I own none of the characters of October Road or the Song Good Morning Beautiful By Blake Shelton
Okay, I couldn't resist. When I heard this song I knew immediately that it was the "Final" chapter for "Just a Kiss" I hope it's not too much and I hope you enjoy it. Happy Reading!
Good morning beautiful how was your night?
Mine was wonderful with you by my side
And then I, open my eyes, see your sweet face
It's a good morning beautiful day.
I couldn't see the light
I didn't know day form night
I had no reason to care
Since you came along
I can face the dawn
Cause I know you'll be there
Good morning beautiful how was your night?
Mine was wonderful with you by my side
And then I, open my eyes, see your sweet face
It's a good morning beautiful day.
I never worry if it's raining outside
Sitting here with you girl the sun always shines
Good morning beautiful how was your night?
Mine was wonderful with you by my side
And then I, open my eyes, see your sweet face
It's a good morning beautiful day.
Good morning beautiful... day!
Good morning beautiful, its a beautiful day
Good morning beautiful...good morning
Good morning beautiful, what a beautiful day
Good morning beautiful...
A rumble of thunder forced Eddie Latekka to open his eyes. The first thought that entered his mind, even before his eyes actually opened all the way was what the rain was going to keep him from accomplishing but once his eyes opened and focused on the woman lying next to him those thoughts were quickly replaced with better ones. The thought of spending a rainy day with her, in bed, thrilled him.
Eddie was lying in bed, next to the woman he had been dating for the past four months and he couldn't be happier. He had no idea that when he asked the woman who served him his beer out on a date that his life would never be the same. It wasn't long after they started dating that he fell hard for her. Unlike his previous liaisons he wanted to wait to make love because he felt so much for her. He thought that if they waited they could cement their relationship and it was the best decision that ever made. Last night and the early hours of this morning was positively the best of his life.
Trying not to wake her he slipped out of bed and into the bathroom. Returning to her bedroom, he slipped back into bed, laid on his side and stared at the woman in front of him. He couldn't get over how beautiful she was. She was lying on her side, facing him. One arm was tucked under her head and the other was wrapped up in the blankets. Most of her hair was fanned out behind her except for a few curls that had fallen across her face. He gently pushed them off of her face. The prettiest thing he could see right now was the small smile that was on her face. He assumed that she was dreaming about something really good. Not being able to stand it, he pressed his lips to her forehead and Janet sighed in her sleep.
Another clap of thunder, louder this time is what finally woke Janet up. Her eyes fluttered and then opened, blue eyes focused on brown ones. Before a word could be spoken Eddie was pressing his lips to Janet's in a deep, sensual kiss. When they needed to breathe, Eddie reluctantly broke the kiss but only long enough for them to catch their breath and as soon as that was accomplished Eddie was kissing her again.
"Good morning beautiful." Eddie finally greeted when they broke apart. "How was your night?"
"Perfect." And it was. She spent the whole night making love to the man whom she loved and who loved her back. Nothing could have been more perfect. They fell asleep in each other's arms and throughout the night or morning since they fell asleep a few hours before the sun rose, there was always a part of Eddie that was touching her all night; a leg thrown over her leg; an arm around her waist, back or stomach and being so close Eddie gave her the best night of sleep of her life. "How was your night?"
"Mine was wonderful with you by my side. Having your body next to mine, man I have never slept better." Another huge clap of thunder caused Janet to jump and Eddie reached over and placed a soothing hand on her arm. "It's just thunder."
"It's silly. I'm a grown woman but thunderstorms scare me a little." She admitted, shyly.
"Everyone is scared of something."
"Not you, I'm sure."
"There are things that I am scared of."
"Name one thing." Janet challenged.
"If I do that, then I won't be as manly as you think I am."
"Admitting your fears won't make you less of man. Nothing can do that."
"Okay fine. I am afraid of flying or more accurately, I am afraid of crashing. I have never been on a plane and I have no intention of getting on a plane ever."
"So you drive everywhere?"
"If I can't drive there then it ain't worth going there." Janet smiled and then jumped again as the thunder sounded again.
"What a crappy day." She commented.
"No it's not. It is a beautiful day."
"Eddie, it's storming outside. It is not a beautiful day."
"I am convinced that every day I spend with you is a beautiful day."
"Who knew you were so cheesy?"
"I mean every word." He told her softly.
"I know you do." Just then more thunder clapped and this time it was so loud her house shook. "Oh my God."
"How about I make you forgot about the storm for awhile?" Eddie asked as he reached for his last condom.
"Do you think you can? It may get pretty bad."
"Oh I know I can." With a grin, he rolled the condom on and then rolled on top of Janet. "One thing I forgot to tell you?" He whispered as he surged inside of her.
"What was that?"
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"I am starving." Eddie announced an hour later. They were lying in Janet's bed in a tangle of arms, legs and blankets, completely spent. The storm had passed and Eddie did as promised. He made her forget about the storm.
"You always seem to be hungry."
"I am a growing boy." Janet pulled of his embrace and grabbed a robe.
"Well then I suggest we get you fed."
"I think that is a swell idea." Janet wrapped her robe around her while Eddie just got up out of bed and began to walk to the door.
"Uhh Eddie?"
"Yeah?"
"I think that you should probably put some clothes on."
"Why? You don't like seeing me naked?" He shook his butt and Janet giggled.
"I love seeing you naked but there is a chance that someone walking down the street may peek in the windows and see you and I'm not comfortable with the whole neighborhood seeing you naked."
"All right fine." Eddie found his boxers and jeans on the floor while Janet went to the bathroom.
It was the first time that she had really walked since the night before and she quickly realized that she was sore. Her legs had been in positions that they hadn't been in for a long time and now she was paying for it but the pain she was feeling was worth the amazing night that she and Eddie had shared.
If she hadn't been lying in his arms, if she hadn't felt his lips and hands on her body, if she hadn't felt his strokes inside her then she wouldn't believe that it had really happened. They had been dating for four months; she knew Eddie loved her, all of her and last night they showed their love for each other on a new, intimate level and Janet had never experienced so wonderfully precious and tender before. It was a night that she would always remember. She had had sex before but what she and Eddie did went beyond just sex. They made love and it was a first for her. Eddie made her feel all kinds of wonderful. She felt things that she had never felt before. She felt attractive, brave, confident, beautiful and loved and it's all because of Eddie Latekka.
Janet walked out of the bathroom with a freshly washed face and brushed teeth and found Eddie in the kitchen wearing pants but no shirt with the lasagna pan in front of him. "Lasagna for breakfast?" She asked and he turned to her with a spatula and knife in hand.
"It's 12:30. Way past breakfast. "
"Wow. I didn't realize that it was that late." She walked up behind him, wrapped her arms around him and kissed his naked shoulder. "Need some help?"
"Even I can handle the microwave." He grinned at her. "Your phone has been beeping."
"Probably Hannah." Janet had left her phone in the living room all night. Her phone and telephone calls were the last thing on her mind. She reluctantly left Eddie and retrieved her phone. "Yep it was Hannah." There were four missed calls, two voicemails and six text messages. Apparently, Hannah was very anxious to hear about Janet's night. She tucked the phone into the pocket of her robe. She would call Hannah later. "Would you like some milk?"
"Sounds good sweetheart." Janet went to get their drinks while Eddie finished microwaving their lunch.
Once their lasagna was hot the two of them sat at Janet's small table, holding hands and eating. At one point hot cheese fell off of one of Eddie's bites and landed on his chest. "OW. OW. Dammit." He yelped, as he tried to get the cheese off.
"That's what you get for not wearing a shirt when you eat." Janet told him with a grin.
"You know you like it."
"I do." Eddie lifted her hand to his mouth and kissed it softly.
They managed to finish their meal without any more mishaps; just laughter and conversation. As they were standing up Janet's phone rang. Janet sent an apologetic look to Eddie. She knew she had to answer it because if not Hannah would keep calling.
"Go ahead." Eddie told her.
"Hey Hannah."
"I have been calling you all morning."
"Yeah. Sorry about that." Janet watched as Eddie went to her bedroom.
"So how was your night?" Hannah knew what the plan was.
"Perfect. Just perfect. In fact, it's still perfect."
"Oh My God. He is still there?"
"He is."
"Janet, I am so happy for you." Just then Eddie walked out of her bedroom wearing a shirt and shoes along with his jeans. He grabbed his keys and wallet off of the end table.
"Hannah, I'll call you back." As Hannah was responding Janet hung up. "You're leaving?" Janet bit her lip as tears filled her eyes. She knew it was going to happen. She just hoped that it would have been later.
"Yeah. I need…"
"Of course you have things to do. I understand."
"Janet I'm…" She would not let him get a word in.
"Thank you for a wonderful night. I hope…" Now this time it was Eddie that interrupted. He placed his hands on her upper arms.
"Do you want me to leave?" She shook her head. "Then why are you pushing me out the door?"
"Because it's what you want." She whispered. He leaned down and kissed her softly.
"I do want to leave." Before she could respond because he knew she would he placed a finger over her lips. "We used the last condom this morning and I need to leave to get some more."
"Really?" Tears filled her eyes.
"Really. If it's okay with you I would like to spend the day and night with you again." Janet threw her arms around his neck.
"I would like that so much." Eddie kissed the top of her head and then pulled away so he could look at the woman he loved.
"I told you that I have no intention of leaving so why did you think that I was?"
"I can't expect you to stay all day long. You do have a life besides me."
"You are my life Janet and that's not the reason."
"I know you love me but I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. Everything is so perfect and I have never been happier and when I'm happy I am something usually goes wrong. Maybe I'm waiting for you change your mind about me or us." She admitted softly.
"Maybe?"
"Okay. Not maybe. I am terrified that you're going to rethink everything."
"Oh sweetheart. I haven't spent the last four months with you just to rethink things. I love you Janet and I am not going to change my mind. Look into my eyes." Janet did as he asked. "I love you. I love you. Do you believe me?" She nodded.
"I'm sorry." Eddie kissed away her tears.
"Don't be. I'm glad you told me. I guess that I am going to have to hang around all of the time until you believe me and once that happens I will still be around."
"I like that. I really like that."
"Now can I go restock condoms?"
"Please do." Eddie kissed her once more and then he left with the promise to return shortly.
Since Eddie was a cheap guy he decided to go home and grab the box of condoms he had in his dresser drawer instead of spending money on another box. While he was home he grabbed some clean clothes. He was hoping that he could stay with Janet until he had to go to work on Monday. Actually, if he had his way, they wouldn't spend another night apart whether it's at his place or hers. He just hoped that Janet was ready for that.
Janet was relaxing in a hot, very hot bath. She needed the bath and she needed it hot. Her muscles were so sore that the hot water was helping relax them. She needed to be relaxed so she and Eddie could use the condoms he was getting. She smiled when she heard Eddie return and let himself into her house.
"Come in." She called when he knocked on the bathroom door.
"Hey. I rented us a few movies. Since it's going to rain for the rest of the day I thought that we could hang out and watch some movies."
"Sounds good."
"You look cozy."
"I am. Would you like to join me?"
"Actually I would. I have yet to bathe today." He winked at her and stripped out of his clothes. When he was naked, Janet scooted to the forward until Eddie climbed in behind her and then she lay back against him.
"I've never done this before, bathed with anyone before." She told him.
"Me either."
"I like it."
"Me too." Eddie grabbed the washcloth sitting on the tub. "Can I wash your back?"
"If you want."
"I want. Sit up." While Janet sat up Eddie lathered up the washcloth with soap and then slowly began to wash her back.
"You know, I don't think that you took me seriously earlier."
"What are you talking about?"
"When we woke up I told you that every day I am with you is a beautiful day."
"I figured that was your way of complimenting me."
"In a way yes but I was dead serious. Before we started dating things in my life weren't so good."
"What happened?" Janet never knew this.
"Nothing happened per say. I just didn't like where my life was headed which was nowhere. All I did was get up, go to work, go to Sully's, find a girl, have meaningless sex and do it all again the next day. I didn't care about anything. Everything in my life was dark, figuratively of course. I guess I saw no future for myself. I couldn't see a light."
"I'm so sorry. I didn't know. You always acted fine."
"It was an act sweetheart but I didn't know it until I woke up next to you this morning. I stopped coming to Sully's to scope out chicks. I came to see you. I started caring again about seeing and talking to you. Do you understand what I am saying?"
"I think so."
"I didn't care about anything because I didn't have a reason to care. I was pissed off at the world. Nick showed back up in town playing the hero. Big Cat was ruining my business and I had no one that loved me for me. No one really saw me. They just saw "Eddie Latekka." They never saw Eddie. You were the first one that saw Eddie and that made me care again. When I was around you I was happy. Seeing and talking to you everyday made me happy and made me care."
"I've always seen Eddie."
"I know that. It just took me a long time to realize that." Janet turned and looked over her shoulder at Eddie.
"I'm so glad you realized it, even though you are slow on the uptake." She gave him a wink and he grinned. Eddie placed the washcloth on the side of the tub and wrapped his arms around her naked body and placed some kisses on her wet neck.
"Janet, since we started dating, since you came into my life that way I look forward to waking up every day because I know that when the sun rises that means that it's another day that I get to see you, talk to you, touch you and tell you that I love you and that is worth waking up for. "
Janet was so moved by Eddie's heartfelt admission that she was speechless. No one had ever told her anything like that before and she wanted to cry because it meant more to her that she could ever express, vocally so she did what her body and heart told her to do. She turned her body so half of hers was pressed up against his. She wrapped one arm around his upper body, placed the hand of her other arm on his muscular deltoid muscle and kissed him with more passion then she had ever felt before, only pulling away from his lips long enough to whisper "I love you."
"We really need to get out of here." Eddie gasped, tearing his lips away from Janet's.
"We really do." Janet agreed.
It took all of Eddie's will power to pull away from Janet and out of the tub. As quickly as he could he dried himself and wrapped the towel around his waist. Grabbing another towel with one hand he held out his other and helped Janet out of the tub. Janet stepped into the towel and he wrapped it around her. She looked so cute wrapped up in the purple fluffy towel with her hair pulled up on top of her head except for the few strands that fell down her back and around her face.
The two of them leaned forward and their lips met. Slowly, without breaking their embrace they walked out of the bathroom into the bedroom where their towels fell to the floor. They broke their kiss only so they could climb onto the bed. Eddie grabbed a condom and with a shaking hand, he rolled it onto his erection. "Can you roll onto your side?" He asked and she did. He then lay on his side next to her and took her leg and placed it behind him against his lower back.
"I would like to try this position. I've never done it before. I have only read about it but it's supposed to be very intense and it will allow us to be closer than ever before. Can we try it Janet?"
"Yes Eddie. We can try it."
"Okay, I think we have to get closer." The two of them scooted to each other until their bodies were touching and then Eddie pushed inside of the woman he loved.
It took a few minutes and a couple of mishaps before they found a rhythm that worked for the two of them and when they did finally find that rhythm it was worth it. They were feeling and intensity like never before. Eddie's strokes were slow and powerful with friction being applied to her clit with ever stroke. They kept their hands roaming over each other's bodies and their lips attached to each other's lips.
"Janet open your eyes." Eddie begged breathlessly.
"I...I…ohhh…I…can't." She was so close to her orgasm and keeping her eyes open was going to be a problem.
"Please sweetheart…I wanna…I…wanna see you cum." He grunted.
"Eddie…Oh God…" She forced her eyes opened and looked into Eddie's brown eyes. "I…I…" She dug her nails into his back and cried out his name as her body convulsed in pleasure.
"Janet. Janet. Janet. Janet. Janet." He moaned over and over as pleasure rocked his body from his head to his toes. "I love you." He whispered when he finally stopped shaking.
"I love you too." Even though being away from Janet was the last thing he wanted, he pulled out of her and left the bed because the condom had to be disposed of. The sixty seconds it took him to run naked to and from the bathroom was long enough to be away from her. Janet was giggling as Eddie climbed back into bed and pulled her into his arms.
"Something funny?"
"Just you running naked. You should see it from my point of view." Just then the rumblings of another storm beginning sounded in the sky. Janet tensed and Eddie tightened his grip.
"How about a nap?"
"I don't sleep well or at all during storms."
"You'll sleep like a baby. I promise." Janet settled her head on his chest and Eddie kissed her head.
"Not likely but I'm willing to give it a try but complain when I get all jumpy."
"Never."
The two of them, completely stated quickly drifted off to sleep and they both slept like babies for a few hours. When they awoke Janet was convinced that it didn't storm but when they looked out the window and saw all of the branches that had fallen she knew that it had stormed and sleeping in Eddie's arms made her feel safe and protected.
Eddie stayed the night Saturday and when the two of them woke up on Sunday, in each other's arms Eddie started the day the same way he did the night before with "Good morning beautiful. How was your night?" When Sunday evening came around, like a shy little boy, Eddie asked Janet if he could stay the night again and she readily agreed. She had gotten used to sleeping next to him and did not want to fathom waking up alone and if she would have been asked, she would have admitted that she liked waking up and hearing "Good morning beautiful."
Like with any couple who took their relationship to the next, intimate sexual level , things changed between them. Sometimes sex made a relationship stronger and sometimes sex made a relationship worse. Starting their relationship the way they did, waiting to make love what was really worked for them because in the case of Eddie Latekka and Janet Meadows' relationship, sex made their relationship better and stronger. Every day the love that the couple shared grew stronger and ended up lasting a lifetime.
Okay- I hope that I didn't overplay my hand with this trilogy but I wasn't quite ready to let go of this story yet. The next chapter in this shuffle will return to normal. I hoped you enjoyed this trilogy.