Shielding Lily (10 page)

“
T
hat one is perfect
, Lily.”

I look down at the light blue gown feeling a like a princess. The top part has a sweetheart neckline that’s fitted and edged with rhinestones. The bottom flares out, creating the illusion of an hourglass figure, and I feel like Cinderella in it. I even kind of look like her with my blonde hair and blue eyes.

“I love it.” Ren’s mom, Janet, is smiling so big I can’t help but return one. Her excitement is contagious.

We have been dress shopping all morning, and I’m not sure who is enjoying it more, her or me. I turn and look in the mirror, biting my lip and wondering what Ren will think of it.

“I’m telling you, it’s perfect.” She does a little hand clap, her excitement bubbling over. “I have some shoes that will go with that dress. You’re a size seven, right?”

“Yes, but I’m not sure if I can walk in heels. I’ve never tried.”

She bats her hand in the air, likes it’s no big deal. “They aren’t too tall, plus that’s why you have a man to hold on to at these things. You don’t have to worry about your feet.”

That’s true. Now that I think about it, I’m not sure Ren would be okay with me wearing heels. He treats me like I’m made of glass. He won’t even let me carry my own freaking backpack. The thought makes me smile. Everything about him makes me smile. In fact, I can’t recall the last time I was this happy. It feels unreal.

“Hair up or down?” Janet asks as she plays with it.

“Down.” That’s how Ren likes it. I know because he can’t keep his hands out of it when we kiss. His hands are always full of my hair. But I don’t tell his mom that.

“We’ll take it,” she tells the salesperson before unclasping the hook in the back so I can slip out of it in the changing room. I glance down at the price tag, happy the dress isn’t too expensive and that I’ve been getting paid in cash for working at the hardware store. This isn’t something I’d normally spend money on, but I could tell how much Ren wanted to go. Now I’m starting to think he wanted me to go because he likes the idea of me spending time with his mom like this.

She seems the most excited about it, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t having a good time with her. It was bittersweet spending the day and getting ready with her. But it’s been fun getting excited about something like this, something I would have done with my own mother.

When I come back out of the room, the sales lady takes the dress from me and puts it into a bag. I pull out my wallet, but Janet stops me.

“Already got it,” she says, the happy smile still on her face. Her cheeks have to be hurting by now, because I think mine are, too.

“Oh. You didn’t have to do that. I have—”

“Wasn’t me. It was Ren. Trust me, I tried to get him to let me buy it, but he said he’d be paying for his girl’s dress.”

That makes me blush. He always talks like that, even in front of his mom and dad. I still get embarrassed about it. He even kisses me right in front of them like it’s no big deal. I guess it would be awkward if his parents didn’t approve, but Ren’s mom gets so excited seeing us together.

I thought boyfriends’ mothers were supposed to be the worst. She’s nothing like that at all. In fact, she’s almost more motherly to me than to him at times. Yesterday she brought dinner to the hardware store and forgot to get the boys something. They stood there dumbfounded and she sent them out to get something while she and I ate. I think she does it on purpose to get alone time with me.

“Thank you,” I tell the sales lady, taking the bag from her.

“All right, let’s get some mall junk food for lunch and go home and get ready.” We leave the store and head for the food court. She orders one of everything. I can see where Ren gets his eating habits.

“I hope you had a good time today. I know I did. I always wanted a daughter.” She reaches out, placing her hand on mine. “I know you lost your mom, and I would never want to take her place, but I wouldn’t mind if you let me try to fill some of the empty spaces.”

My eyes begin to water. “You have no idea how nice it’s been being around you guys. I think I’d forgotten what a family was supposed to be like.”

“Well, if Ren has his way you’ll never be leaving us. He’s just like his father. Finds what he wants and never lets go.”

“I don’t want to go anywhere.”

“Good. You’d break my little boy’s heart, and I don’t know that I could let you go either. He’s opened up more since you walked into his life. It’s almost like he’s been waiting for you all this time.”

I drop my head trying to hide my blush, loving every word she said.

“I want to talk to you about something, though, Lily.”

She leans back in her chair. “You know I’m a nurse.”

I nod. It’s actually a profession I was looking into pursuing myself. I know it’s a steady job and drawing probably isn’t something I could make a living from.

“You and Ren are both eighteen, and well, I know what happens at a lot of dances.”

At her words, my face warms. I can’t have this talk with her. It’s also what I’ve been planning on. What I was thinking every time I tried on a dress today. What would it be like when Ren took it off? I want it so badly.

“Mrs. Hendricks.” I try to stop her, but she keeps going.

“I just want to make sure you two are safe. You’re using protection. I know these things are going to happen, and I want to make sure you’re both protected from pregnancy. Not that I don’t want grandbabies, but all in due time.”

The thought of babies with Ren sends a delicious thrill through my body. But she’s right. All in due time.

“I’m on the shot. My mom put me on it when I was sixteen.”

“That's good, sweetheart. I’m glad we got that out there. Now, should we get our nails done?”

“
Y
ou look so beautiful
, Lily.” I look into her big bright eyes that are the same color as her dress. The soft light in the ballroom makes her look like she’s glowing, and I hold her in my arms and stare at her as we sway to the music.

She got ready at my house, and I had to wait downstairs with my dad until she was ready. My mom came down first, and Lily followed, walking down the steps like something from a fairy tale. It was perfect. I ended up running up the steps to help her walk down. I didn’t want her to fall in her heels.

My mom took pictures of us and made a big fuss over everything, and it was perfect. I wanted to make a big deal about this, because Lily said she’d never been to a dance before, and neither had I. I thought we owed it to ourselves to do this before we left high school and went to college. Plus, I wanted her to feel special, because she is. She’s completely perfect.

The only dark spot was the fact that she didn’t want to go to her house to let me meet her dad. I really thought that maybe since tonight was so important that we could do an introduction. I even tried to suggest that maybe he would want pictures of her looking so beautiful, but she immediately dismissed it. Something is going on there, but I’m not pushing it tonight. I’ll give it another day, and if she still won’t bend, then I’ll show up one night and do it myself. I love Lily and I don’t want to treat her or our relationship like some dirty secret.

We went to dinner before the dance and I got us a room at the hotel where it’s being held. I told my dad I wouldn’t be home and he just nodded. I’m sure he’s told my mom, but at this point, I’m not worried about it. They know how I feel about Lily, and I’m ready to tell her myself.

“Can we get out of here?” she asks, running her hands up my neck and smiling at me.

“You sure you don’t want another dance?” I tease, leaning down and kissing her lips softly. I don’t care who is looking. I let everyone else in the room slip away. She’s all that matters. It’s like we’re in our own little world.

“My feet hurt,” she pouts.

I know she’s just trying to get out of here, and I can’t say that I blame her. I’m ready to go, too. It’s close to the end of the night, and most everyone has already left. Taking her hand, I lead her out of the ballroom and through the lobby of the hotel. I scan our key, and we take the elevator up to our floor. Once we are at the door to our room, I scoop her up and carry her inside.

“Ren, what are you doing?” she laughs.

“Just felt like the right thing to do, babe.”

When we’re inside, I carry her to the bed and put her down. We stand there for a second and look at one another, a nervous excitement passing between us. I put my hands on either side of her face and give her a soft kiss.

“I love you, Lily Parker,” I say, looking into her big blue eyes. She smiles at me so sweetly it makes my heart ache. “The second I saw you, I fell, babe. I fell hard and fast. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Loving you and becoming everything to you like you are to me.”

She gets a little teary, and she brings her hands to my chest. “I love you, too, Ren. This feels like the most wonderful thing I’ve ever felt. It’s perfect, and I’m so happy I found you. I love you so much.”

I kiss her again, but this time it’s deeper. I’m trying to put all of my emotions into it so that she can understand how I truly feel. It’s the first time I’ve said it to someone besides my parents, and it feels so big but so right.

Her hands push at my tux, and I let her undress me. We smile as we kiss, both of us nervous but ready. I slide down her zipper. She wiggles out of the dress and then stands before me, dressed only in white panties.

Her breasts are big with dark pink nipples. I lick my lips wanting to taste them. She makes a move to cover herself, but I reach out and stop her.

“You’re so beautiful, Lily. I love you so much. And I can’t wait to make love to you.”

She smiles at me shyly and then unbuttons my shirt. I reach down and undo my slacks, pushing them off my hips, along with my underwear.

Her eyes travel down my broad chest, down my waist, to where my cock is throbbing between us, and she takes a step back, scooting on the bed. I watch her for a second as she leans back and then slips her panties off, lying on the bed completely bare.

“I think I’m going to pass out,” I say as all the blood in my body goes to my dick.

“Come here, Ren.” She holds out her hand, and I put my knee on the bed. I love how her shyness with me has slowly slipped away kiss by kiss. Leaving only trust.

Instead of crawling up her body, I kiss up her legs, wanting to know every inch of her body. We’ve got all night, and I intend to spend every hour of it taking my sweet time. I move to the inside of her thigh and lick her soft skin there, pushing them further apart.

“I need to taste you here,” I say, looking into her eyes, before I open my mouth and cover her pussy.

Her taste and scent make me moan, and I realize right then that I’m addicted to eating her pussy. One taste and I know it won’t be enough. I don’t know exactly what I’m doing, but I try to do what I think will make her feel good. I kiss her pussy like I’d kiss her mouth, and then suck her clit like I would her tongue. I slide a finger inside her wet channel and move in and out of her slowly. She’s so tight, and when I add a second, she tenses a little. But I go slow and try to work her easy so I don’t hurt her.

She relaxes under me, and she moans with every flick of her clit, so I keep that up while I work my fingers in and out.

“Fuck, you taste so good, Lily. I’m going to need more of this after I’m inside you. I wish I could eat your pussy and have my cock in you at the same time.”

She clenches around my fingers and grips my hair tightly. I use my free hand to squeeze my cock to keep myself from cumming too fast, but I don’t think anything will stop it.

“Please, Ren. I’m so close.”

“Me too, babe. I’m about to cum just eating your pussy.”

“Oh God, do it. That’s so hot,” she breathes and grinds against my mouth.

I close my eyes and give her what she wants, cumming all over myself and the sheets. I can’t help it. Anytime she asks me to cum, I do it. It’s like my dick is under her command. I don’t really hate it; it just surprises me.

Waves of pleasure shoot out my cock, but I don’t stop licking her. Her legs lock on either side of my head, and her back bows off the bed. She cums on my mouth, and I lick it up. She tastes so sweet that I keep sucking, hoping for more. When I’ve wrung out the last of her pleasure, I move up her body, seeing her flushed with her orgasm.

“You look so fucking beautiful when you cum.”

She blushes down to her breasts, and I lean down, taking one in my mouth.

“You ready to be mine, Lily?”

“Forever.”