Reaching Out for You (27 page)

I dig my fingers
into his thighs and my breathing speeds up. “Adam I’m going to come!”

Within seconds,
I feel his release and mine immediately follows. I slowly get off him and lay
there breathless. Wow, that was amazing. It is not as if I have anything to
compare this with but I do not care. I just want him,
my Adam.

“Baby, did I
hurt you?”

I wrap my arms
around his neck. “Never,” I give him another sweet kiss.

We pull the
covers up and I rest my head on his chest. He starts to stroke my arm as we
listen to the quietness of the night. The ocean waves bring in a soothing
sound. Everything here is perfect.

“Do you know
what?” Adam asks as he kisses my head.

“What babe?” I
quietly respond.

“I think I knew
I wanted to be with you since I was eight years old.”

I start
laughing. “Why eight?”

He looks at me
again. “At my birthday party you were the only one who stayed by my side to
help me blow out my candles and unwrap my gifts.”

I gasp. “You
remember that?”

“I remember
everything. I remember that pink flower dress you had on with a white headband.
You looked like an angel. You were sent here for me and I’m yours to make sure
you have a great life.”

I hold him
tighter. “You already are giving me a great life.” I look up at him again,
“Will you always be there to catch me?”

“I’ll never let
you fall.”

The next few
days all Adam and I do is stay in bed and make love. It has been slow and
gentle as well as hard and fast, both are perfect since it is with Adam. We
cannot get enough of each other. We make love in almost every room in the
house, even outside on the patio and a secluded spot on the beach. When I think
of our first morning waking up together, I still smile. Adam joined me in the
huge bathtub where we washed and explored each other before making love again.
I never knew a love can feel like this. I believe in miracles and true love
because of Adam. It finally feels like my life has begun now that he’s back. There
are not any secrets between us and I am slowly letting him back in. We are
learning about one another every day but taking things slow. We have the rest
of our lives to be with each other. The nights we have spent here make me dream
of being his wife and having a family with him. He is the one for me and I want
to share my life with him. I can never leave again, because if I lost him, it
will feel like a million daggers hitting me at once. The thought makes me sick
to my stomach. There are things I need to face still, but with Adam by my side,
things will get easier.

We explored
Miami
a few times; the shopping in
Miami
was amazing and the boutiques were a
shopper’s paradise. Adam took me shopping one day and I didn’t complain one
bit. I felt bad that he was spending money on me, but it was nice and it is
what he wants. By the time we make it back to the house, there are bags from
Gucci, Bloomingdales and
Victoria
’s Secret. I told Adam to stop spoiling
me but he just laughed at me and shook his head. “Baby, I know you love me so
don’t worry. I love making you happy,” he kept telling me.

The rest of the
time, we were on the beach soaking in the
Miami
sun. The water was beautiful and clear.
The weather stayed at a consistent ninety degrees without a cloud in the sky.
We have sunbathed and enjoyed the stillness of life. Luckily, the beach was
very secluded and we have given a new meaning to sex on the beach. I cannot get
enough of him; he was my drug and I’m addicted.

Before I know
it, we have to leave to go back home to
North Carolina
. I am sad, because it means that we have
to go back to our lives and out of our bubble. We gather our things and add
more shells to our collection before leaving. Before walking out the door, I
notice a picture frame on the wall. I get closer to the wall and notice that
it’s a picture of me and my mom on the beach. We’re happy and smiling. She’s so
beautiful under the sun. I cover my mouth and start crying. Adam comes up from
behind me and wraps his arms around my waist. He pulls me closer to his body
and rests his chin on my head. “I found this picture a few weeks ago and
thought it would be nice to have it hung up so whenever we come here, she’ll be
with us.”

I turn around
and throw my arms around his neck. I sob in his shirt and clench tightly onto
him “Thank you so much Adam. I love you.”

“I love you too
pretty girl.”

The car ride to
the airport is quiet. Adam has to catch up with some business while I listen to
music. The silence between us is nice. We arrive at the airport and aboard the
jet. Once we are settled, I curl up next to Adam and sigh.

“Hey what’s
wrong?”

I look up at
Adam with a
pouty
face. “I don’t want to go back
yet.”

“I know sweetheart
but we can always come back here and I’ll take you all over.” He starts to
smirk. “You better get used to this life.” I give him a hug and bury my face
into his chest. “I intend to make up for a lot of missed time and spoil you.”
He kisses the top of my head.

Adam is busy on
his laptop and keeps yelling at his screen. I start laughing but when he looks
at me, I freeze. I see the annoyance in his expression but out of nowhere, he
starts to tickle me. “I love hearing that laugh.”

“I’ll always
laugh with you.” I rub my nose against his and smile.

His computer
beeps and Connor’s face pops up. I lean in and make a goofy face at him.
“Real mature,
Soph
.”
Connor
laughs.

I blow him a
kiss and get back to my seat. I take out my phone to dial
Erin
’s number. She answers in a cheerful way,
“Hey,
Soph
!”

“Hi! I miss you!
We’re on the plane now and should be home soon.” I look at Adam and see that
sexy crinkle in his forehead, my poor baby. I wonder what is going on.

“Okay great! I
am making dinner now. Anything you want to eat?”

I think about it
for a minute. “Can you make your famous lasagna?” I bounce in my seat like a
child.
Erin
’s lasagna is the best.

Erin
laughs. “Funny! I’m making it now!”

My stomach
grumbles thinking about her lasagna, “I can’t wait to be home!”

“I know! No more
leaving me.” She laughs. “How are you?”

“So good, how
are you?”
“
Ohhhh
… do you have something to tell me?” I hear her
giggle on the other line. I get up from my seat and walk over to the other
side. I feel Adam’s eyes on me but he doesn’t say anything.

“Oh
my God!
All I can
say!”

“Sophia
Burns, no way!”

I burst out
laughing. “Yes, yes we did.
Erin
, it was like the best. He is just ugh,
the best.”

“About
time girl!”

I let out a sigh
and lean my head against the window. “How are you and Connor doing?”

“Great, well
perfect, Connor’s been great and I think I’m falling in love!”

“Oh my God, I’m
so happy for you.” I crawl onto Adam’s lap and give him a smile. “Ok honey
we’re on the way so I’ll see you soon.”

“Ok bye!”

I click off the
phone and put it back in my purse. “Hi.”

“Hi pretty girl,
happy to be going home?”

“I’m so happy
with you.” I truly am happy. The plane lands and we are escorted to our waiting
car. Our luggage is loaded in the trunk as we cuddle in the back seat. I don’t
think I can ever get enough of him. Now that we are home, things are going to
be tighter than before. Kyle has not been located, and no one has seen him. He
stopped going to class and his parents talked to my dad. No one has heard from
him and that gets me worried. It makes me sick thinking about what devious
plans Kyle could be coming up with to hurt me. He will do anything to get me
back or hurt me. I shiver at the thought of someone I love getting hurt,
especially
Adam.

When we arrive
at the apartment and head inside, we find Connor and Erin sitting at the
kitchen table eating dinner. Everything smells so good and I want to devour it
all! There is garlic bread and salad with the lasagna. I tug on Adam’s hand and
bring him to the table.

“Well you guys
are finally home.” Connor laughs.

I give
Erin
a hug and slap Connor on the arm. Adam
grabs our plates and puts food on both of our plates. We talk about
Miami
, how fun it was to get away. Adam and
Connor get up and go to the other room. I wonder what is going on but am too
tired to care.

When we finish
our dinner, I give
Erin
another hug and head to our room. It is
a little past eleven and I know Adam has a long day of meetings tomorrow. I
change into shorts and a tank top and slip under the covers. When my head hits
the pillow, I instantly fall asleep.

I feel his arms
holding me, his lips on my forehead. I smile and slowly open my eyes. I look
over at the clock on our nightstand and see that it is
two o’clock
in the morning. “Adam, are you ok? Why
are you coming to bed so late?”

He strokes my
hair. “I’m sorry sweetheart. I just had some things to go over with Connor
about Kyle.”

I tremble when
he says his name. “Is everything ok?”

He sighs. “I
just want to find him and keep him away from you.” He gently kisses my lips.
“If anything ever happens to you again, I don’t know what I will do. I can’t
ever lose you.”

“You won’t. I’m
here now and always.” I look up at Adam. “When can I go to work with you?”

He lets out
another sigh and I feel bad for making him feel like this. “Baby I really don’t
want you to work.”

I pull away from
him. “What is that supposed to mean? Adam I want to work.
Seriously!”

“Baby, until we
get Kyle I don’t want you to be in too many places. There is not too much going
on right now and Joseph’s team is doing great with the new products.”

“So what am I
going to do Adam?” I can feel the anger in me start to rise.

“Baby it is late
and I’m exhausted. Can you please just drop this?” He runs his hands over his
face and I can tell he is getting annoyed with my questions, but I don’t care.
I want to work. He cannot keep me here. Before I tell him how mad I am, I sink
back onto the bed.
This
is what tore us apart last time. I need to bite
my tongue and give him what he wants for now.

“This isn’t over
yet,” I mumble. I throw my pillow at him and tug the blanket.

“You’re so
immature.” He responds with an exhausted sigh.

“Whatever.” I
turn my back to him and start to fall asleep.

“Good night, my
love. Sweet dreams.” He kisses my forehead and I hide my smile away from him.

I get up early
the next morning and head to the kitchen. Adam is still sleeping along with
everyone else in the apartment. It is
six o’clock
and all I want to do is get out of here.
I make a cup of coffee and a batch of my famous chocolate chip muffins. I
haven’t baked in so long; it feels good to be in the kitchen. Maybe staying at
home won’t be a bad thing. I know that I want my independence but I have to
keep telling myself that my safety is the most important thing.

I start to pour
the mix into the cupcake cups and slide the tray in the oven. I can’t wait for
everyone to wake up and have a muffin. I take my coffee cup and head over to
the couch. As I sit there, I start to remember all the times that Adam and I
have shared. He really loves me and wants to keep me in his life. I touch my
lips and start to smile. Each kiss, each touch feels like forever. The tender
moments we share race through my mind. I take a sip of my coffee and imagine
how my life will be with Adam. Even though we have only been together for a
short amount of time, I think I am ready for the next step of our relationship.
He is the one for me and I do not want to be with anyone else but him.