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Pulling back, I smiled down at her beauty and squeezed her ass for good measure. “What are you making, gorgeous, and how can I help?”
19
LILY
“That was amazing. I can’t move, I’m so full.”
Grayson leaned back in his chair, his hand resting on his stomach. His still very flat stomach. He just ate three helpings of the pasta I’d made and I could count every abdominal muscle through his t-shirt. I’d hate him if those same muscles didn’t have me squirming in my chair.
“I’m glad you liked it,” I smiled, standing up and reaching for his plate but his hand shot out to stop me.
“Uh uh. No way are you cleaning up after cooking. I got this, why don’t you go relax on the couch.” He rose from his chair and managed to gather all the dirty dishes from the table in one go before walking them to the sink.
“Actually, I was thinking about heading back to my place for a bath.” His shoulders tensed and I worried I’d hurt his feelings. Grayson had made it well known that he wanted me to move in and any mention of ‘my place’ had his hackles rising.
My old apartment had been a total loss and although my landlord had offered me a different unit, I’d turned him down. Waking up six out of seven days of the week long before the sun was up was difficult enough. It had been nice having a few extra minutes to sleep every day since I only had to walk down the stairs to the bakery. Especially since a certain someone had been keeping me up well past my bedtime.
After arguing with Winnie, who wanted me to stay in the loft for free, we finally settled on me covering all utilities and if I was still staying there in six months, we would discuss rent.
Grayson had been with me when I cancelled my lease and what had occurred after had been our first big fight.
“I don’t understand why you won’t just move in. You eat dinner with us every night,” he began ticking off his reasons on his fingers. “You sleep here every night, I have plenty of space in my closet and if you want to keep your furniture, we can trade mine out for yours. It’s not that big of a deal!” Grayson threw his arms up, clearly frustrated.
Well, that made two of us. He just didn’t get it and I was becoming more and more pissed off with every word out of his dumb, handsome mouth.
“It. Is. A. Big. Deal,” I said through clenched teeth.
Grayson couldn’t seem to understand that I needed to have my own apartment. Not only because I’d worked hard, really freaking hard, to make sure that I had a safe place to go home to every night but I also needed the certainty of being able to escape. If my father were to ever find me, I had to be able to run without hesitation. Grayson and Daisy made me want to hesitate.
I was on the edge of a precipice when it came to our relationship. If I were to let go and move in with them, then I’d have no choice but to tell him the truth. Even though I’d made up my mind weeks ago to tell Grayson everything about my past, I still hadn’t found the right time. Right time. Now I was lying to myself. There’d been countless times when I could have told him, where it seemed like he was waiting for me to share it all with him, and I always chickened out in the end.
Even if I had told him, moving in would mean that I was standing my ground, giving up the opportunity to disappear and that scared the absolute shit out of me. Being able to disappear was my safety net, the plan C if plan A and B didn’t work out.
My anger dissipated on a sigh. It wasn’t Grayson’s fault; he had no idea why this meant so much and that was all on me. “It’s important to me, Grayson,” I started softly, “Can that be enough for now?”
My eyes rose and I was taken aback by the look on his face. It was intense, but it wasn’t anger, it was as though he was waiting for more, hoping for more. I’d seen that look more than once.
He seemed disappointed when I didn’t continue and the guilt of not coming clean weighed on me. “It’s enough, Lily,” he hugged me close and the guilt weighed me down even more.
He hadn’t broached the subject of me moving in since that night and I cared for him all the more for not pushing me. But he’d made his feelings on the matter clear and I had to wonder how much longer he’d be silent on the situation. I didn’t want to fight tonight—it was already a hard day for him and I’d wanted to make it better.
“You know, it’s a very big bathtub,” I tried for sultry but wasn’t quite sure I could pull that off. Whatever, if this didn’t work, I could always flash him my boobs. Boobs worked one hundred percent of the time. He looked over his shoulder with absolute fire in his eyes, the sexy kind, I guess sultry voice worked after all.
“Go get started, sweetheart, I’ll be over in a minute.” Grayson could do his own form of sultry and my wet panties were proof. I practically ran for the door, his laughter echoing behind me and I did not care one bit; this was going to be so hot.
Since taking my virginity, Grayson had done some incredible things to my body. Every night we fell into bed and immediately reached for each other, exploring all the different ways to bring one another pleasure.
But we also had to be careful not to get too loud and we had to plan for when we could be alone. I was really looking forward to seeing him naked while the sun was still up. It felt like we were breaking the rules and that had me turned on more than ever before.
I twisted the taps to find the right temperature and stripped quickly while the tub filled. Then, I lowered myself into the warm water. Now I just needed Grayson to get his ass over here. My fingers tapped impatiently on the sides of the tub.
Maybe I should get my phone and turn on some music, he could do a striptease for me. The scenario played out in my mind and I’d just decided it was worth getting the floor wet when the door swung inward.
“Don’t tell me you changed your mind, sweetheart.” Grayson strolled into the bathroom looking hotter than any man had a right to, wearing a plain navy tee with jeans and bare feet. He looked yummy and I was all keyed up thanks to my fantasy. I wanted him naked, now.
“Hell no, I didn’t change my mind. Strip and get in here.” His face lit up at my demand but instead of what I’d asked, he knelt next to the tub, clothes still on. “Um, excuse me, this is supposed to be a co-ed bath.”
Grayson chuckled but he didn’t make any move to stand up. His hand left the rim of the tub, trailing lazily over the water until he reached my toes that were propped on the opposite end. “I never have enough time to explore, I intend to touch you everywhere before my cock slides into that tight pussy. Don’t rush me.”
