Page 83 of Creed

“Why is that so funny?” I was shocked she would laugh at what I was most ashamed to tell her.

“You’re a serial monogamous that felt that you had to compensate them to stay faithful? You looked so scared when you were trying to tell me.” She pointed at me as she laughed. “That’s a great idea. Maybe I should have considered being a sugar mama!” She was holding her side as she laughed.

“You think this is funny, Miss Rossi?”

She nodded as she laughed. “You should have seen your face!”

Okay, maybe she was a little crazy.

“Did you already know?” I was suspicious at that point, and she shook her head.

“No, but I get it and why would I care that you like clean sex?” She tried to calm her laugh.

“Its not far from being prostitution, Morgan.”

“Let me guess.” She again tried to calm her laugh. “They all signed non-disclosures?”

“That’s it!” I stood and she fought me as I picked her up.

“What are you doing?” She laughed.

“Teaching you a lesson not to laugh at me when I’m trying to be serious.” I carried her down toward the lake.

“You wasted so much money.” She kept laughing. “They probably would have done it for free.”

“I’ll give you something to laugh at, Miss Rossi.” She wasn’t fighting me anymore, just laughing.

“A contract girlfriend.” She was still laughing although we were getting closer to the lake. “Those girls must have thought they won the lottery. A hot guy wanted hot sex, and he paid all their bills. That’s hilarious.” She looked around and realized where I was taking her. “Wait, you’re not serious.” I made it to the end of the dock.

“Oh, I’m serious.”

“OH MY GOD!” She screamed when I threw her, and I laughed so damn hard when I saw her face. Once I heard the splash I emptied my pockets and took off my shoes.

“You’re so dead!” She yelled at me as soon as she came to the surface.

I dove in and heard her laugh just before I went under. It was dark and I couldn’t see much, but I found her and tugged on her leg just before I came up right in front of her.

“You’re lucky I didn’t have my phone!” She was treading water.

“You need to stop laughing at me. Dammit Morgan, I was scared to death to tell you how I was living my life.”

“Well, its pretty weird, I’ll say that much, but I get it. I’ve been lonely for a long time too. That’s because I didn’t easily trust the people that surrounded me.” She put her arms aroundme and kissed my cheek. “You had every reason to protect yourself.” She whispered in my ear then pulled her head back to look at me.

I rested my head against hers. “Now I want to protect you.” God it felt so good to have her in my arms.

“I like the guy that holds Addie and is so sweet with both of us.” She whispered as we both treaded water while wrapped up in each other’s arms. “I also like the guy genius that created an entire community just so he would never be alone.” My heart raced as my lips brushed against hers. “I just wish he would kiss me.” That was the moment I knew my life changed forever. The moment I pressed my lips against hers, and she took a sharp breath like she felt it too, I knew it. I knew I had something so precious I had to handle her with care. Then her lips spread and invited me in for a deeper kiss and I felt it. She was it for me, my end game, my future and she would make me into everything I ever wanted to be.

At Peace

Morgan

Nothing else existed. Gone went my grief, my fears and any reservations. It may have been temporary, but Creed quickly became my respite. His kiss, oh my God his kiss. The kiss was as powerful as the man delivering it. My legs instinctively wrapped around him, but we almost sank and that broke the kiss. Our laughter was pure and true. It was nothing but pure joy. He pecked my lips. “We should check on Addie.” He took my hand, and we swam to the dock where he helped me out then wrapped me in his arms again as we stood there in dripping wet clothes. “Please tell me I’m not alone here. You feel this too, right?”

I reached up and cupped his face. “You’re safe with me, Creed. I can’t say I know what this feeling is, but it’s safe. I do know that much, and yes, I feel it.”

He lowered his head and kissed me again. I felt like that teen girl that giggled about boys with my best friend. Callie would have liked Creed and definitely would have approved.

When he deepened the kiss, a rush of pure excitement and desire ran from my toes to my heart. He was over powering me and for the first time in my life, I was more than happy to hand all my power over to a man. His lips were firm, he tastedlike white wine, and his arms were strong and held on to me so tightly I couldn’t have moved if I wanted. His hair was wet but soft as I ran my fingers through it. My heart felt like it was running a race and the desire I felt for more from him was overwhelming. His lips left mine, but brushed against my skin as they trailed to just under my ear, and when he kissed me, goosebumps chased each other up my back and down my arms. A tiny moan escaped my lips, and my fingers trailed down his wet t-shirt.

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