EVERYDAY FEAR
Have you ever had that creepy sensation that someone was behind you when
you look in the mirror…?
Carrie Benton kicked off her shoes, did a little twirl around her
bedroom, and sank gladly into the armchair beside the bay window that
looked out onto the street. She gazed down dreamily at the road below,
still seeing Gerald’s tanned face smiling down at her, still feeling the
gentle touch of his hand against her arm. She decided there and then that
it had been the perfect evening. Nothing could mar this, she mused, and it
would be even better in the morning when he came to collect her for
breakfast and they would share the whole day, not just the evening.
Tosca chose that moment to make his entrance, his pitiful meow shaking
her out of the dream world she was currently in. Carrie gathered the cat
into her arms. ‘Hi there, cattykins, who’s hungry then?’ she crooned into
his fur. He arched his back and playfully shot his paw at her. She giggled
and set him down on the bed where he regarded her with an air of
suspicion.
‘I am going to fix you some food,’ she teased, ‘right after I wash my
face and get my dressing gown on. You’ll just have to wait a while.’
Carrie switched on the en-suite bathroom light and hummed to herself as
she picked up the facial wash from the shelf. She heard Tosca scratching
the coverlet of her bed in what she assumed was act frustration at being
thwarted out of his food. ‘Not long,’ she sang out, ‘Then I’ll get you
your dinner and I’ll tell you all about Gerald and our date.’
Carrie heard Tosca hiss as if to say,’ Damn your date, just fix me some
food!’ and she heard a soft plop as the cat jumped off the bed. A minute
later she shivered as she felt a sharp cold draft blowing through the
bathroom. Darn cat, she thought, he must have squeezed through the bedroom
door to the landing and left the door open.
Carrie smeared the facial wash over her face, mixing it with water from the tap. The soapsuds bubbled on her skin. As she splashed warm water on her face, she thought she heard someone behind her. She looked up into the mirror, her face dripping water. Gerald stood there, framed in the entrance to the bathroom. She peered at him through a veil of soapy tears, thinking at first it was a trick of the light, or perhaps some water in the eyes making her vision blurry and unstable. It was only when she felt the quick bloody pain across her throat and smelt the scent of his Brut aftershave mixed with her blood that she realised, too late, it was Gerald and that her dream date had just turned into a nightmare.
They lay beside each other in Cade’s bed, snuggled under the covers
together. It was a large king-size bed, one they’d made the most of
it that evening. Quinn turned and regarded Cade with drowsy eyes as
his fingers trailed soft patterns across his chest. Cade caught his
breath at Quinn's lazy touch, his body still jazzed up from their
love making. Quinn fingered the small metal piercing in Cade's left
nipple with lazy indolence. Cade's hands caressed Quinn's stomach,
lingering on an ugly, puckered three-inch scar which stretched down
to his left hip.
“You seem to be getting used to this whole situation,” Quinn
murmured. He caressed the nipple piercing. "And this was a nice
surprise. You didn't have it in the other night. I think I
explored you enough to know you don't have any more anywhere." He
grinned wickedly as Cade's fingers pinched his hip.
Cade laughed softly. “I took it out for the benefit dinner. It
doesn't fit well under a dress shirt. And as for all this -I don’t
believe it all myself. But I don’t seem to have a choice.
You’ve made that quite clear. And I have to say it’s not all that
much of a hardship. You’re a pretty personable and sexy guy and to
be honest, this just feels –so right- somehow.” He licked a wet
tongue down Quinn's shoulder and grinned as Quinn lost his
breath.
Cade murmured, “I saw you in the paper with a man called Adam
Carnover.”
Quinn started and looked at Cade with hooded eyes.
Cade watched his eyes. “Is he still in your life? The papers seemed
to think you were getting married. “
Quinn leaned over and kissed his forehead softly. “I wouldn’t be
here with you if I was with another man. Adam isn’t in my life any
longer.”
“What happened?”
Quinn frowned, his face dark. “We had a difference of opinion and
decided to go our separate ways.”
“Was he like me, or was he normal?” Cade asked curiously, glad that
the man was no longer around but still intending to find out more
about their past relationship.
Quinn was still. “He was normal, nothing like you,” he said
shortly.
Cade could tell he really didn’t want to talk about his ex. Wisely,
he let it rest for the moment. “Another thing you haven’t told
me. Who was that man I saw in the forest that evening? Was that
something to do with you?”
Quinn’s eyes narrowed as if debating what to say next.
“Are you going to tell me?” Cade watched him closely. He
reached down and grasped Quinn's semi erect cock. "Or do I have to
suck it out of you like I did earlier?"
Quinn gave a low laugh and sat up, the bed covers draped across his
waist as he leaned back against the headboard. "As much as I find
that idea very appealing, I think I need to recuperate first. I
don't think I've got any moisture left in my body after that very
intense blow job. But please feel free to repeat the experience in a
little while."
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