“You’re thinking too hard.” She nodded, her mouth sealed up with trying her best to hold back on the screams she wanted to release, the climaxes that seemed to be right there on the edge of some kind of pinnacle. “Let it go, Judith, my love. Let me be a witness to you coming apart just for me.”
She could no more have held back if she’d been falling over the cliff. Her body didn’t just come apart, but seemed to pause, just for a few seconds, so that she was positive she’d never be the same again.
Coming back into herself, Jude felt every nerve ending come alive. She felt as if she’d been set in warm water and then a live wire set in it with her. Screaming didn’t just spill from her mouth and throat—she could feel the sound of it coming from her toes. Beyond them, if there had been such a place.
“Again.” It seemed to be his word for her. Every time he said it, even to start to say the word, her body would bow up nearly in half, and she’d be coming again. “That’s it, love. Show me all you have.”
She had nothing left, she thought each time she released. There wasn’t a drop of energy in her at all. But when he told her to come, she did so with such vigor, such all-out everything she had, Jude knew she was going to hurt in the morning. If she lived that long.
When Duncan started to take her harder, his body pounding hers like he was going to push her along with him, Jude held onto him. Not just with her hands dug deep into his shoulders, but by wrapping her legs around him to make sure she knew where to return when he let her off at the end of his ride.
When he did come, his body pouring into hers, Jude watched his face. It looked as if he were carved from stone, his face was so set. When his fingers dug into her meaty flesh at her ass, she knew she was going to be bruised, sorer than she’d ever been before. However, it was his look of love that made her feel as if she were everything to him. His world, his light. Jude came, screaming again when he told her to. Then there wasn’t anything.
When she woke, the room was dark. She’d slept all day? Getting up, heading to the bathroom to get cleaned up, her watch told her what her body was already saying. It was nearly midnight. She’d slept the clock around today.
I wondered if you were going to rise anytime soon. Jude told Duncan he should have woke her. I tried, believe me. I really tried. But you were out like a stone had hit you, and there wasn’t any movement at all from you.
I’ve never slept the entire day away. I must have really needed it. He told her it had been three days. I slept for three days? Not possible.
Not only is it possible, but I think you were right. You must have needed it. I would check on you when I was home several times a day. But you weren’t even dreaming that I could find. I swear, a couple of times, I’m sure Abe and Tracy thought I’d killed you. It got to the point where they were checking on you as well. She told him that was sweet. Yes, it also kept me from having to explain to the police why you were out like you were. I think Tracy might already know. She’s been winking at me since she checked on you a couple of times.
Oh my. Duncan only said yes. Well, I guess we don’t have to worry about whether or not she knows about sex. Let me take a shower, and I’ll be down. Is there anything I need to know while I’m getting three days of sleep off me?
One thing, and it’s important. The president of the Bank of America will be here in the morning. I was going to have to let one of the other birds take the meeting with him, so I’m glad you finally got up. She said she didn’t want to miss it. Good. He’s been genuinely nice just so you know. Asking about the family. New Town. I think he’s going to try and butter you up to take their bank back. Are you?
No. I mean, we’ve already figured out we don’t need to have a bank here. Paying their fees is how they make payments for their board members. Without the bank there to turn anyone down on things, we’ve had a surplus of remodels going on in houses. Two new builds, as well as three new businesses going in because we approved them rather than the bank turning them down. The only reason they had for not giving these loans was, they were thinking anyone that works for themselves isn’t going to be diligent at paying them back when the time comes. The other banker didn’t seem to take into account how long these people and their descendants have lived, worked, and died here. Duncan said he’d been turned down for a loan as well. What were you needing money for? If you don’t mind me asking.
I was trying to stimulate things around here. You know, borrow money so the bank could have more to use for my fellow neighbors. I didn’t need anything. I was just trying to get things going. But, as you said, I don’t have a job where they can actually see me going to work every day, and I was turned down. As she was drying her hair, she had a sudden odd feeling. Like her body was being revved up. I
