moved with a sense of elegance even though something so erotic had just happened.
As Macy stood, she didn’t dare turn around yet. She felt her face flush as a rushing feeling came between her legs. It was the mix of their sex and orgasms, all together, coming from her body.
By the time she did turn around, Derreck had put himself away and stood with his arms crossed.
Macy calmed her breathing down, almost to normal, even though her heart felt otherwise.
“I had to do that,” Derreck said. “I couldn’t stand waiting to touch you.”
“I’m not complaining,” Macy said. “But I do have a question...”
Derreck nodded.
“Did you tell people I’m your wife?”
Derreck laughed. “Would that matter?”
“Will you answer?”
Derreck put his hands to Macy’s wrists. His fingertips were like butter, so smooth, dripping with something so sexual.
“Macy, people want to know everything about me. So they talk. And when they talk, they talk themselves into ideas and rumors. I could care less about ideas and rumors, so I don’t respond. By not responding, they feel they have something to keep talking about. Do you understand?”
Macy nodded. “But tonight...”
“It’s my version of a date,” Derreck said. “Why take you to a restaurant and go through the bullshit of getting to know each other? I know what I need to know for now and if there’s anything else, I’ll ask. And you’ll tell.”
He touched Macy’s face with the back of his hand, leaving her shivering. She wanted him again.
That same hand then moved down to Macy’s neck and around. His fingers touched the top of the zipper on her dress. As he started to pull, Macy moaned.
She wanted Derreck... so bad...
Then she pictured the scars on her body. That lead to thinking about her body. Derreck was so strong. So sexy. So beautiful. A man of perfected chiseling, created to command.
Macy took a step back. Derreck’s fingers slid from the zipper.
“No, that’s enough for now.”
“Enough?” Derreck asked. “Is that what I want?”
“It’s what I want,” Macy said. “You got what you wanted... from me...” Macy looked down to the heels and added, “you can have those back too. I was your date and it’s over.”
“Is that what you believe?”
“It’s what I think,” Macy said, regretting the words as they came out of her mouth.
“Well, then I guess I don’t stand a chance here, do I?”
Derreck stepped to the side and pointed to the door.
That was it? That fast? He wouldn’t fight for her? Command her...?
Macy started to walk, feeling Derreck’s eyes eating her.
“You’re going to regret this,” Derreck said. “You won’t be able to stop thinking about me. And what I can do. You need to stop hiding.”
Macy paused at the door and looked back at Derreck. “You hide too. We all hide.”
“Not from ourselves,” Derreck said and then walked towards the bathroom, out of view.
As Macy stood at the open hotel room door, she touched her side. She couldn’t feel the scars with her fingers but her mind could. A gut wrenching feeling hit her hard, trying to bring up memories that were long buried.
She hated Derreck Hagan for all this.
But her body... her sexual needs... well, those parts loved Derreck Hagan.
And wanted more.
Macy refused to cry, standing in front of the full length mirror that hung from the back of her bedroom door. She choked on the tears and even made a few loud yelping noises, but they were all much better than actually admitting and falling into the trap of crying.
Crying because of herself.
Crying because of a man.
The exact reason why she wanted nothing to do with men... the game, the wait to get hurt. And she figured that maybe one day a man wouldn't hurt her, and that would be the man she would marry.
Isn't that how the fairy tale nonsense went?
Macy had no room in her heart for more hurt.