A/N – Hello everyone. Here's the next chapter in the developing relationship between Cloud and Tessa.

Warning – Graphic adult content.

Chapter 10 – Tequila

Friday, August 16

Tammy and I made a last minute run to the drug store for some last minute things we might have forgotten to get. I picked up some extra disposable razors and a new toothbrush for Cloud. I also picked up some of his favorite shower soap. The scent of it reminded me of him.

We went back to the apartment to pack our things. I had all of Cloud's nicer clothes with me and I packed them, along with his tux, in my garment bag. All of his shorts, teeshirts and other things were at his place and still needed to be packed.

When Tammy and I finished packing at the apartment, we walked to the tavern where she helped me pack Cloud's things. He didn't have a suitcase, so I borrowed one from Tifa.

"What the fuck…" Tammy laughed as she held up a pair of boxers. They were white with little red hearts on them. "You bought these for him, didn't you?"

I gave her a small smile. "Maybe."

"There's no way in hell he'd buy these for himself. He's got too much testosterone in him. Good luck trying to get him to wear them."

I laughed and didn't tell her I had actually bought them for myself and planned to wear them for him one night.

At 5:30 Cloud called me.

"I just dropped off the merchandise," he said, "and I'm on my way home. I should be there in about fifteen minutes."

"We'll wait for you to eat."

"We?"

"Me, Tammy, Kyle, Tifa, Reno, Marlene and Denzel."

"Great, a full house," he said sarcastically. "See you in a bit."

Tammy and I helped Tifa with dinner and it was almost ready by the time Cloud walked in the door. Marlene and Denzel greeted him with hugs first.

Cloud came up to me and pulled me in his arms. "I was driving so fast," he whispered in my ear. "I couldn't wait to see you."

"I'm so glad you're home."

He drew back and gave me a sweet and affectionate kiss on the lips. "Do I have time to take a shower?"

I reached up to trace the fresh scar on his chin from whatever beast had nicked him the day before. "Yeah, but hurry up. Dinner's almost ready."

"Be down in ten minutes." He greeted the others with a wave and headed up the stairs.

By the time we had dinner on the table, Cloud came downstairs wearing black jogging pants and a white teeshirt.

During dinner we all chatted about the usual things. All the while, Cloud and I kept exchanging glances. We both wanted to be alone, but didn't want to be rude to the others by excusing ourselves too early on a Friday night.

"Shit, I wish I was going on a beach vacation," Reno said bitterly.

Cloud looked up at him. "So get Rufus to pay for a trip."

"For all the shit I've done for him, fuck, he should buy me the hotel."

Both Marlene and Denzel looked up at Reno.

"Come on, Reno," warned Cloud. "Enough with the four letter words."

Reno tried to redeem himself. "Sorry, kids. Swearing isn't good, you know."

"Then why do you do it?" Marlene innocently asked.

"It's what adults do sometimes," replied Cloud. "But they shouldn't do it in front of kids."

"Why do adults like to sleep together in one bed?" Marlene asked Cloud out of the blue.

Everyone reacted differently…Cloud opened his mouth, but nothing came out…Kyle nearly choked on his food…Tifa dropped her fork…Tammy raised her eyebrows…I groaned…

And Reno, he had a huge grin on his face. "I can't wait to hear your answer this one, Spike."

After dinner Tifa put Marlene and Denzel to bed and we hung at the bar for a little while, doing several shots of tequila in honor of Cloud's upcoming birthday.

"The big twenty-five," said Reno. "I remember mine last year."

"Uneventful?" asked Cloud.

"Yeah," he sighed. "Pretty much."

Tifa nudged Reno with her shoulder. "That's before I came along, right?"

"Course it is, babe."

Kyle poured more tequila in everyone's empty shot glasses and then raised his. "To Reno's next birthday. May it be more exciting."

Everyone raised their shot glasses and drank.

At 9:30, we said our goodbyes and left Seventh Heaven. Kyle put Cloud's suitcase in the trunk of his car and while Tammy drove with him, Cloud and I went on his motorcycle.

At our apartment, with our suitcases stacked near the door and ready to go, Kyle and Tammy went into her bedroom, while Cloud followed me in mine.

Cloud turned off all the lights except the one over the nightstand. Then as I stood in front of the mirror over my dresser and took off my earrings, he came up and wrapped his arms around me from behind, gently pressing a kiss to the side of my neck. "I want you so bad, it's making me crazy." Without any further delay, he pulled my teeshirt up and over my head. My bra clasp came loose with a flick of his fingers and he pushed it off my shoulders and down my arms.

I watched him through the mirror as he brought his lips to my bare shoulder, while his fingers lightly traced the three diagonal scars over my left shoulder blade.

My jeans were next. He undid them in front and pushed them down, along with my panties. They pooled down around my ankles.

Cloud leaned over my shoulder and pressed his face against the side of mine as his eyes looking at me in the mirror. He slowly brushed his fingers up and down the sides of my arms. "Look at you…you're so beautiful." The way his eyes looked at me sent a shiver up my spine.

I closed my eyes as he reached around and gently squeezed my breasts. When his left hand left my breast, I opened my eyes again and looked into the mirror, watching it travel down my stomach. His fingers moved to the juncture of my thighs and I let out a sigh of pleasure.

Something caught my attention. His growing erection was poking my behind. It reminded me of how much I wanted him just as naked as he had me. I turned around, forcing him to release me.

He remained silent as I tugged his teeshirt out of his sweatpants and pulled it up over his head. The sight of his chest took my breath away every time. I ran my hands over it, grazing my nails over his skin as I moved downward.

When I reached his sweats, Cloud leaned his face toward me and I raised mine up to receive his kiss. My hands worked his sweats and boxers down his hips and down his legs. He stepped out of them and I looked down. If I started touching him now, it'd be over in a matter of seconds.

"How about that backrub I promised you?" I asked him.

He released a heavy, impatient sigh. "Yeah, I suppose."

I smiled. Just like any typical guy…always wanting to get to the good stuff right away.

As we went to the bed, we heard the shower running in the bathroom, followed by some giggling. My wall was right next to it so I could hear Tammy and Kyle. It wasn't the first time I had heard them showering together.

Cloud gave me a knowing smile and climbed on my bed and laid down on his stomach.

I crawled up over him and straddled his butt. Cloud groaned as I leaned forward and started massaging his shoulders. His muscles were wound up tightly and I felt them slowly give under my hands. I moved down his spine, working on the knots there.

"That feels so good, Tess."

I rubbed his lower back for a short while before moving back up to his shoulders. "Let me know when you want me to stop."

Cloud obviously had enough because he rolled himself around and scooted backward to lean against the headboard. He had a crooked smile on his face. "Give me your feet."

I maneuvered my feet around to rest on his chest.

He reached up and started massaging my arches and my heels.

It felt good until he raised one of my feet up and kissed the bottom of my toes. It tickled so much I squirmed and tried to get my foot out of his hands.

He gave me a look as he kept a firm grip on my foot. "What?"

"Tickles."

"Yeah?"

I pulled my foot again, but he still held it firmly. "Cloud, don't…"

"Don't?"

"Don't tickle it."

He gave me a sly smile and instead of tickling my feet, he pried them apart, drawing my legs open. As he pulled me forward by the ankles and maneuvered me closer to him, his hands immediately covered my breasts.

I pushed his bangs out of his eyes before I buried my fingers in his hair. He leaned forward to take my left nipple into his mouth. A moan escaped my throat and he swirled his tongue around the peak before lightly sucking on it.

He kept his hand on my breast, still squeezing it as he licked and sucked my nipple. After several minutes, he switched to the right one.

I writhed on his lap, feeling myself get so wet as he fondled my nipples…licking and sucking and gently nipping at them.

When I thought I couldn't take anymore, Cloud lifted his face from my breasts and claimed my lips in a searing kiss.

I took him in my hand and stroked up and down, while moving myself even closer. As I pressed him against me, he was soon coated with my essence and my hand slipped easily over his length.

"Ahh, feels so good," he said with a groan and he watched the movement between us.

As I continued to stroke and rub him against me, the movement created a wonderful sensation that brought me so close to orgasm.

Cloud put his hands on my thighs and caressed and squeezed them as he groaned.

I studied his face, contorting in pleasure and was gratified that I was the one giving him this enjoyment. Seeing him in such a blissful state put me over the edge. The warmth spread through me and I came with a cry of pleasure as I squeezed my thighs against the sides of his hips.

Right then Cloud let out a throaty groan and I stared wide-eyed as he shot out in white spurts. He leaned toward me as he rode out his orgasm. Then finally he fell back against the headboard with a heavy sigh. He pulled my face to him as he kissed me.

I smiled at him. "That didn't take long."

"Tequila makes me horny."

A distant conversation came to mind. The day we were at the beach and we were talking about what alcohol we liked. He had started to say something about tequila, but never finished the sentence. Now I knew what he had been about to say, but stopped himself…obviously because he didn't know me well enough to make such a statement.

I moved off his lap and dragged the covers over us as we laid down.

Even though my queen sized bed was roomier than his twin, we still curled up together before falling asleep.

Saturday, August 17

I woke up at 5:00 and couldn't seem to fall back asleep. Cloud was sleeping soundly next to me and I didn't want to disturb him with my tossing and turning…especially since he didn't have any nightmares. I quietly got up and slipped on my robe before walking out of my bedroom and into the bathroom. I took a hot shower and toweled myself dry before walking back into my bedroom and slipping out of my robe.

When I crawled back into bed, Cloud stirred and rolled toward me, snuggling up close. "Where did you go?" he asked sleepily without opening his eyes.

"I couldn't sleep, so I took a shower."

His eyes slowly opened and he regarded me with a look of concern. "Why can't you sleep? Did I wake you with another stupid nightmare?"

I shook my head. "No. Maybe because you weren't holding me any longer."

"I'm sorry." Cloud dragged me closer and folded his arms around me.

We held each other for a few minutes until our lips found each other. As we kissed hungrily, his fingers immediately moved down between my legs, finding me already wet with need. So much for going back to sleep. He seemed wide awake now.

"I wanna taste you," he breathed against my lips.

A chill went up my spine at the very thought of his mouth anywhere near my crotch.

Cloud tossed the sheets off and moved down to the foot of the bed. As I bent my legs, he spread them apart and began touching my damp folds.

At first I was bashful about Cloud's face being so close between my open legs. But I quickly realized there was nothing for me to be embarrassed about. We had already been way too intimate for me to feel that way. So I closed my eyes and relaxed to the wonderful sensation of his familiar fingers. Then he brought his mouth down there.

First he lightly brushed me with his lips, followed by several soft, sucking kisses. He slowly ran his softened tongue along my crevasses and lightly sucked on the protruding flesh.

I moaned outloud, wanting so badly to arch up, but he held me down with one hand, while he slid two fingers inside me. Then he used the same fingers to push apart my folds. Cloud stroked the pink flesh with his tongue, sending spasms through me. He buried his tongue inside, digging deep and tickling my inner walls before nipping at my bud and making me spasm again. He ate me slowly, sucking wetly on my folds, giving me the chance to feel the exquisite sensations building up inside me.

It was hard for me to believe this was the first time Cloud was doing this because he seemed to be quite proficient at it. He knew exactly what made me squirm and what set me off. He obviously paid close attention to my reactions everytime he touched me and now he knew how to orally enhance the sensations.

I reached down with one hand to slide my fingers into his hair as I gasped and squealed, literally shaking from the need to reach my peak. It was close. But each time I thought I was almost there, he'd pause and start all over again, prolonging it until I wanted to rip his hair out if he didn't let me cum. Yeah, he knew exactly what he was doing. Then just as I felt like bursting into tears, he stroked his tongue over me before relentlessly sucking on the spot that made me cry out the most.

My head exploded and I screamed out my relief as I drowned in the intense wave rushing through me. The spasms shook my entire body and I gasped for air, feeling the fireworks bursting in my core. His mouth moved down to lap at my release before moving back up to renew the wave.

Multiple orgasms had always been an unattainable myth to me, but I felt them that morning and lost count after awhile because my brain was suffering from lack of oxygen. Maybe he got the hint when I started pulling his hair with both of my fists. He crawled up over me and kissed me with an open mouth.

I could taste my essence on his tongue. It wasn't so bad, mingled in there with his own unique taste. "Cloud, that was so good," I said with a satisfied sigh.

He kissed me again with a hum.

I shivered and wrapped my arms and legs around him as he devoured my mouth with an overwhelming hunger. I could feel his erection pressing between my legs. "Cloud…"

"Mmm…" he mumbled against my mouth.

"I want to taste you, too."

He didn't hesitate for a second and rolled on his back. "I'm all yours."

The sound of his words made me shiver. He was all mine. Yes…

I rolled on my stomach and scooted down to his beautiful erection. He had a light brushing of dark blonde hair that began just below his bellybutton and trailed down and around his package. I wrapped my hand around his shaft and stroked him slowly as I leaned forward and grazed him with my tongue. As I ran my tongue along his entire length he groaned. Finally I slid him inside my mouth. I gently sucked on him and he stiffened even more.

"Feels so good, Tess, don't stop," he breathed out.

I slid him in and out of my mouth, grazing his tender flesh with my teeth. I liked feeling every inch of him passing my lips and then teasing the small wet hole with the tip of my tongue. For extra incentive, I reached down to wrap a hand around his testicles, squeezing them gently. The light hair on them was incredibly soft and not coarse, the way I thought it would be.

He was breathing heavier, just like the other times right before he climaxed. His organ pulsed and tightened and then suddenly with a growl of pleasure, he shot his load right in my mouth. I swallowed his release without qualms. When I pulled him out of my mouth, he continued to spurt and he jerked in pleasure each time I brought my tongue back on him.

His head was tilted forward and he gave one final groan before falling back on the pillow with a heavy sigh. "Fucking incredible," he panted out. "But I came too fast."

I crawled up over his body and he didn't protest when I passionately kissed him. Hm, there was nothing sexier than a man who didn't have reservations about tasting himself in a woman's mouth.

After a few minutes I moved to his chin, running my tongue along the fresh scar there. Then I pressed my face against the side of his neck, inhaling his familiar masculine scent. "Mmm…"

When I began sucking on his skin, Cloud laughed. "Trying to give me a hickey?"

I lifted my head and smiled down at him. "I want everyone to see what we've been doing." I moved my mouth back to the side of his neck. He was all sweaty and smelled so good. I ran my tongue all over him, licking at the salty wetness on his skin. I moved lower to lavish his chest with a wet tongue, sucking and biting each of his nipples. He had several light scars on his chest from previous battles and I traced them with my tongue.

Cloud let me have my fun, but he was thoroughly enjoying my ministrations. By the time I was finished with him, his neck and chest were full of deep red love marks.

We were up at 6:30.

While Cloud took a shower, I got dressed and went in the kitchen to start the coffee. A few minutes later Tammy strolled out with a yawn.

"Somebody was having some fun this morning," she drawled as she opened the refrigerator.

"I wouldn't talk. You forget my bedroom is right next to the bathroom."

"Just trying to conserve water."

I laughed. "Where's Kyle?"

"Still sleeping. I'll wake him up in a few minutes with a cup of coffee and a blowjob."

That made me laugh again. "Will he want cereal with that?"

"Sure. I'll have some, too."

With the coffee brewing, I pulled out four bowls and poured cereal in each of them. I set the bowls on the table and put a carton of milk in the center. Then I went to pour the coffee in four mugs.

Cloud walked into the kitchen. "'Morning, Tammy."

"'Morning, Cloud."

He walked up behind me. This time he didn't seem to care that Tammy was there. He slid his arms around my waist and attacked my left earlobe with a growl.

"Ow, you beast. Go sit down."

He did, but not until after he had sucked on my cheek.

I set a mug of coffee in front of him and sat down to his left.

"I better go wake up old grumpy," said Tammy before she walked out of the kitchen.

Cloud took the carton and poured milk into his cereal. "You know, I'm a little nervous about meeting your parents."

"Why?"

He shrugged. "They'll probably think I'm not good enough for you."

"Cloud…" I waited until he looked at me before I continued. "I'm the one who's not good enough."

"Don't say that, Tess. Don't put me on a pedestal."

I leaned toward him with a smile. "You're adorable when you act all humble."

Cloud leaned toward me, closing the gap between us. "You know what? I don't care what anyone thinks. You're good for me." He gave me a long, open-mouthed kiss, followed by three smaller ones.

A few minutes later, Tammy and Kyle walked into the kitchen. They sat down and joined us as we ate our cereal.

"Cloud, what'd you have a fight with a vacuum cleaner?" Tammy was referring to the red welts on the sides of his neck.

Cloud smiled without trepidation. "You like that?"

Kyle laughed. "Awesome, dude."

My eyes widened suddenly as I realized my parents would see them, too. Mom would have a heart attack, especially when she found out Cloud and I were sharing a hotel room.