Shawn
"Laura, I didn't mean to—"
"You didn't do anything, Shawn," she said. "I feel sick. I'll be heading home now."
"I'll drop you off," I said, my weary gaze searching her face.
"You don't have to—"
"I insist."
***
I leaned over and opened the door for Laura. "You're home."
"Thanks," she said and swiftly came out of the car.
"Laura," I called out, slowly.
"Yes."
"I'm sorry," I said.
"I have no idea what you are apologizing for." She smiled ruefully when she said it.
I stiffened. "About earl—"
"Do you want to come in to say hi to Lena and Luke?"
I bit my lips. "Yes, sure—"
My phone buzzed, interrupting us. I glanced at it. It was a message from Erica Peters: Hey, love. I'm coming over.
"Em… maybe another time, Laurie. Something came up," I said, frowning.
She nodded. "Of course."
"Say hi to Lena and Luke on my behalf," I said, starting the car's engine.
"I will. Bye," she said.
"Bye,"I said and drove off.
I arrived home and saw Erica standing at the front porch of my house.
"What are you doing here?" I questioned, as I approached her.
"I see you added a new tattoo to your neck and chest," she squinted her eyes. "What's that? Laura? Love… Lena and Luke and then a rose flower. This reminds me of when you tattooed my name on your chest."
"Stop it," I growled, grabbing her arm. "We are done."
She stretched her hand and touched my necklace which had a cross pendant. "This is beautiful and so is your chest," she said, touching my chest. Her hand began to slowly slide down my abs. I was used to exposing my neck, chest and some abs, even when wearing a suit.
I caught hold of her hand when it tried to go lower. "Stop it," my husky voice said.
She chuckled and bit her lips. "I miss us."
"There is no us, Erica. You left me for another guy," I snapped.
"And I'm back," she said with a smile.
Erica had long curly blonde hair with gray eyes. I used to think she was the most beautiful girl in the world until I met Laura. She was strikingly beautiful with long jet-black hair and hazel eyes.
"Did you forget what you said to me when I pleaded with you to come back to me? You said you do not read your book backwards. So what the hell are you doing here?"
She placed her hands around my neck. "I missed you, Shawn. I regret ever leaving you for Aaron. He abused me and I almost died. Actually, he had blackmailed me into getting together with him. He had a fake videotape of me stealing from my boss. I was so scared, Shawn. I didn't want to lose my job."
I walked past her and opened the door. Then I got in. She followed behind me and shut the door.
"Listen, I don't need your explanation. I have work to do."
"I never stopped loving you, Shaw—"
"Shut the fuck up!" I screamed.
"Shawn," she cried out. "You promised you'd never hurt me."
"That was before you left me," I yelled, opening my laptop and starting it.
She moved closer to me and knelt down. "I know you're mad at me and I deserve it," she said, holding my hand. "Please give me another chance and we can work this out. Whatever happened between Aaron and I isn't love."
I turned to face her. "What do you really want from me?" I whispered, my hands moving to the back of her neck and caressing her hair.
"I want you to love me the way you used to. I want this to work."
"Have you run out of cash? Is that why you came back?" I asked, arching an eyebrow.
"No, I swear. It's because I love you," she said, lifting herself closer to me, that we were almost nose to nose with each other.
I searched her gray eyes, as she looked into mine. She was biting her red dusky lips which I got lost in for some seconds.
"Shawn," she slowly called out and kissed me.
It was a gentle kiss at first but then it transformed into a rough hot kiss. We sucked on each other's lips and our tongues locked. Well, I was so goddamn good at kissing. Especially when it came to French kisses. It was just a talent of mine.
Erica's hands began to take off my suit. I stood up and carried her to my room, as we continued to kiss. The last time I saw her was three months ago. We had bumped into each other. Before then, we hadn't seen each other in years.
Back then when she was my girlfriend and I had also put an engagement ring on her finger, it was fire. It was hot. It was sexy. We would romance in the elevator, in the pool, in the restaurant and just anywhere. She was like a burning flame. Very hot.
She made me sit on the bed and began to unbutton my shirt. Then she unzipped my trousers. She used to drive me crazy. Back then felt like heaven.
She sat on my lap and began to take off her sweater. "I've missed this," she bellowed. I'd only been in bed with Erica. Funny enough, I didn't have to be in bed with a lot of women to know how good I was. I had met her months after she had broken up with her ex-boyfriend. A friend of mine had actually hooked me up with her. I was so into business that I never really had time for women. But when I met Erica, things changed.
Then, her ex-boyfriend came back and she left me for him. I had actually caught them having sex in a house I bought for her. I forgave her for it. But it happened continuously. And when she realized I had gotten fed up with her cheating habit, she opted out of our relationship.
I stared at her slender neck and shoulders which were very attractive, before my eyes moved down to her full rounded breast, her areola. It's been a long time. Ever since we broke up, I've never really been with another girl. I went celibate. My hands gently grabbed her breast, then I lowered my face and sucked on it. She moaned. I teased her tits with my tongue and tightened my teeth on it, making her moan more. My hands moved down her soft sexy back and caressed it.
My phone started to ring.
"Ignore it," she whispered in my ear, her hands moving through my hair.
We continued to kiss as she pressed her bare body on mine. She was irresistible.
But my phone continued to ring.
I stopped the kiss and dipped my hand into my pocket to get out my phone. It was Laura calling.
Was she in some sort of trouble?
I slowly pushed Erica away from me and got up. I answered the call. "Hello, Laura. Is everything alright?"
"Lorenzo," she cried out.
"Did he hurt you?" I questioned, eagerly. If he had done anything to hurt her, I was ready to find him and teach him a lesson he would never forget.
"Baby, who's that?" Erica asked. Shit! She definitely did that on purpose.
"I-I'm sorry. I shouldn't have called," Laura said and hung up.
"Damnit!" I said, angrily.
Erica stood and moved closer to me, hugging me from behind. "Stop it," I snarled. "Put on some clothes."
I grabbed my shirt and wore it. I buttoned the last three buttons and grabbed a car key.
"You're going to leave just like that?" Erica questioned.
Laura was very important to me. She was in a bad state and I needed to be there for her. She was more important to me than a fling, than a one-time pleasure.
"Duty calls," I said and left the room.
"It can fucking wait…"
It sure could but as for me, I couldn't.
"You are free to leave whenever you want. My securities will lock up once you leave," I shouted and left.