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Throwing my phone on the seat next to me, I stepped on the gas and peeled out of the compound, headed for Davenport Tower.
Sometime later, I stood waiting for the elevator doors to open. When they did, I walked into darkness.
Reaching for the light switch, I flipped the switch a few times and sighed.
Shit. The power was out.
“Largo? Baby, I’m here. Where are you?”
Just when I was about to turn my head, a sudden burst of movement to my right immediately grabbed my attention. It was at that moment that Largo came crashing into me, her arms and legs wrapping tightly around my body. With each bright lightning flash that lit up the room, her body shook with fear and the subsequent clap of thunder only intensified her trembling.
While I held onto her tightly, I whispered quietly under my breath, “I’ve got you, baby. It’s going to be alright.”
For as long as I’ve known Largo, my woman had a deathly fear of thunderstorms. Initially, I found it endearing, perhaps even charming, that something could frighten my strong and independent woman as seemingly insignificant like a thunderstorm. However, as time went on, I began to understand that her fear stemmed from a much deeper and ingrained source.
I held her close, feeling her cling to me like a monkey, while I lovingly stroked her back and whispered in her ear, “It’s only a storm, baby. Just breathe. It will be over soon. I promise.”
Startled by the unexpected thunder, she jumped in fright.
Given all the challenges we’d faced together, I was confident that I could resolve this particular issue. I may not be able to solve all of our marital problems, but this one I could. With her in my arms, I carried her to our bedroom. I knew with the storm gearing up, she would want to be comfortable while I held her, and admittedly, I did too.
Placing her on the bed, I kicked off my boots before curling myself around her. The second I laid down, she grabbed my shirt, hiding her face against my chest.
“You feel like telling me why storms bother you so much?”
“It’s stupid really.”
“Nothing about you is stupid, Largo. Just tell me.”
“Landon and I were playing hide and seek. We couldn’t have been more than seven, maybe eight years old. I was trying to find a place to hide when I heard him coming for me. I didn’t think. I jumped into the first thing I found.”
“What was it?”
“Our mother’s hope chest. I was in such a rush to hide that I forgot the hope chest automatically locked when it closed. I didn’t know how long I was in there, but when I heard the first clap of thunder, it echoed all around me.”
“Being in the chest heightened the sound.”
“Yeah. By the time my parents found me, I had wet myself and was crying uncontrollably. Since then, I’ve been afraid of storms.”
“What did your parents do to Landon?”
“Nothing. He was so upset on my behalf. He told me later he could feel my fear. I think on some level, storms bothered him afterwards too, because every time there was a storm, he would hold me and tell me everything was going to be okay. That he would protect me. God, Caleb, I miss him so much.”
“I know, baby,” I whispered, tightening my arms around her when she looked up at me.
“Thank you for coming when I called.”
“Don’t you know, baby? I’ll always come for you,” I admitted.
“I missed you,” she whispered.
Unable to stop myself, I planted a soft kiss on her upturned lips.
When she pulled back, looking into my eyes, I didn’t know what she saw, but in the next instant, she smiled, reaching her hand around the back of my head, pulling me into a deep kiss. Our mouths collided and I couldn’t help but moan as our tongues danced together. I placed my hands on her waist, I couldfeel the warmth of her body seeping through my palms. The intensity of our connection grew and we found ourselves locked in a passionate embrace. Her hand eagerly tugged at my T-shirt, while her touch sent shivers down my spine. I reached behind her and grabbed her ass, pulling her against me.
I needed to feel all of her.
Every inch.
