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Jurnee
All my reservations,fears, and worries started flying like rapid gunfire from my mouth. “Braxton, you never know if the cancer will come back. I may not be able to have kids. I’m so much less experienced and plain than people you're probably used to dating. And what if I’m not enough?”
With my words halted, he took the moment, and to stop anything else from falling from my lips, they took possession of mine in a soul-searching kiss. His firm, strong mouth slanted over mine, his tongue caressing the seam of my lips, which had me opening for him without thought.
And I am lost.Home sweet home.
I loved it here with the girls, but when I walked in, something was missing. It was Brax—he had chained himself to my heart and the concrete hold he had on it was rock-solid.
Shutting the door to the quiet, empty house, I realized I’d gotten lucky and wouldn't be doing the walk of shame in front of the girls. It wasn’t as though they would have cared. I mean, they had encouraged me to go. One, if not both of them, wouldn’t let me hear the end of it. They would probably just hit me up for all the juicy details. Well, maybe not Alley since it had to do with her brother. Hearing what all Brax and I had done would be like walking in on your parents getting busy. My face twisted, and I gagged at the thought.Eww, just no, I’m glad that never happened to me.
Heading to my room, I grabbed some comfy clothes, and headed toward the shower, thinking about last night. As earth-shattering as my time with Braxton was, I had worried about Alley throughout the evening. I wished she would explain what was going on with Landon. They used to be friends, really close in fact. At one point, I’d thought it had been shifting into possibly more. We had an inkling something was going on, but this was Alley we’re talking about. She told Summer and me everything, but on this subject, she’d put up a wall that we couldn’t seem to bust through. She hadn’t wanted to talk about it, not any of it, and he didn’t either. It was obvious that whatever happened was tremendously affecting them both. But for now, I had to let it go. At least, until she was ready to confide in us.
I reminisced about the shower earlier that morning with Brax as the hot spray hit my skin. Showering alone didn’t hold the same appeal now that I’d experienced how much fun two people could have together.Waking up each day to indulge in shower-time with Braxton sounds good to me.The damn water bill could get rather expensive with a man like him around. Multiple showers a day and never getting out until the water ran cold...worth every penny.
After washing off and throwing on my clothes, I started toward my room. As I padded down the hall in my bare feet, I heard Alley and Summer talking in the living room, so I detoured that way instead. Walking in, two sets of eyes turned to me at the same time. It was like deja vu, reminding me of the first day I saw them in the school parking lot. My heart melted a little on the spot because not only was I forever grateful for meeting these two special people, but it brought me Braxton as well. Tears formed in my eyes and the girls came rushing right over, wrapping me in their embrace.
It was Alley who spoke first. “Hey girl, why the tears? Did my brother do something to upset you, because if he did, I’ll have to throttle him?” Her tone was fiercely protective, even if she had been talking about her own brother.
In a wobbly voice, I spoke up as fast as I could because I didn’t want her thinking that about her brother. Braxton was amazing and so good to me. “No, no, nothing like that. He was truly wonderful. Your brother is so much more than I could ever ask for or have dreamt for myself. It’s just when I saw you both look at me as I walked in, it reminded me of the day I saw you guys for the first time. I’ve told you about that before and how it made me feel. It was just one of the best days of my life, and I love you both so much.” Breaking down into a puddle of tears, the girls squeezed me tight and held on.
“You are one of the best things that have ever happened to us too,” Summer replied.
Well, now it was a river, not just a puddle.
“I’m okay, really.” I swiped at my face furiously, while I tried to sound convincing. “I was just emotional for a second.”
“Let’s sit down and you can tell us all about your evening with Braxton,” Summer said, with a gleam in her eyes.
Alley laughed but also had her own comment to add. “Most of the details, but maybe not all, andpleasefor the love of all that’s holy, the PG version for the little sister here.”
The next hour was spent talking about the evening. How awesome Braxton’s house was, which I still was curious why he had such a big place for just one guy but decided I would ask him about that later. We never had got to all that between my sharing and the sex. I’d admitted what a fabulous kisser he was, and that it went way farther than that. For Alley’s sake, I left out the big details. Summer pouted a little, so I told her I would give her a few extras another time, and we all laughed.
But I wasn’t giving them all away, because that was between Braxton and me. I was going to cherish each memory like a hidden treasure. They were precious beyond words.
After our talk, I decided I needed a nap. There hadn’t been much in the way of sleep last night, and I was exhausted. But I wasn’t complaining, it was worth every second of non-rest. The girls seemed to find this funny. One day, they would understand.
And for one of them, that day would come sooner, rather than later.
I wasn’t sure how long I’d been asleep when my phone beeped as a text message came through, waking me. Just a bit excited that it might behim, the man who’d stolen my heart, I hurriedly snatched it off the nightstand and punched in my passcode to get the message to display.
Braxton: Hey babe, just wanted to check in and see how you are doing? I know we didn’t get a lot of rest last night and you’re probably just hanging with the girls and resting, but I wanted to say that I miss you already.
Jurnee: I just woke up from a little nap, and I miss you too. Last night was one of the most amazing nights of my life.
Braxton: What are you up to the rest of the day?
Jurnee: Nothing but tackling the dreaded laundry and picking up a bit around the house, what about you?
Braxton: Some of the same, but I was wondering if later you wanted to go grab dinner with me. Maybe some Mexican, at that one place you love so much.
Wow, he really knew how to reel me in. Hook, line, and sinker. First, he texted to see how I was doing, then told me he missed me, and now he wanted to take me for tacos. He honestly knew the way to my heart. Even if he’d made it there already.
Jurnee: I would love to, what time?
Braxton: How’s six?
Jurnee: Perfect, see you then.
