Rules about Lily (7 page)

              “Call me tomorrow and with the details OK, it’s been a long night and I have to go in.”  She pecked him on the cheek one last time and reentered the house.

Jared was leaned up against the back of the sofa with his arms folded over his massive chest and his jaw tightly clenched. He was fully dressed again and wordlessly left the house. Lily knew better than to stop him, the vein that throbbed in his forehead stood out prominently.

Jared got in his car and took off down the dirt driveway with tires squealing and grave flying several feet behind him. The only thing that had kept him from going out there and throwing Brian down the damn stairs was that he had given Lily his word that he would let her handle the situation but he had heard Brian extend the invitation and Lily accept it and almost growled out loud and the following seconds of silence was a test of his self control His hands clenched until his knuckles turned white and a strange red haze swam in front of his eyes, made even stranger by the blood rushing through his ears in a deafening roar.

             
He left the house afraid of what he might do and it scared him a little to know that someone else, even Lily, had that kind of power over him. It also scared him that he could be driven to that level of violence. He would see her tomorrow when the anger fully subsided. Even now his foot lifted of the accelerator and his hand reached for his cell phone and hit the speed dial button that would connect him to Lily.

             
“Hello?”

             
“It’s me.”

             
“I’m glad you called” she said softly. “I don’t like it when you’re mad at me Jared or when we fight. I wish you would have stayed and talked about it with me.

             
“I needed a few minutes to cool down; if I had stayed it might have gotten ugly. Are you really going out with that yahoo?” He was annoyed all over again at the thought.

             
“Yes, I owe it to myself and to Brian but I promise that nothing will happen.”

             
“I know that.” He sounded strong and sure about his prediction.

“You may be out with Brian but the second that he tries to kiss you all you’ll be able to think about is me and how it is between us. Chemistry like ours only happen with one person in a lifetime, if you’re lucky and once you’ve experienced it there’s no going back. I know there won’t be for me.
“She was quiet on her end of the phone, knowing that he was right and hating him for it, he was spoiling her for any other man and it wasn’t fair.

             
“And know what else Lily, you may not have realized it but you’re in love with me. Once you’ve admitted it to yourself, our relationship will continue the way it should be.” He chuckled at her loud gasp of outrage.

“And Lily the next time we start making love, nothing is going to stop me. I don’t care who comes knocking.” 

He disconnected the phone and drove home the rest of the way singing with the radio and whole heartedly agreed with the lyrics that he did have that “Loving Feeling”.

Chapter 16

“Bella, have you seen Lily recently?”

“Yes,
she left here about fifteen minutes ago to go walking. You know how she is?” The cook/housekeeper picked up the tray of empty champagne glasses and made her way to the kitchen. Yes, he did know how Lily was. There was rarely a rainy summer day that Lily didn’t go walking. She seemed to crave getting soaked through to the skin. He had followed her a couple of times when they were younger without her being aware of it and watched her raise her face to the steady stream of rain. She had frolicked and ran and danced in circles like some pagan goddess and had finally ended up under a big elm on top of a hill in the grazing field. He should have realized then just how sensual her nature really was.

The second time he had followed her, she had on a thin T-shirt that had become transparent in the deluge and he had stood transfixed at her budding breasts, the tiny nipples stiff and pointed against the chill. He had never told anyone but it was the first time he had seen real breasts and had reacted to it like a man. He had run to the barn and slept the night with feelings of guilt and shame and lust and it had taken up until he had been with his first woman to put it out of his mind.  He walked out of the house and headed in the direction he knew that she took. He was no longer a boy but a man and he was going after both a memory and the woman he wanted.

              Lily saw Jared climb the low hill and realized that she had expected him perhaps was even waiting for him to come. He knelt next to her and wordlessly shifted her so that she was lying in the softened dirt and soaked grass; he let her absorb his greater weight as he settled between her thighs. He took her mouth without asking, a hot open-mouth kiss that seared the raindrops that were on her lips and sent up a wisp of steam. She whimpered with the swift, painful need that welled up from her womanly core. Her hips rolled and pressed into his as she gripped and twisted handfuls of his shirt.

He suddenly pushed up onto his knees and violently tore the shirt of his back; a few seconds later he yanked her into a sitting position and tugged the top of her dress down to her waist. He latched onto the nipple of her left breast and sucked in the tender tip and some of the creamy flesh into his mouth. His hands had reached up under her skirt and tore the lace of the delicate panties making it a useless barrier, the skirt of the dress bunched up around her waist where the top had fallen prey.  She pulled at his hair painfully until he lifted his head to stare at her for a feverish second before coming back to eat at her mouth. Their tongues licked at each other, biting and sucking like they were to die of thirst if they did not drink of each other.  He shoved his pants around his thighs and settled between her thighs one more time. Her hips lurched up to ground at the hardness she felt there, wanting an end to the painful fever. His hands tangled firmly in her wet hair and he used his strength to keep her firmly controlled as he invaded her moist body.

He tried to go slowly, God knows he did, knew that his invasion would hurt her untried body but lost any coherent thought as the tip of him felt the hot entrance of her body. He held her still as he pushed his way into the tightest, hottest glove he had ever slipped into and stopped as he reached the barrier of her virginity, their eyes locked together as they became a part of each other. She used the heals of her feet to lurch upwards the last few inches, piercing the thin tissue and impaled herself on his shaft until the silky hair at their groins mingled.  No one had spoken and the only sound that was made was the groans and gasps that could not be mistaken for anything other than what it was.  He released her hair and ran his hands gently and repeatedly over her breasts and belly and thighs. His eyes closed and he started moving in her body, taking them higher and higher with every stroke. In, out, in, out, the hardness of his pubic bone caressing the sensitive nub at the top of her womanhood.

She suddenly started
bucking; making a long keening sound as her release came upon her, his mouth took hers again and absorbed the sound as her climax triggered his own. The pleasure lasted for long minutes, each of them reluctant for it to end; he was still encased in her body relishing the feel of her twitching interior muscles as they struggled to calm to normal. He placed gentle kisses along her jaw and hairline at the same time sheltering her face from the never-ending rain. 

Chapter 17

Jared woke abruptly to something hard poking him in the shoulder. His first instinct was to make sure that the small figure in the bed next to him was fully covered, a sound of satisfied contentment gurgled past her lips as he tucked the comforter more securely around her shoulders. He then stared up into the astonished and angry face of his mother.

“Good Morning mom” he said behind a jaw-popping yawn.

“Don’t you Good Morning Mom me, you rake. Please tell me than my eyes are being affected by age and that’s not Lily in your bed” her voice was a vicious whisper.

“How could you do this Jared? She’s not one of your love em’ and leave em’ women. She of all people should have been safe from this sort of thing.” She had poked him several more time with the hairbrush she had picked up, punctuating each sentence.

“I thought you would be happy about this mom, I thought that you loved Lily and that you wanted grandchildren?” he watched the magic words change her features.

“Grandchildren? Are you telling me that Lily’s pregnant?” She looked both outraged and excited.

“If she’s not yet, I’m going to do my best to try to get her that way.” He made the statement sound like a promise.

“Do you love her son?”

“More than my own life, but I haven’t been able to convince her of that yet. Until I can get her tied to me with a wedding ring, I’m going to keep her tie her to me with a child.”

Jared saw nothing wrong with his way of thinking. Was he trying to trap her with a baby? Yes, if that’s what it took to keep her with him. Nothing was fair in love and war after all and Jared suddenly felt like he was fighting for his life. He couldn’t imagine his life without her and the thought of her growing round with his child made his chest swell until he thought he might choke. It amazed him that as smart as she was that she never questioned the lack of birth control between
them, that right now his child could be growing beneath her heart.

“Did you want something mom or were you trying to catch me with a girl in my room?” He lowered his voice as Lily began to stir.

“Actually, I came to say that I went looking for Lily and couldn’t find her anywhere and was worried that something might have happened to her, but I guess I can stop worrying about her whereabouts. You’ve got that or should I say her pretty much covered.” The anger had faded from her eyes and all that was left was hope.

Suddenly Lily bolted awake as she realized that the sun had risen and she was still in bed with Jared, the whole household would be awake by now and it would be difficult to explain why she was still here in
yesterday’s clothes. Color invaded her face, a deep red blush colored her high cheekbones and her eyes met Ava smiling face.

“Ava, ah ah
“She stuttered. “This is not what it looks like; I mean it is but ..” She trailed off and looked at Jared for some help.

“I think I’m going downstairs to fix some breakfast for my son and my future daughter-in-law.” She started humming as she left the room.

“Oh my God, I don’t think I can look her in the face again, what must she think of me.” She became panicked and tried to leave the bed. Jared simply looped an arm around her waist and dragged her across the space between them to a space directly underneath him. He stared to nuzzle her neck and spent just a moment enjoying being able to wake up next to her.

She wiggled wildly

“Jared, what are you doing? I’ve got to get dressed and go home. Then I’ve got to talk to your mom and clear the air, I think she’s got the wrong impression about what is happening here.” Jared tightened his hold on her and ceased her useless struggles.

“Lily, she came in and we were naked in my bed together, we had obviously spent the night making love and now she expects that we’ll be getting married, especially since her grandchild may be involved” He said it casually as his lips traveled her
jaw line.

“Grandchild, what grandchild? This has gotten totally out of control. You need to talk to her and explain things” Lily was frantic now. Her panic at being caught was being overwhelmed by the feel of Jared on top of her and his warm breath fanning her face. He stopped to catch her eyes with is now serious ones.

“Are you on any birth control Lily?” Her eyes widened in dawning comprehension and she shook her head in a negative answer. He still held her eyes.

“I don’t think it matters now, I made you pregnant the first time we made love under that old elm tree. I have never in my life forgotten to use protection with a woman and I didn’t forget with you. I wanted you to get pregnant.” He sounded so sure that Lily believed him, she would have to do a pregnancy test to verify it but she didn’t feel the panic she should have felt at the thought.

He sat up and ran a tender hand along her side and squeezed her hip possessively.

“Now get dressed woman so you can have some breakfast, you’re eating for two now and have to keep up your strength”

Jared got out of bed and walked into the shower leaving Lily privately for a minute. She lay still and stared at the ceiling. There was no way she could know that when she left for her walk yesterday afternoon that she would wake up this morning in Jared’s bed. The differences in their relationship between yesterday and today were monumental, they were lovers now and possibly parents and yet the way she felt about him was not any different. Maybe she had always loved him and this was just an added intimacy that finally manifested itself. Even the possibility of impending parenthood was a joyous thought, even if she was no longer with Jared the thought of having a child made up of him brought joy and peace to her.