Chapter 27 Javonte
“You’re really going to the Bahamas and not taking me?”
I pinch the bridge of my nose. I should’ve lied to her and said I was going somewhere boring or cold.
“Lily needs a break, and we’re going together.”
“I need a break too.”
I can’t tell my sister what I want to happen on this trip is part of why she can’t come, but she’s pushing me to the edge with her questions.
“You’re going to be a third wheel.”
“Lily likes me.”
“Zea,” I finally say in my most authoritative voice.
‘Don’t dad voice me. I don’t listen to him either. I deserve a trip. I know you’re trying to get in Lily’s pants this time, but I want to go somewhere and hang out with you in luxury and style.”
I want to correct her, but it’s not worth it. The goal of the trip isn’t sex, but I’m hoping it’s a benefit I reap.
“I love how you feel comfortable enough to ask for what you want.” I mean it too.
“How would you know what I want if I don’t ask?”
I chuckle. That’s factual.
“How about this: I’ll take you somewhere in two weeks. Just you and me.”
“For how long?”
“Four days.”
“Where?”
“Somewhere warm.”
“With a beach?’
“With crystal clear water.”
“And fluffy robes?”
I can’t help but smile. “If that’s what you want.”
“Don’t take me to Florida.”
“Do you have a passport?”
“No.”
“Then it might be Florida. What’s wrong with Florida?”
“Everything.”
“You know what...I gotta go. I’ll call you when I get back.”
“All right. Use protection. Don’t get that gorgeous woman pregnant and ruin her flawless abs.”
“Get the hell off my phone, Zea.”
“Javonte, I’m not going to the airport four hours early.” Lily frowns at me though the phone.
“That’s how I travel.”
“You travel like someone’s Pawpaw.”
Dagger to my heart. “Damn, Lily.”
She giggles. “It’s true. That’s way too long. Wasting good getting ready time. You’re gonna have me sitting in the airport for longer than the flight is.
That comment gets me because the flight is about 3.5 hours. “When do you plan to get to the airport?”
“An hour and a half before.”
My heart drops to my ass. “That late?”
“Do you have some hard candy in your pocket?”
Damn, I don’t deserve all this. “I might. Hard candies are long lasting, and they don’t get stuck in your teeth.”
“Dentures?”
“I’m going on this trip without you.” I might be because getting to the airport that close to the flight is just asking to get left behind.
“I’ll get there three hours early.”
‘I’ll get there right on time.”
Our flight leaves at 8am, so it’s not the first flight out in the morning.
I hate standing in lines. I hate the airport. Me and Lily deserve better than this.
I stand outside Lily’s place at 6am. I haven’t called or let her know I’m here. I’m simply waiting for her to step outside. Twenty minutes pass, and she still hasn’t come out.
She was gonna be late as hell to the airport. I imagine her running through the terminals with her luggage behind her and reaching our gate panting.
At 6:30, she finally opens her garage. I’m blocking her driveway.
“Javonte!”
I look at my smart watch and up at her, shaking my head.
“I was going to make it.”
“It’s a 30 minute drive to the airport.”
She shakes her head. “I can do it in 20.”
“Wow. You need Jesus.”
She rolls her eyes. “What are you doing here?”
“Saving us both from the airport.”
“We’re flying private?” Her eyes widen.
“I can’t do you or me like that.”
She wraps her arms around my neck. I lean down and take the kiss she offers. It’s not the kiss that sends a shiver down my spine; it’s the return of the familiarity between us. Gone is the tension we started with when I walked into her event. She’s soft with me again.
When she releases me, she runs back to her car and takes out her bags. I meet her halfway and grab them from her to put in the car.
She hops in the passenger seat without giving me a chance to open the door for her. I chuckle and put her bags in the backseat with mine.
“Your bag is kinda small,” I tell her when I get in the car.
“My clothes for this trip are kinda small.” She shrugs.
I stare at her, working hard to keep my thoughts from showing on my face. I have no expectations of sex on this trip. I have hopes and dreams of sex, but Lily’s in charge. I even have a second room on reserve in case she doesn’t want to share. But I’m praying she wants to share.