All Hallows Eve, Vol. 3

Chapter 7

Seven

Jamie

I hate Halloween.

I’ve never gotten into the scary aspect of it, but I still let Shane drag me to a haunted forest tour every year. I’m a ball of nerves as we stand in line, and Shane squeezes my hand.

“I’ll protect you.”

“Shut up,” I laugh. “I hate stuff jumping out at me.”

I look around the people standing in line, and my eyes zero in on a guy wearing the same mask Phoenix was wearing the night at the club. I open my mouth to call out to him but stop when the guy pulls it off, and it’s not Phoenix. That ache in my heart starts throbbing again, and I bury myself in Shane’s side.

We haven’t seen Phoenix since the night he broke into my apartment, and that was three days ago. I have no way to get ahold of him because he never left a number. The only reminder I have that he’s actually real is the red Dahlias that show up in my apartment when I’m not home. Each time I think he’ll sneak in at the dead of night, but it never happens. Shane has been a saint with all of it, letting me be upset, and still being the sweetest human ever. The one good thing is the relationship between Shane and me. Shane was always touchy before, hugging me and throwing his arm over my shoulders, but it’s ten times better now. He’s always pulling me against him, kissing me, holding my hand, or cuddling with me. I feel bad when I miss Phoenix, but Shane assures me that it doesn’t upset him. He’s just glad he can finally have me how he wants me.

Shane tips my face up with fingers under my chin and kisses me softly. “Do you miss him?”

“Yeah,” I answer with a major pout in my voice. “It’s been three days. Did he not mean anything he said?”

“I think he meant every word.” Shane sighs. “We know nothing about him, Jamie. Something about him is…off.”

“What gave that away?” I ask sarcastically, making Shane squeeze me against him harder. “You don’t miss him?”

“I’m not sure what I feel about him. Was the sex good? Yes. But that’s all I know right now.”

The line starts moving again, and Shane has to urge me forward. This was a horrible idea. I’m going to spend the whole time with my face buried in his back and jumping out of my skin. We finally get through the entrance to the forest, and the first thing I see is a clown.

“Fuck this,” I exclaim, trying to walk back out. Shane grabs my hand with a laugh and pulls me in front of him.

“It’s just someone in a costume,” Shane whispers.

“I don’t care,” I hiss. “It’s still creepy. I’m going to piss myself before this is over and die from embarrassment.”

The forest is set up with arrows pointing so you can find your way through without a guide, and Shane leads me away from the group. “I take your protection very seriously,” Shane says solemnly, but I can hear the humor in his smug voice.

“Then why did you bring me here? You know I hate this.”

“And you still come with me every year.”

“Because you like it,” I say quietly. Shane spends all his time making sure that I’m enjoying life, so I make sure to try to do the same. Even though Shane didn’t want to play football, he still watches it. We pile up in one of our living rooms to watch it, and I’m bored within seconds, but I’ll never tell him that.

“It’s the only time I could hold you without you asking questions.”

That stops me dead in my tracks, and I turn around to face him. “What?”

“You always hide in my arms.” Shane smiles and grabs my face. “I got everything I ever wanted for one night.”

I lean up and peck his lips. “Now you can have it whenever you want.”

“Damn right.”

Right when I’m about to kiss him again, someone behind me fires up a chainsaw, making me scream like a girl. Shane loses it laughing and pulls me into his chest. “Can we skip these from now on?”

“Hell no. You might be my favorite person in the world, but seeing you lose your shit will never not be hilarious.”

“I hate you.”

“No, you don’t.” Shane turns me around to walk but keeps his arms wrapped around me.

Every time something comes into view and I jump, he laughs. I want to be mad but having Shane’s arms around me like this feels different now. We walk for a little while longer, and I don’t know what comes over me when someone tall walks out, towering over me with a skull over their face, but I run. I leave the safety of Shane’s arms like a dumbass and make my legs go as fast as they can. I stop when I’m out of breath and turn around, expecting Shane to be right behind me, only to find the forest in front of me empty.

“Oh shit,” I whisper, slowly looking around. I see the arrows pointing the other way, so I follow them and decide just to message him to meet me. No way in hell that I’m standing here to be slaughtered. I’m just digging into my pocket for my phone when a hand clamps over my mouth and pulls me off the trail. I try to scream, but it’s muffled by the leather glove covering my face.

A hand starts fumbling with my pants, and I start fighting like hell. I punch, kick, and try to bite the person behind me, but they’re too strong. My pants and underwear are shoved over my hips, and a gloved hand closes over my cock, squeezing in warning. The hand disappears, and a minute later, I feel the dick of the guy behind me sliding against my ass. No. No. No. This can’t happen. I swing back, but their strong grip grabs my wrist to stop me.

“Stop fighting me, sunshine.” The hand falls away from my mouth, and I slump against his chest.

“Phoenix,” I breathe, my dick already springing to life. “You scared me.”

“I like when you’re scared.” He spins me around in his arms, and I come face to face with a black demon mask, horns and all. “Where’s Shane?”

“I lost him when I ran.”

“Hmmm,” Phoenix hums, shoving me to my knees. He grabs his cock and smears pre-cum all over my lips.

“Someone will see us!”

“Then they’ll see how good my little whore makes me feel.” Phoenix doesn’t give me a chance to argue, he just shoves his cock into my mouth. He slides as far as he can, grabs my face, and starts slowly fucking my mouth. “I’ve missed you so much.” I have a ton of questions to ask him but can’t since I have a mouthful of dick. “But I wasn’t in a good place to be around you.”

Phoenix shoves into my throat, making me gag loudly. I relax to take him further, and I’m rewarded by Phoenix’s deep groan. I reach up to grab his hips, giving him complete control, and he doesn’t hesitate. He starts fucking my mouth ruthlessly, and something about him doing that behind that mask has my cock jumping in anticipation. There’s no way that the people walking by can’t hear what’s going on, even with the other noises around us.

“I need to feel you wrapped around me.” I nod the best I can, and Phoenix pulls from my mouth before jerking me to my feet. He crouches in front of me, pulls my shoes off, and then my pants. He jumps back to his feet, pulls a small bottle of lube from his pocket, and squirts it directly onto his cock. He tosses the bottle to the ground, grabs my hips, and lifts so I’ll wrap my legs around his waist. Bracing my back against a tree, he reaches underneath us, so I tilt my hips so he can line up. “I don’t think I can be gentle.”

“Don’t be,” I pant. “Fuck me hard. Own me.”

“Shit,” Phoenix grits out. Still guiding his cock, he starts to push inside. When I feel the head of his cock slide in, I bear down, and Phoenix thrusts hard, taking me in one firm push. My back bows against the tree, but I bite my lip to keep from crying out. “You’re such a good boy, sunshine. Fuck yourself on my cock.”

Phoenix puts his arms under my legs, so my knees are on the crook of his elbows, and grabs my hips. I wrap my arms around his neck and start using him for my pleasure. “You feel so good. I’ve missed you so damn much.”

“You’re all I’ve thought about.” I push Phoenix’s mask off so I can see his eyes, and something passes across his face before I can catch it. “We’ll talk. I promise. I just need to make you come first.”

“Shane will be searching for me.”

“I’m looking for him.” Phoenix squeezes my hips in tight grip. “Look at you riding my cock where anyone can catch us.”

“I don’t care.” I speed up, and Phoenix starts thrusting into me each time I slide down his cock. I get that little bite of pain that comes from his cock and lose myself to it. “I want you so bad. All the time.”

“I’ve been watching you,” Phoenix admits, making my eyes widen. “Watching you and Shane…” Phoenix trails off with a groan. “He’s been taking good care of you.”

“He is, but you can be there too. Why do you keep hiding from me?”

Phoenix slams his hips forward, burying himself to the hilt, and this time I can’t stop from crying out. The sound echoes, and I find myself wanting someone to catch us. I want people to see that someone like Phoenix and Shane want me . That they can’t keep their hands to themselves. “There’s things about me you don’t know.”

“Then tell me,” I rasp when he shifts and the head of his cock rubs my prostate.

“I will, but not right now. I’m going to make you come, mark the deepest parts of you, and then we’ll go find Shane with my cum dripping down your thighs.”

“Holy shit.”

Phoenix’s hands tighten to painful levels, and he starts pounding into me. My shirt raises in the back, causing the tree bark to scratch against me, but I can’t find it in me to care. Not when Phoenix is driving me out of my mind. I hold onto his neck tighter and start moving with him, moaning and whimpering with each thrust. “That’s it, sunshine. Take it all.”

“I feel so full,” I groan. “I want your cum so bad.”

“When we find Shane, I’ll make him lick it from inside you. He can make sure you’re nice and clean so he can fuck you while I fuck him.”

“Oh my…” my words trail off with a scream when Phoenix brings me down hard on his cock and grinds against me.

“Let them know, sunshine,” Phoenix growls. “Let them know it’s my thick cock making you scream like a fucking slut.”

I hook one arm around his neck and reach down with my other one to start stroking my cock. My body hunches at the feeling, and Phoenix lets out the most delicious moan when my ass tightens on him. “You like the way my ass feels?”

Phoenix eyes widen slightly at my words, and then he grins. “You know I do.” I squeeze against him again, making his thrusts stutter. It’s empowering knowing I have control over him too.

“It’s so tight and hot, isn’t it?”

“Fuck. Yes.”

“Maybe you and Shane can stretch me out together.” I’ve thought about nothing but having them in me at the same time. It will be a huge stretch because they’re both thick, but I know it will hurt so good. “Your cock would be rubbing against his inside of me.”

“You dirty fucking whore.” It’s weird that word has turned into a word of endearment when it comes from Phoenix’s mouth. With Devon, he didn’t mean it that way. He wanted it to hurt me. When Phoenix says it in his deep voice, it never fails to turn me on even more. “You want us to make that hole sloppy?”

“I want it to be so big.”

“Goddamnit,” Phoenix groans. “I’m going to come.”

“Me too,” I gasp, my hand picking up speed. My release blazes down my spine, and I finally let go when I feel Phoenix swell inside me. He comes with that moan, and more cum pours from my cock.

I collapse against the tree, and Phoenix lays his forehead against mine. “You’re perfect.”

“Perfect for you.” I lay my lips against his, and he takes over the kiss, pushing his tongue into my mouth with such finesse that I sigh.

We reluctantly pull apart, and Phoenix gently pulls from inside me, setting me on my feet. He grabs my clothes and starts to dress me, even lacing my shoes back up. His cum immediately soaks my silk panties, and I shiver. Phoenix grabs my phone from my pocket and hands it to me. “Tell Shane to meet us at the exit.”

I unlock the phone when Phoenix starts adjusting clothes and see twelve texts from Shane. All of them growing increasingly more urgent.

Jamie

I’m fine. I found Phoenix.

Shane

Jesus fuck, sweetheart. I didn’t know what happened.

Jamie

We’ll meet you at the exit.

Shane

See you there.

Phoenix grabs his mask and my hand, leading me back onto the path. We get strange looks from the people passing us, but I can’t keep the smile off my face. I feel like things are moving forward with Phoenix, and he might actually let us get to know him. I don’t even pay attention to the shit that keeps jumping in front of me because they back off quickly from the look on Phoenix’s face.

We’re laughing and joking when we step foot out of the forest and spot Shane.

“Hands on your head. Now!” I jerk toward that command, and Phoenix stiffens at my side. “Now!”

Phoenix makes eye contact with me, and something about his look says he was expecting this. He kisses my knuckles, drops my hand, and does what the police officer says. “What’s going on?” I ask, my voice shaking. A police officer starts pushing me backward, blocking my sight from Phoenix.

“On your knees!” I finally look around the officer and watch Phoenix drop. The police swarm him, push him to the ground, and slap handcuffs around his wrists. “Phoenix Silver. You’re under arrest for grand larceny. Anything you say can and will be held against you in the court of law…” the police officer reading Phoenix his rights drowns into the background. My head starts spinning, and my ears start ringing. Arms wrap around me from behind, and I jump until I realize it’s Shane.

“What the fuck is going on?” Shane asks the officer closest to us.

The officer looks us up and down. “You might want to watch who you spend time with.” They shove Phoenix into the back of a police car, and tears start falling down my cheeks at the defeated look on his face.

“Where are you taking him?” I ask.

“Downtown. He’s not getting out of it this time.” He walks off without another word, and I turn to Shane, begging him with my eyes for answers.

“We’ll figure it out,” he assures me, pulling me into his arms.

I need to find out what’s going on.

We wait for the officers to leave before running back to Shane’s car to follow them. When we get to the station, they say he can’t see anyone until he’s booked. It takes four hours of me pacing the waiting room before the officer that we talked to steps out of the door.

“Only one of you can come back, and I’m only letting this happen because you seem like a sweet kid.” Shane nudges me forward, and I peck his lips in thanks. Wiping the tears from my cheeks, I follow the officer through the door. “You have five minutes. No touching.”

“Okay,” I whisper, my heart hammering in my chest. The officer stops at a door and opens it. When I see Phoenix handcuffed to the table, the urge to run to him is strong, but I refrain. I slump in the chair in front of him, and the door shuts behind us. “What’s going on, Phoenix?”

“My past finally caught up to me.” Phoenix doesn’t elaborate on the cryptic remark, but his eyes are begging me not to ask questions. “When you leave here, I want you to go to this address.” He rattles it off, his eyes begging me to listen. “There’s a number for Evan on the fridge, call it. He knows who you are, and he’ll tell you everything.”

“Or you can.”

Phoenix smiles sadly. “I’m going away for a long time, sunshine. But I don’t want you to wait for me.” I open my mouth, and something in Phoenix’s eyes stops me from saying anything. “Build your life with Shane and make sure he always takes care of you.”

“I can come see you…”

Phoenix is already shaking his head. “No. You deserve better than me.”

“Phoenix. Please don’t do this,” I beg, the tears already starting to fall again.

“Please don’t cry for me like this, sunshine. I knew this day would come, and my only wish is that I never involved you. Be happy with Shane.”

Before I can say a word, the officer walks back in, and when I don’t move, he gently grabs my arm and pulls me to stand. “It’s time.”

“Phoenix! Please!”

“I love you, sunshine.” The door shuts before I can respond, and then I’m being led back to the waiting room.

Shane is up and out of his chair, catching me in his arms when I fall into a heap of tears. He practically carries me to his car, sets me in the passenger seat, and when he gets in the driver’s side, he doesn’t say a word. He just holds onto my hand, rubbing his thumb in circles.

“He’s going to prison,” I finally whisper. “And he told me not to wait for him.”

“Oh, sweetheart.” Shane pulls me into his arms. “He just doesn’t want you to see him like that.”

“I need him too.”

“Then we’ll figure it out.”

I would usually keep a promise to Phoenix, but this isn’t one I think I can keep. Three days without him almost killed me, I couldn’t imagine years. Would he refuse to see me? That thought makes my heart crack in two.

But I’ll never stop trying to save Phoenix.

Even if it's from himself.