Chapter 18
Me:
Be ready at seven tonight.
As soon as I pressed send, I put my phone back into my pocket, knowing I shouldn’t have.
Just as expected, my phone rang two minutes later.
With a smile, I answered the call after the second ring.
“Don’t ask any questions. Just do what I asked, please.”
“Onyx, what do you mean, don’t ask any questions? I wasn’t aware of any plans, and now you say to be ready. What am I being ready for? What am I supposed to wear? There is no way you thought I wouldn’t have questions.”
I chuckled at Maverick’s rambling. Maverick went with the flow most of the time, but never without asking questions.
At times, I indulged her and told her; other times, I kept things a secret.
I enjoyed being spontaneous with her. It wasn’t something I normally did, but Maverick had me doing things differently.
“You can dress comfortably, like on some chill shit. I do need you to pack a bag for the weekend though.”
“Pack a bag? How do you know I don’t have any plans? What about Spencer?”
“Yes, a bag. You don’t, and Spencer is already taken care of. And I know you aren’t on call this weekend either.” I already knew she would ask.
Turquoise was out of school for whatever reason, so my dad and Sharon had plans to take her somewhere, which freed up my time.
Since Maverick and I had been dating, we hadn’t left the city, so I planned something special for us.
It took some sneaking to make sure she didn’t have anything to do and that Spencer would be taken care of, but I got it done.
“You just have it all figured out, huh?”
“That’s my job, baby.”
Maverick sucked her teeth before she said, “What kind of clothes should I bring?”
I thought about it for a minute. I didn’t want to give away where we were going, but I had to tell her something.
“How about something sexy. Also, something regular. If you need anything else while we are gone, I got you.”
“You’re being real sneaky, sir. I guess I’ll play along.”
Suddenly, the alarm blared, so I told Maverick I would see her later, then headed out to the call.
“Do you need me to drive?” Maverick asked as I opened the door for her.
“No, ma’am.” I kissed her lips, then helped her into the car. Once she was inside, I closed the door and walked around to the other side.
“But you worked all night and I’m sure you are tired,” she said as soon as I got in.
She wasn’t wrong about being tired. Once we got off the phone, we had multiple calls, and I didn’t get done until a few minutes before it was time to go.
Luckily, all the calls we had were quick, so they weren’t strenuous, but still.
I’d been up since the night before, with a few cat naps in between.
I wouldn’t tell Maverick that, though, because I didn’t want her to drive.
I buckled my seat belt and looked over at Maverick while resting my hand on her thigh.
“I’m fine, baby. Thanks for volunteering though. If I let you drive, you’ll know where we are going, and I can’t have that.” I winked, then pulled away from her house.
“I don’t know why you just won’t tell me.” She rubbed the back of my head.
I noticed she did that when she was trying to get information out of me, or wanted something, even though she hardly asked me for anything.
“How was your day?” I asked, changing the subject.
Maverick sucked her teeth, and I chuckled. When she realized I wasn’t telling her where we were going. She told me about her day at work, then asked me about mine. I told her about some of the random calls I went on the night before and earlier in the day.
We continued to talk as jazz music played over the radio.
“You’ve yawned multiple times, sir. Are we close to our destination? It’s bothering me that you won’t let me drive.”
We’d been on the road for over an hour, and the long day had caught up to me.
“I promise you I am fine, and we are almost there.”
“Why didn’t we just leave in the morning?”
I felt a little bad about the worried look on Maverick’s face when I glanced at her.
I didn’t think she would be this concerned about me driving, but I should have known better.
The times I worked multiple days in a row, Maverick would come to my house instead of me going to hers.
Each time, she would pick Turquoise up from school or my father’s house, and they would cook dinner together.
When I could, I would eat with them, but if I got off too late, Maverick would get Turquoise ready for bed.
“Because I wanted to capitalize on the time we have. I just want to eat something, shower, and lay up with you. Tomorrow, we have a whole day ahead of us. I’m not even as tired as you think I am.”
“Okay, Onyx.”
A couple of minutes later, we arrived at our destination.
“What is this place?” Maverick asked as she looked out the front window.
I pulled in front of the building and unbuckled my seat belt. The valet person came to my side of the car, but I told him to give me a second. He walked away to take care of the car that pulled in behind us.
“This is where we will be staying for the next couple of days—just me and you. Let me grab our bags.” I popped the trunk and got out of the car.
Maverick opened her door just as I put the bags on the curb.
Another man came out and loaded our bags onto the luggage cart, even though we didn’t need it.
Maverick looked around, then back at me. “This looks fancy.” She smiled as she put her hand in mine.
We walked inside to the front desk. Everything in the lobby was gold, including the floor. Different big green plants and colorful flowers were scattered around. Above us was a large chandelier.
“Hello, welcome to the Chateau.” The bubbly woman, whose name tag read Shannon, at the desk greeted us.
“Hello, Shannon. We have a reservation under Blackwell.”
Maverick looked around the lobby in awe as Shannon typed on her computer.
“Ah, yes. Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell. I have you two here until Monday.”
Maverick’s head whipped around when we were addressed as a married couple. I wasn’t going to correct Shannon either. Maverick didn’t seem to be bothered by it since she only smiled.
Shannon did a few more things on her computer, then asked for my identification and credit card.
She gave us information about the amenities and informed us that our bags had been taken to our room already.
Shannon also told us that there was a concierge on call for us at all times in case we needed anything.
I’d done my research and pretty much scheduled what I wanted us to do, but it was nice knowing that someone was available to help if we needed it.
Once we had two keys, we headed to the elevators.
“So how did you find this place?” Maverick asked as we stepped onto the elevator.
I used the key card to push the button to take us to the thirtieth floor. I liked this place because only guests with keys had access to the elevators. It was a pretty secluded area, but one could never be too sure about anyone lurking around.
“Did a little research. I wanted us to do something different, but also not have to worry about being around too many people.”
Maverick moved closer to me and stood on her tiptoes. I put my hands on her hips as she looked into my eyes. “Thank you.” She kissed me, and when she tried to step back, I pulled her to me again.
Tilting her head back, I wrapped my other hand around her waist and kissed her. My tongue explored the inside of her mouth as the elevator continued up to our floor. Maverick moaned into my mouth.
When the elevator stopped, I pulled back from the kiss. “You’re welcome, baby. I’ll always do what I can to make sure you are comfortable.”
The doors opened, and we stepped off the elevator. I led Maverick down the hall to our room.
I put the key card up to the door, but stepped to the side so Maverick could enter first.
“Oh. Onyx.” Maverick gasped as she stepped inside the room.
I entered behind her and made sure the door was closed and locked. Our bags were already placed near the door.
“This is beautiful.” Maverick walked further into the room.
The floor was covered in roses. On the table was a basket of oranges and her favorite dark chocolate candy. Next to it was a bottle of wine on ice and two wine glasses. There was also a charcuterie board filled with meats and cheeses.
In the middle of the bed were roses in the shape of a heart. Maverick picked up the card that was in the middle of it.
“Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell, huh?” She turned to me and smiled.
I shrugged and gave her a closed-mouth smile. “I didn’t tell them we were married, but I’m not opposed to making you Mrs. Blackwell.”
“I wouldn’t mind it,” she said as she put the card on the bedside table.
I already had an idea of how I wanted to propose to her; I just had to wait for the right time. It was only a matter of time before I did it.
“Remember you said that.” I winked. “How about we take a bath together, then we can eat something and relax?”
“You aren’t too tired?” she asked as she slipped her sneakers off.
I took my shoes off and walked over to her. “Baby, I’m trying to spend as much time with you as possible. And when I go to sleep, I’m trying to fall asleep in that pussy.” I kissed her neck, and she yelped when I smacked her ass.
“Let me go ’head and hush then. I’ll start the water.” She switched her fine ass into the bathroom.
Little did she know the bath water had already been ran while we checked in. I chuckled and shook my head when I heard Maverick gasp.
Shedding my shirt, I tossed it in the chair in the corner and joined Maverick in the bathroom.
“You knew the tub was full already, didn’t you?” Maverick squinted her eyes.
“I might have. You ready to get in?”
Her eyes roamed over my chest as she bit her bottom lip.
I wanted to wait to do anything because the way I felt, as soon as I felt the inside of her, I would be out for the count.
But if she wanted to get the party started sooner, I wasn’t opposed to it.
I ate a little bit at work, so I wasn’t that hungry anyway.
“You keep looking at me like that and you gonna get fucked in this tub,” I told her as I pulled my pants down.
Maverick smirked and pushed her pants down, then shed her shirt. She stood in front of me in a brown bra and panty set. I licked my lips as she closed the space between us. I watched her finger as she made a trail down the center of my chest.
“I guess we’d better get in before the water gets cold.”
She turned around, and I let out a low groan when I saw the way her panties fit her ass. According to society's standards, Maverick had a small ass, but to me, it was the perfect size.
My dick hardened when she bent down to remove her panties. I couldn’t tear my eyes away from her as she unsnapped her bra. Her small breasts with deep brown areolas made my mouth water.
When she stepped into the tub, she used her index finger to command me to get in the tub, and like a dog in heat, I obeyed.