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And what a wild night it was. I wasn’t expecting us to feel so compatible right off the bat, but we are. The age difference between us feels like nothing. She makes me feel two decades younger whenever she bats those dark lashes of hers up at me.
I realize it as if I’ve been struck with lightning—I love her.
I mean, I always have in some sort of way. For so long, I cared about her because my daughter did. Now it’s grown into something so much more than feeling for her as a person and a family friend.
What I’m feeling now, though? It blows every single romantic relationship I’ve ever had out of the water. She’s turned my life upside down in ways I could have never anticipated.
It’s thrilling. And fucking terrifying.
What am I going to do? She’s my daughter’s best friend. Olivia’s always been a dreamer, a free spirit who thinks for herself and loves unconditionally. How will she take this change in my relationship with Felicia?
Will she understand why I can’t give this up? Why I can’t walk away from this young woman we both love deeply in our own, different ways?
The decision is almost paralyzing, but in my heart, I know the answer already. Olivia may be stubborn like me, but unlike both her mother and I, she’s quick to forgive. Even if she doesn’t understand it now, she will eventually. This all happened so fast that she’ll get why Felicia and I didn’t tell her anything.
“So what’s the plan for the day,” Felicia asks me as she starts dragging a piece of toast through the yolk of an egg.
“We can stay as long as you want,” I tell her.
I already had the next few cleared on my calendar to get back on Eastern Standard Time after my trip, but if Felicia wants more time, I’ll keep having my assistant adjust my schedule to give it to her.
I glance out the window at the rain beating against the mountainside. “The power isn’t back on yet, but the generator is keeping fridge going. I wanted to take you into town to get you some fresh clothing and more groceries, but it’s probably not the best idea to head down in this weather.”
She frowns even as her eyes soften. “I don’t need more clothes,” she shrugs. “And I’m perfectly happy to eat eggs and toast if that’s all we have. You always get the perfect runny egg.”
I raise an eyebrow at her. “Is that a euphemism?”
Her face instantly flushes scarlet the prettiest pink as she looks away, flustered. “No! I’m being serious!”
“Sure. You’re always very serious about breakfast food.”
Her cheeks go from pink to red as she bites her lip, trying to think of something to say. Finally, she says, “I just mean that it’s thoughtful that you know how I like my breakfast. You’ve always taken care of me.”
“It always felt like the right thing to do,” I say with a shrug. “And then suddenly I wanted to start doing more than just that. I want to give you everything you’ve ever dreamed of.”
I picture draping her in so many jewels that she’ll sparkle in the candlelight while I kiss my way down her body to spread her legs and eat her pussy. I think about what she’d look like on my arm at company events and trips. What it’d be like to wake up next to her every day for the rest of our lives, age difference be damned. I want to make sure she never has to worry about money ever again.
To love her like she’s never been loved before.
“But what areyoudreaming about?” she asks.
Her question makes me pause. How could she not know?
“You,” I say simply.
Her lips part in surprise before she presses her full lips into a hard line. “You don’t really mean that …” There’s a deep sadness in her voice that wasn’t there a few seconds ago.
“This doesn’t have to end,” I explain. “I know this won’t be easy, but we have each other to get through it.”
“But what about …” She trails off, looking at her half empty plate, worry creasing her brow.
“Are you thinking about what got you into that situation last night? Or are you thinking about Olivia?”
“Both. But mostly her.”
“I’ve thought about it a lot, too,” I admit.
“She’ll hate me. She won’t be able to forgive me for doing something like this.”
