“Whatever, when you rich people get tired of her, don’t expect to send her back here to me,” I hear my mom scoff as she stomps to her bedroom.
Looking over my room, there isn’t much here that I can’t live without.
Kelli comes to my door. “Katie, if you can’t get everything now I can send Kirk and Kent back for it tomorrow.”
I nod and grab what I have packed and leave the life I have always known behind me. When we get back in her vehicle, Kelli starts it up without a word. Her hands are trembling. I can tell she is upset. How will Kai feel about my coming to live with them? Or their dad or hell, even his brother?
“Katie, you have had a rough night. I am going to get you settled in the guest room for tonight. Tomorrow, we can figure out a plan and go over some rules. I know you and Kai are dating but that doesn’t mean the two of you won’t respect my rules. Okay?”
“Kelli, thank you…for caring and for sticking up for me. No one ever has really, other than Kai and Raven.”
She wipes at her eyes like she might cry as we pull into the garage next to Kai’s car.
“I’ll get you something to sleep in for tonight. We can get your stuff out in the morning.”
“Are you sure this okay, I mean I don’t want to impose or cause any trouble?”
“I wouldn’t have offered if it wasn’t, Katie. I meant what I said.” She pats my arm and we both exit the car and go inside.
She shows me to the guestroom where I have my own bathroom. My room is downstairs on the other side of the living room. This room was probably meant to be the master at some point.
Kelli tells me she will bring me some pajamas in a few minutes.
I lay my bag down in the dressing chair and take my phone out to plug it in. Kelli knocks gently a few minutes later, handing me a white t-shirt and a pair of women’s flannel bottoms.
“Kai knows you are here, and he has been warned to not be trying to sneak to your room. If you need anything at all, my bedroom is across the hall from Khloe’s. Don’t hesitate to knock on my door if you need anything.”
I thank her and go into the bathroom to wash my face and change.
When I crawl into the huge queen four-poster bed, the tears I have been holding back break free.
Sometime later in the early morning hours, I am awakened by Kai sliding into bed with me.
“I didn’t think my mom was ever going to go to bed. Are you okay?” He brushes my hair from my face.
“I don’t know. You had better get back to your room before your mom kicks me out for breaking her rules.”
“My mom might come off as a hard ass, Kat, but she has the hardest time putting her foot down when it comes to her kids. But if you want me to go I will.”
“I don’t want you to go, but I think you should at least for tonight, okay?”
But that doesn’t happen. Kai starts kissing me senseless and breathless. If it were possible to die by way of amazing kisses, I’d be dead right now. Our lips are locked and our tongues tangle as we become lost in one another. His hands are all over me, setting me on fire with every touch of his fingers and his palms.
He takes his shirt off and helps me lose mine. Feeling him skin to skin is amazing. He tugs on my bra, wanting it off. My straps slide down my arms as I unhook the thin lace from behind.
“You are so perfect, Kat.” Kai is hovering over me, using his elbows for support, staring deep in my eyes with a fiery passion. His hardness is pressing into my stomach through his boxer briefs. My hands slide down his firm muscular back and dip inside his briefs, giving his butt a gentle squeeze.
We are hot and sweaty, our chests sticking together. He kisses my neck, moving his way down my torso. “God, Kat, you are driving me crazy.”
“I seem to have that effect on people,” I tease him.
He reaches my navel, looking at me with hooded eyes and a naughty grin. His hands are on the waist of my pants. His tongue teases around the top of my panty line.
I should stop him, we are moving really fast, but his mouth has become a drug for me.
Five a.m. comes much too soon, and Kai gives me one more kiss before sneaking back to his room.
I fall sleep before he even closes my door.