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“I’ve already fallen.”
Sucking in a breath, her words reached my ears and burrowed into my heart. Gently running my hand down her side, I enclosed my hand in hers, entwining our fingers together, and headed off the floor, pulling her along with me. I needed her in my home, I wanted her alone, and it didn’t matter what we did as long as she was with me.
Chapter Nineteen
Jurnee
So,this was Braxton’s home. It wasn’t what I had expected at all. Alley mentioned how nice and how big it was, but I was still stunned when we pulled up. I wasn’t sure why he needed such a large house for one man, or how he afforded it. Feeling like there was something behind his choice, I longed for him to share that part of himself with me.
Over the last few weeks we’d had a lot of fun, talked a little about me, but we hadn’t had many conversations about him, and there was so much to Braxton that I wanted to know and desired to learn.
He opened my door to let me out of the Jeep with a hesitant look on his face. It was as though bringing me here may have been something he wanted but was also something that brought a vulnerability to himself as well. His emotions seem so mixed up, but it was nice to see another side of him peeking out from beneath his tough exterior.
Walking along the stone pathway toward the door in silence, I surveyed the outdoor surroundings. The front yard was huge, beautifully landscaped with gorgeous flower gardens around the house and the coolest water feature, which contained three different levels of bubble rock fountains. It was quite a sight. There were steps up to the deck that led to the front entry, along with a wraparound porch. I was almost positive it went all the way around the entire house. On the porch sat two matching wooden rockers, with a table in between them. As we stepped up to the door, I stood on a cute welcome mat, that read ‘There’s No Place Like Home, Welcome.’Who was this guy?
Braxton unlocked the door, pushed it open, and stepped inside, flipping on an interior light just as an alarm sounded. I followed along, shutting the door behind me. He quickly punched in a code and turned the high tech-looking system off, then faced me. “This is my home,” he announced, waving his hand around. It was kinda like ta-da, as though it had magically appeared, and I couldn’t help but grin at him.
“What are you smiling about?”
“You're cute and kinda funny.”
“Cute? That’s the word you use to describe me? Guys need a better word than that.” I could tell he was teasing me again.I love his playful side.
“Oh, I have words, but I can’t tell you them right now.” There went my mouth again with the flirting that only Braxton had ever brought out in me.
“I think I can get you to talk one way or another.” The look on his face was full of sin and determination.
“Think so, do ya?” I sassed back, with more bravado than I’d truly had.
I’d shut up real quick when he stalked toward me, having no doubt Braxton could get pretty much whatever he wanted out of me.Sexually or otherwise.Walking right up into my personal space, he leaned down and gave me a peck on the lips. It was far too short of a kiss if I do say so myself. A frown must have been on my face because Braxton’s next silly comment told me he’d seen it.
“Hey, Dimples, turn that frown upside down. There will be more kisses where that came from,” he said, as he ran his thumb over my bottom lip and had shivers running through my whole body. “Do you want the grand tour?” he asked, with a hopeful, but nervous glint in his eyes. Damn, I did for sure want the grand tour, but I wanted his mouth back on me too.
House first, kisses after.I gave him my best smile because the man-made me really damn happy.
“I would love one.”
Grabbing my hand, he set about showing me his place. And what a place it was. State of the art kitchen with beautiful, shiny, stainless steel appliances and a huge island, along with gorgeous granite countertops. I wasn’t the best cook, but I wouldn’t mind cooking something up in that kitchen.Maybe me on Braxton’s island to start off with.
Then there was a massive family room with a beautiful brick fireplace and a wide-open floor plan. A nice office, I assumed Braxton used if he had to work at home. The mudroom at the back of the house could have been a bedroom; it was so large, but those were up the spiral staircase upstairs. The rooms were spacious, with a nice big walk-in closets. There was a bathroom downstairs and an amazing one upstairs for everyone, but it was the master bedroom and master bath that had me gasping. Holy smokes, the stone shower, with two shower heads, so big that it was open with no door and had enough room for many people at once was insane.
I hope he hasn’t had a lot of people in there since he bought the place.Truth was, I didn’t think Braxton would be taking me out all the time and bringing people back here too, but we’d never said we were a couple, so he was kinda free to do what he wanted.
Wandering over to the huge window in his room that looked out over the backside of the house, I was stunned at the view. Being on the second story allowed me to see everything. And it was incredible. Braxton opened a set of French doors and walked out onto his private balcony. Following him out, my breath caught at the sight of the river running behind the house, the sound of the rippling water, and the picture-perfect scenery bringing tranquility and peace that soothed everything inside me.
“It’s so beautiful Braxton,” I said as I strolled up to the railing to take it all in. I felt him at my back, his heat and close proximity had sent goosebumps all over my skin. He always had that effect on me. His whispered words tingling in my ear were almost my undoing.
“You're the beautiful one.”
Taking in the glow of the moon shining off the water, the twinkling stars in the sky, I inhaled the fresh air and turned in his waiting arms. His strong limbs wrapped around my back, but he still held me a little ways away so we could peer into one another’s eyes. He and Alley looked so much alike, I had always thought, but their eyes were what set them apart. Both pairs looked like shimmering water, but where her irises are ocean blue and his were sea green. Each sparkled brightly depending on the light and depth at which you gazed at them.
Peering into Braxton’s, I hadn’t thought they were as cool as water, but more like full of heat, want, and need. I wanted to oblige whatever they seemed to be pleading for me to do.
“Kissing you right now is a must, you okay with that?”
Did he honestly have to ask? I wanted his mouth to stay on mine downstairs, so I wasn’t going to turn him away now. “Yes please,” I breathlessly answered.
“So polite, Dimples,” he murmured as he leaned in and kissed my chin. The man did have a thing for my silly dimple, but it was kinda cute, and I didn't mind the attention he lavished on any part of my body when he felt so moved. Braxton slid a little farther up, pulling his hands from around me to cup my face, and then planted his lips on mine, slowly licking the seam of my mouth; I immediately parted for him.
