Chapter 50
"Fine, sit down." He said and she obeyed. "Have you had anything to eat?" He asked now.
"No." She answered.
"Violet prepared vegetable porridge before we went out, I don't know if you will like some." He asked.
"Yes please, and a glass of water too." Susan answered.
"Alright." Stephen threw his keys on the center table and after he walked into the kitchen, Susan smiled wickedly. When Stephen returned a few minutes later, he paused in surprise when he noticed that she was not on the couch anymore. In fact, she was not even in the living room.
"Susan?" He called, wondering where she had gone since her shirt was still on the couch. "Susan!"
"In here." He heard her voice come from his bedroom.
What the hell was she doing in his bedroom? He asked himself as he placed the plate of food and bottle of water on the center table then he turned and walked into his bedroom. When he walked into the room, he didn't see her there too, but when he heard the door slowly close behind him, he spun around and his eyes widened in surprise when he realized that Susan was standing completely naked before the closed door.
"W... w...hat are you doing?" Stephen stammered.
"Oh, Stephen..." Susan whispered sultrily as she slowly cat-walked towards him. "You have no idea how much I've missed you, us. I have always dreamt of the day this could happen between us again."
"No, no, no, Susan, please don't! Please, go get dressed, this is so wrong!" Stephen said, partially repulsed by her action. "Not only are you hurt but you are also emotionally distressed and sex should be the very last thing on your mind right now!"
"When did making love to me become wrong, Stephen? It's not like I'm a stranger or something." She asked in a whisper as she placed her hands on his chest. "I know that deep down, you miss everything we once shared, Stephen. I know that there's still a part of you in here..." she gently poked his chest twice with a finger. "...that still loves me, Stephen. A part of you that still wants us together. Remember you told me that whenever I was ready to come back that you'll always be waiting to give me the warmest welcome? Those were your own words, Stephen…and you have always been a man of your words.” She whispered against his ear, and when she let her lower lip brush against the edge of his ear, he shuddered. "Do not fight this, Stephen, do not fight it. Can't you see that we are meant to be?" She began to slowly unbutton his shirt. "You and I are inseparable even though people keep trying to come between us." She finished unbuttoning his shirt. "Please, Stephen do not turn me away. I have missed you so much. You have no idea how much I want you right now..." She pleaded in a husky tone as she began to grope him.
Stephen shook his head and tried to resist her by holding her away as she went for his belt now. "No, Susan, please don't do this. I have to go out and find-"
She didn't let him finish before sue cut him off by kissing him hard on the lips. When he pushed her back to catch his breath, she licked her lips, eager for more. "She doesn't matter, Stephen. She's a big girl and I'm sure that she can take care of herself... It's me, Susan, your own Susan, your first love..." She began to slowly back him towards the bed as she continued to put his words into his head. "...the woman who molded your life...the woman who thought you everything you know... I know that you still love me, Stephen, you still do...very much... I'm ready to walk down the altar with you this time, Stephen, I'm ready... I'm ready to be your wife, just take me back...please..." She started to place kisses on his neck, shoulders and chest.
Stephen could barely think straight, especially because he had not had sex for months, and now, here was Susan trying to reel him again. This didn't feel right, so he kept trying to resist her. Not wanting to accept defeat and also knowing him too well, she suddenly went for his weakest point.
She grabbed his singlet in both hands and ripped it apart then she immediately, delved in, captured his right nipple in her mouth and began to suck it until Stephen effortless gave up all his defenses. He hadn't felt this kind of pleasure in months and now that he was, it was so overwhelming that he wanted more. He grabbed the back of her head and pulled her harder against his chest while she seized the opportunity and quickly began to undo his belt like a sex-crazed woman.
When she had freed his erected rod from his pants, she quickly sunk to a squatting position before him and instantly took him in her mouth and this even made him more helpless against her. After a few minutes of orally performing on him, she rose up, pushed him on the bed and despite his feeble protests, she refused to be deterred as she crawled over him, determined to get what she wanted. She took over by straddling and sinking herself down on him, and so did the sex begin as she rode him into the night, moaning out loud as she pounded herself on him repeatedly, desperately seeking the orgasm she hadn't had in months which the Major was unable to give to her.
Violet walked through the barrack for close to twenty minutes until she got to the block she was looking for. Because it was late into the dark, everywhere was deserted. She had tried to find Rufus' block but she couldn't remember where it was so she went for her next option- Jerry's.
As she walked down the familiar block, she managed to figure out which apartment was his and when she finally found it, she approached it and knocked on the door more than four times with short pauses in between. A few minutes later, Jerry who had a sleepy face and was dressed in only shorts finally opened his door, surprised to see her soaked in her own tears.
"Violet!" He called in surprise and quickly glanced outside for any sign of Stephen but he discovered that she was all by herself.
"His ex is back." That was all she could muster in a teary voice.
Jerry heaved a sigh, stepped aside and said, "You can spend the night here."
"Thank you." She murmured as she wiped the tears off the tip of her nose with her knuckles then she walked past him into the living room while Jerry gently closed the door after a sigh, wondering why Stephen had let Violet out of the house all by herself.
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That night, Jerry texted his girlfriend and told him what had happened. He practically told her everything and didn't want to be accused of cheating because Violet had slept over. He gave up his bed for Violet and slept on the sofa despite her protests that she would manage the sofa. By the time Violet woke up early in the morning, Jerry was already dressed for work. He told her to go into the bathroom and freshen up while he dressed the bed for her.
By the time she was ready, it was already 7:18 a.m. Together, they got into his car and he drove her down to Stephen's block. They both got down the car and approached the door but after knocking thrice and getting no response, Violet decided to try the door handle. When she turned it, she was surprised to find out that the door was open.
She walked into the apartment and Jerry followed her in. She looked around the sitting room and found a warm bottle of water and an open plate of cold and hard yam porridge on the center table. She saw Susan's top on the couch and her shoes on the floor between the couch and the center table.
Turning her head towards the direction of the open bedroom, she approached it and abruptly stopped in shock immediately she walked into the room. Asleep, on the bed lay Stephen and Susan, fully naked with their legs tangled together, and from the rough bedsheets and the way their clothes were strewn all over the floor, one thing was certain- they had had sex.
"No..." Violet said in a teary voice as she began to shake her head in disappointment. "This can't be..." Jerry appeared behind her now and cussed under his breath when he saw his friend and his ex all cuddled up naked on the bed.
Stephen woke up with a start, lifting his head and looking around him in confusion until his gaze locked with Violet's disappointed one. He glanced down at himself and found Susan snuggled up against him with her head on his shoulder and the memory of what had transpired between them the previous night came flooding back, causing him to instantly feel guilt.
"Shit!" He exclaimed with a start as he jolted up to a sitting position, roughly tossing Susan off his body, thus waking her up too.
"What's going on?" Susan asked in a sleepy voice, slightly lifting her head off the bed, oblivious to their presence.
"Violet, um... I..." Stephen started to stutter, not even knowing where to start from. He couldn't lie to Violet that he had not had sex with Susan because it was pretty obvious.
Susan partially blinked her sleep away then turned her head to see whom Stephen was speaking to. When she saw Violet, she smirked and said, "Oh, the lost sheep is back and who's the best shepherd to return her if not Jerry himself." She said in contempt, pulling the bedsheets around her body then getting off the bed and walking into the bathroom after scornfully eyeing both of them.
"How could you?!" Violet hissed and when Stephen tried to get off the bed, he realized that he was completely naked, covering his groin with his hands while Violet turned and angrily stalked out of his room. Quickly scrambling out of the bed, he snatched his boxers off the floor and got into his it then he went after her. When he got to the other room, he found her open bag on the bed and she was already untidily packing her clothes and dumping them into the bag.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"What does it look like, I'm leaving!" She snapped.
"No Violet, wait please, just wait and listen to me!" He pleaded as he blocked her path in order to prevent her from going to pack more of her clothes from the wardrobe.
"I don't want to hear anything!" She snapped, brushed past him and went to grab her shoes and the rest of her clothes. "I know what I saw back there and there's nothing you'll say to convince me that nothing happened between you two last night! I'm not a fool, Stephen! I'm not!"
"I couldn't help it, Violet. I tried but I just couldn't!" He said helplessly.
"It's obvious that you still love her and that's enough reason for me to pack up and get the hell out of your life! I'm not going to be a damn rebound to you! I'm better than that Stephen, even though you don't know it!" She clumsily cleared her toiletries and makeup instruments from the dresser into her arms and some of them dropped to the floor as she crossed to the bed to dump them into a smaller bag.
"But that's not what you are... I never regarded you as a rebound, Violet, I never did!" Stephen told her.
"Then what am I to you?" She asked, turning sharply to look into his eyes with her skeptical ones but when he hesitated then stuttered but could give no answer, she said in dismay, "Just as I thought, nobody!" She turned away, zipped her bags closed and as she grabbed the smaller one in her arm and began to pull the bigger one behind her out of the room, Stephen sheepishly followed her.
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Stephen knew that he had greatly offended Violet. Although, they were not even dating but he had felt he was cheating on her while he had been having sex with Susan. Still determined to make things right between them, he followed her into the living room and said, "Violet, could you please not leave? It's not even the deadline yet. You have two more days left! In fact, you can stay an extra week if you want."
"Well, I don't care! All I know is that I don't want to be anywhere near you right now! I want you out of my life once and for all!" Violet adamantly stated, still pulling her big luggage behind towards the door.
Susan sauntered out of Stephen's bedroom now, wearing her bracelet. "Oh, she's leaving?" She smiled wickedly as she folded her arms and leaned her shoulder against the door jam. "Oh well, she never really belonged here anyway, good riddance!"
"Susan please!" Stephen scolded.
"No, let her talk! Let her gloat all she wants! After all, she's the one you really want!" Violet angrily said. "She's the one you had sex with last night, not me!"
"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!" Susan clicked her tongue then mockingly shook her head at Violet with a smirk plastered on her face. "You had all the chance you had to beat me to his bed but you chose to stall to play the good girl, didn't you? Unlike me, there's never a dull moment, and so you know, Stephen will always be mine even if there were to be ten other girls contesting for his emotions!" She boasted. "I've imprinted on him already and any other imprint will be shallow and vain."
"Well, you can have him for all I care!" Violet snapped. "You two deserve each other!"
Without a word, Jerry approached Violet and took her luggage from her then opened the door. Without hesitating, Violet quickly walked out of the apartment, but when Stephen tried to go after her, Jerry stopped him by placing a hand on his chest.
"No, man..." He said quietly, shaking his head in refusal. "I think you have done enough already to the poor girl, so just drop it. she didn't deserve any of this." He shot a hard look at Susan who glared at him too, then he walked out the door with Violet's luggage.
"Good riddance." Susan murmured, rolling her eyes.
When Stephen got to the open doorway, he saw Jerry put Violet's bags into the boot before he got into the car and drove away. "SHIT!" He angrily exclaimed, slamming the door shut and then punching the wall in regret.
Susan approached to wrap her arms around his middle from behind. "C'mon baby, do not beat yourself up about what just happened. I'm here now, I'll take care of you. We'll be fine." She placed a kiss on his back.
Stephen gently took her hands away from his body and walked to deposit himself in the armchair. "Why did you even do that?" He angrily asked now.