"Alright guys, time for lunch," I called out to my cousins. "It's one in the afternoon, and I worked breakfast off hours ago. I'm starving my ass off over here." I placed the small boulder down into its ultimate resting place and turned to my cousin Tanner, who was doing the same.
"Same here, man," Tanner said with a grunt as he stood and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
It's early spring and still pretty cool, but with the work we do and how we look now, you would think it was a hundred degrees outside, but we love it.
Over the last year and a half, my cousins Tanner, Wade, Conner, Jace, and I have pulled together to start our construction and landscaping company. Receiving our degree was a pain. It just seemed like it would never end because we also had to throw some business courses in, which was the hard part of it all. The rest wasn't all that bad.
Jace has two years left of school, but we brought him in as our architect. He draws up unique building designs, and people drool over them.
My cousins and I have built fifteen homes so far, and we were about to finish the landscaping for this last one. So for us just starting, the business has been impressive. It helped that our dads all owned a family law firm in town. My cousins and I were supposed to follow our dads and become lawyers, but we chose a different path. My parents' house had been our first build, and the housewarming party they had thrown put our name out there.
My cousins and I are hoping to go on to more significant projects: building businesses, parks, hospitals, you name it. As for now, building homes for growing families was excellent. Just seeing the looks on the family's faces when they saw the outcome was pure bliss.
I can't wait until the time comes to establish making a family of my own.
However, with my track record, I'm wondering if the right one would ever come along. I'm only twenty-five, I've got time, but I've already gotten my heart stomped on by two women. Both were long-lasting relationships that ended in chaos. I hope to have children before I hit thirty.
"Conner, Wade, come on, let's take a lunch break," I called out as Tanner and I made our way to the exit leading to the front of the house where our trucks were. Time tends to speed by, and before you realize it, your life has passed you by. There never seems to be enough time in the day when there is so much to accomplish.
Conner and Wade showed up through the fence a few minutes later. Thank goodness for their distinctive hairstyles, or you wouldn't be able to tell them apart. They are identical twins. Growing up with them was a riot. My Aunt Clair would always dress them and get them similar haircuts. As they grew older, they persuaded her to let them be because they have different personalities.
"You guys want to pile in my truck and go together?" I questioned as I walked around to the driver's side.
"Sure," they all spouted out in unison as they all climbed in. I started the truck and took off down the road. The residence that we're working on is a beautiful ranch house out in the country, so we have a fifteen-minute drive to get into town.
"How's Jessa doing, man?" Wade asked me from the back seat. I grimaced and put my hand through my sweaty hair.
"Well, I think I'm going to break it off with her. We've been together for about a year, but we have nothing in common. I mean, the woman barely eats. Which annoys the hell out of me, man." I said.
"Well, on the plus side, Jessa hasn't cheated on you as Tori and Candice did," Tanner said from beside me, nodding his head.
I gawked out the window and remembered the other two women who had taken my heart and ripped it from my chest. Tori was my first kiss, my first lay, well, my first of many things. We had been together through our senior year in high school and had gone to the same college the following year. We spent the Summer together, and when our second year of college started that next year, Tori seemed to pull away a bit.
Tori informed me once she thought we needed a break. She wanted a chance to experience college being single. I persuaded her to remain with me but experience life; she did anyhow, with one of the new professors. Anyway, a video and pictures emerged. The professor had gotten fired, and Tori had dropped out.
People kept telling me they were sorry like they could do anything. The looks I had received from individuals in the hallways were horrendous. It was like that for a couple of months. From what I've discovered, Tori is unmarried and pregnant. Karma can be a jerk sometimes.
It had taken me a while to recover after losing Tori, and later in walked Candice. We were together for three years, THREE YEARS. I purchased an engagement ring, proposed, and she responded no and thus revealed to having a liaison with someone else over the past year.
What Tori had done was a substantial sucker punch to my nuts, but it was nothing compared to what Candice had accomplished. I loved her. I craved to devote the rest of my existence to her. I'm not a big ole ball baby, but after observing my parents and all of my aunt and uncle's marriages and how perfect they were, I hungered for the same, someone to grow old with and dote on for the rest of my life. Fate has not been on my side.
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My cousins and I had wrapped up our landscaping project, and I was on my way home. Jessa should be there, even though I'm arriving home sooner than I determined I would be. Getting home early is convenient because, after my lunch conversation with the guys, I've decided to end this relationship with Jessa. I have decided it was the proper thing to do. This relationship between Jessa and me wasn't working out, and it was not healthy for either of us. It would be nice to have one last romp in the sheets, though. Doubtful she'll agree with me, though. We shall see.
I parked my pickup in the garage, turned off the pickup, and inhaled a few heavy breaths.
'Ending this relationship is the appropriate action; pull it together. Just go in there and split up with Jessa,' I thought.
I descended from my truck and approached my kitchen door, but I paused for a moment before twisting the doorknob. Jessa's car was in the driveway, so I knew she was inside, but I was very apprehensive. What if she freaks out? She is a bit of a drama queen. I twisted the nob and what I discovered next was alarming. I heard Jessa's moans of pleasure coming from my bedroom, which was just to the right of the entrance.
I suppose she's horny and touching herself and getting wet for me. How did she know I was on my way home already?
"Oh yes, right there, so perfect Mmm mm, harder, faster, she screamed. Suddenly I heard a hand slap her flesh.
"Oh yes, baby, take my cock; you like my fat cock in your pussy, don't you?" a man grunted.
The door opened a crack, and what I saw next made me want to hurl. Jesse was in my bed with another man. I couldn't believe this was happening.
One of my father's long-standing clients was balls deep, slamming and pounding into Jessa. This man is married with five children. She knows this as well because she's my father's secretary, and not only is he married with five children, but he's also in his mid-fifties. There are at least thirty years between them.
I happened to glance right then at the time that he growled out and stilled himself for a moment.
I burst through the door; the door slammed into the wall behind it, "Get the hell out of my house now," I yelled.
They scrambled around, looking for their clothes. The man left most of his clothes and hurried past me out of the door. I ripped the comforter and sheets from the bed.
"Blaze I..." Jessa trailed off as she cried.
"I said get the hell out and take this shit with you," I howled and hurled the contents I had shredded from my bed at her. Jessa gathered all the contents I flung at her and ran as quickly as she could out the door.
Yeah, I can't deal with this shit right now. Of all the fucked up bullshit, THIS. I pulled my hair, turned around, got back in my truck, and hauled out of the driveway. I looked over to see Jessa crying in her car. Like I gave a crap. No condom or anything. How fucking stupid could a person be? I slammed my hand on the dashboard.
I've called Tanner, and we're going to meet at the bar that's just a few blocks from my house. After telling him the complete story, he slapped me on the back.
"I'm sorry, dude, that's fucked up. Your luck with women is beyond words. I don't know what to say. Let's have some shots and drown it all out. Blaze man, you've got to consider doing what I do. Just take a girl out on a couple of dates, use her a few times, and then move on to the next. Just kick them to the curb before they turn into a bitch, and get all clingy," Tanner said.
If you haven't guessed, Tanner's heartbroken himself. He doesn't bother with relationships any more. I grunted and gave him a nod and gulped down my first shot.
Would you believe that on my way back home, Jessa messaged me to ask me to forgive her? I pulled over to the side and texted her back.
"Nah, don't bother, you two-timing little whore," I texted back.
I didn't receive any message back from Jessa. Why do I keep going through crap like this? Can't a man catch a break?
LYRA*"Vega, how much do you have left behind to unbox in the kitchen? I'm finished here in the living room," I squealed as I collapsed the last box I had unpacked for the previous thirty minutes. "Arg," Vega grunted. "I want to die right now. Why do we have so many kitchen utensils? I'm so frustrated, Lyra. Give me thirty minutes," Vega complained. "Well, we've got about forty-five minutes before we need to stop and start getting ready for our double date tonight," I shrieked. Vega and I turned twenty-one today; we could go clubbing and drink alcohol, Vodka, and Red Bull for me, please. "I know, I'm so excited," Vega piped and groaned as she deposited a crockpot in the cabinet. Our parents had this home built for us, one for graduating with our bachelor's degrees, even though that was two years ago, and two for our twenty-first birthday. Vega and I have been working double-time on achieving our PhDs. We've been taking Summer courses to get college done and establish our careers.
LYRA*Steven yanked the towel from my hands without even looking my way. Yes, I would have to say that Steven was pissed. I stared down at him as he cleaned himself off with the towel I gave him. He sat up and threw his legs off the couch, resting his feet on the floor. Steven glanced at my naked body, shook his head, and looked to the floor. "You know I care about you, right? I've grown to love you, actually," Steven said in a hurt voice. "I've made you cum countless times; I've cum in your hands, your sweet mouth jacked off onto your pussy," Steven ran a hand through his hair and glanced back up at me. Is he pissed, or is he going to cry? I'm a horrible human being. I didn't know he was falling in love with me. I mean, I do care for him, but love, no way. I didn't know if I should touch him or not, so I sat next to him on the couch and glanced back and forth between him and my hands. "I care about you, Steven, I just want my first time to be special, and you have never told me yo
BLAZE* What the hell is going on? I thought to myself as I woke up in a room I had never seen before. I blinked a few times so my eyes could adjust. I’m freaking out for sure. I can’t seem to get my bearings. Once my eyes adjusted, I saw a woman lying in a bed I had never seen before. I looked down to see that I was half naked in only my black boxer briefs. I took in a big gulp of air and held it for a moment until I got dizzy and let it out quietly, so I wouldn’t wake her. I had to get out of here. How did I get in here in the first place? I used to sleepwalk when I was younger and into my teens. I guess I’m back to that. It’s the only explanation for why I’m standing here in my underwear. Fuck, I probably look like a creeper standing here close to this woman's bed. I glanced to see that a lamp was on her nightstand that casts a faint glow of light, allowing me to see her room. I still couldn’t recognize where I was, and it wouldn’t take too much effort to get to her door without
BLAZE* Her fingertips were cold but smooth on my face and sent shocks of electricity through my system. Goosebumps formed along my skin from my head down to my toes, and beads of precum trickled from the head of cock, and coated my underwear. There was only one thing I could think to do because my brain had completely shut off. I smoothed my thumb over her plump crimson lips and licked my bottom lip. Her lip was so smooth under my rough thumb—every part of me wanted to take her lips with mine. I wanted to taste her so bad I could explode. If I thought I would blast off before, it's nothing compared to how I felt as she sucked my thumb into her moist mouth. She moaned and closed her eyes as her tongue swirled around my thumb. She must be imagining that my cock is in her mouth because she's sucking and bobbing her head, just like she would if she were giving me a blow job. Fuck, this woman is amazing. I can't wait to have my cock in her mouth. It's taking all I have not to strip her b
BLAZE* She pulled back from the kiss for a moment, smacked her lips together, and then licked her bottom lip. She wanted me, and fuck if I didn't want her more. That action alone was enough to do me in. A soft moan from her lips sent a shock through my body, making my cock jump inside my underwear, letting her know how much I enjoyed the warmth of her hand along my shaft. She kissed me fiercely as she stroked my cock with hunger. She made her way to my balls and massaged them gently. I groaned and hummed in pleasure as she massaged my balls. We had stopped for air, and damn it if she didn't drive me more to insanity by nibbling her bottom lip. I was about to combust because the fire was raging inside of me. No more, Mr. Nice Guy, I've got to be inside her now. I need to feel her pussy as it strangles my cock. I let go of her ass and shoved my underwear off. I kicked them to the side and pulled her back to me for another rapturous kiss. The soft skin of her belly felt terrific as it
BLAZE* I pulled her into my arms bridal style, pulled back the comforter, and laid her down so that her head lay on her pillow. I wanted to make this the most memorable experience for her. I knew for a woman losing her virginity was something sacred, and she had waited a long time. I haven't ever been with a virgin. Even Tori had been with a couple of guys before we got together our Senior year of high school. The first time for me wasn't something I wanted to remember. I pumped it a few times and blew my load up inside the condom. Thank goodness for condoms, or I would have been screwed, right. I wanted to make this perfect for her. I don't have a condom now. But I am always safe. I've never gone bareback. I've also gotten tested after each of my breakups. I mean, these days you can't be too careful. I started by putting one hand through the locks on her forehead and sucked and trailed kisses from her earlobes down to her neck. She smelled intoxicating. The scent of lavender and ap
BLAZE*
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