What Dreams Forget

"Ummm...no. I was just amazed that it was edible." he replied. Tori Lynn started laughing. They were about finished with breakfast when someone knocked on the door. Tori Lynn started to answer the door James pulled her back to her seat. "I am pretty sure we had no answering the door without pants rule babe." She shrugged her shoulders and started loading dishes in the dishwasher. She heard male voices. James came back into the kitchen with Colby and Kase.

"We came to see if you wanted lunch. Neal assures me he fed you." said Colby "Judging by the fact that he can't boil water and Ritchie fed him I thought I'd better see you for myself."

"And he is nosey and wanted to see if you finally got it on with the hockey hottie." said Kase. She laughed. She liked Kase. He was dressed in a skin tight black t-shirt and jeans. The boots on his feet were obviously worn and not for show. He noticed Tori Lynn looking him over and winked. "Did I pass inspection?"

"I haven't decided yet." said Tori Lynn shrugging. He started laughing.

"Are you two done" asked Colby.

"He's cranky" said Tori Lynn to Kase and James.

"I'm not cranky. I'm tired and hungry." said Colby looking at the three of them "I just want my bed and food." Kase crossed the kitchen and whispered something in his ear. "Okay fine" he pouted. Kase kissed him quickly and waved good bye to Tori Lynn and James.

Tori Lynn quirked an eyebrow at Colby. "What?" he asked.

"So are we keeping him?"

"Maybe" said Colby "He is going to cook. I am going to nap. We'll see where it goes."

"Fair warning Addi will be home in less than 3 hours."

"She has already facetimed Kase." said Colby "She threatened his life if he leaves before she gets back."

"Where did you find him?"

"I thought he was a bouncer. I showed him my ID outside of one the bars. He kept asking questions. Then he paid both of our covers."

"He's hot" said Tori Lynn. She heard James groan "No worries Jamie if he is into Colby he ain't into me." James laughed. "What does he do?"

"He is a wildcatter for a gas company." answered Colby.

"I thought the scuffs on the boots were real" she replied "Go nap. You will need your strength for Addi." He groaned. He grabbed a Gatorade out of the fridge and left. "I hate you right now."

"Love you too. I'm locking the door. I'm not answering it for anyone" called Tori Lynn.

"Bitch" yelled Colby "Love you too." He waved as he opened the door "Neal I expect you to keep this one under control. Kase will run for the hills if they both start asking questions."

James laughed again. "I think Kase likes you enough to over look these two."

"Hey" said Tori Lynn smacking his chest "We are awesome." James kissed her. Colby shut the door laughing at them. "Sorry was that weird" she asked.

"No I know you and Addi are a hot damn mess." replied Neal.

"Thanks" she said wrapping her arms around him. She laid her head on his back. "I realize I come with a lot of shenanigans. Not everyone would be calm with Colby."

"I could care less who he is with." replied James "I like Colby. You love him. I will get used to Addi. I'm pretty sure I have to give Marc Alan an ice girl and we are straight. Your dad may always hate me. But I think your mom and Mamaw are coming around." James pulled her in front of him. He leaned down and kissed her. "So what do you want to do now?"

"Take a bath" she replied. James nodded.

"Okay" he said "I will read or watch TV."

Tori Lynn knew damn well that she intended for him to be in that giant tub with her. But it was kind of fun to watch him pout. He flopped down on his bed with his iPad. She started the tub and tossed in a tropical bath bomb. She watched the water turn a bright peachy hue as she stripped out her clothes. She sank into the hot water.

"James" she called in a sing song manner "Can you come help me?" James stuck his head in the bathroom. "Come here." she instructed "I keep trying to get the jets to come on but they won't."

"I've never had them on" he replied crossing the large bathroom "I guess they work" James started to lean across the tub. Tori Lynn grabbed the hem of his shirt before it dipped in the water.

"You're going to get this wet. If you get the jets on."

James raise an eyebrow at her and tossed the shirt. He leaned across the tub again. He pressed the button. The jets whirled to life. He got splashed in the process.

"Your pants are wet Neal."

"But you have the jets on now" he replied as he stripped out of the pants and hurled them in the hamper with his shirt. Holy hell thought James. She was naked in his bathtub and ordering him around. He needed to go watch SportsCenter before he climbed that damn tub with her. He was almost to the door when he heard her call out for him.

"Damn it Jamie"

"What are you saying damn it Jamie about?" he asked sitting on the edge of the tub.

"Apparently you are dense or I suck at seduction. But I am completely naked in your bathtub and you were going to walk away." she pouted "Now lose the Armani and get your ass in this tub."

"I was trying to be a gentleman." he laughed. He was still sitting on the rim of the tub. He wanted to laugh at her pouting but would much rather kiss that look off her face. James pulled her hand into his lap. "Does it feel like you weren't doing something right?" James stood up and tossed the briefs towards the hamper. She was face to face with all of James Neal. And apparently her methods of seduction were just fine. "Scoot up" he said as he climbed into the tub.

Once he was settled in the tub she reclined back against him. He wrapped his arms around her. She snuggled into him. She absently running her hand over his tattooed arm. She ran a finger along the vines. "It really is beautiful James."

"I'm glad you like it" he said near her ear. She shivered. How the hell did he make her shiver in a tub of hot water? He kissed the spot just below her ear. "I'm not sure it's beautiful." He stroked a hand over her cherry blossoms "Those are beautiful." He realized that she had 8 falling cherry blossoms and another 8 scripted at the bottom. Bodie's number. He traced his finger over the filigreed 8. "You put a lot of thought in this."

Tori Lynn pulled his hand away from the tattoo. She held his hands in hers against her abdomen. She finally replied "I knew exactly the tattoo I wanted. I could see it. But it took me forever to put it to paper. Even longer to ink it to my body. I think I knew it was final if I did it. That Bodie was really gone." James kissed her shoulder. "For his 24th birthday I got the music tattooed. Richie went with me on his 25th birthday and they added the calligraphy 8. This year on his 26th I had the cherry blossoms added. His birth date was 8-8-1988. He said 8 was his lucky number. I'm not sure if it's done. But I figure if it's his birthday it's a celebration of him not a memorial." She shifted "Well that was a buzz kill. Sorry."

Neal's arms tightened and her and squeezed her gently. "No this is good. I want to know stuff. The good, the bad, the scary." He dropped another kiss on her shoulder. "I've told you I will always listen any time you want to talk about Bodie." She relaxed against him.

"He would have liked you" said Tori Lynn "Well eventually." She felt him laugh before she heard the deep rumble. "Maybe not if he was still a Bruin." He laughed harder. "You would grow on him."

"Maybe" said James "You've won over Pete and Mom. You charm Becca and it will be a lock."

"So I can do anything I want" she asked.

"Anything babe" he replied.

"Trade me places" she instructed.

"Trade you places" he asked.

"Yes" she said standing up. Water sluiced off her body. James stood up beside her in the tub. He pulled her up against him. He kissed her soundly before allowing her to settle back in the tub.

"Should I be afraid" he asked stretching out in the tub in front of her. He reclined back against her. "This is kind of comfy."

"It should be. You lay on me all the time." she laughed.

"I just don't want to squish you." he said his head was laying pillowed against her breasts "Best pillow ever."

Tori Lynn smacked him "and he's back." Tori Lynn grabbed the large cup off the side of the tub and filled it with water. She poured it over Neal's head. He sputtered and shook the water from his eyes.

"Are you trying to drown me?" he asked running his hand through his dripping hair.

"Nope, doing what I always wanted to do?" she replied pouring shampoo into her hands. Before he could question what she was doing he felt her hands in his hair. She started massaging his scalp with the shampoo.

"Really this is what you've always wanted to do me?" he asked incredulously.

"Yes" she said scratching her nails along his scalp. She felt him shiver. "Your hair is always a damn mess."

"You like my messy hair." he said turning his head towards her touch. "I wash it."

"Hosing off after practice and scrubbing this mop is two different things." she laughed "Close your eyes and mouth." He complied as she grabbed the handheld shower head. She rinsed all the shampoo free from his hair. She then worked conditioner into his hair. She settled him back against.

"I smell like a gummi bear" he groused "You planning on rinsing this stuff out."

"I like gummi bears" she said against his ear "and nope its conditioning your hair. Then it won't absorb all that product and you won't look like a greaser from the 50's."

"Think about my awesome flow often."

"Nope" said Tori Lynn.

"Liar"

"James Deter Neal" she admonished "I am not. But it was hard not to notice that hot mess."

"You think I am hot."

"You and your selective hearing." laughed Tori Lynn. She draped her arms over his shoulders. She was absently running her hands over his chest.

"I think all my aches and boo boos will require you to soak in the tub with me." he said "maybe with less girly stuff."

"You like my girly stuff" she replied.

"Damn straight " he answered turning his head and kissing her breast "I like all your girly stuff." Tori Lynn laughed.

"Behave Neal" she responded.

"Do you really want me to behave?" he asked. James stretched his legs out and leaned back against Tori Lynn "I don' t think you do."

"Yes, it's a leisurely soak in the tub." she said kissing his jaw line.

"So I am supposed to just lounge around with you in the bathtub?"

"Yep, relax" she said running a hand over the leg closest to her "Is this not relaxing?"

"Not the word I would use" he said as her hand moved up the inside of his thigh. He groaned. Tori Lynn started laughing. He loved that sound. If torturing him in the tub made her happy he would gladly endure it. "Keep it up babe. Payback will be swift once we are out of this tub."

Tori Lynn laughed harder. Before she had a chance to respond to Neal her phone rang in the dock near the tub. James leaned up so she could grab her phone.

"Hey Chase" she said answering her phone. "No not busy. Taking a bath." She was listening to Chase. He heard occasional affirmative responses but wasn't getting the entire conversation. So now not only was he naked in a tub with Tori Lynn. But he was naked in a tub with Tori Lynn and being ignored.

"We don't have solid plans for the day. Just being lazy." replied Tori Lynn into the phone. Neal quirked an eyebrow. She was facing away from him leaning over the side of the tub. Why wait for dry land? Neal stroked a finger down her exposed back bone and her whole body shivered. Neal moved so that he was directly behind her. She looked over her shoulder at him and shook her head at him.

Tori Lynn was trying to listen to Chase but Neal was behind her giving her a smile that was pure sin. "I really don't know if he has ever been muddin' Chase." she answered as Neal kissed her neck. She then felt his tongue slide down until he nipped at her shoulder blade. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind going." James was kissing his way down her spine. "I can ask him" she said. James hand snaked between her thighs. She clamped her legs shut. "Colby. Uh.. Colby has a friend over." James hand made contact with her clit and she squeezed her legs together more. "Um...well.... Kase might come with us. Not sure." James used his other hand to pry her legs open. "You're sure they won't mind. I will see who I can round up. Give me 15 minutes and I will let you know who is coming." James covered her body with his and grabbed the phone "Chase man give me 30 minutes and we will do whatever the fuck you want." She heard Chase's deep rumble of laughter as James disconnected the phone. He tossed the phone towards the sink.

James nipped at her ear. He turned her face towards his. "I don't like being ignored." he said crashing his mouth down on hers. He bit her bottom lip before his tongue soothed the sting. Her tongue stroked his. She broke the kiss "I wasn't ignoring you. I answered the phone." The hand between her thighs put pressure on her clit. "Neal you can't do shit like that when I am on the phone."

"Maybe you should get off the phone so I can do shit like this" replied James pressing her further over the edge of the tub. He stroked her button. He heard her breath catch. He rubbed lazy circles over the nub. She tried to squeeze her thighs together but he wouldn't let her. He kept petting. "So what was so important that you were ignoring me?"

"Damn it Jamie! I wasn't ignoring you" she panted "Chase wants..." she didn't finish her statement. James pushed his way into her wet core. First one then another of his fingers. His arm was anchored around her waist. Her body pinned against him and the tub. She couldn't move. His hand was everywhere. He was stroking deep inside her while manipulating her clit. She pushed against his hand. James was taking her closer and closer. He was in her ear "Who's more important?" he rumbled in her ear. He stilled his hand and waited for an answer. She canted her body towards his. He still didn't move. "I asked you a question Tori Lynn?"

"Jamie" she said pushing against him. He thrust his hand forward. Her breath hitched again. His thumb found that bundle of nerves and stroked it. His other hand left her hip and found her breasts. He stroked a thumb over her nipple while kissing her neck near her ear. "Was that the answer to the question?" he asked as he nipped her ear. He pulled his hands away from her body. She made a keening sound when he left her body. She looked at him over her shoulder. He was sitting back on his heels stroking himself.

Tori Lynn turned on Neal and pushed him back against the tub. He was smirking at her. Tori Lynn watched him work his own body. She moved towards him and straddled his legs. Her smaller hand joined his. He let go as she started stroking his cock. She scooted her body closer to his. She raised up and lowered herself on to him. She took him fully into her body before raising up on her knees. She heard him groan and seated herself back down on his body. She rolled her hips. It was the perfect amount of friction.
"Still think I am ignoring you Neal." He didn't answer instead he thrust up into her body and pulled her by the neck down to his mouth. His mouth covered hers. His tongue and body were moving in sync. He was moving harder and faster. His mouth left hers to catch his breath. Her hand slid between their bodies. She touched herself and his brain short circuited. He thrust deep inside her body. He was pounding himself into her. His hand joined hers. Her body was tight, so wet, and currently had a strangle hold on his dick. He rubbed her nub and she threw her head back. Her body clamped down on his. She ground her body against his as she came. James followed her over the edge. He emptied himself into her body. Her body was contracting around him. Her body was wringing every ounce of pleasure from his body.

Tori Lynn sagged against him. Her forehead pressed against his. His mouth found hers. His kisses alternated from sweet and loving to searing. Her phone started ringing. She looked at it. She was snuggled into his side and made no move to answer it. James dropped a kiss and her mouth and climbed out of the tub. She watched him answer her phone.

"Yeah" said James. She wasn't sure she who was on the phone but at the moment really didn't care. "She is still in the tub." he replied. "No I'm out of the tub." He said turning and smirking at Tori Lynn. "13 days" answered Neal "fucking good to be home Chase." She pushed the button to let the cooling water out of the giant tub. James was cradling her phone between his shoulder and his ear. "Text us the directions. We'll be over." Tori Lynn wasn't sure wasn't sure what Chase said but James started laughing. "I guess we will just have to get clean again." he said winking at her. James disconnected and tossed the phone on the vanity. He stalked towards her with a big gray towel. Once he wrapped it around her he picked her up out of the tub. He sat her on the rug and wrapped another towel around his waist. "So we are going mudding, eh?"

Notes

Sorry girls been wild. Dealing with shenanigans at work and my daddy being sick. I've been watching hockey from the cardiac care unit. Remarkably those nurse don't love a good hockey fight. Who else loved all the Pens in the box?