CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
Chad
I can't believe it: I'm actually nervous. Me, Chad Taylor, anxious about meeting a girl - I mean woman. Emma is no girl. That's the term I use to describe the countless females that are always all up on me. Emma's all woman. Maybe that's why I'm nervous. For the first time in my life, I have feelings for a woman and it scares the shit out of me - but in a way that feels really fucking good.
“Hi, Chad,” Emma says, greeting me at the door. “Come in.”
This is the first time I've ever been in Emma's apartment. She's told me a little bit about her friend and roommate, Claire, who I see sitting on the couch. I assume it's her, anyway. The apartment is exactly as I pictured it: girly. It's well-decorated and there's an abundance of pink and purple stuff everywhere.
I haven't been able to think about anything other than Emma for the past few days. I'm dying to know what her answer is to my question. Whatever it is, I'm gonna respect it. I know what I want the answer to be, but I'm not gonna try to change her mind if she's decided otherwise. It's her decision. I want her to go with me because she wants to, not because I've talked her into it.
“Chad, I'd like you to meet Claire,” Emma says, closing the door behind me. She turns to her friend and says, “Claire, this is Chad.”
“Hi, Chad,” Claire says. “It's nice to finally meet you. I've heard a lot about you.”
“Hopefully not all bad things,” I reply. “Emma's told me a little about you, as well.”
“Mostly good things,” Claire says with a smirk. I catch Emma shooting a look at her friend. Claire knows what it means and excuses herself. “Well, it was nice to meet you, Chad. I'll leave you two alone.”
Claire disappears into what I assume is her bedroom. Emma invites me to join her on the couch. It's still warm from where her and her roommate were sitting. She looks absolutely delectable. If we didn't have such a serious discussion about to unfold, I'd be all over Emma right now. We've fucked all over my condo, but have yet to christen her apartment. I need to focus right now, though. It's hard not to think about sex with such a gorgeous woman sitting next to me, looking sexy as fuck in her sweatpants and tee shirt. I love the just-lounging-around-the-house look. So fucking sexy.
“Your friend seems nice,” I say.
“Yeah, Claire's great,” Emma replies. “So, I've been doing a lot of thinking about what you asked me the other night.”
“I'm sure you have. Don't keep me waiting, Emma. What did you decide.”
“It wasn't an easy decision. You're asking me to completely turn my life upside down. I've never even been to Canada, let alone all over the world with some guy I barely know. You have to understand that I have a million concerns. As great as it all sounds, in reality there are a lot of things that could go wrong.”
Emma's fucking killing me. I wish she's simply say “yes” or “no,” but I understand that she's put a lot of thought into this and wants to explain herself. It's not sounding good so far, though.
“I can see that you've spent a lot of time thinking about this, Emma. It's not a decision to be made lightly.”
“No, Chad, it's not. Which is why it was so hard for me to decide. But I've made up my mind. I really hope that I don't someday regret it, but I know what I'm gonna do.”
I don't say anything. I just look Emma in her beautiful eyes and wait for her to continue. My heart's beating fast as fuck. I've never been more nervous in my entire fucking life. The anticipation is eating away at me. If I could reach down Emma's throat and simply pull out the answer, I would. But I need to let her tell me her way. Finally, realizing that I'm not gonna say anything, Emma continues.
“I think I'd be a fool to pass up such an amazing opportunity. An opportunity to travel the world, an opportunity to promote my book, and an opportunity to spend six months with a guy that somehow managed to go from an asshole I knew in high school to a guy that can make my heart melt just by looking at me. My answer is yes, Chad. Yes.”
A strange feeling comes over me. It's unlike anything I've ever experienced before. My insides feel like they're twitching, my head feels like it's spinning, and I'm overwhelmed, head to toe, with a euphoric, warm sensation. I've never had this kind of reaction to anything before.
“That makes me so fucking happy!” I say, a little louder than I mean to. Adjusting my volume, I continue, “You have no idea how badly I wanted you to say yes. The thought of losing you kills me, almost as much as the though of sharing this adventure with you excites me. You're not gonna regret this, Emma. This is gonna do wonders for both our careers. And we're gonna have a blast the whole time. I've never felt about anyone the way I feel about you, Emma. I can't wait to see where this adventure takes us.”
“Awww,” we hear coming from Claire's room.
“Claire!” Emma yells. “Shut your door!”
“Sorry, I couldn't help myself,” Claire replies and closes her bedroom door all the way.
“Sorry about that,” Emma says and laughs. “She really can't help herself.”
“No worries.”
“So, I guess we have a million things to discuss.”
“We sure do. But we'll figure everything out over the next couple weeks. No need to dive into everything right now. There's only one thing I wanna dive into at the moment.”
“Oh yeah? And what's that?”
“You.”
I tackle Emma on the couch and start kissing her, ferociously. Her lips feel as soft as ever and immediately send a tingle from mine, straight to my cock. Between being in Emma's apartment, her sexy lazy Sunday outfit, and the fact that she just agreed to travel the world with me, I'm more turned on than I've ever been. This woman has me feeling all kinds of things that I never knew were possible. I can't wait to see what the future brings.
My shirt comes off, followed by Emma's. I'm showering her body with kisses, touching her all over. Everything about Emma excites me. Inside and out. I grab her sweatpants and pull them off.
“We can't do this here,” she protests. “Claire could come out at any time.”
“Hey Claire,” I yell. “Are you still listening to us?”
After a short silence, we hear from behind Claire's door, “Maybe.”
“Good. Don't come out of your room for about ten minutes. Your friend and I need a little privacy.”
After another short silence, Claire replies, “Okay.”
Emma shakes her head, laughs, and says, “You're fucking crazy.”
“Crazy about you, you sexy ass woman, you!”
I pull down Emma's underwear and take off the rest of my clothes. She gives me a look that says, “Come get me.” Oh, I'll come get you. But once I've got you, I may never wanna let you go.