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As CJ let that sink in, all he could do was reach out and hug his friend. What Archie said was exactly right and he thanked him from the bottom of his heart. He knew Archie didn’t have to go to the expense of installing those parking lot cameras just because his truck got wrecked. But the fact that he did made CJ admire the man even more than he already did.

Giving Archie one more final clap on the back in thanks he asked, “I really need to get to the hospital for Paden. Can you tell Danny, my drummer, what’s going on and ask them to finish the show without me?”

Telling him he would take care of it, Archie and Ray went back into the bar and CJ jumped into his truck and rushed to the hospital, feeling that perhaps their nightmare was finally over.

Chapter Eleven

After a few days of rest, Paden was feeling better and back to work. CJ had not let her out of his sight those first few days home from the hospital and insisted that she stay with him so he could take care of her. The doctor had put her temporarily in a sling because he didn’t want her moving the arm around and possibly busting the stitches. He also wanted her to have complete bed rest for a few days because her head had hit the pavement pretty hard when she was attacked. He wanted to make sure no signs of concussion arose. Because of this, she was grateful for CJ’s help because there was very little she could do with just one arm and on pain killers.

Fortunately Paden was young and healthy and it wasn’t long until she started feeling better and returned to her house and resumed her regular routine. Rumors had spread like wildfire around the radio station about what happened to her and that made Bob Stanton even more furious for a couple of reasons. First, he
hadn’t known that she and CJ were an item. He had remembered seeing how they looked at each other when CJ came in for the interview and he knew she had gone that one evening to The Cat’s Cradle to see the band play. At the time, Bob had thought she had gone just out of professional courtesy.

Hearing that they were seriously dating and that CJ had put her life at risk had Bob crazy jealous and boiling mad. But as usual, he kept his mouth shut, acted cool around her
, and just continued to surreptitiously watch her every move at work and fantasize about her.

Two weeks had pas
sed since the incident and now that Paden was feeling completely better, her old spunk came rushing back. CJ had been out of town most of those two weeks and she missed his wonderful smile and warm body. She was grateful he was back in town and looked forward to seeing him.

After putting on a long Reba McEntire song, Paden picked up her cell phone and texted CJ
.

Since you did such a great job taking care of me those few days, now that you’re back in town it seems like its high time I take care of you!

Paden didn’t have to wait more than fifteen seconds until her phone chirped
.

Well now. This could be interesting with you only having full use of one arm. Perhaps I’ll have to brainstorm some new positions!

Paden loved his sexy side and she knew he would be doing exactly that. She didn’t care about her
injury. All she wanted was to be back in his arms and his bed. She texted him back.

Perhaps I’ll just have to use other parts of my body to thank you!

When his text quickly came back, she laughed.

Yes you will. I know someone likes being bad.

As the song was coming closer to the end, Paden sent one final text.

Perhaps if I’m too bad, you’ll have to punish me again.

CJ loved how naughty she was with him.

You can count on that!

Over the few days that Paden had been recovering at his house, CJ spent most of that time writing new songs while she napped. The drugs that the hospital had sent her home with made her sleepy, but it was just as well because they didn’t want her moving around that much.

CJ knew he had fallen head over heels in love with her and began working on crafting a song that would express his deep feelings for her. He never made mention of this to Paden
, because if he could ever write the perfect song, one day he would surprise her with it. During those three days that she stayed with him, everything started to calm down. The police had even stopped by and told them Roxanne had admitted to everything and that she was going to be put away for a very long time. Both CJ and Paden felt like a huge weight was lifted off their shoulders and resumed their relationship right where they had left off.

CJ had missed her the past two weeks and he was thrilled that she was feeling well enough to rekindle their sexual relationship. The stitches were still in her arm, but she didn’t need the sling anymore. They would just have to be careful being physical for a little while until she was completely healed and the stitches came out.

As CJ headed over to her house with some Chinese take out and wine, he was looking forward to spending time with her. It had been a lonely month when they were apart and then two more weeks with him being mostly on the road after the attack. CJ was just happy that he was going to be with her tonight, sex or no sex. He missed her beautiful body, but he missed the beautiful woman she was even more.

Pulling into her driveway, he grabbed the bottles of wine and headed for her front door.

Hearing CJ pulling up the driveway, Paden ran to her front door and yanked it open. She was dying to see him and her heart skipped a beat when their eyes locked. Pulling him in with her good arm, she stood up on tip-toes and gave him a big smooch on the cheek.

“Well now, how’s my little cripple girl doing?” CJ said with a wink.

Taking the bag of Chinese food from his hand, she gave him a big smile and replied, “Much better now that you’re here.” Pretending to sound very serious she continued, “Alas, I didn’t have much luck the past two weeks finding a tall, good looking and talented man to take care of me!” Keeping up the joking charade, she said in a southern belle voice while wiping the back of her hand across her forehead in feigned distress, “I just had to fend for my little ol’ self with no big strapping man to come to my aid.”

CJ loved her silly side and gave her bottom a swat
. “Well, little lady, today is your lucky day because your knight in shining armor has returned!”

Continuing their banter as they went into the kitchen
, Paden chuckled. “Well, it’s about time, ’cause I’m starving!”

Laughing at the bluntness of her desire for food, they set the table and opened the wine. For the next hour
, CJ and Paden talked at her kitchen table, sharing the various cartons of Chinese food he had brought and drinking wine.

CJ told her all about the gigs he had just got home from and she filled him in with things going on around the radio station. They did
n’t speak about the attack, as they both wanted to forget that terrible time and all the havoc Roxanne had brought down on them.

As they sat talking companionably all through dinner, Paden had never been happier. She hadn’t dated a lot of men in her lifetime but of the ones she did date, they weren’t anything like CJ. She felt sometimes like she had known him her whole life. There was nothing she wouldn’t tell him and there was nothing she wouldn’t do for him.

She was a strong, independent woman but also craved the love of a good man who would respect and cherish her. Paden loved how he did little things to make her feel special, like buying her favorite wine, picking up little keepsakes for her when he was on the road, and she especially loved how he always seemed genuinely interested in her thoughts, feelings, and what was going on in her life. Most of the men she dated in the past only talked about themselves and never seemed to take a personal interest in her as a person.

Although she wasn’t a particularly religious person, she felt extremely blessed that CJ had come into her life. She felt a deep connection with him
, and when they were together, she felt like they could conquer the world.

Reaching her hand across the table to cover his, she gently squeezed it and asked, “Would you like to go to my room?”

Giving her a sly wink, he sat back in his chair, crossed his arms across his chest, and teased, “Well, young lady. I don’t know about that. Seems that someone is injured and I’d sure hate to risk her recovery.”

Paden knew he was teasing and that he wanted her every bit as much as she wanted him. But just to be a brat and return his game playing, she responded, “Well,
okay. If you feel that way, I guess we can wait another week or two.”

Giving her a devilish glare, CJ pushed back from the table, stood up
, and walking over to her chair, he said, “Nice try, but there will be no more waiting. Get that sexy little ass in your room now before I pick you up and carry you there myself!”

With a little squeal of laughter, Paden all too happily stood up, took his hand and headed down the hall to her bedroom.

When they got to her room, CJ could feel the sexual tension between them, and as much as he wanted to ravish her, he was going to take things nice and gentle so as not to hurt her arm. Cupping her face between his hands, he leaned down and kissed her passionately and deeply.

God
, how he had missed her during their separation and his body was quickly responding just from their kiss. He loved how much she enjoyed kissing and how she returned the same energy and passion that he gave. Running his hands through her hair, he whispered between kisses, “I missed you so much, baby.”

Answering him breathlessly
, Paden moaned, “I missed you so much, too.”

Reaching for the hem of her shirt, he lifted it up slowly as they carefully took it off, working around her injured arm. Seeing her beautiful breasts again made him slightly gasp as he stood admiring them while slipping off her bra.

As he unbuttoned her jeans and pushed them and her panties down to her thighs, CJ softly informed her, “I’m going to take care of you tonight. Just relax and let’s take it slow.”

Hearing him say that was quite probably the most sensuous thing Paden had ever heard and heat flared through her erogenous zones.

“Sit down on the bed,” CJ instructed. Once she was seated, CJ knelt down to the floor, took off her shoes, and pulled her pants completely off. Without standing back up, CJ gently coached, “Lie back on the bed, then bring your legs up and place your feet right here on the edge.”

Carefully lying back, Paden pulled her knees up and rested her feet on the edge of the bed as he instructed. Her vagina was completely exposed to his waiting mouth and lips and her clit started to pulsate in anticipation of his warm, wet tongue that was about to orally pleasure her. As Paden lay back comfortably, she let out a sigh as he began by gently rubbing his fingers over her bare triangle.

“Look at that snow white pussy,” CJ breathed.

Paden loved how he took his time slowly exciting her body, bit by bit. His warm fingers felt delicious as he stroked her flushed apex and the way he had her positioned on the bed was so sexy that she lusted for him to fondle her aching lips. Fortunately, she didn’t have to wait long
, because the next thing she felt were his fingers running along her soft outer lips and squeezing them. She could feel a rush of moisture lubricate inside her vulva and her nipples harden to attention. Paden was so desperate to feel his lips and tongue on her labia and clit that she started to squirm with desire.

Whispering softly to her
, CJ said, “Oh no, you don’t. You stay nice and still.” Paden was coming out of her skin, feeling his hands all over her private area and gasped when he very deftly moved his fingers from massaging her labia to inserting his finger between her inner lips and probing them up into her very wet and slick vagina.

As Paden cried out his name, CJ moved his head between her thighs and began stroking her sweet spot with his tongue as he continued pumping his finger back and forth inside her. Paden was on fire from the feel of his soft tongue teasing her hardened clit while his big fingers penetrated her inner walls. The sensation was making her whole body quiver
, and reaching for the top of his head with her hands, she stroked his hair while his mouth and fingers quickly brought her crashing over the edge.

As Paden caught her breath, CJ gently rubbed the inside of her thighs. Her skin was so soft and he could see that her skin had flushed from the heat that coursed through her during her orgasm. He loved pleasing her sexually and he had never met a woman who enjoyed sex as much as she did. Realizing that his dick had gotten rock hard, CJ got an idea.

Walking around to the other side of the bed by her head, he said in a suggestive tone, “Slide yourself back a bit so your head rests on this side of the bed.

Staying positioned on her back, she slid herself back a couple of feet until her head was right at the edge.

Taking off his boots and pants, CJ said while ripping off his shirt, “That’s it, baby. You keep that injured arm nice and still. There’s only one part of your body that I want right now.” No sooner were the words out of his mouth, when CJ came right up to the side of the bed where her head was and positioned his cock and balls right over her face. Tipping her head back slightly so she could capture him in her mouth, Paden reached up with her good arm, grasped his shaft in her hand, guided it into her mouth, and started to suck and tease his whole length with her lips and tongue.

“That’s my girl,” CJ groaned. Stroking her face and hair as she pleasured him, all he could whisper was, “That’s it, that’s it.”

Paden could feel his cock grow bigger in her mouth as she sucked on him while fondling his balls.

CJ loved how she stroked his sac when she gave him blow jobs. It increased the pleasure twofold for him and she had just the right touch to drive him wild every time. What aroused him even more this time was being able to watch her while she sucked him. Seeing her lips wrapped around his manhood and her tongue intermittently lick
ing his shaft was incredibly sexy, and watching her pleasuring him while feeling what she was doing to him was so erotic and sensual that he needed to cum right away. Just as he was about to explode, he gently pulled his penis out of her mouth, stroked it just a couple of times and climaxed on her breasts.