Free Long, Lonely Nights by Marla Monroe

inside her burst. He reared up and placed his cock at her entrance, as she convulsed he pushed forward.
    Tina woke in a pool of sweat with her hands between her legs. She had masturbated in her sleep. She had never done that before. Neither had she ever climaxed in her dreams. She always woke up before she did. She turned over and looked at the clock. It was four. No need to try to get back to sleep. She might as well get up and shower. First, coffee though, she thought.
    Tina turned on the light in her bedroom, and then walked down stairs. She turned on the kitchen light and got a whiff of something in the air. It smelt familiar, but she couldn’t put her finger on it. Shrugging, she made her favorite coffee, Southern Pecan. Soon, the smell of coffee drowned out the scent that puzzled her and she forgot all about it.
    The first cup of coffee always tasted the best. She normally drank hers black, but if it were at night or with dessert, she added a little cream. This morning, it was rich, black, and strong. The flavor worked her taste buds over as she sipped. She walked over to the window and looked out.
    It would be another hot day, but it looked a little bit cloudy. They could use the rain, but she hated going to work in it. Maybe it would hold off until she was inside the building. She would probably go in early since she was up so early.
    Tina walked back upstairs to take her shower. She turned on the water and adjusted it then stripped and stepped into the shower. After she dried off, she walked back into her bedroom and smelled the scent again. Maybe it was the perfume Jenna wore. She couldn’t figure it out. It bothered her. The harder she tried to smell it the less she could. Finally, she gave up and searched her closet for something to wear to work.
    Once she had her clothes picked out, she chose her underwear. She was just about to pull out a pale yellow pair when she saw the lavender pair. She didn’t remember buying them, but they were lovely. She picked them up and checked, yes, they were her size. Why couldn’t she remember getting them? It didn’t matter. She chose them and put them on.
    After dressing, she applied the light make up she wore to work and slipped into her shoes. The clock said six-thirty. Wonderful. She really should wait for at least thirty minutes. The sky outside still looked like rain to her. She didn’t want to get caught in it, so she gave in and gathered her purse and umbrella. She set the alarm and locked up. She unlocked her car door and was about to get in when a noise to her right startled her.
    “You’re going to work awful early, aren’t you?”
    Logan stood at the edge of her driveway in nothing but jeans and shoes. She had never seen him up close without a shirt. There was a scar that ran from his right shoulder to his right breast. Another one ran low over his abdomen on the left side. Still, it didn’t take away from the beauty of his physique. She swallowed and realized she was staring.
    “I got up early and decided to try to beat the rain in to work.”
    He looked down at his chest and back up at her. “Anything bother you last night?”
    “No. I just woke up early is all.” She glanced at the sky and continued. “I’ve got to go before it starts to rain.”
    “Have a good day at work,” he said, turned, and walked away.
    Tina saw his back and winced. He had several scars across his back. Some were short lines and others were clusters of raised skin. Funny that she hadn’t noticed them when he’d worked out in his yard during the day without a shirt. She climbed into her car and started it. It was going to be a long day she realized. But, she would get a lot of work done.

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    The workweek flew by. Come Friday, she was ready for the weekend. They had been so busy she ended up working late on three different nights. Jenna worked with her, and they got a security guard to walk them to their cars.
    Each of those nights, Logan walked outside and waited