I threw the last bag of my stuff in the trunk of my car and closed it. Summer was over for me, and it was time to drive back to the city and back to reality. I leaned my ass against my car and looked up at my beach house, sitting empty in the sand as the sun rose over the horizon behind me. This summer was wonderful and I didn't want to go.
Jack didn't want me to go either. He texted me to come out riding around town in his Jeep this morning, but I knew it wasn't good for either of us to be seen together. After I told him goodbye for the tenth time last night he grabbed me and kissed me hard, one arm around my waist and the other hand slipping down the front of my shorts to finger my pussy. Before I knew it my fingers were in his wavy brown hair and pulling his tongue into my mouth deeper. He took this as his signal to let me go and undress me, pushing me down onto the couch in the living room. His cock felt wonderful as he slid it inside me, fucking me while my ass cheeks barely held on to the edge of the couch. God, I'm going to miss him badly.
Then there's Paul. He took me home after the little gang bang he had watched and hadn't contacted me since; that was over a week ago. He touched my cheek with his fingers before I got out of his car, staring into my eyes like he had so much to say but he remained silent. I didn't get any details from him about his marriage ending or not and I knew better than to ask. I was still married after all.
The two hours it took to drive back to the city seemed to take longer as all this ran through my head, but I had finally made up my mind. If my book deal goes through soon, I'm leaving Michael. I haven't truly loved him for years and I didn't need him getting in my way anymore. Hell, the last time we had even tried to have sex he had invited another woman to join us. She was bisexual and very interested in me. I admit I was curious about lesbian sex but with Michael watching us and joining in, it just wasn't that great. I didn't need a relationship that I wasn't getting anything out of anymore.
My vision darkened as I pulled into the parking garage of our apartment building. Grabbing my bags from the trunk, I made my way to the elevator and went up to my apartment. A phone was ringing distantly as I approached my door, fumbling in my purse for my key. As soon as I realized it had been my phone ringing inside the sound had stopped, and a moment later my cell phone rang inside my purse. I unlocked my door and squinted my eyes as I entered the brightly lit place, dropping my bags against the wall. All the curtains were wide open along the wall of windows, showing me a pleasant view of city buildings and distant traffic. Ok, so I missed the city a little bit, I thought as I answered my phone. "Hello?"
"Lydia, it's Ken," the voice on the other end spoke. "I'm so glad I could reach you. Are you back in town yet?"
I chuckled. "I just dropped my stuff in the floor of my place. Good news?" Ken was my publisher, and he wouldn't call me without something good to say but I wanted to get to the point. He did like to chat about anything and everything if you let him.
"How does 100,000 copies for the first print and a four-book contract sound?" he asked excitedly.
"Really?!" I almost screamed into the phone. Finally! I thought, sighing as I collapsed into a chair.
"Yes, you did it, girl. I always knew you could get this..."
I stopped listening to him as I ran through all the thoughts that had kept me occupied on my drive home. I need to get all of the details of this book deal... I have to tell my friends and family... I'm going to call my lawyer because I'm filing for divorce as soon as possible... a celebration is in order... I should text Jack... should I call Paul...
"...we need to go out for drinks tonight."
What? We? "What was that?" I asked.
"I talked to your agent Kim already and she said she wants to take you out to celebrate tonight because you have worked so hard for a long time to get here. A few of us would like to take you out. Murphy's at 8pm?"
I hesitated. I hadn't been social outside of the office with Ken, ever. He was in his early forties, divorced with a couple kids. I had heard from a few people that you didn't want to be around him when he was drinking because he could get angry easily. Then again, I didn't care for drinking at a pub much anyway. But, I was back in the city for a little bit... "Well, okay, I think I can do that," I finally said.
"Great. I'm so happy for you, sweetie. See you later."