strong,” I reply not knowing where she’s going with this. She lets go of the chains and leans fully on me. I have no trouble holding on. Her head sits beside mine and I turn to her and kiss her cheek. “Maybe I’m not that strong,” I say letting the hand on the right where she rests her head ‘slip’. She squeals and sits up to grab hold of the swing. I bust out laughing and sit up with her.
We’ve slowed down and she hops off. “Where are you going Sweetness?” I laugh. She turns around and faces me, crossing her arms.
“ That wasn’t funny Jake.”
I see her struggle to keep a smile off her lips. I play along. I get up and walk over to her, wrapping my arms around her waist and pulling her to me. “I’m sorry. How could you ever forgive me?”
She wraps her arms around my neck and stands on her tip toes, brushing her breasts against me as she does. I bend my head and meet her lips. This kiss is long and sensual. Emily breaks away and says, “That’ll work.”
I chuckle. “What will I ever do with you?”
She raise an eyebrow and gives me an evil grin. “I don’t know. What will you do with me?”
I groan and pull her towards the car. I open her door and she gets in. I follow suit and fly to her house. She fumbles with her keys as she opens the door. As soon as we are inside, I close the door and push her up against it.
I lean the length of me against her and kiss her hard. Her fingers burn a trail up to my neck and wound through my hair. That would be the undoing of me one of these days. I ran one hand down her side as I found her neck with the other. Her hands slide across my broad shoulders and she moans. They slowly slide down my back. I slip my fingers under her shirt and feel the hot skin there.
I make my way back to her lips and my hand inch by inch climbs up her side. Emily’s phone rings loudly just as the tips of my fingers touch the edge of her bra. She pushes me back and reaches into her pocket. She answers it and I attack her neck again. “Hey,” she says trying to push me away without laughing.
Next she goes, “Um. I can’t today. Maybe tomorrow?” She listens for a few seconds and then says, “Okay. See you then.” She hangs up and slips her phone back into her pocket.
“ See who tomorrow,” I breathe onto her neck in between a kiss.
When she hesitates, I stop and look at her. “Conrad.”
I back away from her and shake my head. She steps towards me and places her hand on my arm while I run my own in my hair. “Jake, we talked about this.”
“ I know Emily, but I didn’t expect you to go on a date with him.”
Fire ignites in her eyes and she lets her hand drop from my arm. “It isn’t a date Jake! It’s dinner and conversation. If you can’t accept that and be there for me, maybe you should just leave.” She opens the door and stands beside it.
I hold my hands up in surrender. “I’m sorry. I just have a hard time knowing that you are spending time with an ex-boyfriend who you still love. I just don’t want to lose you. I love you Sweetness.” She closes the door and walks over to me. She wraps her arms around me and looks up at me.
“ I love you too. You don’t have to worry. I’ve already told Conrad that I’m with you. That’s not going to change. ” She stands on her tip toes and gives me a soft kiss. “We are just talking and catching up. It’s no big deal, trust me. I was out with him yesterday.”
I step out of her embrace again. “Emily, it’s two people who love each other spending time together. One of those people is you. The other one is not me. How is that not a big deal for you? It’s a big deal!”
She shrinks away from me and I feel a touch of shame. “I’m sorry Sweetness. It just blows my mind to think of you out with him.” My phone rings and I answer, “What?”
“ Jake? It’s Tommy’s mom.”
“ Oh, I’m sorry Ms. Smith.”
“ It’s okay. I was just going to let you know that we were back. Drake can
Melinda Tankard Reist, Abigail Bray