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We get to work on our different tasks, finishing everything up, and setting the table, with twenty minutes to spare. I hurry upstairs and throw my hair up in a messy bun with a few stray hairs hanging down to frame my face. I then apply a little mascara and some lip gloss before leaving the bathroom. A naughty thought crosses my mind and I change from my leggings to a stretchy skirt that ends mid-thigh. I also throw on the pair of crotchless panties that Jace got me for Christmas. I will have to remember to take these with me when I go back home. I hear the doorbell ring, and quickly head downstairs, feeling all giddy knowing that I’ll be seeing Jace again so soon.
As always, the food is good, and the company is even better. There is a lot of laughter going around the table as we talk about old times, mainly about things that Jace and I would get up to when we were younger. The only thing to damper the mood is Elise not being at the table with us. I was really hoping that she would be here, since this will be our last dinner together for a while, but I guess she really doesn’t care.
Jace must sense my mood, because he places his hand on my thigh under the table and squeezes it lightly. When they first arrived and he saw me in the skirt, his eyes turned a deeper green with lust, which in turn made me throb deep inside. Sitting so close to him has been keeping me on edge throughout dinner. All I want to do is have him hold me down and take me, maybe somewhere in the house where there is a chance of being caught, like the bathroom or something. I’m not sure what’s gotten into me, but I’m turning into a real nympho for the man beside me.
“So, Ella,” Mrs. Palmer grabs my attention, “Has Jace told you what we are getting him for his birthday?”
“Mom, I haven’t had the chance to tell her since you just told me before coming over here.” He chuckles.
I had forgotten that his nineteenth birthday is in three weeks, and I won’t be here, but I try not to dwell on that just now. I glance between mother and son, waiting for one of them to go on, when Jace turns to me grinning, “They are buying me a plane ticket so I can spend my birthday with you. That is, if it’s okay with you.”
I can feel my face light up at this news and I throw my arms around him, “YES! That is the best news ever!” I laugh happily.
“Well, I guess that means it’s okay with Ella.” Mr. Palmer snickers and I hear my dad groan.
“Oh stop, Ethan! Ella is an adult now, and it’s time that you accept that.” My mom slaps him playfully.
“I know, I know, but it still doesn’t make it any easier.” He sighs.
“Are you going to be my brother-in-law soon?” My brother, Eli, asks Jace.
“NO!” My father says quicker than a streak of lightning.
I chuckle, “No, we are not getting married so soon, Eli. We just started dating and we both need to finish school.”
“That is music to my ears!” My father cheers.
“Oh,” Eli makes a sad face, “I was finally hoping to have a brother to do things with.”
“Hey buddy,” Jace speaks up, “Anytime you want to do something, all you have to do is call me and we will do it. I am right next door, at least for a few more weeks, anyway.”
I look at him, “Why only a few more weeks?”
“Well, at least until graduation.” He grins knowingly at me, “I’ve decided to go to the State University, right there in New Haven and will be heading there right after graduation.”
Another groan comes from my dad. And everyone chuckles except for Jace, and I because we are too busy staring at one another, “You’re seriously moving to Connecticut? You’ve finally decided?”
He nods, “Yeah, I don’t think I can be away from you for four years, but I won’t go if you don’t want me to. I don’t want to smother you.”
I shake my head, “No, you won’t!” I wrap my arms around his neck again and whisper into his ear, “I need you there with me, Sir.” I feel his arms tighten just a bit more, letting me know that my response has affected him.
“Oh Precious,” he whispers back, “You have no idea what I have in mind for us once I’m there.”
“Whatever it is, I trust you, and know that you will only do what is best for us.” I respond.
“You are learning, Precious.”
The discussion at the table brings us back to attention, “We have been looking at rentals versus Jace staying in the dorms and really, it’s about the same price.” Mr. Palmer says.
I speak up without thinking, “I think my building has an empty two-bedroom. I can always talk to the manager and see about switching apartments; that way we can be roommates, splitting the cost of rent.”
The whole table goes quiet as everyone’s attention, aside from my brother’s, is on me, “You want to move in with him already?” My dad is the one to ask, of course.
I stop myself from rolling my eyes because Jace is beside me, but I do scoff, “I saidroommates, meaning we will have our own rooms, Dad!”
“Oh please, we all know that you will end up sleeping in the same bed.” He states, sorely.
My mother coughs and elbows him, glancing at Eli when my father looks over at her. My dad blushes as soon as he realizes that he has my brother’s full attention. I slap my hand over my face and count to ten, before looking around and seeing the smirks on everyone’s face but my dad’s.
