Big Tex (10 page)

            The next award was for 'Commercial Architect of the Year', and went to Willow.  She thanked her bosses, co-workers, Sierra for being the best partner, her mom for instilling the love of architecture, Brody for being her best critic, and Micah for keeping her humble.

            Micah shared an award with two other architects for 'Up-and-Coming Architects'.  After all of the awards were handed out, a special presentation was made to Lauren for all of her work in the architectural world.  Willow was so proud of her mom that she led the standing ovation that she received.  The night was a resounding success, and they were all proud of each other for all of their hard work.

            "Wow, I feel like we bribed the committee to have them give us all awards."  Sierra said.

            "Not so."  Jeff Thomas, the head of the Architectural Society said.  "It's quite a coincidence that all of you know each other.  Though I like to believe that great minds think alike, so you should all be together."  He shook everyone's hands and congratulated them all.  "I look forward to seeing what the future holds for all of you!"  Everyone thanked him for his kind words and headed towards the exit.  It was late and the banquet was ending, so they all decided to go home.

            In the limo, a bottle of champagne was already chilling.  Lauren poured a glass for everyone and said, "I just want to say that I couldn't be more proud of each one of you.  Micah, you have so much potential, and by the time I'm done with you, you're going to hate me, but I'm going to push and push until everyone sees the heights you can reach.  Brody, you have so much talent.  It amazes me when I look at your work every day, and sometimes I feel that you should be my boss, not the other way around and I couldn't have picked a better match for my daughter.  Willow, honey, I can't even explain the way it makes me feel to see everything that you have accomplished.  Any mother would be ecstatic to have you as their daughter.  I can only hope that one day you have children of your own and they make you as proud of them as I am of you."  A few tears escaped both Lauren and Willow's eyes.  "You should all be so proud of everything that you have accomplished, but don't allow yourselves to slack off now.  Keep striving to be the top, and never settle for second best."

            "I am so proud of you too Mom, I hope that you know it goes both ways.  And to think, my boyfriend is the best residential architect, my best friend is the best interior designer, and her boyfriend is the up-and-coming….someone I should look out for."  Willow said.  "I couldn't imagine any better people to surround myself with.  You are all so special to me."

            Brody hugged Willow and told her he'd talk to her when they were alone.  Tears were now streaming down Willow's face as she was so caught up in the emotions of the night.  It didn't help for her to remember that her mom was leaving the next day to go back to Texas, and after such a wonderful week, Brody and Micah were leaving again in a few days.

            The limo went to the apartment to drop the group off before bringing Lauren back to her hotel.  Lauren got out with them and told Willow that she had to catch an early flight in the morning, so she would say goodbye to all of them now rather than have them at the airport with her in the morning.  She hugged everyone and told Micah and Brody to have fun while they can, because when they got back, there would be plenty of work for them.  She told Sierra to take care of herself and watch over Willow and she told Willow how much she loved her and how much she meant to her.  Lauren got back in the limo and rode away as the four went inside.

            Sierra and Micah said good night to Willow and Brody and went to their room, while Willow and Brody sat on the couch to finish the champagne they had taken from the limo.

            "Willow, I can't even begin to tell you how much you amaze me.  You are so beautiful and so intelligent.  I have never met anyone like you.  I never thought that I would meet someone who meant so much to me.  I wish I could put into words how it made me feel when you got that award tonight.  I wanted to jump on the table and tell the world that you were my girl, and that you deserved far more than that award for your work.  I just…I just…Willow, I love you."  Brody said, looking into Willow's tear-filled eyes.

            "Wow.  You know, I felt the same way when you got your award.  You definitely deserved it, and I am so happy that you are finally being recognized for your talent."  Willow smiled.  "You make me feel things that I have never felt before.  You make me want things I never thought I'd want.  You make me feel complete, like a part of me is lost when you're not here with me.  I am so happy that you told me how you feel, because I love you too Brody.  I love you more than I ever thought possible!"

            "You do?"  Brody asked and Willow nodded, not able to speak.  Tears were falling from her eyes as Brody stood from the couch and pulled her up with him.  He took her hand and led her towards the bedroom.  After he shut the door, Brody said, "You know, as much as I love that dress, and the sight of you in it, you really need to take it off before I rip it off you."  He looked at her seductively as the turned her stereo on.  Brody walked closer to Willow as the dress fell from her body.  As he took her in his arms, he kissed her neck and whispered, "You know, I can't wait for you to come to Texas.  I designed my house so that you can scream as loud as you want, and no one will hear you…no need for music or pillows."  He turned her around and started kissing down her back.  Willow moaned and felt the heat spread down her belly as he kissed her shoulder blades and ran his hands up and down her arms.

            Willow spun around and kissed Brody, allowing her tongue to play with his.  They hurriedly undressed Brody and made their way to the bed.  Brody lavished her body with kisses and Willow let her hands play with Brody's body.  They spent the next two hours making slow, sweet, and passionate love.

            As they lay down to sleep, Brody wrapped Willow in his arms and whispered in her ear, "I love you so much darling'."  She said the same and they both fell into a much-needed deep sleep.

Chapter 10 Texas Trip for Two

The rest of Micah and Brody's visit flew by.  The girls wouldn't be able to see them for another three weeks when they would make the trip to Texas.  A lot of time was spent on the phone and on the computer talking back and forth to each other.  Willow and Brody both bought Webcams so that they could see each other when they were talking on the computer.  It wasn't the same as being together, but it was the next best thing.

Over dinner one night, Sierra asked Willow if she ever put on a 'show' for Brody on the webcam.  "You mean, like a strip tease?"  Willow asked.

"Well, sort of.  I was asking more about like if you touch yourself for him on camera."  Sierra said blushing.

"What?  Are you crazy?  Please tell me you haven't masturbated while sitting in my computer chair, then used the mouse after!"  Willow said.

"Well…not really.  I washed my hands after, before I touched the mouse."  Sierra said.

"What!  That's unreal Sierra!  I never thought you'd do something like that."  Willow said, half annoyed, half laughing.  "Did Micah ask you to or something?  It just doesn't seem like something you'd normally do."

"He didn't really ask me to, we were just kind of talking about it and I kind of got carried away in the moment and it just happened.  I only did it that once, and we just wanted to see what it was like."  Sierra mumbled.

"Oh my god!  He was jacking off for you too?  If Micah blew his load on Brody's computer, he'll kill him!"  Willow was astonished.

"No, he used a tissue…I think.  Oh man, how embarrassing!  I thought you guys did it too.  That's what we were talking about, and that's why we tried it.  Ugh, forget I even mentioned it."  Sierra said, mortified.

"You know I'll never sit in that computer chair again?"  Willow laughed.  She couldn't wait to tell Brody what they had done.  He needed to tease Micah about it relentlessly.  Micah was always finding ways to tease Brody, its time Brody had some ammunition.

They finished dinner and went to the closest office supply store where Willow bought a new computer chair.  "I'm locking this one in my room when I'm not home you little hussy!"  Willow teased.

When Willow and Sierra finally boarded the plane for Texas, they were both getting nervous.  It had been a while since they had seen the guys in person, and they couldn't wait to see them again.  They talked the whole flight about their plans for the week and a half they would be there.  They planned on going to Lauren's office a few hours each day to do some work for their boss and to help out Lauren with a few things.  Of course, if their boyfriends weren't going to be there, there would be no way Willow and Sierra would go in to do work during their vacation.

Sierra asked what Willow was going to say to Lisa when she saw her.  "I'm not really sure.  I guess I'll kind of figure it out when I get there.  I don't want to step in and act like I run Brody's house now, I mean I am just his girlfriend and all.  But I want her to know that her advances towards Brody are wrong and that they need to stop.  I don't know, I guess I don't want to over-step my bounds.  I just want to get her to lay off of him, you know?"  Willow said.

"I know.  If she was hitting on Micah all the time, it would kill me and I'd kill her."  Sierra said.  "It's just so weird how you never used to be jealous, and now it’s like you want to kill any woman that comes within five feet of Brody.  Is it because you don't trust him?"

"No, I definitely trust him.  I have no reason not to.  He could have kept things casual between us and just came to see me here and there while seeing other women, but he wanted a serious relationship.  That just shows he can be trusted, along with all of his other actions over the past few months.  I think it’s just because I never really felt this way about anyone before.  I mean, look at what happened with Joshua.  He was in bed with two other people for heaven's sake and I didn't get the least bit mad.  Maybe I'm just worried that Brody is too nice to tell the girls to back off, even though I've heard him do it before.  Who knows…just blame it on me being head over heels in love with him."  Willow explained.

As soon as the plane landed, Willow and Sierra grabbed their carryon bags and ran off the plane, dodging people left and right.  As they made their way through the maze, they spotted Brody and Micah.  The guys were turned looking in the opposite direction, so Willow and Sierra ran and jumped on their backs.

"That better be Willow because if it’s not, someone has a lot of explaining to do."  Brody said when he felt someone attack him from behind.  Willow jumped off his back and he turned around and hugged her tightly.  "You're lucky it was you.  I was about to break out my kung fu moves."  He joked.  Brody placed tons of kisses all over her face as he held her tight to him.

Sierra was getting the same treatment from Micah until the girls said they needed to get their luggage.  They all headed towards baggage claim to get their bags so they could get out of the airport and head back to Brody's house.  Brody and Micah carried the heavy bags and loaded them into Brody's waiting SUV.  They all got in and headed to the house.

"I thought we'd go out to eat tonight if you girls aren't too tired.  I knew you wouldn't want to cook, and I also know you don't want Lisa to cook.  So, unless you want me and Micah to burn the house down, we're going out."  Brody said.

"Sounds good.  I think we're both just so happy to be here, and that's beating out the jet lag.."  Willow said.  Brody reached from the driver's seat to the passenger seat where Willow was and grabbed her hand.  He brought it to his mouth to kiss it a few times, then just relaxed and never let her hand go while they were driving.

When they got to Brody's, the group was met by Lisa, who came out to 'welcome' Willow and Sierra.  She offered to help bring the bags upstairs, but they declined her offer.  Brody and Micah brought the bags upstairs and Sierra and Willow followed Lisa to the game room.  The girls dropped on the couch and Lisa went to get them something to drink while they waited for Brody and Micah to come back downstairs.

Lisa brought back some sodas and set them on the coffee table.  Willow looked at the soda bottles to see if the seals were still intact.  They were, so she took a Pepsi and opened it up.  Just as the girls started to relax, the guys came back downstairs.  They came into the room and asked the girls about their flight.  After they caught up a little, Willow decided to drop the bomb on Micah.

"So, where is the computer that Micah jacks off in front of for Sierra?"  Willow asked conversationally.

"What!?"  Micah and Brody yelled at the same time.  Sierra and Micah both turned beat red.   

"Oh, you didn't know that?  Our little love birds here thought it would be oh so special to masturbate for each other while they were on the webcam.  I just found out the other night and had to buy a new computer chair."  Willow informed Brody.

"Tell me your fucking kidding!"  Brody said to Willow.

"Ask for yourself."  Willow told Brody.  Brody looked at Micah for answers.

"Yeah, we did, but I didn't get anything on the computer, man.  Besides, we thought you two were doing the same thing and that's why you bought the webcam."  Micah said embarrassed.

"You dirty little shit.  No, we can control our urges until we see each other.  Oh, gross.  I need a new computer now.  It's so tainted!"  Brody yelled, pretending he was more mad than he really was.  "I'll get you for this, you perv!"  He teased.  Brody looked at Sierra whose head was in her hands.  "And you Sierra, I expected better from you.  Oh, the disappointment!"  He said dramatically.  They both know that he was messing with them, that he wasn't really mad.

"Hey, speaking of urges, want to help me with mine Country Boy?  I've been missing you like crazy, and I seem to remember something you said about no music?"  Willow said as she stood up and went to where Brody was standing.