Taken By The Wind Ch. 16

However, she had more than that to worry about. The strangeness of their situation was not lost on any of them. Rob and Karen had been living together as a couple for nearly as long as Rob and Courtney had. To outsiders they were no more than friends, but amongst the three of them there was a distinct sense that Karen and Rob were a couple. But Rob and Courtney were a couple too, albeit a much more established and well-seasoned pairing. Karen crossed the living room into her room, and chased Winston off her bed as she began to get ready for the day.

A disturbingly loud part of her feared that now that Courtney was returning she and Rob would be made to stop what they were doing, and sought reassurance. Neither had indicated any such thing. In fact, they would have been dismayed to know how Karen was feeling, but the real test of whether or not this whole thing could work began today. Or, more accurately, that evening. She would not fight Courtney or Rob if either of them decided now that they were no longer living apart they wanted what was happening between her and Rob to end.

Karen dressed in standard student attire: a pair of jeans, a t-shirt, and a grey hoodie that she had purchased from the campus store. It was too big, which she liked, because it made her feel covered and safe. Little habits were hard to kill and she still found herself still avoidant of male eyes. She had made great progress in her ability to speak to them, however, but she had no interest in accepting any of their invitations to go out. Instead, she had begun the process of making some male friends out of the classmates she had been mostly ignoring for months now.

Karen noticed the time and rushed to catch the bus that would take her to campus. As she had predicted, the orientation activities went by at a torturously slow pace. She ate lunch with some of her classmates, who had become protective of her and had begun to fend off would-be suitors before Karen was even aware that they were near. This made lunches peaceful and enjoyable, particularly when Kevin and Rachel were able to join her.

Karen had seldom seen a cuter couple than those two, and it warmed her heart to see Rachel so obviously happy. She had revealed to her that she and Kevin had had sex during their vacation in England, and admitted that despite some nervousness it had gone well. Karen was incredibly pleased for her friend, and hoped that the success of their relationship continued. She wished she felt able to tell her about what she had with Rob, but was fearful of doing so.

After lunch Karen was a part of a group that was giving presentations to the frosh about campus life and the services available to them at the school. Once she had finished she begged off the offers of her classmates to go out for dinner. She needed to get home and prepare dinner for Rob and Courtney's arrival. She returned to their meticulously-cleaned apartment and cooked until at last she got the call.

"Hello?" she said as she picked up the phone. A smile crossed her features. "Alright," she said with unconcealed excitement. "I'll be right there."

That was Courtney, telling Karen that they'd be there in the parking lot in two minutes.

Karen jumped up and ran to the door. She slid her feet into her moccasins before hurrying out to the elevator. She descended and Karen practically ran for the door when she reached the main floor. Brianna's heavily laden minivan turned into the parking lot just as she stepped out into the brisk air of the early September evening. The van had yet to come to a complete stop before Courtney jumped out and bolted towards her.

A huge smile spread over Karen's features and joy filled her as Courtney emitted a rather un-Courtney like squeal and leaped into her arms. She wore a pair of baggy black sweatpants and a frumpy red sweatshirt, but with the brilliant smile on her lips she was the most beautiful thing Karen had ever seen. Courtney took her into a crushing hug that practically carried her off her feet. She kissed her cheeks and her forehead wetly.

"I missed you!" she exclaimed delightedly as she squeezed Karen tight.

Karen hugged her with equal joy. Brianna parked the van and climbed out. The blonde was soon engulfed in the storm of elation at being reunited. Eventually they pulled out of the three-way hug, all with huge grins on their faces.

"How was she?" Karen asked.

"Talkative," Brianna replied dryly. Courtney grew bored during car rides in general and became downright irritating if they lasted too long. It had been even worse because she so badly wanted to reach their destination.

Karen laughed at her comment while Courtney pretended to be insulted. The three of them began the process of bringing Courtney's belongings up to the apartment. Winston was beside himself from the moment Courtney stepped through the door and forgot to be mad at her for leaving him for long enough to secure a thorough ear scratch and belly rub before refusing to go anywhere near her.

Karen could see the hurt in Courtney at the little pug's avoidance of her but knew it would soon fade. Fortunately, Rob arrived and he distracted her by encouraging her to go take a shower and taking over the process of moving her belongings back up to the apartment.

"Alright," she replied sadly as Winston gazed out from his bed in the living room coolly.

Rob carried up the last of Courtney's belongings while Karen and Brianna began to organize the influx of stuff as best they could as they caught up on lost time. Courtney came out from the shower and said goodbye to Brianna after thanking her profusely for her help. Karen laughed at the two girls' eagerness to be rid of each other for a while. The three of them then sat down for the dinner Karen had prepared. She was not an excellent cook, but she had made a passable lasagna which was one of Courtney's favorites.

Courtney told Karen all about the trip back, and Karen avoided the question that had been burning in her mind since she had gotten the call from Rob telling her that Courtney was coming home. Her friend seemed fine. She was energetic, she was talkative, and she was dynamic. She was everything Karen associated with her best friend. However, whereas her friend showed no sign of distress, Rob's tone on the phone and his oddly wooden face now told her a great deal.

Karen had grown to know Rob intimately in more than just the obvious way since their time spent up at the cabin. She could read him now in a way that she had been unable to do previously. So, while Courtney just seemed excited and relieved to be home, Karen could see in his body language that something was seriously bothering him. She had hoped it was just homesickness that had driven Courtney home, but Rob's unease made it clear that something else was the matter.

Karen decided that the answer to the question she wanted to ask could wait until later, and decided to enjoy her friend's good mood. Rob seemed to forget what was bothering him as the evening matured and became visibly more relaxed the more Courtney talked. She discussed the play and its success, and Jane and her success. Karen was reminded as the latter was discussed that for Brianna, tonight would feel quite lonely, and wished that she would have let herself be convinced to stay for a while.

Despite their reunion a few days earlier, Karen could see that Courtney and Rob were itching to celebrate the former's homecoming. She decided to let them have their fun, and despite Courtney's protestations pleaded exhaustion and went to bed. Not long after Rob and Courtney were making out intensely on the couch. Courtney had difficulty remembering a time when Rob had been more eager for her and was glad. He had been off his game since her revelation. He had been overly attentive and coddling.

Courtney was glad for the return of the carnal hunger she felt in his kiss as the warm bulk of her breasts pressed against Rob's chest. She straddled his legs and leaned forward to kiss him. Her lower lip was below his, and his upper lip above hers. Her hands were buried in his hair while he positioned one on the side of her face and the other on her hip. Courtney's fingers tangled around Rob's mussed up hair, and pulled on it none too gently to indicate her desire for more. More of this happiness. More of this relief. More of him.

Rob ran his thumb across the familiar slope of her elegant cheekbone and used his grip on her hip to pull her more firmly against his lap. Courtney's tongue retreated from his and her teeth pressed down lightly on his lower lip as she felt his rising erection press up against her. Her teeth dragged back along his lower lip until they were perched almost on the very edge. Rob's eyes opened and he saw Courtney grinning at him with one of her 'looks' in her warm brown eyes.

Their lips rejoined but this time both of Rob's hands were on her hips. Courtney's hands went to his shoulders and squeezed around them as Rob's hands went up under her t-shirt. His thumbs pressed against her hip bones, which made Courtney hum lowly against his lips at the implication. The pads of his thumbs circled the area before his hands slid up along her flank. The sensation of his warm hands sliding over her smooth skin made both lovers breathe just a little more quickly.

Rob's hands swept upward until they came to the sides of her bare breasts. They turned inward and he squeezed them gently. Too gently, he was squeezing them like he would have Karen's. Courtney hummed against the kiss in approval as his hands became rougher in their treatment of her breasts. Her hands moved to the back of the couch so she could push herself back from him and continue to kiss him fiercely.

Rob's palms moved over and under Courtney's nipples in a firm motion. Her nipples had been hard from the moment she had straddled him, but he continued to tease around as she arched her back forward against his hands as though to advertise her arousal. He allowed the tips of his fingers to sweep across the firm points. He splayed them apart slightly and moved his fingers across her breast so that her nipple was lightly teased by each of them in turn. His hands scooped up her breasts and squeezed firmly, and pulled back against them as though trying to stretch them away from her chest.

"Ah," Courtney moaned with a slight tremor. With enough attention he could probably bring her to orgasm this way. Rob took her erect nipples between his forefingers and thumbs and began to rub them softly. The pressure increased and Courtney's hips began to squirm against him in response. Her uncalculated motions had the effect of making Rob as stiff as iron, and his rigid member strained up against the zipper containing them within his jeans.

Rob pulled on her nipples and rolled them roughly. Courtney's heightened state of arousal made the act utterly pleasurable and she moaned against their kiss. Her tongue became clumsy as Rob intensified the stimulation of her nipples. He pinched down on them and then ignored them. His attention returned to the rest of her breast. He caressed the areola and then the complete swell before slowly zeroing in on the sensitive points. He pressed his thumb against the top of them and pushed down to force them inside of the areola.

"Oh... Rob," Courtney gasped breathlessly before their lips locked together once more. A gentle rumble went through her and something near an orgasm went through her. Rob pushed his hips up against her in part to give himself some outlet for his rising arousal and in part to show Courtney just how turned on he was getting just by caressing her breasts. His excitement fueled hers and that near orgasmic sensation intensified within her.

Rob's hands left her breasts and slid down her back to cup her ass. Courtney linked her hands behind his neck and wrapped her legs around him as he propelled himself forward with a sudden yet expected display of strength. Her weight settled in his palms and she squeezed her legs around him to help support her weight as he carried her off to their bedroom. He kicked the door shut behind himself, turned, and pushed her up against it.

A tremor went through Courtney as her back impacted the wood and their lips locked once more. His touch, again a thing of permanence, something she would not have to give up in a few days, excited Courtney. His hands holding her up, supporting her, and his lips kissing her with fervent passion reminded her of the permanence. She was back. She was back with him. Courtney leaned forward and Rob stepped backwards until his legs hit the bed.

Rob sat back carefully with Courtney straddling him. Her ass settled in his lap and her hands went to the bottom of his t-shirt. She drew it up his body and a new hunger entered her eyes as she gazed at his newly exposed torso. Rob pulled her shirt over her head next and she spryly left his lap to pull down her sweatpants. She had gone without panties as well as without a bra and now stood exposed in front of Rob as he worked at undoing his jeans. He was not going fast enough for Courtney, who reached forward and deftly undid the fasteners for him and pulled both his jeans and his boxers down.

Rob's cock jutted upward and Courtney approached him with fire in her eyes. She got onto the bed and straddled him once again. Courtney guided the helm of his shaft to her entrance and the two groaned as she lowered herself onto him. Her eyes shut as she descended and she savored every throbbing inch of his cock as it passed through her opening and entered her drenched canal. He filled the empty slot inside of her, and as she settled in his lap, she began to move.

Rob remained immobile while Courtney swayed to and fro. Moisture and heat built between their bodies as she made these rhythmic motions. Rob's hands were on her thighs and ran along them as she pulled his mouth against hers. Their tongues swept together and Courtney's motions became more intense. Her nectar flowed from her sex, trailing down the base of his shaft and along his scrotum as she moved with ever increasing urgency.

Courtney's hips bucked back and forth, and her hands held him deep in the kiss as her first orgasm neared. She ground her hips against him, stirring his thick member inside her channel, and began to shake as her orgasm lapped at her loins. Her motions became frantic and her mouth left his to cry out as her orgasm at last seized her in its jaws. Courtney slammed her hips against him and she moved her hips against him spastically as her climax fired off inside of her.

Like a thousand little electric jolts that ran across the entire expanse of her body, pleasure consumed Courtney. Her body convulsed around Rob's and she held him tightly against her before the pleasure drifted away. Her legs continued to tense and relax on their own as though trying to extend the orgasm, but it left and she would have to earn the next one by the sweat of her brow; or, perhaps Rob's.

When she was fully recovered he gathered the strength of his biceps and hamstrings, stood, and lifted her by her thighs. The balls of Courtney's feet brushed against the mattress as he held her up and began to thrust his hips up into her. Fleshy thwacks filled the room as Rob released an onslaught against Courtney. Her hands stayed hooked around his neck to hold herself up and her breasts dragged along his chest as he bounced her up and down on his rigid cock.

The strain that the position put on Rob's back and legs was reduced with his leaning back slightly against the bed for support. Young and strong as he was, Rob hardly felt the abuse he was putting on his body, Courtney, however, definitely felt the incredible depth of penetration the position allowed. It made her feel incredibly sexy to be lifted and taken like this, to incite such lust, to be the object of such desire was invigorating.

Courtney brought her legs up and clamped them around Rob's waist. He drew still and she kissed him for a long moment before grinning at him sexily. Then, she bent backward. Her legs remained wrapped tight around him as she arched fully backward and pressed her hands against the floor. Rob supported her with his strong hold on her hips. The rush of blood to her head made Courtney slightly dizzy, which just added to the intensity of her pleasure as Rob gamely went with the eccentric lovemaking position and began to thrust into her.

The sight of her bent back like this, with her hair trailing beneath her, and her well-toned abdomen stretched taut, was more than worth the effort to maintain the position. Courtney's breasts rippled from the force of his hips colliding against her. Her head pressed against the floor as she eased herself downward, and Rob felt surer in taking her a little more forcefully. His cock hit her deep, and dragged along her clit which left her dizzy from more than just the rush of blood to her brain.

The cosmetic appeal of the position was not enough to justify the strain the position might be placing on Courtney's neck in Rob's opinion. He sank his shaft deep inside of her, slid one hand further down her back, and drew her back up so that her front was once again pressing against his. He turned and carefully lowered her to the bed. The abrupt change caused Courtney's dizziness to worsen, and as he gripped her arms to pin them above her head she hardly realized what he was doing.

She did, however, catch up pretty fast as he began to slam his hips into her. Courtney wrapped her legs around him as he tore into her savagely.

"Oh God!" she cried. The bed rocked and Rob took her harder. He rose up and gripped her thighs as he thrust into her. He lifted her ass from the bed as his hips slapped against her and the impact of his body against hers sent ripples through her well-toned buttocks. Courtney's legs wrapped around him and could not withstand the assault for long.

A tingling sensation ran through her from the tip of her toes to the fine hairs on the nape of her neck. A warmth developed in her lower abdomen and time seemed to slow while her ability to move seemed to be taken away from her. The tingling sensation intensified along the muscles of her inner thighs, and they began to spasm. Every muscle in her body tightened abruptly and Courtney was only aware of her blissful screaming when she heard herself as though being outside of what was happening.

Courtney came apart while still being at the center. She became elevated as 'the big one' hit her. The minor orgasm earlier had merely been a bodily release of her frustration at being denied these pleasures all day. This orgasm was one of true ecstasy. It almost hurt with the way her muscles tensed up violently and the way her heart pounded in her chest, but it was a blissful agony which she reflected in her long, wanton moan.

The orgasm held onto her for a long time, for as long as her body could handle its hold on her. Sometimes Courtney wondered if she worked out more, or ate better, or positioned herself in just the right way if she would be able to make herself able to have longer orgasms, but as she was released by this one and left limp with exhaustion, she doubted she could ever feel more pleasure.

A general feeling of wellness and relaxation filled Courtney that she had not experienced for weeks, and as Rob began to kiss her along her jawline she smiled as she knew he was the source. She drew his mouth to his and kissed him warmly.

"I missed our bed," she told him. "Don't ever let me leave it again."

"Next time take it with you," Rob said as he rolled them both over so she could rest on top of him. "I'd like to join you too, of course."

Courtney smiled. "I'd better bring Winston too," she said. "He's pissed at me."

"He'll forget about it tomorrow," Rob replied. "He can't stay mad at his mommy."

The two were quiet for a few moments, enjoying the luxury of being able to simply lie together and know that for the foreseeable future they would be able to do this night after night. It lessened the stress to perform, and made the lovemaking urgent because they had been apart for a long time and missed each other instead of because they were limited in the time they had.