Page 81 of Indescribable Love
“This is amazing! Are you kidding me? Yes! What can I bring? Do I bring wine? Dessert? What kind of flowers does your grandmother like? Wait…is this your Nana? Or was it Nonna? Does your grandfather smoke cigars? I can get…”
“Simon, sweetie, take a breath,” she said, feeling utterly delighted. “We’d bring a bottle of wine and something from the local bakery. Nothing crazy. They’re just going to be thrilled that I’m there to visit and bringing my boyfriend with me.”
He grinned. “Your boyfriend.” Now he chuckled. “Aren’t we adorable?”
The eye roll was automatic. “Don’t make me regret asking you. This would kind of be a big deal.”
“And I’m honored that you asked me, and you kind of stole my thunder.”
“Oh?”
Nodding, he explained. “I was thinking about going home to see my mom. Or asking her to go to Charlotte and telling Noah that he had to host all of us for dinner or the weekend.”
“Ooh…that could be fun! Either of them can!”
“I’m not big on going back to my hometown. I mean, I do it, but it’s just easier when my mom meets up with me someplace. Her house is small—and before you ask, it’s her choice. Jax and I both tried to convince her to let us buy her a place, and she declined. So when I go home to visit, I have to sleep in the bed I grew up in.”
“No!”
“Oh, yeah. It’s insane. She says it keeps me humble—keeps us all humble—but none of us have had girlfriends with us when we visit.”
Now it was her turn to snicker. “Girlfriend. We really are adorable.”
“Like I said, you’re hysterical,” he deadpanned. “I’ll reach out to Noah today and see what he thinks. I’m sure he wants to show off the new house and it could be nice to hang out with him and Lily. I can’t wait for you to meet her. She’s amazing.”
“She’s a dancer, right?”
“She is, and she owns her own studio in Charlotte.”
“And Noah works for her family. That’s how they met?”
He nodded. “It’s a wild story, but it was the best thing to ever happen to him. Lily comes from an enormous family and they’re all really close. It was hard for Noah to get used to, but he is completely in his element with them. My brother has always been a numbers guy, so going to work for a big financial company, Montgomerys, and then falling in love with Lily, it’s almost like the fates found the perfect woman for him.”
“Aww…I love that. Now I can’t wait to meet her!”
“I’ll definitely call my brother later, but after you talk to your grandparents. We need to see them first.”
It was crazy how much that made her love him more. There wasn’t a selfish bone in this man’s body, no matter how he behaved after the whole Max thing. Deep down, he was just the best person she’d ever known. He was possibly the best person in the world, and the best part was that he didn’t even realize it.
“I’ll make my call today too and see what their schedule is like.” Then she giggled. “I mean, they don’t do a whole lot these days, but there’s always doctor’s appointments or events at the senior center that they’re very committed to. I don’t want to interfere with anything.” But she already knew that once she mentioned that she was bringing a man home with her, they would cancel all of their other plans and probably invite everyone they knew to dinner.
And she couldn’t wait.
They sat in companionable silence, sipping their coffees, before Simon gave her a sexy look.
“We have three hours before the car is going to pick us up,” he said silkily. “We’ve had our coffee already…what can we possibly do to pass the time?”
All her girlie parts were cheering and telling her to grab this man and get back to their room.
And that’s exactly what she did.
In the elevator, they were kissing and laughing and incredibly thankful that no one else was with them. At their floor, they stumbled out and raced to their room. Simon had the forethought to have his key ready and tapped it on the door before ushering her inside. Then his hands were cupping her face and he was kissing her, devouring her, and Juliette was more than willing to be devoured.
Together, they moved across the suite, unwilling to break apart. It was all soft touches, warm kisses, and heated sighs. Next to the bed, they broke apart and quickly undressed. They knew by now it was faster to do it themselves than try to help each other, but when Juliette was down to her panties, she hopped onto the bed and waited for Simon’s help.
He gave her a wolfish grin because he knew exactly what she was doing. Luckily, he was gloriously naked and more than willing to assist. “I love touching you,” he whispered as he lowered his head to her breast, gently kissing her. “You’re so soft and warm…so good…” His hand caressed its way down her body to her hip, where he toyed with the lace of her panties. “As good as these look on you, I prefer them off of you.” And slowly, almost painfully so, he took them off of her. Flinging them over his shoulder, he gave her another grin.
Reaching up, she smoothed his hair and couldn’t believe he was hers, that she was getting to start her day looking up at this beautiful man and make love with him.