you for tonight, it means a lot." "Oh, it's no problem. I love seeing Maddie, she's the best little princess in alllll the lands, isn't that right, Princess Madeline?" "Abso-toot-ly!" "Well, we appreciate it none-the-less. You know where everything is, we left money for pizza or Chinese if you want to order in. We'll get out of your hair though, Maddie, behave." "Mommmmmyyy." "We'll be fine, Mrs. B. You two have fun tonight and don't worry about us." -x-x-x- Getting Maddie ready for bed after her bath, she tucked the girl in and leaned down to kiss her forehead. "Mya, can you read me a story? Pwetty pwease?" "Of course sweetie-pie. Which one?" "Errmm...Snow White?" "Sure, whatever the princess wants." Grabbing the big book of fairy tales from the bookshelf, she moved to lay beside her. Propping the book on her knee, she settled her other arm around Maddie as she nestled against her side comfortably. Beginning to read, she altered her voice for all the characters just like Maddie liked, she always liked seeing how the little girl would giggle and clap when good things happened and frowned when the bad things happened. Half-way through the story she began to doze off and she softened her voice to further soothe and lull her to sleep. When she did drift off, she set the book aside and turned onto her side to hold her close as she descended into dreamland. Eventually she began to doze as well, imagining things that probably wouldn't ever happen outside of her dreams. Vaguely, she heard the front door close but it was a part of her dream, however weird and random it was. Mary didn't even stop to check in on them, she just motored right past the open door to their room where she promptly slammed the door. Alek sighed and ascended the stairs, loosening his tie and unbuttoning the top few buttons of his shirt. Leaning against the door jamb to Madeline's room, he smiled at the sight that filled his eyes. Moving into the room, he gently laid a hand on Mya's shoulder and shook her slightly to wake her up. "Mya.." "Hmmph." She blinked heavily, wiping her eyes before slowly disengaging herself from little Madeline. Re-tucking her in, she stretched her arms out over her head and smiled up at him. "Sorry, I guess I dozed off. I read Snow White for her and she's so sweet, she cuddled right up against me and went to sleep." "It's okay, sometimes I fall asleep in here too, when she cuddles up to me." "She's so precious, really." "Thank you. Sorry we're later than we said we'd be. There was a lot of traffic going to a from the ballet." "It's okay, you guys are my favorite...customers? Clients? I don't know." She let out a faint, musical laugh. "Yes, well, you're our favorite baby sitter, Mya. Maddie loves you, you know. Very much." "Well, I love her too, she really is a little princess to me." "And to me as well." Taking her jacket from the coat rack by the front door, she smiled when he stepped up behind her to help her. Feeling his fingertips brush across the back of her neck, she blushed deeply before turning to face him. Watching him tuck an envelope into her jacket pocket, she laughed softly. "Thank you." "No, thank you. I'm surprised you have so much time to devote to babysitting. I would think you'd have a boyfriend to spend time with." "No. No, I don't need a boyfriend. Besides, school is coming up in the fall..Which means I won't be able to baby sit, so I've been getting it in as much as I can before I leave." "What college are you going to?" "FIT. I'll be able to come home for holidays but that's it, sadly." "I'll have to bring Maddie up to see you then, she'll miss you a lot. I probably will too." "I'll miss her too, and..you'll miss me?" Her head tilted at that, her brow furrowing adorably as she tucked a strand of pale blonde hair back behind her ear. "Yeah..I like talking with you. Your smart and funny and sweet." "Well..you can still call me to talk, Mr. B. I hope you know that. Though seeing you and Maddie sounds good too, I know your busy a lot and you have Mrs. B, too." He shook his head, a frown overtaking his handsome features. Leaning back against the door, she paused nervously when he shifted closer only to laugh when he gripped the door handle. "Can we sit outside?" "Of course." Heading outside with him, they sat on the porch swing and she folded one leg up beneath her comfortably as he crossed his legs at the ankles. "Mary and I...We might be getting a divorce. We've both been unfaithful for the past few years...Our marriage has been over for a long time. That's why she goes on so many business trips, actually. Though I've only cheated once. I will admit though, that there is a woman that I wish I could be with. I just don't know if she feels the same." She was a bit shocked at first but then she started piecing everything that she'd seen or heard over the last few years together. Nodding absently, she picked at her fingernails, the red polish already chipped beyond repair. "Maybe you should just feel her out, this other woman. Drop hints, flirt, be yourself. Any woman, who isn't like Mrs. B, would be lucky to have you in her life. I know I am." "Honestly what would you think if a man in my position chased after you?" "If he meant business and I liked him and we both wanted to see if we could last...I'd want him to get the divorce out of the way first. Get everything settled so the fact that he and I were contemplating a relationship wouldn't put any more pressure on the proceedings." "Your very wise you know that? Are you working tomorrow?" "I try to be, I guess. And yeah, but just the morning shift, then I have the rest of the day off." "Well, do you mind watching Maddie for a few hours? You've given me good advice, which I'm going to take and begin the divorce process. Better sooner than later, right?" "I suppose so, yeah. And of course I'll watch her, there's a kid's movie playing at the theater, is it okay if I take her to see it?" "You know, she was begging Mary to see it when it first came out but Mary kept saying no so yeah, it's more than okay." "Good, should I pick her up at a certain time?" "What time do you get off? I can drop her off on my way to the firm." "Sounds good to me. Noon-ish, usually." Standing, she brushed her hair back and smiled down at him. "I should get going, I hope all goes well tomorrow." "Wait...Can I tell you something Maddie said?" "Well yeah." "Mary and I were fighting at dinner one night and she piped up and just asked, 'Why can't you be like Mommy Mya?' Needless to say that pissed Mary off and she just up and left, didn't come back for three days." He stood and looked down at her, reaching out to tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear as the wind picked up gently and blew it across her cheek. She blushed slightly and stared up at him, trying so hard not to turn and nuzzle his hand. "She called me that? Mommy Mya?" "Yep, I thought it was adorable, honestly. She's right though, you're more of a mother to her than Mary ever was or will be." "It's not hard to be motherly when you care about someone." "Your absolutely right, but I'll let you get home. Let me know when you get there." "I will, Mr. B. G'night." She turned to walk down the path but only got a few feet before he called out for her to wait. Turning just as he reached her, she was shocked when he caught her up in his arms and pulled her closer. "Mr. B..." He shushed her and tilted his head down, capturing her mouth in a kiss; a soft one, one that lasted for minutes on end but that felt like an eternity had passed them by. By the time he drew back she was clinging to him with one hand cupping the back of his neck while the other caressed his stubble tainted jaw. It took a second but when she was finally able to open her eyes and look up at him, they were dark and moody, like the sky during a heavy storm. Stifling a quiet mewl of surprisingly strong need, she bit her lip hard enough for it to turn a bright shade of pink, almost bordering on white. "Wh..what was that for?" "I've been wanting to kiss you for so damn long." "R..really?" "Yeah. You're the woman I was talking about. The one I wish I could be with. But I'm filing for divorce first, before anything else happens. If you want anything else to happen...Do you?" She thought back to all the dreams she'd had about him, all the times that she fantasized about being his wife. About every time she'd wondered what it would be like to kiss him which, by the way, was so much better then she could ever have imagined it to be. Nodding, she smiled slightly and leaned a little closer. "I do actually, I've...kinda had a crush on you for a while." Well then. When Mary leaves how about you come over for dinner? I'll cook for you." "I'd really like that but what about Maddie?" "She has a play-date slash slumber party at a friend's house this weekend." "Then...it's a date." "Indeed it is though I'll still see you tomorrow." "Until tomorrow then." Emboldened by everything that had happened in the last five minutes she went onto the tips of her toes and kissed him again, much lighter than before. Pulling away reluctantly she headed home, looking back occasionally only to see him standing in the same spot, watching her until she was safely home. -x-x-x- The next day after her parents left for work, he pulled into the driveway and called her just as she was pouring her morning dose of coffee into her thermos. Pulling her phone out, she immediately smiled as she answered. "Well hello there." "Good morning beautiful. I figured I'd give you a ride to work. I cleared my schedule for the next week so I can pick you up from work today and we can all go to the movies later." "Wow. That sounds...great. Did you have plans for the rest of the week?" Taking a sip of her coffee, she headed for the door and picked up the knapsack that she used as a purse. Slinging it over her shoulder, she scraped the messy tangle of keys off the entrance-way table and stepped out, locking the door behind her. "I thought I'd let you decide whether you want to do anything, before I go planning things." He watched her as she neared the car, admiring the way her scrub uniform looked on her. Waiting until she was in the car to respond, she smiled and leaned over to kiss him since his windows were tinted so dark they were almost presidential black. Hearing a happy giggle from the backseat, she blushed and turned, leaning in between the seats to Eskimo kiss Maddie. "Well hello there Princess. How are you today?" "I'm good Mya, Mya, Mya!" "That's spectacular and hello to you too, by the way." She sat back down in her seat and buckled her seatbelt as she smiled over at him. "And as for plans I actually have two days off next week, maybe three if Mrs. Dillards decides to go to the conference. Maybe we can go somewhere no one knows us, so we don't have to hide our...affections." "That's a great idea. We can leave tonight, unless you work weekends?" He glanced at her as he headed out of their subdivision and towards town. "I don't, so that sounds amazing. Good thing it's Monday through Wednesday, maybe Tuesday." She smiled and went through her bag, making sure everything was there. "When we pick you up late, do you want us to wait outside in the parking lot?" He reached over and took her hand, lacing his fingers with hers gently as she nodded. "If you don't mind, just so we don't arouse suspicion." "That's the only thing you don't wanna arouse, right?" She blushed lightly but nodded, laughing quietly as he lifted her hand to kiss and nibble as lightly and teasingly at her knuckles as possible. Nodding, she leaned over to kiss the corner of his lips much to Maddie's delight. "Mommy Mya!" Her eyes went wide and she actually teared up, about to speak up and correct her when he spoke up first. "That's right baby girl. Mommy Mya. If that's okay with you, of course." Down the Block to the Right "Absolutely." Blinking away the sweet, silly sting of tears, she smiled even as they pulled into the parking lot a few minutes later. She definitely didn't want to leave the car, or them, but she had to - the customers needed her. "I hate to go on such a high note...but I'll see you in a matter of hours anyways." "Of course you will, might even have a surprise for you, too." "That's so no necessary, really it isn't." "Well, I think it is, so it's final. Have a good day and I'll see you soon." Using his gentle hold on her hand, he tugged her closer and into a spicy yet sweet and lasting kiss that had them clinging to each other for as long as they possibly could stand to torture their lungs. Finally parting, it took them both a very long moment before they were able to open their eyes, their systems caught in a stasis as they reluctantly recovered from the powerful kiss. "I should..uh...go..." "Before your late." He finished for her. She only nodded and leaned back to press a kiss to Madeline's forehead. Smiling at the giggle she got in return, she stole another soft, this time quick, kiss from him before getting out to go into the building. As soon as her first break came she called Ember and asked her to go to her house and pack some of her clothes, enough for a week and to bring it up to her before noon. Em kept asking why but she evaded her best friend's questions, laughing at all the insane reasons the other girl thought up and spewed into the phone. -x-x-x- Calling Bertha, the mother of one of Maddie's friends, he asked if she could take Maddie a day early and for a little longer then they had planned. He explained that Mary was on another business trip and that something had come up at another law firm a few cities over. Bertha was all too happy to watch Maddie which he thanked her profusely for. Heading upstairs he packed Maddie's clothes first before heading to his room to pack his own. At eleven thirty he dropped her off at Bertha's, having already stopped by the firm and started the divorce process, and headed back into town, having to work harder than normal to keep his car from careening through the streets at speeds much faster than the posted limits. When he reached the vet's office he parked and left the car running since it was a few minutes after twelve. Glancing at his watch out of habit, the glint of his wedding band made him scowl. He only wore it for appearances these days. He and Mary hadn't even slept in the same room in over three years, the last time they had sex was when Madeline was conceived. Their marriage had indeed been over for a long time, just like he had told Mya. Jerking the ring off, he tossed it into the very bottom of the center console and shut it away far easier then he thought. Seeing her walkout the double automatic doors, he grinned as she took a second to locate his car before shifting the bag on her shoulder. Doing a double take, his brow wrinkled at the duffel bag she now had but it smoothed as he smiled. Popping the trunk, he almost got out but stopped when he saw her shake her head. Closing his door again, he waited until she was seated beside him before he leaned over to greet her with a kiss; a slow one, making it last for as long as they could stand to hold onto it. "Well hello there, Mr. Baranova." "Hello there Miss Mya. How was your day at work?" "It felt like forever. I had Ember bring me some clothes, so we could just head out from here. Where's Maddie?" "Staying with her friend that she was going to spend the weekend with anyways. I love her to death but I would really like some private time with you. If that's okay." "Absolutely, that's totally fine with me. How was your day?" "It was good. We had some good daddy-daughter time today. I stopped by the firm earlier and kicked things off, Marge is the best divorce lawyer the firm has. She'll keep it quiet." "Well that's good, both that you had some time with her and about the divorce." There wasn't any awkward pauses in their conversation at all, they talked the whole way until they got to the city. She watched him more than the passing scenery, he was much more interesting than the outside world no matter where they were or were going. Sometimes he'd catch her staring and would just smile, other times he'd blow her a kiss, make a funny face or ask her what she was admiring. She'd always just say him; the way the sunlight played across his face or the way the corners of his gorgeous ocean blue eyes lit up when he laughed. She found something new to covet every time his expression changed; even only by a hair's width. When the topic of hotels came up she didn't care where they stayed and she told him as much as well as the fact that she didn't require a whole other room. "It would just be a waste. Either I'd constantly be in your room or you'd be in mine." "I just don't want you to think all I wanna do is get in your pants." "I don't think that, not at all." He eventually picked one he knew she'd like and headed into the valet area. Popping the trunk as a bell boy came over, he waved him away from the passenger side door and towards the trunk. Handing the keys to the valet, he opened her door himself and offered her his hand, smiling at the way his seemingly engulfed hers for all intents and purposes. Walking into the hotel lobby, he guided her to the little lounge area and gave her a kiss as he winked. "It's a surprise, I'll be right back." "Mm okay." She put on a fake pout and laughed, blowing him a kiss as he turned to head towards the front desk. He came back a few minutes later with a room key and a smile, his hands reaching for hers as she stood to move to meet him halfway. Walking the relatively short distance to the line of elevators, the bell boy followed after them and stood in the back with the luggage cart. Glancing at the numbers he blocked the switchboard with his body, hit the button for the penthouse and promptly drew her into possibly the deepest kiss they'd shared so far. Teasing her soft lips with little nibbles and sweeps of his tongue, her lips vibrated against his whenever she let out a little mewl or moan, her body melting into his in every which way except literally. When it finally dinged and the metallic doors slid open, he walked her backwards into the short hallway, raining lighter kisses across her lips. "Close..your..eyes...baby." He murmured between itsy-bitsy kisses, waiting until she did just that to turn her around and guide her to the set of white double doors. Unlocking it, he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and walked her forward one step at a time, motioning for the bell boy to leave their bags by the door. Tipping him, he waited until the door was closed and locked behind them before speaking. "You can open them, cupcake." Doing just that, she immediately gasped and gawked at the pure, pristine beauty that was ripe for their enjoyment for an entire week. Walking further in, she turned slowly to take it all in before pinning those sky blue pools of liquid sapphire on him."You didn't have to do this, Aleksandr..." He moved to her and instantly engulfed her in the strength of his arms. "I wanted to. And if you don't feel comfortable enough, I can sleep in the second bedroom. I'm not going to pressure you into anything." He shook his head as if to back up his own words and pressed a gentle kiss to the slope of her forehead. "Can we decide that later? I just wanna spend some time with you and get to know the real you, not Mr. B, Maddie's dad. Though he's cool, too." She laughed and draped her arms around his neck, leaning her slight weight into the solidness that was his muscle-bound body. "Of course we can, like I said, I'm not here to push you into doing something you don't want to do. We came out here to spend some time together as equals not as father and babysitter." 'Though that's such a fucking sexy scenario,' he thought to himself. If something happened, cool but if it didn't that would be cool, too. "We can go swimming for a bit if you want and then go out for dinner a little later. Does that sound good to you?" "Equals. I like that and yes, that sounds amazing though I need to check and see what Ember packed for me. I don't know if she packed anything other than casual wear." "If she didn't we can either go to a casual restaurant or go buy you a dress, if you want to get all dolled up. It's your choice, sweetheart." Thinking about it, she shook her head and smiled. "I kinda feel like getting dolled up. I wanna be able to flaunt you off, you know?" She laughed and pressed a kiss to the hollow at the base of his throat before pulling away and heading to their bags. Slinging hers over her shoulder, she handed his to him and winked. "I'll go change into my suit and look through what she packed. Mind if I claim the bedroom?" "No I don't mind, go ahead. I'll meet you back out here in a few minutes." She nodded and disappeared into the master bedroom, gawking at the obvious richness of the room design. Laying her bag on the huge king sized four posted be, she opened it and went through everything, gasping in mortification at the sexy lingerie; it was obviously Ember's since Mya didn't own anything like it. Seeing a note pinned to a lace teddy, she plucked it off and blushed. "Did some shopping for you. Enjoy your hawt, sweaty, sexy monkey sex with Mr. Hunky McHunkster. Love Emmie." The blushed burned her cheeks as she picked through the black and red lace garments, trying to find her bathing suit only to find a new one, a bright red bikini instead of her modest black and red one piece that she was expecting. "Jeez Em!" She whispered, changing into the bikini and pulling a long tank top down over it. Picking through, she found an old pair of cut offs and stepped into them, settling them on the width of her hips before heading back out into the living room. Biting her lip when she caught sight of his bare chest, the blush came back with a vengeance as she let her eyes wander over every ridge in his ultra-defined torso. "Uh..." She cleared her throat nervously. "No dress..and uhm..She guessed that I'm here with you..but I swear I didn't tell her anything! Only that I was taking a short vacation and didn't have time to pack, I'm sor-" "It's fine as long as she can keep a secret. A least for now." He stood and moved across the room to where she was standing in a matter of seconds, one hand cupping her cheek as the other found her side. "She's like a bank vault with secrets honestly, so yeah, she can." Picking the towels up from the back of a chair, he grabbed the room key and slid it into her back pocket as his hand found a comfortable position within it. Heading down to the pool, they explored the gigantic mountain of a waterfall only to find multiple little grottos hidden within its depths. Most were occupied but the last one they found, completely by accident actually, was completely empty much to their delight. Draping the towels across a little rock table, they kicked their flip-flops off and he went into the water first as she stayed back to strip down. Watching her pull off the shirt and shimmy out of those skintight shorts was a slow kind of torture for Alek. He already wanted her more than he had ever wanted anyone else in his entire life and the sight of her in a bikini, a red one at that, was driving him nuts. Even the way she took her hair out of the ponytail thing and shook it loose made his cock stiffen slightly in his swim trunks. Taking her hand when she waded out to meet him, he pulled her in flush against him and had to choke back the groan of appreciation at the feel of her silky skin against his. She was drop dead gorgeous and the fact that she didn't even know it made her more beautiful to him. Realizing he was staring down at her, he smiled and dipped her back until the water was just beneath her ears before pulling her back up and into a kiss. This time he was sure she would be able to feel the stiffness of his shaft when he pressed her as close to him as she could get with a hand against the small of her back. He couldn't keep his hands, lips or mind off of her, not that he'd want to, honestly, but it didn't seem as if she was complaining. The way she kissed him back, not only with those delicious lips but with her whole body drove him absolutely crazy. So crazy that he would make love to her right there if she'd let him but he knew she deserved better than that. Wrapping her arms around his waist she pulled him closer as she moved to the edge of the pool, her hands soft and steady against the small of his back. Leaning back against the edge, she rested her feet between his and pressed against him, the hard nubs of her nipples taunt beneath the fabric of her top and against his chest as he tightened his arms around her. "How come I never saw you with a boyfriend?" "I didn't have time for a boyfriend in school. You can't be at the top of your class, captain of the gymnastics team, valedictorian and have a boyfriend all at the same time. So I just didn't bother with it. Besides, all the boys at school were completely immature." "Which is why your spending the next week with a man only nine years your senior." She laughed lightly but nodded, touching her forehead to his lightly. "So I was wrong, your only twenty-eight! Why didn't you correct me? But yes, that's one reason why. The others, some of them anyways, are because your funny and totally cool, compassionate, caring, loving and sweet and yes, before you say anything, very attractive. And it's so very hard not to just keep kissing you. I really can't understand how Mrs.. Mary doesn't just drag you to bed and jump your bones every time you get home. If I was here I definitely would." She blushed again, her hands roaming up and down the hard planes of his back, her nails lightly trailing across his skin every now and then. "That feels really good and I'm glad you find me attractive as well as all those other things. Can I tell you something without you getting freaked out?" At a nod from her he continued, his hands cupping the sides of her neck gently. "Ever since you turned eighteen I've kinda kept an eye on you. It was like my eyes were suddenly wide open where you were concerned and all of a sudden no one else looked half as good as you." It didn't freak her out but it did make her blush yet again, this time as red as a freshly picked tomato. It actually made her feel a little special, if she had to be honest with herself. Cupping his stubbled covered cheeks in her hands, she pressed a light as air kiss to his lips. "I'm not freaked out, promise. I think its cute and it makes me feel a little special, I don't know why but it does." "You should feel special; seriously. You're gorgeous, inside and out, your amazing with Maddie, you're very passionate about anything and everything you do. Caring, loving...the list could go on and I'm obviously attracted to you or we wouldn't be here, would we?" Instead of giving her time to object to his compliments he cupped the back of her neck and pulled her into a kiss, making it slow and sweet, to the point that it felt like a bonfire was brewing in the pits of their stomachs - starting at a tiny match-light before blazing into a forest fire that consumed them both as more than willing victims; sacrifices. It felt like an eternity passed them by as his hands explored the curvy length of her body, eventually reaching her hips where he slid them around and gripped the backs of her thighs before nestling between them. Just the feel of her wrapping her legs around him and squeezing felt exquisite, her toned muscles flexing high against his sides as she crossed her ankles against the small of his back. Every mewl of pleasure was savored and matched with a moan of his own, her small hands exploring his body better than any other lover he had ever had. The feel of him resting between the columns of her thighs felt like heaven on earth. She'd imagined it a thousand times but never in a million years did she think it would feel that good just to have him pressed against her. If that felt so good she could only guess at how amazing actually making love (Having sex? Fucking?) with him would be. She was technically a virgin in the fact that she had never slept with a guy before but she wasn't completely inexperienced. Some of her first paycheck had gone towards one of those little magic bullet things and later on she'd gotten an actual vibrator, so did that count? She didn't want him to know but surely he'd be able to tell by her lack of knowledge on how to do things. "Alek...I have a confession to make.." "What baby cakes?" He dropped his kisses along her jaw and then down the smooth curve of her neck right on to her collarbone which succeeded in pulling a moan from her. "Damn I love that sound.." "I've..never.." Again with the blush. Pausing, he looked up at her. "Never what? Been with someone like this?" She nodded and he smiled, instantly softening his touch as he smoothed her drenched hair back from her angelic face. "Angel-baby, I know. If you had been with someone before you would know just how beautiful you are. It's why I keep telling you I'm not pressuring you into anything though I will admit it's damn hard not to keep from kissing you and keeping you this close all the time. When you're ready and you decide you want to give me that honor I'll be here. I'll be here before and after, I'm not going anywhere. I want you to know that, Mya, really. Hey now, don't cry beautiful. I mean every word but I didn't mean to make you cry." He leaned forward and kissed her eyelids gently, circling her in his arms with a sweet and loving embrace. "I'm sorry...no one has ever been this sweet to me in my entire life..I know you mean it all, which makes me like you more. Do you mind if we go to dinner now though? All this amazing kissing is making me hungry...Oh." She grinned and kissed the tip of his nose playfully. "I like it when you call me Angel-baby or cupcake. I've never had pet names before." "Yeah we can and I'm glad you like them, I'll remember to think up some more for future use to make up for the lack of them up until now." Pulling away from her was hard but he did it and helped her catch her balance again before following her to the stairs. Watching the way her hips swayed, he was instantly hypnotized, his hands reaching out to stop her on the top step as he leaned in a kissed the small of her back before following the slight curve of her spine until he was on the step just beneath hers. "You really are the most beautiful woman I've ever met, Mya. On the inside too, not just physically." Turning around, she leaned into him and skimmed her lips across his cheek as she wrapped him up in her slim arms. "It means so much more coming from you because I know you mean it." There was a spark of amazement in his eyes whenever he commented on her beauty which made her believe him whereas the boys who had made passes at her all through junior and senior year had only said it to try to get into her pants. Brushing her fingers through the hair at the back of his neck, she smiled and within a matter of minutes they were on their way back up to their room. "Crap...I forgot that I don't have a dress." She sighed when they got to the suite, grumbling at Emmie's eagerness for her to get laid. "That's fine, we can do a little shopping before we go to dinner, maybe after as well if you want." "That sounds good, I still have money from graduation sav-" He cut off with a light kiss and shook his head as he drew back. "You're not paying for anything. If you see anything that you like, anything at all, you just say the word and it's yours." "That's not why I'm here with you..." "I know it's not but I want to lavish you with gifts and little tokens of my affections." Down the Block to the Right "Well not all the time. Just here and there as long as you understand that I'll be doing the exact same thing." "Of course Angel-baby, anything you want." -x-x-x- It turned out that the hotel had a little boutique attached to the beauty salon and even though Mya thought it was severely over-priced she did find a dress and a pair of shoes that she liked. A part of her had already decided to give herself up to him and that was the part that made her don the black and red lace bra and matching panties before settling the garter belt around the generous curves of her hips. Buckling the clips at the tops of the black stockings, she pulled the empire waisted red dress over her head and settled it comfortably around her. Fixing the short sleeves, she smoothed the pencil skirt against her thighs and stepped into the pair of black kitten heeled shoes. Looking at herself in the floor-length mirror, she grinned and painted her lips a dark burgundy wine color before turning to go to the bedroom door and peek out. Seeing him standing in front of the glass doors to the balcony in a white dress shirt and a pair of pressed slacks, she moved quietly up behind him and wrapped her arms around him. "I didn't hear you come out...are you all ready?" He turned and set the tumbler of vodka on a side table before looking at her, completely floored by what he saw. Swallowing the hot rush of lust, he cleared his throat and pushed a hand back through his hair; silently amazed that she could leave him astonished and awestruck without a word. "Yeah..I'm all ready. Is everything okay? I don't look completely ridiculous do I?" No one had ever looked at her like he was looking at her right then. A small sliver of her felt like a child playing dress up with her mother's clothes but the rest of her actually felt beautiful for once. Stepping into him when he reached for her, she nuzzled his palm as he caressed her cheek, smiling adoringly up at him the whole time. "Everything is amazing, you look amazing. Red is...certainly your color. You look marvelous Mya." They needed to head to dinner soon, before the monster that was his need for her began to rear its head more forcefully. Already his blood felt like lava within his veins, boiling over until it was hard to concentrate or think about anything other than taking her to bed. "Shall we go?" She nodded and pressed a kiss to the corner of his lips as they left, her own body betraying her, her stomach in knots as the butterflies roiled and rioted within her petite body at the thought of what might happen when they got back from dinner. They're dinner went smashingly well, they joked, they flirted, they made almost every other couple in the restaurant envy them and they weren't even established in their history together. And when they took their leave from the restaurant, his hand playing across the small of her back as he guided her down the short walk-way to the curb as the valet pulled up with their car. Tipping the man, he held her door open for her and only when she was situated within the cradle of the seat did he close the door and round the front of the car to sink in behind the wheel. Automatically reaching for her hand, he brought it up to his lips and kissed the curve of her fingers gently. At one point halfway back to the hotel she started humming along with one of the songs on the radio and when he noticed he turned the volume up until it was loud enough for her to sing along. She did so but it was tentative, as if she didn't think she sounded good but to him she sounded exactly like an angel would. Looking over at her whenever he could, he smiled at the deep cherry blush that sometimes adorned the apples of her cheeks, the sight of which only made him want her more. As soon as they were back at the hotel, a valet was there to take their car for them as they headed back up to the room, spending the relatively short ride in the elevator so engrossed in each other that they barely noticed the ding just as the doors opened into their private hallway, they managed to get into their room before he jerked her into his arms and ravaged her mouth in the most sensual way that he possibly could. Gently taking her hair down out of the elegant chignon, he combed his fingers through the thick silky strands and moaned against her soft lips when she pressed into him and offered up one of those sexy yet adorable little mewls that made his gut clench hotly in anticipation of whatever happened next. Feeling her hands work their way down from his shoulders to his lapels, he wondered briefly (very briefly) at what she was up to but was quickly distracted by the fact that she began to push the jacket from the width of his shoulders. Shrugging the material from his body, he tossed it over the back of the closest chair before wrapping an arm around her waist and hauling her in as close as he could get her with their clothes still on. Looking up at him, she couldn't help but drag her lips up the slope of his stubble roughened jaw, the swollen tissue hyper-sensitive from their kisses. Her nimble fingers slowly began the work of unbuttoning his shirt, moving down the length of his torso one button at a time until she reached the top of his slacks, her thumbs brushing across the button surrounded by the black fabric. Hearing him gasp, her gaze was jerked back up to meet his from where she had been watching her hands, a questionable little spark in her eyes as she wondered if she had done something wrong. Leaning in, a strong sweep of boldness danced through her and she pressed her lips to the hollow of his throat, gently working her way across the width of his collarbone before coming back to the same exact spot just beneath his Adam's apple. Just the feel of her plump lips against his skin had him biting back a moan of desire, his hands gentle on her hips as his fingertips kneaded the rise of her backside as the heels of his palms rested in the small of her back. Taking a step back, she pulled him with her, her fingertips tucked beneath the waistband of his trousers as she held his gaze with every step she took towards the ornate door to the master bedroom. She could see the question in his eyes and before he could ask it, she nodded, her eyes showing no fear and only confidence though she couldn't deny that she was still quite out of her league in this area of life. "I'm sure." Reaching behind her he gripped the knob and turned it, gently nudging the door open behind her so she could continue her backwards journey into the darkness of the room. Pausing, he closed the door and watched as she crossed to the attached bathroom, the light flicked on and the door closed to the halfway point before she returned to him quietly. The light was just enough to show him all that he needed and wanted to see that she could show him, the details of the dress standing out in stark relief as she turned to show him the zipper along the back of it. Leaning in, he swept her hair over one shoulder and pressed a kiss against the back of her neck, one hand dragging the zipper down tooth by tooth until he rested in the cradle at the base of its track with the fabric folding down as gravity pulled it south to expose the supple skin of her back interrupted only by the inch wide strip of black that was her bra. Slipping his hands beneath the material, he pushed it from her body and for a moment, a single, excruciating moment; it clung to her hips before obeying the laws of the universe and pooling around her feet. Taking a step back, he admired her, he studied her and committed every tiny detail of her entire body to memory, wanting to know her inside and out in every way that he possibly could. Watching her turn, he reached out and a smile flitted across his lips when she slid her hand into his before stepping up flush against him. "Is this what Ember packed?" She nodded once, her fingertips dancing across his palm as her free hand brushed her hair back behind her shoulders. Laying both hands against his chest only a moment later, the shirt took the same route that her dress had recently traveled, hanging from his slacks for a second before she pulled it from their depths to let it join her dress in unholy matrimony. Letting her eyes rove over the expanse of his chest and down the ridges in his torso, she bit the corner of her lip as she pushed his zipper down with a single fingertip, the fingers of her other hand relieving the button of it's now strenuous job. She almost let out a soft laugh when he let out a sigh of relief as the pressure lightened considerably, the bulge hidden behind yet another thin layer of cloth making her increase the strength of her grip on her lip. He seemed huge and for a moment she doubted her decision but then she looked up at him and every ounce of niggling doubt was erased from her mind. "I'm not as...innocent as I appear...I have a few... Distinguishing features..." She blushed at the reference to her piercings, knowing that the fact that she had her nipples and her clit pierced would give the impression that she was more experienced than she was even though she definitely wasn't. It had been her own private ways to rebel against her parents, even though no one else knew she had them, not even Ember. "They're a part of you so I know I'll love them." He stepped out of his shoes and let his trousers nose-dive to the ground as he stepped forward, guiding her back to the bed that stood center stage in the gigantic room. Brushing his fingertips across her cheek, he rubbed the curve of her side and laid her gently back on the bed before lifting first one foot and then the other, removing her shoes and tossing them to the floor. Pressing a kiss to the top of each stocking clad foot, he slowly began working his way higher, switching between legs every few kisses until he knelt between her knees and was able to rest his cheek against her hips, his lips brushing back and forth across the patch of skin just beneath her navel. Every little kiss or touch made her heart gallop within her chest, her blood pounding through her veins, soaring through her body at speeds greater than that of light or sound, or so it felt. Brushing her fingers through his hair, she caressed his cheek and stared down at him, her hips rising subconsciously as he teased the soft skin of her abdomen with tiny kisses and nibbles, his hands unclipping the garter belt from the stockings before removing all three garments completely. Ember had told her all about her first time...and her second...and her third and none of the other girl's encounters had been anything like this. Then again, Em usually stuck to boys her age and Alek was everything a true woman could ever hope for in a partner. He made her feel like she was the only girl in the world when he looked at her like he was right at that moment and when he touched her, oh god, when he touched her she felt like she might die from sensory overload. There was a fleeting moment of second guessing when his fingertips edged beneath the lacey edge of her panties but as soon as he kissed the skin he revealed it was gone, her hips rising as he removed the scrap of dark fabric from the apex of her thighs to reveal a silky smooth mound of flesh accented only by a small silver loop that pierced the now engorged rosebud of her clit. Hearing him gasp at the sight, she blushed but followed it with a moan as he leaned down and kissed it once, the length of his tongue sweeping out to take a taste of her secret delicacy. Biting the inside of her cheek, her back arched as he used his incredibly long reach to delve beneath her and unfasten her bra, letting her be the one to remove the concealing cups from her frame and toss it away from them to reveal the creamy mounds of flesh topped off with a pair of soft pink rosebuds. Completely naked before him she felt more vulnerable than she had ever been in her entire life but she didn't regret it; she didn't doubt for a second, now, that he would appreciate everything about her and as he kissed his way back and forth across the smooth skin of her nether lips, his actions only reinforced her confidence in her decision. Everything he did to her made her jump out of her skin in the most wonderful ways possible, the flick of his tongue across her clit, the feel of him circling the hardened little bud drawing a deep moan from the depths of her throat, her skin rising with goose bumps as he trailed the tips of his fingers across the insides of her thighs. "Alek...Please..." She'd never begged for anything in her life but begging him right then, right there, for him to take her...It felt righter than rain. Just the sight of his eyes darkening as he crawled up the short length of her body and the feel of his heavier weight settling comfortably over hers was enough for her to dip her hands down the slope of his back and beneath the edge of his boxers to push the last piece of fabric from his body to leave them both as exposed to each other as they could get. Parting her thighs around him; as they both shifted and moved to make each other comfortable the hard length of him pressed between the now sodden silk of her nether lips, brushing to and fro teasingly as the head of him brushed against the little bud of pierced flesh. The short span of empty air between their lips were filled with little moans and faint whimpers of pleasure as her body writhed of its own accord beneath every teasing slide of him across her cunt. Her glacial blue eyes had darkened to that of the midnight sky, tiny pin pricks of sky blue dotting the darkened irises periodically as she stared up at him, silently begging him to stop teasing her. In his defense it took more willpower then he ever thought he'd possess to hold himself back from plunging the thick length of engorged flesh into her warmth. He wanted to do exactly what she begged for him to do but the part of him that truly cared for her wouldn't let him do that to her. He wanted her first time to be memorable not because of the pain but because she truly enjoyed it though he knew not many girls were able to do that. She wasn't most girls though, she was with someone who actually cared about not hurting her and he'd be damned if he caused her more pain than was necessary. Bracing one hand against the bed beside her head on the bed, the other gripped the base of his cock as he guided the tip between the hot, velvet folds concealing her entrance from him. Gasping at the searing heat as her small body engulfed his head so eagerly, he bit back the urge to slam himself into her and instead went as slow as he possibly could, stopping as soon as he felt any resistance from her to let her adjust before continuing on until he reached that sacred barrier that could only be pillaged once. Caressing her cheek, he stared down at her as moans fell from her lips much like rain from the sky in the middle of a torrential downpour, his lips claiming hers in a fiery kiss that would put any Hollywood romance film to shame. It wasn't just a distraction from what he was about to do, it was a honest to god kiss, something they both couldn't get enough of and when he nudged forward and slipped past that barrier he swallowed the moan that was different from all the others she let loose and cradled her against him as he paused once more. Rubbing the back of her neck and up into the thick mass of her hair, he trailed his kisses down the side of her neck, brushing several sensitive spots with nibbles, kisses and tiny swirls of his tongue until she was once more pliant beneath him. This wasn't about him at all; this was about her, about giving her something that no one else had ever gotten from him. Even Mary had never gotten to see such a gentle side of him but then again Mary was far from being the same grade of beauty that Mya was. Tilting his cheek into her hand as she cupped the sides of his face between those soft pillars of silky skin, she smiled and that was all he needed to see to begin moving within her once more. Despite that minuscule sliver of pain that shot through her when he moved a little deeper, everything else felt better than she ever could have hoped to imagine. She'd tried, lord knows she did, but her efforts paled until they were as translucent as a sliver of a flower petal held up to the light of the sun. They hadn't even really begun yet and she loved how it felt for him to bury that...humongous (to her) pillar of flesh and blood within the most secret part of her body that only one person had ever seen before in her entire life. At first her body was slow to adjust to his size and her hips ached from the way her legs were spread so wide around him but then when he finally began to move within her every tiny discomfort vanished at the feel of her body trying its hardest to pull him back in. Her thighs clenched and her toes flexed, her hips rising in vain to meet his again only to be pressed back into the bed when he sank back into her. She could've screamed right then and there, from the highest point on the face of the earth, from the insane amount of pleasure she felt but all that her voice could produce was a short cry of intensity, the muscles hidden within those deceivingly soft folds gripping at his shaft as he filled her up completely and offered her a little more, slowly beginning to stretch her until she accepted every inch of him each and every time he disappeared into the haven she was quickly becoming for him in more ways than one. Eventually she got the hang of it and their movements became synchronized, as if they practiced them every moment of every day, her body became the missing puzzle piece that his fit into perfectly; the rise of her ribcage fitting into the dip just beneath his chest before rising into his own ribs. Her nipples grazed his chest every time their hips collided, her hands clutching at the sharp strength of his biceps as he hovered over her. Every movement he made, no matter how small, brought a new sound out of her, her voice cresting and dropping to new highs and lows that she never even thought she'd reach let alone soar passed regularly. They lost all track of time, everything else a dark blur around them as they focused solely on each other, their hands exploring every dip and valley of the other's body, mapping and memorizing every inch of available skin and then adding in the additional information of how those very areas tasted as their mouths quickly followed the path that their hands had only just taken. She had lost count of how many times the pressure had built within the cradle of her hips only to explode like a weapon of mass destruction, bringing copious amounts of toe-curling, eye-clenching amounts of pleasure so great that it seemed impossible that the next surge would ever top its predecessor. He was getting so close and as they switched positions and he guided her down onto the impossibly thick length of his shaft, the feeling of being slowly --excruciatingly slowly, engulfed within such soft yet scalding velvety folds had him clinging to edge of climax by the skin of his teeth. Gripping the flares of her hips he struggled not to simply jerk her down and impale her upon him but as she neared the half-way point that was exactly what she did. She stopped the slow descent and simply sank down onto him completely, squeezing him with what felt like every single muscle in her entire body. That was, as the saying goes, the straw the broke the camel's back and before he could even give her a seconds warning, the first thick rope shot out and coated her insides, flooding her just as she did the exact same thing to him. It was a struggle to keep his eyes open but he did because this time when she orgasmed her entire body clenched and shook as her head dropped back on a scream of pure, uninhibited pleasure the sound making his hips jerk and grind against hers as her clutching depths massaged him, draining him of what felt like a lifetime's amount of come. His cock twitched every time an aftershock shook either of them, almost refusing to soften but eventually giving up the delicious fight to begin the short recovery, his hands gently pulling her from him and wrapping her up in his arms.