Chapter Twenty One
When Thursday evening rolled around, Suzy had to admit that she’d done pretty well even though there were moments when she wanted to pick up the phone and call Gray. As she was lying in bed that night, her cell phone chimed with a new text message. She smiled when she saw that it was from Gray. ‘I know I’m not supposed to call or text, but I wanted to make sure that we were still on for tomorrow night. I’ll pick you up at seven for your birthday extravaganza. I love you baby. PS, I guess asking what you’re wearing is out of the question?’
Suzy threw back her head and laughed. He had no idea how much she needed this tonight. Just being able to go to sleep knowing that things were still ok between them was such a relief. She clicked on the reply to the text and typed, ‘seven is fine slick. Of course you can ask what I’m wearing. I’m already in bed so I have on my best granny panties, flannel pajamas and knee socks. See ya Friday.’
Her phone almost immediately dinged back with another message from Gray saying, ‘you’re a cruel woman, but I love you anyway. Sleep well.’
Suzy slept the best that she had in days and woke tingling in anticipation of the evening ahead. She literally floated through the day at work. Even when an order was messed up from one of her suppliers, she simply told them that ‘these things happen.’ The poor guy had actually just stood looking at her in shock. Normally she’d have ripped him a new one, but she just didn’t have it in her to be pissed off.
Beth was going back to her apartment for the weekend and Nick had mentioned something about having plans. She certainly had plans of her own. She’d asked Beth to stop on their way home to pick up some whipped cream. Beth had literally thrown it at her when she got back into the car saying, “Ugh, I don’t even want to know. FYI though, you’re washing your own sheets.”
With an exaggerated wiggle of her eyebrows Suzy said, “Loosen up, sis, we can get you your own can of whipped cream and I’ll let you borrow my handcuffs. I saw the way Greg was chatting you up at work earlier.”
“Oh please, he’s like five feet tall which means his eyes are right on level with my boobs. He stared at them the entire time while I was forced to look down at his shiny, bald head. I’m glad you have such high hopes for me though.”
“Hey don’t worry; we’ll get you laid yet. It’s next on my to-do list right after Gray and I..”
“Ok, stop! I don’t want to hear what’s on your list for Gray. I’d like to be able to look him in the eyes again without imagining where his mouth or your mouth has been.”
Suzy laughed as they pulled in the driveway. Beth followed her in to pick up some clothing that she’d left, and within a few minutes, she had the house to herself. She flipped the television on in the bedroom and put on a music video channel. Soon she was dancing around the room. It wasn’t exactly graceful since she had to work with her cast, but hey, at least no one was around to witness the train wreck.
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With fifteen minutes to spare, Suzy walked in the living room to wait for Gray. She had to admit that she looked and felt great. She was freshly washed, shaved and groomed. She thought Gray would really get a kick out of the design she’d managed to make in her downstairs area with her bikini shaver. She’d applied her favorite lotion to every inch of her body and the new green dress looked even better than it had in the store. She was wearing her one high heel, but had tucked a flat shoe in her purse in case she needed to change.
She could feel her ni**les harden as the clock ticked seven. Gray should be here at any moment. Traffic was probably heavy on Friday between Charleston and Myrtle Beach. She got up to pour herself a glass of wine to take the edge off of the hunger that was humming in her body. Would they even make it to a restaurant without making love first? She’d missed him so much this week and heat was pooling between her thighs just thinking of the last time he’d been inside of her.