Merlyn was awoken by a message alert on her mobile telephone, she stirred slightly at the beep then rolled back into Matt and closed her eyes again; however, when a loud knock came on the door, Matt jumped up and left her in the bed alone causing her to let out a small sigh.
Merlyn opened her eyes tiredly and smiled at the sun shining through the window, it appeared they had been too distracted last night to remember to close the curtains and the thought of what happened made her giddy. She sat up and gave a long stretch, wincing slightly at the pain she felt between her legs and then smiled at the realisation that she was not a woman. This was all new to her and she did not know what to expect; however, she would embrace every feeling that she experienced whether it be good or bad.
Matt came back into the room and closed the door, before sitting beside her on the bed and stroking her naked back. He had not meant to go so far last night; however, his desire took over and she had promised him not to stop no matter what. He had suspected that she had not been with anyone previously and that was confirmed last night, so he had been as gentle as he could and now he felt some shame for taking advantage of such a young girl.
Merlyn sensed his reservations and stroked his cheek tenderly, then pulled his face to hers and kissed his lips softly. 'You did nothin' wrong and I'm good' she reassured him, when he pulled away.
Matt inhaled deeply for a moment, then shook his head. 'You're so young...' he started.
'I'm 17, nearly 18 and I've seen more than you could ever know' she smiled.
Matt felt doubt begin to flow though him, until she stroked his chest and pulled him on top of her on the bed. Her body was so warm and it felt right whenever he was with her; therefore, he stroked her cheek and kissed her passionately, as he manoeuvred himself back under the covers with her.
As he moved between her legs, he suddenly remembered why they had been woken up and reached into his short pockets for the envelope he had just been given. 'A messenger brought this for you' he whispered, as he began kissing her neck softly.
Merlyn let out a low moan and tried to open the envelope quickly, so she could concentrate fully on Matt. When she read the note inside she tensed, causing Matt to cease his actions.
'What is it?' he asked concerned.
'Selena Coombs has been arrested for attempted murder and I'm covering the story' she said in disbelief, then rolled out of the bed to find her clothes.
'Wait, what?...Why wouldn't Gail be covering the story? And who the hell did Selena try to murder?' he asked as he sat up, concerned that it was Gail who she had attacked.'
Merlyn pulled on a long brown skirt and beige vest, then checked her mobile telephone. 'Conflict of interest' she reassured, showing him Gail's text from 4am which indicated she was fine and then headed out of the bedroom quickly, thankful Matt had made her get a shower to clean up last night.
Lucas slowly ran his fingers down Gail's naked body as she lay on her side, then kissed her back softly. He had barely slept after their antics of the previous day and her new questionable side excited him more than he had ever anticipated. When she did not immediately wake up, he moved her right leg forward to allow him access to her and slowly pushed his hard manhood inside of her.
Gail let out a pained moan at the unexpected entry, then relaxed as he pushed in and out of her gently. She had no guilt over what she had helped instigate last night; therefore, she accepted his gentleness as a change from the usual punishment she craved.
Lucas positioned her on all fours, careful to remain inside of her and gripped her hips tight. He thrust himself as far inside of her as he could go, then remained still there for a few moments. 'Sleep well soulmate?' he asked curiously, as he stroked her back affectionately.
'Better than I have in a long time Darling' she smiled and willed him to continue his movements.
Lucas sensed her desires and started up his thrusts again, this time harder. 'It appears you may have found the perfect past time to work off your excess energy' he suggested between pants.
'I'm not you, nor will I ever allow myself to become like you' she advised, as she gripped the bed posts tight in her hands.
'I'll let that one go, but answer me this. If you won't allow yourself to stoop to my level of being, what the hell was last night?' he asked, as he let out a loud moan.
Gail laughed and shook her head, 'That was me showing you the best way to deal with a woman...Taking away her comfort zone wont do, as you obviously originally planned...you have to shatter it'
'I'd have got there in the end, maybe I wanted to prolong the experience' Lucas advised, as he began to pound in and out of her harder.
'Or maybe you still have a soft spot for your little pet and want to keep her around, dependant on you' Gail suggested through moans.
Lucas pulled his manhood out of her abruptly, then turned her around onto her back and pushed himself back inside. 'I have all I need here Gail, especially with this newly discovered nature of yours' he reassured her and returned back to his slow movements, pausing every time he reached the furthest point within her.
'This newly discovered nature is not for your entertainment, so back off' she warned and scraped her nails down his bare back.
Lucas was about to comment further when he felt his orgasm rising within him. His movements remained slow and steady, as he wanted to savour this and he smiled when she called out his name as their climax came together.
Gail smiled at how he had tried to remain in control when he erupted inside of her, but he could not resist piercing her neck with his teeth. It was getting harder to hide the marks he gave her with it being the summer months; however, she would not begrudge him his form of release.
She allowed him to lay on her chest for a few minutes as they caught their breath, then pushed him off of her gently and headed for the shower.
'Where's the fire Darlin'?' he asked amused.
'You have a criminal to book and I have some children to locate, or had you forgotten about those?' she asked sweetly, then laughed and headed out of the room.
Selena sat in the dark dingy cell of the Sheriff's Station, waiting for Lucas to show himself. Upon reflection of her actions of the previous night, she probably should not have attacked a person with a knife while there were witnesses; however, it was too late for regrets now and she had fallen right into his trap.
'As if you regret anything in life' Gail stated knowingly, as she approached the cell casually.
'Oh, you're tag teaming me now? I expected the boss to show up, not his secretary' Selena goaded, then stood up and limped towards the cell door.
'He doesn't know I'm here and doesn't need to. We're just two women having a casual conversation after attempting to stab the same woman' Gail shrugged.
Selena froze for a moment at the confession she had just heard and did not know what to make of it. She had noticed a harsh change in Gail weeks ago, as her nemesis did not appear as pure and innocent as she used to. She supposed openly giving your soul to the devil in marriage would do that to a person and she did not know whether she felt sorry for her, or was jealous.
'Definitely the latter' Gail laughed, 'Although the way I am has nothing to do with Lucas, I doubt you can say the same'
Selena let out a long sigh and ran her fingers through her unusually greasy hair, which had not been washed for over two days. 'That man made me a lot of things, I was a god fearing Preachers daughter before I met him'
'Do you regret any of it?' Gail asked, curious as to whether this time to reflect would soften the woman before her.
Selena thought for a moment and shrugged, this was the only person who had actively made a conversation with her in nearly two days so why not open up to her. 'Regret's are for pussy's' she stated cattily.
'Wow, that language from a Teacher? How long have you waited to unleash that?' Gail smiled, happy to finally witness her true side.
'Longer than you could possibly imagine' Selena laughed, then turned serious. 'What are you doing here Gail?'
Gail started to pace up and down the cells, staring at the dull walls curiously. She continued this was for a few minutes, then turned her full attention back to Selena. 'M's going to request an exclusive interview in about 5 minutes. You're going to accept, like a good girl and detail your accident vividly for her' she stated bluntly.
'And why would I do that?' Selena asked suspiciously.
'Because I'm the only one who has actively talked to you in two days and even your so called boyfriend didn't bother with you when he hit you with his car' Gail advised frankly.
Selena thought for a moment of her prediciment, then nodded. 'What are you going to do?'
'Pick up my children and be the dutiful wife' Gail smiled sweetly, then shot her a wink before leaving the cells.
Lucas sat with Billy at his favourite Diner, waiting for his omelette to be served. Billy was still in a daze after the incident of the previous night; however, Lucas felt fresh as a daisy after his night and morning activities.
He had dozed off right after Gail had left him to have a shower and he had no idea what time she left the house. It was evident that he had required the extra rest and he was now ready to continue on with his game, hell he was looking forward to it.
'How can you eat at a time like this?' Billy asked in disgust, when the waitress brought a large omelette with a side of pancakes for his friend.
Lucas shrugged and squirted maple syrup on his pancakes. 'A grown man's gotta eat...Besides, it wasn't my beloved who tried to murder a girl last night in cold blood' he smiled devilishly, then started to cut into his omelette.
Billy's head was still hazy with all the alcohol he had drank and the lack of sleep he had gotten. He had not meant to cheat on Selena, he just felt a connection with Christie and had been surprised at her return. With all that he had to drink, his actions seemed like a good idea at the time and he had never anticipated Selena checking herself out of the hospital.
'Women are crazy Billy-boy and that one is more non compos mentis than the rest' Lucas laughed and started devouring his breakfast.
Billy shook his head in disbelief of the situation, then slammed his hand hard on the table in frustration. 'What the hell am I supposed to do here man? I cheated on her and I can't just testify against her after that. This was my fault!'
'Did you give her the knife? Or force her to attack Christie?' Lucas asked calmly and hid his amusement. 'If I would've been willing, Selena would've cheated on you a long time ago...So you got sick of the crazy and wanted a reprieve, you're only human. The girl ran in front of your car for God's sake'
Billy nodded in agreement, what Lucas was saying seemed logical and he had been getting tired of certain aspects of their relationship. Selena was amazing in a lot of things; however, there was a side of her that craved constant attention and reassurance, it could get tiring and at times he felt exhausted. 'Maybe you're right, so what now?' he asked, open for any guidance that came his way.
'You eat your breakfast and I'll take care of the rest friend' Lucas reassured him in a trusting tone, as the waitress came over with a fresh stack of pancakes for Billy.
Merlyn entered Gail's office in the Trinity Guardian and placed down her tape recorder on the desk. She had not expected Selena to be so accepting of her request for an interview and the woman had been more than forthcoming, giving her plenty of details to run with about her accident.
She had called Gail straight away after she had finished with Selena, offering to provide her with the details of the interview to enable her to write the article; however, Gail advised that this was her rodeo and she needed to learn how to stand on her own two feet sometime.
Gail had insisted that Merlyn write this article for a lunch time edition of the newspaper and would not change her mind. She agreed to proof read the story and provide any support that may be needed; however, her cousin made it clear that her name was to be nowhere near this article and this was all about Merlyn taking a step forward with her life.
Although this was an amazing opportunity and she did not want to let Gail down, Merlyn's nerves began to get the better of her and her mind started to wander in an attempt to calm her down. She smiled when she thought of how tender Matt was with her last night and how she had finally experienced something truly real. She remembered the feel of his fingers on her skin and the pleasure she felt when their bodies merged, Matt truly was perfect and she was thankful to have him in her life after everything that had happened to her.
A buzz from her mobile telephone caught her attention and she shook the thoughts of last night out of her mind, when this new text from Gail reminded her that she had a deadline of 2 hours to complete this task. Merlyn took a deep breath, turned on the computer and waited patiently to start writing her first official article.
-To be continued-