I headed for the parking lot, both hands in my pockets, feeling defeated.
Then I saw her from behind, standing by the curb rubbing her shoulders for warmth. She wasn’t wearing anything but the sleeveless dress, and I wanted to scold her for being careless, but instead, I shrugged out of my jacket and cautiously walked toward her. My heart raced with each step, feeling completely blind on how this was going to go. I only hoped it wouldn’t end in tears or shouting, and I convinced myself to play nice, no matter how defensive I might become.When I set my jacket over her shoulders, she jumped from the contact. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.”She held her hand to her chest, her beautiful emerald eyes taking me in as I stood by her. The skin around her eyes were puffy as if she’d been crying, and it tore at my heart. I wanted to hold her, to comfort her, but that would only agitate her more.“Headed homI scrunched my brows, searching the tree. It was covered in different types of USB drives. Some with vibrant colors, some as food items or cartoon characters. I grinned and shook my head.“Did you know, how a man treats his mother is how he’s expected to treat his future wife?” A small voice spoke.My eyes darted around the tree, and my heart pounded when Kelsey tiptoed from the back of it. She was standing in a long puffy coat, a hat covering her straightened blonde hair. Her cheeks were red from the cold, but her smile, although weary and apprehensive, was filled with warmth.My lip twitched upward, unable to stop itself from stretching into a full-blown smile. “Hi. What are you doing here?”She shrugged, taking a step so she was directly in front of me. Her citrus scent filled my nostrils from the proximity, and I took a long blink, inhaling the smell as if I would become intoxicated.“I didn’t want to go to
MACKOur fingers laced together while I guided Kelsey to the Christmas tree strung with lights and multi-colored USB Drives. Humor was her way of breaking the ice, and her arguments for using the dead technology always lightens the mood. Although, her standing behind the dressed tree on my mother’s rooftop was a wonderful and unexpected surprise.Kelsey was glowing brighter than all the Christmas lights in the city of Cleveland, for more reasons than because we’d just declared to devote ourselves to each other.She was carrying our baby.Actually… she was carrying our babies.After the initial shock of her confession, pride filled my chest knowing I’d impregnated her with twins when we weren’t even trying. My swimmers had been so strong, that they surpassed birth control.I was enthralled by our future, a vision I had never contemplated becoming a reality. Having kids wasn’t on my list of, things to do
My mother waved for us to join her in the dining room, and as always, Theresa Craft didn’t disappoint with her holiday ambiance. Her and Portia had spent the afternoon cooking and preparing the table with fresh holly and pine, candles and miniature poinsettia plants. The China was a dashing gold, the full course silverware laid out and ready to be used. Christmas Eve and Easter were the only holidays my mother brought out her fine China, and by Kelsey’s bright eyes, she was just as enthralled as both Portia and my mother when it came to presentation.“This turned out beautiful!” Kelsey said in awe, standing near the doorframe. “You did all of this while I was on the rooftop?”Portia followed us into the dining room holding a plate of hors d’oeuvres. “Decorating, yes. We’ve been slaving in the kitchen since yesterday,” she laughed, holding the plate out for us to grab a piece of smoked salmon pierced with a g
Just when I was about to kiss him again, he stepped backward and took my hand, leading me to his black Audi sport. I’d never seen him drive this one.“I didn’t know you owned an SUV.”“I reserve it for the snowy weather. My other cars can’t handle the salt or the ice.” He hit the unlock button and opened my door for me.My eyelashes touched the tops of my cheeks when I stopped at the curb, setting my hand on the interior of the door, I said, “more room for activities in bigger cars.”Mack cocked his head, his eyes studying me. “What are you implying?”I shrugged, then slid into the warm leather seat, removing my mittens. He chuckled and closed the door, finding his way to the driver’s seat. “As bad as I want to fool around with you in the car, I’d rather christen my new sheets for our first official fuck.”“Always a gentleman,” I smirked.He
A dim light slowly formed when he stepped into his bedroom, and although his movements had been hurried from the moment he picked me up in the elevator, his chest rose at an even pace as he set me back on my feet.He gazed at me, his hands gently pushing my coat off my shoulders. The intensity of his stare left me speechless, leaving me standing with my mouth gaping open like an idiot.He didn’t speak, only carefully pulled on my clothing, starting with my long sleeve shirt, removing it over my head and tossing it to the floor. The cool blue eyes found my breasts, his head cocking as he studied my cleavage in the laced bra. I’d bought it especially for tonight, hopefully for this very moment.“You like your lingerie, don’t you?” he breathed, tracing the dip between my chest with his finger.I nodded. “Don’t you?”He glanced at me, then brought his eyes back to my chest, his finger tracing around my rib and to t
I’d never had a serious enough relationship, or enough empathy to care, when a woman cried at my feet.All I wanted was to take away whatever was causing her stress, even if I were the problem. All I could do was run my hands along her shivering body, trying to offer her comfort the best I could until she was able to speak. She wasn’t swatting around my touch, at least that gave me some comfort that she wasn’t upset with me.“Here,” Keeping her in my lap, I reached to the side of my bed, grabbing a blanket from underneath the end table. I opened it around her, cocooning the soft fabric tightly around her bare body.“I’m, I’m…” she let out a deep breath. “I’m sorry,” she hiccupped.Cupping her cheek, I tried to make eye contact.“What exactly are you sorry for?”She took another deep breath, tears streaming down her cheeks and onto my fingers. “Fo
Breath through your nose, I chanted in my head. Don’t get sick, not here, not in front of Mack. But giving myself a pep talk was no use.Picking up Mack’s heavy arm by his wrist, I moved his arm and swung my legs out from under the covers, pausing for a moment when I sat up to catch my balance. I squeezed my eyes closed, but when I opened them, the room was spinning, and my stomach flipped, the uncomfortable bubble in my stomach shoving its way up my throat.I covered my mouth and found my feet, rounding the end of his bed and paced toward his bathroom, barely making it to the toilet before heaving out the mucus content that coated stomach. My body clenched and jolted, the dreadful noise of puking unable to control.Please, please, please keep sleeping… I begged in my head.Another heave came, my throat burning from the lack of contents coming out. This was the worst.“Kelsey?” To my horror, the raspy voice called out fro
I giggled while he nipped at each cheek, then my laughed came to a halt, my breath leaving me when his hand slipped between my legs, his fingers pressing eagerly to open me.“Lean forward,” he commanded. “Put your hands on the glass.”I gulped, then obeyed, the coolness of the glass door drastic from the heat of the steamy water.His fingers ran from rubbing the sensitive nub, along the rim of my entrance and further back. My toes curled from his slow movements, my hips tilting backward in anticipation.“You want it, don’t you,” he breathed, trailing his finger over my anus. I shivered from the slight touch, then gasped when he squeezed each cheek, spreading me open. I was completely exposed to him, and in a normal state of mind, I’d be mortified from the position, but my heart was racing with anticipation, a need rushing through me like a crazed animal.Warmth graced my skin, and a smooth, inviting