Page 23 of Justus
“Justus,we’ve only spent a few days together. You barely know me. You’ll get sick of meand move on, like you usually do.”
Spinningme around, I’m pinned by the fierce look in his eyes. “It’s you who doesn’tknow me, Sade, but that’s going to change. The only thing I’m guilty of isgiving those women what they wanted, my body, but I want more with you. I wantyour time.”
“Justmy time?” I rest my arms on his shoulders, letting my fingers thread into thecurls on the nape of his neck.
“Yourtime, your smart mouth, and sexy body. I’ll also be needing your completedevotion and adoration. Maybe build a shrine to me or sculpt my likeness frommarble. Or clay, I suppose, as long as you fire it. It needs to be permanent.”
Giggling,I press a kiss to his lips. “Our friends are going to flip out.”
“Doesthat mean you don’t want me to be your dirty little secret after all?”
“Nah,it’d be too hard to keep all those other bitches away from you.”
Imust be out of my mind. Maybe I’m just falling for the same bullshit he uses tolure every other woman, but it doesn’t feel that way. The way he’s been therefor me and my mom this week, that’s not something he had to fake. And thenecklaces. If that was just to charm me or my mother, he succeeded. We may belying about being in a long term relationship, but I can’t believe the way he’sacting is fake. He cares.
“So,what’s the answer to the riddle?” Doug asks as we return to the living room.
“Aseatbelt,” I reply.
“Thisgame sucks,” he groans.
“No,you suck at this game.”
Wespend the next few hours playing games and eating cake, until Mom excusesherself to go to bed. Justus and I retire to my room, and he grins when I climbinto bed still wearing the dandelion seed necklace.
“Yourealize my mom is totally in love with you now, right?” I tell him, snugglingup to his warm body.
“Sorry.It happens with all women. It’s a curse.”
“Youshould probably work out more. You’ll need bigger muscles to carry around thatego.”
“Ah!”He feigns offense, rolling over on top of me. Those emerald eyes dance withamusement as they stare into mine. “I’m a chiseled masterpiece and you knowit.”
“Okay,I know you’re pretty and good in bed—
“Magnificentin bed,” he interrupts.
Ignoringhim, I continue, “But how good can you cook on a grill? I thought I’d invite afew of Mom’s friends over tomorrow evening to barbecue, since she didn’t get togo out today.”
“Sweets,I can grill whatever you give me. It’s another of my skills. Now, I believethere was a promise made earlier…something about a blowjob?”
Giggling,I roll us over and proceed to show him one of my skills.
* * * *
It’sa beautiful day to grill out, warm and sunny with a light breeze. Three ofMom’s friends were able to come and now everyone is lounging around her small,kidney shaped swimming pool.
Threesets of female eyes devour Justus as he mans the grill. I can hardly blamethem. Dressed in only a pair of board shorts, a thin sheen of sweat coveringhis chest and back, no woman of any age could resist.
“Charlene!”Mom hisses as her friend takes his picture.
“What?I want to show my daughter. You should see the losers she brings home. Maybe ifshe sees who Sadie is dating…”
“So,any wedding bells in your future?” her friend Janet asks me with a grin.
“Oh,think of how beautiful their babies will be!” Georgia exclaims, and all threeof them sigh.
“Yeah,I’m going to take a dip in the pool,” I announce.
