Liz's Luck [Appledale 2] (Siren Publishing Classic) (11 page)

“The bedroom is back here. I’ll show you the rest tomorrow.” He led her to the back. His bed was huge and took up most of the bedroom. There was a little light shining through the window from the moon. As she looked around she saw a dresser and a chair but that was all.

“Are you sure it’s big enough?” Liz asked with a giggle.

Ethan chuckled. “I’m a big man, honey.”

“Oh, I noticed.” She winked playfully and he left her alone to change. Liz was excited yet nervous. She was so attracted to Ethan so that wasn’t the problem but he had so many preconceived ideas about her, and she wasn’t sure if he would like the real her. She was just an average person and was afraid he would be disappointed. She changed into a long, silky deep-purple nightgown that brought the color in her eyes out and brushed her hair out, leaving it soft and silky on her shoulders. She went looking for Ethan since he hadn’t come back into the bedroom. Liz found him in the living room starting a fire. He was on his knees only dressed in black boxers.

Ethan looked at up at her and whistled, making Liz blush prettily. “Be still, my beating heart.”

Liz walked boldly up to him and got down on the floor next to him and said softly, “Thank you, kind sir.” She ran her hands up his bare chest and the light sprinkling of hair. She loved his body. It was hard and muscular but his skin was so smooth. Liz put her hands on his hips.

Ethan pulled her close to him and rubbed his hands up and down her back. Her nightgown was cut low in the back, leaving her skin exposed. He kissed her cheek and neck and nipped her collarbone. Liz shivered and arched her neck, giving him more access. Ethan decided to stay in front of the warmth of the fire, so he threw some pillows on the floor and laid her down. “Want some wine?”

Liz shook her head no. “I just want you.” She put her arms around his neck and pulled him down for a deep, passionate kiss. She opened her mouth to let his tongue in. Ethan ran his hands down her body, exploring her body with his hands and her mouth with his tongue. He quickly took control of the kiss, letting all his desires loose. No more holding back. After a few minutes he lifted his head and looked down at her lying beneath him.

“Liz, you are so beautiful and I’m not talking about just how you look. I have always admired you from afar. Now I wish I had been brave enough to get to know you before,” Ethan whispered, looking into her beautiful eyes with regret.

“It’s never too late, Ethan.” She smiled invitingly. “I’m here now and I am all yours, big boy.”

Ethan chuckled and pulled her straps down, revealing her bare breasts. The soft light of the fire lent a golden glow to her pale skin. He brushed his fingers over her erect nipples, turning them into hard little points. Liz arched her back toward him to tempt him into taking a nipple into his mouth.

Ethan leaned down and nipped the tip lightly with his teeth then licked first one pink nipple then its twin, slowly and softly teasing her. Her breasts were pale white and just enough to fit in his palm. He sucked on her breasts slowly, taking his time to taste and play until her body was writhing in passion while his hands caressed her legs under her gown, moving up toward her thighs and up to her mound. “Oh, Ethan, stop teasing me,” she cried out.

“You naughty girl, you have no panties on,” he teased her with a wide grin, feeling her bare skin. “My kind of woman.”

Liz giggled and ran her hands down his back and under his boxers and squeezed his ass cheeks, making him chuckle. “Definitely my kind of woman.” He lifted the gown off her, leaving her nude, and threw it aside. “Exquisite, that’s what you are.”

“So are you,” Liz whispered, kissing his chest and licking his skin and nipples. “You are so hard yet your skin feels hot and silky. I’ve had plenty of fantasies concerning you, Ethan, and I hope I can explore at least some of them tonight.”

He looked very interested in this and gave her a wolfish smile. “Oh yeah, I like fantasies.”

She told him to lie on the pillows. When he smiled and accommodated her wishes, she pulled his boxers down his legs and his cock sprung free, hard and proud. He was long and thick and so ready. She licked her lips with an eager smile. “Fantasy number one coming up.” Liz straddled his hips and put the base of his shaft in her hand, pumping it up and down, then bent down. Her mouth watered and she licked his tip for a few seconds before she took him into her mouth, swirling her tongue around his cock.

“That feels so good, Liz,” Ethan moaned, putting his hands in her soft, silky hair. The more excited he got he would tighten his hands in her hair and moan louder. She ran her tongue up and down his long length, loving his salty, spicy taste, and sucked him in as much as she could. Ethan was large so she had to open her mouth wide and relax her throat. Liz was enjoying herself. She wanted to please him so she took him as deep as she could.

“I don’t want to come yet, angel. I have fantasies of my own to fulfill,” he told her in a raspy voice, stopping her and pulling out of her mouth. He put her body underneath his and nudged her thighs wide open with his hands feeling her pussy. “You are so wet, aren’t you?”

Liz nodded and whispered. “Only for you, Ethan, and for so long now.”

Ethan found her clit and rubbed the swollen bud with his finger, feeling her body shudder. He inserted one then two fingers inside her, making her moan with pleasure. He replaced his fingers with his mouth. “Mmmm.” The humming sound vibrated through her pussy, making her moan louder. He used his tongue to explore her thoroughly and Liz groaned. “Ethan, that is so amazing but I can’t take much more.”

“Oh, but you will, angel. I’ve had fantasies, too,” Ethan demanded. He reached up and played with her nipples at the same time he licked her folds, pinching them, pulling them and driving her crazy with the stimulations that ran through her body. It was like an electric shock traveling upward through her body, and she couldn’t stop it. She didn’t want it to stop. It was so explosive and intense. It felt like her body would explode with pleasure.

Ethan felt an orgasm explode within her. He took a condom off the coffee table and rolled it on himself, and then he guided his cock into her. He was big so he waited a moment, allowing her body to adjust to his. Ethan groaned. She was so snug. Liz began moving her body up to meet his, letting him know she was ready for more. Liz gripped his shoulders tightly but he knew he wasn’t hurting her. She was just as excited as he was. She ground her hips, keeping up with his pace.

“Look at me, Liz. Let me see those beautiful eyes shining with excitement,” Ethan told her. She looked up at him and into his own piercing eyes that looked into hers. “Does it feel good?”

Liz couldn’t talk but she groaned and nodded, digging her nails into his back, arching up to meet his thrusts with her own.

Ethan leaned down to capture her mouth in a passionate kiss as he set a steady pace. He pumped in and out of her and he felt Liz clench her muscles tightly around his cock. “Oh yes, harder, Ethan,” she yelled out. She was so wet and amazing but he wanted it to last. He kept going in and out, speeding up and taking her hands and putting them above her head so she wouldn’t move and he could control the pace. He felt his brow sweating but he wasn’t going to stop until Liz screamed out his name.

Ethan could feel the spasms in her body start and knew she was ready to climax again. He felt her vaginal muscles grip him tightly, milking him. Only when he felt her burst with the pinnacle of her orgasm did he give in to the explosion of his own climax and yell out her name. “Oh, Liz!”

Liz closed her eyes at the last second, feeling like she was going to lose consciousness. She had never felt anything that intense before and it was amazing, so she let out a long, deep, heartfelt sigh.

“Is that a good or bad sigh?” Ethan whispered against her cheek, pulling out slowly, and lay next to her, hugging her close and kissing her neck.

Liz laughed and put her head on his chest, listening to his heart beating. “A ‘that was so amazing but now I am tired’ sigh.”

Ethan chuckled and she felt the sound go through her. He stood up and picked Liz up in his arms as if she weighed nothing. “Let’s go try out the big bed now.”

Liz giggled. “Maybe, if you convince me.”

“Never challenge a man, angel, because he’ll rise to the occasion.” Ethan chuckled playfully, laying her on the bed and looking down at her nude, pale body.

Liz laughed, loving this relaxed, playful side of him. “Well something sure is rising,” she teased and pulled him down on top of her, feeling his erection. “We can’t let that go to waste, can we?”

Ethan laughed out loud. “No, angel, we can’t.”

Liz really liked Mary White, Ethan’s aunt. Mary was very friendly and so happy to meet Liz the next morning. Mary was in her late sixties with short, layered gray hair, blue eyes, and a friendly smile. She hugged Liz like an old long-lost friend when Ethan introduced them the next morning. Ethan had to look at some pipes in the kitchen, and Liz waited in the living room for him. Liz fell in love with Golden House. The Victorian house was painted a golden yellow, which reminded Liz of the sun, with white trim. Mary and her husband, Owen, had bought the old Victorian house and renovated it. They decided to open it up as a small bed and breakfast to help with the upkeep of the house. Ethan was her handyman, she explained to Liz, now that her husband had passed away and her son had moved out of state.

Mary had a huge Christmas tree in the living room fully decorated and lit up with colorful lights. “How beautiful,” Liz exclaimed when she saw the tree standing tall in front of the windows. The living room looked cozy and inviting with a fire glowing in the fireplace and the tree lights.

“Do you like Christmas, dear?” Mary asked, and smiled watching Liz’s face light up at the tree.

Liz nodded with a smile. “It’s also my birthday. I love the lights and trees but I never bother to decorate since it’s only me.”

Ethan came in and overheard Liz. “Christmas is your birthday? Lacy forgot to tell me that.” He frowned as if missing important information.

Liz shrugged. “Not many people know. I never mention it since it’s not important.”

Ethan frowned but didn’t say anything more. “Are you ready? I still don’t like the idea of you going in to work, Liz.”

Liz said her good-byes to Mary, promising her to visit again. Even though Ethan didn’t like the idea of her working today, he drove her into town. Liz didn’t think anything could happen in the daytime. Even Gary wouldn’t try something in the daylight hours. Besides, the week before Christmas was her busiest week and Amy would be there all day to help.

Ethan pulled up in front of her store and walked her inside. He checked around to make sure everything was okay and told her to make sure she kept the back door locked throughout the day. When he was done with his lecture he gave her a long kiss good-bye. After making love to Liz last night he was reluctant to leave her alone. He wished they could have stayed at his cabin making love all day and night. But Gabe had called him and said he found out something important. They all knew it was Gary Peters, but they could find no proof since he had alibis for every incident. Gabe had been looking for the person Gary may have hired, and he thought he found out who it was. This was a small town and people liked to gossip.

“I’ll pick you up at six. You are staying at my place again,” Ethan whispered with a smile, kissing her lightly when he heard Amy coming in the door. Liz nodded with a wide grin. “Can’t wait.”

Amy gave him a smile. “Hi, Deputy White, awful early in the morning to be shopping, isn’t it?”

Liz blushed but Ethan grinned. “I’m just saying good-bye to my girlfriend. Take care of her for me, Amy. Call me right away if Peters shows up.”

Amy giggled. “Sure thing, Deputy.”

Ethan left and Amy looked inquiringly at Liz. “Girlfriend?”

“It’s a recent development.” Liz smiled, feeling warm inside from Ethan’s words. Maybe Lady Luck was finally smiling down on her. She hoped it stayed that way.

* * * *

Stella came into the store later that afternoon. She was visibly upset and it looked like she had been crying.

Liz immediately went up to her, putting her arm around Stella’s shoulder. “Stella, what’s the matter? Are you okay?”

Stella hugged Liz and cried. “Oh, Liz, I am so sorry. I swear I didn’t know Gary was like that. How could I not know? He really had us fooled.”

Liz tried to follow Stella’s words but Stella was talking so fast and still crying. Liz looked at Amy and asked her to watch the store while she took Stella in the back and sat her down.

“What’s going on, Stella?” Liz asked with concern, handing Stella a glass of water.

Stella took a deep breath and drank from the glass. “Sorry. I just came from the bank. I was waiting for Stanley to go home with me. Ryan walked in with an arrest warrant for Gary.”

That was news to Liz. She knew they were close but not ready to make an arrest. Why hadn’t Ethan warned her?

“Gary called in sick so Stanley was in charge,” Stella continued. “Ryan pulled us to the side so no one could hear and he told us all the things Gary did to you and your store. Why didn’t you tell me, Liz?”

Liz sighed. Now she wished she had been more honest with Stella about what a creep Gary was. “I didn’t know it was Gary until recently when Ryan told me he suspected Gary. Believe me, I was shocked, too, but I had no idea they had proof or planned on arresting him already. No one has told me anything.”