Page 89 of Just for Fun
Mom feels the energy shifting, just like she always days. The sigh she lets out now is no longer of joy and happiness but rather of resignation.
”Okay, honey. I didn’t mean to offend you. I love you, and as long as you’re happy, it doesn’t matter to me how you achieve that.”
I can tell she doesn’t mean it, but I don’t have the patience you argue with her now. Had this been any other day, I would’ve stayed on her, and I would not have stopped until I was one hundred percent sure that she understood what I was saying.
We hang up, and I sit on the bed, staring into space until my vision goes blurry. Every so often, Kyle’s face makes an appearance in my vision. He always grins from ear to ear, looking at me like I am the most important person in his life.
Maybe I am in love, like my mother said. For weeks now I’ve had this weird feeling, telling myself that I could fall in love with him. But since I’ve never been in love, how would I know what being in love even feels like? Now that I think more about it, maybe I was in love before and just didn’t know it.
But has anyone made my stomach flutter at the mere thought of them? That’s a resounding no.
Since I am more of a numbers girl, I will not admit to anything until I have more concrete facts. Like for example, how does Kyle feel about me? He seems to enjoy spending time with me, and he’s sworn to me multiple times that the sex is so good, he never wants it with anyone else.
A loud knock at the door startles me so badly, I need a minute to recover. With one hand pressed to my chest, I walk on my tippy toes as I exit the bedroom. There’s a second knock, just as loud.
”Zara, are you there?”
I rush to get to the door faster when I recognize Kyle’s voice. Yanking it open, I just stare at him while he waits for me to move so he can come in.
“Why are you here this early?” I ask. “I thought I still had time! Please don’t tell me that it’s already time for us to go!”
That’s when I realize that Kyle is holding a bag with a suit over his shoulder.
“You’re getting dressed here?”
Kyle smirks and winks at me, then he places a gentle hand on my hip before bending down to kiss me on the lips. He is so smooth in the way he moves that I don’t even realize that I took a couple of steps back, and we are not inside my apartment, door closed behind him.
“I got impatient,” he tells me.
I watching him walking over to the back of the chair in my living room. After he makes sure that it won’t get wrinkled, he spins on his heels, and opens his arms for me.
“What?” I know what he wants, but I like it so much more when he tells me.
“Come here, woman,” he growls at me.
Letting out a happy chuckle, I fly into his open arms, attaching myself to him with my arms around his neck and legs around his waist. The robe I have on opens up, allowing me to do all this. The tie loosens enough that it gaps around my chest as well, and I see Kyle staring down with intention.
“Kyle, we don’t have time,” I chastise him without really meaning it.
He spins me around a couple of times, and I let out a sharp squeal when he drops on the couch.
“I thought you were going to drop me.” My voice comes out breathless when I speak.
He brings our mouths together and presses his lips so hard against mine, it almost hurts. Then, he lets go abruptly and runs his lips up and down my jawline.
“I would never let you fall, baby,” he whispers against my skin, making me shiver and squirm in his lap. “Unless you’re falling for me,” he adds.
His words hit me right in the heart. I don’t know if that was intentional on his part, or if he is talking just trying to be cute. The reality is that it all hits too close to home. I feel strongly about him, but I am scared to hope that he feels the same about me.
To stop myself from thinking, I bring my mouth back to his. He happily obliges when I lick at his plips. I suck on his tongue, using in my arsenal everything that he’s taught me in the last few weeks. I wasn’t even aware that I had no idea how to kiss until Kyle showed me what a real kiss was.
“You are amazing,” he growls in between kisses. “I came here early hoping to see you naked…”
I almost choke when laughter bubbles inside my chest out of nowhere. You’d think this would not be where we’d be laughing while on the way to having sex, but not with Kyle. He always has something funny to say.
“You should’ve called first…”
He grins from ear to ear while his hands clamp on my hips. There’s a glint in his eyes, but I’m not sure what to make of it. Suddenly, I am bouncing through the air, and my hair is all over the place.
