Jack and Ivy 1.0 (chapter 2 of 2)

This is the second chapter from the first version of the story I submitted for the #DareBlitz… because it’s being completely re-written there is no reason I can’t share here!

Enjoy xx

Chapter 2

Jack

Watching Ivy take in the surrounds of his bedroom, Jack wondered if the faded posters on his walls would change her opinion of him. Until that very moment he hadn’t given any thought to how a woman might react to the way his room was decorated — he barely even looked at the scantily clad women in raunchy poses adorning the four walls anymore — and wondered if maybe the slap he’d been expecting when he’d suggested they go to his room would come now.

Perhaps he should tell her they weren’t there to wank off to; he hadn’t used them for that in years. No, they symbolised a time in his life when he’d finally learnt what it was to be part of a family, to have your own room, to have someone care if you lived or died. Ivy would probably think he was making excuses and she’d think he was even more of an asshole.

Ryan, Valentina & those red, red lips

I find the best way to get into the routine of posting regularly on my blog is *shock horror* to post regularly on my blog! So here I go with my 3rd post in a week!

This is a scene I wrote over the weekend… I don’t think any back story is required.

 

 

Valentina knocked on the front door and within seconds Ryan started getting hard. After the few text messages at the supermarket earlier in the afternoon, the two had sent a lot more as the evening had progressed… and now all he wanted was to be buried inside the heat that was Valentina.

Opening the door Ryan found Valentina looking just as frazzled as he felt… but looking fifty-thousand times hotter. Bright red lips went without saying, and the rest of her outfit consisted of a black corset and black leather mini-skirt, all finished off with a pair of dangerously high red stilettos.

Ryan & Valentina – a teaser

In my latest post I said I’d share something new this weekend… so here you go! This is a little teaser from the story of Ryan and Valentina. I have a feeling it’ll be a slower write than Levi/Ines because of my school commitments, but it will be written!

Enjoy!

 

Ryan followed her out to the back of the gallery and down the little hallway that connected to her studio. Valentina felt almost suffocated by his presence in the tiny space, but it wasn’t in a get me out of here type of way, more a get inside me right now way. She really needed to pull herself together.

An impossible feat when suddenly there were hands on her hips, followed by the warmth of a body pressing against her. She swallowed tightly, a warm shiver running down her spine at the feeling of breath tickling past her ear.

Levi & Ines – chapter 12 & 13

Chapter 12 & 13… enjoy!

(unedited version!)

 

Chapter 12
Picking her phone up to check for messages, Ines sighed loudly at the sight of a notification-free screen. It was Friday, all week she and Levi had been texting back and forth, both looking forward to their date that evening.

Or at least she thought they’d both been looking forward to it. She’d not heard from Levi since mid-afternoon the day before, and the radio silence was causing her to feel sick to the stomach.

Levi had been different, or at least she’d thought so. He’d been so understanding when she’d told him about Greg, and that same night, when she’d given him a handjob, he hadn’t tried to get more out of her. In fact, afterward he’d treated her like a piece of precious china, holding her, kissing her so gently it had been just as soothing as it was arousing.

Levi & Ines – chapter 11

Things start getting a little heated in this one…

(as always, just a rough draft of the chapter!)

Chapter 11

“I need a laugh now,” Ines announced. “Don’t suppose you’d want to watch some Will Ferrell with me?”
“Like you even need to ask,” Levi grinned. “We can watch it out here if you want, or in my bedroom, I honestly don’t mind which.
“The bedroom?” Ines suggested. “I need to lie down, or at least stretch out… and I need to take these damn shoes off, they’re killing me.”
“Price of beauty, huh,” Levi teased, helping her off the couch.

Ines followed him down the hallway and into his bedroom; he turned and smiled at her, she smiled shyly back and glanced longingly at his bed, then down at her dress. She frowned and put her hands on her hips.

“Would you have a t-shirt I could borrow? This dress is all constricty and I am over it!”
“Sure, top drawer in the chest of drawers behind you,” Levi replied, wishing the idea of her in one of his t-shirts didn’t turn him on as much as it did.

Considering what she’d just told him, now was not the time to get a boner.

“Thanks,” Ines said, opening the drawer and taking the t-shirt from the top of the neatly stacked pile.

It was one of his favourites; and potentially the worst one she could have chosen, considering how old and worn it was. The damn thing was almost see through. He was just about to make an excuse to leave the room while she got changed, when she walked closer to him.

Levi & Ines – chapter 9 & 10

Been a while since I posted a new chapter… but that’s because I’ve been busy finishing this baby!  Can’t believe the first draft is finished, but I am now realising the first draft is the easy part!

As always this chapter isn’t edited… yet!

I need to post a trigger warning for chapter 10: in this chapter we begin to learn more about what Greg put Ines through, so there is a lot of talk of rape, and sexual abuse.

Chapter 9

“Uh, Ines…” God he hoped this wasn’t a mistake.
“Wha-” the look on her face when she turned around was pure shock.
“I hope you don’t mind, but I saw the flier on your fridge…” he explained, hoping him turning up didn’t send of huge ‘stalker!’ warning signals in her head.
“Levi! I- no, of course I don’t mind, I’m just- I’m-”
“Surprised?” Levi finished for her, hopefully.
“Very!” Ines smiled. “But good surprised.”

Phew! The smile she flashed him was a genuine one too. Perhaps now he could stop doubting himself?

“Hi Levi, I’m Valentina,” the woman standing with Ines introduced herself. “I’ve heard all about you.”
“Good things, I hope,” Levi smiled nervously.
“Very good things,” Valentina promised. “I really should go and talk to Mr and Mrs Lewis, you’ll have to excuse me.”
“You are very excused Valentina. Very excused,” Ines growled, and Valentina scuttled away quickly, causing Levi to laugh.

Levi & Ines – chapter 8

And now I give you (raw, unedited) chapter 8!

Chapter 8

Taking in her reflection in the mirror Ines tilted her head to the side and frowned. She was sure the dress had fit better five days ago when she’d tried it on in the changing room. It looked too clingy now, too revealing.

The black dress clung to her, and the hourglass silhouette emphasised the shape of her curvy figure in a way she knew would make a lot of women jealous, but all Ines could see were the imperfections. Thighs that looked thick, a waist that was too low, hips that could have done with being narrower. The frills on the bottom of the dress, and on the v shaped neck didn’t add ‘drama’ like the woman in the shop suggested, they just made her look… froofy.

Levi & Ines – chapter 7

Another raw, unedited chapter for y’all.  We are completely child free today so I am getting ready for some uninterrupted writing.

Want to read the other chapters?

Prologue & Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6

 

 

Ines and Levi had been back at her house all of five minutes, and she was in the kitchen making them both a coffee, when her phone rang. Valentina sounded upbeat, but Ines could tell she was nervous about the opening at her gallery that night.

“Are you going to bring him to the opening tonight?” Valentina asked, a teasing hint of sing song to her voice.
“I haven’t told him about it, so no,” Ines replied quietly, glad Levi was in the lounge and couldn’t hear their conversation.
“You should!” Valentina told her. “I bet he’d come with you.”
“Since when did I need anyone to come with me?” Ines asked defensively.
“You don’t! But you sound happy, and a bit giddy when you mention him, so I think you should ask.”
“Stop bossing me around,” Ines sighed.
“I’ll see you and Levi tonight then, see ya.” And like that the line went dead, effectively giving Valentina the last word.

Levi & Ines – chapter 6

As always, raw and unedited… but I am proud to say I am getting ever closer to the end of this story!

This is especially short so will likely be merged with the following chapter.

Chapter 6

Suggesting they get their coffee in take away-cups so they could go for a walk along the beach had been a stroke of genius. Being in a natural, open setting – far away from almost anyone else – meant he was able to relax, and give Ines the attention she deserved. He didn’t need to worry about people listening in on their conversation, or the natural interruptions that came when trying to talk in a confined space.

He had always loved the beach. It was one of the only places in the world where he felt at ease, and managed to ignore the mental garbage life kept throwing. There was a sense of freedom provided by looking out to the horizon, and knowing the ocean kept going on, and on. Life often felt like claustrophobia at times, but the fresh air, the wide open spaces, they helped lift that often dense fog.

Levi & Ines – chapter 5

Welcome to the 5th chapter of my current work in progress!

As for the other chapters I’ve posted, this chapter is in a very raw, unedited form… the whole reason of posting is to hold me accountable.  If I’ve put it out there for people to read, then I better get my butt into gear and finish the story!

Enjoy!

Chapter 5

‘I never want to get out of bed again‘ Levi thought to himself, tightening his arms around the woman who’d spent most of the night in his arms.

A woman in his arms? Holy shit!

He waded through hazy memories of the previous night, trying to piece together what had happened.

Ines. Her name was Ines. They’d met at the supermarket and she’d invited him for dinner. Nachos. Best damn nachos ever. Will Ferrell movies, beer, cheesecake, cuddling that had made his heart race, and his toes curl. She hadn’t wanted him to drive home, so he’d slept in her spare room.