“You know I’d love that.”
Taking her face in between the palms of my hands I bring her in and kiss her tenderly, knowing I have to stay gentle or I’ll end up bending her over and fucking her.
She kisses me back, just as softly, her lips as smooth as the air between us. The sexual tension is as thick as ever. Her eyes are consuming me as I lead her into the kitchen. The two dogs follow us and park themselves at her feet so she can pet them.
Off in the distance, her phone rings and she goes to answer it as I prepare to take our food to the grill. I can hear her on it in the bedroom and head out, giving her space. “Come on,” I tell the dogs, but they both stay lying exactly where they are, looking in the direction of the room that Natalie is in. “Fine, I didn’t want either of you to join me anyway,” I tell them and go out on deck. As I light the grill, I look off at the view. It’s fucking amazing out here, nothing but crystal blue water as far as I can see. We’ve gone all the way from California into the Gulf of Mexico and back. I’ve never boated so much in all of my life, and I truly love it.
Putting the steaks on the grill, Natalie comes out with a bewildered expression across her face. “Who was that?”
“Have you heard of Janice Black?”
“The actress?”
“Yeah. She was a friend of my mom’s, a mentor to her, and she wants me to do the interior design on her new house in Calabasas.”
“That’s great news,” I tell her, but she doesn’t seem as excited.
“It is.”
“Then what’s the problem?”
“I…I just don’t know if I have it in me anymore.”
“Yes, you do. Look at the beach house and what you’ve done to it since we got it remodeled. It’s beautiful. You’re talented, don’t ever forget that.”
“But I don’t need the money.”
“So what? I don’t need money anymore either, but I’m not gonna stop being a lawyer. I think you should consider it; it would be good for you.”
She smiles that smile I love, absorbing my words. The one that melts my heart and makes my cock hard at the same time. I grip the handle to the grill hard so I can hold my ground. I’ve had to learn to do little things like this when it comes to being around Natalie, in order to keep my composure and stay in control.
“Okay, I’ll meet with her,” she agrees, and that is just what I wanted to hear from her. It’s a step in the right direction. As much as I’d love to keep her tied to my bed and have her do exactly what I want, when I want, that’s not good for Natalie. Getting back into design is. I’ve seen firsthand just how happy it makes her. I’m not going to hold her back the way Tom did. She lived for years like that, and I won’t let her ever endure that again.
I’m going to encourage her and support whatever the fuck she wants to do, while I do my best to give her the world. To lift her up, the way she lifts me up every day. Hell, we’ve been together for close to a year now, and it feels like time has passed in the blink of an eye. I only hope the rest of our lives doesn’t go by so quickly. If only I could slow down time…I think we all would. But since we can’t, I’ll continue loving and supporting her, enjoying each day, thankful that she came into my life when she did.
I never thought in a million years the first time I laid eyes on her that she would be mine forever, but she is, and I am the luckiest man in the fucking world.
Acknowledgements
This book is a reality because of so many people that I’m not sure how to properly thank, but I’ll do my best to try.
William, your support and vision around these stories means the world to me. Thank you for being the greatest husband, partner, and co-worker a girl could ask for. I love you to the moon and back, baby.
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