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“You ready to go, sweets?” he asked as soon as I pulled the door open.
I didn’t have to answer the question as he looked behind me and saw the mess I’d created while trying to pack. He lifted an eyebrow and looked between me and it for some time.
“I...” Even opening my mouth to explain made me tear up again and a lump formed in my throat, cutting off my words.
“Need a hand?” He came into the apartment and shut the door. I didn’t know what to do. What should I say? I must look like a total idiot.
Lukas walked further in, taking in how far I had gotten and the open suitcase in the middle of the floor. He knelt beside it as I followed him closer. As he picked up the new dress and began folding it to put it in the case as well, I tried to get down on the floor next to him. I slipped and almost knocked him over.
Somehow, he caught me and righted me. I tried to apologize but before I could he kissed me full on the lips and silenced every word. Instead, hot tears fell down each cheek. Slowly he wiped them away.
“What’s wrong? Did you have a lot of work still to do, or...” He trailed off, looking around again as if it might give him more answers.
I tried to think of how to explain it, but I didn’t know where to begin. The whole situation had unraveled when I thought about who else might be with us and what they might think. Slowly I focused on where the feelings had begun to get on top of me and explained.
While he listened, Lukas helped pack my clothes and encouraged me to fetch him items. Despite my embarrassment at what I had, I gave it all to Lukas and let him decide what to put in the suitcase.
“Thank you,” I whispered as he zipped up the case, too tired to speak any louder.
“It’s okay. Just…maybe ask for help a little sooner next time.”
As he helped me onto my feet I tried to summon up the strength to point out that I had no way of knowing he would show up, but in the end I just nodded. He took hold of my hand and wheeled the suitcase out to the car. It was time to go.
CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
Lukas
It was a long drive to get to our weekend resort, but one I usually loved. I’d shared the whole thing with Kit, although she’d been quiet for the first part of the journey.
Hearing her try and explain why she hadn’t been ready had been difficult. I’d understood she was nervous and didn’t want a repeat of the dinner where she’d walked out, but she’d been a mess over it.
Something about the whole thing just seemed off. Could one person be this worried, or was something else going on?
I didn’t know, but she’d perked up and started talking to me about all sorts of childhood vacations we’d both taken. I hadn’t grown up as wealthy as I was now, but her parents had been poor enough that she hadn’t been on many vacations. The ones her parents had managed to give her sounded amazing, however.
She spoke so fondly of the way her mother and father had lived and worked together that it made me sort of envious of her. She had no idea how special it was to hear of their care for each other.
As we pulled into the resort I glanced over at her and saw the look on her face. She was in awe of the place we’d come to stay.I knew she wouldn’t say it, and she soon shut her mouth and looked more normal. Then again, normal for whom?
All along, I’d known this wasn’t normal for her. Somehow, Sarai and I had brought her into a world where she wasn’t comfortable, and I knew she was trying to fit in, but it was a lot, and it was hard. Hopefully I could give her some time and space away from it at the same time.
I didn’t want to hurt her. I never wanted to hurt anyone. Being her dom made it my responsibility to help her through this. While she was here, I hoped to give her some relief from the pressure of being like everyone else. If nothing else, to reward her for following along where I led, even if it scared her.
For now, I had to push the fears I had to the back of my mind. She’d been spending so much time working according to her and Sarai, and she hadn’t been ready this morning. Could it really just be work, or had she been…doing something else? I didn’t know. There was no way to, and I knew it was a niggle. It wasn’t her fault I was paranoid.
She hadn’t given me any other indication that anything was wrong or I had anything to fear. I had to be better than this. I had to not let my past cloud my judgment of her.
“Want to go see our rooms?” I asked her after I’d stopped the car. I whispered it close to her ear, trying to be suggestive.
A light flicked on in her eyes as she gave me her attention. “I’d love to. I think Sarai had other plans, though. She wants to show me the area or a garden or something.”
I exhaled, the hardness that had begun forming already dissipating. I had forgotten that part. But I would do what I could to make up for it later.
As I got out of the car and rushed around to open the door for her, I considered the alternatives and what I might do to her later instead. She deserved some fun. I just hoped that Sarai understood not to put too much pressure on her.
I took Kit’s arm and proudly walked her into the resort. She was stunning, and whether she knew it or not, she had as much right to be here as anyone else did. No one deserved to be made to feel like they didn’t belong.
She smiled up at me and leaned in a little closer. It was perfect and gave me the opportunity to be protective of her and make it very clear that not only was she mine, but I was hers. In a place like this, it was important to make the right first impression. Already I could see heads turning.
