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"It's sweet how much your mom cares about you," I said carefully, popping the top of my bottle. "Want one?" I pointed at mine.
"No, thanks. But I'll take water if you've got it."
I handed her one.
"Yeah, sometimes it's too much. I need space, a life of my own."
I nodded, taking a long drink. "If you ever want to work with someone other than your mom, I've got an office full of stuff I have no idea how to interpret."
Her eyes got wide with excitement. "Are you serious?"
"Very. That's why I was at the hospital when we met. The guy who does my books and handles all of that side of the business broke his fucking leg and will be laid up for weeks." I leaned against the counter, watching all the emotions flash across her beautiful face.
"I would love to. When?"
"Tomorrow?" It was too late to suggest right now even though the thought crossed my mind.
"I'm in." She chugged down her water. When it was gone, she gave me a sheepish look. "I hope this doesn't sound rude, but I should probably be getting home."
"Just gonna love me and leave me?" I chuckled.
She joined in. "I don't want to." She got off the stool and went over to her bra and undies. "Maybe we could dry these first?"
I took them from her. "Good idea." I glanced down at her chest and her gaze followed mine.
She laughed and covered herself when she saw her nipples protruding through the shirt.
"Yeah, I would have a tough time explaining why I wasn't wearing a bra."
EIGHTEEN
Bagels and Strawberries
RUSH
Though it washard to say goodbye when I dropped Lux off at her house, I was excited too. It’d stopped raining, and I jogged up the steps to my loft, took another beer from the fridge, and dropped onto the couch.
How many hours was it until I saw her again? That was what had my adrenaline pumping. We’d decided on nine in the morning, but now seemed like a lifetime away.
Lux was something else. I’d never met anyone like her. Even after her dirty talk, there was an almost tangible innocence to her. Virgin or not, she knew what she wanted. And she's chosen me. At the thought of spending more time with her, my breath hitched, and I had to adjust my cock in my pants.
Lux blew away all the negative thoughts I'd had about relationships. I wanted one with her. She was a salve to my old burns and scars.
For a moment, I sat in place, comically stuck with a master boner poking obscenely from my pants. Before, I would have just relieved the ache and taken the edge off with a quick fantasy and a warm shower. But Lux made me want to wait. I didn’t want to jerk off like a seventeen-year-old over her. I just wanted her.
Instead, with adrenaline rushing through my veins, I headed down to the garage and pulled out the scaffolding pole tucked into a shelf in the rafters. Pull-ups would burn off some energy. I repped five lots of twenty, but my mind started to wander, and I felt my grip loosening.
The last thing I needed was the most beautiful girl in the world arriving tomorrow to work with me, and I’d be in a plaster cast because I’d broken my legs. Clint laid up was one thing. I didn’t plan to do the same thing myself. Besides, I was already imagining the next time she and I would fuck. I needed to be in top form for that.
Dropping to the ground, I prowled around for a while, checking the time and realizing that it was only eleven-thirty.
Dinner had been outstanding. And after dinner was perfection. But while I never found talking to women a problem before, there’d always been an element of what I’d get out of it. Tonight had been different. Lux had a story to tell, and though she was open and shared what she was thinking, I sensed she was also keeping things back. Who did all that studying but didn’t have a job? Although, technically, she did work for her mom. Still, the little condo she lived in with her mom was nice, but it didn’t scream that her mom was super-wealthy.
Her mom was super uptight. A bit too involved considering Lux was in her twenties and a full-grown woman. I wondered if she had a problematic father. Maybe he was an alcoholic or something and caused trouble, meaning Lux couldn’t leave her mom.
All I could hope was that she might open up while we spent time together.
Jeez, was Rush Norton seriously thinking of having a relationship again?
