“It was hardly a boys night out, Adam!”
“To us it was. We had a road trip, a huge bonfire, got some beers on the way back.” He smiles as if that’s all it was.
“A huge bonfire? Really?”
“River, you know what Jack and Sophia’s been through. You’ve seen first-hand how a slave is trained. Jack deserved his revenge.”
“I’m not saying he didn’t deserve it!” I snap. I get up and stalk around the desk. “I just want to know what happened. Will something come back to bite us in the ass when we least expect it?”
“No. No one left the property alive.” Adam gets up and places his hands on my shoulders. “We’re safe and that’s what I wanted to talk to you about.”
“That we’re safe?” I ask.
“I think it’s time we retire. We’ve been saving slaves for years. I have Sophia now. You have Jack. We have all the others and we’ll be risking all of their lives if we bring someone new here.”
“So you want to stop?” I pinch the bridge of my nose, not sure how I feel about stopping.
“Yes.” Adam pulls me into a hug and then whispers, “I think you’ve paid enough for your father’s sins. It’s time you live your own life now.”
He pulls back and then smiles a huge smile at me. “So … I was thinking it’s time we put all the crap behind us and focus on the good and what better way than to celebrate with a wedding.”
My mouth drops open. “You’re getting married?”
Adam starts to laugh as if it’s a huge joke. “Not me. I’m thinking that maybe we can organize a surprise wedding for Christopher and Maddie?”
A huge grin spreads over my face. “That’s the best idea ever. There’s nothing like a celebration to bring everyone together again.”
Adam throws his arm around my shoulders and says, “I was also thinking of asking Jack to help my build another guesthouse, one Christopher and Maddie can move into.”
I throw my arms around Adam’s neck from excitement. “Yes! Of course. That’s a great idea!”
~*~
Seeing as Christopher and Maddie like to sneak off for their private moments, it’s easy to get everyone together without them knowing about it.
As soon as everyone is squashed into the living room, Adam says, “We have to make this quick. We’re going to organize a secret wedding for our lovebirds.” A collective ‘aww’ sounds up from the girls.
Jack comes sauntering in with a bowl of cereal. He really loves the stuff. He’s been eating a lot more since his ‘road trip’ with Adam. He’s also been making his own choices. It’s as if he finally realized he’s a free man.
He walks over to where I’m sitting and sits on the arm of the couch.
“We’ll prepare everything down by the chapel. Jack will help with things there. We’re having it a week from now, so that makes it next Sunday at two in the afternoon.”
“Is there anything we can help with?” Diane asks. I’m surprised that she’s so excited.
“You can all take turns helping us prepare the food?” I say, not wanting to leave them out of the preparations.
“How are you going to explain all the food to them?” Jamie asks.
I point a finger at Jack. “Have you noticed how much he’s been eating lately? Just say it’s for Jack.”
“Blame me,” Jack says between bites and it makes everyone laugh.
“Okay, now get back to work and remember to not let it slip to Christopher and Maddie,” Adam says.
Everyone goes their way. I kiss Jack on the cheek and go to the office. I want to place the order for the building materials Adam and Jack are going to need to build the new guest house.
I walk over to the desk and look through the papers for the one Adam gave me earlier, when the door closes. I glance over my shoulder and watch as Jack walks toward me.
“I’m just about to place the order for the building materials. I’ll let you know when it’s all ready for you and Adam to go get.”
Jack comes to stand behind me and he places his hands on my hips. He presses his chest to my back. “Have I told you that I love you?”
A smile spreads over my face. They are his favorite words. He tells me at least once a day.
I pretend to think on it. “Hmm … I’m not sure.” He spins me around so I’m facing him. I can’t stop the laughter from bubbling up my throat. “Maybe you should remind me,” I tease him.
His hands drop to the button of my shorts and he makes quick work of getting them off, along with my undies. He lifts me to sit on the table and then with one sweep of his arm, he shoves all the papers to the floor. I rest back on my elbows and watch as he frees his already hard cock from his jeans. He fishes a condom from his pocket and I grin. He must’ve gotten it from our room before coming here.
I watch with lust filled eyes as he rolls it over his cock and then he grabs hold of my hips and pulls me right to the edge of the table. He takes hold of his cock and rubs it between my folds.
He presses the tip of his cock into my wet opening and I fall back with a thud. With one hard thrust he pushes into me and it makes me arch my body from the desk.
Jack grips my hips hard and starts to thrust into me, hard and fast. The surge builds so fast in me that my body tenses until it feels like I might split in two.
His breaths are hard as he towers over me, but his eyes are soft. I love how he only sees me when he fucks me.
He doesn’t slow down and my body starts to slide up the desk. There’s nothing for me to hold onto.
Jack’s fingers dig harder into my hips as he keeps me in place. The sound of skin slapping is loud and erotic.
His movements grow jerky and I feel him come. He slows his thrusts to deep, bliss filled strokes. He brings one hand between us and he presses down on my bundle of nerves, and that’s all it takes for me to explode.
He keeps thrusting slowly in and out, making my bones turn to jelly.
In such a short space of time Jack has gotten to know me intimately, and he’s become a master at knowing what makes me melt.
~*~
Chapter Twenty Three
Jack~
I’ve been keeping so busy that there are times I forget to eat, but luckily River, Miss Ella or Sophia always remember to feed me.
Adam helps where he can but there are times he’s needed elsewhere, but I don’t let it slow me down. I really enjoy working with my hands, building things, creating something beautiful – it brings a calmness to my soul that I’ve never felt before.
I love it here on the plantation. It’s really become home to me. Adam and I have become friends, my first friend – someone I can trust with my darkest secrets and life.
River has finally accepted me as a man. It feels good to look in her eyes and to see all that she feels for me shining bright and warm.
Miss Ella … she’s become the mother I’ve lost. She spoils me rotten, and hell, I’m not going to stop her. The other day I tore a hole in my shirt, it hooked on one of the slabs of wood. Miss Ella took the shirt from me right there in the kitchen and she said she would fix it. Sure enough, the next day it was hanging in the closet, all patched up.
I’ve started greeting the other girls and men. I’m still not too comfortable around them and you won’t catch me alone in a room with one of them. That’s going to take some time still. I only trust River, Adam, Miss Ella and Sophia. They’ve become my family. I’ll work hard at forming some kind of friendships with the others, but I’m not forcing myself to do anything I’m not comfortable doing. I’ve reached a point in my life where I come first. For the longest time I didn’t matter, but now I do matter, to myself and to River.
The guest house is only halfway built by the time the wedding comes. It’s going to take a while still to finish it, and then there’s the inside to complete. I’m happy knowing there’s still a lot of work waiting for me.