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Brazen
My week has been great. I’ve enjoyed having Noah at the office, but things have been crazy, and I haven’t had much time for her outside of the four walls where we work. Not once in that time has she held it against me. Girls I dated in the past always gave me a hard time about my dedication to my business. Maybe it’s easier for Noah because she sees me every day at work, but there is so much relief in her understanding.
Today is about us though.
No work. No Sunday. No distractions.
I pull up in front of her home and find Noah sitting on the porch swing, waiting for me.
Immediately, she comes and jumps in my car, leans over the center console, and gives me a quick kiss before buckling herself in. Her comfort with me is something I love.
“What are we doing?” she asks once she’s situated.
“Well, that depends on you,” I tell her, hoping she’s open to what I have in mind.
“What do you mean?”
“I want to do something from your list.”
“Really?” She twists in the passenger seat to get a better look at me.
“Yeah, I’ve been a part of two of the other things on your list. I want to be there with you for the rest. If you’ll have me.”
Noah unbuckles her belt. She practically climbs into my lap and kisses me deeply.
“I’d like that,” she tells me after our kiss. “There are a couple of things we could do.”
“Your pick. Tell me where we’re going.”
She does, and I smile as I pull away from the curb and head downtown. Noah sings along softly to the music while we drive. Her majorly off-tune feminine voice fills the interior of my car. I can’t help but be amused by the girl next to me who has her feet up on the dash.
“We’re here. Any second thoughts?” I ask after parking and cutting the engine.
“Not a one,” she confirms.
“Okay then, let’s go.”
I get out of the car and run around to her side, opening her door. Noah slips out, and I link our fingers together before leading her toward the tattoo parlor.
“Do you know what you’re going to get?”
“I want a quote on my ribs,” she tells me.
I like it—feminine and dainty, just like her.
“What quote?”
She recites a quote about the ability to feel pain being a great strength. Profound.
“Who said that?”
“Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.”
That’s a fucking mouthful. I haven’t read the books or seen the movies, but I don’t live under a rock. I know where that name is from.
“You’re getting a Harry Potter quote tattooed on you?”
Noah stops walking right before we get to the door of the shop. “Are you going to tell me you don’t believe J.K. Rowling is one of the greatest writers of all time? If so, I can find my own way home. The woman who brought us Hogwarts is a total badass!”
