Part 26
As the waitress cleared their plates, AJ reached across the table to take Stormy’s hand in his. He watched her eyes as they danced, so alive and full of happiness. Would they stay that way when he gave her the ring? His thoughts jumped through everything that had happened between them since the night he’d found her, especially today. That morning, she hadn’t given a second thought to letting him see her in her underwear and she’d been concerned about his sobriety. He knew she didn’t want his name or position or his money. Hell, she was just as rich as he was, probably more so. All she wanted was to love him and be loved by him. He could do that….or could he? His track record with women sucked.
Stormy was watching him too, wondering what he was thinking about. His thumb was stroking the back of her hand tenderly and she couldn’t help wondering what it would feel like to have him touching the rest of her body the same way. She’d seen him perform and he gave the illusion of being a very skillful lover. Would he be bored with her, turned off by her inexperience?
"Would you care for some dessert?"
The waitress startled both of them and AJ looked at Stormy. "Want anything?"
Looking over the dessert menu on the table, Stormy said, "The hot fudge brownie looks so good but it’s huge. I can’t eat all of it."
"I could bring two spoons," offered the waitress.
"Works for me," said AJ.
"Okay," agreed Stormy. "We’ll take the brownie….with two spoons."
As the waitress left, AJ said, "Howie invited us to join him and his sister at ‘The Mint’."
"Isn’t that the nightclub where you use to hang out with…."
"Sarah? Yeah, it is and I’m sure her friends will be there so if you don’t want to go, it’s cool."
Stormy considered it and asked, "We’ll be with Howie and his sister?"
"And a friend of his…Kryss."
"We could go for a little while, I guess."
"Are you sure? I mean, Sarah might be there and all her friends and they can be kinda rude."
"So? We’ll be together," said Stormy. Then the thought struck her and she added, "Unless you’d rather not be seen with me there."
AJ quickly said, "NO! If I didn’t want to be seen with you, I wouldn’t have brought you to LA. Baby, I don’t care WHO sees us together!! I want the world to know that you’re officially MY girl!!!"
Stormy looked at their hands joined together and shyly asked, "You’re girl?"
"Yeah!" AJ let go of her hand and reached into the pocket of his jeans. Pulling out the ring, he said, "I bought this for you the last time we were at the mall….when you were buying the bathing suits." Suddenly becoming nervous and timid, AJ slipped the ring on her finger and said, "Stormy, I really care for you a great deal and I want more than anything for us to be together, as a couple…..for a VERY long time. I don’t have a good track record with relationships…but if you’ll give us a chance, I promise to do my best to make it work. Will you be my girl…go steady with me?"
It was so incredibly sweet and the shyness touched her heart. Looking at the ring, she felt like jumping out of her skin. "I’d be honored to be your girl….to go steady with you!!" she whispered.
Triumphantly, "YES!" and he leaned across the table to kiss her.
As AJ sat back down, Stormy asked, "So, are we gonna go to ‘The Mint’?"
"What do you want to do?"
Looking into his deep brown eyes, Stormy said softly, almost in a whisper, "I want to be with you, Alex."
There was no mistaking the look in her eyes, AJ knew exactly what she meant and his heart stopped. How much more of a sign could he ask for then for her to come out and say it but he had to be sure. "You mean…."
Stormy leaned to him, her hand under the table and on his leg. In his ear, she breathed, "I want to be with you…completely. I want you to make me your girl, teach me the things that turn you on, show me the places that drive you crazy with a simple touch."
A soft moan escaped as he felt her breath on his skin and her hand on his thigh. This was DEFINITELY the sign he was looking for. Why couldn’t he have just ordered room service rather be in public? There was no way he could stand waiting all night to touch her, to hold her….to make love to her, but he heard himself saying, "Why don’t we go for a little while and then we’ll head back to the hotel? We’ve got all night and all day tomorrow to be together."
"Sounds good to me."
The waitress had brought their dessert to them and set it on the table without them being aware of it. Now, AJ reached to pull it between them and he took the spoon scooping up some of the delicious brownie that dripped of the rich hot fudge and fed it to Stormy. Taking their time, they fed each other the sinful chocolate making sexual innuendoes with each mouthful. By the time they’d finished the dessert and AJ paid the bill, the foreplay had them both in need but their plans were set. They were headed to ‘The Mint’ for another round of exquisite torture.
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