HAPPY FOREVER AFTER

Emma didn’t try to stop him. Roughly he pulled the silk top down her arms and off of her. Her breath came in fast, agitated rasps. He pulled Emma’s pajama bottoms off just as swiftly, and his own boxer shorts, goaded by the perfume of her arousal, and by the urgency of her soft hands on his body.

She wrapped herself around him as he mounted her, as he pushed into her, into the tight, slick depths of her. She gasped, and clung to him, and he groaned deep in his chest, overcome by the sharp, biting pleasure that rocketed through him.

Emma arched against him, bringing them even closer together. The bedcovers were tangled around them; automatically he kicked them away.

She moved like a wild thing beneath him, locked into an age-old rhythm, uttering guttural, uninhibited sounds that pushed him right to the edge. She curled a leg around his thigh as if to lever herself over him.

Daniel easily rolled the two of them to position her on top. He still couldn’t see her, but the impenetrable darkness only heightened the glut of sensation. Her thighs flexed under his fingers as she raised and lowered herself, drawing him into her slippery, welcoming heat. He slid his hands over her hips, her slender waist, up her rib cage and higher.

Her breath caught as he stroked those beautiful breasts and plucked the stiff tips. Her feminine muscles tightened around him, and he groaned and laughed at the same time, perilously close to climax.

Her movements became faster, more frenzied. Clasping her hips, he angled them, and his own, so he’d stroke her in just the right place.

Emma’s hair whipped Daniel’s face. Urgent sounds escaped her as she reached for her release. He felt it gather in her, felt her body tense, and shudder, and rock under the force of it, felt her intimate flesh contract around him, urging him to let himself go.

Daniel bucked hard under her, clamping his fingers around her hips, emptying himself in waves of pure pleasure.

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“Do you have a problem with Emma?” Daniel asked Jared.

Jared stared at him for a while. Then he said, “Where exactly did you conjure her up? Because I don’t believe what you guys told us at dinner”.

“Why not?” Daniel asked.

“But I’m right. Ain’t I?” Jared asked.

“I told you guys the truth. And I didn’t ‘conjure her up’ from anywhere. Why do you have a problem with her?” Daniel asked.

“No offense bro, but you don’t really have a good track record with women.” Jared replied.

“Wow,” Daniel said. “Offense taken”.

Jared laughed. “Look, I’m sorry, but every relationship you have been in has been a disaster. And it took a lot for you to get over the last one. I’m sorry, but you seem to always attract a particular kind of women”.

“Well I don’t think that’s going to happen this time,” Daniel said. “Emma and I have an agreement about this whole thing, so no one gets hurt. We make each other happy and we are certain about what we want.”

Jared stared at him like he had clown makeup on. “Are you saying you guys aren’t even in an actual relationship?” he asked.

“I wouldn’t put it like that, but that’s one way of saying it” Daniel replied.

“And what the hell does that tell you huh?” Jared asked. “What kind of woman agrees to something like that? Women love the whole commitment thing, why would she just agree to a relationship that has no future?… She’s probably after something. And before you say anything… I want you to remember that you couldn’t see the truth about Jade till she showed her true colors. Look I’m not trying to ruin what you have going on. I just want you to think about it. It would really suck if you make the same mistake again. Just don’t get in too deep. I wouldn’t trust her if I were you”

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Emma stared at her phone, wondering if calling Daniel to ask him to spend the night at her place was a good idea. He had traveled almost immediately after they got back from that trip to his family house and she hadn’t seen a lot of him except at the office. And even then, he had been busy with work and she didn’t want to bother him.

She missed him, and after two weeks, she was tired of just talking to him on the phone. Better to call him and ask him to come over.

“HI,” she said after he picked up.

“Hey” he replied. “What’s up”.

Daniel knew that somehow Jared had gotten to him. He found himself thinking about what Jared said. So far Emma hadn’t done anything wrong. She was perfect. But he was still bothered. Jared had a point. Jade had been perfect too. He hadn’t seen anything wrong about her till it was too late. He hated that he had these thoughts about Emma. He didn’t want to. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt her. But he had honestly started considering calling the whole thing off. It would be better that way if they took care of this now, instead of prolonging issues. The relationship was going to end sometime anyway. And she seemed really okay with the agreement.

If he was being honest with himself, the whole ‘no emotional attachment’ wasn’t going so well for him. He liked her-a lot… Way too much for someone he was just supposed to be sleeping with. So much for not catching feelings.

“What?” he asked, when he realized that Emma had said something and he hadn’t heard her.

“Ermm… I said I was wondering if you would like to come over to my place tonight. We have both been really busy lately so I thought we could hang out tonight. I’ll cook” Emma said.

“Sounds nice,” Daniel said. “I will be there when I finish at the office”.

“Great”. Emma hung up.

There was definitely something weird about the way Daniel had been acting lately,… distant. She thought. Like something was bothering him. She was going to ask him what was wrong when he came over.

Except that he didn’t. And all she got from him was a text after an hour of waiting for him that he got stuck at the office. No apology. Just a straight forward. ‘I’m stuck at the office’ text.

Emma tried not to dwell on it. On the sudden change in Daniel since they got back from his house. But it really bothered her. Did something happen? And if something happened, why couldn’t he just talk to her about it? Was it his family? Was someone sick? Were they just pretending to like her? Did she do something that upset him? Was he tired of her already?

All those questions were driving her insane.

———-ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Two days later, Emma sat in her office, she was on the phone with Ben.

“Stop giving me the same tired excuse,” he said. “You have been avoiding me, Emma”.

Emma laughed. “Fine,” she said. “I admit that I have… and you can’t blame me. I had perfectly good reasons. But I also apologize. What can I do to make it up to you”

“Well, if I ask you to go out with me, you would probably say no again” he said. “So how about you do something you think I would like”.

Emma laughed again. “Wow. You nag worse than Karen” she said. “If I bake you a cake and bring it to your office, would that get you to stop being mad at me?” she asked.

“Hmmm cake… That’s a good start” Ben said. “Can’t say no to that.”

“Great,” Emma said. “Expect it this week.”

“I’ll be waiting,” Ben said.