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The Rutherford Series Chapter 26: Losing Faith
"What can't you wait to hear about?" Tracey Williams tucked a stray strand of her auburn hair behind her right ear as she was finally able to set down the hot coffee and Styrofoam containers she held on Selby's counter. Lunchtime.Selby set his cell phone on the counter and took the steaming cup of coffee. "Faith may be on an adventure at work this afternoon, and I'm eagerly awaiting the outcome."Tracey raised her eyebrows. "Oh? So, you two decided to explore without each other?""We did. And it seems Edwin's name keeps popping up." He watched as Tracey walked around the counter and straddled a bar stool he kept back there just for her, her forearms crossed and resting on the back. Her shorts opened slightly, giving Selby a small glimpse at her bare sex, which he kept staring at without embarrassment. "We talked about guidelines and promised each other if it became an issue, we'd stop."Tracey reached over and grabbed her cup of coffee. "And what of you? Does this allow you to venture
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The latter part of the afternoon dragged by as Faith found it hard to focus. Jed threw more contracts at her to type and organize, and with Cherish out of the office, Faith was in charge of the human resource aspect of the company, as well. Nessa maintained the phones, and Jed pitched in here and there, so it went pretty smooth, just busy. Faith's mind, however, was just not in it."Okay, Faith, I'm out of here." Nessa shut down her computer and packed up her purse. The clock read five. "You should go home, too."Faith smiled. The day hadn't gone as slowly as she thought. Surprise me. "I will. I just need to finish this one contract and then it's home to a glass of wine and crashing waves.""Sounds good. I'm going home to a screaming kid and a bossy mother. Enjoy your night."Faith watched her leave and wondered how many were still in the building. Deon was working at a new hotel in Cocoa and would go straight home since he lived in the same city. Grady was supposed to be checking on c
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Faith grinned as the wetness dripped from her heat. "Yes, sir." She stood facing him, keeping her eyes focused on his. She slipped out of her sandals as she unbuttoned her jeans and slid them off her long legs, laying them on his desk. He wanted to see hers, and she would let him see it all. Still watching him, she grabbed the bottom of her shirt and pulled it over her head and off her body, tossing it on top of her pants. With her fingers, she hooked her lacy thong and slowly slid it down to her ankles, allowing her ass to stick up in the air as she stepped slowly out of them. They joined the growing pile. Standing back up, she reached behind her and unstrapped her bra. Staring into his dark green eyes, she slid each strap down her arm and then dropped the bra onto the pile of clothes.His eyes soaked her in as she sashayed to sit in front of him on his desk. She placed a foot on each arm of his chair, revealing her glistening slit to his hungry eyes. "Your view, sir."His eyes swallo
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She kept playing with the steering wheel as she drove home, twisting her hands back and forth over the gray ridges. A giddiness that reminded her of her first days with Selby replaced the nervousness that filled her stomach since lunch. He had invited her to go on a walk on the beach at night looking for sea turtles laying eggs. She remembered being so nervous the whole day that her father made her wash all three cars just to give her something to do.Selby knocked on her door at seven fifty-five that night and insisted on meeting her father before they left for their date. He not only met her dad and shook his hand but sat down and carried on a twenty-five-minute conversation. Faith wanted out of there, and Selby showed no sign of being in a hurry to go.When they finally made it to the beach, she forgot her jacket, so he gave her his hoodie from the backseat. The wind off the Atlantic was strong, carrying a salty chill with it. She had pulled the jacket tight around her, crossing her
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By five-thirty, Selby knew Faith decided to give Edwin his surprise. Selby glanced down at his phone. Nothing. Edwin must have liked his surprise. Selby dropped his briefcase on the counter and grabbed a highball glass and the bottle of Jameson, carrying both to the back deck. Setting the glass on the wood rail, he poured two fingers and stared at the breaking waves. The game had begun. He wondered how she would handle it. It was a big step in their adventure, and he still wasn't sure how he felt about it. Nervous. Aroused. Excited. Scared. Okay, he knew how he felt, but wasn't sure how they would handle it.Their sexual adventures were just that—adventures. They had them together, shared them, and repeated them to each other during their own sexual play. She would tell him how hot she had felt, how much she loved being taken by another man, feeling his hands on her and his cock in her. She described, in detail, how she felt, and as she would replay her orgasms, Selby would get off. Th
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Selby parked in front of his bookstore, left his car, and clicked the automatic lock button. He turned and faced Joe's Bakery and decided against coffee and a bagel that morning. He still wasn't sure how to approach Tracey with the new direction their relationship seemed headed. To compound things, he wasn't sure how to handle his jealousy with Faith and Edwin. Everything about his and Faith's sexual exploration thus far had excited him more than anything else he had experienced. Yet, he wasn't sure how to handle her being off on her own with these adventures.Flipping on the lights, he dropped his copy of the latest Mercedes Lackey novel on the counter and kicked down the air-conditioning. The March weather was already humid, getting ready for summer. He had dressed casual as always, blue jeans, button-down, short-sleeve shirt and Dockers, his normal business attire. Faith, on the other hand, had dressed to entice. She had worn tight jeans that morning with a low-cut black sweater an
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"You seem unusually happy this morning," Cherish noted as Faith seemed to bounce into the room, plopping her leather purse on her desk.Faith turned to her sister and shrugged. "I am happy. It was a wonderful night." She thought for a moment about how happy she actually was. She should be nervous after her little tryst in the office, worried about how Edwin would act today. Yet, for some odd reason, she wasn't."Oh? And what did you do?"Faith grinned. "Just hung out.""And how are you ladies this morning?" Deon pranced into the room. "Deon here could make you feel all better.""Do any of the girls buy your shit?" Cherish shook her head as she opened up some files on her desk."Mexicans know all about the art of love. Try me and find out the truth of that."Faith sat in her chair and laughed at him. "Well, since you're only half Mexican, I think I'll wait for the full package before trying it out."Cherish laughed even though it was obvious she fought against it."Deon, don't you have
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When the hour was up, Faith locked her desk, grabbed her list, and went in search of Edwin."Enjoy your little road trip," Cherish said, each word dripping with bitterness."Of course." Faith waved her fingers at her sister as she passed her desk. "It gets me out of here for a while."Edwin stood in the hall outside his office, right hand on the doorframe holding him up. He talked to Jed who leaned against the bulletin boards that decorated the outside of Edwin's wall. As she neared the men, she could hear them talking about Morgan Brewer's upcoming visit, wondering why Edwin's boss was stopping in. When they spotted Faith, they both smiled at her."There's my girl. I thought I was going to have to come get you." Edwin raked her with his eyes."Oh, no. I'm eager for any excuse to get out of here for a while.""I can create some excuses for you if it means getting you alone in my truck," Jed said, his lips turned upward in a mischievous grin.Edwin took a step toward Faith and put his a
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Dropping the arm holding the towel to his side, he walked over to where Cherish sat and joined her on the bed. He reached out, placing a hand on her leg and gave her a reassuring squeeze. "I'm sorry you're having to deal with this," he told her. He gave a weak shrug. "I guess we never know the full extent of our actions and their consequences until it's too late." He quickly held a hand up, stopping her from saying anything else. "That wasn't a judgment. Promise."She offered him a weak smile. "I didn't take it that way." She shrugged. "Besides, you're right. I didn't realize while I was...you know...how it would hurt you or Jordie, and I sure as hell didn't realize how it would follow me to another job. I was too caught up in what I was doing to even think of anything else." She reached out, placing her hand on top of his. "I'm sorry I was such a selfish bitch."Glen leaned over and kissed Cherish's forehead. When he pulled away, he grinned. "You're my selfish bitch, so it's all good.
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Cherish shoved her phone into her purse, closed the final file folder, and shoved herself away from her desk. This day was over, and she was more than happy to see it go. As she stood, however, she realized the day was not completely over. She stood at the edge of her desk, adjusting her purse on her shoulder, as Mary Overton stepped into her doorway, arms crossed over her chest, looking as if she had a corncob shoved deep up her ass. What Bernie saw in the woman, Cherish would never know. Cherish sucked in a deep breath as she paused, waiting to hear what had brought the grump of a woman to her door. "Is there something I can help you with?" Cherish asked.Mary glanced over the room, scowling as she took in the changes Cherish made to the small office. "I see you've rearranged. Making the place more to your liking." Cherish could have sworn the woman gave a disgusted sniff as she said it. "I thought the way Kim had it set up was quite efficient." She glanced around the room with a sn
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Glen soaked in her naked body, making no qualms about devouring her with his gaze. He had always thought Cherish was gorgeous and hated when she started to hide her body in baggy shirts and shorts. He wanted to see more of her flesh, more of her body tempting him under tight clothes or low-cut tops. He wanted her to be seductive, sultry, sexy. Hell, he even wanted her to dress slutty for him.Reaching out, Glen ran a hand over her freckle-covered shoulder, up her neck, and into her strawberry-blond hair. Gazing into her eyes, he sucked in a breath as he stared at her. "You, Cherish Lansky, are beautiful."He saw her cheeks redden with her blush, felt her squirm under his touch as his words embarrassed her, but he didn't care. While he thought the words often enough, he failed to say them out loud for her to hear. She needed to hear them. He needed to say them. They needed to get back to the spark that was them when they first ignited each other's passions. Looking at her right then, he
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Cherish took a deep breath, deciding to tackle the topic of Rutherford even if Glen hadn't brought it up. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Jed. It's been a pretty emotional week all around, and I swear, it just slipped my mind."Glen cocked an eyebrow at her. "A lot of things have slipped your mind lately. I should probably do something about that, eventually."She bowed her head. "Yes, sir," was all she said, but she couldn't deny the tingle between her legs at the thought of Glen punishing her again. She would never have thought the idea of him spanking her would have such an effect on her.He took a sip of his coffee as he studied her, and Cherish just stood there under his scrutiny. After a stretched-out moment, he said, "So, tell me about the conversation now. You said you weren't interested in returning. Is that the truth?"She shrugged. "I don't know, to be honest. And, in the way of full disclosure, it was sort of a mixture of him asking if I would want to return and me aski
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Cherish placed the last of the glasses back in the cabinet, her back screaming at her due to the lengthy day she just endured. Jordie was already sound asleep in his bed, his tired little body crashing as soon as everyone left, and the constant energy faded away. She could relate as exhaustion tugged at her as well. She had to admit, however, Glen's idea of having the party at their house opposed to her parents' was definitely a winner, minus the cleanup part afterward. Jordie loved every gift he opened, and he and the other kids made full use of the bounce house. Even a few of the adults climbed inside to get their inner youth on while they made the little ones stand outside the giant inflatable while they took over. The children, of course, were far from happy about not being permitted inside, but they laughed like crazy as they watched their parents bouncing around, trying to do flips, and falling on their asses.Valerie surprised Cherish with how she interacted with everyone else a
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Cherish felt the tears streaming down her cheeks, felt the anguish clutching at her heart as she sat there, staring at her mother, the woman crying openly now as she stared back at Cherish. How could her mother ever doubt Cherish's love for her? Because I did a shitty job of showing it. I pushed her with everything I did. Cherish reached out, taking her mother's hand in her own, squeezing it tight. "I've always loved you, Mom. You did nothing wrong. It was all me; I was the selfish bitch who never seemed satisfied and happy. I'm so sorry I ever made you feel that way." She squeezed her mother's hand again. "I should never have treated you that way."Her mother gave her a weak smile, squeezing her hand back before pulling it away. "I love you, too, and I'm sorry I ever made you feel as if you couldn't tell me you were pregnant." She shook her head. "Not a very good mother, huh?"Cherish settled back in her chair. "I think we both made mistakes, but that was then. This is now. I need to
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Cherish left the others and walked over to her mother, taking one of the remaining chairs beside the other woman. "Why don't you come join the rest of us? Has to be better than sitting over here all by yourself."Her mother didn't even look at her, keeping her gaze on the children. "Why is she here?" she asked, her back stiff, hands clasped in her lap."There are a lot of shes here," Cherish said, even though she knew to whom her mother referred. "You'll have to be a little more specific.""Your sister's new friend," her mother said, her lips pressed into a thin line. "Why did they have to bring her to a family event? It's rude."Cherish glanced over and watched as Tracey Williams laughed at something Arni said, her feet barely touching the ground from where she sat in the chair. "She's close to Selby and Faith," Cherish said with a shrug. "We permitted Brent to bring Bonnie; why wouldn't we allow Faith and Selby to bring Tracey? She seems to be getting along with everyone all right."
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Glen stepped back out into the yard, two camp chairs in his hands. Valerie Driscoll was accustomed to calling all the shots, and he knew she set up her area far away from his mother to try to force a division in the party, drawing the crowd to her, so she could show off. That was one of the reasons he wanted the party at his house, so she wouldn't be able to pull a stunt like this. Yet, she still wrecked division wherever she went.Glen moved to the middle of the yard, close to the bounce house, and set up the two chairs. He turned to find Cherish near her mother, two beers in her hand as she watched him, one eyebrow raised and a smirk turning up the corner of her lip."Excuse me," he heard her tell her mother. "I think I'll go join my husband." She then left her mother's side, Valerie's mouth ajar as she gawked at her daughter's retreating back. When Cherish reached him, she handed him his beer as she slid into her chair. "Your beer, sir," she said, smiling at him.He glanced over at
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Glen just needed a few minutes to calm his temper. He knew he had acted rude since returning home, and he didn't mean to snap at everyone, taking out his frustration with Cherish on everyone but her. He shoved his way inside the house and headed for the bedroom at the back of the house. Just a few minutes, that's all he needed.However, what he needed and what he received were two different things. As soon as he plopped down on the bed, his hands clasped together as he rested his elbows on his knees, doing his best to take deep breaths, Cherish walked into the room, shutting the door behind her. He didn't even turn to look at her. He couldn't right then. She had lied. Again. That's all she ever did lately.Cherish walked in front of him and dropped to her knees, sitting back on her heels, her hands on her thighs as she stared up at him. She said nothing. Just knelt there, waiting.Glen closed his eyes, taking another fortifying breath. Before opening them again and staring at his wife.
