“I know, Lou. We’re not going there.”
“Um… okay. Does Quincey have you running errands for him too?”
“Hell no, and the same rules apply of not bringing that muthafucka up when we’re together. He may cut the check, but I damn sure ain’t his errand boy. I work to serve you, Queen Lou. Now, Queen, sit back and relax and let me take you somewhere special. It’s date night.” I gnawed on my bottom lip, doing my best to hide my smile but failing miserably. Courtland stayed surprising me and making me feel loved and appreciated.
Thirty minutes into the drive, I got antsy sitting in the backseat alone. So the moment he came to a stop at a red light, I undid my seat belt, so I could climb into the front to be with him. It wasn’t the smartest idea, especially since I had on a thin dress, but I made it work.
“Lou, what are you doing?” He questioned me but was already in motion to help, putting his hand out to support me. The sound of the horns blared but Courtland was unmoved until he had me situated.
“I got lonely back there, baby,” I huffed as he pulled my dress down so I could finally sit, with him laughing as if he were truly amused.
“You could’ve asked me to pull over and put you up here the proper way, Lou. You and this thin ass dress holding up traffic.”
“I could have but this was quicker. Now, go, the light is green.” He smirked, shaking his head as he reached over and strapped me in before finally getting us back in motion.
I broke our silence once again. “Are you going to tell me where we’re going?”
“Nope, don’t worry though. Something tells me that you’ll like it. Now I know it’s been a little minute since you rode passenger princess, I have to lay out some rules that you carry in this position.”
“I thought I was your queen?” I asked, knowing what he meant.
“You are, but since you left your throne and came to that seat next to me…why am I over explaining this? The first rule is don’t touch the aux cord. Me, the driver, controls the vibes unless otherwise stated.”
“But what if your musical selection is trash? You look like a no words just beats type of guy. It’s bad enough you like that type of music but to punish poor innocent me is just cruel, Chief.” Courtland burst into a fit of laughter which had me joining.
“Yo, that’s wild and the term you’re looking for is instrumentals. They aren’t trash, they are the foundation to any good song, baby. Back to rule two, someway somehow, I have to touch you. Whether it’s my hand on your thigh or us holding hands, I gots to be on you.” I cocked my head as I side eyed him before I gnawed on my lip.
“Huh, I’m pretty sure you made that rule up just to touch me because Najee was up here the other day and you didn’t hold his hand.”
“Hell naw and that shit would never fucking happen because Najee ain’t my passenger princess. That’s strictly for you, Lou. You talking too much. Let me show you how good this rule is. See, top notch shit, baby.”
Courtland reached over and grabbed my hand, interlocking our fingers before he kissed the back.
“Perfect fit.” I playfully rolled my eyes as I snatched out of his hold.
“We ain’t saying all that, buddy,” I joked because Courtland fit me everywhere.
We shared a laugh as he retook possession of me.
“You’re the worst fucking liar, Lou. Anyway, rule three, on occasion I need kisses at stop signs and red lights.”
I giggled.
“I might have to take my ass back to my throne you have a lot of rules I don’t think I can fol?—"
I couldn’t even finish my sentence before the truck came to a stop and Courtland’s mouth was on mine. His cool minty breath tasted so good and had me moaning from the mixture of him and the pleasure he was giving me. A gentle yank to my hair had me tossing my head back, which broke our connection.
“Ah… Chief.”
“Liar, liar, we both want my mouth on yours.” This time when we kissed, he didn’t break it, giving me enough time to fall deeper into him. I tossed my arms around his neck as he bit my lip. The sound of an echo of a car door had me finally opening my eyes. I looked around and noticed that we were on the ferry, which gave Courtland the chance to hop out of the truck and come around to my side to help me down. My first mind was Seventh Heaven but I didn’t see him keeping that a secret considering it wasn’t a new place for us.
“I would take you upstairs but there’s less people down here, meaning I can have you to myself. I’m stingy as hell with your alone time, Lou.”
Since there weren’t a lot of cars on the lower level with us, we made our way closer to the rail of the ferry. Courtland stood behind me, enclosing me in his arms. I turned to face him.
“So are you going to tell me where we’re going or is kidnapping a skill on your resume that’s written in small print.”
He chuckled. “It’s definitely in small print. I’m not ashamed of a skill that comes with the job. You never know when youmight have to save someone from themselves or others. But fortunately for you, today I just want to show you one of the beautiful wonders of the world here on the island.”
