Mattei - A Nation's Father Ch. 05

The first woman he'd slid into as quickly as her body would allow. He couldn't believe how hard he was since he'd kissed Lura, and as he gripped the woman's hips while she was positioned on the breeding table, he thought of Lura's ass. Round, soft ... yielding. He watched as his cock slid in and out of the woman's pussy, and imagined it was Lura's as well. That made him groan. God, he needed her.

His thrusts increased until he was pounding her so hard that the table began to shake. "Ung, ung, ung!" came the woman's cries as he plowed into her. Mattei found he couldn't stop though. He needed to cum so badly it hurt. His balls hurt from the lack of getting satisfaction with the woman he loved. Taking random women was only barely taking the edge off.

At some point, the woman cried out in ecstasy once, then again, and then again, the final time making Mattei release torrents of sperm inside her and scream out Lura's name. Once he had some relief, he took her a second time, but she stayed quiet as he tried to take her gently. His efforts were slightly more successful, but not by much. He was glad the woman said little, feeling slightly embarrassed how hard he'd taken her the first time, not to mention what he'd cried out. He was even more grateful when nothing was said to him after the breeding by Lura's stand-in.

Mattei shook his head, bringing him back to the present. Lura still hadn't called him, and he couldn't wait any longer. His patience had run out and he needed answers. After grabbing his phone and looking up the hospital's number, he dialed them and asked for Lura. It took several minutes for them to track her down, but she finally picked up. "Hello?"

His heart almost stopped beating when he heard her voice. She sounded a bit off, but not angry. "Hi," he said quietly.

"Oh, it's you. Look, I can't really talk right now. I thought I had an emergency phone call. I need to..."

"Just wait, okay? Just give me one minute. Then, if you never want to have a thing to do with me again, so be it."

There was silence and then she whispered, "Okay. One minute. Make it quick, please."

He wasted no time as soon as she gave him time to speak. "Look, I'm so sorry, Lura. I never should've yelled at you. And I should've known that all I was to you was some sperm donor. I wanted more, and I hoped you did too. I'm not sure if you do anymore, or if you ever did. I'd like a chance to make you happy, the way Jack wanted you to be. And if I can't, can we at least be friends and talk? You're the one person who makes me happy here, and without you around ... I'm miserable. I need you, at least as a friend. I promise I'll try not to push you anymore, or to make you angry, or ... I want you back. I do. But mostly I just want to see you smile again. To hear you laugh. And to know that I'm truly sorry for what I said. I wasn't trying to push you away. I swear. It was just a misunderstanding. One that I want to clear up, if you'll give me the chance."

Lura was silent again for a few seconds, and Mattei was about to ask if she was still there when she asked, "How did you know that I love hazelnut truffles and carnations?"

"A little birdy told me," he replied.

"Isilde..."

"A gentleman never reveals such things..."

"Mattei?"

"Yes?"

"I've got to go ... but we'll talk later. Okay?"

His heart, which had been pounding, finally started to slow down a little. "Promise? I swear, Lura, I just want you to be happy. If you're not happy ... I can't be either."

"I promise. I'll see you in a couple of hours. I'll be done here soon, I think."

"Okay. Can I say one more thing?"

"Um, I guess, but I really do need to go."

"I miss you ... for what that's worth."

Mattei heard the phone being fumbled a little, and then she said, "Sorry. Almost dropped the phone. Um ... I miss you too. Gotta go." Then she hung up.

He let out a deep breath after she hung up. It was a start. She hadn't told him he wasn't just a sperm donor to her, but he'd take what he could get. Setting his phone down, he laid on the bed and stared at the ceiling. And when he couldn't take the silence any longer, he rolled onto his side, pulled the pillow she'd last rested her head on close to his chest, and fell asleep.

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A couple of hours later, Lura reported back to the hospital and after looking over some paperwork from Mattei's breedings, squared her shoulders and walked to his quarters.

As soon as she entered, she saw him drying off, one towel around his waist while he used another to dry his black hair. She gulped at the sight of him, especially when she felt her arousal spike. "Why does he always have to affect me like this? Him and his Adonis-like body?"

It took him a minute to realize she was standing there, but when he did, he quickly set the towel aside. "Lura, I..."

"I'm sorry too," she blurted out, closing her eyes. She didn't think she could say what she needed to say if she was ogling him. "I shouldn't have said what I said. I got scared, and when I get scared, sometimes I push people away, and I did it to you, and..." She stopped talking when she realized he'd walked over and was standing directly in front of her.

"Look at me, please," he said quietly. "Let me see those beautiful eyes of yours."

Reluctantly, she opened them and then looked up. Immediately, when she saw the blues of his, she broke down into tears. "I'm so sorry, Mattei. I ... I didn't mean any of it."

"So, I'm not just a sperm donor to you? Not just a fuck buddy?"

"No," she whispered. "You're not. You haven't been ... since I've laid eyes on you. You're all I can think about, and then I feel guilty about it because I'm not thinking about ... him."

"You don't need to avoid saying his name, Lura. I just ... I want you to be happy. And whether that's with me, or pining away after him, or God forbid, with another man ... I'll do whatever it takes to make you happy. Even if it means I need to give you up."

Lura reached out and gently touched his bare chest. She felt like a bolt of electricity shot through her when her hand came in contact with him, and even he seemed affected, sucking in a deep breath. "You make me happy," she murmured. "Too happy. It's why I'm having a problem. Seems ... unreal. And unfair."

"Why?"

"Because ... I have feelings for you. I just ... I can't tell you what they are. Not yet."

"So don't," he replied gently. "Take your time."

"But ... you have feelings now."

"We both do, and I'm pretty damn sure that I know how I feel about you. But I don't want to scare you off. And I certainly don't want to push you away."

"Like you did the other day?"

"You were shining a bright-ass light in my eyes, hon," he said with a chuckle. "I was trying to grasp that I was in the hospital and though the kisses were welcome, I was feeling a bit loopy. It was a bit much to take in."

"So ... you weren't trying to ignore me?"

Mattei shook his head, and then gently pulled Lura towards him. "Never," he admitted. "Was I angry? Yes. But you kissing me ... well, that took away some of it. I knew at least part of you was happy to see me. Then Isilde and I talked yesterday, and she helped me realize where I went wrong. I think we both did, in areas."

"Yeah, we did. We need to communicate better," Lura ruefully agreed.

"That's what Isilde said."

Lura snorted. "She's a smartass."

"So am I."

"You're cuter though," she blurted out.

"Oh yeah?" He tucked a finger under her chin as he lowered his mouth to hers. "How much cuter?"

Her heart started pounding as he drew near, and just before their lips met, she said, "Kiss me and find out."

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Mattei did as he was told. He knew when to obey his elders and though he would never call her old, at 31, she was still his elder by six years. He wasn't disappointed with the reward she gave him when he did as she asked though.

Their lips touched, and when she tightly wrapped her arms around his neck, he knew they'd be alright. She seemed to be holding him closer than ever before. And then there were the kisses. My God, the kisses. They were gentle at first as if they were apologies on their own, but they soon became increasingly demanding and hungry. He knew they'd end up in bed soon, but Lura gave him an idea of how soon when she brought one of her arms down from around his neck and used it to take his towel off. He inwardly grinned at her audacity. "Oh, she wants me bad," He thought. "Fuck, I love this woman." And now that he was naked, she needed to be too, so he figured he'd see to that personally. Fair was fair, right?

"Vixen," he murmured with a smile. "My sexy vixen." He scooped her up, carrying her to the bed as they continued to kiss. She protested a little when he tossed her onto the bed, stopping only when he started pulling off her clothes as quickly as he could. She'd thought about stripping for him, but it looked like he had other plans in mind. "You're going to keep me on my toes, aren't you, ba..." He stopped and shook his head. He had to remember that she didn't like him calling her that.

"Say it," she said when she realized he'd stopped himself. "Say it."

"Baby?"

"Yes. Baby."

Mattei practically ripped her blouse off, complete with the buttons, when she told him that he could call her that again. He liked using that pet name for her and had been upset when she'd said he couldn't. "Why the change?" he asked with a growl.

"I like it when you call me that. I just thought you didn't want me, and to hear you call me that when I thought you didn't want me anymore ... it hurt."

"I will always want you, Lura." He finally got her shirt undone and off, and then nuzzled his face in her cleavage and push up bra. "Always. I swear it to you." He placed a kiss in-between her breasts and then reached under her to undo her bra. "We may have babies, but you ... you are a babe. A really hot, intelligent babe, who gets my engine revving as no other woman has ever done."

"And I am yours, right?" she asked, her breasts heaving after he removed her bra. "Always?"

"Damn straight you are." He lowered his mouth to one of her nipples and when she let out a squeal as his tongue flicked it, she could see the laughter in his eyes. Then he moved to the other one, and she made the same noise again. When he came up, he winked at her. "God, I've missed that sound ... not to mention a few others."

He proceeded to show her what those other sounds were when he removed her underwear and immediately spread her legs to give him access to her luscious folds. "Oh my God!" she cried out as soon as his tongue hit her clit. Her pelvis bucked up against his mouth, and she clenched the sheets in her left hand while grabbing his hair in her right and guiding his head to where she needed him the most.

Over and over he licked and sucked her, before diving his tongue into the passage he'd soon be invading with more than his tongue or his fingers. She orgasmed when he flicked his tongue in there the first time, and again a minute later when his hands cupped her ass and he fully pressed his face into her. It was almost the most wonderful thing she'd ever felt.

"Mattei!" she croaked out as she was recovering. "I need you. Now. Please."

He stopped and looked up at her. "You sure you want me?"

She bit her lower lip and nodded. "Think you'll still fit? It's been a few days."

"Yes." He laughed. "Of course I'll still fit. But you and that damn lip, Lura. Fuck." He quickly changed position, climbing on top of her and then kissing her, letting her taste herself on his lips. "Do you have any idea what you do to me?"

"I think so," she said quietly.

"You infuriate me when you pull away," he said sternly. "You infuriate me when you refuse to look at me. And God knows you infuriate me when I make you so nervous that you bite that lower lip. But I do so like that last one a little."

"So ... what do we do? I don't want to infuriate you for the rest of your life."

"Good," he replied, a twinkle in his eye. "Cuz you might get a lot of spankings that way. And the lip-biting ... that can stay. Please let it stay. I think I won't be infuriated if you do that for other reasons besides nervousness. It's so fuckin' hot."

Her jaw dropped at his comment about the spankings, and he laughed. "I'm going to spank your ass later for you being a naughty mate. But not right now. Right now, my mate has need of me, doesn't she?"

She nodded and then blushed. It was almost embarrassing to her how much she needed him. "Yes. I do. I'm in dire need of you."

Mattei grabbed one of her hands, and directed it to his cock, placing her hand on it. "Do you see what you do to me? I am yours, Lura. All of me. This included. If I could give it to only you for the rest of my life..."

"I know," she replied, looking into her eyes. "I know you would."

His jaw tightened, and he closed his eyes, resting his forehead against hers. "I want to say the words I feel in my heart, Lura, but I know you're not ready for them. I just hope someday you will be. Will you give us a chance? Give me a chance?"

She gave his cock a stroke, and when he groaned, she smiled. "I'm yours, Mattei. That's not going to change." Then she paused before adding, "Ever."

His eyes shot open as he searched hers for confirmation. "You're sure?"

Lura nodded. "You're it for me, Mattei. I want this ... us ... to work. I promise I'll do my best not to let my fear sabotage us anymore."

"You can always talk to me, you know," he said gently. "I want you to tell me everything you're feeling whether you're sad or happy. Please don't push me away again, okay?"

"Like you did when you were in your hospital bed?" she retorted with a grin. "Cuz that was pushing me away, and..."

"Oh, shut up." Then he kissed her and grabbing her hand from his cock, pushed into her. "Actually, don't shut up. Be free, Lura. All of you. Let me hear exactly how much you want me. How much you need me. How much you want us."

She did that. Repeatedly. Mattei lost track of how many times she called out his name as he took her, sometimes by pounding his cock as hard as he could, and other times taking her slowly as they made love. It took a lot for him not to tell her how much he loved her, but he managed it, trying to show her through his actions and bringing her to orgasm over and over again. And when she rode him, he could barely keep himself from exploding, her grinding and bouncing on it so hard and fast that the sight almost took his breath away. Her breasts were quite mesmerizing as well, him suckling them gently whenever he could.

By the time she left his bed reluctantly a few hours later, she could barely walk. And that was after a hot shower washing off her cum soaked legs and rubbing her ass where he'd given her a few well-placed spankings. Well, the last-minute fuck in the shower probably hadn't helped much either. But she'd enjoyed it, nonetheless.

She smiled as she exited the palace, her heart feeling lighter than it had in a long time. If their time together so far was anything to go by, it might have some challenges, but she felt certain now what he would stand by her side until the end. She resolved she would be by his side as well, loving him in secret if she had to. It was time for her to finally move on from her first love and embrace the man who had become her second.