Page 79 of Capacity
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I expected to see Lumi at Lakeview in the morning to drop Zach off for homeroom. He only needed to check-in and get any work he had to do before he left for the day. He had all but two credits he needed to graduate so he didn’t spend much time in school anymore. Lumi was going to drop him off, wait around for him to check-in then take him to Coco’s house.
I knew all of that and I still got caught off guard when she walked through the door. Her long hair was free from its usual bun and brushing the small of her back, drawing my eyes right to her ass. She had on a purple sweater and a pair of jeans that hugged her thighs and hips. Even when she wore boots with a heel, she only came up to my nose.
I couldn’t help walking over to her and placing my hand on the deep curve above her ass. “Good morning, Ms. Foster,” I said in her ear. Zach glanced up at us and shook his head before heading down the hall. He caught up with Coco’s son, Luke and they both disappeared into the crowd of students forming in the hallway.
“Good morning, Principal Cunningham.” Her coquettish smile was sexy as fuck and it made the defiant savage in me want to pull a real grin from her. One that came from the way I touched her or the things I said to her.
I had to behave though. I was at work around students and faculty. I didn’t care if they knew about Lumi and me. I just didn’t want them seeing our private moments and when I talked shit in Lumi’s ear it was definitely a private affair.
“Got everything packed and ready?” I relaxed against the wall near the front doors of the building and greeted familiar faces as they entered.
“Yup. Everything is ready. I’m just waiting on Zach.”
“He’s almost eighteen, you know you can leave him alone in the house, right?”
“I know. I trust him fully I just don’t want him to be lonely. He’d never say it but I know he’d get lonely. Coco said she wouldn’t be his warden or anything and if he wanted to go back to the house he could. I just want him to have the option. I want him to know he has family now.”
I leaned down to kiss her forehead, evoking the curious eyes of some teachers and students. I didn’t care anymore. Once I allowed myself to love Lumi with my heart and my mind, other people’s opinions became null and void.
“Are we going public?” She asked quietly.
“When you get back we will. We need to have a talk first though.” I saw her wheels spinning.
“A talk? That absolutely doesn’t spark anxiety,” she deadpanned.
“It’s nothing bad,” I assured her.
“Am I meeting the parents?”
“What? No, when have you ever heard me even talk about my parents?”
“Never, now that you mention it.”
“That’s because there’s no relationship to speak of. So no, you won’t be meeting my parents. We just need to talk about us.”
The onslaught of rushing teenagers slowed to a trickle as the administrators got ready to lock the doors. Lumi and I headed back to my office. I didn’t bother closing the door because if I did, I’d fuck her and I knew she was on a tight schedule.
“You look absolutely amazing,” I said, bending to hug her once we were away from prying eyes.
“Thank you,” she said against my shoulder. She took a few extra seconds to inhale me and kiss my cheek, rubbing her nose against the stubble along my jawline.
“I’m going to miss the hell out of you but I want you to make this trip cathartic.” I tapped her chest and stared into her green eyes. “I want you to release some stuff you’re holding on to.”
“I will. That’s why I want to go alone. I know if anyone is with me, I’ll be too withdrawn to let everything out.”
“Call me if you need anything, okay?” I cupped her face in my hands and shut my eyes before tipping my head down to suck on her lips. I stopped myself before I got too involved. Lumi was dangerous. I couldn’t taste her once. I had to go back for seconds and thirds.
“I will.” She rested her head on my shoulder and I circled my arms around her waist. “I needed this stolen moment with you. My nerves are all over the place.”
“I can imagine. This is tough. You can do it though. I know Kaiden would be so proud of how strong you’re being.” I hugged her, pressing her warm, tight body against mine, smelling her clean floral scent and mapping out her deep, firm curves. My dick thickened in my slacks and I pulled away before it got the best of me. “Let me walk you out because…” I tucked my bottom lip between my teeth and looked her up and down, imagining all the ways I’d make her rain cream all over my cock.
“Yeah…I feel it too,” she said, sucking in a breath. “Zach should be wrapping up soon.” She took a regretful step backward and I rubbed the back of my neck. It was so damn hard trying to keep my hands off her.
We strolled down the hall and out of the front doors of the building. Even holding her hand in mine made my chest stir and my heart thunder. I don’t think I could keep denying my feelings for Lumi even if I tried.
We stood at her car talking when a fire-truck red car sped into the parking lot and came to a screeching stop in front of the school. My eyes narrowed and my words fell away to nothing.
