Love In Between

“You’re an asshole!” she spat.

 

“Watch your mouth!” I yelled as I walked out and slammed the door.

 

I stood there for a second with my hand on the knob, listening to her yell, “Fuck you—fuck you—and a triple fuck you!”

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

––––––––

 

Lily

 

––––––––

 

Taking in a deep breath, I stood in the middle of my living room and pondered over our first fight. Hunter and I fought all the time, and it wasn’t healthy. I should’ve known then the relationship was toxic. Our fights always consisted of him having to work late and canceling plans at the last minute because of some business deal that came up. The more I thought about it, the more I knew those were just lies to see my sister or some other woman who may have been in his sights. As I sat down on the couch and brought my knees to my chest, I realized that I didn’t even know why I got so mad at Luke. I know he was only trying to help, and yelling at him wasn’t right. It’s hard for him to understand the dysfunction of a family when his is so perfect. I jumped up off the couch and ran to the door; I needed to apologize. As I pulled open the door, I saw Luke leaned up against the wall and staring at me. I threw my arms around him as fast as I could.

 

“I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean anything I said. Please forgive me,” I begged, tears forming quickly in my eyes.

 

“Shh, babe, it’s alright,” he said as he held me tight. “I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to push you.”

 

I looked at him as he brushed my hair out of my face and gently kissed my lips. “Does this mean that we get to have make-up sex?” he asked.

 

I lightly laughed as I pulled him into my apartment, and he kicked the door shut with his foot. He broke our kiss long enough to lift my shirt over my head. A low growl came from the back of his throat when he saw I wasn’t wearing a bra. As he unbuttoned my shorts and slid them off my hips, he pushed me up against the wall.

 

“I don’t think we’re making it to the bedroom,” he said breathlessly.

 

“I don’t think we are either.” I smiled.

 

As Luke wrapped his mouth around my breast, I unbuttoned his jeans and slid them off his hips, wrapping my hand around his cock and feeling the extreme hardness against my palm. My body shuddered as he dipped one finger into me and then another. I tilted my head back as his lips traveled up to my collarbone, licking and light sucking my skin, sending intense vibrations throughout my body. As he lifted me up, I wrapped my legs around his waist, and he entered me with a long, hard thrust. My body tightened when his thrusts became accelerated, and I found myself moving my body with his as his tongue traveled from my neck, down my jawline, to my chin, and finally, to my lips. Our breathing became shallow, and our hearts were racing as we moved in-sync and our taut bodies gave way to the inevitable pleasure of release we both desperately wanted. Luke buried his face into my neck as he tried to catch his breath.

 

“I love you, Lily,” he whispered.

 

“I love you too, Luke,” I replied as tears filled my eyes.

 

He looked at me and softly kissed each eye. “No tears.”

 

I smiled as I unwrapped my legs from his waist, and he gently lowered me down. Luke pulled up his boxers and jeans. As he handed me my clothes, I heard my phone chiming. I quickly got dressed, and I walked over to where my phone sat, noticing there was text message from Sam:

 

“Is everything good between the two of you? Because the wall was vibrating, and if it wasn’t from the two of you, then it had to be a minor earthquake!”

 

I couldn’t help but laugh out loud as Luke walked over, and I handed him my phone. He shook his head and responded back:

 

“Dude, don’t you have anything better to do than listen to us have sex?”

 

Luke grinned when he read Sam’s reply:

 

“Bro, when a fucking picture falls off the wall, what the hell do you want me to think?”

 

“I’m going to go change,” I said as I walked towards the bedroom.

 

“And I’m coming to watch.” Luke smirked as he followed behind.

 

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and he quickly turned around to answer it. “I’ll get it, babe, it’s probably Sam.”

 

Just as I pulled my white sundress from my closet, my body started to tremble at the familiar voice I heard in the next room, my heart beat out of control, and my hands began to shake. I took in a deep breath before walking into the living area and facing my mother for the first time in over a year. I stopped dead in my tracks as I saw her standing there, staring at me.

 

“Hello, Lily,” she said in a mild-mannered tone.

 

“What the fuck are you doing here?” I asked; then turning to Luke, I put my hand up and said, “If you tell me to watch my mouth, you’re out of here.”

 

“I wasn’t going to say anything,” Luke said as he stood by my side.

 

She stood there in her beige pant suit, looking at me. Her long, brown-dyed hair still looked the same, but her face had aged quite a bit.

 

“I’ve missed you so much, baby girl.”

 

“Don’t you ever call me that!” I said sternly as I put up my finger in disgust.

 

“Please, let’s talk. It’s been far too long, and I want to talk to my daughter.”

 

“Maybe you should have thought about that before you let me spend a year planning a wedding with a lying, cheating bastard!”

 

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Luke spoke up, “I think that both of you need to get everything out in the open, but here’s not the place because it’s too easy to start screaming and yelling. I’m taking the both of you out to lunch to a restaurant, where you will do nothing but embarrass yourselves if you raise your voice. That way you can talk calmly.”

 

“Thank you, Luke,” my mother said.

 

“If you think for one second I’m going anywhere with that woman, then you’re delusional!” I yelled.

 

SANDI LYNN's books