Forgotten Love and Goodbyes – Ch. 5

Leon entered the house and slammed the door behind him. He walked to the fridge, grabbed a beer and slammed the door shut. He went to his utensil drawer, and got out the bottle opener. He pried the cap off and took a huge swig. "Damn," he said to himself, "how could I've been so stupid." He knew it was his fault that Akisha had moved on to Rico. If he'd kept in contact with her, she would've never believed that their love was over and moved on. Now it seemed that what they had was finally gone, there was no way their love could continue now. He finished his beer and was about to head to the garage when there was a knock on the back door. He opened the door, already knowing who was there.

"Hi," Akisha said.

"Hi," he replied seeing that she'd been crying.

"I wanna say I'm sorry for…"

"It's okay I understand why you did it. It's also my fault for not keeping you in the loop."

"It's just as mine for not telling you about Rico and me sooner," she replied as she began to tear. "I wanted to tell you when came to help me, but I got caught up in the moment with the kiss and it slipped my mind."

"I guess we both missed up then," he said chuckling. "So where does that leave us, do you still love me?"

"Of course I do, I never stopped, but now with the love between me and Rico, I'm not sure which feelings are stronger. I've been in love with you longer than him, but somehow the love between me and him seems more real, not that I'm saying it never was between us."

"So I guess that means it's over between us then," he said with sadness. "It's probably best if I lose the race, that way I won't come between you two. I can just head back to LA and pretend like this never happened."

"That's the thing I'm confused about, whether or not my feeling for you outweigh those for Rico. I know this decision will affect how you perform tonight, if I want you back you'll do your best, if I don't you'll throw the race. This means I have like six hours to make a decision since the race is at ten."

"Look I want you to forgot how I feel about you and make it on how you feel in here," he said placing his hand of her heart. "Think about who you feel most comfortable with and based it on that. Even though it may hurt, I will support any decision that you make."

"Okay," she replied wiping away her tears. "I guess I better go, I need to finish getting ready for the race."

"You do that, I'll wait for your answer at the race," with that said he turned and headed for the side door to the garage.

"Leon wait," she said grabbing his hand. Clearing her throat she said, "I've decided I want you."

"What, are you sure?" he said walking back to her.

"Yes, what you said really cleared up my feelings. I thought about it from my heart and what I have with you is stronger that anything I'll have with Rico. The love with him was convenient."

"Convenient?"

"Meaning I only latched on to him because I needed someone there and he was. He was the first person to comfort me when I was feeling down. I was glad that he was there to comfort me, but somewhere deep in my heart I longed to have you back."

"Really, it's true then about us having a chance?" he said smiling.

"Yes I accept why you left and there was no other choice. I forgive you and want to work it out."

"Fantastic, but what about Rico, how are you going to tell him?"

"I'll tell him tonight at the race, it's best that I do it sooner than later."

"I agree, we don't want what happened in the garage to happen again," he smiled and Akisha laughed. "See ya tonight my girl," he hugged and gave her a kissed. He prepared to head back to the garage when Akisha grabbed his hand and pulled him into her. She leapt up and wrapped herself around him, kissing him hard on the lips. Leon tried to pull away, but she hung on.

"Let's go upstairs," she said breathlessly.

"Are you sure, right now?"

"Yes I want you now."

"Fine then, let's," he growled in her ear and carried her upstairs.

"When they got to his room, Leon placed her on the bed and ripped off his tank, while she took off her top. When they were done they laid together on the bed in an embrace. Leon began kissing her on the face and neck as she began caressing his back. Leon began kissing her shoulders as she worked down his back. She moved her hand to his jeans and began to unbutton them, Leon hesitated. "No we can't"

"Yes we can," she said as she unzipped his pants and began sliding them down his legs, Leon did the same with hers. Soon enough they were lying naked 'neath the sheets, kissing and caressing. "Let's go further" she said while kissing his neck."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I've been waiting for a long time and I want you inside and out more than ever." Leon complied and spread her legs with his and entered slowly, she let out a moan when he was fully inside her. He began thrusting nice and slow and she moved with him, periodically letting out soft moans. Leon took a breast in each hand and began kneading them like soft dough as she let out a moan. He stopped thrusting and slowly exited her holding her close to him as she rested her head on his chest. He caressed her hair as he heard her breathing softly. He looked out the window and thought about what had just happened. Being with her fully felt like magic and he knew that Rico always had a thing for her, even when she first joined the team; it was only when he professed his love for her that Rico knew there was no chance. When he left Rico saw it as his chance to move in on her. Leon didn't let it bother him, he knew she was his and he would announce it to the others by winning the race, even if that meant having to fight over her with Rico. He closed his eyes and fell asleep, holding the women of his life next to him.

Akisha awoke to find her and Leon tangled amongst the sheets. She let out a long sigh and stretched her arms. She looked over and saw Leon on his stomach, breathing softly. She kissed him on the cheek and quietly got out of the bed. She quickly got dressed and walked around to Leon's side of the bed. She kissed him again whispering, "Thank you baby," in his ear. She left the room and gently closed the door. She headed downstairs and out the backdoor. As she skipped to her house she thought about the love she had made with Leon, she knew it was perfect and right. She remembered the she had made with Rico though it wasn't as much as she had had with Leon in the past. To her it was because she saw the relationship between her and Rico as one of convenience. She had stopped thinking about it by the time she got to the house. She opened the door and closed it with a huge smile.

"Baby is that you?" said a voice from the kitchen.

"Rico?" she replied as she walked into the kitchen to see him sitting as the table. "What are you doing her?" she asked as she wondered how he got into the house when she had locked it before she left.

"I was waiting for you to come home, I used your spare key to get in," he said putting the key on the table. "So where'd ya go, I've been waiting for an hour?"

"I went to get a breather after you guys left. I wanted to make sure my head was clear before the race."

"Really I was worried, I thought something happened to you," he said as he walked up to her and kissed her softly on the cheek. He smelled her neck and backed away in horror. "I don't believe it you were with him weren't you?"

"Yes I was," she nodded as he looked at her with anger.

"So why did you lie to me huh, you thought I wouldn't get upset? I thought you told me it was over between you two and you wanted nothing to do with him."

"I thought that, but since I've seen and been around him, my feelings towards him have changed."

"So what you're going back to him now, leaving me to be with him?"

"Y-y-yes," she stammered as she began to back away, "I've decided that I want him back."

"You want him back after all that he's done to you, leaving you behind without a word as to where he was going? Tell me you're not serious tell me I'm just imagining this?"

"No you're not," she said as she slowly touched his face, "I'm sorry to do this Rico, to hurt you like this, I was going to wait and tell you at the race."

"Well at least I know now, cause right now I'm upset that you would go back to someone like him."

"What do you mean someone like him hey remember he's the one who brought me here not you. He's the one who asked me to join the team. He was also the first one to take interest in me you suddenly became interested in me once you found out that he was in love with me. I wondered why you suddenly were the first person there to comfort me when he left. You figured that with him gone it was the perfect time to move in, I just didn't realize this until now. Now that I've really had time to think about it, he's the true one for me."

"Why you little bitch!" shouted Rico as he slapped her hard across the face. Akisha fell to the floor, knocked out cold.

To be continued