Chapter 48: Date or Booty-Call?

After the pleasant walk through the rose garden with my mother, we went back into the mansion so that she could rest since she complained about become tired. It took me by surprise and reminded me that the beautiful woman was growing old. It made me worry that she’ll start developing health problems sooner or later.

FINALLY, I got the chance to look at my phone after I took my mother to the living room to watch TV. I glanced both ways to make sure that Julian wasn’t going to suddenly teleport behind before looking at my text message from Liam.

It read “Movies at 9? Only one horror airing.”

I snorted with a smirk and shake of my head. I still had half the mind to turn him into one of my booty-calls but he was showing no sign of lust and I hated being the one to make the first move. So with swift taps of my fingers, I gave a short and sweet response. “Yeaa”

It practically took him three seconds to respond to me. “Awesome! Can I come pick you up?”

“Only if you wanna get scalped” I glanced both ways again while typing that. I know Julian would happily do it too. And they call me crazy. I send him another quick text. “I’ll meet you there”

“Ooook. See you soon! :)” Even though it was just a bunch of words, I could practically feel Liam’s excitement bursting through my phone screen. It then suddenly dawned on me-

*Oh yeah… Julian bought me this phone. *

All of a sudden, it didn’t feel right owning this phone and texting other men.

*Wait, why does it matter if I’m texting other men? I should text who I want! It’s just who gave me this phone. That’s all. *

I told myself that several times and yet, for some reason, it felt as if I was cheating…

For the next few hours, I spent in the living room sprawled out on the sofa and surfing the channels. I’ve heard that normal people do this often. It was rather fun, beats kicking empty trashcans down anyway. Grace completely avoided the area, Gabriel was in his office, and my mother went to bed. As for Julian, well, not even I knew where he went.

*That’s surprising. *

When it was getting closer to the time to leave I got dressed into jean booty shorts, a black tank top, and my worn-out sneakers that were due to fall apart any day now. Just for Liam I actually put on makeup for once, only crimson lipgloss and eyeliner anyway. I was never big on caking that stuff on my face. After tying my hair up into another messy bun.

As I fixed to leave the mansion, I caught a glimpse outside through the window and finally saw Julian down at the pool with his friends. That explains why he disappeared instead of stalking me… yet why do I feel disappointed? Once again, I didn’t even notice that I was staring at his wet body until he looked toward the mansion and saw me through the window.

*SHIT. How does he always keep catching me!?*

It was getting closer to 9 and I knew that he’d be coming inside at any moment so I hurried to the garage and left in my car. I could actually feel my body relax and take in a relieving breath of air as if I had been on edge all day.

*Fuck me, man… *

I told myself I was going to forget all the fuckery going on at home and focus on my date. As soon as I parked in the parking lot at my destination I quickly spotted him waiting for me, the expression on his face showed worry as if he were afraid that I had stood him up. But as soon as I approached him I saw his face light up with a blush coating his cheeks.

“Wow… you look amazing,” he spoke as if he were trying to find the words to say.

I gave him a devilish smirk. “Yeah? Please, tell me more.”

The laugh he gave me almost sounded like I had made him nervous. Unlike other couples on dates he didn’t physically touch me but he did open the doors for me. The only man I had ever come across who could guess the kind of person I am and act accordingly was Gabriel who always watched each step he took to not provoke a bad reaction out of me.

*Smart man. Yeah, keep your hands to yourself until I feel like putting my hands on that bod. *

As we went to the dark room and took our seats, I crossed my legs and leaned back to get comfortable. The shorts I wore squeezed my thighs just tight enough to be noticed in an attractive way and I had already caught him staring. “What’re you looking at?” as always, I cut straight to the punch.

Liam paused for a moment as if he were trying to think of the best answer to give me before giving me a smile. It wasn’t as charming as Julian’s but it was still nice to look at. “I’m still just surprised I managed to get such a hot date.”

I snorted and shook my head. “Smooth. Smooth.” I looked his body up and down. Though the dark made it hard to see any details, his black, button-up t-shirt had a few buttons undone at the top just enough where I could see a glimpse of his broad chest. On his forearm I saw a tattoo that looked like a woman but in an odd fashion. “You already got a tattoo of your girl?”

Liam looked taken aback and looked down at his muscular arm before giving me an amused chuckle. “No, this is my zodiac sign. I’m a Virgo.”

“Ahhh. Yeah, I’ve never been into those kinds of things.” I saw with an insipid shrug of my slim shoulders.

“I’m not surprised.” he placed his hand on his chin with a puzzled look and a hummed sound as if he were lost in thought.

“What?”

His grin returned. “Let me guess. You’re a Scorpio?”

My eyebrows lifted with surprise at his accurate guess. “How’d ya know?”

“Let’s just say Scorpios are more distinct than the rest of the Zodiac signs.” Liam laughed with amusement.

“Quite impressive, Mr. *Spiritual*,” I said with a sarcastic tease.

Even when the movie started we still talked amongst ourselves from hushed voices to texting each other as if we were swapping notes in class. Embarrassing to admit but I had never done something like that before considering where I grew up and how I dropped out of school the day I left home… and left my mom too.

I couldn’t even remember what the movie was about because I was engrossed in Liam the whole time. I had full intentions of using him as just a piece of ass tonight but I didn’t expect to enjoy his presence this much. When the movie was over, I went to his car with him as I began to have second thoughts on whether or not I just wanted a peaceful night or to end it with a bang.

*He is pretty hot… who knows when the next time it’ll be when I come across a guy like this? This’ll probably be the last time I see him anyway. Might as well see what’s between his legs before I go, right?*

We sat on the hood of his car and continued our conversation from inside. Over time I noticed his expression look a bit worried as he glanced back and forth.

“What is it this time?” I asked with a snap of my fingers as if to draw his attention back to me.

“That man that you were with last time. You don’t think he’ll come looking for you, will he?” My lips pursed and I looked away, that thought didn’t even cross my mind.

*Fuck. He might. I should make this quick.*

“Don’t worry about him. Worry about what’s in front of you.” I placed my hand on his lap and slowly slid it to his crotch. But to my surprise, he quickly grabbed it to stop me despite his flushed face meanwhile mine looked confused and frustrated. “What?”

“I– that’s not how I wanted to end the night…” his voice was a hesitant murmur. My brows knitted together in confusion until our eyes made contact. There was no lust in his gaze, only an affectionate yearning as he leaned closer to my face, his soft lips prepared to press against mine.