Warm Blood Over Marigolds

CHAPTER EIGHT: A New Flame

                                        Hunter

I loved Zoey. Maybe a little too much. Maybe that's why I reacted the way I did and hurt Sofie. I feel like shit about it. I really do, but that doesn't change the fact that Zoey cheated on me with her.

I knew something was up the moment we all met Sofie. The way Zoey tensed up felt like dejavú. No one knew it, but she cheated before. It hurt, but we worked through it and I forgave her. But maybe I should have left the first time because here we were again.

"Hunter? Is that everything?" Lianna asked me as she waited at the bottom of the stairs for me to throw her down more of my things.

I scanned around the room, ignoring Zoey who was on the brink of having a panic attack. I had only slept here not even a week before I left to stay at Coach's. I was supposed to be here with Zoey until we finished the semester, then we were planning on getting our own place off campus. So much for that.

A wave of sadness hit me, a painful lump formed in my throat, and my eyes welled from the thought of Zoey betraying me again. I glared over at her. She drew her eyes to mine, hopeful, and just as she went to open her mouth for what I could only guess was an apology, I shifted out the room and ran down the stairs to meet Lianna.

"Thanks Li," I said before I kissed her on the cheek.

She stood there stunned, but a grin came across her face shortly after.

Too soon? Possibly.

I had seen her around plenty of times, but we never had a proper meeting until the night of Coach's party. She was in the kitchen grabbing more drinks for everyone. I happened to be in there already with Coach. We were talking more about the new captain position. I glanced over and offered to help her because she had her hands full. Coach introduced us formally and she explained Lianna was her niece and that she would be staying with her for the semester.

I can appreciate a beautiful woman, so when I saw her up close, I automatically put myself in check. Yes, I found her to be very attractive but that didn't overpower my love and loyalty for Zoey. After I helped her with the drinks, I kept things short and continued to enjoy the party with the team.

After watching Zoey break my heart, I moved in with Coach, and that's when I really let my guard down and let Lianna in.

She had taken every last belonging I had thrown down to her and packed it all up in my pickup truck. We walked out to the parking lot and drove back to Coach's.

When we arrived at the cul de sac, I daw Coach's car was gone so I backed into the driveway and parked my truck. Lianna hopped out and began grabbing a few items and walked up the stoop to the porch of the house. Coach's home was a quaint ranch with three rooms. Just enough for rooms for me to have my own to myself.

I got out the truck, grabbed the rest of my belongings, and met Lianna inside my room to put everything away.

"That Zoey girl...That was the ex you were telling me about?" she inquired. Her right brow raised and she narrowed her eyes.

I studied her face, noticing the sincerity in her concern and sighed aloud. Soon after, my eyes were welling again and I sniffled.

"Hunter, it's ok. Love can be difficult. I'm here for you. What we have going on.. it's a good distraction," Lianna assured me.

She sat down on my bed and motioned for me to sit with her. We had talked all night after I arrived at Coach's- the night Zoey ruined me- and we ended up having sex. It felt weird for me to sleep with someone else so soon, but I needed a good distraction and Lianna was willing to give it to me.

She clasped her hand over mine and with the other, she wiped a tear that streamed down my cheek. Leaning in to me, Lianna kissed my cheek and then my forehead tenderly. I could sense she cared for me.

"Would you like to have some fun? To forget about her for a while?" she asked me seductively.

I watched as she removed my jersey and her jeans, until all that remained was her matching pink bra and thong.

Her radiant brown skin was soft to the touch when I drug my fingers along her neck and down her breasts. Lianna inhaled slowly and drew her gaze down to my fingers that were caressing her body.

How badly I wished she were Zoey. Though she was extremely beautiful, she wasn't the woman I had been in love with. Nonetheless, I wanted to erase her from my thoughts. From my heart.

I moved my hands to her thighs and my lips followed shortly. I lightly kissed her pussy through her panties. I could smell the sweetness of her juices through the cotton. Turned on by her aroma, I moved them to the side and stroked between her lips with the flat of my tongue. Allowing her vulva to swallow my tongue in an embrace all around it. Her juices marinated my hungry tongue. She tasted delicious. Almost as sweet as she smelled. Almost as sweet as my Zo. I mean Zoey. She wasn't mine anymore either. I didn't want her. At least, I didn't want to want her.

While I continued to lap more of her pussy more intensely, I could feel her fingers trickling down my back and eventually, her nails digging into my skin. She was sighing and moaning in pleasure and her legs were shaking around me.

I went back to the memory of seeing Sofie on top of Zoey's face and I wondered.. whose pussy did she enjoy eating more? Mine or Sofie's? Did she taste better than me? Was she wetter than me?

Suddenly, I felt insufficient. Maybe I wasn't good enough for her, I thought. Maybe that's why she cheated..again. I began to sob between Lianna's thighs, and I broke down as she orgasmed- crushing my head with her thighs.