Page 41 of Naked

“I leave in four days.”

“I know.” I hated it already.

“We keep talking about years from now, but we can’t even bring ourselves to discussdaysfrom now.”

I held her to me, her head tucked under my chin, her naked body draped on mine. “It’s easy to talk about years from now because I want you to be with me years from now.”

She took in a deep breath and slowly let it out. “How can you be sure?”

I honestly didn’t know. “It’s a feeling. You belong with me. You’re my other half, or something like that anyway. I can’t imagine my future without you.”

She peeked up at me. “I feel the same way.”

I kissed her lightly on the lips and then tucked her back into me. “It’s easier to talk about the future because we can see ourselves together in a way we can’t right now. But I’ve thought about this and I think it’s going to be great.”

“Great?” She laughed. “Always being apart?”

“But we won’t be.” I turned and slid down so we were nose to nose. “Think about it. I have two more months of baseball leftat the most.And then I’m done until February.”

Her eyes bounced between mine. “The girls said the same thing tonight.”

“So I’ll come to you. Wherever you are. And be withyouwhile you work until December. Then we have two whole months all to ourselves. Who can say that?”

Her eyes darted around as she did calculations. “It’s actually closer to ten weeks.”

“Ten weeks, Til. Just you and me. When does your work start back up?”

“I’m not really needed to be physically available until March. At least not full time. I will have testing in February that I will probably be needed at.”

I smiled. “So you can come to some of my spring training?”

“Probably.”

“Think about it. We get some of October, all of November, December, and January, part of February. That’s an incredible amount of quality time together. Then we’re both in the thick of work. And I think we’re both better when we can give ourselves completely to our work. We can focus without worry.” I felt a little out of it with Tilley here. I was performing, but I wasn’t at my best. “And then I’ll come to you on our break. I might only get a day with you, but it will be something. And then you’re back here with me for your break.”

She sighed. It felt like relief, but I held my breath until she replied.

“That doesn’t sound terrible at all.”

“No.” I took her hands in mine. “I don’t ever want to be apart from you, but it’s only part of the year when we’re both incredibly busy. We’ll do the long distance thing. And then the rest of the year is ours. We can do this.”

“I think we can.” She smiled.

A huge weight I didn’t even know was there lifted off my shoulders. “You and me, Til. We’re gonna kick sports’ ass, and then you’re going to be my sugar momma.”

“What?” She laughed.

“I’ve only got, what? Five years in me? And then I’m retired and out to pasture. I could coach or report or something...or I can be your man servant while you financially support us. I can supply endless back massages, meal services, and orgasms, among other things.”

She giggled even more. “You have more than five years in you.”

“Don’t change the subject. I have my retirement all planned. You use my cock and I use your money.”

She swatted me but I caught her wrist in my fingers and brought her palm to my heart. “All joking aside, the next few years will be rough, but fun and totally manageable. And then we have forever.”

“Forever?”

“I love you, Tilley. I know it.”

Her smile lit up our dark bedroom. “I love you, too.”

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