The One who got Away

Before they knew it, Sherry and Darren rolled around kissing on the bed. When Sherry had finally gotten Darren locked down under her weight, she undid his shirt. The man laughed at how she wildly Sherry had gotten, commenting on her feisty ways.

Once the lust between the two of them became too great, they rushed to get all of their clothes off. With the late afternoon sun penetrating the windows, Sherry anxiously climbed on top of Darren. Once again, she watched his eyes roll back into his head; felt his warm hands grip her waist. She grinded at first to get used to him; rising all the way up then going down slowly. Curse words slipped out of Darren’s lips while he enjoyed every single moment.

“I can’t take anymore, I can’t take anymore!”

Before Sherry could even process Darren’s words, he had already leaned up. In one quick move, he moved his arms up to her mid-back, flipped her over, then gently lay her on her back. He leaned in and pressed his lips into hers. Never did his cock slip out; he kept his stroke steady until he got into his rhythm. Sherry’s squirming legs and her soft moans drove him crazy; the concentrated look in Darren’s face made her lose track of time.

Their sweaty bodies pressed against one another as Darren made love to Sherry with so much passion. She rubbed his back; he licked her ear. Every so often, like a hound dog, he would lean down and kiss all over her breasts fanatically. Sherry bit her bottom lips as she rubbed the dome of Darren’s head.

“There’s somethin’ I wanna do,” Sherry said.

Darren slowed down, looking into Sherry’s eyes. He raised his eyebrow suggestively as he pulled out and leaned up. He rested on his knees while watching Sherry turn over, lift up onto her knees, then arch her back as she looked up toward the window. “Hmm,” Darren said under his breath. “I like the view.”

“I’m not done yet,” Sherry said. Her hair flung over her shoulder as she turned and looked back into Darren’s eyes. She then reached back, grabbed his shaft, and positioned the head at the entrance to her pussy so that when she pushed back, it slid inside. Darren gripped her waist as she did just that and watched Sherry thrust back. He kept his back straight as he enjoyed the sight.

Sweat trickled down Darren’s face then dripped down to the comforter. Sherry moaned, almost so loud they worried about whether or not baby Gabriel would wake up. However, this worry soon dissipated into the bedroom’s funky air. Darren couldn’t hold back anymore. Like a beast, he gripped Sherry’s waist so hard she felt locked in place then pounded her with every muscle in his body. Shortly after Sherry screamed out that she was going to come, Darren felt his balls draw up closer to his body. “Damn,” he said.

The two lovers had their orgasm nearly simultaneously then Darren leaned over, lying over Sherry’s body. Soon enough, with the orange hued of sunset penetrating the windows, they lay next to one another. Their breathing was in unison as their eyelids fluttered. Darren held Sherry close as they drifted to sleep.

***

Two Nights Later

The week had gotten off to a hectic start once again. A tenant in Darren’s apartment complex was involved in some sort of raid where the police had to kick in the door to enter the unit. A contractor dealing with a major plumbing issue at one of his investment properties finally got back with him about an estimate...and the dollar amounts weren’t exactly pleasing to Darren. His mother called with her usual crap about wanting him to think about getting into a committed relationship then get married. By the time Darren had gotten home that night, climbing into bed and sleeping like a bear was the only thing he could think to do.

Sherry had been sitting out on the terrace, in thought, when she noticed Darren’s shadow reaching out onto the brick. She turned around and found him coming down the couple of steps separating the kitchen area from the dining area. He closed the front of his robe, tying a loose knot in the front.

“Hey,” Darren said. This morning, when he’d been on his way out the door, Sherry was feeding Gabriel in the kitchen. Unlike last time, when he instinctively leaned over to kiss Sherry, he didn't stop. They both smiled at one another as he headed for the foyer. “You doing okay?”

Darren plopped down next to Sherry then propped his leg up on a concrete flower bed between themselves and the banister. Sherry smiled, appreciating how legitimately concerned this man was about her well-being. She smiled, touching his arm then looking away so she could utter the question that had been wearing on her mind. “What are we?”

“What are we?” Darren asked. “What do you mean?”

Sherry turned and looked at Darren. “Well, let me ask you first. I’ve been wanting to ask this. Why did you decide to adopt a child rather than get married and stuff?”

Darren’s happy smiled suddenly flatted. This was going to come up eventually, he thought. And the feelings he had for Sherry were so real, he didn’t mind revealing a bit. “I didn’t want to get married….kind of weary of it, to be honest. So, I decide

d I was ready to have a kid and everything and just went ahead and adopted.”

“I see,” Sherry said, turning away once again. She figured commitment issues could’ve been Darren’s problems. He had everything going for him a woman could want in a man, but she had no doubt anxieties about losing everything in a divorce were probably first and foremost on the guy’s mind. “Okay.”

“Okay what?” Darren asked. “You asked what are we? Why did you ask that? What is it that you wanna be? I can tell something has been on your mind all day, Sherry. What are you really getting at?”

“I’ve just been doing some thinking about what all this is telling me,” Sherry said. “And I’m starting to really think about some things in ways I didn’t before.”

“Some things like what?” Darren asked.

“I wonder how you see me,” Sherry said. “And what me getting this job might really be trying to tell me.” Sherry continued on, propelled by Darren’s questioning face. “I have a reason I’m asking you.”

Sherry listened as Darren divulged the feelings he had toward her. Some comments she took with a grain of salt. This is the kind of guy who would probably be okay with being a friends with benefits kind of situation. Her mind had been racking all day; her heart had been heavy. When Darren finished up by saying that it’d been a long time since he had these kinds of feelings for another woman, Sherry pushed the words out of her mouth: “You’re the last guy I slept with.”

Darren’s eyes bugged. “Yeah, well, I would hope so.” He chuckled. “We just slept together a couple of nights ago, so I would hope so.”

“No, that’s not what I’m saying, Darren,” Sherry said. “I’m talking about since I had my baby I gave up for adoption. I found out I was pregnant a couple months after we hooked up and you were the only guy I slept with before then. Before you, it had been a while.”

Darren’s confused face was too hard to ignore. Eventually, intense thought made him rise up out of the seat. He paced around for a moment. “So, what are you trying to say?”

“What I’m trying to say is that with each day I’m here with Gabriel, I think about that baby boy I gave up for adoption,” Sherry said.