See No Evil

“Oh, baby,” she whispers under her breath, saddened for me, kissing the top of my head repeatedly, the endearment wrapping itself around my heart, making the fucker bleed out for her.

I lean my head back, keeping it still so that we are just a breath apart from each other.

“Your turn. Be real with me, Stone. Tell me your secret.”

Her eyes become hooded, staring down at my lips.

“I’m leaving Asheville at the end of the year.”

“What?!” I blurt out in a panic, pulling back a little bit to face her as she breaks my heart.

But Stone just continues to play with the ends of my hair, locking her legs tightly around me, as if she didn’t just punch me in the gut.

“It’s not a done deal yet, but it looks promising. I applied to Columbia to get my law degree, and they are willing to give me a scholarship as long as I keep my grades exactly as they are. Now, their scholarship won’t cover all my expenses, but I already have a plan. I’m currently in the ru

“I thought you were going to stay in Richfield for your law degree,” I stutter, feeling like someone is carving my insides out.

“I mean, I can. Richfield offered me a full ride, so it would make sense for me to stay, especially because of Momma. I know that leaving for New York will be tricky, and I’ll have to work extra hard so that she is properly taken care of. But, Fi

Her eyes search mine, and I try my best to hide how her good news has just shattered me—utterly and completely.

“Of course, I understand. I only wish I could be there when you make New York City your bitch,” I joke half-heartedly, gaining a shy smile out of her.

“You want to tell me another secret?” she asks inquisitively, completely oblivious of my i

“I sometimes wish I could just disappear,” I tell her, the honesty spilling from my lips without hesitation.

“Why do you feel like that?” She furrows her brows in concern.

“Because if I could, then maybe I could finally be happy,” I confess.

“And you’re not now?”

“No.”

“Why not?” she asks, her lips thi

“Everyone expects me to be something I’m not.”

“And what’s that?” she whispers in my ear, bringing me closer to her, wrapping her arms around me as my eardrum pulses with her beating heart.

“The obedient son. The loyal friend. The all-star football player.”

“And you don’t want to be those things?”

“I just want to be me,” I hush out, my body begi

“And who are you, Fi

I lean back, grabbing her chin with my hands and telling her the one secret that is as true as the day is long.

“A guy who likes losing himself watching the stars above him, nearly as much as he likes getting lost just looking into your eyes.”

“So, I’m not one of the people you want to escape from?”

“No, Stone. You’re not. Does that scare you?” I ask cautiously, but thankfully my fears are assuaged when she shakes her head, tenderly moving her nose left to right on mine. “Do you ever want to start over?” I ask her, diving deep into this vulnerable moment we’re sharing.

“Honestly? No. I know my life isn’t all flowers and rainbows, but it got me this far. Maybe if I were someone else, I’d forget that.”

“And you don’t want to forget? Not like I do?”

“No, I don’t,” she replies saddened for me.

“I envy you.”

“Me?”

“Yes. You know exactly who you want to be, and you’re willing to fight to be that person.”

“I think you know exactly who you are too, Fi

“It’s not that simple,” I lament.

“It is, Fi

“I don’t feel that way. I feel like everyone is always pulling on my strings, making me dance to their tune.”

“Then change the station,” she lightly jokes, kissing the tip of my nose.

“Ah, Stone, you make it sound so easy.”

“Life is never easy, Fi

“Hmm.”

“Do I complicate your life?” she asks meekly after a long pause.

“Yes.”

My life might have been chaotic before Stone was forced into it, but now that I know she’s going to vanish from it completely, I feel more lost than I ever did.

“Do you want to disappear because of me?”

“No. You’re the only thing that I want to hold onto,” I answer her sincerely, her face scrunching. “Does that scare you?”

“Yes.”

“Me too.”

She leans in and presses a light kiss on my lips, and just as I succumb to her emerald gaze, I get lost in her tender kiss, too. When she breaks away—far too soon for my liking—I hold her face in my palms.

“If I could disappear, I’d take you with me,” I utter with conviction.

“But I’m not going anywhere yet, Fi

“Then, I won’t either.”

“Even though you want to?”

“Even though I want to,” I admit.

She kisses me again, and this time she deepens it. I let the kiss consume me as it always does. The little sighs she makes begin to boil my blood, and the need to have her becomes the only thing I can focus on.

“Stone,” I mumble between erratic kisses.

“Yes?”

“I need you,” I beg.

She doesn’t say a word and begins to grind over my stiff cock, knowing exactly how big my need for her truly is. Her tongue plays with mine, my hands gripping on her exposed thighs, pushing her dress up until I feel her bare waist in my hands.

“What do you want, Fi

“You. I only want you.”

“Then take me,” she orders, making my mind go blank while my body goes into overdrive as she bites my chin, licking her way down.

With one hand on the nape of her neck, I bring her lips back to mine while my other hand slips under the strap of her thong and follows the material down between her cheeks to stroke her slick folds. Her own hands become erratic as they pull my zipper down, releasing my angry cock. His anger for being deprived of her for so long simmers when he feels her delicate hand wrap around him. I rip the ends of her panties, knowing that one day I’ll have to buy her new ones. I always end up either going all caveman on her lingerie and shredding it or taking the damn things as souvenirs.

Her wild panting in my ear begins to drive me insane, so I slap her ass hard, the echo slicing through the silence around us and giving me another lovely sound to focus on. I know she’s jonesing to jump on my cock, but right now, I need to be the one in control.

I pull Stone by her waist, lifting her completely off me and setting her at my side. Her confused expression lingers on her face only for a second, lighting up the very next when I unleash my command.