Page 37 of Capacity
Last month we went out for frozen yogurt but so much had changed since then. Now we were dating and I wanted to bring her deeper into my life. I wanted two of my favorite people to meet.
After school let out, I called Lumi into my office when I made sure the coast was clear. We still hadn’t let anyone at Lakeview know we were dating. We’d only tell them if it got too serious to hide. For the time being there was no need to invite eyes and ears into something we both considered sacred.
“Hey,” Lumi leaned against the doorframe with a soft smile reserved only for me. I didn’t know how I scored her but I didn’t want to let go. She liked me even though she knew I was a fuck up.
“Hey yourself,” I stood up and closed the door before hooking my arm around her waist and pulling her soft curves against me. I loved the way it felt when I pressed against her. She was soft and firm in all the right places. Places I couldn’t stop exploring with my hands and fingers.
Even then in my office, my hand splayed out across her lower back. She tipped her chin up to look into my eyes and I never wanted to let her go.
“Dinner tonight?” I asked, resting my mouth against hers.
“Of course.” She beamed with a smile that made her emerald-honey eyes twinkle. I gripped her jaw and kissed her soft, shiny lips, tasting the vanilla gloss she’d applied earlier. Lumi’s arms locked around my neck while my hands circled her waist, backing her against the closed door.
I broke the steamy kiss and said, “We’re going out. I’m not taking no for an answer because it’s my second month being sober. I want to celebrate with you.”
Her head rolled against the door and she groaned. “Knight, you know how I feel about going out.”
“I know. I never ask you to do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, right?” I touched her chin with my thumb and watched her pout, poking those full lips out.
My dick twitched in response to her sexy-as-fuck face. I would have given anything to be able to pin her to the wall and fuck her speechless. It had been a long month together trying to keep my cock in check. He wanted to dive inside Lumi’s wet pussy and claim it. I wanted to take things slowly as possible when I was in my right mind but having Lumi’s body pressed into mine, feeling her full hips and the swell of her breasts mashed against my chest made me want to move a little faster.
“But thisisuncomfortable, Knight. You know why I don’t want to go out.”
“I know. I get it. You have to start going out though. You can’t hide at home all the time.” I couldn’t be that close to her lips and not steal a taste for my own greedy reasons. I dipped my head down and pulled her thick bottom lip between mine, savoring her sweetness. It was a taste unique to Lumi and I loved it.
“I don’t stay in the house all the time. I garden. I’m out there working the flowerbeds for hours at a time some weekends. You’re out there with me. You should know.” I did know. I took so many pictures of her while she was kneeling in the soil, replacing the old, nutrient-void dirt with fresh rich soil. She tended to her flowerbeds meticulously and with the same care and compassion she gave everything else in her life.
“Right, so you step directly outside your front door for a few hours every weekend.” I lifted an eyebrow at her and she attempted to hide the smile working its way onto her face. I swept my knuckle along the curve of her lips then pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Lumi, we’re going out this evening. I want you to meet T.” I let my words hang in the air as I watched her expression.
“You want me to meet Terrence? Wow. Does he know about this meeting?” She asked, sliding her lips to the side.
“No, but I wanted to make sure you’d come first. I know T. He won’t have a problem with grabbing dinner tonight.”
“So I’m the problem child.” She folded her arms and angled her face away from me. Defiance glittered in her hazel-green eyes. The sun glowed against her deep brown skin casting shadows from her regal cheekbones. She was too damn beautiful.
“Yes. So stop causing problems and go out with your boyfriend.” It was the first time I’d uttered the word. Lumi and I never made things that official. We never put a title to what we’d morphed into over the past month.
Now, with one word it felt like I’d pulled down an ultimatum from the sky and placed it at her feet. It wasn’t my intention. Boyfriend came out like butter though and I honestly didn’t hate the way it sounded.
“Boyfriend?” Lumi’s eyebrow arched toward her hairline but her expression boasted curiosity, not dismay. Thank fuck. I was praying she wouldn’t look at me like I was an alien.
“It kinda slipped out. I can take it back though.” I took a step away from her and her face fell into a cute frown, pinching her brows together and forcing her lips into another irresistible pout. I wish I had my camera on me right now, I’d snap a thousand pictures. The lighting was perfect for it.
“You can’t give me something so perfect then take it back.” Her words were soft but I heard them loud and clear. I heard every nuance woven between her soft drawl. She wanted to claim me as badly as I wanted to claim her.
She took a few steps toward me and I took another step back, sitting on the edge of my desk. In another couple steps, Lumi was tucked in the V of my legs, her thighs pressed against me, beckoning for my dick to stand tall.
“You okay with being my woman?” I asked, hooking my fingers in the elastic waistband of her pants. She wore white scrubs today with a black long-sleeved shirt underneath and she looked like the angel she was.
“We’ve managed to make it one month without getting cold feet and backing off.”
“This is true.” I pressed soft kisses along her jawline, letting them fall down her neck. “I think that means I get to call you mine now.” I tightened my grip on her and she yelped with a giggle.
“You mean I wasn’t yours before?” She batted her lashes when she pulled back to stare at me.
“Lumi Forester, you were mine when you walked into that wine bar. Now, you’re mine officially.”
“You know it’s not a one-way street right? You belong to me too, Knight.” She tugged on my shirt.
