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THE STALKER

M y dick rams in and out of Maddie, her loud moans, whimpers, and screams echoing off the trees around me. But it’s the way she says my name that nearly does me in. Whether she’s screaming or whispering it breathlessly, the way it rolls off her tongue and from her plump lips makes me feral . Insane. Fucking obsessed.

There’s no coming back from this. I’m too fucking in love with her to ever let her go and fuck, I hope she feels the same way about me. Even though I’m in love with her, if she demanded I let her go, I couldn’t. I’d fucking die without this woman.

I should be scared as hell. After all, loving a woman too much is what destroyed my father.

She throws me a look over her shoulder that isn’t just full of lust. No, it’s brimming with love. She pieces my broken, crumbled heart back together with one fucking look.

Only Maddie has the power to destroy me.

She’s destroying my resistance as her tight pussy grips me like a glove, gripping my dick like she doesn’t ever want to let me go. I have to look away from her for a beat so I don’t blow my load inside of her right this second.

Reaching for her right hand, I uncurl her fingers from the bark of the tree. Gently easing it behind her back, I hold on to it, my other hand gripping her hip tightly as I slam in and out of her, knowing exactly how far to push her body.

“Fuck, baby girl. You feel too fucking good.”

Her cream soaks my dick. This is the third orgasm I’ve given her, but I want one more before I explode inside her.

“Jagger…” her voice is a raspy whisper that makes my lips curve in victory.

Oh yeah . My woman is going to come again. I can already tell by the way her entire body quivers like a dam about to break that this one is going to render her unable to stand, much less walk, when it’s over.

I thrust inside her hard, muttering curses as she squeezes my cock like a vice, then howls my name like a wolf baying at the moon before her orgasm soaks me. Gritting my teeth, I keep thrusting, waiting until she finishes.

Releasing her hand, I grip her hips tightly, holding her weak body against me as I rasp, “I’m going to fill you with my come.” Then I shove myself as deep as I can, exploding inside her.

Jesus Christ. Moans and growls come from my chest as I fill her, my orgasm so powerful I’m left seeing stars. I’ve never had that happen until her .

Slumping over her back, I shove the mask over my head, desperate for oxygen.

She turns her head toward my face, a small giggle escaping her. “You’re lucky you didn’t die from lack of oxygen, fucking me like that while wearing that mask.”

A chuckle escapes me. “It would have totally been worth it. What a way to go.”

She reaches back, her hand gripping my shoulder, lip quivering. “No. You can’t leave me.” Her eyes are full of panic, her breathing is quick and shallow. “Y-You promised, Jagger.”

Dropping the mask, I slide out of her wetness, before spinning her around. Pushing the hair away from her face, I cup her cheeks so she can’t turn away from me. “I’m not leaving you, baby girl.” My voice is raspy, clogged from the emotions running through me. “Nothing could ever make me leave you.” My thumbs wipe the tears from her face. “You’re what I’ve been living for since I was nine years old.”

She collapses against me and I let go of her cheeks to catch her. She wraps her arms around me as tightly as she can. “I love you, Jagger. I know I’ve said that before, and we haven’t said it since, but fuck, I love you.”

I pull back slightly so I can see her face. “I fucking love you, baby girl. With all of me. Forever.” Cupping her face, my lips capture hers in a searing kiss, sealing my promise.

Her hands tighten around my neck and though there’s no space between us, she tries gluing herself against me. My hands slide from her face and I move them around to her ass, cupping it.

When we part, we hold one another, breathing the other in.

Tears are on her cheeks as she says, “I was so afraid I was either a game or an obligation to you. That your feelings weren’t real…”

Fuck. I can’t tell her that she was originally a means to an end, part of my game to lure her mother in, until I realized I’d fallen for her.

Instead, I squeeze her ass. “I love you so damn much.”

Her smile is like a full moon, brightening the dark skies. “I love you, Jagger.”

We stand there, gazing at one another, goofy smiles on our faces, beneath the cold November sky. And then she shivers and I know I need to get her inside.

“Let’s get you dressed.” I stoop down, adjusting her thong and pulling her pants up. Then I grab my boxers and sweatpants, pulling them up.

She smiles at me, shaking her head.

“What?”

“You. You always take care of me, first.”

I grin, leaning down and giving her a quick peck on the lips. “And I always will.” Then I bend down, lifting her into my arms. “How about a nice, hot bath?” Turning, I carry her along the trail leading us from the edge of the woods. A long, content sigh comes from her as she whispers, “Perfect. Just like you are for me.”

I smile, pressing my lips against hers. “And you for me.”

Maddie tilts her head, looking at the stars in the sky. I lift my head, taking them in, then back down at where I’m walking.

“My dad used to tell me that if you wished upon the first star you saw in the sky, your wish would come true. For the longest time, I didn’t believe that to be true.”

“Why not?”

“I wished upon a star a long time ago. When it didn’t come true, I made the wish again. And again. Always the same wish, but it never came true.” The wind blows her hair in her face and she pushes it away, her gaze locking on mine. “After I met my ‘dark hero’ at Falls Creek Park, I was disappointed when Dad took me back there, but he—you—never showed up. That night, I wished upon a star that the next time I was at the park, he’d—you’d—be there. As you know, that didn’t happen. But it didn’t stop me from wishing on the first star I’d see in the sky every chance I got.”

My heart bangs inside my chest. She wished for me. To see me again. “Maddie.” My voice is thick, throat choking on emotion. “I wished on stars, too. To see you again.” I swallow hard. “I would look at the night sky, filled with stars, believing my mom could somehow look down and see me. And I wished to her that I’d see you again.” I suck in the cold November air, trying to calm myself. My eyes move back to Maddie’s. “It took years, but my wish finally came true.”

Her honey-brown eyes sparkle, brighter than the stars in the sky. “Some things are worth waiting for.”

My heart bursts inside my chest. “Yes, they really are.”