When I walked into her bathroom, I knew where I had seen this place before. Her room threw me off because she had painted the walls a dark turquoise color. The bathroom, however, other than girl products here and there, was pretty much as it had been before. I'm currently in a rental home. I know that sounds crazy since I build houses. I would kill to have this bathroom, though, and I will undoubtedly have it someday.
I would cradle my love between my legs as I massaged her body in that luxurious bathtub. I would make love to her as she rested her hands along the shower walls. What's the point in building a home just for me? This goddess in the other room happened to be living in one of the first homes that my cousins and I built. This whole thing was crazy. What are the odds?
I washed my hands, grabbed a towel, and cleaned myself off. When I had finished, I grabbed a fresh towel to clean her off when I returned to her. I think taking a relaxing bath with her would be fantastic. I'm sure she's sore, but I need to clean her up first before getting her in the tub.
When I reached the door, I heard Wade's ringtone. Wait, what? I stood there for a moment on the off chance that she might have the same ringtone. It went off and then started back up again. The bathroom began to fade into darkness, but I could still hear my phone.
My eyes burst open, and I realized I was in my bed. It had all been a dream. Are you bloody shiting me? There was no way that whole thing with her was just a dream; it was all so vivid. Everything I felt when I was with her, it couldn't be true. My phone lit up, where I had laid it on my nightstand, still ringing. I'm having a hard time focusing and groggy from sleep. How long have I been out? My cell phone stopped ringing, and a second later started right up again. I grabbed my phone and accepted the call.
"This bloody well be good. You screwed up my dream state," I yelled.
I looked down at the tent sticking up below my sheets and groaned. Fate, you are an asshole. This was beyond torture, I was about to make love to my soulmate again, and it turned out she wasn't real. What else do you have in store for me, fate?
"Sorry, Blaze, I know it's two in the morning. But I had to bring Conner to the ER. He got his ass handed to him tonight. He most likely has alcohol poisoning. He had several shots and some beers. I told him to drink lightly, but he didn't listen. Anyhow, we are not going to make it to the ranch. I'm going to stay here with him." Wade said, and I facepalmed myself.
"Is he ok? '' I ground out unevenly. Wade said nothing. "Well...?" I asked.
"He's got a broken nose and is currently passed out in the bed, with an IV in his arm. I'm sure he will live, though," Wade said and chuckled.
"Ok, well, I guess it'll just be Tanner, Jace, and I. I'm sure we'll be fine. We are just meeting the family there to have a final walkthrough before handing over the keys," I said.
"Ok, awesome, thanks, Blaze; Goodnight," Wade said and hung up.
Guess I'm going to call Jace real fast. He should be awake, and he said he was going dancing with his girl, lucky bastard. Then I'll need to take care of the hard-on I got from that dream.
"What's wrong, and why are you calling so late, Blaze?" Jace asked once he had answered his phone.
Jace sounded winded, and I hoped I hadn't interrupted anything between him and his girl.
"Wade and Connor won't be there in the morning. It's going to be me, you, and Tanner. Can you call Tanner and let him know? I was also thinking of scooting the time to ten since the family we are to meet won't be there until eleven. I don't know about you, but I need more sleep." I said with a groan.
"What did they do this time?" Jace asked impatiently.
"I'll tell you later. I need to get back to sleep," I said.
"Wait; is it ok if I bring Vega and her sister?" Jace hurried out. "They want to see the Ranch, and I think you and Lyra would get along great," he said.
Who names their kids Lyra and Vega? Have I got it so bad my baby cousin was trying to set me up?
"Jace, I don't even," I grimaced. "Fine, I don't care, but we're there to work, not play. I mean it, I don't have time for anything else," I groaned sleepily.
"Awesome, I'll see you later," Jace said and hung up.
I seriously think the universe was trying to screw with me in any way possible. I think back to the woman in my dream. Remembering the way I felt with her. The things I saw, her moans and screams, and started fisting my cock. I find the last memory, where I came deep inside her pussy and found my release. I laid my head back on my pillow and wondered why a house I built found its way into this dream. All work and no play makes Blaze a dull boy. Sleep found me once again, and I dreamed of only darkness.
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My alarm went off at nine o'clock, and I wanted to smash it, But I turned it off and jumped in the shower. I put on a suit because we're not doing any heavy work today. We are doing a final walkthrough before handing the family their keys. I also wanted to look nice. We finished the Ranch six months ago, but the family had been on a mission trip in Africa. I'm so excited for them to see it. I'm also somewhat happy to meet this Lyra woman. If she's anything like Jace's girlfriend, I'm sure I'll love her. Of course, I haven't even met his girlfriend, but Jace talked about her constantly. I'm sure he'll be proposing soon, and his girlfriend sounded like a great woman.
I munched down on some cereal, grabbed a water bottle, and headed out the door. As I was driving to the ranch, I was praying this woman happened to be just as unique as that woman in my dream had been. I would die.
LYRA*
"Lyra, come on, girl. Wake up. I'm not going to let you lay here all day and wallow. I've seen pictures of the ranch, and you're going to love it. Besides, Jace's brother Tanner will be there, and his cousin Blaze, you never know. One of them could be the one," Vega said while she bounced up and down on my bed, trying to get me to wake up. Dang it all, I could punch her. Lucky ass biotch; that has it all, by all meaning Jace. Why can't I have a Jace? Not Jace, but you know what I mean.
"Fine dang it, stop bouncing on my bed," I said with a groan as I grabbed my pillow and flung it at Vega.
"Wear something cute, please," Vega said.
"Grrrrrrr."
"Oh stop, you know you love me," Vega laughed and hurried out the door.
I guess I'm going to do this. Gosh, Darn It; I'm not happy about it, especially after what happened last night. I took a quick shower, threw on some jeans with my boots, and then decided on a red flower-covered tank top. I threw my hair up in a high ponytail, spritzed on some perfume, brushed my teeth, and put on some tinted lip gloss. Then I decided to put on some eyeliner and mascara, because why not, right. Then I made my way to the living room to wait on Vega and Jace. Man, I'm starving; I ran up to Vega's room and knocked on her door.
"Vega, pin me the address, and I'll meet all of you there. I'm going to run and get something to eat," I yelled.
The door swung open, and Vega glared at me. Dang, it takes a lot to piss Vega off, but she seemed pissed.
"You better not flake out on us, or I'll whoop your ass when we get back," Vega said while poking a finger into my chest. I threw my hands up in surrender.
"I'm not going to flake out on you, dang it, I promise. I'm just really freakin hungry ok," I said as I threw my hands up in surrender.
Vega glared at me again and slammed the door. I grabbed my phone and purse from my room and headed for my car; once in, I high-tailed it to Sonic.
Bloody hell, that was a serious mistake.
VEGA*
BLAZE*I managed to get here fifteen minutes early. I had been pacing back and forth in front of the large ranch house. Someday I hoped to have a ranch house in the country like this one, where my wife and three-plus kids would reside. I frowned at the thought. At this rate, I would be lucky ever to have a
LYRA*
BLAZE*
BLAZE*Everyone had returned. Vega ran up to Jace and gave him a quick hug and kiss. They walked over and sat where Vega was seated between Jace and me. I wondered where Jace and Tanner had taken off to? They hadn't said where they were going when they left.However, Jace had asked me to keep Veg
JACE*With Vega gone, I thought this would be a great time to talk to dad. "Mr.Riley, sir, can I talk to you for a moment in private?" I asked. Richard stood up and bent over to kiss Rebecca."Would you like some coffee, sweety?" Richard asked Rebecca."No, love, I think I'm fine for now," Rebecca said."Alright, son, let's go over to the cafeteria, and we will have a chat," Richard said as he flung his arm around me, and we headed out the door.Once we arrived at the cafeteria, Richard and I grabbed a coffee cup; and decided on straight black coffee. We found a table for two and sat down, and sipped our coffee. Even though Richard's like a dad to me, I was nervous. I wanted my talk with Richard to be perfect, like when I proposed to Vega."Well, son, let's have it; what's going on?" Richard asked.I took a sip from my coffee and set the cup back down on the table."Well, sir, you know that Vega and I have been together for six months. We spend pretty much all of our free time together
BLAZE*I sat at my desk on a Saturday morning and tried to calm my nerves. Taylor, our office manager, had left Thursday with no explanation. I don't know how the office would run smoothly without her. Jace, Tanner, Conner, and Wade would be arriving soon.I'm so glad this happened when we were all on a break. The guys and I knew that we would hire crews to split up and run our units. We have been so busy building and landscaping that we hadn't realized how backed up we were getting. That might be why Taylor left because we were all constantly in the field. Taylor had been here alone to cover the office. Jace had been here now and then when he worked on building designs, but other than that, Taylor must have been lonely. I've got to hand it to Taylor, though; she kept the office clean and in order. Taylor had been trying to tell us for a few months that building operations had been piling up. None of us had taken the time to listen, though. I looked at four mansions that needed to have
LYRA*I have heard and read up on near-death experiences. When I was in the ambulance, I went into the future. I was getting married to the man of my dreams, quite literally, I must say—and a double wedding at that. That would be amazing if that wedding were to happen. It had been enough to jump-start my heart and had brought me back to reality, which happened to be unimaginable pain. I couldn't open my eyes. All I could do was mumble, and I couldn't form words.Now I lay here and listened to everyone who came to visit me as I laid there in peace. Sometimes my soul would leave my body, and I could see whoever happened to be talking to me as I hovered above them. I would will myself to wake up. Looking at myself, though, kept me in this realm of peace. I did not want to go back to the pain I knew would consume me once I woke up.I drifted in and out of dreams that made no sense. More people that I had never met before came and went; as the future continued and flashed before my eyes.An