Drug Lord

Too much had happened in the last day. I was dead on my feet.

“Hungry?” he asked me.

“No,” I said, covering my mouth as I yawned.

“Let me take you upstairs to a bedroom, okay? You’re sleepy.”

I was too tired to think about anything, like getting my luggage. I’d figure it out when I woke up.

When I moved to go upstairs, I tripped on the first step of the staircase.

I found myself whisked off of my feet.

“Put me down?” I didn’t sound very sure of myself.

“You’re so tired that you can barely stand. Just let me take you upstairs and tuck you in.”

I stared into his face. I could see clear affection and caring. It was totally at odds with the scary man who’d been borderline threatening when I’d gone into his secret cabin high in the mountains next to Quito.

But then I rested my head on his shoulder. I’d unravel the mystery of Emilio later. For now, I was mostly asleep.

I felt him push open a door and lean down to put me down on a soft bed.

“Stay with me.” I tightened my arms around his body.

Where had that come from?

He lay next to me on the soft bed, our arms around each other.

“I was really scared today,” I told him softly.

“You’re safe now,” he reassured me. “I’ll stay here until you fall asleep, okay?”

My eyes were closed as I accepted the embrace of this gentle monster.

Gentle

Emilio

I must have fallen asleep when I’d held Naelle in my arms, because the first thing that I felt when I woke up was her warm body still in my arms.

My hands trailed slowly down her back. I loved feeling her curvy figure.

As I opened my eyes, she was staring right at me, her mouth a hairsbreadth from mine.

I captured her mouth with mine, slowly sliding my tongue into her mouth, stroking her softly, and then withdrawing before doing it all over again.

She was whimpering softly as I pushed her onto her back and kissed her delicate neck.

I bit it.

She let out a small scream. I soothed the bite with my tongue, and her head turned to the side.

“I’m going to take off your clothes,” I promised her. “If you want me to stop, say so now.”

In response, she sat up and took off her own shirt. When she moved to take off her bra, I put my hand over hers.

“Stop,” I said before kissing the top of her soft breasts.