Chapter Twenty-Two
LILY
This has been the longest day ever. Blake and I finally got everything sorted at Mr. Davis’ house but it took all afternoon and I had to go straight from there to work. Where I’m currently staring at the clock over the door waiting to lock up.
Oh crap!
I can’t close out the register yet. The last thing I want is to have stood Apollo up all day and deny him the good time I promised because I forgot to get the condoms.
Panic rises with the quickening of my heart as I look over the minimal selection.
“It’s a wonder this town isn’t awash with teen pregnancy,” I mumble before I finally find what I need.
Only two measly three-packs of magnums.
I guess we’re rationing until I can get to the doctor.
After ringing myself up and cashing out the register, I collect my things and lock up the store. So excited, I drop the keys three times before getting them in the lock. It's almost as bad trying to get in my car.
The longest day ever ends with the longest drive home ever. The roads are slick and I can’t help thinking the weather wasn’t so different the day I found out my parents died.
Even though I only need to drive across town and the speed limit is already snail slow, I go even slower and take extra time looking for cross-traffic.
Of course, there isn’t any. Nothing happens after midnight around here. Nothing in town anyway. Plenty of people throwing parties out in the country and at the cabins on the lake. But they rarely find their way back here before dawn.
Pulling into the driveway, my brow wrinkles. All the lights are off. Then my heart flutters. Maybe he has the candles lit again. Oh, I could really do with another one of his special bubble baths tonight. And I’d totally let him do all the work this time. No argument.
After slipping and sliding my way up the path and front stairs, I ease the door open to a dark living room.
My stomach knots.
It’s so quiet.
The more of the house I find dark and undisturbed, the more I worry Apollo’s gone. That he’s already sick of me putting my work and help around town before him.
I wouldn’t blame him. Even though he said he could handle it, he shouldn’t have to.
Holding on to one last shred of hope he’s still here, I tiptoe into my bedroom.
Tears spring to my eyes and I silently catch my breath finding Apollo in my bed, curled up under the covers.
I was going to shower first, but I don’t want to spend one more second without him.
Quickly and quietly as I can, I strip down to my undies and crawl into bed next to him.
Wordlessly, he hooks an arm around my waist and pulls my back to his front spooning me nuzzling his nose in my hair at my nape.
“I missed you,” he whispers and rolls his hips slotting his thick cock in the cleft of my ass through my panties.
“I missed you too.”
He slips his hand up and under my bra to cup my breast. Rolls a nipple between his thumb and finger bringing it to a hard point. I can’t help arching my back sliding my ass along the hard ridge.
“Please tell me you remembered the condoms.” His voice is deep and ragged as he starts to grind against me. “I want to bury my cock inside your sweet little pussy so bad it fucking hurts.”
“Hold that thought,” I say then scurry out of bed to grab the little boxes out of my purse that I’d dropped by the bedroom door.
On my way back to the bed, Apollo kicks off the covers exposing his fully nude, perfect body.
