Page 15 of The Heart of a Capricorn
“Don’t say my name like that unless you want everybody in this office see you get fucked. Is that what you want?” I gently stroked her cheek.
Lyric closed her eyes and inhaled. “As intriguing as that sounds, I don’t want these women to see what you working with.” She looked down at my dick, then back into my eyes and smirked. “What brings you by?” She stepped back but couldn’t go far because the desk was behind her, but she leaned against it.
“Possessive already. I like that.” I lifted the corner of my mouth when Lyric sucked her teeth. “Anyway, I’m here because I wanted to spend the day with you if you have time.”
Lyric pushed herself off the desk and put her hand on my chest. “You’re in luck. I’ll be done here soon. What time were you thinking?”
“I’m on your time, love. Just let me know when you are ready.”
“Okay. Give me about an hour.”
That was the perfect amount of time for me to double-check everything and let the stores know when we were coming.
“Perfect. I’ll see you in an hour. Dress comfortably.”
“Okay.” She smiled.
Her eyes closed when I leaned forward and kissed her forehead.
“See you in an hour.”
I walked out of her office and headed back to the hotel.
A while later, Lyric and I were on the strip, shopping and enjoying each other’s company. We’d been talking and laughing as we went into multiple stores. She tried to pay for her things in the first store, but I had to put a stop to it. I wanted her to enjoy the moment. I could tell she needed a day to relax and not worry about work. By the way she looked the other day in the bar, I could tell she hadn’t laughed as much as she did with me. Every time she laughed, it came from her belly, and she had the prettiest smile.
We didn’t spend too much time in the first store, but I knew when we got to the third one, she would be in heaven. She didn’t know where we were going, because I wanted that one to be a surprise. It was amazing how much you could learn from a person just by what they posted on social media. That wasn’t always the case because people liked to post shit that wasn’t real sometimes. Lyric didn’t post a lot, so I knew the things she did post were real. I didn’t post shit on mine except for random shit, but nothing of importance.
When we arrived, Lyric stopped in her tracks at the front door. She turned around to face me. “Chauncey, who have you been talking to? How did you know I’ve been dying to come here?”
“I haven’t been talking to anyone.” I chuckled. “I just know these things. They are waiting for you.”
Her eyes widened. “What do you mean they are waiting for me?”
I pulled the door open and motioned for her to enter.
We were greeted as soon as we stepped inside. “Hello, welcome to Nae’s Threads. I’m Janae. This is for you.” She handed us each a glass of champagne.
Lyric whipped her head around to me, then back at Janae.
“I can’t believe you are here. I follow you on social media.”
“I come here sometimes, to check things out, but not too often. Luckily, my husband and I were out when Chauncey called. I had to come meet you if this guy called in a favor.” Janae pointed in my direction and smiled.
Janae owned a boutique in Sweetwater Hills that expanded to multiple cities over the last two years. From what I knew, she was hardly at the Vegas location.
“Thank you. I appreciate you guys. Where is your husband, anyway?” I asked.
“He’s at the hotel handling some business.”
I shook my head and laughed. I met her husband, Kaleb, when I had an assignment to assist him on a flight a few years back. He was the mayor of a small town named Sweetwater Hills. He was a cool dude, and we connected. I visited them a few times over the years when I needed a break from the world.
“Always working. Well, I’m going to have a seat while you two do your thing.”
I walked to the yellow love seat with multiple pillows covering it. It looked comfortable, and I had a feeling we would be there for a while.
From my seat, I was able to see Lyric and Janae talking. Janae said something in Lyric’s ear, and they both looked at me. Lyric had the biggest smile on her face. I winked, and she blushed.
She wore a mint green short set that showed off the thickness in her thighs. Her hair was up in a loose ponytail. It was simplistic, but it looked good on her.
