Chapter 33

Still holding my arms up, he caressed my body lightly with his other hand. His fingers trailed over my breasts as he brought his mouth close to mine again. I could see his eyes had darkened with lust. “Your mine,” he said, his voice raw with hunger. I gasped as he pinched my nipple between his fingertips, and then rolled it between his thumb and index finger. I wanted to rip off our clothes and have him take me right there, but then we heard voices, and he backed up from his erotic assault on me. He grabbed my hand and we started walking back towards the campsite. I giggled, and he said, “What’s so funny?” “Nothing, we just about got caught like those people,” I said as we saw another couple pass us, walking towards the exact area where we just were. We waved and said, “Hello,” as we passed by them.
Aaron stopped and looked at me, then decided to walk in another direction. He looked around and when he saw no one, he stopped and grasping my shoulders, pushing me to my knees. He quickly unzipped his pants and pulled out his hard manhood. I licked my lips and shifted my legs to get more comfortable on the forest floor. I grasped his erection in my hand and brought my lips to the tip, seeing it glisten with a drop of his juice, I licked at it with one broad stroke of my tongue, tasting the saltiness. My tongue moved all around the tip, and then I brought it into my mouth slowly. As I did, his hands bunched up my hair and pulled my mouth further down onto his hard erection. I could feel it throbbing in my mouth as I moaned and sucked, running my tongue over the tip in fast short strokes. He moaned loudly with me in unison, and I listened to the sounds of the forest leaves swaying in the light breeze and birds chirping.
He gripped my hair tighter between his fingers, pulling my mouth back and forth, swaying his hips to piston in and out of my mouth. I sucked harder and my own arousal grew with his. I felt my panties again getting moist with my desire, and I used my other hand and rubbed on the outside of my pants, feeling the heat of my sex through my jeans. I unbuttoned and unzipped my pants and plunged my hand between my panties and my skin, feeling the smooth shaved mound before my fingers searched through my folds to delicately touch my clitoris. Stroking his shaft with my other hand, I moaned and rubbed against my opening until I felt him begin to tremble. My lips clamped around him and I took him further into my mouth as my own lust began to crest. As he shuddered and released his juice into my mouth, I plummeted over the edge and soaked my panties with a gush of creaminess. Panting, I sucked and swallowed his saltiness into my throat, and pulled him from my mouth. I slowly removed my fingers from my pants, then buttoned and rezipped them. I continued to kneel on the ground as I caught my breath and he pulled up his own pants. They had pooled at his feet in his haste to have his penis enter my wet mouth.
Aaron grinned at me as he buttoned up and zipped his own pants and offered me a hand to help me off the ground. He brought my wet fingers to his mouth and sucked off my juices with a moan. Then he kissed me deeply while holding my face between his hands. I could taste the sweetness of myself on his lips and his own salty cream still on my tongue. After he pulled back from me, he smiled and said, “I love you babe.” Then grabbing my hand, we headed back to the campsite. I whispered, “I love you too," but not loud enough that he heard me.
We arrived back at the campsite and sat in lawn chairs by the fire. After a few minutes, Aaron grabbed two beers from the cooler and opened them, handing one to me. I took a long drink and it felt good. I still felt flushed from our adventure, and my face was still hot with desire as I looked at him. Shortly after it started to get dark, my stomach was growling from hunger, and we decided to cook some steaks and potatoes over the fire. Aaron grabbed a long-handled metal griddle that straddled the campfire. When set up, it has four legs that extend out from the grate, which sits over the fire. I watched him set it all up, and when it was thought to be hot enough, we threw two large thick steaks onto the grill. They sizzled and crackled in the air, and in a matter of minutes, I could smell the meat cooking, and the aroma was delicious. Watching him cook for us me was such a thrill. I always admired a man who can cook. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to tell Aaron about my deceased husband. I sat they’re quietly watching him, wondering how to approach the subject, until I exhaled deeply in mental preparation. I had not realized that I had sighed so loudly until Aaron turned around and gave me an inquisitive glance. “Everything OK?” he asked. “Yeah, there is something I want to tell you,” I said looking towards the ground.
Aaron walked over, picked up the lawn chair, and set it in front of me. He took my hands in his own and looked at me with love and understanding in his eyes. I breathed deeply and asked, “Have you ever lost someone close to you?” He looked at me with a sudden sadness, and said, “Yes, I have." I held his gaze and thought to myself that it must be now or never. “Well, I was once married, and I lost him in a car accident a little over two years ago. We were married for just over a year when he was killed. I have not let any man into my life until you. But I think I am ready to let you know that I want to be with you and that you make me happy. It was hard after losing Brad. I did not think I would ever find love again. I did not know if I even wanted to after I had grieved so hard and for so long,” I said, as tears pooled over onto my cheeks. Aaron reached up, brushed the tears away, and hugged me close, “I already know baby,” he said against my ear with a whisper. “How do you know?” I asked. I was shocked at the sudden realization that maybe Steve, my co-worker, and Aaron’s college friend, had spilled the facts earlier, “I know because I was one of the officers that had talked to you the day it happened. I am the man who told you that Aaron had died. I guessed that you would tell me eventually, since I realized that you did not recognize me, due to the traumatic news I had delivered to you that day,” he said. He pulled back and looked into my eyes again. “I do not even remember you being there," I whispered. “But your right. It was traumatic and I was not myself. I was not myself for many months or even a year later,” I said, as I let out a small laugh, trying to lighten the mood. “Well, I’m glad you told me, and things happen for a reason. I always believe that” he said, kissing me on the lips sweetly.
I leaned back in the lawn chair and watched him finish the steaks as he grinned at me. I felt better in a way. I was finally able to let go and be with Aaron. Brad no longer had a hold over me, and I secretly whispered to the heavens to tell him that I loved and missed him but was moving on. I felt as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Aaron brought over a steak with potatoes for me. We ate and chatted, I felt happier in a way, now that it was out in the open, and Aaron seemed to feel the difference as well. After our meal, we walked over to the bathrooms together and brought the few dishes we had used to cook with as well. We stood side by side washing them, and I splashed Aaron on the arm while he rubbed his wet hand across my face. We saw the couple that we had been in the woods, and we secretly smiled and laughed as we walked back to the campsite. We sat by the fire and drank a few beers, and I was beginning to feel a bit tipsy and flirtatious with Aaron. I think that the combination of having revealed to him what I thought had been a secret about Brad, plus being a little tired and now sharing the beer, was making me feel very happy and light-hearted.
Despite my uncomfortable feelings at times of Aaron, I was happy. I pondered about the death of Julia and John wondering when the investigation would be finished. I still was not cleared as a suspect. "Aaron, have you heard anything about that investigation into my friend John and Julia's deaths?" I asked. Aaron turned abruptly and stared at me with a strange expression on his face. He cleared his throat and got up out of the chair he was sitting in and came towards me.