Free Unconditional Love by Kelly Elliott Page B

to text ya for a few days but know I’m thinking of you. I’ll text you when I’m able to.
    Azurdee: Okay. No worries. I’ve decided to head back to Austin tomorrow and check on things at the new restaurant.
    I took in a breath.
    Me: I’m really sorry I had to leave you like that, Azurdee. I hope you know I had no choice.
    Azurdee: I understand, so please don’t worry. I’ll be thinking of you, Lark.
    I took a deep breath and decided to just be honest with her…and myself.
    Me: I miss you, Azurdee. I just got you and I had to let you go. It’s killing me inside because I want to feel your body next to mine. I want to breathe in your smell and get lost in your kiss.
    Azurdee: I miss you too, Lark. I feel the same way. I’ve been trying to shake this feeling all day. I’ve just missed your touch. The sound of your voice and what you feel like inside of me. But just think how nice it will be when you get back!
    Me: I’ve got to run. I’ll talk to you in a few days.
    Azurdee: Okay. See ya in a few days.
    I tossed my phone aside and put my head in my hands. “Fuck!” I called out. The second I read her response back to me I had to stop talking to her. I can’t let this girl affect me like this. I didn’t want to care about Azurdee, but I did. More than I wanted to admit. I cared enough to be exclusive with her and just like that, she was missing me today. Missing my touch and what I felt like inside of her.
    Son of a bitch. I needed to forget about her for just a few days. My phone beeped and I was afraid it was Azurdee. I picked it up to see I had a text message from Sherry.
    Sherry: You in town? I need to release some stress and I need a good hard fuck right now.
    Sherry had been my fuck buddy since before I joined the Marines. Neither one of us wanted a relationship with each other. It was purely sex and a way for both of us to release stress.
    I clenched my jaw as I wrote back.
    Me: Sorry. Out of town working.
    Sherry: Can you Face Time, baby? Come on…I need you.
    Me: I can’t. People are around. Go find that guy Mark you’ve been fucking.
    Sherry: Lark. I don’t want Mark. I want you. Please baby…I have my dildo right here and I know how you like to watch me use it. I want to hear you get off to me getting off.
    I rolled my eyes and let out a sigh. Now that Azurdee was in the picture, I wasn’t sure how to handle the whole Sherry thing.
    Me: Sorry sweetheart. I’ve got to run. Have fun!
    I turned off my phone and set it on the side table. I needed to get my head clear. I lay down and slowly began concentrating on my breathing to relax myself. Before I knew it my head was completely clear and I was drifting off to sleep.

    We had begun our hike up Pico Bolivar early this morning. I had Jason Philips with me, and a new guy, Ricker. I’ve worked with Jason many times, but never with and Ricker. I stopped and looked back at them. They might be expert riflemen but they sucked at physical endurance.
    “Come on ladies, my mother could move up this mountain faster than you pansy asses.”
    “Fuck off, Lieutenant,” Sergeant Philips said. I smiled as I made my way up to our check-in point.
    I sat down and began glassing the area we were headed. “Sergeant, call in our location,” I said in a low voice.
    “Yes sir, calling in our location.”
    We sat there for a few minutes so they could both drink and get rested up for the rest of the hike up. I could have kept going but these two pussies needed a break. I let out a deep breath and wished they would give me a Navy SEAL to partner up with. Those bastards are in-shape motherfuckers.
    I stood up and grabbed my shit and kicked Sergeant Philips. “Let’s go.”

    One of the things I liked about my job was the fact that I could sit for hours in silence and not think about anything but what I was set to do. We’d spent the night up here and that was exactly what I needed to clear my head. I glanced down at my watch. The target should be showing up soon. I