The Rose Garden

The sun peeking through the curtains and the joyful singing of the birds gently woke me. I stretched and yawned, feeling lazy, and content. Thoughts of the past few weeks brought a slow smile to my face. It had been a month since I had arrived at the cabin. My vacation so far had been filled with lazy days lying by the river. Reading, sunbathing, going for long walks had rejuvenated my spirit. I was relaxed. My thoughts drifted to my first few hours spent in my summer home, to Ed. I had not seen him again. Betty and Frank returned home. They were the proud grandparents of a perfect little girl. All they said to me was that they were happy that I had met Ed, and that he had made me feel welcome in their absence. I smiled when they had said that. Welcome was hardly how he had made me feel. Sexy, beautiful and so very alive was a better way to describe the feelings he brought out in me. The ringing of the phone startled me and brought me back from my fantasy.

"Hello?" I said.

"Jennifer, this is Betty. Frank and I were wondering if you would like to come over for a supper tonight. We thought that maybe you were getting a little lonely over there all by yourself. We are throwing some steaks on the grill. Supper is at 5:30. Can we expect you?"

"Sure Betty, that sounds really nice. Can I bring anything?" I asked.

"No, just yourself, but why don’t you come over around 4:00. I have been wanting to show you my roses. I think I will enter them in the fair this year. Frank says I have been saying that every year but I never do it. So this year I am going stop talking about it and really do it. Oh I am sorry here I go again, rattling your ear."

"Betty you never rattle my ear. You are a wonderful lady and I love you dearly. I will see you around 4:00. I can’t wait to see your roses."

"OK Dear, see you then. Bye-bye"

"Bye Betty." I said as I hung up.

I stood up and walked over to the window, opening it, letting the fresh morning air in. Going into the kitchen I began to make plans for the day. Maybe I would go into town and get some flowers to take with me later this afternoon. I needed to pick up a few things too. Taking my coffee I went outside and sat on the porch. The sun was shining, making the river look as if it had a million diamonds dancing across it. As I sat there enjoying the morning, my thoughts drifted back to Ed. I wondered why I had not seen or heard from him again. A pain stabbed at my heart, reminding me that I was not going to let him upset my world again. He seemed to come and go so quickly. It was as if he had total control, and was beginning to control my heart, like he had controlled the way my body responded to him. Pushing the thoughts of him from my mind, I stood and went back into the cabin. I showered, dressed and headed into town.

The day passed quickly. I had lunch at a small outdoor cafe, picked up a few groceries, bought some flowers from the local florist. On my way out of the florist, I spotted a new boutique across the street. I will go in for a minute I thought to myself. I just wanted to see what the place was like. As I walked into the store, I noticed the floral scent in the air. Mannequins were wearing light airy dresses, soft pastel colored lingerie were folded neatly on a table. Spotting a light pink sundress, I walked over to admire it closer. It was a gauzy material, thin, almost transparent.

" We have the perfect underthings to go with that." I turned to see the sales woman standing behind me. "Would you like to try it on?"

"Yes." I replied. She handed me the dress and also a matching lace bra and panty set.

"The changing room is over there." She pointed out. I went into the small cubicle, took off my shirt, shorts, bra, and panties. Slipping on the new clothing I felt a warm glow come to my face. They are perfect I thought.

"Well, are you going to come out and let me see?" The salesclerk said. I opened the door and walked out to show her. "That dress looks like it was made for you." She said. I smiled and told her I would take it. Glancing down at my watch I noticed that it was 3:30 already.

"I am going to be late for a supper invitation. Will it be OK for me to just wear it out?" I asked.

"Sure Sweetie." She answered. She rang up my purchase, I paid her and left .

I am going to be late if I don’t hurry I thought. Tossing my bags into the back seat of my car, I raced out of town, towards Frank and Betty’s home. I arrived there at 4:07. Betty was sitting under a large oak tree, waiting for me. As my car pulled into her drive, she stood up and walked over to meet me.

"I tried to call you. I have invited Ed over for supper today. He has been out of town on business. With his job he is called out at the spur of the moment. I never know when he is going to be gone or when he will be back."

"Oh." Was all I could get out. My head started throbbing and my heart was racing. A million excuses raced through my mind, but I could bring myself to say any of them. I wanted to see him too badly.

Oh there he is now." Betty said excitedly. I turned to see him stepping out of his pick-up. His long lean legs flooding my mind with memories. He was even more handsome than the last time I had seen him. He was a bit darker, tanned.

"Hi Mom" He said smiling down at her. "How is my favorite girl?" His eyes met mine and sparks seemed to ignite deep inside me.

"Ed, aren’t you going to say hi to Jennifer? I invited her to supper tonight."

My cheeks must have been as red as fire they felt as though they were blazing.

"Hi Jen." He said, looking a little embarrassed himself.

"Oh I have a wonderful idea. Why don’t you show Jennifer my roses Ed. I am running a little late and need to start supper. I promised her I would show them to her, but you can do it just as well." Betty urged.

"Betty, I can wait.." I began.

"No, really I want him to show you. It will be dark by the time I can take you out there. Ed, go on and show her. You two and get to know each other a little bit better."

Get to know him better? I thought to myself. How could I possibly get to know him any better? Visions of our love-making clouding my mind.

"Well Jen, shall we?" He asked, breaking through those clouds. Before I had a chance to respond he took my hand and led me to a path behind the house.

"I have missed you Sweetness."

"Ed, don’t start with that please." I pleaded. "You come into my life when I least expect it. You make love to me, something I don’t take lightly. Then you leave. I don’t know when you are coming back, if ever. I can’t let you keep doing this to me. It confuses me and it hurts me."

"I am sorry Jen, I don’t mean to hurt you. God I never want to hurt you. I would have called, but I had to leave on business the very next morning. I had no idea when I would be back. Sometimes I am gone for months." He continued, "This was my last time. I will still travel, but not on long trips. I told them yesterday that I had found someone, and I wanted to peruse the relationship. I can’t do that when I am thousands of miles away. I have been reassigned locally. I am sorry Jen, please give me another chance."

I wanted to believe him. With my whole heart and soul I wanted to believe him. Looking up I searched his eyes. Looking for any sign that what he was telling me was not the truth. All I found was that intense green, the love and passion that I saw when he was loving me.

"Here we are, my Mothers rose garden."

As I looked around me, my breath caught in my throat. Roses of every color were all I could see.

"It is beautiful." I said.

"Not as beautiful as you are." Ed put his hands at my waist and turned me to face him. The next instant his lips were covering mine. I was immediately lost to him again. Hunger started to burn deep inside me. His tongue danced over my lips and the moment I responded, it penetrated, and began its sweet searching. My hands had their own need. They sought out his flesh. Pulling his shirt tails from the waist of his pants. Sliding under the cotton, touching his skin. As my fingers gazed over one of his taut nipples he moaned and lowered me to the cool mat of grass covering the garden.

"I can’t seem to get enough of you girl." He sighed into my ear. His lips were everywhere. On my face, my forehead, my neck, and finally tugging at my budding nipples through the gauze of my dress.

"Undress for me Jennifer. I want to look at you." I stood before him and slowly undressed. As I slipped the dress off he moaned. "God you are beautiful. Take all of it off for me. I want to see all of you." I unclasped the front of the new pink lace bra I had just purchased. Slowly I opened it, revealing my breasts to him again. He then reached up and pulled the straps from my shoulders, sliding the lace from my body. "You are so soft, so delicate." He whispered as he let his hands graze over my skin, down my waist, to my hips. Taking the elastic band of my panties in his strong hands he slides them too down my legs and waited patiently for me to step away from them.

"Close your eyes, Beautiful" He demanded of me. I closed my eyes and a second later I felt the softness of rose petals on my cheek. Opening my eyes I saw that he had picked one of his mothers prized roses and was trailing it over me. From my cheek he went to my neck, then shoulders, over the crests of my breasts and finally stopping to tease my nipples with it. Soon his warm mouth replaced the flower. He was drawing my nipple deeply into his mouth. Sucking, and circling it with his tongue. My hands tangled through his hair, my back arched and I offered myself to him completely. Lost in the sweet torture that was taking over my body, I was startled when I felt him tracing my swollen mound with the rose. As quickly as the rose had touched me, it was gone and replaced with his tongue. It dipped into me, leaving me weak, breathless. Over and over again his tongue darted across my clit. His hands were now squeezing at my ass, pushing me to him.

Gently he lowered me back onto the bed of grass. Placing his hands on my thighs, he smiled as he spread me open. "I love you Jen, like I have never loved another." I felt the warmth of his hands on either side of my sex. His thumb was circling me, never quite penetrating. God I thought, I need him. I will always need him. He stood over me and began to undress himself. "Look at me." He told me. "I want you to watch me as I watched you." Taking off his shirt he brushed it against my stomach. Then he removed the rest of his clothing tossing them into a pile a few feet away.

He lowered himself to me. Once again he parted my thighs. He took his cock in his hands and started to stoke himself. I was mesmerized. I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t touch him. All I could do was watch as he rubbed at my slit with the head of his delicious cock. "Do you want me again?" He asked.

"Jennifer, do you want me to fuck you again?"

"Yes." Was all I could say. No sooner had the word escaped my lips and he penetrated me. As his hardness slid into me he moaned my name.

Reaching up I pulled him down to me, kissing him, sucking at his lips. I wanted to take as much of him into my body as I could. I wrapped my legs around his waist and rode him, while he slid in and out of me. I could not stay still. I had to grind against him. His mouth nipped and bit at my breasts as his hands molded them. "Oh God girl, fuck me." Ed moaned against my breasts.

Then his arms were around me. He was rolling me on top of him. I rested my hands against his smooth, hard chest and as he pinched at my nipples with one hand, the other worked it magic on my clit. Covering his hands with mine, I rubbed myself over him. Together we circled my clit with our fingers. The pleasure was building inside me and I screamed his name as I began to feel the shattering waves take over.

When I caught my breath he turned me again. This time I was on my knees. He entered me from behind. The pleasure was too intense. I could not control myself and I was screaming out and he repeatedly thrust into me. "Oh God" he yelled, as he unleashed a torrent of hot love into my center. "Oh God I love you Jennifer."

"I love you too Ed." I replied with a soft smile. With that he turned me onto my back and once again placed his mouth on my womanhood. His tongue softly stroked my clit and his mouth sucked where his hard cock had just been.

It was more than I could stand. I am dying I thought. There is no way I can live through this. His hands reached for my nipples and pulled at them. I wrapped my legs around his shoulders, and pushed at his head with my own hands. Blinding colors burst before my eyes, leaving me weak, and very vulnerable.

Ed then lay down beside me. Pulled me into his arms and kissed me deeply. I could taste the sweetness from both of us on his lips. Smiling into my eyes he said, "I think we should be getting back before Mom sends out a search party." I blushed and smiled at him. Then he said, "Jennifer, I am not leaving you ever again. I want you to be mine. Will you marry me?"