Page 8 of Not Afraid to Trust Again

“Mr. Mayor, how are you today?”

Kaleb looked up from the paperwork on his desk when I walked into his office.

“I’m good, sheriff. How are you?”

I sat in one of the chairs in front of his desk. I was on my way to grab lunch for Kanae and me but decided to check in on my brother since we both had been occupied with our ladies.

“I’m great. Crime is down, and my love life couldn’t be better.”

It was hard not telling him about the baby, but I promised Kanae I wouldn’t tell, so I didn’t.

“Good to know, but have you told her yet?”

I rubbed the stubble on my chin and looked toward the window. Kaleb’s office had a great view of the city, and sometimes, I would come here just to check out the view.

“It just never feels like the right time.”

I didn’t look him in the eye. Instead, I focused on the plaques behind him. Kaleb leaned forward with his elbows on his desk.

“Ky, I don’t want to tell you what to do, but you have to tell her before the shit comes back to bite you in the ass.”

I sighed. “I know, Bro. It’s just so much other stuff going on.”

“Like what? Talk to me.”

The sound of my phone ringing halted my next words. “Hold on. Let me get this.”

I pulled the phone from my pocket while Kaleb went back to his paperwork.

“Hello,” I answered, but nobody responded.

“Hello,” I repeated, and still got nothing. I sucked my teeth and hung up.

Kaleb’s eyes were already on me. “Everything good?”

“Yeah. I’ve been getting these anonymous calls, and I hardly answer, but when I do, the person on the other end doesn’t say anything.”

I wasn’t sure what was going on, but for the last couple of weeks, someone had been playing on my phone, and every time I tried to trace the number, it came back with no results. Someone was determined to mess with me, and it was becoming annoying.

“You don’t think it’s?—”

“No,” I said, cutting him off. “Anyway, let me get out of here so I can bring Kanae lunch.”

I needed to leave because I didn’t want to hear Kaleb’s mouth about me handling what I needed to, and I hated that he had to keep my secret for me too. I would have to make sure that whenever it came out, I let Kanae and Janae know not to hold it against anyone in my family.

“Don’t put me in the middle of this shit, because I don’t want any problems with my wife.”

“I got you. I’ll get with you later.” I stood, shook his hand, then left his office.

Another blocked number called while I rode the elevator down to the parking garage, but I didn’t bother answering it. I only hoped whoever it was would get the hint and leave me alone. If it were something or someone important, then they should have said something when I answered.

By the time I got to my car, I pushed all that other shit to the back of my mind and focused on having a good lunch with my babies.

After leaving my brother’s office, I stopped to get lunch for Kanae and me and headed to the pharmacy.

“Good afternoon, sheriff.”

“Hello, Tina.” I greeted one of the customers and continued walking toward the front counter.

“Sheriff, what are you doing here?” Kia, one of the pharmacy techs, asked in her usual flirty tone as I approached the counter.

My eyes were already on Kanae as she filled someone’s prescription.

“I’m here to see Kanae.” I said it loud enough for her to hear, and when she did, she popped her head up and smiled at me.

“Oh, okay.” Kia’s shoulders slumped before she walked away.

Kanae’s hands were in the pockets of her lab coat as she watched Kia as she came toward the front. Kia was the last person she needed to worry about. I wasn’t interested in her and had never been. She was cute but way too young for me.

“Is that going to be a problem?” She crossed her arms over her chest and glanced in Kia’s direction.

I chuckled.

“Not at all. I’m here to take you to lunch.” I told her my reason for being there before she could ask.

Her lunch break was only an hour, and I didn’t want to spend it talking about something or someone irrelevant.

“Hmm. I hope you have something good because I am starving. I didn’t eat much for breakfast but some fruit and crackers.”

“I’m not going to say anything about you not eating enough for now, but that has to change soon. You’re going to have to have something to snack on.”

“Let me get my bag, and we can talk about this later because I don’t need anybody all in my business.” Her head tilted toward Kia, who acted like she wasn’t watching us.

“Okay. I’ll wait here.”

She turned to walk toward the back, and I noticed Kia coming toward me, but thankfully, a customer entered, so she had to deal with them.

I didn’t need Kanae to come back out and find Kia in my face and it caused issues for her at work.

My phone rang while I waited, and I sighed when another blocked number called.

I wasn’t going to answer, but on the off chance it was business, I picked up.

“Hello.” Like every other time, I was met with silence. “If you are calling me for a reason, speak your piece or stop calling.”

The person hung up without saying anything. I had a feeling I would receive more of those calls. My gut told me it was about the secret I had been keeping.

“You okay?” Kanae asked when she came up behind me.

I was so deep in my thoughts I didn’t even hear her approach, and that wasn’t good for a man like me. I couldn’t protect the town and not pay attention to my surroundings.

I forced a smile and faced her.

“Yes, Elise. I’m perfect. Let’s go eat.” I grabbed her hand and led her to the front door.

An older couple who went to church with my parents came in and stopped me. I talked to them for a minute, but I had to cut it short since we were pressed for time.

“Ooh, I get to ride in the cop car today?” She smiled as I opened the door for her.

“Word has it you’ve been up to no good, so I may have to take you down to the station and keep you locked up for a few days.”

“I have been a bad girl.” She smirked and got into the car.

I had to adjust my dick before I got in the car. If we ate fast enough, maybe we’d have time for a quickie before I dropped her off. It would make a good day even better.

“I guess we’ll have to do something about that after lunch,” I told her when I got in the car.

“You better eat fast then.”

“Oh, I’m going to eat all right.” I winked at her then turned the car on.

I waited for her to get comfortable before I pulled off.

“How are you feeling?” She’d been attending therapy and a support group, so her mood had been so much better, but I liked to check in with her.

“I’m feeling good. Therapy and the group have helped tremendously. I couldn’t imagine experiencing some of the things that a few of the ladies experienced. Just makes you think that sometimes when you think your life is bad, someone is going through something ten times worse.”

I reached over and squeezed her knee before resting my hand on her leg.

“Glad to hear it. I’m proud of you for taking that step and sticking with it.”

She beamed at me when she looked in my direction.

Her hand rubbed circles on her stomach. “Thank you for encouraging it. I have to heal for our baby.”

“And for yourself.”

We continued to talk about how our day had been going so far as I drove us to a secluded area.

It had tables and chairs, but it was off a road less traveled and less of a chance for someone to catch us.

I mean, if they did, who were they going to tell?

I am the police, and my brother was the mayor, so there was nobody to reprimand me, but I still didn’t want us to get caught.

“I guess you are trying to send me back to work with a wet ass, huh?” Kanae asked as we got out of the car.

“No wetter than my dick will be. And it’s not my fault you are carrying around a water park between your legs.”

“So mannish. Can we eat first though?”

I wanted to have her for lunch, but my baby needed to eat first, so I grabbed her hand and led her to the table.

“Are you going to be okay out here? It’s not too cold, is it?”

The weather had been chilly for the last few weeks, but it wasn’t too cold. I was used to the cold, though, so it didn’t bother me. The fall and winter were my favorite seasons anyway.

I helped her sit on the bench before I went around the other side to sit across from her.

“Nope. It’s perfect.”

“That it is.” I handed her a sandwich and water out of the bag I had gotten from the deli.

She did her little shimmy dance as she took the wrapper off the sandwich.

“You’re doing all of that and don’t even know what it is,” I teased.

“It doesn’t matter. It’s food, and I know you wouldn’t bring me something I don’t like.”

“You’re right because I don’t need you fussing and cussing at me.”

I paid attention to all things Kanae since I met her. I knew what she liked and disliked. I knew what would get me cursed out. I knew when she really liked the food, she would moan, which would always make me hard, like she did when she bit into her turkey and cheese sandwich.

“I guess that sandwich is good.”

“It sure is.” She took another bite and moaned again.

“Why must you torture me, baby?”

She batted her eyelashes innocently. “I didn’t do anything. You should be used to it by now.”

“I am, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t affect me every single time you do it.”

I often wondered how long the smallest things about her would turn me on. I’d never gotten turned on by a woman eating until I met her. Everything about her turned me on, though, and I didn’t think that would ever change.

“Sorry.”

“Don’t be. I love watching you eat.”

I took a bite of my sandwich as I watched her eat hers.

Something rustled in the bushes, and Kanae jumped, but I knew it was probably nothing but a rabbit or something. There was almost no chance it was a person.

“So, it’s normal for you to just sit there when shit is rustling in the bushes?” she asked with a bewildered look on her face as her eyes roamed around the area.

Laughing, I said, “Yes. It is normal because I know it’s some type of wildlife. There is nothing out here that will cause you any harm.”

She continued to look around the field for a minute or two before she focused back on me.

“If you say so. I guess it’s normal since you grew up around here. I don’t think I will ever get used to some of the animals, especially seeing lizards run across the sidewalk. It totally freaked me out the first time I saw it.”

I laughed loudly again. It was a culture shock for people to move to Sweetwater Hills from the city.

On any given day, a person was bound to see lizards and all types of wildlife in places they weren’t used to.

I’d gotten calls from people who found lizards in their homes.

They were harmless, but I understood their fear.

I mean, nobody wanted a lizard in their house.

“I can imagine, but you are always safe with me.” I glanced at my watch and noticed we had about twenty minutes left before we had to head back. “Sit on the table.”

“Huh?”

I moved our trash to the side and leaned forward. “Sit on the table.”

She hesitated for a second, but when she noticed the seriousness on my face, she complied and climbed on the table facing me.

I licked my lips and removed my jacket. She watched me intently as I unbuttoned my shirt. She wore burgundy scrubs, and they were my favorite on her, but I needed her pants off.

“It’s not too cold for you, is it?”

“No.”

“Good. Lift up,” I told her as I reached for the waistband of her pants.

I pulled her pants down and helped her take one leg out. I then grabbed my jacket and put it underneath her so her ass wouldn’t be on the table.

After I got her situated, I sat down on the bench in front of her between her legs. She was already nice and wet for me.

“There’s nobody out here, so you can scream as loud as you want,” I told her before I dove headfirst into her pussy.

Her hand went to the top of my head as she ground her hips. My tongue lapped her juices as they flowed out of her. I didn’t have enough time to savor it the way I wanted, so I slowly inserted a finger inside of her so she could cum. I wanted her to cum on my tongue and my dick before we left.

“I’m about to cum, Ky,” she moaned, and I felt precum leak from my dick.

I prayed it didn’t get on my pants because I couldn’t walk around with a wet spot all day.

My hands gripped her thighs as I enjoyed the taste of her.

“Ky.” She called my name as she came.

I continued to lick until she pushed me away. I chuckled then told her to scoot forward so she was on the edge of the table.

She waited with her legs wide open and her pussy glistening as I pulled my pants and boxers down. My dick was already hard, so I wasted no time sliding into her.

“Damn, Elise.”

Every time I entered her, it felt like a new experience. The picnic table shifted a little as I fucked the shit out of her. Time was of the essence, and I couldn’t waste a minute of it.

“Shit.” She groaned. Her nails dug into my back.

I put my head in the crook of her neck and sucked on it as my pumps continued.

“It’s a good thing you are pregnant already because I can’t pull out,” I mumbled against her neck.

“Cum with me, Ky.”

“Fuck.” I groaned when her walls tightened. “I got you, baby.”

I pumped into her harder as I spilled my seeds inside of her.

“Now, that’s how you do lunch.” I kissed her lips and pulled out of her. “Let’s get you back to work.”

I stood up and passed her some napkins and the wipes that were in the bag. We tended to have sex wherever, so I stayed prepared with wipes.

“Thank you. I could use a nap now.” She wiped herself then put the trash in the bag on the table.

After we were presentable, I threw our trash away, and we headed back to the car. I still had another six hours on the clock, but if possible, I would take a nap somewhere. Sex with Kanae was like taking melatonin every time, and it always had me ready to curl up and sleep like a baby.

Once I dropped her off, I rode around to check on the area before finding somewhere to chill. Kanae and I had dinner plans, and I looked forward to spending more time with her.