Making Up (Natalie PoV)

It felt like everything was coming undone. Between Alexis, Tommy, and work, I felt like I was being pulled in all different directions. Fixing anything seemed impossible when I didn’t know where to start. Alexis was hard to control at the best of times and punishing Tommy was punishing me as well. The cherry on top was I was drinking again. That I hated most of all. Just a little trouble and I was back to bad habits. I was lucky I hadn’t woken up next to someone yet. The way things were going, it was only a matter of time. I needed to get my shit together.

Alexis didn’t help in that department. Listening to her have fun with all her boy toys made me realize how little action I was getting. Not that I needed that of course, but it was nice to have. Her flaunting her conquests for all to see was digging up old memories. Memories dripping the poison of nostalgia that promised times better than they were. Experience held me grounded to reality, but the men she brought home… Well… She always had excellent taste.

Damn it all. This wasn’t how things were supposed to be.

“You okay?”

I looked up to find Tommy sitting across from me. I **** a smile, straightening in my chair. “Fine,” I lied and tried to pull myself together. He’d taken me out to a fancy place—just the two of us. I knew he was only doing it because he fucked up, but it was nice all the same. I had already forgiven him but he didn’t know that. Best to keep that little detail close to the chest for the time being. He owed me this little bit of extra sweetness after all.

His hand reached out to find mine. Resting atop it, he gave me that smile of his and I felt my chest tighten and the butterflies released in my stomach. “Our anniversary is coming up soon. What?” he said, reacting to my shocked expression.

“You actually remembered?”

“That is hurtful. I remembered… to program my phone to remind me.” I narrowed my eyes and kept the smile hidden. Of course he had a reminder. “So I was thinking we could go on a small getaway. Nothing fancy, but maybe a weekend trip somewhere?”

I took a deep breath. “Really?”

“Sure.”

“I…I would really like that.” My spirits were already lifting and for the first time in weeks, I felt like there was something to look forward to. “Where were you thinking?”

“Remember that cabin we rented a year back?” I nodded excitedly. “Well, I checked earlier today and it was available over that weekend. A few days away from it all, surrounded by nature…” He grinned. “No distractions.”

Just the thought of it made me weak. I needed a break. I was a bit concerned about Alexis, but if I was going to help her I needed to get my own damn head on straight. “Book it.”

Dinner was infinitely better then. Tommy was going all out tonight. A proper wine-and-dine. Food was delicious, the wine was sweet, and the company was exquisite. A much-needed release from the stress that had been building. He even had a room booked at a nearby hotel so we didn’t have to go back to that shit house surrounded by his frat-bro-wannabe roommates.

I made it seem like I was doing him a favor tonight but to be honest, I needed this as much as he did. Maybe more. He got me in a good mood, and that needed to be rewarded.

With him on the bed, I gave him a little strip-tease as I gradually removed my clothing piece by piece. By the smile he was giving me, it was a nice show. A quick peek downstairs told me my effort wasn’t wasted. Moving over to him, I helped him out of his pants so I could get a better look at my prize. Glancing up at him, I smiled as my hand ran along his hard shaft. He let out a sigh as I scooted closer. Opening my mouth, I ran my tongue along the underside of his cock before taking it in my mouth.

Tommy wasn’t the biggest I’d had, but I was content with what he offered. Taking all of him was easy, but I made a show of having some trouble. Some skills I would rather not advertise. Besides, he appreciated the effort even if it didn't take much.

I varied my speed and technique. Looking up at him turned him on, so I made sure to give him a lot of eye contact while I lovingly ran my lips along his cock. It served a secondary purpose too. No way was I going to let him get his first shot off from a blowjob. Proud as I was of my skills here, my purpose wasn’t to get him off. Not without me getting something as well.

Hearing him moan my name was a plus as I felt his hand run over my head. There were a few times where he pressed me to take him all. Annoying considering I was perfectly fine doing this at my own pace, but I did it anyway to make him happy. He was starting to edge closer to finishing, so I pulled away and gave him a big smile.

“Just a little more,” he groaned, watching me as I stood.

“Nuh-uh,” I said with a giggle, pressing at his chest to have him fall back onto the bed. I paused for a moment. “Unless you are willing to return the favor…” I suggested with a raised eyebrow.

“Condom is…” he muttered as he rolled over and went for his pants. I found myself frowning. I don’t know what I was expecting. Never had any complaints of his skills in bed, but that didn’t mean there weren’t places for improvements. In all the time we’d dated, not once had he gone down on me. If I bothered him enough, he might finger me but…

Tossing the thought, I focused on the positive. Namely six inches of much needed stress relief.

Condom in place, I crawled over him with a smile. I paused to look him in the eye before leaning forward to kiss him. It was a sweet kiss. Inhaling, I shifted to kiss him again. And again. At the same time, I felt his hands roam over me.

I couldn’t stand it any longer.

Pulling away, I rested atop his abs as my hands ran down his bare chest. Lifting myself, I scooted back into position as his hands ran along my legs. Rolling my lower lip into my mouth, I guided him into position and made eye contact as I lowered myself onto him.

Fuck. I needed this so much. Closing my eyes I took a moment to simply enjoy the feeling of him inside me.

“Natalie,” he moaned as I rocked slowly atop him. His hands rested on my hips as I felt him help me along. A soft moan escaped my lips as I began to speed up. “You are so fucking beautiful.” Hearing that sent a shiver up my back as I opened my eyes to look down at him. I couldn’t stop the smile from forming.

We continued like that for some time before he took control. I let him wrestle me to the bed, giggling as he took hold of my legs and held them against him. He paused deep inside me, looking at me before leaning in for a kiss. Embracing him, I wrapped my arms and legs around him as we focused on each other’s lips.

“I love you,” I whispered in a break for air. He responded with a long kiss.

The loving moment was over as he hammered himself into me. Any other time, the sudden shift in pace would have annoyed me. Tonight though? Tommy was giving me exactly what I needed. A no-holds-barred fucking.

I cried his name, lost in the pleasure as he pressed my legs forward so he could get that much deeper. His hands found my breasts, teasing my nipples as the slapping noise of skin against skin formed the background noise to my yells of passion.

He came with a growl, thrusting himself against me so hard it scooted me back against the bed. I cried out as he continued his deep grunting noise, his cock slamming deep into me with ****, meaningful thrusts.

Finished, he collapsed to the bed beside me as we enjoyed the lingering pleasure. Smiling, I curled up beside him. “I needed that,” I whispered, content in his embrace.

“Wish you lived closer. Once a week isn’t enough.” His head rolled over towards me and he leaned forward to kiss my forehead. “Though maybe it’s a good thing. I don’t think I’d ever sleep or do anything productive having you beside me every day.”

After taking a few minutes to recover, we cleaned up and got under the covers. Once more, I took my place against him, enjoying the heat of his body and his familiar scent. Sex was great, but this is what I missed the most. Him just holding me. It brought back memories of earlier in our relationship when we would just snuggle and watch TV or read. Those were the days before we started having sex, but even then we cuddled after sex. Now that he was a bit farther away, it seemed like we never had the chance to simply be in the moment together.

Closing my eyes, I couldn’t fight my smile. The problems were still there, but here in the moment, I felt they could wait until tomorrow.