Page 45 of Charlie
It was mind-boggling to me how she could go from being on the floor and giving me the ultimate hand and blow job to behaving like what happened wasn’t a big deal. “How can you look so calm?”
She set out the plates of waffles, fruits, and croissants, and handed me a glass of orange juice. “How should I look?”
“Like you just realized Santa is real. That’s how I feel.”
She drank from her juice. “I’m happy you enjoyed it.”
“To say that I enjoyed it would be an understatement. Now you have my head spinning with who taught you that.”
“You said that you didn’t want to know.”
“I don’t, but tell me anyway.”
“My friend Sydney told me. She learned it from a co-worker who is a bit promiscuous and very generous with tips on how to please men. I’ve been wanting to try it and it felt like the right time.”
“Yeah, it was so good that I didn’t even hear anyone knocking on the door.”
“To be fair, she only knocked once and called room service. From the way you roared out your orgasm, I think she could tell we couldn’t come to the door just then.”
“And you still took time to clean me up.”
She smiled. “I figured you needed a minute to calm your breathing before I could open the door anyway.” Liv took a seat against the headboard and dove into her plate of waffles.
“I swear, everything with you just feels so right. I can’t even imagine how good it will be to make love to you for real.”
We smiled at each other.
“It’s like that old saying about finding the right glove that fits, isn’t it?” I emptied my glass of juice in one long gulp and wished we had ordered more.
“Maybe, but you might still find things about me that are deal breakers.”
“I don’t know, at this point, I’m having a hard time imagining it.” I planted myself next to her against the headboard. “You’re pretty amazing, you know that, right?”
She leaned her head on my shoulder. “Thank you.”
“No, I’m serious. I can’t wait to introduce you to my friends. If you’re as good a match with them as you are with me, I might ask you to marry me on the spot.” It was meant as a joke, but she frowned a little.
“Hey, don’t worry. I’m not really going to ask you to marry me.”
“It’s not that. I’m just worried that if your friends don’t like me, you’ll let their opinion affect you.”
“Sweetie, they’ll love you. How could they not?”
Liv didn’t look convinced but she agreed to go home with me to meet them all.
CHAPTER 11
The Mastermind Group
Liv
Charles and I took the train to Howth, which turned out to be a large fishing village in a suburban area, located forty minutes outside of Dublin. It was a tourist destination with a romantic little harbor, a number of seafood restaurants, and little tea-shops.
“The Red Manor is a bit hidden.” After a ten-minute walk, Charles steered me up a long driveway with impressive, large trees on each side of the road.
“Wow, this reminds me of…” I stopped myself before revealing that I’d been at his grandfather’s house back in Chicago. “I mean it’s similar to a driveway back in the States. It must be so pretty in the summer, almost like entering a long cave of green all around you.”
“Yes. It is.”
