Payback: The Men of Firehouse 69 (4 page)

“Fine,” he said
reluctantly. “But one of these times, I want to bend you over with you wearing
them as I slide my cock inside you.”

She stopped while
unbuckling the strap. The pure desire in his voice as he detailed what he
wanted caused her pussy to flood with juices. “I don’t have to take them off if
you don’t want me to.”

“Naw,” he said,
flashing his sexy smile. “We’ll save that for another time.”

The promise of more
pleasure beyond tonight sent a thrill through her, making her fingers thick and
useless. Andre had to help her take off her garters and stockings. Mel thought
he would be sad to see them go but all she saw was eagerness from him.

She reached for the
zipper of his pants and tugged it down. He helped her with the button and then
shimmied out of his pants, revealing his cotton tartan boxers. He hooked his
finger inside the waistband and dragged them down.

It would be impossible
to look away right then. Her attention riveted, nothing short of a fire could
have dragged her out of here. And the perfect man to save her from a blaze lay
in front of her.

He dropped his boxers
on the floor and finally he was as naked as she was. “Wow,” she said breathily.
She had seen him shirtless before, which had only fueled her imagination but
with the real thing before her, her fantasies paled in comparison.

“I think you’ve said
that a couple times tonight.”

She chuckled. “I can’t
help myself. You’re everything I dreamed you’d be.”

“The look on your face
is priceless.” He ran his hand along her hip. “And it also says how much you
want me.”

Placing her palm on his
chest, she pushed him until he was flat on the bed. She straddled him and sat
on his thighs. “You’re awfully cocky,” she said, grazing his hard shaft with
the back of her hand.

He hissed. “Yes, Miss
Melanie, I am. What are you going to do about that?”

She wriggled up his
body until her center nearly covered his cock. “Were you talking about payback
earlier? Now it’s my turn.”

He reached for her hips
and his shaft twitched against her apex. “Oh God, I’m not going to last if you
tease me. You’re too damn hot. You’ve left me on the edge all night.”

She chuckled and rolled
her hips, sliding her wet pussy lips up his shaft. “You’ll manage, big boy.”

He gripped her hips
tighter and his shaft throbbed almost in time with her pulsing core and she
tensed. She hungered for his thickness to fill her, spread her walls and claim
her.

She rolled her hips
again and the broad tip of his cock sat at her entrance. The lust in his eyes
drove her desire higher and all she could think about was having him deep
inside her and squeezing his shaft until they both came.

“Mel, damn it,” he
said, clutching her hips like she was his life line. “You don’t know what
you’re doing to me. Your sweet pussy juice is coating my cock and I’m going to
be inside you if you don’t stop.”

He shifted, probably to
push her onto the bed so he could be on top, but all he did was push his broad
cockhead deeper. She gasped, stiffening as a zing of pleasure shot up her
spine, eradicating all thought.

“Is this okay?” he
asked, sliding in an inch farther. Tension radiated throughout him as his body
shook, ready to pull out at any moment.

“Yeah.” Oh, was it
ever. It was way better than okay.

He took advantage of
her shock to switch their positions so she was on her back with him between her
legs. It drove him deeper into her and then his weight carried him all the way,
filling her until she thought he might split her in half.

She wrapped her arms
around his shoulders, placing little kisses along his shadowed jaw line. He
groaned. “Don’t move yet. You feel too good.”

The heady rush of power
he gave her with those few words flowed through her, making her feel like she
was a goddess. She placed another kiss on his chin as her pussy rippled around
him. “I can’t help it. You fill me all up.”

He pulled back a little
and started to move with shallow thrusts, which only drove her pleasure higher.
His pelvis ground against her clit as he matched her rhythm, never letting up.
He claimed her lips, sweeping her mouth as his strokes went faster and longer.

She drowned in him, not
carrying if they pulled each other into the abyss, as long as they stayed
together. Their bodies were so close that she couldn’t tell where she started
and he ended and that was what she wanted: to be one with him.

Her orgasm slammed into
her, surprising her with the intensity and she cried out. He held her through
it all, not stopping as his peak neared. He kissed her collarbone and then bit
her gently, marking her as his when he came, burying his seed deep inside her.

She wasn’t sure if she
could recover from this and as Andre lay on top of her panting from exertion,
Mel wasn’t sure she wanted to. She only wanted him and if she had that, she
would be good.

Chapter Four

Andre startled, blinking
rapidly until he had oriented himself. He wasn’t in his apartment, in his bed
or between his sheets. The bed smelled like flowers and sex, which made his
morning wood sit up and beg for more as the memories of last night washed over
him.

When he turned his
head, her dark blonde hair tickled his cheek. He grinned and licked his dry
lips. Would she like to be woken up with sweet kisses along her breasts or
along her thigh right before he licked to another orgasm?

He winced at how she
might recoil if she caught wind of his morning breath. Maybe if he had planned
this better, he would have brought a tooth brush, but he couldn’t have imagined
last night they would end up like this, exploring the explosive passion she hid
behind innocent blonde curls and bright green eyes.

Even in the middle of
the night when he woke her up for another round of hot passionate sex, she’d
taken his hard cock inside her and rode his thrusts until they’d both come.

Still smiling from the
memories, he slid out of bed and grabbed his boxers, before sneaking into the
bathroom. He hunted around for an extra toothbrush but came up short. Her
mouthwash would have to do for now.

This whole morning
after came as a shock to him. He never stayed the night with a woman, but then
his sexual encounters had become less frequent as of late due to his insane
schedule at the station.

He slipped back out
into the bedroom to find Mel snuggled into his pillow. He kneeled on the side
of the bed and his hand hovered over hers to take it back so he could slide in
next to her but when his pants vibrated, he stopped.

Bending down, he rifled
through his rumpled clothes to grab his cell phone. The station’s number
flashed across the screen before it went to voicemail. Quietly cursing, he
ducked out of her bedroom and listened to the voicemail.

Just
as luck would have it, most of the workers had gotten sick with food poisoning.
While his boss wasn’t demanding he come back, especially since he had just
finished working a shift, Andre knew helping out would go a long way when it
came time for a promotion.

He peered in at Mel,
who was fast asleep. He didn’t want to wake her up; she looked too peaceful to
disturb. She would understand, right? Grabbing a piece of paper from her
printer, he came up with a quick note saying he would call later.

After dressing quickly,
he pulled the covers up around her and tucked them around her. He kissed the
top of her head before he walked out of her bedroom. He clipped his note to her
fridge and with one longing look at her bedroom door, he left the warmth of her
apartment.

Once he checked their
front door to make sure it had automatically locked, he called his boss back
and agreed to come in.

* * * * *

Mel stretched and then
hugged her pillow. He was gone and the bed next to her was cold. The spicy
scent of Andre’s cologne still lingered, even though they had showered after
they had made love.

Her body still tingled
with the remnants of pleasure Andre had given her. Though she knew they had to
return to reality this morning, the same world where he was her brother’s
friend and she was off limits, she would have a beautiful perfect night to
remember.

She threw the covers
back and went into the bathroom. After a shower and throwing on fresh clothes,
she grabbed a cup of coffee in the kitchen.

“So how was last night?”

Mel turned around as
Ronnie entered the kitchen. Hesitating to speak about the previous night, she
instead sipped her coffee. It all seemed like a wonderful dream, but her body
reminded her it had really happened.

Ronnie put her hands on
her hips. “Tell me already.”

She sighed and smiled.
“It was wonderful.”

Ronnie grinned.
“Revenge was that sweet?”

“Not exactly.” Mel
didn’t say much but when her roommate’s expression didn’t change, she grew
suspicious. “What?”

“I heard Andre leave
this morning.”

Mel covered her face,
hoping to hide the blush. “Oh God.”

“C’mon, dish. I know
you’ve had a crush on him for forever and a day. You didn’t let him charm his
way into your pants, did you?”

“No. He wasn’t part of
a prank after all and he was just really nice.”

“So, you fell for all
his lines.”

Frowning, Mel shook her
head. “He apologized for his teammates tricking me and then I sort of fell into
his arms.”

“So Andre is your
Prince Charming and he’s going to carry you off into the night?”

“I don’t think so.” She
sighed. “Why would he pick me? I mean, he can get any girl he wants. This was
probably a one shot deal.”

“Someone had better
tell him that.” Ronnie pointed behind Mel.

She whirled to face the
refrigerator and saw the note clipped to one of the magnets. She reached for it
and read it, her lips moving as if he said it to her.

Mel-

I had to go into
work.

Last night was
perfect.

I’ll call you
later.

Andre

Just like that, her
morning was brighter. Her grin was so big, it almost hurt her cheeks. She
thought their lovemaking last night, wonderful though it had been, would be a
one-time occurrence.

“You love him.”

“Hush.” Mel swatted her
roommate and then folded the paper.

“Even before yesterday,
you lit up every time you talked about Andre. Face it. You’ve got it bad for
him.”

Mel took a deep breath.
If her roommate could see how much she cared for Andre, what would he do if it
found out?

She needed to keep it
from him. He probably thought this was simply a fling and it would have to be
the same for her. She would keep her heart under lock and key; it was the only
way to stop from falling harder for him than she already had.

Chapter Five

Knocking was so much
easier when he knew what lay inside. Even at work, he knew he could solve the
problems when the occupants answered. Today standing in front of Melanie’s, he
had no idea what lay inside.

Andre stuck his hands
in his pockets as he waited for her. Although, if she was mad he hadn’t called,
she was probably looking through the peephole, making him stand out in the cold
to punish him.

He knocked again but
halfway through, Ronnie opened the door. “Oh hey, you caught me just leaving
for work.”

“Oh. Is Mel here?”

She grinned. “She
hopped straight in the shower after she got home from work.”

“Oh,” he said. “I can wait.”

She nodded and held the
door open for him to walk inside. “I’ll let her know you’re here.”

He cooled his heels in
the dining room and as he waited, he eyed the table. As the memories washed
over him, he couldn’t hold back his smile.

“Andre?”

He glanced in her
direction and his jaw dropped. She stood by the entrance to her bedroom,
wearing only a bath towel that probably didn’t even cover her gorgeous ass.
He’d like to find out what it did cover though.

The jingle of keys
knocked him from his shock and he glanced at Ronnie, who stood by the door.
“I’m leaving for work.”

Mel nodded. “Drive
safe.”

Ronnie beamed at him
before she ducked out the door and into the cold night. He turned his attention
back to Mel. “She has to work the night shift?”

“Yeah, like most new
nurses, she has to pay her dues. I’m lucky to be a PA working in an office.”
She adjusted her towel, which flashed an indecent amount of leg his way.

What were they talking
about again? Did it matter when all he wanted to do was lick the drop of water
that coursed down her thigh and settled on her knee?