Repair Me (Kin #1)(27)
Author: Jennifer Foor

“Yeah. You want to tell me why you hunted me down in the middle of the night?” I didn’t want to keep Sky inside waiting for me. He needed to cut to the chase.

“I’m not going to beat around the bush, Ford. Your mom is in town and things are bad. They’re real bad. I called the shop and your dad said you were here. We’ve tried to help her, but she won’t listen. Dude, she’s goin’ to die if we don’t help her.”

“What do you expect me to do for that woman? She abandoned her damn family.” I hated hearing that she needed help. Did anyone understand how much resentment I had for this woman? What about when we needed her. We needed her to be our mother, our caretaker. She wasn’t there when we graduated school or when my sister started hanging out with the wrong crowd. She wasn’t there to fix our broken hearts, or care for us when we got sick. She was never there!

“I know you got issues with her, but are you willing to just let her die? You ain’t that guy, Ford. We grew up together. I know you better than you know yourself right now. Even if you think it’s the wrong thing to do, we still got to try. Lettin’ her die like a bum ain’t alright with me.”

Knowing that he wasn’t going to let up, I had to agree to help him. “What’s your plan? If she’s that far gone then she won’t come willingly. She ain’t right in her head, you know.” My cousin was educated, yet somehow he thought that we could swoop in and do something for a woman that couldn’t be helped.

“I know where she’s stayin’. She saw me a few days ago and asked me for money. Apparently, she owes her supplier big-time. If she doesn’t pay him the money, he says he’s goin’ to hurt her. She told me she’d rather die from drugs than let him lay a finger on her.”

Was I supposed to feel sorry for her? Was I supposed to feel compassion for someone that abandoned her family for a habit? “What do you want me to do, Shayne?”

“I want you to care enough to help me get her out of there. My dad said he’ll pay for her to get help. She ain’t goin’ to come unless she has a reason to want to live.”

I shook my head. “She hasn’t cared about me since I was a kid.”

“You know that ain’t true.”

I scrunched up my face, feeling annoyed. “She chose drugs over her family. Her decision turned my dad into an alcoholic and ultimately, from having no real parents, my sister died. This is all because of her. I hate the woman!”

Forgetting that Ashley was still there, I felt a hand on my back and turned to see her. “Ford, I know you. If you can help someone, you will. You need to help your family. Stop bein’ so stubborn.”

“You’re askin’ me to care about someone that I haven’t had nothin’ to do with in years.”

“She’s your mother!” Shayne was adamant and I couldn’t help but feel like I was obligated to help, regardless what my beliefs were.

I had a lot to think about, but mostly I had someone else that I was responsible for getting home. I couldn’t just leave her in the room and go on some rescue mission.

I knew what I had to do. Right or wrong, it had to be done.

That was when I knew that our fun was over.

“You’re goin’ to need to give me some time to wrap things up with my friend. For the record, I’m doin’ this because you asked me for a favor. I ain’t doin’ this for her.”

Shayne held up his hands. “That’s cool. Whatever it takes, dude.”

“Give me a few hours. Pick me up at three. If we go and get her in the middle of the night, maybe it will make it easier.” I couldn’t believe that I was agreeing to this.

We shook hands and I watched the two of them walking away. The fact that Ashley knew where I was staying wasn’t a surprise. We’d spent the night a few times at this same motel when we were in high school. It was probably the first place she looked.

When I got back into the room, I didn’t know what I could say to Sky to make her understand; it wasn’t like she knew me well enough in the first place. Had I not had a conscience, I probably wouldn’t have even told her. Still, I wasn’t the kind of guy to spend days with someone and walk out without giving some kind of explanation.

The problem was that I didn’t want to walk away from Sky. We were having so much fun enjoying each other. Ending things was so permanent. I got myself so angry about it that I shut down when Sky asked if everything was alright. I couldn’t find the words to tell her that I was leaving her to drive back to the shop, alone. She was going to hate me.

At first, I tried to go to sleep, but the longer I lay in the bed next to her, the more I wanted to feel her touch one last time. With only a few hours to spare, I kissed the back of Sky’s neck, waking her from her peaceful sleep. As she stirred, I rolled her over so that she was facing me. “I want you.” My statement woke her right up. Sky reached up and put her hand on my cheek. I kissed her arm and took in the way her skin felt against mine. It was hard to pretend that everything was fine, knowing this would be the last time we ever touched.

Without warning, I climbed on top of her and pushed up her top, revealing her naked br**sts. My lips brushed against one of her ni**les. She ran her hand through my hair as she moaned. When I felt her nipple going in between my lips, I sucked hard, causing her to cry out. I liked the way her voice became high-pitched when she got turned on. It was something I had memorized about her, not that any part of her would be easy to forget. Sky was a one-of-a-kind girl. She’d made me feel things that I hadn’t felt in such a long time. I hoped that I’d been able to do the same for her.

When our lips met, neither one of us could stop the passion burning between us. We reacted as if we were completely in sync. Our hands explored while our tongues mingled together. Slow movements became rough and sundry. Her body grinded with mine like I was already inside of her, filling her with raw emotion.

My growing erection reminded me of my need. I tugged down on her panties until the skin of her naked pu**y was exposed. My lips moved away from her mouth, kissing their way down to that sweet spot. I took my fingers and rubbed her there, making sure my fingertips gently stroked over her clit. She bucked as I did it again. It made me smile as I leaned close to kiss her there.

Sky sat up, watching my every move. I stuck my tongue out of my mouth and coasted it across her pu**y lips. Wet from my saliva, I licked them again, this time going up further to put pressure on her clit. She moaned again, letting me know exactly where she wanted me licking. I paid close attention to the sounds that escaped her as I licked on her hot bud again. With each flick of my tongue her body twitched. She was clearly in her happy place.