16. Aasim
AASIM
Iwoke up before Rory and caught myself watching her sleep.
When she started to stir, I felt her body tense.
A look of panic came over her face. She felt around for me and didn’t relax until she felt my arm.
Rory grabbed my arm and wrapped it around her body.
It was the same position we were in when she fell asleep last night.
I tightened my grip around her small frame.
“Did you sleep well?” I asked.
“I guess,” Rory said groggily as her eyes fluttered, trying to adjust to the daylight.
“Why don’t we hide in here, order some food, and watch as many sappy girly movies as you want? Is that cool?” I asked.
“That sounds perfect.”
“Why don’t you go freshen up? I’ll take care of the food.”
I watched as she slowly rose from the bed.
Everything about Rory was soft and delicate.
I didn’t want anything to ever change that about her.
Today I would give Rory my undivided attention but tomorrow it would be back to business.
I scrolled through my food apps trying to decide what to order.
After a while, I gave up and just ordered a bunch of food from different spots.
Whatever Rory didn’t want, someone here at the club would eat it.
I shot a text to Dobbs.
Me: I ordered some food. Bring it over to me and a table when it gets here.
Dobbs: Copy
I got up from the bed and headed into the bathroom.
Rory was humming something as she stood under the water.
The view from my side was beautiful. Instead of interrupting her I waited until she turned off the water to make my presence known.
When Rory got out of the shower, I stood holding her towel in my hands.
She reached for the towel, but I used it to dry her off instead.
Rory smelled like strawberries and vanilla.
Her toiletries were laid out on the counter, so I grabbed her lotion and took my time putting it all over her body.
“A girl could get used to all this attention you’re showing me,” she teased.
“I hope you’re enjoying this ’cause my dick is fighting hard to get out my boxers. It’s taking everything in me not to bend you over that counter.”
A moan escaped her lips as I put lotion over her breasts and fondled her nipples.
I had to remind myself that this moment was about catering to her and not my dick.
Rory put her robe on, then went back into the bedroom to grab her clothes.
While she got dressed, I took the time to shower.
By the time I got out of the shower the first of our many food deliveries arrived.
Dobbs brought over a folding table and the food he grabbed from the delivery drivers.
“Who is supposed to be eating all of this food?” Rory asked.
“I didn’t know what I wanted to eat. Just take whatever you want. Don’t worry about anything going to waste.”
Rory and I set everything up on the table.
“What do you want to watch?” I asked.
Rory didn’t bother to answer me. Instead, she took the remote and turned on some shit called Queen Charlotte.
I almost told her to turn it off, but I remembered I told her she could watch anything she wanted.
She looked over at me with a sly grin on her face.
I made myself a plate then took a seat next to her.
As long as my stomach was full and Rory was close, I was good.
By the second episode, Rory was snuggled on my chest enjoying her show. My phone rang interrupting us. I checked who was calling and smiled as I answered the call, “Hey, Yaya.”
“Simi, I thought you were coming by. I made you a butterscotch cake,” she said.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t come, but I have someone I’d like to introduce you to. Yaya, this is Rory, my lady. Rory, this is my Yaya,” I said as I pulled Rory into the frame of the camera.
“Rory, aren’t you just stunning? Simi, bring her by so I can see all of that beauty in person. Baby, what’s your favorite meal and dessert? I’ll have it ready when you come to see me.”
“It’s nice to meet you. I would never want you to fuss over feeding me, but I have a feeling you don’t take no for an answer. I love seafood, and my sweet tooth knows no bounds,” Rory said with a smile.
Yaya laughed at Rory, and it made my chest swell.
My two favorite ladies stayed on the phone for another ten minutes chatting it up.
Yaya was her usual self, making jokes at my expense.
Every time she called me Simi, Rory looked over at me and smiled.
Yaya wouldn’t let me off the phone without promising to bring Rory to see her.
“Don’t tell me yes just to get me off the phone either. I won’t feed you the next time you stop by if she’s not with you, Simi. Try me if you want to,” Yaya said.
“Why you do all of that? I got you. I’ll call you later, lady. Love you.”
“Love you too, baby. Talk to you later, Rory.”
I disconnected the call and turned to find Rory grinning at me.
“Your grandmother is so cute. You just couldn’t stop blushing when she called you Simi,” Rory teased.
I tried to laugh it off. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Thank you,” Rory said.
“For what?”
“Sharing Yaya with me. For letting me into that part of your world, every part of your world. Thank you for being you,” she said. She caressed my beard as we stared into each other’s eyes.
“The day I asked you to come to the cigar lounge, I told Yaya about you. We had just met, but I knew our meeting was no coincidence. Every time I look at you, a wave of feelings that were once foreign to me come over me. I can’t help but let you into every part of my world, because it’s where you belong. ”
Rory learned over as our lips locked in a kiss.
When she broke our kiss, she laid her head back on my chest. I wrapped my arm tightly around her body as she started the show.
Rory had been the best thing to happen to me in a long time.
The way Yaya stayed on the phone with her only confirmed for me that she was the one.