The Promise (50 page)

I
try to explain to her again my reasoning, but she gently places her fingers over my mouth and shakes her head.

“I understand why you stopped
me and I’m so glad that you did. I would have been really embarrassed tomorrow morning and it would have hurt me if you’d allowed anything to happen in front of all those people, especially while I was that drunk,” she says. “But I wasn’t thinking at the time, so it hurt my feelings and made me feel like I wasn’t enough for you anymore.” 

I
glance down at her and notice the sadness within her eyes. Seeing her like this is making my heart ache. She looks so fragile, so vulnerable, and I can tell that she feels inadequate.

I don’t ever want her to feel like this again.

I walk backwards towards the bed. When I feel the frame against the back of my knees, I slowly sit down. I place my hands on either side of her hips, while she leaves hers resting on my chest,

“Come here, Baby,” I whisper, pulling her between my legs
, noticing that she still won’t bring her gaze to meet with mine. “Look at me?” I ask quietly, watching as she finally brings her eyes up to meet mine. “Nobody else matters to me, Sophie.” I try again to reassure her. Reaching for one of her hands, I turn it over so I can kiss her tenderly on the inside of her wrist, before holding it firmly against my chest. “Baby, I love you.” I whisper as I lean in and brush my lips gently against hers. They’re so soft that they feel like a whisper of silk against my skin.

“I love you too,” she whispers a
s I feel her mouth hovering over mine.

I
press myself against her, sucking her lips into my mouth slowly and feel her beginning to relax from our closeness.

S
lipping my tongue into her mouth, I gently sweep it against hers, licking and exploring her slowly as I feel her doing the same to me. She gently rests her hands around my neck and as we deepen the kiss, I can feel the urgency that’s beginning to build between us.

I continue
moving my tongue against hers, running my palm up the side of her body as the other slowly makes its way under her dress, cupping her ass as I begin to massage her gently..

S
wallowing the soft sounds that I hear coming from the both of us, I push my mouth against hers more firmly. As my roaming hand reaches the back of her knee, she instinctively lifts it onto the bed, placing it beside me.

She locks eyes
on mine, pulling away from me for a moment before lifting her dress over her head in one swift motion. I feel my eyes drinking in her beautiful body. Leaving one hand in place on my shoulder, Sophie reaches up, pulling the restraint from her hair and I watch as it falls softly around her shoulders.

“Sophie,” I whisper. “You’re so beautiful.” She presses her hands firmly against my shoulders, ca
using me to lie back against the bed. She unfastens her bra, never once breaking our gaze as she throws it onto the floor behind her. I inhale an aroused breath at the sight of her bare breasts.

She watches my eyes roam
ing over her as she slowly slides her black thong down her tanned legs before making her way up the bed, until she’s straddling my fully clothed body in all her naked glory.

R
esting my hands back against her hips, I remain against the soft mattress as I watch her working on the buttons of my shirt.

As
she reaches the last one, she motions for me to sit up. She pushes the fabric down and away from my shoulders and I bring my lips to meet with hers. A groan escapes me as she begins to unfasten the button on my jeans, while grinding against my rock hard erection.

My hands roam to her ass once again
, gripping her skin as she opens my fly completely, slipping her hand under the band of my boxer briefs. She stands slowly while taking me by the hand, commanding me to stand in front of her while she works my jeans and briefs off slowly, her eyes only leaving mine once as she takes in the impressive erection she’s given me.

S
he lets out an unsteady breath, licking her lips seductively as she slowly lowers onto her knees in front of me.

She b
egins to run her fingers up the base of my cock and once she reaches the tip, she gently moves the pad of her thumb over the small drop of fluid that has begun to release.

Rubbing it
tenderly over the end, she looks up at me, lifting her thumb into her mouth before sucking it clean, This action alone causes for me to growl with pleasure.

I run my hand through her hair, leaving
it resting on the back of her head as she wraps her hand around my base, taking me into her mouth. Her eyes flutter closed for a moment and she hums against me with satisfaction as she begins to pump me in and out of her mouth seductively.

The
hand she’s using to keep me in place massages and strokes as her lips and tongue slide over my member mercilessly. Flattening her tongue against the base of my shaft, she slowly runs it up the side until she reaches the tip again. Her free hand grips onto my ass as she lick and sucks me furiously.

U
nraveling within her tiny hands, she shows no sign of slowing down her ministrations. I continue whispering her name as she works me over. Touching her face and neck, I watch her pulling me back into her mouth. She rests her hand against my hip, guiding me to grind against her mouth slowly and deeply until I can feel the tip of my cock hitting the base of her throat, bringing out a stifled moan of excitement from my girl.

Th
at very sound is my undoing. I know that if I have any hope of being inside her at all, then this is my last chance. I frantically pull her up to her feet, leaving my hand secured on the side of her neck as I press her lips to mine forcefully, assaulting her with my tongue.

I sit back on the edge of the bed a
s she straddles my hips. Without breaking the kiss, Sophie reaches between us, positioning me at the entrance of her hot center as she rubs my tip against her sex.

I break the kiss and hold her hips in place with my hands
, pushing myself into her slowly while moving her hand back to my neck. I watch her shudder as she lowers her body onto mine, taking me in completely.

“Baby
, you feel so good,” I close my eyes unwillingly and whisper against her mouth, kissing her softly again as I begin to slowly pump into her. She moves her hips along with me, gently grinding them against mine as she rides me into oblivion.

M
assaging her breasts, I take them into my mouth one by one as she throws her head back, my name escaping from her lips almost as though in a sensual plea. Feeling as she begins to tighten around me, I thrust harder and deepen our connection, moving my hand to position my thumb over her clit.

“Look at me
, Sweetheart,” I manage to say through my ragged breaths. “Let me watch you come.”

R
aising her head slowly, her eyes meet mine and I can see the desperation behind her hooded expression as she bites down on her lower lip, sending me into orbit with her.

Her eyes begin to tear up and falter for a moment
, but return to me as I speak, “Sophie,” I whisper, bringing her back to me and locking her eyes directly onto mine. “I love you so much, Baby. I’m yours and only yours.”

As though the words I have just spoken were
exactly what she has been needing to hear, I watch the calmness crossing into her eyes. As I apply pressure with my hand, she falls apart around my length, her juices flowing freely and sending me over the edge with her. Seconds later, I drive into her harder and faster as I reach my climax, filling her to the hilt.

The both
of us are breathing erratically, sounding like we’ve just run a marathon. Leaning my head into her shoulder as we will our breathing to become steady, I plant feather light kisses over her skin.

F
eeling her chest shaking, I bring my eyes back up, seeing the tears forming in her eyes at the very same moment as one escapes and falls down onto her cheek.

“Hey,” I whisper
. She angrily swipes at the tear for betraying her and averts her eyes away from me. “Why are you crying, Baby?” She keeps her gaze down, focusing on a spot on the bed. I lift my hand and touch her chin as I try to turn her so I can see her face more clearly... Shaking her head, she doesn’t speak and although I wait for her to say something, I find that I’m unable to take her silence any longer. “Talk to me, Sweetheart.”

For a brief moment, I thought that maybe it’s just her
hormones getting the better of her, but she’s already told me about her insecurities and now that I know about them, I’m hoping that’s not what’s making her upset now. I don’t want her to ever feel like she isn’t enough for me. She’s everything.

“I’m just scared,” she whispers,
finally bringing her eyes up to meet mine.

“What are you scared of?” I ask her
, wiping her eyes gently when more tears begin to escape.

“You
. I’m scared you’re going to leave me,” she sobs while speaking the words. Placing her face into her hands, she leans against me. I shake my head as I try to protest, but she stops me as she begins to speak again. “You’re going to get sick of me acting stupid and doing things like this. You’re going to leave me for someone who’s less trouble and hotter than me.”

“Baby
, no!” I say with an unintentional light chuckle, which only makes her cry harder against my chest. I hug her to me before she tries to climb off of my lap. “I’m sorry, Baby. I’m not laughing at you, I just can’t believe you’d ever think that. I love you so much. I would never, ever leave you.” I say, the seriousness now evident within my voice. She stops trying to push herself away from me and leans onto my shoulder.

I lay back against the bed,
bringing her with me and settling her against my chest. I keep my arms wrapped securely around her body and hold her as she cries. Rubbing her still naked back, I try my hardest to soothe her. “Nobody is hotter than you, Baby. Nobody in the world holds a candle compared to you, I swear. I’ll never want anyone else, Sophie. I’m yours, Baby.”

As s
he begins to calm down, she pulls away from me slightly before looking at me with narrowed eyes. “Why are you so good to me?”

“Because I love you,” I answer her as I
softly kiss her temple.

“Well
, I think you’re freaking nuts,” she says, her words make me chuckle again. “I love you too.”

“Nuts for you
and don’t you ever forget that,” I whisper. “The only people who matter in our relationship are us, right?” I ask her, noticing her nodding her answer at me before I continue to speak. “I love you more than anything and I’m not going anywhere. Let me ask you something. Do you love me?” She nods again, her eyes searching mine. “Are you planning on leaving me?” She shakes her head at this and I notice her eyebrows furrowing slightly. “We’re happy together, aren’t we?” I ask, seeing as her eyes begin to soften more and more as our conversation continues. “I don’t ever want to be the one to hurt you, Sophie. Do you ever want to hurt me?” I ask and she shakes her head again as I place a kiss on her lips. “Okay, then that’s all that matters. Nothing else, Baby. Especially not all the dumb shit that other people say, okay?”

“Okay,” she whispers, kissing
me softly on the neck as I turn to kiss her on the forehead. “I love you, Twinkie.”

“I love you too
, Baby.” I smile, laughing lightly and watching her as she slowly climbs off of the bed, both of us slightly wincing as I finally pull out of her.

We walk
through to the bathroom together and step in the shower.

Once we’re done
, Sophie takes a few minutes time out. I figure D-Day is finally upon us and so leave her to tend to herself.

As she walks out to join me again
, I see that she’s wearing one of my t-shirts and still has a towel wrapped securely on her head.

You okay?” I ask and she nods at me as I
walk over and nervously tuck her under my arm.

“Want some ice cream?”

“Desperately,” she confesses, the tone of her voice when she answers me makes me chuckle. I lead her through to the kitchen, stopping by the laundry room first so I can deposit our clothing.

Lifting
her onto the counter, I take out two bowls and dip rocky road ice cream into each of them. “Do you have any hot fudge or chocolate syrup or anything?” she asks. Opening up the fridge, I grab straight for the Hershey’s.

“Will this work?”
I ask. She nods a yes and so I pour some on top of her ice-cream before handing it over to her. “Write a list of things you want from the store. We’ll go there first thing tomorrow morning and get you whatever you want, okay?”

She
smiles as I help her down from the sink and she follows me through to the living room before we both take a seat on the couch. As I switch on the TV, she settles into my lap as we eat our ice cream.

Once we’re done eating, I
lean over and place our bowls onto the table in front of us before she cuddles up to me, nuzzling me sweetly. We watch reruns of Friends for almost an hour. I run my hand up and down her back, and occasionally, she plants a kiss on either my neck or jaw.