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"Stop being such a punk. I gave you back your guns. You’ll be all right."
Felicia slowed down, but only a little. We drove for awhile longer until she got into Malibu. She made a left off the highway and started to drive up into the hills.
"Excuse me, that sign says private property."
"And?"
"Where you takin’ me?"
"Trust me, Nick. If it makes you more comfortable —" Felicia let go of the wheel, reached between her legs and handed me her guns. "There, that should help."
It did.
"Thank you. But I still want to know where we’re goin’?"
"Some place breathtaking."
I decided to relax and roll with it. If I couldn’t take her, and whatever she had waiting, I deserved whatever I got. Before too much longer we passed a sign that read, SERRA; A Franciscan Retreat.
I was more curious now. She parked the car and led me by the hand toward the building. As we walked past the building, I followed her up a small hill, Fe
licia said, "Now this is breathtaking."
And she was breathtaking.
She walked ahead of me and sat down on a bench at the edge of the mountain. "I used to come here all the time. Get away from it all. Gives me a chance to think."
From where we were, high in the mountains, the view was spectacular. Surrounded on three sides by mountains and the ocean was dead ahead. It was breathtaking. The only sound was the sound of her voice. And to top it off, the sun was just starting to set. "I’ve been out here every night since I’ve been back."
"Guess you got a lot to think about?"
Felicia smiled that smile I was getting fond of seeing.
I lost track of time as we sat there in silence until the summer sun dropped out of sight. I don’t know what she was thinking about, but I couldn’t stop thinking about what she knew. I played out several scenarios while I took turns admiring Felicia’s profile, painted with a backdrop of sunset. Then she got up abruptly. "You ready to go, Nick?"
"No." I stood up and faced her. "I could stay out here and look at you all night."
She turned and walked away, and I followed her back to the car. Once we were back on the highway I thanked her for bringing me. She didn’t answer. She turned onto Sunset Blvd. and took the scenic route back to her house. She invited me in this time and offered me a drink. "Johnnie Black, if you got it."
"A glass of white wine will have to hold you."
Felicia returned with two glasses. She handed me one and took a sip of hers. "When are you going to tell me what you know?"
Felicia put her drink down and then she put her arms around my neck and kissed me. There was real passion in her kiss. More passion than I’d felt coming from any woman I’d kissed in a long time.
"I will tell you everything you want to know," Felicia said then kissed me again. "In the morning."
She kissed my lips and then down to my neck. I unzipped her dress and allowed it to fall to the floor. I paused to admire her body. Felicia was beautiful. I ran my tongue along the edge of her bra, while reaching behind her back and unhooking her bra at the same time. Her breasts were firm and her nipples grew harder when I ran my tongue across them. Felicia moaned quietly, wiggling her way out of her panties.
We kissed our way into the bedroom and we fell on the bed. I kissed her calves. The closer I got, the more Felicia squirmed. I started working my way up to her thighs. I slid my tongue around the edges of her pubic hair, then spread her lips. Her back arched as I stuck my tongue inside of her. Her stomach muscles tightened, her thighs pressed together as her back arched, and she screamed in ecstasy.
I stood up took off my pants, and laid down next to her bed. I rolled on top of her, and put the weight of my body on my arms. I entered her slowly. She arched her back slightly and began to rotate her hips. We began to move slowly, then faster and then slow again. Her body began to quiver again. I placed my hands gently on her face and kissed her. We continued to make love until we both passed out.
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Chapter Sixteen
Sunday July 19: 5:27 PM