Talk a Good Game (16 page)

When we finally broke off the
kiss, Jeremy handed me my flowers. “These are for you,” he
said.

I looked briefly down at the
beautiful spring bouquet then back up into his eyes that were
waiting for affirmation. “Thank you. It
’s beautiful.
”

He sighed and I noticed how his
shoulders sagged with relief. There was just this innocence about
this man that intrigued me. I hadn’t quite put my finger on what it
was but it was almost as if he was unsure what to do or say at the
risk of making a mistake. I wasn’t sure if it was because his
marriage of ten years had ended badly or that he really wanted
things between us to work.

“
We better get outta here,” he
said and took my rolling bag and my hand in the other. We walked
down to the lower level, bumping playfully into each other while
grinning like school kids.

“
I missed you.” He was honest like
that.

“
I missed you, too,” I
replied.

“
After I had
made it clear to Timmy I
wasn’t
interested in
rekindling, Jeremy and I spent the rest of the week talking on the
phone getting to know each other and there were so many things
about this man I admired. He was interested in being a student of
my past and I never thought about relationships that way.
Nevertheless, the fact that he was interested in learning
everything he could made me feel important.

“
So where do you want to eat?” he
asked once we had my bags and were in his Tahoe, heading away from
the airport. He was holding my hand and looking at me with so much
adoration I felt like I was floating.

“
Anywhere is fine with me.” My
mind was already on the days ahead. I know I was probably moving
fast, especially since I’ve been burned before but I couldn’t help
it.

He pulled into Olive
Garden
’s
parking lot. I hated their food
but since I had already said it didn’t matter, I decided to keep my
mouth shut for now. The man was nervous enough as it
was.

Ten minutes after our orders had
been taken, Jeremy reached across the table for my hands. “Hey
beautiful,” he teased.

“
Hey handsome.” Jeremy was getting
cuter with every passing minute. I think with him his inner
beautiful was starting to outshine everything else.

“
What are you feeling right
now?”

I drew in a shaky breath.
“Excited… scared.”

He nodded. “I feel the same way.
What are you most afraid of?”

“
How much I really like you,” I
said, in a rush of words.

Jeremy looked confused. “What do
you mean?”

I squeezed his hand. “I mean how
quickly you have become such an important part of my life.
It
’s
like I’ve known you for a long time.”

Jeremy nodded. “I feel the same
way. I had a long talk with my dad yesterday and I was telling him
about you. He said, “Son, this is the first woman I’ve heard you
talk about like this.”

Of course I was grinning.

He squeezed my hand.
“
I
don’t
know why God brought you in my life,
but I do know it was for a reason. I
’
m looking
forward to finding out what that reason is.”

Our food arrived and he took my hands again and we
said grace. I had always believed in God but there was something
about Jeremy that made me want to dig deeper and develop a stronger
relationship. I truly had a lot in my life to be thankful for.

“…
And Lord,
thank you so much for bringing my Angel back home safely to me. In
your precious son
’s
name I pray, Amen.” Before he
released my hand, Jeremy brought it to his lips and kissed it. “You
don’t mind me calling you Angel, do you?” he asked and he released
his hold.

“
No, not at all.” Hopefully I
could live up to the name.

I reached for my fork. I was so
excited just being here with him I didn’t have much of an appetite,
which was crazy since I hadn’t eaten anything since lunch and it
was already after seven.

“
What you got planned for the rest
of the night?” he asked.

I didn’t
even hesitate.
“Spending it with you.”

Jeremy nodded. “I like the sound
of that.”

Leaning closer, I whispered, “I
even have a clean change of clothes in my suitcase.”

He stared across the table at me
then down at his plate, as if gathering the guts to say whatever
was coming next. “I can’t promise you I
’
m going to
behave with you lying in the bed beside me.”

“
I would be disappointed if you
were,” I said and Jeremy nodded in response.

We talked and flirted the entire
ride to his apartment. We stepped inside and I barely had time to
look around his place when Jeremy pressed his mouth to mine.
Nothing rough or persuasive. Just a few nervous pecks.
Really
? I had never been
considered the aggressor but with this dude I could tell I was
going to have to jump into the driver
’s
seat.

I parted my lips and pushed
between his with my tongue and slipped inside. Within seconds I had
him eagerly following my lead. Despite his insecurity, Jeremy was
really an amazing kisser. He just needed a little push,
that
’s
all. He wrapped his arms around
me and I tilted my head back slightly and stepped out of my heels
so I had a better angle. He was so gentle and his strokes so fluid
and slow I might come on myself by the time he figured out I was
tryna give him my kitty-kat on a silver platter. Hell, I gave up
sex with Timmy because I wanted to make sure I was good and horny
the next time I got some.

“
I want you to make love to me,” I
whispered.

He drew back, appeared surprised and finally
nodded.

I was amazed when he reached for
my zipper, dropped to his knees, and pulled my jeans down over my
hips. I knew what was coming next. Jeremy brought his lips to the
side of my stomach and around to my hip. Oh my! His lips were so
soft, he was driving crazy and I could already imagine how his
tongue would feel lapping at my clit. Only he didn’t pull my jeans
down quickly. Instead, he lowered it inch by inch, the slow motion
caressing my pussy. Damn, he was torturing me.

Once my jeans fell to the floor, I thought he would
have ripped my panties off. Instead he sat back on the carpet and
leaned against the couch as he stared at me.

“
I can’t believe how beautiful you
are.”

There I was standing in low rise
panties, acting shy. It
’s
crazy but I wanted him
to like me. I needed him to want me to be in his life.

He smiled. “C
’
mere.
”

I lowered and straddled his waist and he wasted no
time lifting my shirt over my head then reaching behind me and
fumbling with my bra.

“
Let me help you with that,” I
offered and unclasped it and tossed it to the side. The way he was
looking at me made me feel so beautiful. Jeremy finally reached out
and stroked my breasts. When he grazed his thumb over a nipple, I
gasped. I didn’t know if it was the anticipation or the gentle way
he teased the tip. Whatever it was, I moaned and closed my eyes
while I enjoyed. I couldn’t believe he was playing with my
breasts.

Oh, this little choir boy had skills.

Jeremy finally leaned forward and sucked a nipple
into his mouth. Need ricocheted through my body. I caught myself
leaning in close to his lips while he sucked and teased with his
tongue. I had to grab onto his shoulders to keep from falling
over.

I think what I liked most was that he was gentle.
Rock had always been rough like he had to prove a point but Jeremy
performed as if we had all the time in the world. And I guess we
did. There was no one waiting at home for me. In fact, everything I
wanted, everything I needed for the moment was right here in front
of me, although this foreplay was starting to go into overkill.

While he feasted at my nipples, I
ran my hands down his back and tugged at his shirt. “Take this
off.”

He lifted his arms and I dragged
it up over his head and tossed it away. I wish I could say his body
was all that but at least he didn’t have a gut or anything. I was
hoping his chest had been cut up the way Timmy
’s
was, but I guess you can’t have everything.

I rose from his lap and slowly lowered my panties
like I was doing a striptease.

“
You like what you see?” I asked
with a saucy grin.

“
Wow!” was all he said but that
one word spoke volumes.

I lowered my panties to my feet and was pleased I
had remembered to trim my girl up this morning in the shower.
Reaching forward he slid his hand between my thighs.

He caught me off guard so I stumbled and fell across
his lap. Wow was right! His touch was amazing. It has been a long
time since a man has finger fucked me and even longer since a man
knew what he was doing.

Maybe I had underestimated him.
Jeremy’s fingers were long and calloused as they stroked and
penetrated me.

“
Open your legs,
” he
whispered against my cheek. I was draped across his lap, so I
rolled off his legs, resting my weight onto my elbows and parted my
thighs.

“
Come and get
it,”
I
cooed.

“
Yes,
ma
’
am,” he said playfully. He was
grinning and I liked that. And then he was licking me. I hadn’t
even noticed he had shifted until he was practically lying across
the floor on his stomach, and his tongue was right where I needed
it. All warm and wet, I was moaning and in a matter of minutes I
was crying out his name

“
Jeremy, yes!” The orgasm was
mind-boggling. As I regained my breathing, I gazed at his smiling
face.

“
Satisfied?” he asked.

“
Yes, but what else you got?” I
said still sounding breathless.

He rose and lowered his jeans and
his drawers. He had nice legs and a decent size dick. I definitely
liked what I saw. The only complaint was he was hairless. Armpits,
chest and pubic were all smooth like a baby
’s
ass.

“
What’s wrong?”

“
Oh, nothing,” I lied. “Nothing at
all.” I spread my legs and waited while he settled between my
thighs.

“
Shit,” I heard him mutter under
his breath.

I raised my gaze and looked at
him. “What
’s
wrong?”

Jeremy lowered his eyelids.
“
Just give
me a moment.
”

He started slapping the head of
his dick along my kitty and I immediately knew what the problem
was. Jeremy couldn’t get it up.

I then tried to give him a hand job and even tried
slobbering on his knob, but it was useless.

“
Wow!
I
’
m sorry,” he said and was clearly
embarrassed. Jeremy rolled over onto his back and was gazing up at
the ceiling.

“
Hey, I’ve been known to have that
effect on men,” I joked hoping he would relax only it seemed to
make matter worse.

“
I never have this
problem.”

I knew he was probably lying but
honestly it didn’t matter. His tongue skills had been on point and
he looked so cute lying there beside me. “There will be plenty of
time for sex. Right now I
’
m happy just to be with
you.”

Jeremy scowled with disbelief.
“Yeah right.”

“
I
’
m serious.” I moved closer so I
could look down into his eyes. “You might not believe this but I
really like what we have. And sex, whenever it happens, will just
be an added bonus,” I commented with a wink.

Finally smiling, he dragged me into his arms and
kissed me.

JANELLE

“
Oh hell nah!
” I gasped as
I pulled into an empty parking space and brought the car to a quick
stop.

Please tell me
it
’s
not too late!

I climbed out and stepped into the street without
even bothering to look both ways. Of course some fool in a Fiat
slammed on his brakes to avoid hitting me. My heart was racing out
of control. He gave me the evil eye then zoomed by. Okay, so maybe
I did step out into the middle of a busy street, but I was under
the impression the pedestrian always had the right-of-way.

After looking both ways, I dashed
across Broadway in mustard-yellow pumps and a slamming chocolate
suit I had found at Macy
’s
. As soon as I reached
the sidewalk I hurried over to the space next to my restaurant and
stepped inside.