Page 49 of Where the Dark Knelt
“Damn.” He smiled into my thigh, then inserted his tongue and moved it around. I was dripping and wriggling to be taken by him.
I wantedhim inside me as much as he needed to be inside me. He turned me to face the window and spooned behind me, slowly entering me until he was halfway, then pulled back, almost out, then slowly he moved deeper inside, relishing the feeling.
After a few minutes he lifted myleg to give him more freedom to penetrate me deeper. We watched the sunrise as Max rocked in and out of me gently. He was unhurried, kissing my neck and back as he moved slowly against me. After what seemed an age, the pressure started to build between us, and our need for each other became less passive.
Maxrubbed my clitoris slowly, and I turned on my back.He crawled over me, kissing me deeply, his tongue mimicking his cock as he slid back inside me, spreading my tight space. He stilled for a moment, before thrusting with more pressure.
It felttender, but my hips picked up his rhythm, and I began to arch up to meet him. He slowed me down again, but our speed increased again after a short time, and I wrapped my legs around his waist.
He felt me clench around himand tighten. “Come with me, Lily, look at me.” He began to thrust harder, and I came apart, writhing, squirming, and shaking.
“Open your eyes,” he commanded, and as I did, he stiffened, his jaw dropped, and his eyes closed as his head rolled back. “Amazing, fucking… amazing,” he rasped.
We lay together for a minute, until Max left me to discard the condom. I must have passed out and when I woke, I was alone in the bed again. Max hadn’t come back. I got in the shower again, and quickly pulled on some gray sweat shorts and a white vest before heading to the fridge for some OJ.
He was sitting on the balcony. He turned when he heard me and walked over beside me. His mouth kissed my shoulder, as his arms snaked around my waist. “Did you sleep okay?” He smiled down at me. I nodded, rubbing his bare abs.
He took my hand.“I’ve ordered in, and it should be here soon as there wasn’t much in the fridge. I was going to wake you when it arrived.” I smiled up at him and went to sit on the balcony. The sun felt hot on my skin and the view of the ocean was breathtaking. Pulling my legs up on the chair, I hugged my knees.
Tom buzzed the apartment letting us know the food had arrived, and the delivery girl was on herway. There were no awkward silences between us during breakfast, but I did try to tackle how we were going to deal withSaffy about us.
“She’ll be due back around noon,” I informed him. “What do you want to tell her?” I asked.
“Let’s be honest with ourselves first, Lily.” He gave me a half smile. “I would love to stay here, but you know I can’t.” Max looked a little sad. “I can come and see you maybe once a month. I have a contract commitment and you have college. You can maybe come and see me sometimes if you get some slack time. It sucks, but that’s our reality.” He frowned.
Sighing and staring grimly at me, he shook his head. “I don’t want to tie you down, and I don’t want to let you go. You are fabulous and I love you, you know that. The danger for me is that I could fallinlove with you. That wouldn’t help your situation here or mine. So, how about, we try to spend some time together, if it’s meant to be, it will be.” He told me with a small smile on his lips.
“I know if we tried to be together, you would start to resent me. I know what music is to you, it’s the same for me. We live a long way apart. I’m here now, but I need to go back Sunday night, so that gives us three days.” Max was being practical. I smiled at his honest assessment of the situation.
“If we tellSaffyanything, it’s that we’re interested in each other, and we care about each other. I don’t want you to be a secret, Lily. I have loved you for the longest time, but I was a kid. I was worried about going to second base with you, never mind a home run. Now, I feel like Babe Ruth. I could do it again and again! I never want to leave, but I will. It’s your call. We can spend time while I’m here if that’s what you want, and we’ll take it from there. What doyou say?”
Everything he was saying was true. “Damn, Max, you’re letting me speak now?” We chuckled. “I hear what you’re saying, and I agree.” I felt a little sad, because if the timing had been different I was almost certain that Max would have been a serious contender for a long term relationship.
We were laughing whenSaffywalked in. She looked wornout, but with big sparkly eyes. There was obviously a twin thing going on between them because Max’s face looked blank to me, butSaffygot angry with him.
“Don’t look at me like that, Max.I’m an adult for fuck’s sake.”
Max twisted his mouth.“Yeah?Well, so are we, but we came home last night, can you say the same?” He winked at me then turned his serious face back atSaffy.
“Just because you didn’t get any, doesn’t mean I have to go without.” She jutted her jaw out defiantly.
Max stoodup and crossed his arms. “Who said we didn’t get any?” He wiggled his eyebrows. I cringed, mortified. We’d talked, but I didn’t expect him to actively find reason to tell her what had happened between us.
Saffy’sjaw dropped. “Are you telling me you got laid here, Max?”
Max grinned and nodded. “Absolutely!”
Her mouth dropped open in disbelief. “Liar!” He raised one eyebrow as if to goad her.Saffycontinued, “Really, so whereisthis mystery woman, or are you fantasizing again, Max?” She folded her arms, mirrored his stance, and waited for him to reply.
Looking at me, I knew the game was up and gulped.“Well, sis, I thought I was fantasizing for a bit, but… yup, I had the sweetest, dirtiest, tightest sex of my life.” I was stunned into silence, so embarrassed by his description of our night together I couldn’t look at my friend.
Saffywas shocked, but not enough to render her speechless. She turned to look at me, gesturing her head toward him. “You see what an ass he’s turned out to be? Don’t listen to him, Lily, he’ll only corrupt you.”
Walkingtoward her room, she turned. “Max, all I can sayis, in your dreams, bro, you’re full of it.” She disappeared from our view and banged her bedroom door shut.
Throwing his head back, Max started laughing at her reaction. He turned to me, pretending to look wounded, hands over his heart. “Well, I tried.” And we both snickered.
WhenSaffywent to her room, Max and I sat around the apartment watching television, and Max fell asleep. I always thought that he looked older than his years, but seeing him sleeping, he looked boyish lying across from me on the couch. Everything from his cowboy styled clothing to his tall, muscular frame and golden blond hair fitted Max’s personality to a tee.
