Page 31 of Imperfections Forbidden
Here I’m thinking she’s going to say one thing and she surprises me and makes me laugh.“You make me laugh when I don’t expect it.You’re saying earlier you were what…scared?”
“No, I’m saying you were upset, and I was a little leery about you… How should I put this?”
“Say it any way you want to.You don’t have to be apprehensive; I’m not going to be overly aggressive toward you in the bedroom or out of it.”I sweep her hair over her shoulder and look at her profile.“I would never hurt you like that.That would be like me hurting myself, and that’s one thing I would never do as long as I’m breathing on this earth.Don’t ever be afraid of me.”
“I know you wouldn’t intentionally hurt me.”
“Is that why you’re up here, to escape from me?”
“Definitely not.I wanted to go outside and enjoy the view of the city without actually going outside.What better place than an enclosed rooftop garden oasis.”
“I’m glad you like it so much.I hardly come up here; it’s nice to know the money I spend to keep it up hasn’t been wasted.”
“It’s not.This is our place, it’s special.Our very own Garden of Eden.”
“Yes, it is.”
“Without the apple of knowledge and the serpent, of course.”
“Who would the serpent be?”
“A big-breasted woman.”
I put my head down on her shoulder and laugh so hard my whole body’s shaking.
Cat
Iwish I had anotherday here with Nick.I love being here with him.When I leave tomorrow, I have to go back to pretending I’m not totally head over heels in love with him.I love him even more after this weekend.I see parts of him I’ve never seen before, the sweet caring side that turned his house into a Christmas wonderland for me, and the shadier, darker side.I’m not so sure I like that side of him, but what I feel and the way he makes me feel when I’m with him, is better than I ever imagined.
My phone is vibrating again.I forgot to turn it back off.I don’t need another incident like earlier today.Everything has been going so well—I do not want a repeat of what happened.I’m not even looking at it, I’m just turning it off.Nick was in his office working for a while, but he’s in the shower now and I’m waiting for him so we can decide what to eat.I’m starving.I never realized how much he works.Even when he’s off, he’s working.
I’m sitting on the couch looking at the tree we decorated together.This is my favorite tree out of all the trees I’ve done.I wasn’t feeling great before, about Christmas, which is a first for me.Nick has changed that, and I can’t wait to spend Christmas with him, hopefully waking up with the man I love.What can be better?I know what would make it better—but I’m going to take what I can get and hope for the best until the test comes back.I don’t need anything else.
“Have you decided what you want to eat?”
He saunters into the room with no shirt, towel around his neck, looking mouth wateringly good.His hair is a wet, curly mess, giving him a roguish look in pajama pants.He could have any girl here with him tonight, but he’s with me.Yeah, it feels good.
“No, I was waiting for you.”Popping off the couch, I wrap my hands around his waist.He puts his arms around me.
“Your hair is still wet.”I brush it back with my hand, raking my fingers through it.
“I couldn’t wait to be with you.”
Taking the towel, I sit down on the couch.“Sit!”I say, pointing down.
“Yes, ma’am.”He sits between my legs on the floor.
I run my fingers through his hair, loving the way it glides through my fingers before I start drying it with his towel.
“I like when you do that, it feels good.”
“You never had one of your countless number of bed partners do this for you?”
“No, we didn’t have a relationship like that.We didn’t have that kind of intimacy between us.All my bed partners were just that, nothing more.”
“What about Paige?”He leans his head back to look up at me, an unreadable expression on his face.
“Let’s not talk about her tonight; I’m in a good mood.”
