Levi
Back to the daily grind.
Ava left yesterday, and Rainey was taking it better than I expected. When I went over last night, she moped around a bit, but she seemed in okay spirits overall, and that’s all I could hope for.
I walked into the hospital and right to the ER where I knew Rainey was working. She sat at the nurses’ station, her brows furrowed, looking like she could spit nails.
“I come in peace.” I held the coffee I had bought her far out in front of me as I approached the desk.
“Levi.” She smiled and spun around in the chair. Bypassing the coffee, she kissed and hugged me.
Huh? Did she just choose me over coffee?
“Now, gimme.” She took the coffee greedily, bringing it to her lips.
So, close to being as good as coffee.
“How’s it going tonight?” A cry from a patient’s room carried over the other noises; a few curses and demands of how much longer would the wait be rang in my ears. The sweet sounds of the ER.
Rainey rolled her eyes.
“That good, huh?” I laughed.
“It’s not even a Friday or a full moon. No idea what’s going on. But seeing you is a nice surprise.” She nudged me with her elbow.
“Any chance you can take a break? I wanted to ask you something.” Rainey searched my face, her eyes going wide.
“Um. Okay. Let me see if I can sneak out.” She walked away, glancing back at me. I could tell she was nervous about what I wanted to ask her. She wore her emotions on her face. Rainey and I were so much alike. I struggled with whether she’d go back to Parker. Even though I knew she wouldn’t, it was hard to trust fully again after being cheated on. I knew her thoughts probably weren’t the best right now.
“We’re good to go.” Rainey sighed as we walked outside. I reached out, took her hand, and offered her a reassuring squeeze. She looked up at me, the hesitation and sadness lingering in her eyes.
My beautiful girl, I’d never hurt you.
I kissed the back of her hand.
We sat at a picnic table, the night completely clear. Every star shone in the sky. I couldn’t remember the last time we had a night this clear. It was like it was channeling how I felt. Complete. Hopeful. In love.
I glanced over at Rainey, who was twirling some curls between her fingers.
“So, my sister, Zoe, called me today. My niece, Abi, has a birthday party this weekend. They’d like you to come.” I paused. “I mean, I want you to come. My mom and dad will be there. I’m sure tons of other people. I know you’ve got a lot going on, and if you don’t want to come, that’s fine. I just wanted to ask you in person and not through a text or whatever.” I took a breath. There. I’d asked her, and the sky hadn’t fallen.
“Thank Christ,” she said with a laugh. “When you told me you wanted to ask me something, my mind went to a thousand crazy places.”
“I saw it in your eyes. I know what you mean. My mind can go to some crazy places too.”
She took my hand in hers. “What do you mean?”
“Like at the bar, I thought of you going back to Parker.” I looked away, a bit ashamed at how insecure I sounded.
“Levi.” Rainey gently turned my face to hers. “Parker and I are over. I’ve tried to reach out to him a few times since what happened at the hospital, with no luck. I don’t want to string him along. Of course, he’s going to make that difficult for me.” She shook her head and rubbed her face. Rainey looked up and smiled at me. “Fact is, I will always love him in some way, just like you’ll always love Mandy, but I’m not in love with him. We shared memories, and that’s all Parker and I will share moving forward.”
“So is that a yes?” I asked with a laugh.
“I’d love to go to your niece’s party.” Rainey grinned. The moon shone off her face perfectly, highlighting her big brown eyes and the softness of her cheeks. Her cheek was still bruised, but the swelling had gone down. I couldn’t get enough of her. I knew deep down I never would.
“I want you right now,” I said as I peppered kisses all over her face.
Rainey laughed. “Well, there’s no place but the woods over there.” She pointed to a secluded wooded area that surrounded the outer part of the hospital.
My face lit up.
“Ever have sex in the woods?”
“No way. I’ll get poison ivy on my ass.” She shook her head.
“I love that that is your only concern. I’ll be on the bottom and sacrifice my ass cheeks in the name of making love in the woods. We can make it quick so you aren’t late back to work.” Reaching out my hand, I stood in front of her. “What do you say? Want to live a little?”
She placed her hand mine. “Let’s do this.” Brushing a kiss against her hair, I thanked my lucky stars she had come into my life, because since that day, I’d started living again and each day just got better and better.
***
“I think there’s a stick poking my ass!” I groaned as I tried to put my shirt underneath me. Maybe having sex in the woods wasn’t a good idea.
“Lie back.” Rainey stood over me as she shimmied out of her scrub bottoms. She left the top on, in the interest of time. Dipping her fingers into her center, she moaned, her eyes flitting shut.
“Damn. What a sight.” Gone were the thoughts of anything other than this woman in front of me. I scooted back and gripped my dick in my hands. It was hard; beads of precum were already gathered at the surface. I rolled on a condom before she lowered herself on top of me.
Her pussy clenched around my dick. Moaning, she moved her hips to a beat that only we could hear as I held on for dear life. There wasn’t anything slow and sensual about what we were doing. Her movements were quick and sharp, the sounds of our wet skin slapping against each other the only thing I could hear.
“Oh, that feels so good.” I gripped her ass and pulled her further down on me, and she moved her hips faster.
Rainey gripped at her breasts over her top, closing her eyes as I felt her tighten around me.
“I’m almost there,” she ground out.
With the base of my thumb, I rubbed her clit, sending her over the edge. My own body tightened, and I dug my fingers into her hips. My body shook as I filled the condom. Rainey rode me slowly as our eyes focused on each other.
Fuck, that was hot.
“Jesus. Rainey.” My voice carried, and she giggled as she rolled off me. Rainey put her bottoms back on as I rolled off the condom and buttoned my pants.
“Hey, who’s there?” The glare of a flashlight danced off our skin. I took Rainey’s hand in mine, and we ran toward the back of the hospital.
Our legs pumped, our laughter filling the silence of the night. Branches cracked underneath us, and twigs slapped against our sex-permeated skin. If this wasn’t living, I didn’t know what was.
Finally, we made it to the back of the hospital. Bracing ourselves against the brick wall, we caught our breath.
“That was amazing,” Rainey said with a sigh.
“It was.” I turned my head toward her and smiled.
She giggled, bringing her hand to her mouth.
“What?” I asked.
“You forgot your shirt.” Her eyes narrowed in on my naked chest.
“Damn!” I laughed. “Guess I get to do the walk of shame back to my car.”
“Ahem. Walk of shame.” She leaned in and gave me a quick kiss. “I got to get back to work. See you later?”
“How about I meet you tomorrow morning after your shift at your place, with breakfast?” I rubbed her shoulders.
“Hmm. It depends. Will there be coffee?” She grinned.
“I’m not stupid enough to show up without coffee after you worked a twelve-hour shift.” I winked.
“Sounds good. Till tomorrow.” She held my hand as she used her name badge to get into the building.
“Till tomorrow.” I waited until the door shut fully, her curly hair the last thing I saw.
I shoved my hands in my pockets for my keys and came up empty.
Just my luck.
“It was worth it,” I said out loud as I traipsed back into the woods to find my keys and shirt. After an hour, a dozen mosquito bites, and an encounter with a homeless man who managed to get twenty dollars out of me, I found my keys. My shirt was nowhere to be found. I was pretty sure the homeless man had snagged it. So, I got to take my walk of shame. But there was no shame, just a blissful memory that Rainey and I now had to share together. It was one of many to come, and all the dirty looks and giggles were worth it to see the one I loved laugh.