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Mountain Man's Proposal by Lauren Wood (32)


Chapter 8

Leo

 

“So how did it go with the girl from the club? Did you give her the flowers like I told you to?”

“Yeah. It went better than I thought it would. I took her a little time to warm up to me, but she finally did agree.”

“So…?”

“So we are going out tonight. I hope you don’t have any more plans for me.”

“I don’t. My wife and I are going out, but I will drive us. You go and get the girl. Maybe you will be in a better mood then because I am sick of seeing your sour face.”

I smiled at him through the rearview mirror. He was happy for me, even if it was hard for him to say, I knew that it was the case. I had a lot of things to do and the more I tried to push it all out of my head, the more I thought of Celia. I was going to make this work, no matter what.

“Where should I take her?”

“I don’t know. What does she like?”

“She likes to bust my balls.”

That got a chuckle out of Grey. “I think I like her already.”

“I don’t know where to go or what to do. I don’t want to take her to a restaurant, she already works at one.”

“Then make it more intimate and make something for her at your place. Women dig that shit and then you are already there for when you want to take her to bed.”

It was along the same lines that I was thinking of and I knew that it was a good idea. I wasn’t the best cook, but being a bachelor for all of this time, I was sure that I had a few dishes that weren’t too bad. I always did make a good andouille sausage dip. If I could make that a meal, I would be good to go. I wasn’t trying to impress her with my cooking skills, but if I could just enough to get her naked in the bed, the rest would speak for itself.

“That’s a good idea. Is that how you got Cameron?”

“I went to her work and fucked her up against the door, but I don’t suggest it. There was a lot of drama when her boss found out. I ended up paying him off and when he came back for more, I had to resort to threats. I don’t recommend that route.”

I remembered something about that, but I never got that many details. It was amazing what he would do to get a girl and I was sure that I was going to have to do the same. There was a reason that Grey had always had all of those women wrapped around his fingers. He was smooth in a way that I wasn’t. I didn’t know what I was going to do, but I knew that getting her over to my house was the best case scenario. From there, we could get to know each other real good.

“Well I did go to her job and we kissed, but nothing else. She made me wait for almost half an hour to get a seat in an empty restaurant.”

Grey was laughing again and I was getting irritated. He was having far too much fun with this, but in retrospect, I had as well when it had been his turn for ball busting.

“That’s good. If they make you work for it, it means that they are worth the chase.”

“I think so. I don’t know Grey, but I have a feeling this one is different.”

“Good Leo. Different is good in a city full of women only out for one thing.”

I had to agree, but I was one of those guys in the city that was only interested in one thing. That interest hadn’t changed, but what I wanted after had changed. I wanted more than one night. The one night was just going to guarantee that I got another chance the next day. I already knew that Celia was not a woman that could be fully appreciated in one night. Even if I stayed up all night to explore her, I was going to need a lot more time to fully appreciate all of her.

***

I picked Celia up from her apartment a little after eight. I tried not to be early, so I ended up going around the block a couple of times to make sure I wasn’t. It was hard not to feel jittery. I felt like something big was going to happen tonight, I just wasn’t sure what. I had an idea, hopes even, but that didn’t mean that it was actually going to happen.

“Damn you are looking good Celia.”

She looked down at her clothes and kind of shrugged. “This old thing?”

Her long hair was down and flowing around her shoulders. It was the type of hair that I wanted to bury my hands into before I started another day. I could already envision it flowing around my chest as she rode me. Her green eyes sparkled when she looked at me and I held the door open for her to get in. It was really a ploy to see her ass in the little black dress she was wearing and I wasn’t disappointed. It jiggled a little as she walked and my hands itched to touch her.

Celia was thicker than her clothes had suggested before. All of her curves were lush and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on her. It was all I could think about and the more I looked at her, the more I knew that I had to have her. It was an attraction that was multiplying as I got into the car next to her. She smiled at me as I took in the sweet perfume that she was wearing. It had filled the car up in the short time that she was in it, but it wasn’t strong or overwhelming. It was slightly understated like she was. It was then that I noticed the small diamond in her nose. How had I missed that before and what else was I missing?

“So where are we going?”

“I was thinking that we could have dinner at my house. I made my specialty and it would be a quiet place where we could talk with no distractions.”

She giggled and I wasn’t sure why.

“Well at least you won’t have another girl invited there, right?”

I groaned a little out loud and that made her smile a little wider. “I am joking, okay?”

She wasn’t joking though. Last time she had walked away without looking back and this time I didn’t want that to happen again.

“I was thinking more like it was closer to home so we could drink a little more and see where the night takes us.”

“Now the truth comes out.”

I hadn’t started the car yet and I leaned in for a kiss. This time there was no worries of anyone being around and I heard a soft moan out of her lips that drove me crazy. There was something about her that really drove me wild and I started to move over onto her side, wanting to feel those luscious tits against my chest. I wasn’t able to get far before she pushed me back and told me that we were going to have to see where it all led. It was a good enough answer for me.

Taking the not too subtle hint, I started towards my house and hoped that I made it there without putting my foot in my mouth. Why did this woman have such an effect on me? It was hard to tell, but I knew that I was going to have to calm the fuck down before I made an ass out of myself.

I looked over at Celia once, just to remind myself that she was next to me and soon I would have her underneath me. She may be playing like she is shy right now, but I knew better. She wanted it just as bad as I did and I had a feeling this night was going to be one that we would both not soon forget.