Until Forever (ROYAL RIDERS SERIES BOOK #1)

38| Brownies

"Finally?" I smirked. 

She rolled her eyes, smiling and dusting her hands. "They've wanted to meet you since forever. They wanted to come watch a game too but we never got around to making that happen. Now that they probably know we're together, they must be even more excited." 

"Demi, how long has it been since you talked to them over the phone?" 

"A little while," she nodded. "I talked to them right after I moved in here. But I didn't tell them anything. Not when I was fired or rehired, or even when we made our relationship public to the press. And they didn't call much either, they've been a bit busy. They actually just moved into a bigger house a few months ago. But I text them almost every day. They just never asked about... us." 

I nodded in understanding. "So, I'll fly in after the game to see you and meet them, yeah?" 

She nodded, looking at me hopefully. "Yeah?" 

"Yeah," I laughed, kissing her again. 

"Okay," she chuckled, pulling away. "We should put these away, save some for later, and clean up. We should shower." 

"Together?" I leaned in. 

"No," she laughed. "Not together. Maybe another time," she teased, trailing a finger down my jaw. I groaned softly while she pushed me away and then hopped off. "I'm going to shower. Bye," she sang before running upstairs. 

I sighed loudly and put the brownies away before heading to shower. I came out about ten minutes later and got dressed, pulling on a black full-sleeve v-neck with grey sweatpants. I walked into her room, letting myself in but found it empty. I heard the shower water running, so I sat at the foot of the bed, waiting for her to come out. 

A few minutes later, the water was turned off and a while later, the door opened. I looked up as she ran her fingers through her hair before throwing it over her shoulders. 

She stopped in the doorway, looking at me. "Hi," she smiled softly, "what are you doing here?" She walked over, stopping in front of me. 

I stared and I stared. 

She had on a black silk robe, her hair was still damp from the shower. The robe was tied loosely around her waist and stopped right below her knees with the loose sleeves running past her hands. The robe had a slit in it down her left leg and the neckline sat low. Really low. 

"What are you wearing?" I asked, meeting her eyes. 

"I grabbed the first thing I saw before I ran in for a shower," she chuckled. "But I'm going to change anyway. Do you need something?" There's no way that's the first thing she saw. 

She planned this.

"Do I..." I muttered sarcastically, my eyes raking up and down one more time. 

"Get it together," she teased, hitting my cheek softly. "I'm going to change." She turned to walk to the closet but I grabbed her wrist, pulling her back quickly. She stumbled forward, grabbing onto my shoulders while I held her waist. She stared down at me before I stood up and kissed her. She fisted my shirt in her hand while my hand rested on the nape of her neck. 

I had her hair around my fist and I tugged at it, tilting her head backward until I felt like it was enough to kiss her the way I wanted to. 

She hummed in approval and then let out a soft moan against my lips which drove me insane. 

I wanted her. I wanted her so badly, I couldn't even comprehend it. But the moment didn't feel right. The last time we slept together was right after we admitted to our feelings. And that was perfect but I wanted to focus on her. I wanted to make tonight about her, I wanted to devour her.