Spark: Book 1 (The Heat Series) Page 34

  She primly smiled at him and went to the bathroom to take a quick shower. The front desk buzzed and he went downstairs to get the food. It was a greasy meal but a wonderfully greasy meal. Xander went in to take a shower, and she had a surprise for him.

  When he came into the bedroom, she was already in bed with the covers pulled up to her chin. Xander was wondering why she was under them since it was a warm night. He grasped the corner and pulled the comforter off her. She was wearing lingerie, one of the sets that she had not worn on Memorial Day weekend. Instantly, he started to get aroused. He bent down to kiss her soft stomach. He used his teeth to pull at the ties to open the baby doll top. The fabric partially slipped away from her ample breasts. He gently pushed the garment on to her shoulders, fully exposing her to him. Before he slipped into bed, next to her, he removed his boxers. No need for them.

  He took his time with her, sucking, licking, caressing until she was begging him to enter her. He obliged her more than once that night.

  They slept late into the morning on Saturday. Xander woke her with his kisses and his tongue. Ava was in a bit of a grumpy mood and pushed him away.

  “Let me sleep a few more minutes, just a few more and I will get up.” He slapped her bare ass and got out of bed.

  “Just a few more, then I’m coming for you.” She smiled to herself as he walked out of the room. He fed the boys and then went back to wake her up.

  “A few minutes is expired. Get your hot sexy ass out of bed before I carry you to a cold shower.”

  “You wouldn’t?”

  “Are you challenging me because I love challenges.” He slipped his hands under the covers and started to slide her to the edge of the bed.

  “NO, XANDER, NO!!”

  “I’m counting to three, and if I don’t see you upright in that time it’s Iceland for you!!” She was up by the count of two.

  They spent several hours hunting for the perfect dress for the gala the next weekend. Xander loved everything she showed him. She said she had horrible taste, but he knew that wasn’t true based on the things she selected. She told him his opinion was biased because he was in love with her.

  In the end, it was between two dresses, one that was emerald which was the same shade as her eyes and the other black. She chose the emerald one. Most women would be wearing black, and she wanted to stand out from them. Xander thought, you always stand out from other women. She has no idea how beautiful and sexy she is.

  As they walked along Fifth Avenue, Ava couldn’t shake the feeling that they were being watched. She knew it was probably her imagination. Liam wouldn’t be so stupid to be out during the daytime stalking them, would he? All they had to do was glimpse him, and they could call the police. Mike had not gotten back to them about the video footage yet. She hoped Liam would be out of her life soon.

  But Xander had told her that even if he were caught, it would probably only amount to a misdemeanor with no jail time. She felt no comfort in the justice system even though she worked in the field. She loved the law and might want to become an attorney but not if it failed her.

  Liam Chapman was making good use of his free time. His sister often questioned where he went from day to day since she knew he was no longer working. She had told him that he needed to pay her rent, and he had produced what amounted to several thousand dollars.

  “Now leave me alone,” he snarled.

  She noted that he was becoming scary. He would often leave very early in the morning with his backpack and come home fairly late at night. He put a lock on the basement door which was where he lived in her home. He told her that his property was his business, and she needed to mind her own. She had enough problems being a single mother with two children to feed.

  That morning, he had waited across the street from Ava’s apartment building hoping to see her. She came out close to noon time with that asshole boyfriend of hers. They had taken a cab, and he had done the same offering the driver twice as much if he were able to follow their vehicle. They stopped in several shops on Fifth Avenue, and he followed them on foot. He peered through the windows at a few and saw her looking at clothing with her boyfriend. She finally came out of Saks with a garment bag. He wondered why she was buying a dress.

  He took a device out of his bag and turned it on as he pointed it at them. It amplified the conversations out of normal earshot. It was hard to zero in on her conversation with so many people talking in the street, but he got close enough to hear something about Kids Afloat. He would have to Google it to see if they had any upcoming events. He continued to follow them until they got to a restaurant for lunch. He was tired and had been following them in the warm sun for almost three hours. He had what he needed, and he would plan to make his move. She would regret rejecting him. As for her boyfriend, he would pay for the punch he threw at him at Club Olé.

  They stopped at a restaurant on Fifth Avenue. With all the eating she was doing, she must have put on a pound or two since last week. Her jeans weren’t as loose in the waist as they had been last weekend. Xander finished his meal well before she had and moved on to dessert. She had a forkful of his caramel apple pie, but she was close to full already. After lunch, they continued to window shop until her feet started to ache.

  “Xander, can we go home? I’m tired.” She leaned in near his ear because she didn’t want to broadcast the rest of what she had to say. “And horny.”

  Xander put his hand up to hail a cab immediately. She felt sweaty from all the walking and wanted a bath. They hadn’t taken one together since the lake house. Her tub was a quarter of the size but perfect for two people.

  When they got home, she asked, “Do you want to take a bubble bath with me?” Xander smirked. He knew that they would be doing anything but bathing in that tub.

  “Nah, I think I will just take a quick shower and relax on the couch.” Ava looked at him disappointedly. He let her think he was not going to join her by turning on the shower. She slipped into the water, and he shut the shower off.

  “I thought you were going to shower?”

  “I was until I saw this incredibly sexy, hot woman in all those bubbles. I have to join you.” He sat on the edge of the tub and put his legs in the water. She reached for his flaccid cock fondling it with a bubble filled hand. When he was fully erect, he was going to slip into the tub, but she instead maneuvered herself in between his legs. She held the shaft of his cock with both her hands and began licking and sucking the crown. She heard a low rumble in his throat as she took him deeper.

  In a short time, she had become skilled at sucking him. Her fingers slid down his scrotum touching the sensitive skin just beyond. She pressed hard there, and he got a jolt that went right through him. She was fast bringing him close to orgasm. He preferred to come inside her, but she latched on with her mouth and wouldn’t let him go. He flexed his hips to meet the rhythm of her mouth each time. He came hard, and she took him deep into her mouth, deeper than she had ever taken him before until he was fully drained. She finished and with one final lick of his head she took her mouth off him.

  He just had to ask her. “How did you know about the place behind my balls?”

  “You can learn a lot of biological information on the internet, a lot more than you can learn watching porn.”

  Xander raised an eyebrow. “Oh, do you watch much porn?”

  She blushed, and he started to laugh.

  “Why are you laughing at me?”

  “You just gave me an awesome blowjob, and you’re embarrassed by me asking you if you watch porn?”

  She ducked her head into the bubbles. The things she did with Xander were because she wanted to show him her love. Watching porn was not one of those things. She had watched it before but not recently. She didn’t need to see other men performing sex acts when she had him.

  “Come here, Ava.” She moved through the bubbles to where he was. He leaned down, and he kissed her.

  “Are you ready to get out of the tub? What I need to do to yo
u, I need a bed.” She felt his words resonate deep in her core. She knew what he could do in bed, and she wanted it. He stood up in the tub and pulled a towel off the rack wrapping it around his waist. Then he stepped out of the tub and helped her out. He dried the bubbles off her and himself with the same towel and took her in his arms. The boys were on the bed, and he shooed them away.

  “Pull the covers back.”

  She did as he asked and he placed her on the bed, spreading her legs wide. She anticipated his tongue but instead she felt his fingers sliding through her slickness then he removed them. He placed kisses on her inner thighs and mound then began to use his tongue. He spread her legs as wide as they would go so she was fully open, and he took his time bringing her to the edge, again and again, finally entering her with his cock. He slowly fucked her. Ava could feel a scream of ecstasy balancing on the edge of her tongue with each thrust. His movements were excruciatingly delicious.

  Instinctively she wrapped her legs tight around his waist pulling him as deep as he could go. She bit her lower lip keeping it between her teeth as he continued pumping into her. When she could take it no more and had reached the zenith, she let go with a tremendous moan of ecstasy. She called his name over and over as her legs slipped from his waist. But he wasn’t finished with her. He continued to thrust in and out of her.

  “No more.”

  He slowed his pace almost coming to a stop, “Are you sure? “ He gently continued and for a minute not a word from her. Then she grasped his ass with both hands pulling him into her with each thrust.

  One word told him she wanted more: harder. He did as she asked and this time it was him finally reaching his climax with her not far behind for the second time. As they lay bathed in the feeling of ecstasy, he pulled out of her and lay next to her. A thick sheen of sweat coated them both.

  Ava innocently asked, “Is it possible that sex gets better and better each time?”

  Xander chuckled. “With you, it surely seems too, and we have barely been having sex for two weeks. What is it going to be like six months from now?”

  The sex and the busy day had taken their toll, and they both fell asleep for a time. Twilight had leaked into the windows when they awoke. Xander was sleeping far on the other side of the bed with his arms splayed on the pillows. She stretched her arm out and stroked his hand. He turned his head and yawned.

  “What time is it?” Ava glanced at the clock, and it was past eight.

  “We have been asleep for over two hours. You knocked me out.”

  “I knocked you out? You, my dear Ava, are wearing me out.” She slapped at his hand and got out of bed. Xander watched her every move as she walked out the door. He heard her rustling around in the kitchen. A can top opening and sweet coos. She was feeding the boys. He felt a massive wave of love wash over him. He wanted to be with her all the time. Being separated from her during the day was becoming harder to bear. Now he had the memories of lovemaking in his office. Each time he walked in there he would remember her naked and bent over his desk. He rolled over to her side and buried his head in her pillow breathing deeply. It had the faint smell of her perfume.

  “Are you going to get up or sleep for the rest of the night, Xander?”

  “I’m not sure. What did you have in mind?”

  “We haven’t been out for awhile. I feel like getting a drink. Maybe we can go to that place you mentioned, Charlie’s?”

  Xander propped himself up on his elbow. “Really?”

  “Don’t look so surprised. I did have some sort of life before you. Sam and I used to go to bars when we were in college.”

  Xander felt a little trepidation about going to Charlie’s. The last time he was there he picked up a woman and fucked her to get Ava out of his head. It didn’t work, and he was in a foul mood when she wanted to stay at his apartment for the night. He was rude, and he regretted his behavior. He hoped that he wouldn’t encounter her when he was with Ava.

  Charlie’s was busy as usual on Saturday. The bar was two deep for drinks and when they got there, they were lucky to find a small table in the corner that a couple had just vacated.

  “Should we get something to eat?” Xander said as he looked at a small menu that he had taken from a stand on the table.

  “I could definitely eat,” Ava said. He signaled the waitress, and they ordered some finger foods. Charlie’s didn’t have standard bar food. The kitchen must have been backlogged because they waited for almost a half hour before their food arrived.

  During that time, Xander kept scanning the crowd hoping not to see the woman.

  “Are you worried about seeing Liam?”

  “No, not at all. Why would you think that?”

  “Because you keep looking around this place like you are expecting someone.”

  He couldn’t hide it very well. They finished their meal, and he was on his third round of drinks when he spotted her. She was in the corner with two other women. She stared at him and started to make her way over. Xander got up to intercept her, but she reached him before they were out of Ava’s view.

  “Hey, jackass remember me? You probably don’t; the name is Christine.”

  “Please don’t make a scene,” Xander said quietly. She reached around Xander to offer her hand to Ava.

  “Christine, and you are?”

  “Ava.” She said as she shook Christine’s hand.

  “I just want to warn you away from this jerk if he hasn’t already sucked you into his web. He will probably fuck you and offer you cab fare to get you out of his apartment like he did me. You are far too pretty to waste your time on him.”

  Ava was ready to protest, but Xander grabbed Christine by the arm and pulled her away. Ava couldn’t hear their conversation, but he was moving his hands a lot. In the end, Christine smiled and turned to walk away. When Xander got back to the table, she stared at him.

  “What the hell was that all about?”

  “She is right I was a total asshole to her. I came here a couple of months ago looking for a stand in for you. I used her and treated her badly. I admit that I am very ashamed of what I did. I was drunk, and I know that isn’t an excuse. My head was in a very bad place at the time.”

  Ava squinted her eyes at him. “What do you mean stand in for me?” She could see him working his jaw.

  “I was in love with you and was trying to get you out of my head. It didn’t work very well. Having you in my life was and is the only cure.”

  Ava slid out of her seat. “I think we need to go home.”

  On the walk home, no words were said. She made no attempt to touch him. He couldn’t sense if she were angry at him or not. Ava was simmering as they walked the blocks home to her apartment. But it wasn’t the kind of simmer that Xander might have expected. She was shocked by his previous behavior towards the woman. The ride up in the small elevator was silent. She watched him avoid eye contact with her. She opened the door to her apartment, and he followed.

  “Ava, I…”

  By the time they had reached the apartment her simmer had become a boil and all she wanted was him inside her. The first round of love making was hurried, frenzied with half their clothing still on. The second was much slower, passionate, and fiery with Xander questioning what got into her beside himself.

  Chapter 22

  The next morning she woke up sore. Her passions had gotten the best of her last night. It wasn’t every day that you heard you were the cure for love sickness.

  “I have to go soon,” Ava said.

  “Where?”

  “Sunset. I have my self-defense class at noon. I have a couple of things to do before I leave. If I don’t do laundry, I will spend tomorrow without the benefit of panties.”

  “That would be to my benefit, though,” Xander said.

  “I’m going to put a load in the washer now. Do you have anything you need me to wash?”

  He pointed to his boxers that had landed on the lampshade on his side of the room.

  “I als
o have some stuff in the closet on the floor.”

  “I know. Why aren’t you putting it in the hamper in the bathroom? That’s why it’s there.”

  “I didn’t think you wanted me mixing my clothes with yours.”

  She gave him a look. “Really, why not?”

  “I don’t know women are weird about that.”

  Frankly, women weren’t weird about it, just Abby. She didn’t want his dirty clothing mixed in with hers. When she had spent the weekend at his place, she demanded a separate basket for her things. She had given him so many rules and he was so blind not to see them until Ava. Ava didn’t care. She was open, honest, caring. She didn’t have problems with a lot of things that Abby had. It was an adjustment for him to realize this.

  “Not this woman. For now on just put your stuff in the bathroom hamper when you are here. I’ll wash them with mine.”

  She came out of the closet with his clothing in hand. He heard the washer being loaded and started. Ava came back in the bedroom to get ready for her class.

  “It’s before eleven. Why are you getting ready now?”

  “I have a few things to discuss with Robert and want to do it before class. Can you put the clothes in the dryer before I get back? I have another load that needs to be put in the washer; can you take care of that?”

  “I will take care of all said chores before you get back.” She pulled on a pair of yoga pants. They framed her beautiful ass and hips that just hours before he had gripped firmly. He felt himself twitch under the sheet and chased the thought away. He waited for her to kiss him goodbye and when he heard the apartment door close, he got up. He had several things to do while she was away.

  Ava made her way towards Sunset. She had an errand she wanted to take care of before she went to class. She patted the pocket of her sweat jacket to make sure it was there. She took care of the errand and went down to the gym. Several women had already entered the workout room. Dallas was in front talking to a few of the attendees. Today there was a dry erase board in front of the room. At exactly noon, he started class.