He startles me by picking me up and heading inside. I feel very light in his arms, his broad shoulders anchors for me to hold onto. He tickles my side, making me laugh and move around, but he doesn't drop me.
Just as we're entering his bedroom, my phone rings from the hallway. He puts me down quickly and turns before I can get through the doorway. He looks at the callerid before handing me the phone, "You're lucky...it's your Mom." His look is unreadable as he walks back into his bedroom, but my stomach responds to him again.
"Hi, Mom." I'm distracted thinking about what Max meant by lucky. Mom is going on about their trip so far, and how they'll be at my place for dinner. "Ok, great. There's some nice places around me that I think Dad will like."
I hang up and decide to turn my phone off.
Chapter 9 HIM
I head into the bathroom and start a shower. Bracing my arms on the counter, I stare closely at myself in the mirror. I need to slow down...but every part of me wants to push forward. Maybe it's better this way. I waited months before talking to Natalie about my expectations and that definitely didn't go over well then. And girlfriends before Nat didn't work out any better...I wasn't sure about what I wanted enough to be clear with them.
But with Lucy, I want to have a very clear start, to be clear on what we have together. So no matter how much I fear pushing her away, I need to be true to myself on what I want...what I demand. I grin at this. She's already shown a readiness to please, to listen, an attentiveness...last night she was hard to leave. I just need to see how far she's willing to go when she’s thinking clearly.
I can hear her in the bedroom again. I step into the doorway, "Come here." Watching her walk towards me, I'm on my way to hard again. One foot in front of the other like a dancer, her arms crossed in front pushing the shirt up to reveal more tanned and toned legs, her tits perky sitting on her arms. But it's the look on her face that has my cock hard. A blending of desire, uncertainty, and shyness.
I put my arms around her, crossing at her back. "So are your folks in town already?"
She puts her arms around me too. "Not yet..they'll be here for an early dinner though. I should probably get going...need to clean my place more before my Mom gets here and starts doing it herself."
"You need to get cleaned up too...I could help with that." I pull her towards the bathroom, where the shower is steaming behind glass doors.
"Well...I do need to shower today..." She smiles and I let go of her. I pull her shirt over her head and follow with mine. She waits till I drop my boxers before removing her thong. I lead her into the shower, blinded for a second by the steam.
She moves to the back wall, I press a button and several sprayers turn on. She laughs as we're pelted with warm water from all angles, her hands up, pushing the water away. I press another button, and the water is directed through two rainheads in the ceiling. I'm under one, she's under another.
I signal with my index finger out for her to come to me. She slowly comes into focus in the steam, legs moving one in front of the other again. Standing under the rainhead, the water cascades over her, flattening her curls against her head, shoulders, chest; her tits shining, nipples perky. I kiss her mouth, water rivers between us, pushing it away with my tongue as it fills even the small spaces between our lips.
I reach down, my hand following the contour of her stomach and soft hairy mound to her pussy. Her legs spread for me quickly, wanting. I look at her...eyes closed, head leaning back slightly, forehead in the water, arms clutching my shoulders to her. Her mouth opens willingly for my tongue. I kiss her hard, pushing my fingers into her harder, crushing her clit. Her gasps take in a little water, but I don't stop for her small coughs. She's gasping again with my fingers in and out, pressing deep into her.
I pull my fingers away, and she lets out a pleading little moan...wanting more, fingers digging into me. Her eyes open.
I shove her hard against the tiled wall, away from the water now. She gasps, but her arms are up for my embrace, pressing against her tits, leaving tile indentations in her back and ass.
I lift her quickly, rubbing her raw against the tile, her arms clutching around my head, her legs snaking around my middle. My cock finds her pussy and stops. Just the head inside.
She bucks against me, trying to get me inside more.
I wait till she stops moving, before shoving deep inside her. Her screaming moan right next to my ear, the water muffling the volume, but not the pain mixed with pleasure.
"You want more?" I stay deeply pressed inside her, pinning her against the tile, water running down my back.
She digs her fingernails into my shoulders, the hot water stinging now. "Yes...please!" A moan, a plea, an animal growl to match my own.
I hold her against the tile and fuck her hard. My cock slamming up into her, my knees shaking when we finally come together, her head smashed next to my mine, arms squeezing my neck, my fingers digging into her.
I wait until her arms loosen before letting her legs down. She sways a little, and pushes aside her hair plastered by water to her forehead. "I think I'm dizzy."
"You're welcome." I laugh as she slaps my one shoulder, but I don't let her go until I'm sure she can stand alone.
I grab a bar of soap and suds up my chest and underarms, watching her watch me. I pass her the soap and look on as she does the same, passing it back to me. We take turns washing, until I turn her around and rub her back with warm sudsy water, feeling the contour of her muscles, tensing and relaxing with my massage. Her moan is soft and long.
I hand her the soap and turn around, she runs her hands up and down my back, even lightly going over my ass before applying pressure to my sore shoulder muscles. I moan too.
I turn around, "Hand me the shampoo." She reaches and puts some in her hand, then gliding them over my fingers. "Turn around again." I put my soapy fingers in her hair and massage, pull, and rub her head into a sudsy ball. "I love your hair!"
She laughs, an echo in the enclosed space only slightly softened by the water. "I hope you have conditioner too...otherwise you're gonna have to love frizz!"
I slap her butt lightly. "Conditioners over there," I point over her shoulder to another bottle. She does the same, rubbing a small amount off onto my fingers, and stays facing me. I finger comb this through her tangled mop. The action pulling her face backwards for me to see more, causing her to frown and groan in pain slightly. I kiss her lips each time her head is thrown back. She responds each time, her fingers still loosely around my waist, tongue darting around mine, eyes half closed. Damn...she's beautiful!
.....
"I want to meet your parents."
"Hmm...not sure that's such a good idea..." She's hesitating at the door, still scrunching her hair dry with her fingers. "My folks are only in town for a day or two...and I don't know if I can spring a new guy on them just like that."
"I'm not just a guy, Lucy. And since your parents don't live around here, I'd like them to meet me...wouldn't you?" This is a perfect opportunity to push her a little.
"Um...well.....how bout I tell them about you tonight over dinner and you can meet us for breakfast tomorrow?"
"Perfect." I open the door and take the elevator down with her, holding her close the whole time. "I called Jeff to give you a ride home."
"I thought it was his day off?"
"He doesn't mind the extra hours." She reaches for the door and I push her hand away. "A lady lets a gentleman open doors for her."
"You are old fashioned!" She laughs. "Thank you."
Our kiss lingers as Jeff waits by the car door. "Thank you for such a nice day!" She's almost whispering even though no one is near.
"Thank you." One last kiss. "Call me after dinner tonight...I want to make sure you are home safe." She kisses my nose and says she will call. That's my good girl.
Chapter 10 HER
My Dad is walking around looking at my windows, while Mom has disappeared into my bathroom. Probably snooping. "I don't like the
idea of you being right on the street like this. Anyone could get in these windows." He's pointing to the front windows off the porch.
"The windows are safe, Dad. Besides my neighbor's dog would let me know if anyone was walking around here. Butch barks at everyone."
He doesn't look convinced. "At least there's a good lock on the door."
I've been nervous about bringing up Max, but this seems like a prime time. "Max put that on for me."
Behind me, Mom asks, "Who's Max, honey?"
"He's a guy I'm seeing..." She smiles bigger. Of course she's happy to finally hear about a guy in my life again! "Actually, I'm hoping you won't mind if he joins us for breakfast tomorrow?"
"Of course, not!" Her smile cannot get any bigger. "How long have you two been dating?"
I sidestep this question. "Only for a little while, but I think you'll like him."
"Does he have a job?" Subtle, Dad.
"He's a lawyer." So there.
"Hmm..." As close as he can get to approving.
"Well, if you like him, I'm sure we'll like him, honey." Mom hugs me. Yeah...like that's always been true.
.....
"Hey."
"How was dinner?"
"Good. I took my parents to a pizza place near here. I think they liked it." I'm in bed already, with the lights off. His husky and deep voice sounds even better in the dark...I can imagine him lying next to me, with his mouth on my ear.
"Did you tell them about me?"
"Yes...I think you scored points with my Dad by adding that lock to my door. And I told them you are joining us for breakfast."
"Good. I can't wait to meet them!" He actually sounds excited about it. I've had to drag past boyfriends to family functions before.
"My brother might be there too...just so you're warned." Let's see how he really feels about meeting my family.
"Great!" Hmm...he may be too good to be true. "I'll pick you up and we can go together. What time?"
"10 o'clock. We're going to Eggceptional."
"OK...I'll be there at 9:30. Get some sleep, baby." Gee...my first nickname...he is too cute!
"Good night, Max." I choke on a nickname for him.
"...Lucy?" I pause before hanging up.
"Yeah?"
"Wear a skirt tomorrow."
I pause before answering, my brows going up and down in the dark, "...sure." My stomach reacts with that tightening, flipping feeling again...a charge pulsing down to my pussy.
"Good night." He hangs up before I can say anything more.
Chapter 10 HIM
"Are you sure you want to meet everyone?" She paused in front of the door, looking into the restaurant.
I can just see an older couple and a guy inside waiting for a table. "Yes." I open the door.
"Hey, kiddo!" The guy comes over and hugs Lucy, before turning to me for a handshake. "I'm Paul."
"Max. Nice to meet you." Shaking his hand, I can see the family resemblance, same curly hair and blue eyes. I turn to the older couple who are standing on either side of Lucy now. Her Mom is small like her, same eyes and hair. Her Dad is staring me down.
"Mom, Dad, this is Max." She looks so nervous. I want to plant a kiss on her right there, I only smile.
"Max Traeger, Sir." I shake his hand firmly.
"Paul and Elizabeth." Her Dad's shake is equally firm. Her Mom's hand is delicate in mine, just like Lucy's.
I turn towards the hostess stand, her Mom says behind me, "We put our name in, but they say for a larger group it'll be a twenty to thirty minutes wait."
I walk over to the stand and return with the hostess and menus. "Right this way." I direct her Mom to follow the hostess. She raises her eyebrows and smiles at me.
"Bonus points with my Dad...he hates to wait for food." Lucy is poking my ribs as she follows behind her brother. I watch her ass sway just visible in her tight cotton skirt under a long matching tunic tank.
We're seated at an one end of an extra large round table on the second floor of the restaurant. Pastries, coffee, and juices are brought over before we've even settled into our seats.
"We didn't order these, dear," Her Mom is shooing the server away. He looks at me confused.
"It's all right, Elizabeth. I asked that they send over some starters for us. The cream puffs and muffins are the best here." Her Dad is already buttering a muffin.
"Oh...well...thank you, Max!" She looks much younger with a full smile.
"Do you know someone here?" Her brother is looking around the room.
"This restaurant is part of a group that I partner." He nods his head.
"I used to come here before we had kids. My wife and I lived around the block when we first got married." Paul Jr., is working on his second cream puff. "And these are the best! We would have to get here early to get a table though. Or wait in a long line and munch on these."
"Where are Cathy and the girls?" Lucy hasn't eaten anything, probably still too nervous. I squeeze her hand under the table. "My neices are soooo cute!" She informs me.
"Well...I wanted to wait till we were all together." Paul puts down his puff and takes hold of his Mom's hand. "We're pregnant!"
"Oh, Son. That's great news!" Paul Sr., is grabbing his other hand across the table, while Elizabeth is hugging him. "The best news!"
"Congratulations, PJ!" Lucy gives him a hug and kiss too.
"Thanks! We're really excited...Cathy unfortunately is having alot of morning sickness this time, so she wasn't up to making a trip downtown. And the girls were acting up this morning, so she figured it would be best to leave them at home. Besides, I know you'll want to see them...Cathy's hoping you'll come back to the house and stay tonight at least."
"That sounds like a good plan." Paul Sr., says through a mouthful of muffin. "We can stay an extra day or two for our grandkids!"
Elizabeth is grinning even more and squeezes Paul's hand. "Ya know...I had alot of morning sickness with you, PJ...maybe it's a boy!" But she keeps looking at Lucy. Lucy avoids her stare, looking down at her plate instead.
"That's what Cathy said too, Mom. We'll know in a few weeks. Luce...you wanna come over too, the girls would love to see you! There's a train that'll get you back into the city not too late."
"Yeah...I'd love to see everyone too." Something in Lucy's response sounds sad though.
The waitress comes over for our orders and Lucy looks to me. I stop myself from kissing her right then. Does she already understand that I'll order for her, no matter who's around? Before she opens her mouth, I order pancakes and bacon for us both. "And I would like the fresh berries on top for the pancakes, not the pre-mixed in kind. Thanks."
"That sounds delicious. I'll have the same." Elizabeth closes her menu. Lucy smiles at me. She looks more relaxed now. No one noticed that she didn't even open her menu. My good girl.
.....
Standing outside the restaurant, Lucy in my arms. I give her a small kiss, knowing she's uncomfortable with her parents and brother standing not too far away.
"Call me when you get home tonight, baby."
"Will do." She kisses my cheek on more time. I walk her over to her family.
"It was nice meeting you, Max!" Elizabeth and Paul Sr., shake my hand again. "Hopefully, we'll see you again..." Her Mom looks pointedly at Lucy, who rolls her eyes in response.
"You definitely will," I hug Lucy to my side a little.
"And thanks for the extra cream puffs...Cathy is going to love these!" Paul Jr., holds up the cake box in his hands.
"No problem." I kiss the top of Lucy's head as a final goodbye.
As I walk away I can hear her Mom saying, "He's such a gentleman! You should hold onto him..."
Chapter 11 HER
This morning has been a nightmare. I over slept, my boss has been Hell on Heels, and this damn report keeps failing to save with my updates. There is not enough coffee in the world to help right now.
"Hey, stranger." I pull my hands away from my face and turn around. Tracy
is standing in the doorway.
"Hey..." I know she's probably pissed at me for not calling her back this weekend. "Sorry I didn't call you....the weekend got suprisingly busy." I smile despite the bad day I'm having.
"I figured...are you going to spill the details or do I have to torture them out of you?!" She doesn't hold a grudge...one of the things I love most about her.
"How bout over lunch? I'm swamped and Cruela is riding her broom today."
"OK. Meet downstairs at noon...I'll tell Laura." She gives me her coffee. "You look like you need this more than me today."
"You are a Goddess!"
.....
"So...how was your date with Billy?" Tracy is wasting no time. We only just ordered our sandwiches.
"Um...well...actually...I didn't make my date with Billy." I crinkle my nose and smile guiltily. She and Laura give me matching blank stares.
"What the fuck were you doing all weekend then?" Tracy slaps my shoulder. "Or should I say who the fuck?"
I just blush and press my lips together for a second before answering, "Max."
"Oh my God..." Laura is laughing.
"So wait...You spent the whole weekend with Max? What happened to Billy?" Tracy is wide-eyed and laughing too.
"Max came over early on Saturday, before Billy called...so I just cancelled. And one thing led to another..."
"You whore!" Tracy is loud and a few people look at our table.
"Shhh..." I'm laughing though. I've been dying to tell them about Max. "I didn't spend the whole weekend with him. Remember, my folks were in town. But he did have breakfast with them yesterday."
"Wow...that's major. You introduced him to your parents?" Laura is leaning in, waiting for more details.
"And my brother. He actually suggested it." I still can't believe how easy it was to have him there with my family. They couldn't stop talking later about what a great guy he was. Cathy was disappointed she didn't get to meet him.
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