Page 22 of Where the Dark Knelt
The song sounded too familiar to the situation I had put myself in last night and this morning. I was disgusted with myself and what I had accepted as ‘normal’ just so I could do that with him.
Feeling like Ineeded to rethink the arrangement, Iwondered whether it would be enough to have sex with him with absolutely no connection outside of the bedroom.What the hell happened to friends with benefits?I was furious with his attitude. What happened to Alfie’s speech about respecting me?
I called Mandy, and Will offered to pick me up early and grab something to eat before the gig. He seemed like a lovely genuine guy, but after the way Alfie had dismissed me, I would prefer to rely on myself for a while.
Not wishing Will to get the wrong idea, I told him that I may bring a friend with me, so I made my excuses aroundSaffyand told Will we’d meet him there. He sounded a little disappointed, but I reassured him that I was looking forward to getting to know everyone better and was looking forward to going to the bar.
Saffywas excited about going out with me. She had resigned herself to a night watching MattBomer in an episode ofWhite Collar.
I teasedthat she was blowing him off to go out to have drinks, listen to music, and if she got lucky, a potential orgasm. She looked at me with a wry grin, telling me that my idea was a much better prospect, and she was happy to swap her television boyfriend for a flesh-and-blood one. She set off to pamper herself, and I headed for the shower.
Applying a liberal amount of cleansing lotion on the cotton ball, I rubbed it over my face. I blew my long dark brown hair dry and straightened it.
Even I had to admit I liked how I looked with my tanned skin, light blue eyes, and long dark hair. I looked different from the girl that arrived in Florida a few days ago. Then again, I was much less innocent now as well.My lips twisted wryly at myself in the mirror.
My attire wassome black skinny jeans and a chic little raspberry-red silk top, which hung off one shoulder, with a black bra underneath. I slipped into some black patent,stiletto ankle boots that gave me height and made my legs look longer.
When I walked intothe sitting room,Saffy gave me a low whistle. “Sexy, girl!! Who’s the lucky guy?” She clapped, then frowned. “This effort isn’t for your new fuck buddy, is it?” she asked, wagging her finger at my outfit.
“Nope, he won’t be there. I just feel like I need some attention tonight.” I shrugged and smiled.
“Damn, girl, you better pack a fly swatter dressed like that, especially with no man in tow,” she teased.
Saffyflicked her hair back behind her shoulders. She looked adorably cute. Hell, she only had to look in the direction of a group of guys to have them all following her around, so my chances were increased having her with me, not the other way around.
We left home twenty minutes after we intended to and were soon headed up the highway with the music blaring. “Smoke on the Water”by Deep Purple played, and we sang along very loudly, butSaffywas so out of tune that we giggled and gave up.
We didn’t get far into the ride when she turned her attention to me, sitting sideways in the front passenger seat facing me.
“So?” she asked. I bunched my brow and darted my head to her before looking back at the road. I knew instinctively what she was asking. I also knew she was expecting me to dish the dirt, and I tried to play dumb.
“So… what?”I asked, trying to sound innocent.
“Lily Parnell, come on, dish… and don’t leave anything out!” I tried so hard to look casual. My heart sped up at having to say out loud what had happened.
“My ‘fuckbuddy’ you mean?” I was still stalling from telling her.
Saffy snorted at me. “You mean there are others, girl?” She raised her eyebrow, pretending to be shocked.
“What do you want to know?” I tried to sound like there was nothing much to tell.
Saffy gave me an incredulous look and huffed. “Lily! Are you going to hold out on me? I’m your best friend for fuck's sake,” she explained, like this gave her rights to my every movement.
Irolled my eyes and took a deep breath, exhaling slowly. “Well… he blew my mind and then some. It was great sex, some of it a little rough, some not so rough, and I had some orgasms. He wasn’t selfish and took his time. Oh and did I mention I had some orgasms? Well, four orgasms to be precise since last night. Healso has a little surprise in his repertoire.” I sounded like I knew what I was talking about. I’d heard loads of girls talk like this before.Saffylooked at me puzzled.
“What’s the surprise?” She stared me down. Her eyebrowraised, as she leaned forward listening intently.
“He’s pierced,” I stated. “He has anapadravyapiercing, which feels incredible. It added a little… spice. It was different, you know?” I tried to sound like I had experience.
“Damn, I’m so jealous. That’s kinky. I’ve never had anyone with anAPA before.” She lookedwistfully at me. “I hope I get some orgasms soon, I’m getting a tad frustrated. It’s been nearly a week since my truck fuck,” she mused, and we both laughed.
Alfie wanted to pleasure me, but I thought he got off on that as much as having actual intercourse. I was never in doubt that I was there because of his needs though.
I had felt fineabout what happened at the time. I hadn’t really thought too deeply about what I was doing, just that I was doing it… with him. Maybe I had experienced the female equivalent of men thinking with their dicks.
Alfiehad made it clear that this wasn’t ever going to be a hearts-and-flowers relationship. It was just primal lust and a physical attraction. He had been honest with me going into it, but I was still angry about being ignored by a man who I had been so intimate with just a few hours earlier.
Realizing thatSaffywas still looking atme, I shrugged. “I don’t know what to tell you, Saffy, he’s definitely very experienced. Is that enough for you? We hooked up,had great sex, I came home.”Saffydidn’t argue with me, she seemed contented with my answer.
