Chapter 13 #3
We were perfect. I couldn’t close my eyes if I wanted to.
The sight of us, together, in utter bliss was too addictive.
I loved the way he stared back at me, but his attention wavered ever few seconds as his eyes fell from the mirror to my ass.
I could feel it as it jiggled with every stroke he administered.
The sound of our wet skin smacking against each other and our labored breathing were the only things that could be heard throughout the bathroom.
And for once, just once, I didn’t care who could hear us or who’d be privy to our secret if they caught us as we exited the bathroom. For once, nothing mattered. Nothing but Keanu and me. And, for once, it felt good not to give a damn about nothing or no one but myself and my desires.
“I’m about to bust all in this pussy,” he warned me.
This time, I didn’t have to beg. He knew exactly what I wanted, and he was going to give it to me, all of it. My climax crushed every nerve in my body in anticipation of his semen, causing my knees to buckle beneath him.
“Oh fuck. Oh fuck!”
“Cum on this dick, Lyric,” he encouraged as my sliminess coated his shaft.
Keanu made it in second place. But for the first time since we’d been intimate, a second or third round wasn’t in his plans. His arms stiffened as his veins protruded. Our eyes locked on one another’s through the mirror.
“Damn, baby girl,” he whispered, closing his eyes.
We both remained still, basking in the after-sex glow. Seconds passed before we came to our senses. Still, we took our precious time readjusting our clothing and preparing for our departure.
Addicted to our scent and the feeling of his semen slowly oozing out of me, I didn’t bother scrubbing him from my body. Neither did Keanu. He wore my fragrance like his favorite cologne. We stood at the sink and washed our hands.
“I’ll go first,” he said to me, hand already on the door handle.
Before opening it, he kissed my lips. Twice. Then, my forehead. Then, my lips, he revisited.
“Wait,” I called out to him right after he’d turned around.
“What’s up?”
“I love you.”
The corners of his lips curved upward into a dimpled smile. “‘Til death.”
He disappeared behind the door, making sure to close it after himself. I counted down from ten, slowly, and then pulled the door open to exit. The unexpected frame on the other side made my chest ache and my head hurt instantly.
“Ummmm. Hmmmmm.”
Hearing Ever’s voice put me at ease as quickly as it had gotten me worked up. The sweat that popped up on my forehead dried within seconds.
“You scared me.”
“You should be scared,” Ever insisted. “If I noticed you two missing, then it’s possible that I’m not the only one. You’re walking on thin ice, mommas.”
“I came to use the bathroom. It was him who came in behind me.”
“Have you seen yourself in this outfit? I’d come behind you, too.” She chuckled.
“You think anyone noticed?”
“No. Right after Keanu left, I realized what was happening. I told everyone I was about to drag you upstairs with me to put the girls to bed so that’s where they think you are.”
“Okay, well, then that’s where I’m headed.”
“Not smelling like caged sex and semen, you’re not,” Ever stated as a matter of fact, unfolding her arms from on top of her big belly.
“But, I always help you put them to bed. Don’t do me like that.” I laughed, amused at her description of how I smelled.
“No ma’am. Not tonight. You can tell them goodnight but stay at the door. You need a bath.”
“Are you really serious right now?”
“Yes. I’m really serious right now,” Ever confirmed. “Now, are you coming or not?”
“Already did,” I toyed with her.
“You know what, that’s okay. Gone on back outside. This will only take me a minute. San has already done the hard parts.”
“Nooooo. I’m coming with you,” I whined.
“No, you’re not.”
Before I was able to get out another word, Ever turned and headed upstairs. Trying to put more time and distance between Keanu and I, I waited in the hallway a little longer. When I finally counted down from sixty, I began making my way back toward everyone else.
My presence didn’t seem to be missed and neither did Keanu’s. When we returned, Baisleigh was at the table playing Spades. She’d replaced Keanu and the fellows didn’t seem too happy about it either, especially since the girl knew how to work her hand.
I fell into a comfortable silence, my eyes meeting Keanu’s every few seconds. He sat off to the side, alone, as he always did. His hands were in his pockets while he watched cards being slammed on the table.
Though he looked absolutely stunning in the black denim and hoodie that he wore, the cumbersome look on his face that reappeared for a brief second every few minutes didn’t go unnoticed.
I’d seen it flash across his features three times too many before I unlocked my cell and opened our barely utilized text thread.
Let’s go home, I messaged him.
From a distance, I watched as his head dropped and he opened the message I’d just sent him.
Keanu looked up at me, instantly. He didn’t have to respond through text for me to gather his thoughts.
In fact, I observed him shut his phone down, stuff it in his pocket, and reach for the sky as he stretched.
Then, those words I was waiting for came out of his mouth.
“I’m about to head out, family.” He groaned, body still twisting as he stretched.
He’d released a load of cum inside of me just minutes prior. Sleep would come easy for us both once we were settled. A shower and sounds from the nature station would be all we needed for a good night’s rest.
“I’m right behind you. Hit me up tomorrow about that!” Laike yelled over the shit talking Spades consisted of.
“Bet.”
“See you around,” Luca told him, never taking his eyes off the table. He was focused.
Keanu erased the space between us before leaning over and wrapping his arms around me. Time stopped. The world paused. Everything halted. In a room full of people that meant the most to me, all I saw was us. All I felt was us. All I knew was us.
His woodsy cologne with amber undertones was a treat and so was his broad shoulders that I rubbed up and down.
I could feel his skin on the side of my face and hungrily, I wanted to taste the skin of it to familiarize myself.
His frame towered over me, making me feel like a damsel in distress.
My only request was that he – and only he – be my savior.
When he pulled away from me, a void was immediately felt and the world continued as it was.
I stared on as his body moved down the line to hug my mother and then Ever who had seemingly appeared while I was in his trance.
She hadn’t wanted to touch me, but gladly allowed Keanu to wrap his hands around her as she smiled.
Fraud, I thought.
“I wouldn’t know how to act if that was all mine. That’s a whole bunch of man, baby. I don’t blame you for whatever trouble you’re going to get into with that.”
My mother leaned over slightly and whispered so that only Ever and I could hear her. I assumed she already knew that Ever wasn’t blind to the facts. She was my best friend. There was nothing I didn’t tell her.
She held my greatest secrets and though she was married to my brother, they remained between us – even if that meant confrontation in her marriage when the truth was revealed.
She’d made it very clear that she was a friend before she was a wife and that made my heart explode.
My girl was the best ever. Not everyone still valued or prioritized their friendships when they got married or into a serious relationship.
Not Ever.
She was different. So was I. I always felt like friendships were more important than relationships.
Because when those relationships were over, it was usually your friend who’s shoulder was there for you to cry on.
Of course not every friendship was necessary to prioritize, but the ones like Ever and I were blessed enough to have, they were worth it.
That’s why we both put ours near the top of our list.
“Only good trouble.” I sniggered, placing a hand on her thigh.
“I know. That’s the best kind… the fun kind.”
“Don’t I know,” Ever added, rubbing her belly. “I’m five troubles in.”
Before we knew it, we were all hunched over in tears laughing. She knew trouble all too well. By the time it was all said and done, they’d be best buds because Luca was going to keep getting her into trouble if she let him. I knew my friend. She would.
At the thirty-minute mark, my leg was bouncing up and down while I rotated my cell between my sweaty palms. For the last twenty-nine minutes, I’d been ready to leave Luca’s home but without drawing suspicion. Keanu had just left.
“Ok, I think my time has come,” I announced as I stood to my feet.
“You leaving?” Luca asked, turning all the way around in his seat.
“Yes. You guys have been letting San do my job on Sunday nights when we’re having dinner so now there’s no use for me here.” I sighed, forging my sadness.
“I’ll relieve her early on Sundays if it’s bothering you but somehow, I think you’re lying.”
“She is,” Ever interjected.
“Figured.”
“Pops, y’all ready to roll?”
“Yeah,” my dad replied, laying his hand on the table. They’d just started a new game but hadn’t began playing yet.
“It’s about time for me to get in bed, too. I have to open in the morning.” Baisleigh yawned.
“I’ll walk you out,” Laike quickly insisted.
“Or I could just walk out with everyone else,” she suggested with a shrug.
“I’m part of everyone else, B, so I’ll walk you out,” Laike reiterated, obviously working Baisleigh’s nerves.