Chapter 17: Beautiful eyes
Liz woke up with a bit of a headache. She remembered drinking too much the night before but she was having such a good time that she'd not cared. Now, however, she wished she'd drank a little bit less.
Ray was still asleep next to her and she took a moment to just stare at him. His beautiful long lashes, his perfectly shaped lips. She listened to him breathing softly and steadily, his mouth slightly open. Liz smiled to herself, feeling butterflies in her stomach from just looking at him.
She got up to go to the bathroom and while she was in there she took a paracetamol for her headache. When she walked back to the bed she saw that Ray had moved and was now stretched out on her side of the bed, one arm stretched out, like he was looking for her. She smiled as she picked up his arm and crawled onto the bed wrapping that arm around her.
She recalled the moment from last night, when she'd walked down the stairs. The way Ray had looked at her with such adoration and love. No one had ever looked at her that way before and she'd loved it. Too bad she had been too drunk to make love to him when they'd gotten back like she'd promised him.
Well, she thought, never too late to get back to my promise, and she gently started kissing Ray. First on his lips and cheek, then moving down to lift his shirt and kiss his belly. She felt naughty and decided to go all the way now. She reached inside his boxers and wrapped her hand around his still soft shaft, taking it out of his boxers.
Ray stirred and Liz knew it wouldn't be long before he would wake up, so she quickly put her mouth on him and slowly started going up and down.
This indeed woke Ray right up. He sat up straight, not understanding what was going on in his still sleepy state of mind. He saw Liz on her knees, her head between his legs, bobbing up and down and he moaned loudly with pleasure and surprise. He was getting harder by now and Ray threw his head back, leaning on his elbows, which he'd positioned behind him. "Oh Lizzie" he grunted with a deep, low, sleepy voice.
Liz looked up at him, still with her lips around him. She took him out of her mouth and started licking his length. She sucked at the tip before taking him back in her mouth. Her hand started playing with his balls and Ray couldn't keep himself upright anymore and dropped his head back onto his pillow. His hand was stroking Liz's hair and temple and his other hand was clasping the sheets.
As she ran her tongue over the ridge on the underside of his length, another low growl came from Ray's throat and this spurred Liz on even more.
She started moving her head up and down faster and faster, sucking and licking in between her movements.
"Lizzie… stop" Ray moaned as he felt himself getting closer and closer. But Liz had no intention of stopping and kept going, feeling Ray's manhood was as hard as a rock by now.
"Lizzie…I'm going…. to come" Ray warned her for a last time, just before he reached his climax and Liz felt jets of warm liquid filling her mouth. She swallowed every last bit before she lay down next to Ray, who was still trying to get his breathing back to normal.
"Wow, that was amazing, sweetheart" Ray whispered in Liz's ear, "What a way to wake up"
Liz giggled, "Yes it was. I felt bad for being too drunk last night" she said, "Not that that was the only reason for doing this of course", she added quickly with a smile. They hugged each other tightly.
A few minutes later they got up. "I'm going for a quick shower, sweetie" Ray said, taking Liz into his arms, "Why don't you join me?" he winked.
He took her hand and led her into the big shower cubicle. There were several showerheads and Ray turned on two of them, so neither of them had to stand in the cold. They soaped each other's bodies and just before Liz turned to walk out of the showers he took a hold of her hand.
"Not so quick" he said, before taking her head between his hands and kissing her deeply. He turned them around and carefully pushed her against the wall.
Liz gasped from the contact of her back with the cold wall but soon reclaimed Ray's mouth. Ray had other plans though and started kissing her neck, slowly working his way down. He stopped at her breasts for a moment, licking and sucking at her nipples, making them hard before continuing his way down.
When he got to where he wanted to be, he nuzzled the small amount of hair Liz had there before spreading her folds with his thumbs and sticking his tongue between them. Liz gasped again, except this time from the amazing feeling Ray was causing between her legs spreading through her entire body.
Ray took one of Liz's legs and draped her knee over his shoulder, giving him better access. He licked her folds before shifting his attention to her clit. He had the fingers of his right hand join his tongue and as he licked and sucked, he inserted one finger, adding another one quickly. Liz was so wet and ready and the feeling of his fingers inside her made Ray hard again.
Liz was squirming against the wall, trying desperately to keep standing. Even though she was only standing on one leg, she was steady because Ray supported her other leg. But she was so close to her orgasm that it was hard for her to stay on her feet.
A few more strokes of Ray's tongue and Liz's body exploded and she would've collapsed to the floor if it hadn't been for Ray keeping her up. He was holding her now, his hands firm on her waist while his tongue was still licking her until she'd ridden out her high.
After a final long kiss Liz turned off her shower and stepped out of the cubicle.
"Give me a moment to take a cold shower" Ray chuckled and Liz looked down at his yet again hard member.
"Of course, take your time" she winked before taking a towel and drying herself off.
They went down for breakfast. Sam was already downstairs, again with a serious look on his face.
The moment they walked into the kitchen he pushed a picture across the table.
"Sorry to start the day with something like this, especially after having such a good time last night, but this was in the mail this morning. Doesn't look like it was posted, but directly put in the mailbox"
Liz and Ray stared at the picture. It was one of Liz again, an older one from at the pool. But this time Liz's eyes were scratched out of the picture and there was a red stripe across her neck, made with a red marker.
Ray felt Liz squeeze his hand tight. He knew how hard this must be for her. And unlike the other pictures this one was certainly very disturbing.
"I thought we were making progress but this certainly doesn't look like it. He's getting bolder and it looks like he's angry that he's not getting what he wants", Ray said.
They had breakfast but none of them really felt like eating.
Sam left the house shortly after that, saying that he would be going to the police yet again.
Liz and Ray sat at the table for a long time, not saying a word, just sitting in silence, Ray clasping Liz's hand and softly running his thumb over it.
A moment later, Liz's phone buzzed and she read the text that she'd gotten.
"Oh, that's so sweet. Don wants to come by the house, just to see how I'm doing"
"That's nice of him. I have to say, all of your friends were very understanding last night. They really feel for you"
A couple of hours later, Don was at the door and Liz let him in. They hugged briefly and Ray shook his hand.
Liz had talked to Ray before about giving her some space to talk to her friend but now Ray didn't seem too eager to leave them.
"Let's go and sit at the pool for a moment, shall we?" Liz suggested.
"I'll be…around" Ray said, kissing Liz briefly before walking off.
Liz got them a drink and they walked towards the chairs and table near the poolside.
"Thanks for coming by" Liz said, smiling at Don.
"No problem. I had a really good time last night and it made me realise that I should come by more often. Especially now that you're in this messy situation"
"Aaww, thanks, Don" Liz said and she told him about the picture they'd received that morning.
They continued chatting, not realizing Ray was checking on them from a window up at the house. After that morning's threat Ray wasn't happy about letting Liz out of his sight.
A little while later, Don suggested going to the cinema to watch a movie. Liz agreed and they went inside. While they were fetching drinks and snacks, Don was asking Liz about her relationship with Ray.
"Do you really think he's right for you? I mean, isn't he a little old?"
These questions took Liz aback. "No, he's not too old and yes, he's perfect for me"
"Well, I think he's not…. You'd be better off with someone your own age, Liz"
Liz started to get pissed off, "You don't know Ray and you clearly don't know me if you think someone my own age would suit me better. I was with someone my own age, remember. He was despicable and Ray would never treat me the way Tom did"
They were in the back of the theatre now, looking for a movie to watch but Liz felt attacked by Don's words and wasn't feeling comfortable at all.
"Why don't you just drop it, okay? I'm happy with Ray"
"Are you really?" Don asked, narrowing his eyes and stepping closer to Liz, cornering her, "Cause I'm sure I could make you much happier, Liz"
Liz was starting to get scared now, especially seeing the way Don looked at her. She tried to stay calm and not show her fear.
"You?", she asked him, "What are you talking about, Don?"
Don chuckled but he sounded like a mad man. He looked at her with an ice-cold stare, "What I'm saying is that I could make you happy, Liz. I will always be there for you, love you and protect you. Much better than Ray ever could. Trust me, Liz", he said, before lifting his hand and stroking her cheek with the back of his fingers.
Liz got the chills. This could not be happening. Why was Don hitting on her? It didn't make any sense to her, especially after last night when they all had a great time and Liz made it clear to her friends how in love she was with Ray.
He had her with her back against the wall now and he was standing right in front of her, his face mere inches from Liz's.
"Hmmm" he said, looking at her intently, "You have such beautiful eyes. Maybe scratching them out was a little bit over the top"
