Saved By The Firefighter
Chapter 43

Lucy's Point of View

Did I just hear him right? No, I must have miss heard him surely! Either that or this is some kind of dream I am about to wake up from. "Lucy, you are kind of leaving me hanging here babe." Ben looks at me, a rare flash of nervousness on his perfectly sculpted face. "Repeat the question please?" I whisper to him, unable to say anything in case I heard him wrong and make a total i***t of myself. Ben lets out a low chuckle, then takes hold of my waist, his eyes locking with mine.

"I said, I don't want you to leave, so asked if you would please consider staying here with me, rather than finding your own place. Just to make it very clear, I want you to move in with me permanently." He grins down at me.

s**t, he did say what I thought he said. I am not sure why, but a sense of panic begins to bubble up inside me. After all I trust this man with my life, however what people will think of us starts to cloud my judgement.

"Ben, is it not a bit quick to be deciding that?" I whisper, even though my heart is shouting 'YES, YES, YES,' my mind is shouting louder, that he may change his mind in a few weeks and to proceed with caution.

"Possibly, but when you know, you just know. Trust me babe, I know." Ben locks his beautiful grey eyes at me, making my heart skip multiple beats.

I give him a soft smile, lifting my hand to trace the scruff on his face. I desperately want to say yes, but we must be sensible, things could change.

"You might change your mind in a few weeks," I whisper to him.

"I won't." His answer is determined, and filled with confidence, making me want to jump into his arms, wrap my legs around him and dry hump him all the way upstairs. But I don't do that, this is serious, and I think common sense says to wait before we make that life changing decision. "Ben," I begin to whisper to him

"Lucy, before you say anything, how about a compromise?" He looks down at me.

I nod, waiting to hear what he has to say.

"I know this is quick, and I hope that is all that is stopping you from saying yes. So, how about you remain here as planned, putting away your money for a new place, in a few weeks, we revisit this conversation," He asks.

I bit my bottom lip, I know my eyes are wide looking at him, I feel the blush begin on my cheeks. A small smile forms on my lips and I nod.

"Okay, I can agree to that." I smile up at him, as the panic I felt started to subside slightly, knowing he understood my fear.

"Cool, but just so you know, I am going to make it extremely difficult for you to leave. Not in some crazy kidnapping way, but I am determined to show you just how amazing our life together will be." Ben smirks at me, making my heart feel like it was going to burst out of my chest it was beating that loud and fast.

His lips crash into mine, as my arms wrap around his neck, my fingers running through his hair. Biting my bottom lip slightly, I gasp as his tongue invades my mouth, setting my senses on overdrive. My body feels like a million jolts of electricity is surging through it, as our tongues dance together, twisting and turning. Ben pulls my body closer to his, as he deepens the kiss, and I can feel the large bulge in his trousers, as between my legs begins to throb, my arousal pooling out of my body. My n*****s strain against the lace of my bra, poking into Ben's hard, wide musclebound chest.

The need for oxygen takes over and Ben breaks the kiss, leaving me breathless and panting. He holds me a little tighter to his chest, then bends his head down to give me another quick peck on my lips before chuckling at me. "Like I said, I am going to make it very difficult for you to leave me."

I giggle at his quip, he is not wrong, I am already wanting to just say 'Screw it' and just do this, but sense tells me to hold back a little bit and see how we feel in a few weeks.

"So, did you move your stuff into OUR room," Ben asks, emphasising the 'our'.

"Yes, I did." I nod emphatically at him.

"Good. So, do you fancy being naughty tonight?

Oh s**t, yes, I fancy being naughty, I had dreamed of nothing else than being very naughty with this man.

"We can go for a walk down to the beach, and get some fish and chips?" He grinned at me.

A slight wave of disappointment washes over me, that he was thinking about fish and chips when I was thinking more about me becoming the food. I internally give my head a shake, to get rid of the dirty thoughts and smile up at him. "That depends," I say mischievously to him.

"Oh really, on what?" he asks chuckling at me.

"If there is also the inclusion of an ice cream after."

"I think that can be accommodated." Ben laughs.

"Oh, and one more thing." I grin at him.

Ben raises an eyebrow tilting his head to one side, with a smirk on his lips, waiting for me to continue.

"I pay." I smile. But I give him a look of determination.

"Er, no, I pay Lucy," Ben states.

"Er, no, I will pay for these, no arguments Ben." I grin at him.

Grumbling he eventually gives in and nods his head, as we turn around, hand-in-hand and leave the house, walking down to the beach.

We stand in the long queue to get the best fish and chips on the planet, when it is our turn, Ben immediately puts a £20 note down, turning to me and winking, as I go to protest, the lady behind the counter grabs his money, then looks at me. "Let the man pay." She laughs, reading the situation perfectly.

Shaking my head in mock annoyance, and accept the defeat, I grab my fish and chips and we head off walking towards the show ground, munching away silently, both completely contented.

"It is the air show in a couple of weeks. I will be on day-shift and have to work it. But I will be here ready if anything happens. However, if you want to pop down, the mother always comes, you could bring Cal and the kids as well, so we can spend some time together during my breaks." Ben smiles at me.

"Sounds great, I will need to get ear defenders for Daunte." I smile up at him, loving how inclusive he is of my brother and his kids.

"Of course, we have some at the station, for both the kids." Ben nods, then picks up another chip, stuffing it into his mouth.

"Cool." I smile, grabbing a piece of the fish, and letting out a moan as I pop it in my mouth. These really are delicious.

Bed stills slightly, and looks at me, letting out a long breath.

"s**t Lucy, that noise does things to me," he growls out slightly.

I let out a giggle, as I glance down to see, the noise really has had an effect on him.

"So, I can see." I nod towards the bulge in his pants.

Then feeling empowered, and a little naughty, I put a chip in my mouth and deliberately moan again.

"Lucy," Ben growls in a warning.

I laugh, biting my bottom lip.

"Payback for not letting me buy the food." I shrug at him.

"Hum, you can buy the ice creams," Ben sighs out.

I grin at him happily, as we continue to make our way down the promenade, towards the old white lighthouse. Using that as our walking round-about, we make our way back down the promenade. A lady sits on one of the wooden benches looking out to sea, her long curly red hair blows slightly in the breeze, her hand on her stomach, she looks a little sad, and my heart suddenly feels heavy.

"Good evening, Doctor." Ben greets her.

"Oh, Hi Ben, how are you keeping?" she asks.

"Great, really great." Ben smiles.

"Good, that is really nice to hear," the doctor answers.

Getting the feeling she wants to be left alone, we continue past, with a quick goodbye.

"She looks sad," I whisper to Ben.

"Yeah, she always has that look about her, she is one of the new doctors at the surgery. She is pregnant, and I am not sure if the father is about," Ben sighs out. "Another deadbeat dad. That is why I have so much respect for Cal, he is doing everything he can to raise his kids himself now, despite being little more than a kid himself. I promise you Lucy, I will help you help him with those kids, because he has stepped up, better than a lot of men who are twice his age." Ben sighs.

I do not doubt his statement, not for one second, and for him to want to help and support my brother really does mean the world to me. Ben is right, he is going to make leaving his home, difficult.

Reaching the ice cream van, Ben lets me buy us the '99's, and we begin the walk back up Dykelands Road towards home. s**t, it really does feel like home, but sense needs to prevail here; it is too soon, and I do need to decide about moving in permanently in a few more weeks. Ben swirls his tongue around the top of the ice cream peak, his eyes locking with mine. Yeah, that had the desired effect, my lady parts begin to instantly throb as I imagine that tongue elsewhere on my body, my white lacey underwear becoming soaked in an instant. My pulse begins to race, and I let out a soft, shaky breath as I unashamedly stare, totally transfixed at what he is doing, my mind conjuring up all kinds of dirty images. Seeing the small smirk on his lips, I know he is deliberately putting the dirty thoughts into my brain, I decide that two can play that game.

I bring my tongue to the base of the flake then slowly lick up the delicious chocolate, before swirling it around the top with the tip of my tongue. Rolling my eyes back into my head, then lower my mouth down, taking the flake to the back of my throat, bobbing my head up and down slightly, and letting out a soft moan.

Ben lets out a low growl, as he watches, as transfixed on what I am doing, as I was at his little show.

"Lucy, you are playing with fire babe," Ben hisses out, almost like his is in pain.

"Oops, sorry, good job I know a fireman who can whip his hose out," I say, trying to look innocent, but know I am failing at this.

Ben leans in and groans into my ear.

"Carry on, and I will be whipping my hose out when I have you in my bed, and have you lick it like that flake." His hot breath tickles my ear, making me even more turned on.

My eyes lock with his in a challenge, I cannot help myself, something primal taking over me, as my n*****s become rock hard in my bra and I clench my thighs together in an attempt to bring some relief to the pulsing between my legs. "Do it," I say, not sure where this confidence is coming from.

Ben lets out another growl, then grabs my hand and picks up the pace, towards the house. I guess I have released the beast, and I know, I am more than happy to see if his hose tastes as good as this flake, and I cannot wait to find out.