He laughed too. “I don’t. It was weird, and my tongue kept drifting to it. Then I looked really weird with my tongue poking through.”
She threw her head back laughing. “Oh my god, I wish I would have seen you do that.”
He smiled as he shook his head. “I’m glad you didn’t.”
She cuddled into him as a comfortable silence fell between them. He held her as they ate their popcorn and watched the pre-previews, and he was completely happy. This was what he wanted, and he knew she was enjoying herself, too. She kept smiling, a true smile too. He had never felt so comfortable or complete with a woman since Alana. But then, he didn’t think the feelings he had for Reese were anything like they were for Alana. His love for Alana was young and stupid. He allowed her to completely take over everything in his life but with Reese, she made him feel. He wanted to impress her, always. He wanted to make her laugh and give her a reason to smile. Phillip felt as if his feelings for her were the real kind. The genuine kind. The kind that could last a lifetime.
“So you really like Claire’s dance?”
Stopping his inner monologue, he looked over at her. “I did, she is amazing.”
“She is,” she agreed. “So much better than I expected. She blows me away. I only helped a little with that dance.”
“That’s awesome. That kid is going to rock the stage when she gets older.”
Reese beamed up at him. “I hope so.”
“Thank you, for all you do for her.”
Reese shrugged. “I’m really only there. She does most of it, I only correct her.”
He shook his head. “No, you do more than that. You’re there for her in a way I can’t be, and I think I’ll always be in debt to you for that.”
She gave him a shy grin and leaned into him. “She’s special.”
“She is.”
She looked over at him and he felt like she was going to say more, but she didn’t. Her face was so bright, her eyes shining, enhanced by the light makeup she wore. He loved her lashes; they were so long and curved up in the sexiest way. Her mouth was sinful, pouty, and plump, glossed up to perfection. She was gorgeous. Feeling like if he didn’t kiss her at that very second he was going to combust from within, he leaned over and did just that before smiling down at her. “You’re going to miss me right?”
She laughed. “What? Why would I?”
He glared before tickling her side, causing her to shriek as she tried to get away. He wasn’t letting her go, which caused the popcorn to go flying through the air.
“Now look what you did,” he playfully scolded.
“Me! That was all you!” She glared before throwing a handful of popcorn in his face. He grabbed her, kissing her hard on the lips, before running his lips and teeth down her throat. She giggled before he silenced her by placing another kiss on her lips. They parted with grins on their faces, and he was convinced the sun didn’t shine as bright as her face did when she smiled.
For fuck’s sake, was he turning into a poet? What the hell?
She laughed as she pulled a piece of popcorn out of his hair and brought it to his lips. He took the piece, biting her softly, and decided that feeding her and being fed by her was one of his favorite things ever. She bit into her lip before looking away, picking the tub off the floor before putting it back in her lap and started to munch away, sharing with him.
“So how many games will you play?”
He counted them in his head. “Eight.”
“That’s a lot, isn’t it?”
“Nothing more than usual, I like when we are busy with games.”
“Will you have a lot of downtime?”
“Some.”
“What will you do then? Won’t you be bored?”
He smiled before leaning into her. “Worried I’ll go spend it with a willing female?”
Her face gave her away. That comment pissed her off, but she tried to cover by saying, “Heck no, just let me know if you do cause I’m finding me a more than willing male.”