Part 23
The week slipped by as Stormy and AJ continued to get to know each other. AJ was extremely patient with her too. Each night, she chose to join him in his bed but he would simply hold her. Oh, they fooled around, kissing and touching but always with clothes on. AJ never pressed her for more than she was willing to give. He waited for her to give him a sign that she wanted more.
The morning they were to leave for Los Angeles, AJ pulled out the ring he’d bought for Stormy and sat looking at it. He had held on to it for just the right time and he was hoping it would come while they were in Los Angeles. He couldn’t wait to see her reaction because several times over the last week, she had mentioned wanting to go back to the store and buying it now that she had her checkbook. AJ had managed to talk her out of it each time without giving away his secret.
So deep in thought, AJ didn’t hear the water cut off or the door open. “What ‘cha lookin’ at, Alex?”
Startled,
he dropped the ring and missed where it went as he turned to look at her.
“Shit!! I didn’t hear you get out of the shower.”
Stormy giggled as she crawled across the bed to him. Wrapping her arms around him, she tried again. “What were you looking at?”
“Nothing, baby. You need to hurry up. Our flight leaves at noon and we need to be at the airport at least two hours early,” answered AJ putting his hands on her arms. Turning his head, he gave her a kiss.
“Okay. I just need to get dressed and do something with my hair.”
As soon as Stormy was back in the bathroom, AJ got down on the floor trying to find the ring. “Fuck!” he mumbled.
From the bathroom, Stormy called, “Whad ya say?”
“Nothing baby,” he answered as he found the ring.
Not hearing him, Stormy came to the door to find AJ on the floor by the bed. “What did….what are you doing?”
Peeking over the bed, AJ dropped the ring in his pocket as he said, “Uh…I…uh…dropped my cell phone.”
Stormy smirked, “Liar!”
“What?” asked AJ innocently as he stood.
“Your cell phone is on the dresser where you put it last night to charge,” she said as she pointed to it. She made her way back across the room to him and put her hands on his waist. “Now, what were you doing on the floor?”
“Busted! I dropped something on the floor that I don’t want you to see just yet and I couldn’t find it,” he said as he touched his finger to her nose. It hadn’t escaped his attention that she had come into the room wearing nothing but her thong and bra, something she hadn’t done before, and he reacted. “You know, baby…this is extremely sexy but I’m not sure you’re gonna be able to go out in public like this.”
Stormy blushed as he pulled her closer and ran his hands over her sides. “I’ll go finish getting ready.”
“I’m gonna take our stuff down for Marcus to load,” AJ informed her as he kissed her.
He watched her make her way back to the bathroom and smiled. She was getting more and more comfortable being around him and he knew it was only a matter of time. Hopefully what he had planned would convince her that he was serious about making this work and how much he wanted to be with her.
In the bathroom as she pulled on her clothes, Stormy thought about what had just happened. She knew he was planning something special for her in Los Angeles and she made up her mind that she’d add to his plans.
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