It’s a kiss full of need as he pushes Chloe’s back into the elevator wall. His tongue dips in her mouth, exploring every nook and cranny. His teeth finally sink into her bottom lip, pulling back a bit. The ding of the doors and jarring sensation of hitting the bottom floor snaps the couple from their very heated kiss.
“I can’t step out of this elevator and watch you walk away. I won’t be able to stop myself.”
Chloe giggles, pressing one final kiss to his lips. She keeps hold of his hand as long as she can until she’s forced to drop it. Turning to face the elevator, she notices the closing doors, and then Eli’s smiling face.
“I love you, Eli.”
“Love you, too, baby girl.”
The doors shut all the way and Chloe turns for the doors of the lobby. Of course, her overbearing and protective Eli has a cab waiting out front for her, and not just any cab, but a driver and car. Chloe feels awkward having her own personal driver, so she always refers to the driver and car as a cab.
On the drive home, Chloe knows she has to tell Eli about the baby, and tomorrow she will. She’s played out all the ways he’s going to react, but of course her favorite one is where he sweeps her off her feet and cries tears of joy with her.
She wrapped the first pregnancy test in a box the day she found out. Chloe wants to make it special for Eli. A moment neither of them will ever forget. And she’s just going to have to go out on limb and hope for the reaction she wants.
Her phone dings in her purse and she knows it’s Eli.
Eli: Home yet?
Chloe: 2 blocks away
Eli: I kind of feel naked not having you with me.
Chloe: Well, your ass better not be naked.
Eli: Want to come check for yourself?
Chloe: Stop. Just pulled up to the apartment. I’ll text you in a bit.
Eli: You own me.
Chloe: Love you, too…and behave
She giggles, imagining Eli still sitting with Dax, twiddling his thumbs in boredom. She felt naked without Eli, too. Chloe stuffs her phone in her purse while she walks to the front steps of her apartment. Every time she enters the apartment she’s reminded of the day they both completely broke, surrendering to their love. It was the ugliest, nastiest point in her life, yet tragically beautiful. She has no problem remembering the code this time as she quickly punches it in.
She skips up the stairs in joy, excited to share the news with Eli tomorrow, and wonders how she’ll ever sleep tonight. The court case she faces tomorrow holds no more power over her. Either the creep will pay for her car or Chloe will just have to take it in the ass. She knows it’s silly pushing a Harwell to this point, but she’s also a firm believer in the justice system.
She won’t be walked on by anyone, whether his or her last name is Harwell or Smith. When she opens her apartment door, three or four dozen red roses sit on the table in her foyer.
“How in the hell did he do that?” Chloe says out loud. Eli has an impeccable way of being sneaky. She quickly pulls out her cellphone to call him, and then gets a better idea. Something her dirty little boy would love. She strips off each piece of clothing until she stands bare naked in front of the flowers. Holding her phone up, she finds the right angle for capturing the perfect picture of the flowers and her body.
Light bruises cover her body from their lovemaking. Even months later, they can’t control themselves at certain points. She sends the picture with two simple words, thank you, to Eli before she starts a hot bath. She finds her iPad, flipping through her Hulu account and all the series she needs to catch up on. After she selects one, she hears her phone ringing, and realizes she left it out on her bed. Chloe jogs over to the bed, and when she sees Eli’s name on the phone she absentmindedly begins walking back out to the flowers.
“Did you like my picture?” Chloe reaches out stroking one dainty blood red petal.
“Where are you?”
“In my kitchen bare
“I can’t step out of this elevator and watch you walk away. I won’t be able to stop myself.”
Chloe giggles, pressing one final kiss to his lips. She keeps hold of his hand as long as she can until she’s forced to drop it. Turning to face the elevator, she notices the closing doors, and then Eli’s smiling face.
“I love you, Eli.”
“Love you, too, baby girl.”
The doors shut all the way and Chloe turns for the doors of the lobby. Of course, her overbearing and protective Eli has a cab waiting out front for her, and not just any cab, but a driver and car. Chloe feels awkward having her own personal driver, so she always refers to the driver and car as a cab.
On the drive home, Chloe knows she has to tell Eli about the baby, and tomorrow she will. She’s played out all the ways he’s going to react, but of course her favorite one is where he sweeps her off her feet and cries tears of joy with her.
She wrapped the first pregnancy test in a box the day she found out. Chloe wants to make it special for Eli. A moment neither of them will ever forget. And she’s just going to have to go out on limb and hope for the reaction she wants.
Her phone dings in her purse and she knows it’s Eli.
Eli: Home yet?
Chloe: 2 blocks away
Eli: I kind of feel naked not having you with me.
Chloe: Well, your ass better not be naked.
Eli: Want to come check for yourself?
Chloe: Stop. Just pulled up to the apartment. I’ll text you in a bit.
Eli: You own me.
Chloe: Love you, too…and behave
She giggles, imagining Eli still sitting with Dax, twiddling his thumbs in boredom. She felt naked without Eli, too. Chloe stuffs her phone in her purse while she walks to the front steps of her apartment. Every time she enters the apartment she’s reminded of the day they both completely broke, surrendering to their love. It was the ugliest, nastiest point in her life, yet tragically beautiful. She has no problem remembering the code this time as she quickly punches it in.
She skips up the stairs in joy, excited to share the news with Eli tomorrow, and wonders how she’ll ever sleep tonight. The court case she faces tomorrow holds no more power over her. Either the creep will pay for her car or Chloe will just have to take it in the ass. She knows it’s silly pushing a Harwell to this point, but she’s also a firm believer in the justice system.
She won’t be walked on by anyone, whether his or her last name is Harwell or Smith. When she opens her apartment door, three or four dozen red roses sit on the table in her foyer.
“How in the hell did he do that?” Chloe says out loud. Eli has an impeccable way of being sneaky. She quickly pulls out her cellphone to call him, and then gets a better idea. Something her dirty little boy would love. She strips off each piece of clothing until she stands bare naked in front of the flowers. Holding her phone up, she finds the right angle for capturing the perfect picture of the flowers and her body.
Light bruises cover her body from their lovemaking. Even months later, they can’t control themselves at certain points. She sends the picture with two simple words, thank you, to Eli before she starts a hot bath. She finds her iPad, flipping through her Hulu account and all the series she needs to catch up on. After she selects one, she hears her phone ringing, and realizes she left it out on her bed. Chloe jogs over to the bed, and when she sees Eli’s name on the phone she absentmindedly begins walking back out to the flowers.
“Did you like my picture?” Chloe reaches out stroking one dainty blood red petal.
“Where are you?”
“In my kitchen bare
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