A Soldier For Bella (Love Conquers Life #4) (5 page)

Chapter 4

Derek

I’m lying beside my beautiful Bella, watching her as she sleeps peacefully with her body curled in the fetal position facing me. My thoughts drift to last night and what she told me over dinner. I’m not lost to the fact she didn’t tell me she loved me back, but I’m not bothered by it either. When we got home last night, she showed me how she felt while we made love in the bath. She poured everything she had into our love making, and it was incredible. No one has ever showed me so much emotion, and to be honest, it meant way more than her actually saying the words.

She rolls onto her back and her eyes flutter open.

“Good morning, beautiful,” I say.

She gives me a warm smile. “Good morning.”

“Are you ready for a great day with our friends?”

She shakes her head as she pushes me down on the bed and climbs on top of me.

“Well, this looks like a promising start to the day,” I say as she lowers her lips to mine, but then quickly kisses her way down to my ear and gives it a quick nibble. She continues her way down my neck. I moan, feeling my dick stir. She grinds her hips, causing it to harden even further. “Bella, I need to be inside you.”

She kisses her way across my chest. She licks my nipple and then bites down on it. I hiss as she licks a circle around it. She makes her way down my body until she finally gets to the top of my boxers, so I lift my hips so she can easily remove them.

Once they’re off, she looks up at me. “Ready to be inside me?” I nod, but she shocks me when she lowers her mouth to the tip of my cock. It twitches as it enjoys the feeling of her warm, moist mouth.

“Bella, that feels good, but that’s not what I meant.”

She smiles with my cock still in her mouth, but she quickly goes back to sucking me in. The vibration of her moans is driving me fucking wild. “You’re going to make me come. You need to slow down.” But this just fuels her fire. She sucks me harder and deeper. Damn, this woman has no gag reflex. I can feel my cock hitting the back of her throat. “I can’t hold on anymore.”

My hips shoot up, shoving my cock to the back of her throat as I empty everything I have into her beautiful mouth. She takes every last drop. When she pulls away, she licks her lips like it was the best feast she’s ever had.

She starts to climb up me, but I want my feast. I quickly roll her over and hover over her. “My turn. I’m hungry too.” She giggles. I lower my lips to hers, and our tongues tangle in a heated kiss. I lift the tank top she was sleeping in to reveal her pebbled nipples. I waste no time lowering my mouth and sucking one in while I play with the other. I look up as I do, and I see her eyes are closed and she has a look of pure ecstasy on her face. She loves when I play with her nipples. I glide my hand over her perfect skin until I get to her panties, slipping my hand inside to find her soaked and ready for me.

Pulling away from her nipples, I lift her hips off the bed with one arm and use the other to slip her panties over her hips. I smile as I toss them to the side, ready for my feast. I lower my lips to her bare, pretty pussy and start with gentle kisses. She flinches as I touch her sensitive skin. I had planned to tease her more, but I’m too greedy. I want to taste her now, so my tongue quickly finds my way through her folds. As soon as it hits her clit, she moans at the sensation.

I waste no time attacking her clit with my tongue. She grinds her hips against my face. I can tell she’s getting close, so I quickly rub her clit with my thumb as I fuck her with my tongue.

“Derek…” she says. It’s the only word she can get out as an orgasm rips through her body and she explodes all over my tongue. I love hearing my name roll off her tongue as I lap up her juices but I want more, so I continue to lick and suck on her hardened nub.

“Please,” she says. I pull away and look up at her.

“Please what? You want another?”

“Yes, but I want you inside of me.”

“Oh and you shall get that, but I’m not done yet.”

I don’t give her time to respond. My tongue is back on her clit. She whimpers from the sensitivity, but I’m not letting up. I want another orgasm from her. I pull away and gently blow on her clit. She’s panting, and I love it. I use my hands to spread her wide open and lick from her ass up to her clit. I do it a second time but this time I stay on her clit, licking her hard and fast. She moans out my name just before she bursts into another orgasm. Her entire body is shaking as I lap up every drop of her release.

I pull away and look into her eyes, “You taste delicious.” She blushes at me as I lick my lips.

I place my hands behind her knees and press them into her chest, slipping the tip of my cock into her soaking wet pussy. She bites her lip and moans in anticipation.

“You want this, baby?”

She nods at me as I slip it a bit deeper inside of her. “Don’t be a tease,” she whines. I give her a small side smile as I slam my cock balls deep inside of her. She whimpers as I leave it buried inside of her. “Fuck me, Derek,” she commands, so I start pounding my cock in and out of her tight pussy. I’m so worked up I have no idea how long I’m going to last, but I don’t let up. I press her legs farther into her chest and continue my assault on her pussy.

“Come on, Bella.” I groan through clenched teeth. I’m holding on for dear life, but I swear I can’t hold out much longer.

“Go,” she yells. I’m about to let go when a third orgasm shatters her body. Her muscles tighten around me, milking me. I let go and empty everything I’ve got inside of her sweet little pussy. I’m panting as I lie beside her on the bed.

She smiles at me. “That was a great way to start the morning.”

I look at her as I slow my breathing. “It was the perfect way to start the day. Now are you ready to get up and get ready for our friends to come over?”

She laughs. “Sure. Do you want to take a shower with me?”

“I’d love to. Can you behave yourself?” I ask her with a smirk on my face.

“Me? Can you behave?” she says, laughing.

“I’ll try,” I say with laughter. “Come on.”

We both climb out of bed, and Bella runs naked to the bathroom. “Last one in the bathroom has to cook breakfast,” she says.

I pretend to run after her, but I let her win since I was planning on cooking anyway. When I get into the bathroom, she’s just getting the shower going. We both climb in, and although we wash each other and it’s intimate, we keep it PG-13 so we can hurry out and have some brunch.

I’m in the kitchen cutting potatoes to put into the oven when Bella walks into the kitchen looking cute, as always.

“What are you making, babe?” she asks as she goes into the fridge for a bottle of water.

“Omelets with potatoes and turkey bacon,” I say, putting the potatoes into a pan with some seasoning. I cover the pan and place it in the oven, and then I move on to cutting veggies for our omelets.

“I love that you can cook. I don’t mind doing it, but it’s nice to have someone do it for me too.”

“Baby, I told you a long time ago that I don’t mind cooking. My mama taught me how to cook. She always said a man needs to be able to take care of himself. He shouldn’t have to rely on his woman for a meal.”

“Have you told your mama about us?”

He smiles. “I have. She says she thinks it’s time they come home and spend a little time up here so they can meet you.”

“That would be nice,” she says, but she sounds a little off.

“What’s wrong, baby?”

“I guess I just wish I could tell you that my parents were going to come over so you could meet them. I miss them sometimes. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thankful for Patty’s parents and all they have done for me, but sometimes it’s just not the same. Know what I mean?”

“Yeah, I guess I do. My parents are in Florida, and I miss them so much sometimes. I grew up very close to my mom and dad, so it was actually pretty hard when they decided to move, but I understood.” She nods. “I get how you feel because I don’t get to see them all the time anymore, but I’m lucky. I can go visit them anytime I want. I’m not sure how I would feel if I were in your shoes.”

“I look forward to meeting them. I bet they’re sweet,” she says with a warm smile.

“Have you tried talking to your parents?”

She shakes her head. “No, the last conversation we had didn’t go well. They were so disappointed in me. They wanted me to be a doctor or a lawyer. I tried to explain to them that’s not who I am. They just said ‘our daughter isn’t strutting around half nude for a living,’ and if I did, I was no daughter of theirs. I walked out the door crying and never looked back. That was when I got my first contract about five years ago.”

“Maybe if they see how successful you are they’d change their mind.”

She shakes her head as a tear rolls down her cheek. “I doubt it. I tried to tell them that models can be very successful and that we don’t have to get naked to make money, but they didn’t want to hear it.”

I sigh, feeling bad for my girl. I can’t imagine what she’s going through, but I decide to drop it for now. I hand her a plate and then go about making mine before taking the seat next to her. We eat in silence, and there’s a bit of tension lingering in the air from our conversation.

“Please don’t stress, baby. You have plenty of people around you who love you and want to be a part of your life. If they can’t see the success you’ve become, it’s their loss.”

She gives me a small smile. “Thank you, babe,” she says, looking a bit happier.

***

Bella

Patty and Carter are due here any minute now, and I’m super excited to see them. They’ve been away on their honeymoon and they just got in last night. I’m making a huge pork roast with onions, potatoes, and veggies for dinner. We’re going to look through their honeymoon pictures and play some cribbage. We haven’t hung out and played cards with them in a while, and we all miss it.

“Dinner smells delicious,” Derek says as he walks into the kitchen.

“Thanks, babe. It’ll be done shortly. We should have time to catch up with Carter and Patty for a few before we need to eat.”

As I finish my statement, there’s a knock at the door. Derek says, “Be right back.” He opens the door, and Patty runs in squealing with excitement.

“How was your trip?” I ask as she wraps me in a huge hug.

“It was absolutely amazing! I have so many pictures to show you. I put them on my laptop so it’ll be easier for us to see.”

When Carter walks in, I give him a hug and welcome him home. “Do you guys want to tell us a little about Niagara Falls and show us some pictures while we wait for dinner to finish?”

“Sure,” Patty says as she takes her laptop case from Carter. She puts it on the stool by the snack bar and begins setting it up. I pull a few beers from the fridge for the guys and a bottle of wine for Patty and me. We’re now all settled for the show. Derek and I each take a seat on either side of Patty, and Carter stands behind her.

“Okay, so I put the pictures in order so we can go through and point out everything as we did them. This is our hotel. It had a loft space where the bed was with a small fireplace and a whirlpool tub for two. The view of the falls was breathtaking.” She scrolls through the pictures of their hotel room. I love that the place is totally Patty and Carter. It’s classy, but not overly extravagant. “This was really cool. Check this out,” she says as she continues showing us pictures. They had reservations to eat dinner in a revolving tower on their first night there. She explains how it rotates so you can take pictures as you eat. Everything they did was very outdoorsy, like them.

My friend is glowing with excitement as she shows us her pictures. I can see how truly happy they are and how much they enjoyed themselves. She shows us the last picture as the timer on the oven beeps, telling me that our dinner is done.

“Patty, those are some beautiful pictures. It looks like you two had a fabulous time.”

“We really did. The weather was nice and scenery was gorgeous. It was cool to see the falls from so many different angles.” She gets up to follow me into the kitchen so she can help me get dinner finished.

“Patty, will you get the salad from the fridge?”

She does as I ask and walks it into the dining room while I pull the roast apart and put it into serving dishes. The guys have started talking about work and the fundraiser they need to work on for the TVs at Briar House. Patty helps me bring the remainder of dinner into the dining room, and the guys grab another beer and fill our wine glasses so we can all sit to eat.

Once everyone is seated, Patty says, “So, what’s this I was hearing about needing to raise money?”

“Yeah, one of our houses is short fifteen TVs and if you can’t afford to pay for the service, then you don’t get a TV in your room,” Carter explains. “I want to raise the money for the TVs and figure out how we can work the service into the contract for the house so the guys will be taken care of.”