Chapter Four

           This was a good call, Emma thought to herself.  She loved cardiac calls.  They were fun, straightforward, and easy treatments.  She was so caught up in the call she had forgotten about Nick.

           “Oh my god.”  She exclaimed.

        “What?”  Joe asked.  Joe was such a sweet kid; he was her partner for the day.

           “My friend is at the house and the kids have been home for the last hour or so with him.  ALONE! ”

    “FRIEND huh?  Him?  Just what kind of friend is this?”

           “Yes, Joe, just a friend I met at my new job.” Emma said.

           “I see!”  He laughed.

         Emma gave him a friendly smack on the shoulder, “Shut up you dork.  Where is your wife?”

  “Warming my bed for me.”

           “You are a sex addict.”

           “I know”

           “Well could you finish up the paperwork here, so I can go and check on the family?”

“Sure, take care of your FRIEND.  Tell the kids I will see them tomorrow.”

“Oh crap that’s right, I have to go see my parents tomorrow.  God where is my brain?  Don’t answer that you perve!”

     Emma only had a block to run home, but for some reason it took her forever.  As she walked in she found her house a flurry of activity.  The girls were in the living room cleaning up the after school-mess while ALL the boys were in the kitchen making dinner. 

           “Well, what is going on here?     It looks like the boys are making dinner.”

       “Mom!”  The kids exclaimed when they heard her voice.

           “We missed you.  We made you dinner and that guy, Rick, helped us.” Katie said as she gave her mom a big hug.

           His name is Nick, Katie and how cool you made dinner.”

          “Yeah, and he took us to the store, and we got garlic bread, and Nick made it for us, and we cleaned up the house and we missed you mama.”

Kathryn’s eyes were as big as saucers; she always got chatty when she was excited.

          “Hello honey I’m home.” Emma laughed as she walked into the kitchen.  Just in time to see Nick taking the garlic bread out of the oven.

           “We missed you, how was the call?”  Nick asked with a devilish grin.

        “Great, I love cardiac’s.  This all smells great!”  She said as she walked right up behind Nick.  The kids were all in the living room watching TV, and as he turned around, he knocked her off balance, but his quick reflexes came in handy when he caught Emma and righted her.  He didn’t let her go but brushed a kiss on her lips, she, however, was so taken by the gesture, she wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss.  He moaned against her lips, tightened his grip around her, and with a new passion in him ignited, he was ready to take her right there on the kitchen floor.

         “When is di-” Josh started to ask when he saw them kissing. “Ok break it up, or get a room.  Mom there are little kids in the house, must you play tonsil hockey when we are home?”  Josh said with a hint of laughter.

           “Well that is a mood breaker, and just what would you know about tonsil hockey anyway young man?”  Emma said teasingly.

       “Dinner is ready, can you tell the others.”  Nick said.

    “Dinner.”  Josh yelled down the hall.

           It was a good thing they had gotten a huge dinner table, everyone fit so nicely in their spots.  Dinner went off without a hitch.  The kids were, surprisingly angels at the table, and were a buzz of chatter, about school, about dinner, but mostly about Nick.

         Emma looked at Nick with amazement.  He was just taking the bombardment of questions like a pro.  Then he looked over at Emma and his smile melted her heart.  She could tell he was enjoying himself.  Someone who loved her kids, GREAT in bed, and loving to her, what more could she ask for.

         Dinner being over, it was now bedtime.  The kids still had school tomorrow.  Emma had to go to her parent’s house tomorrow in the afternoon and she was dreading it.  She loved them dearly but sometimes her visits could be so painful.  She knew being a parent herself, that they meant well, but the delivery left something to be desired.  After her divorce they were so supportive of her and the kids.

           Nick stayed around to help her by cleaning up the kitchen.  In the meantime she got the kids bathed and ready for bed.  The school bags were readied for the next day.  Now, nearly, nine all the kids told Nick goodnight and went to bed, Katie ended up giving him a hug and said she would see him tomorrow.  Nick just chucked as she walked away.

           When Emma finally returned, Nick was channel surfing.  Emma saw a movie she wanted to watch while he was checking the on screen guide.

           “Turn it to channel 528.”  Emma said.

           “A chick flick?”  Nick smiled.

           “I am a chick.  Is there a problem?”

           “Ok as long as I can hold you in my arms while we watch this movie.”  He said with a wicked grin.

           “Not a problem.”   She said as she was snuggling up with him on the couch.  Emma thought she could get used to this.

           This is what she missed about having a man around, companionship.  Not that her ex would have obliged her with a good snuggle on the couch.

           She was definitely what he had been looking for in a woman.  Even her kids were great.  How can a woman raise such great kids and be alone he just couldn’t fathom it.  Here she was in his arms.  He had to take it slow with her, or so he thought, because of the damage her ex-husband had wrought on her.  This was the girl he wanted to take home to momma.

           From around the corner came Kathryn, looking for her mom.  Instead she came to Nick first, and she snuggled up on his lap.  Katie said she had a bad dream and couldn’t go back to sleep.  While in Nick’s lap she fell back to sleep fairly quickly.  Now he had two girls on his lap, and he felt like a family man.  He could see the tears welling in Emma’s eyes.  This is what he had been missing out of life, love and a family to cherish.  If he hadn’t made up his mind before he was done for now with little Katie, she was a heart with legs.

           After the movie was over Emma sat up and Nick gently picked up Katie and carried her to bed.  As soon as he closed the door, Emma came right up to him and devoured his lips.  She leaned up against him to a point he had to brace himself against the wall behind him.  He was surprised by her aggression, but also felt the passion that was about to consume them both.

           He broke the kiss just long enough to grab her hand and lead her to the bedroom.  As the door closed, he ravished her body with kisses.  She was frantically trying to remove his shirt.  There was an intensity there that was not there earlier.  It was like she needed him to complete her.   He couldn’t have asked for a more aggressive partner, than what he had right now.

           She almost felt like she needed him to fill herself with, but she couldn’t say why.  She just knew she would rip his clothes if she didn’t have him right now.

           This was too frenzied; he had to take control.

           “Hey, Emma, let’s slow down.  I want you so bad I can taste it, but if we don’t take time out we could regret it, or at least I would.  You are gonna make me cum before I even get my pants off.”

          “Sorry, I think it-” Emma tried to say but was cut off with a slow lingering kiss.  Like his southern background, he likes to take his time.

           Now the pace was slower and longer lasting.  The fact that they were now naked worried her; did she lock the door?  Yes she did even in her haste she remembered that.

           Nick stood looking at her.  “Look how beautiful you are, and you don’t realize what you do to me do you?”

           “No, what do I do to you?”  If Emma wasn’t mistaken she thought she could see love in his eyes.  That is not possible she thought to herself.

           “Let me show you Mon Cher.”

           He started by making her lay face down on the bed, and he requested she close her eyes.  She did so wondering what he had in mind.  She felt a cold liquid being applied to her back.  She could smell it was the lotion she got at the bath and body store.  She was surprised a big burley man like him would even touch a girly scented lotion.  He began to slowly massage her back, shoulders arms and then moved ever so slow, south.  All the while humming some tune that sounded Cajun, and giving her kisses on body parts she didn’t realize liked to be kissed.

           She knew she wanted him before, this, was driving her to the point of flipping over and taking him into her.

He knew he was driving her past the point of no return, but his mama always taught him good manners on how to treat a woman.  This massage treatment, he was igniting his own passions, just as much as hers.  In fact her reaction to his massage was almost as if she was near orgasm.  He never knew a woman could be so sensitive on her back, he couldn’t wait to start on the front and see if there is a bigger reaction.

Emma had not realized how good a back rub can feel till now.  Her ex used to rub her back till he got what he wanted from her.  This is totally different, he seemed to want to explore her body and learn her wants and needs.  This man is too good to be true.

      He went from her back to her buttocks, taking time out to explore each globe, then down her legs to her feet.  He had her flip over so he could pay close attention to the front.  He worked really hard at keeping it just a massage and not turning it into a sex game.

      He got to the core of her and gently started flicking her nub with his fingers.  He was spurred on by the change in her breathing, more shallow and rapid pants.  He continued to assault her senses by finishing her body rub.  He moved up to her breasts, leaving her wet and ready for more later.  Now there was a quick inhalation when he reached those rosy peaks.  She thought she was going to die if she didn’t orgasm soon.  That seemed to be later on his list of things to do.  He was going to finish this massage if it killed them both.

      By the time he got to her neck and face, she was all but knocking him over and ridding herself to completion.  He could see the wildness in her eyes.

      He took her lips completely and fully as if branding her as his own.  He felt her hands wander to his shaft, oh god how did she know to do that.  “Stop Cheri, you will regret it!”  He chuckled.

   She, however, didn’t like to listen, and continued with her own massaging technique.  He grabbed her hands,  put them above her head, and then he moved above her to slide in between her legs and asked her “Is this what you were looking for?”

  “Yes, oh yes I feel like I am gonna burst if you don’t take me now.”  She panted.

      So with that he entered her for the second time that day, this time with more intensity than he ever thought possible.  Emma wrapped her legs around his torso in hopes to deepen his stroke.  He grabbed her behind with both hands to do just that.  This was so intoxicating, the fact that this was a primal need more than sex.  They both needed each other.  She felt her orgasm drawing closer.

   “I’m gonna cum, oh god yes, please don’t stop.”

  Nick knew he was near his end also, and with that they both came at the same time.  His stroked deepened, as she cried out ever so quietly (as not to wake the kids).  With his release he leaned over her and took her lips with a growl of his own release.

They lay there for a long time in each other’s arms.  “Oh, my that was by far the greatest time yet.”

“YET?  What more do you want from me woman?  Wait, if that was your greatest experience then you haven’t had many experiences.”

“No, not really.  I do have 4 beautiful children though.”

“Yes, that you do.”

“I have a question.”

“Okay?”

“When I talked about my birth control you said you didn’t care.”

“Yes.  Is there a question in there?”

“Most men shrink away from responsibility,  where you seem so cavalier in your attitude towards this.  Why are you fine with this?”

“You are a great Mom and a beautiful woman.   A guy could do worse.  To see your belly large with my baby.  That thought alone really does something to me.”

“I’m not ready for another child right now.”

“We don’t need to do anything you don’t want.   I’m just putting this information out there.  Let’s go to sleep, and not worry about anything right now.”

“Okay.”

He took her in his arms and they fell asleep.  When he looked at the clock again it was a little after 2 am.  He knew he should leave, so her kids would not think badly of him or her.  He was having a hard time leaving her side.

He watched her sleep for at least an hour before he could leave.  He would talk to her tomorrow.  He knew that all he wanted to do was to wake up beside her forever.  With that thought, he realized she would probably be upset with him if he just left.  He got dressed and ready to go, leaned over and kissed her on the cheek then the lips.  She awoke groggy.

“What are you doing?  Where are you going?”  Emma asked.

“I didn’t want to wake you but I figured you’d be pissed if I just left, I am going to go so we won’t confuse the kids. Ok?”

“Yes.”  She was looking around him as if looking for something.

“What are you looking for?”  He asked.

“Your flaws.”  She giggled.

He kissed her good and long before he left.  As he was leaving he turned and looked at her and said, “I have them, we will talk about it tomorrow.  Call me when you get back from your parents.”

“Ok, till tomorrow. “

“Tomorrow, my love.”

With that he was gone.