Page 39 of Ever After

“That should tell you something, then. Jay was the one you thought about, not Aiden. People say your true feelings come out when you’re drunk. That should mean something.”

The second I finished my breakfast, I called Jay, and it went straight to voicemail. Shit, he is coming. I scrolled through my messages and found that he texted me his itinerary. His plane lands in a few hours. I need to shower and get ready. He can’t see me like this, especially after I made a fool of myself last night.

I didn’t have time to go home. I had to shower and get ready at Lia’s. She let me borrow her car to go to the airport to pick Jay up. I’m so nervous and keep fidgeting with my nails. What am I going to say to him? The last thing I told him is that it wasn’t our time yet and now I’m drunk calling him, telling him I need him. He must be so confused. I’m even confused. How can I start something with someone else when I don’t even know what I’m doing?

I park the car and start heading inside to meet him. There are so many people it’s hard to know where he is. As I’m standing there reading all the flights that just landed, someone grabs my hand and pulls me into a hug. It’s Jay. I don’t even have to look to know. His smell and touch calm me. Anytime I’m with him, it feels like I’m home. His hug alone brings me a peace I never knew I needed.

Why am I being so stubborn? Why don’t I give this a chance? My mind is in the way of what my heart is trying to say. Jay releases me a little and looks down at me while I stare up at him. He leans in and kisses my forehead. Closing my eyes, I take in his touch. He releases me again and grabs my hand, and we head out to the parking garage. I don’t know what to say or if there is anything to say. Our actions speak for ourselves.

We come up to the car and before I can get in, he leans me against the driver side door and starts kissing me. He kisses me so hard, as if he’s yearning for me. I grab a hold of his shirt and pull him closer to me. He pushes his hips into me. I feel him so hard. My body gets warm. I need him. I want him. Trying to catch my breath, I say, “Let’s go. I need you.” My vagina is aching for him.

Jay is giving me directions to the closest hotel we could find while I drive as fast as I can. Nothing else is being said. Pulling into the parking lot of the Marriot, we walk as fast as we can to the front desk. I’m sure people can see how ridiculous we are being. I don’t care. All I care about is Jay. The desk clerk is giving us weird looks. I’m trying so hard to hold my laugh in. Jay gets the key card, and we walk to the elevator. Please don’t let anyone else get on this elevator. The doors open and we walk in. Of course, so does a family with kids.

I don’t know what room number we are in. Jay is leading me out of the elevator toward the room. Once we get to the room, Jay opens the door. The second I step in, I kick my shoes off. Jay comes in and I see his boner about to rip out of his pants. Has he had the boner this whole time? Did everyone see it?

He grabs me and pushes me up against the wall, kissing me all over my neck. With one hand, he grabs one of my legs and pulls it up and with his other hand, finding my clit. The rhythm of his fingers makes me shake. An orgasm rips right through me and I moan.

Jay picks me up and I wrap my legs around him. He sets me on the bed. Ripping his shirt off, I run my hands down his body. His muscles are popping out as if he just got done working out. He leans down and kisses me. I can’t wait anymore. I undo his belt, zip down his pants, and grab his dick. It’s rock hard and pulsing in my hand. I lead his dick to me, and he thrusts so hard into me. It makes us both moan.

He’s fucking me so hard I feel like the bed is going to break. We have only been apart a few days, but right now it feels like it’s been months. I can feel Jay getting close. I grab his head and kiss him. Jay moans and shakes while he cums. I hold his head in my hands, still kissing him. My head falls back and my chest lifts. Another orgasm ripples through my whole body.

I have no idea when I passed out, but I wake up to Jay’s arms wrapped around me. We’re both in bed naked. Looking around, I see some light shining through the blinds. We must have fallen asleep after last night. How did we stay asleep for so long? I slept off my hangover. Did he mean what he said in the text that he hadn’t been sleeping well without me?

A growl comes from my stomach. Feeling the bed move, I turn my head back and see his brown eyes staring at me. Has he been awake this whole time? “Hi,” I say.

He smirks at me. “Hi.”

Not sure what to say after my drunk call last night. What does one say after that?

“I missed you,” Jay says.

I sit up and walk to the bathroom. I throw some water on my face to wake up. Jay is sitting up after I came back out.

“Lilah what’s wrong?” I’m embarrassed to tell him I’m embarrassed. I walk over and sit back down on the bed and wrap the covers over me. Jay is sitting there, confused. I laugh a little and look over at Jay. He raises his eyebrows and stares at me.

Turning my head away from him, I say. “I’m embarrassed to tell you why I’m embarrassed.” Laughing again. I lay down and stare at the ceiling.

“What part are you embarrassed about?”

“All of it.” My stomach growls again. I get off the bed and find the room service menu. It’s about seven in the morning and we slept for almost twelve hours.

“I’m starving. Can we talk after we order food?” Jay shakes his head and grabs the menu.

Grabbing Jay’s shirt off the bed, I throw it over my head and let it drape down my body. He looks up at me and smiles. “What?” I ask.

“I miss seeing you in my shirts. Especially when you take them off and leave your smell on them,” he says.

“After last night, it’s your smell, too.”

“It’s our smell.” That sounds disgusting. But I know what he means.

I’m finally home,and I’m in clothes that feel like they’ve been on me for days. Jay couldn’t stay that long. After leaving suddenly, he missed out on some meetings that upset some people. He told them it was a family emergency and couldn’t help it.

We had a long talk about how I was feeling after seeing Lindsee and the mess of a life I have going on right now. Jay wants us to date. I told him I couldn’t. Not right now. After going back and forth, we made the decision to keep talking as friends and see where it takes us. Lia thinks I’m stupid and that I should pursue this more even though I’m married. She lives so free and wild that nothing phases her.

Right as I open my front door, a smell of food consumes my nostrils. What the hell? I look over toward the kitchen. The lights are off, but I see some sort of light flickering. I turn the corner and look over and see Aiden sitting at the table with a candlelight dinner.

“What are you doing, Aiden?”

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