Chapter 2
CHAPTER 2
A s I searched my closet for something to wear, there was a knock on the door.
“Come in. Morning, Mom.” I smiled as she walked into my room.
“I was just coming to wake you, but I see you’re already up and showered.”
“Yeah. I didn’t want to run late today,” I said as I took out my cream-colored baby doll dress from the closet.
She gave me a weird and confused look.
“Okay.” She walked out the door.
I put on my dress and high-heeled brown ankle boots, curled my blonde hair, put on a little more makeup than usual, and went downstairs for breakfast. When I entered the kitchen, my dad, sitting at the table, looked up from his phone.
“You’re early today.”
“Morning, Daddy,” I said as I grabbed a glass of orange juice from the counter, walked over, and kissed his cheek.
“Morning, Princess. Don’t you think that dress is too short to wear?” he asked .
I rolled my eyes and sighed.
“Mom!”
“Connor, her dress is fine. It’s what all the girls wear. Plus, if it were too short, she wouldn’t be allowed to wear it to school.”
He looked at me and smiled. “I still think it’s too short.”
“Of course, you do, Dad. You think everything is too short. You’re just going to have to get used to the fact that I’m sixteen now, and I can wear what I want.” I winked as I grabbed a piece of toast and walked out of the kitchen.
As I grabbed my school bag, I walked back into the kitchen and over to my dad. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek.
“What was that for?” He smiled.
I put on my princess face.
“I’m sorry if I had an attitude, Daddy. Can I please have the credit card so London and I can go shopping after school? I promise to buy longer dresses and skirts.” I smiled.
He looked at me as he reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet, and handed me his credit card.
“No short dresses,” he said.
“Thank you, Daddy. I love you.”
“I love you too, baby.” He smiled.
As I started to walk out of the kitchen, I stopped and turned around.
“Since I’m sixteen, don’t you think it would be best if I had my own credit card, so I don’t have to keep asking you?”
He looked at me and cocked his head but didn’t say anything. I could tell he was thinking about it. I kissed my mom goodbye as she shook her head while I stepped into the elevator and took it down to the garage where Collin was already waiting in the limo.
“It’s about time, Julia!” he said .
“Sorry. But I had to ask Dad for the credit card.”
Denny looked at me through the rearview mirror and smiled.
“Good morning, Miss Julia.”
“Good morning, Uncle Denny.” I smiled back. “I won’t need a ride home today. London and I are going shopping after school.”
T he day couldn’t have gone by any slower than it already was. The only thing that was on my mind was seeing Brody after school. Nothing of the day mattered but him. I told London I’d told my parents we were going shopping after school, and she told her mom the same thing because she was meeting up with Rob at Starbucks. He was the twenty-three-year-old she’d been seeing for a couple of weeks. That was another story.
The last bell of the day finally rang, and the butterflies in my belly instantly woke up. I grabbed London’s arm, and we headed out the doors and down the steps of Constantine’s. As I checked my phone to see if I had received a text message from Brody, he walked up behind me.
“Hey, Julia. You look great.” He smiled.
I bit down on my bottom lip and smiled back at him. He hooked his arm around me, and we walked down the busy streets of New York. I could see Collin in the distance, shaking his head at me.
“So, what do you want to do?” Brody asked.
He was so sweet, asking me what I wanted to do, and I couldn’t believe he had his arm around me.
“It doesn’t matter. Do you want to go see a movie? ”
“Alone with you in a dark movie theater? Sounds good to me.” He winked.
We walked a couple of blocks to the movie theater, where he bought my ticket, popcorn, and soda. We took our seats, and while we waited for the movie to begin, Brody took a piece of popcorn and put it in my mouth.
“You’re really hot.” He smiled.
I could feel myself blush as I looked at him and smiled.
“I think you’re really hot too.”
He took another piece of popcorn from the bag and traced my lips with his finger before putting the popcorn in my mouth. I smiled as I took it, and he leaned closer and softly brushed his lips against mine.
“Your lips are so soft.” He moaned as his mouth pushed firmly into mine.
The lights dimmed, and the movie started playing. He broke our kiss, but not before slipping his tongue into my mouth. It was the most amazing kiss I’d ever had. Not that I’d had many, but he was breathtaking. He left me speechless as he smiled and then turned to watch the movie. When the movie was over, he took my hand and led me out of the theater, where his limo was waiting for us at the curb. As I slid inside, he sat beside me and raised the tinted privacy window.
“That was a great movie, wasn’t it?” I asked.
“Yeah, really good,” he said as he leaned closer to me, cupped my chin in his hand, and kissed me.
As our tongues collided and his scent aroused my senses. He took his hand and stuck it down the front of my dress, cupping my breast in his hand. I was startled because no one had ever done that to me.
“It’s okay, babe. I just want to feel your tits,” he said between kisses .
Once he removed his hand, he unbuttoned his jeans, took my hand, and placed it down his pants, making me feel his erection.
“Feel how excited you get me, Julia.”
I moved my hand up and down as a moan came from inside his chest. I couldn’t believe I was doing this, but I didn’t want to disappoint him. He placed his hand up my dress and began moving it up my thigh. He reached for my panties, and I stopped him.
“No, Brody,” I said as I broke our kiss.
“I’m sorry. You got me so excited that I wanted to feel if you were too.”
The limo pulled in front of my building. Before climbing out, I looked around to ensure that nobody I knew was in sight.
“I’ll talk to you later, babe.” He smiled as he let go of my hand and brushed his lips against mine.
“Promise?” I asked with a grin.
“Definitely. I would never lie to you.”
I climbed out of the limo and headed into the building. My mom walked over to me when I stepped off the elevator.
“Hi, honey. Where are your bags?” she asked.
“What bags?”
“Shopping bags. Didn’t you buy anything?”
“Oh,” I said, forgetting that I told her that London and I were going shopping. “No. I really didn’t see anything I liked.”
“Julia, you always find things you like,” she said.
Oh my God, what was with the interrogation? I thought to myself. “I know, right? I did see a couple of dresses I liked, but they were out of my size,” I said as I started to walk up to my bedroom .
“Don’t forget we’re going to dinner tonight. It’ll be just the four of us.”
“I didn’t forget, Mom,” I yelled from the stairs.
As I stepped into my room, I went to shut the door, and Collin stopped it.
“How was your afternoon with the playboy?”
I rolled my eyes as I threw my purse on the bed.
“We had a great time. We went to the movies, and now I’m home.”
“Listen, Julia. I don’t want you to get your hopes up with him. He’s a player, and you deserve better than that,” Collin said.
“I’m a big girl, little brother. I can take care of myself. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to freshen up before we go to dinner.”
Collin left my room, and I walked into the bathroom. As I stared at myself in the mirror, I ran my finger along my lips, remembering the amazing kisses Brody and I had shared. I snapped back to reality when I heard my phone chime. I looked down and saw there was a text message from Brody.
“Hey, babe. I can’t stop thinking about you. I miss you already.”
A huge smile splayed across my face as I instantly replied.
“Hi. I was just remembering our kiss. I miss you too.”
Collin knocked on my door and told me we were leaving for dinner. I put on my boots and walked downstairs as my dad put on his coat.
“Hi, Daddy.” I kissed him on the cheek.
“Hi, Princess. How was your day?” he asked as he hugged me.
“It was good.”
“How much did you spend? ”
“You’re going to be so proud of me. I didn’t spend a dime.” I smiled.
He looked at me and cocked his head as confusion swept over him.
“Seriously, Julia. How much did you spend?”
“Seriously, Dad. I spent nothing. They didn’t have my size in the couple of things I saw,” I replied with a pout.
“Aw, I’m sorry. Maybe next time,” he said as he held his hand out for his card.
My mom and Collin emerged from the kitchen and asked if we were ready to go. We climbed into the Range Rover and headed to the restaurant. It was very important to my mom that we ate dinner as a family at least three nights a week. So, my dad made sure that at least one night a week, we ate out at a restaurant, and no matter where we were, we had to meet there. While we were sitting and waiting for our food, my dad reached into his pocket and handed me what looked like a credit card.
“I got this for you.” He smiled.
I reached across the table, took it from him, examined it, and saw it had my name.
“Daddy, thank you so much!”
“You’re welcome, sweetheart. I ordered it last week, and when you said something about your own credit card this morning, I wanted to tell you, but I wanted to surprise you with it.”
I got out of my seat, walked over to his side, and hugged him tightly.
“I love you, Dad.”
“I love you, too, baby. You better be careful with it and don’t overspend. I’m trusting you enough to give you that responsibility.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll be careful,” I said as I sat back down .
My mom looked at me and smiled as she put her arm around him and rested her head on his shoulder. He turned and kissed her head. As embarrassing as it was to have my parents being all touchy-feely in public, it was nice to see how in love they were. I started to think about Brody, so I took out my phone and sent him a text message.
“Hi. I’m at dinner with my parents and was thinking about you.”
“Hi. Good thoughts, I hope.”
“Only the best.”
He replied with a smiley face, and I was in Heaven.