Touched By You (The Touch Series) (6 page)

“I beg to differ with you love. All I wanted was for you to say yes to move in with me. Since you continue to say no, I think it’s best that I torture you somehow.”

I start to giggle as I watch him cross the room to come stand in front of me by the couch.

“What’s so funny Chloe?” He asks running his fingers through my waves and taking a seat next to me.

“Nothing is funny except for you and your persistence. I love you, you know that?”

“I do, so move in with me.”

“Oh god Derrick, I told you I would as soon as I find a job.”

Derrick pouts like a little kid that just lost his best friend. It’s time for a subject change, if nothing else he’ll be pouncing on me in no time.

“So are you ready for your first day of law school tomorrow?” I ask.

“Yep, I can’t believe I’m going back to school for another three years.” He says with a laugh.

“Well just think after those three years you’ll be a lawyer.”

“Yeah, right after I pass the bar exam in three years.” He says looking down at the ground.

“You will, I have faith in you and your smarts.” I say with a wink.

Derrick really is one of the smartest people I know and has accomplished so much in his life already. Becoming a lawyer has always been a dream of his since he was young. His Papa was a well known lawyer in the Boston area and after he passed away Derrick made it his mission to follow in Papa’s footsteps. I really do admire him for his goals and the way he goes about achieving everything he sets out to do. Sometimes he puts way too much pressure on himself, but now I’m here to support him through the next three years and I feel really good about that.

“You ready to hit the road and meet up with everyone at the marina.” I ask.

“Sure, let’s just load up the car and we’ll get going.” He replies still pouting.

“Hey don’t be a piss head today, Derrick. Everything will work out don’t stress about it okay. Today is supposed to be fun. Smile…for me?”

I turn to face him and wrap my arms around his neck. He still has a pout on his face and his beautiful baby blues look so sad. I touch my lips to his and give him a kiss that will hopefully snap him out of his mood. He returns the kiss sliding his tongue into my mouth and grabbing my ass. I giggle in his embrace and feel a grin spread across his handsome face.

“Now that’s much better.” I say pulling away to look at his smile.

“Well if you would kiss me like that all day and let me have my way, I’d never stop smiling.” He replies with a devilish smirk.

“You keep pushing pal and just wait and see what happens.”

“Oh Chloe, is that a promise?” He asks.

“You’ll just have to find out later tonight.” I say running my finger down his chest and grab the waistband of his shorts.

“Shit Chloe, you make me crazy. How am I supposed to drive and go meet our parents when you keep making my dick hard like this?”

“Think baseball love and let’s go.” I tell him while walking out the garage door to his car.

“You suck Chloe!” He shouts after me.

“Yes I do and if I recall you enjoy it when I do.” I giggle tossing the bags into his car.

Love.

It’s a simple four letter word that is easy to pass through the lips but hard to say it to a person…unless that person is Chloe Taylor. I love her more than any man has ever loved another woman and I feel so lost without her. She’s been my best friend for nearly my entire life. We’ve gone through some pretty crazy times as friends, but nothing has meant more to me than the past four years as her boyfriend. I love spending time with her whether it’s with our families, our friends or just hanging alone with her. She consumes me with her eyes, her fiery touch and the ways in which she loves me.

This summer has been fucktastic. Chloe and I have spent just about every day together and I couldn’t have asked for anything better, that’s unless she’d agree to move in with me. I’m not going to lie, I like playing house with her. I enjoy waking up with her body curled into mine. It’s better than I could ever have imagined, but she refuses to move in with me permanently until she finds a job. Believe me I get where she’s coming from, but I don’t see why she can’t move in and look for a job at the same time.

She makes me want to be a better man but at the same time bang my head against the wall till my eyes roll out. I just can’t get enough of her and when she has to go home I toss and turn all night without her…it just sucks. It really fucking blows.

I need to pry myself out of this funk before she gets here. If she sees me in a mood she’s going to exhaust herself trying to make me feel better. If she’d just listen to me and let me get my own way once in a while all this shit would be past us.

Today we’re taking the Taylor and Peters crew out on the sail boat for a day of peace and relaxation before I start back to school tomorrow. This is just what we need to close out the summer in style. A nice day, some good food and a few adult beverages…perfect.

The door opens and I can hear her footsteps and smell coffee.

I turn to see her standing there in a fitted Red Sox tee and tiny white shorts. Just looking at her has my heart pounding in my chest and my shorts feeling tighter around my dick. Damn this girl does things to me.

She comments about the look I’m giving her and I can only tease her back. I love the way my intensity effects her. We banter back in forth about the fact that she refuses to move in with me and it puts me back in a pissed off mood. If this girl would just let me get my own way and allow me to take care of her everything would just be perfect. But of course Chloe is a strong and independent woman, it’s one of the reasons I love her so much.

I manage to load the food and bags into the car with the massive hard on Chloe gave me. Too bad I have to wait till later tonight for her to help me release the pent up pressure of my now aching blue balls.

We pull into the marina just in time to meet up with our families. Everyone greets one another with hugs and then helps bring all the goods down to the boat. With assistance from Bryce and my dad we’re set to sail the lake in no time and the ladies prepare the spread of food to keep us going for the day. Once the sails are hoisted it’s time to kick back and relax.

I can hear the banter going on among the group and I have to laugh at the topics of conversation. Dad and Bryce are chatting up about the Red Sox making the playoffs and mom, Teresa, Charlie and Chloe are discussing the appropriate clothing Chloe should wear when she’s on TV. I shake my head at all of them and try to choose where I want to join in. Since the guys seem to be having an important conversation, I decide to break up the women’s chatter.

“So ladies are we having fun yet?” I ask sitting down next to Chloe.

I put my arm around her shoulders and pull her into my embrace. Kissing the top of her head I can smell her sweet mango shampoo and suddenly I’m fully relaxed.

“Yes honey of course we’re having a good time. Are you?” Mom asks me.

“Yup.” I reply stretching out my legs and leaning back against the side of the boat.

“This really is a beautiful day to be out on the lake. Thanks again for inviting us Derrick.” Teresa says.

“Chloe and I figured we might as well spend the last day of summer out here with all of you. Once classes start up and Chloe goes to work, I don’t know how much free time we’ll have to spend together as a family.”

Chloe turns and smiles at me as I rub my hand up and down her back. Looking at her my mind is at peace and I know that I’m the luckiest man in the world to be by her side. Everything has worked out for us. Through all of our struggles, between the stress of school and the distance we were apart, our relationship only grew to be stronger. The next few years will be just as good because Chloe will be there to help me get through the rough patches and I’ll be there to do the same for her.

The next stage of our lives is already paved out for us. Now all we have to do is put our best foot forward and make it happen. There’s no doubt in my mind that this woman and I are meant to be together and the day I graduate from law school is the day I’ll ask her to be mine forever.

Finally giving into Derricks need for me to live with him, I made the decision to move into his condo after the holidays. Since I’ve been working for the local news agency, WZDH Channel 7, I figure it’s time to make our living arrangement more permanent. Besides, I’m practically living here anyway.

“Moving is absolute hell, well at least for me it is.” I complain to Char.

“Chloe, it really isn’t going to be that bad. More than half of your shit is already at Derrick’s condo.” She replies.

“Yeah, I know that. It still sucks having to pack up everything here at mom and dad’s house and then move it over there.”

“Then why not hire a mover?” She asks.

“Nah, I don’t have enough shit for that.”

“Ugh, you drive me crazy Chloe. What can I help you with while I’m here?”

Thankfully Char is the nicer sister out of the two of us and she helps me pack up my room in less than two hours. Now I just need Derrick to come over with his parent’s SUV so we can load it all up and get a move on. Moving is not one of my favorite things to do and although I don’t have a lot of stuff, I still feel like it’s taking forever.

“Look, see that wasn’t so bad now was it?” Char asks.

“For you maybe not, I just hate doing this stuff.”

“Well at least we’re done.”

I look up and see Derrick walking into my bedroom. He’s wearing an old Palmer High School tee-shirt and a pair of sweat pants that are riding low on his hips. Taking a mental picture of this man is a must. How can he look so good on the day we’re moving. He comes over to me and grabs my hands to pull me up off the floor.

“You look hot today.” He says.

Char lets out a loud laugh and walks out of the room shaking her head.

“Come on Derrick, I’m a mess and haven’t even showered today.”

“I don’t care. You still look cute in your sweats and your hair falling out of this pony tail.

Derrick grabs at my pony tail holder and pulls it from my hair.

I shake my hair loose and it falls into my face.

“That better?” I ask.

“Holy shit! We better get this stuff back to our place so I can have my way with you.”

“Yeah sounds good. But only if we can start in the shower.” I say with a giggle and a wink in his direction.

Derrick pulls me in close to his body and nips at my lower lip and then slides his tongue into my mouth.

“Yum, you taste good love. Let’s get this stuff in the SUVs before I can’t move from this hard on.”

I punch him in the arm and grab a box to carry downstairs.

“Well let’s go Derrick. The faster we move now, the slower we can take it later.”

“Damn it Chloe, you’re killing me.” He replies while grabbing three boxes, stacking them and running past me down the stairs and out the front door.

“Whoa there killer, what has him in such a hurry all of a sudden?” Char asks.

I laugh at her question and follow Derrick out the door with Char on my heels. “Let’s just say I gave him an incentive to hurry up and get us home.”

“I don’t even want to know…do I?” Char asks.