Marli
“Excuse me, I need to change rooms.” Marli greeted the receptionist at the front desk of the resort. She prayed they would be able to help her. There was no way she could spend the week with Dru right next door to her, truce or not. His actions on the plane had messed her head up the entire flight.
Dru hadn’t spoken to her in years. He had been holding a stupid grudge against her for what happened with the DNA test when the twins were born. Dru was always aware of the possibility of not being the father of her boys. She made sure to tell both men at the very beginning of her pregnancy because she didn’t want any drama later. From the very beginning, though, Dru had insisted the babies were his and moved as such. It was what made it so hard to tell him they weren’t once she got the results. She wanted more than anything for Dru to be the father of her boys, but fate hadn’t worked out that way.
Marli tapped on the counter of the resort, nervously awaiting the short, beige-skinned woman to respond. She wanted to relax on this vacation, not be reminded of every bad decision she had made, and that was exactly what having her room next to Dru’s would do.
“Hello, ma’am. What is your name?”
“Marli Martin. I’m in villa twenty-seven fifty-two.” Marli stood there, admiring the view of their resort. It was beautiful. The lobby of the resort had a nice view of the beach. Marli took in the environment. She was dying to get dressed and bathe in the sand. It had been a long time since she’d taken a trip without the boys or the reality TV cameras and producers close by.
“Ms. Martin, this side of the resort is what has been reserved for your family. If you’re looking for privacy, I wouldn’t advise you to switch rooms,” the desk clerk responded, causing Marli to turn around. Marli briefly contemplated her options. If she wanted to move to a different room, she’d have to leave the private villa. Kay and Blue had reserved an eight-bedroom private resort villa, to house their family while they were here. Kay had taken the liberty of assigning everyone their rooms. There were other villas on the property and even a public resort. Marli sighed as she realized her options were slim. She didn’t need an entire villa to herself, and she didn’t want to give up her privacy by moving to a public resort.
“Never mind.” She sighed.
“Maybe talk to your family if you’d like a different room,” the desk clerk offered.
“Thank you,” Marli replied as she moved from the reception area and headed back to her family’s villa. Maybe she was overreacting. Dru had called a truce for this trip; maybe being next door to him wouldn’t be so bad. As she walked the hallway of the villa, she was glad nobody was in the halls. She loved her family, but she wasn’t in any mood to talk.
Reaching her door, she glanced at Dru’s door. She’d let her sister have it later, because she knew this was her doing. Kay was always trying to intervene and fix things between Dru and Marli, but there was nothing to fix. That ship had sailed a long time ago. Dru wanted nothing to do with her, and she was too busy navigating being a mom and dealing with Max’s toxic bullshit to care. Entering her room, she headed straight for the shower. This would probably be the only day she had to relax and chill out in her room before her best friend, Erica, and Kay’s best friend, Nesha, got there. They had planned to have their usual girls’ night in, doing facials and drinking wine. On top of that, the next few days would be filled with wedding activities.
Kay had planned a bunch of excursions and family dinners. Maybe she could get some content for her Instagram. She had a few outfits she needed to post for sponsors.
Marli undressed and stepped into the water, allowing the stress of the day to wash away. She was living the life she’d always wanted, but it was getting tiresome. Max always had her in blogs looking like a bitter or dumb baby mama. She was always being discussed and scrutinized. In some spaces, she was a huge star, and in others, she was a nobody. Her dating life was nonexistent because she’d sworn off industry men. Marli was at the stage of life where she wanted more than sex and money but was too afraid of getting hurt to look for it. Besides, every man that crossed her path didn’t compare to the one she’d messed up with when she was young and reckless.
As thoughts of Dru flooded her brain, she scrubbed her body harder. She hated that he hated her. Most of all, she hated that five years ago, she was a silly girl chasing niggas with a bag, so scared to get hurt she’d pushed the only man who had shown her real love away. When she’d met Dru after Kay married his brother, she was already messing with Max. She made it clear then she was only interested in dick because she was. She had seen her sister get dragged through the mud behind a nigga, and she didn’t want that for herself. Plus, she knew what type of man Dru was: rich and had a lot of women at his disposal. She took the city girl approach when it came to love. Dick and dollars were all she needed from them.
When Dru started showing interest in her, she felt like she’d hit the jackpot. She had two rich niggas tricking on her and sexing her good. Getting pregnant was never a part of the plan, but it was the thing that had changed her. It had changed her and Dru’s dynamic greatly, and her feelings had gotten involved, but she was afraid. She feared getting hurt. So instead of cutting off Max and having a real relationship with Dru, she kept fucking with him. Now, Dru hated her, and Max was the baby daddy from hell. It was the cards she’d been dealt.
Turning off the water, she stepped out of the walk-in shower and sauntered over to the bed where her suitcase lay. Marli looked over the outfits and thought about the content she wanted to create for her one million followers. Finally deciding on filming a plus-size vacation lingerie try-on haul, she got dressed. The first number was a pink two-piece lace set. It fit her body like a glove. Looking herself over in the mirror, she smiled. Marli knew she was beautiful. She had always loved every part of her body, even when society had told her not to. Blowing herself a kiss for approval, Marli headed onto the patio to set up her camera. The swim-up patio would be the perfect backdrop for her photos. As she stepped outside, her eyes immediately found Dru. He was going for a swim in the pool that sat behind their hotel room.
“Shit.” She cursed to herself. There was nothing to divide their patios from each other. Marli tried her best not to look, but it was hard. Dru was hands down the finest man she’d ever slept with, and that was saying a lot because Marli had been with some fine rich men. Dru stood from the water, and time stood still. The water dripping from his body only highlighted his toned, muscular, tattooed torso. Marli’s eyes traveled the length of him. They landed on the third leg in his swim trunks. Subconsciously, Marli licked her lips as thoughts of how Dru stretched and pleased her body came flooding into her brain.
“Keep your eyes over there unless you ready to legally change your kids’ last name,” he blurted, taking her by surprise. This whole Dru talking to her thing would have to take some time to get used to. She smirked at him mentioning her kids. If she could change the hands of time and make Dru their father, she would. Certainly, it would have been better than dealing with Max.
“Ain’t nobody looking at you.” She turned her lips up in his direction and continued setting up her tripod. His mean ass was too damn arrogant, but it was the thing she loved most about him. Dru knew he was fine. He knew he was rich, and he exuded it in every inch of his being. It was what made it fun for her to play him in the past. Marli used to love the challenge of treating extraordinary men like regular negros.
“Yeah, OK.” Dru hissed on his pursuit to his patio. Marli hoped he would go inside, but her dreams were short-lived when he took a seat on the patio chair that sat in the corner of the patio. She could feel his eyes on her, but when she turned to look, he dropped his head and typed on his computer. She could feel the tension between them rising. It was awkward, but she wouldn’t address it. Instead, Marli focused her eyes back on her tripod. She just needed to get a few shots and then she could retreat inside. Finally getting everything situated, she posed in a chair on the balcony. As she arched her back, she let her eyes travel back to Dru. This time, she’d caught him watching her.
“Now who needs to keep their eyes to themselves?” she sassed, mimicking what he’d said to her earlier. Dru chuckled, slowly returning his eyes to his computer. Not having his attention was doing something to her she wasn’t sure of; all she knew was that she wanted to keep his eyes on her. Marli repositioned her tripod and sauntered over to the stairs that led into the pool. She knew just what to do to get Dru’s attention. Placing her backside to where he could get a good look, she seductively bent over, allowing her hands to touch her ankles. It was his favorite position, and she knew there was no way his eyes weren’t on her.
Give him a show, she thought as she arched her back and made her right ass cheek jump and then the left. The waves that ripped through her cheeks must have been too much because before she could catch her balance, she was in the water, waving her arms around. The water rushed around her body, dragging her under as she fought to get up. It seemed like the more she thrashed her arms around, the harder it was to catch her balance. If she could just bring her feet to the ground she could stand up, but every time she tried, she fell deeper into the pool. Suddenly, a pair of rough hands, which she was sure were Dru’s, lifted her carelessly from the water, cradling her in his arms.
“You all right?” He carried her inside his suite. All Marli could do was cough as the embarrassment of what had just happened set in. She’d almost drowned trying to twerk and tease this man. Dru laid her on the bed and disappeared briefly before returning with a towel. Draping the towel over her body, he joined her on the bed.
“I can’t believe I almost drowned,” Marli mumbled, still in shock.
“Yo’ ass was not drowning. Just being your usual dramatic self.” He swiped the hair from in front of her face. Marli chuckled before flicking up her middle finger.
“Fuck you,” she stated, rubbing her hands across her nose. Her nose and chest were on fire from inhaling and swallowing the chlorine water, but other than that, she was fine.
“That’s how you thank the man that saved your life?”
“I wasn’t drowning, remember.” She rolled her eyes. The look in his eyes had her following his gaze.
“Oh my God!” She hopped up from the bed, pushing her enormous breasts inside the tiny top. Had she not embarrassed herself enough? She needed to get her half naked ass back inside her room. She turned on her heels, moving toward the door.
“I don’t know what yo’ ass embarrassed for. It ain’t nothing I ain’t already seen or tasted on yo’ body.” Dru caught up to her, blocking her from moving any further. Having him this close to her awakened every feeling she’d tried to suppress over the years. Marli looked up at Dru, expecting him to say something, but he didn’t. He just gazed down at her. They stayed there for a minute, silently gazing into one another’s eyes. There was so much Marli wanted to say, but she didn’t know how Dru would receive it. Their friendship had gotten so far off course, she didn’t even know how to start a conversation with him anymore.
“You are so damn beautiful.” Dru’s words sailed through her to a place in her heart that had been broken. She didn’t even realize how much she needed to hear him speak those words until he’d spoken them.
“I… um…” Marli opened her mouth to respond, but her words were cut off by Dru’s soft lips. His tongue didn’t have to force its way inside, because her lips easily parted for him and pulled his mouth in. The sweet taste of mint coated her lips. Dru was the only man who made her weak in the knees from just a kiss. As if he felt her knees buckling, Dru grabbed onto her ass, pulling her body into his, holding her steady. This kiss was long overdue. Marli could feel every feeling she had attempted to bury for Dru spilling out. Her middle was awakening. Dru walked her back toward the bed, his mouth still on hers. Nothing needed to be said as he pushed her down on the bed and opened her legs. This was insane. How could two people go from not speaking for four years to this? Marli couldn’t quite wrap her head around it, but as Dru pulled her lace panties to the side, she didn’t care to. Her body was in control right now, and it was longing for Dru.
“Damn.” Dru growled as he swiped his tongue down her lower lips, making her body shiver.
“Ooh!” A moan escaped her mouth.
“This pussy still tastes just like water.” He latched onto her pearl. Marli’s hands instantly found the top of his curly afro. She intertwined her hands into his beautiful coils. The harder he sucked, the more she pushed his face into her middle, probably cutting off his oxygen. She was going to make him regret not talking to her for four years. Her body had missed him. She had missed him, and all she wanted to do in this moment was savor every minute of it.
“You gon’ cum for me, Marli?” Dru’s muffled voice invaded her ears as he sucked and licked her as if he needed her pussy juices to stay alive. Marli couldn’t think straight. All she could do was close her eyes and allow her body to succumb to his request.
Four
Dru
“Yes! I’m cumming!” Her thick legs shook as they locked around his neck. He welcomed the feeling of suffocation as Marli’s legs trembled, closing around his head. He didn’t care about breathing. In his eyes, Marli’s sweet pussy was well worth suffocating. Slurping up the taste of her, he continued his tongue assault on her swollen nub. Having a room next to Marli’s was a bad idea, but nobody thought he would fold this fast. They had only been on the island for two hours, and he already had his nose in her pussy. Four years of silent treatment had gone down the damn drain the moment she shuffled her thick ass on that balcony, wearing next to nothing.
Gripping her thighs, he forced her legs open and repositioned his body on top of hers. He didn’t know how they had gotten here. He was just supposed to grab her crazy ass from the pool when she’d fallen in, but as he lined his ungloved dick up with her entrance, it was too late to turn back now. Something was tugging at him to reconnect his body to hers. It was clear that Dru was no longer in control, but something much greater. Slowly, he breached her walls, and the euphoric feeling engulfed him on impact and had him about to nut right then and there. She felt better than before, better than Janel or any other woman he’d been with in his lifetime.
