I was finished listening to her cry. I took a deep breath and stepped into the living room. My mom was still crouched down in front of her, her hands on Leah’s knees. Joe stood at the base of the stairs looking utterly afraid to step into the room for fear of getting yelled at. I said nothing I just stood there watching.
“Leah, honey, please . . .”
“No, Anna, your son has done enough damage, he has broken my heart. I can’t do this anymore. I’m going to be the laughing stock of the office. After I talk to him, I’m calling the design firm and I am moving back home. There is no way I can face those people after this.”
“You don’t have to call me,” I said, my voice echoing in the room. “I can clearly see my plan has failed and that you haven’t read between the lines, Leah.”
She looked up at me, a look of shock and surprise and then hurt on her face. “Logan, what the hell, this article, it will get me fired.”
“You just said you were going to quit. So what does it matter? And why would you get fired?”
“Because, Logan, it looks like . . .”
“Looks like what?”
Leah looked down at the magazine and flipped back to the start of the article. “The way it’s laid out, and with the pictures, it looks like I conspired with you to get this job and into this shoot. She’s made it look as if we are together, for god’s sake.”
“What does the headline read, Leah?”
“It Was All or Nothing,” she read aloud looking down at the page in front of her.
“That’s right. What is the significance of those words in relation to us?”
She sniffled, wiping her nose with a tissue my mom had handed to her and shrugged her shoulders.
“What were the words you said to me the weekend we were together?”
“It has to be all or nothing.”
“Well . . .”
She looked up at me, a realization coming over her face, a cute little smile forming on her lips. Anna stood up from where she was kneeling and looked to Leah and smiled.
“Really, Logan? For real?” she asked between sobs.
“For real.”
She stood there a deep flush growing on her cheeks as the realization hit.
“Well, what are you waiting for?” I asked.
She got up out of the chair, dropped the magazine to the floor, crossed the room and fell right into my arms. I wrapped mine around hers and pulled her tightly against me, comforting her. Mom snuck by me and I heard her tell Joe to come with her and leave us be. As I held Leah in my arms, breathing in her familiar scent, I felt lighter than I had in months.
“I’m sorry I took so long to figure things out, but I realized something the other day. The only thing missing to make my life complete is the perfect girl.” I pulled away from her to look at her face. “You. You’re my missing piece. I want to spend my life with you. Everything points to you,” I whispered in her ear as she rested her head on my shoulder.
She pulled back and looked up into my eyes, her green eyes dancing as they always had done when she had looked at me. “Thank god, Logan, because I love you.”
“I love you too, Gingersnap.” I didn’t wait, I devoured her mouth, my tongue darting in between those perfect lips.
A short while later, we pulled into the parking lot of the nearest hotel. There was no way I would be able to take what was mine with Mom and Joe in the next room. I went into the lobby and rented a room for the night. Together, hand in hand, we walked to the room and I slid the key into the lock.
As soon as we were through the door, I pinned her against the wall and pulled her t-shirt over her head. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on her. I found the clasp of her bra and quickly flicked it open, the material falling away from her perfect sized breasts. I kissed down her neck, taking a nipple into my mouth, swirling my tongue around then taking it between my teeth gently biting. She let out a soft sexy moan, so I did it to the other one. I stood back up meeting her mouth, grinding my hips against her as I pressed her harder into the wall.
She gripped me through my pants and ran her hand the length of the me, squeezing and stroking my hardness through my jeans. It was all I could do to hold back, if she kept it up it wouldn’t be long before I blew my load into my pants. I ripped her hands away and picked her up, carrying her to the bed where I lay her down.
I pulled at the button on her jeans, opening them and unzipping the zipper. I got a peek at her red panties while I pulled her jeans off her, then I slowly inched her panties down her legs. I quickly unzipped my pants, letting them fall to the floor while her eyes scanned down to my hardened cock, watching it spring free. I placed my knee on the bed between her legs, making my way up her body. I braced myself on my elbow and crashed into her mouth.
Her hand grabbed my cock and started stroking me, she ran her thumb over the head, rubbing the bead of pre-cum that had gathered there. “Fuck, Leah,” I breathed out as I ran my fingers through her wetness, concentrating on her clit. I slid two fingers into her, relishing in the feeling of her tightness.