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“Here…” I dug my phone out and handed it to her. “Call yourself.”
As her fingers manipulated the screen, my eyes kept stealing glances of those perfect breasts. I wanted to see them again, taste them again.
She handed my phone back to me as we stood outside her door.
“If I don’t call you, meet me here at six,” she said as she turned the doorknob to check that it was locked.
“Here’s hoping you don’t call me.”
She smiled.
“My life’s a little chaotic right now, but it’s good to see you, Cooper.”
“I understand. We can take it slow.”
As we walked down the hall side by side, I pushed all the questions aside. The elevator doors closed and my body tensed as I fought the urge to take her right there.
She turned and grinned at me as we rode down. Did she feel the sexual tension in the air too? The doors slid open and we walked toward the front door.
“It’s good to see you, really,” she said again, gently placing her hand on my arm.
“I’ll see you later tonight. Have a good day.” I turned to walk away.
“Are you headed uptown? We could share a cab?”
“No, I’m the other way.”
“Oh well. We have a lot of catching up to do. I guess it’ll have to wait until tonight.”
“Tonight…” I replied, smiling at the thought of what the night could hold.
She waved then spun around and took off down the street, stretching her arm out for a cab. I watched a moment or two before turning and heading to find a place to kill time.
After leaving the military, I had been living on the small nest-egg I’d acquired helping Max and the others extract a ton of minerals from Afghanistan.
On rare days I missed working, having a reason to get out of bed in the morning, but most of the time I enjoyed having nothing tying me down.
Max called me occasionally, wanting to go into business together, but I’d never taken him up on the offer. We got away with our operation in Afghanistan. I didn’t want to push my luck.
Thoughts of the past faded as I concentrated on the future. After two years, I would finally be having uninterrupted time with Jade, the woman I’d never been able to forget.
TWELVE
Cooper
I approached the apartment building without receiving a single phone call all day. She’s been on my mind since the day I saw her being lifted into the air and away from the base. My luck in love was far from great since getting out of the Army, but it wasn’t exactly my first priority either. I hit the buzzer at the door and waited to hear her voice. After years of not having seen her, I could still hear her laughter ringing in my memory. There was something special about Jade. She was the first woman to leave this kind of impression on me.
“I’m on my way down,” she said, interrupting my thoughts as they trailed off.
I hailed a cab for us as I waited. When she walked through the doors and made her way to me, she demanded every eye on the street. I checked her out as the cab took off toward the restaurant I’d given to the driver. The red, low cut dress she had on played off the dark color of her hair and enticing eyes.
“You look incredible,” I said.
“Thanks. You never told me where we’re going.”
“A picnic in the Afghanistan mountains.”
She laughed. I slipped a hand behind her, rubbing her back.
