Chapter 45
“What is this?” I ask, confused.
Kai just got home from work and he’s holding a bouquet of roses.
“These are for you.” He hands them to me.
“Thank you.” I inhale the sweet, floral scent.
Kai didn’t go out this past weekend, giving me hope that he’s stopping like he did when I was pregnant.
He went out a couple of times while I was pregnant, but he at least came home.
There was only one time he didn’t come home.
Now that he’s opened up to me a bit, I’m hoping he’ll stay home and we can work on getting back to the old us.
“What?” I question Kai. He’s looking at me like he’s waiting for me to say something.
“Did you forget?”
“Forget what?” I focus my gaze on him.
“What today is.”
I have zero idea what he’s talking about.
“It’s our anniversary.”
“Oh, my God,” I say, my hand flying up to my mouth. Is it already September twenty-ninth? Shit, where has the time gone? The days all blur together. “I can’t believe I forgot.”
“It’s okay. Let’s go shower and get ready so we can go to dinner,” he says.
I raise my eyebrows. “Shower together?”
He moves his eyebrows up and down, and we both rush to the bathroom.
Steam hits my face as I step into the shower and join Kai.
We haven’t done anything like this in a while.
We used to shower together all the time.
Then it got hard to move around with my big stomach.
He grabs my pink loofah and spreads my Victoria's Secret Love Spell body wash all over it. My gaze meets his, and a fluttering sensation fills my stomach with excitement. It’s been months since we’ve been together.
We’ve been so sleep-deprived that we haven’t had the energy to do anything.
After he finishes washing my whole body, I do the same for him, only with his Irish Spring bar soap.
I run the loofah down his midsection, feeling the hardness of his penis hitting my stomach.
He wraps my head in his hands and brings me closer to him.
Our lips meet, and a tingling sensation surges through my body.
With his hands wrapped around my ass, he pulls me closer to him and rubs his penis against my center.
He releases me from his lips and turns me around.
He pulls one leg up and bends me over a little against the wall.
His fingers trail down to my center, increasing the tingling sensation.
I moan his name and it echoes in our small bathroom.
He circles his finger around my clit, intensifying the pulsing sensation.
I lean my head onto his neck as he sucks my neck, making a shiver run down my body.
My thighs quiver as my center contracts.
My orgasm is at its peak, consuming me. A scream rips through my throat as my orgasm takes over.
Kai rubs his penis up and down my center, causing me to jerk every time he touches my sensitive clit. He slides his penis into me slowly, gently stretching me until he can fit inside. He groans louder with each thrust he makes. In a matter of minutes, he is emptying himself onto the shower floor.
“I didn’t think that would happen,” he says, trying to catch his breath.
“Think what would happen?”
“Finish that fast.”
Both of us look toward the bathroom door as the sounds of Amari's screams cut through the silence. “At least she let us both finish.” I chuckle.
As I step into The Sizzling Steakhouse, I take in a deep breath. It’s been so long since we’ve been out together. The place is dimly lit and has country music playing in the background.
“Hi. I have reservations for two under Kai.”
The hostess grabs our menus and leads us to a wooden table with leather booth seats. The sizzling sound of a steak being brought out makes my mouth water, and a waiter places a juicy steak down on the table next to ours.
“This is nice. Are you sure you can afford it?” I scan the prices of the entrees. Twenty bucks for one piece of steak. What the hell?
“Yes, get what you want.”
After we put our orders in, I can’t help but feel a tug of emotions tug on my heart strings. I miss Amari. “Do you trust Kevin with Amari?” Kai had this night all planned out and even found a babysitter for Amari. It makes me feel like things are looking up.
“Yes, babe. I trust him. I know he’s an asshole sometimes, but he wouldn’t do anything to hurt her.”
It was hard for me to leave her with him. There have been plenty of times when Kevin has been nice, but other times he's a complete ass.
I start up a conversation to keep myself from worrying about Amari too much. “I can’t believe it’s been a year.”
“Look at how far we’ve come.”
I take a sip of my Dr. Pepper. “It’s been a crazy year. I can’t believe this time last year you were asking me to be your girlfriend.”
“I’ll be asking you to be my wife one day.” He winks at me.
A shy smile plays on my lips, and I tilt my head downward. “I hope we make it that far.”
“We will. Remember forever and—” He pauses.
“Ever,” I say, finishing the sentiment we have always told each other.
Looking back, I can vividly recall the first time he whispered those words to me.
“Are we going to be together forever? Because I don’t want to be one of those couples that have sex and then they break up. This has to be for forever if we’re going to do this.”
“It is forever.”
I reach back in and wrap my hand around his neck. “And ever.”
“Forever and ever,” he whispers against my lips.
I’m happy that I’m still with the same guy that I lost my virginity to. So many girls never end up with the ones they lose it too. I’ve never wanted that. Even with our ups and downs, I know we will work out.
“Where do you see us in ten years?” I ask.
He leans back against the booth with a smirk on his face. “Living in a house with maybe one more kid.” He stays silent for a minute. “Oh, and having my own welding company.”
“Why only one more kid?” We’ve never talked about how many kids we each want.
I always wanted my kids close together in age.
But because I had Amari so young, I can’t see myself having another one in a couple of years.
In a couple of years, I’ll only be nineteen.
I always saw myself starting a family at twenty-five.
But here I am with a baby at seventeen. It’s crazy where life takes you.
“Kids are expensive and hard.”
I chuckle. “I told you.”
“You’ve had more experience from having a little sister. I’ve never been around babies or little kids.”
The server comes and places our filet mignon steaks on our tables. I paired mine with mashed potatoes and a side salad. Kai got lobster mac I’m so close to my mom’s house right now.
What did she end up telling Brynlee?
Does Brynlee miss me?
Does my mom miss me?
Do they know I have Amari now?
Do they wonder what she looks like or how my labor went?
Do they know her name?
So many questions flood my mind. I put the questions aside so I don’t ruin this perfect night with Kai.
Our perfect night.