Touched By You (The Touch Series) (7 page)

“Probably not little sis.” I reply with a giggle.

In a half hour, Derrick, Char and I have the Range Rover and Expedition packed and ready to head over to the condo. Char decides to tag along in her own car to help us unload. What a great kid sister I have. Really, she’s always there to lend a hand and I can always count on her when I’m in need of a friend. We’ve grown a bit closer now that I’m home from school. I just hope me moving out of the house doesn’t push us back apart.

We all arrive at the condo one vehicle following the other into the driveway. Feeling tired from all this moving I just really want to get these boxes in the house and relax for the rest of the day. But knowing Derrick, he’ll want to organize where this shit should go right away. Maybe I can coerce him to wait till tomorrow if I offer him sex. I can always persuade him with some hanky panky. Yes that’s exactly what I’ll do.

Derrick doesn’t hesitate to wait for Char or me to approach. He just starts to grab boxes and move them into the house. Damn it, there goes that idea of waiting to put them where they belong. Oh well, guess I better help out and get this shit put away. Then I’m showering and relaxing with him for the rest of the weekend. I think I like that plan much better. Derrick always knows what is best for me, even when we don’t communicate verbally. I’m one lucky lady.

Watching Derrick run in and out of the house with boxes makes me laugh. He’s still motivated by our early conversation and I can only love him that much more that he’s busting his ass knowing sex is waiting for him.

“Seriously Chloe, did he chug an energy drink on the way over here? I don’t think I’ve ever seen him move that fast. Not even on the football field.” Char says.

The expression on her face and her comment makes me laugh so hard I double over. Derrick comes running out of the house and over to us. His face is flushed and sweat is dripping down his face. Even though it’s freezing outside I can still see that he’s sweating under his sweatshirt.

“What the hell is so funny ladies?” He asks wiping his brow and taking a swig of his water bottle.

“Char asked what has you in such a hurry to unpack the boxes and I just had to laugh.”

Derrick throws his arm around my waist and picks me up like I’m a football.

“Well Char, you see. Your sister told me the faster I got her moved in the slower I can fuck her later.”

“Oh my god, I think I just threw up in my mouth.” Char says holding her hands in front of her face.

“Shut the hell up Char. I’m plenty sure Marc has his way with you when you two are alone.” Derrick says while carrying me into the house.

“Regardless of what I do with my boyfriend, you surely don’t need to tell me about you and my sister’s sex life.” Char says.

Derrick continues to carry me through the house and sits me down on the kitchen countertop. Even with their banter, I know that Derrick and Char love each other like brother and sister, they sure as hell fight like they’re related.

“Can I get you something to eat or drink before you head home Char?” Derrick asks handing me a bottle of water and an apple.

“Nah, I’m good. Do you guys need anything else before I head out?”

I hop down off the counter and walk over to her giving her a big hug. “Thanks for all your help Char. It means a lot that you helped us out today.”

“No worries Chloe. Well I better get going. I’m heading back to school tonight to go to Marc’s frat party. See you guys next weekend.”

“Love you Char.” Derrick and I say in unison.

“Love you guys too.” She says with a wave and is out the door.

The past few months have mentally exhausted me and to think I have two and half more years of law school. Becoming a lawyer is something I’ve wanted since I was younger. I knew it was my calling and I wanted to make my Papa proud. My parents told me I could be whatever I wanted while I was growing up, but I felt like I was destined to do this.

I knew that my courses would be challenging and believe me I love to bust my ass, but the next few years are going to give me a run for my money.

Today, however, is the day I’ve been anticipating for five and half years. Ever since Chloe and I started dating I wanted to take her away and keep her for myself forever. Now we’re making things a little more permanent by her finally agreeing to move into my condo. It makes a lot of sense for us. She pretty much stays here every night anyway. But now she’s going to be here for good. I love the idea of knowing I can wake up every morning and she’ll be right there for me to curl into her warm body. Even better she’ll be here every night for me to fall asleep with.

I make my way over to her parent’s house to grab the last few things she should be packing. We worked it out that her mom would take Chloe’s car today in exchange for the Expedition and I did the same with my mom. Having the two larger vehicles will hopefully mean we can get this all done in one trip. Tomorrow we’ll worry about switching cars back to their rightful owners.

Walking up the stairs to Chloe’s room I hear her and Char chatting. I look into her bedroom and see that they are both sitting on the floor amongst a floor filled with boxes. Chloe sits there looking exhausted, but there’s still something that makes her look irresistible. She’s wearing black yoga pants and pink GAP hoodie. Her dark brown hair is somewhat pulled up into a ponytail, but for the most part it’s falling out in pieces around her face. She actually looks hot.

I catch her giving me a once over and no doubt she’s thinking some dirty thoughts herself. We’re such a pair.

Now to get her stuff packed into the cars and over to our place.

Within record time Charlie, Chloe and I have loaded and unloaded both SUVs and now my girl is fully moved into our condo. I’m beyond excited to live with Chloe and start our lives together.

After Charlie leaves Chloe and I decide to make some sandwiches to eat.

“So this is your first official meal in your new house, pretty good right?”

“Derrick if this is how you’re going to feed me now that we’re living together I might as well not unpack.” She says with a smile.

“Shit, I guess I should have planned better and made you a full five course meal for your first night in your new home.” I say smiling right back at her.

“Yeah, guess you should have.” She says with a pout.

“Oh man Chloe, I know you’re playing with me now, but I’m sure there’s some way I can make it up to you.” I say.

I watch her respond to me as she looks up through her thick lashes and gives me a killer smile. We both know what is going to happen next. But at the same time we enjoy torturing the hell out of one another making the other wait to see who will break first.

“Hmm, well Derrick you did upset me.” She says continuing to give me an adorable pout.

“Bullshit sweetheart. But I’ll play along anyway. I can call your bluff.”

“I hope whatever you have in mind is really good.” She continues to say while standing up from the kitchen stool right in front of me.

Chloe puts her hands on my forearms and slides them up to my neck. She pulls me in closer to her, but keeps her face far enough away that I can’t reach her lips with mine. I want to taste her, to kiss her, but at the same time I want to see where she goes with this when I give her the control.

“Oh love, I’ve hurt your feelings. You know I love you more than anything. What can I do to make it all up to you?” I ask pushing my hips into hers.

I continue to lean against her body until she’s stopped by the kitchen countertop. The way this woman has me, there’s no way she can’t feel the arousal springing through my sweatpants and against her body. I brace us against the cabinets and put an arm on either side of her body. She looks at me with desire in her eyes and that gives me the push to make the next move. I smash my mouth against hers sliding my tongue into her mouth. Chloe lets out a moan and I pull her forward grabbing her ass and lifting her so that her legs are wrapped around my hips. We kiss for what feels like forever and then we pull apart taking in deep breaths.

“Hmm well I think you can start by helping me get cleaned up from this day of moving.”

“Hell yeah Angel, off to the shower we go.” I reply.

Chloe giggles in my ear and pulls her arms in closer around my neck. I pick up my walking pace and hurry back to our bedroom and connecting bathroom. I’m going to make this shower a quick one because I plan on enjoying her for the rest of the day in our bed.

The past two years have been a little chaotic to say the least. Between Derrick busting his ass with classes, working more than part time at a local law firm and me traveling around to cover the Red Sox’s season we barely have time to breathe. So what else do we do? The two crazy nuts we are decide to buy a house. It seems like a logical investment for us both. We love living in the Boston area and feel it’s only smart to buy as opposed to throwing away our money on the condo every month.

We’ve looked around for a few months but nothing really caught our attention until we saw this one. This house caught both of our eyes. It’s in a new development a few miles outside the city of Boston so our commutes are not too long. The structure of the house is two stories with a full finished basement. The basement has three rooms and bathroom, which is perfect for me to have an office downstairs and Derrick to have his man cave. On the first floor there’s a living room, dining room, kitchen and half bath. The second floor has three bedrooms rather than just two which works for when we need the extra space. The house sits on a quarter acre lot that backs up to a wooded area. Everything about this house screams home to both Derrick and I.

I take a seat at the breakfast nook and let out a deep sigh, finally we’re settled and the last of the boxes have been taken out to the garage. Taking a sip of my wine I glance at my watch. Hmm, it’s 9:30. I better get started on a few things before Derrick gets home. For the past week I have done my best to get this house organized while Derrick is working some late nights at the firm. I give him all the credit in the world. I really don’t know how he has the energy to do everything he does and then come home and work some more. After school is all said and done I know it will all have been worth it to him, but in the meantime I feel like he’s going to burn out.

He should be home any minute so I place his already prepared dinner in the microwave and pull out a bottle of beer. After setting the table for him I set a place for myself just so he doesn’t have to eat alone. Our time together has been pretty limited over the past few months, but we still make up for it with the time we do have to spend together.

I hear the garage door open and suddenly feel a bit giddy. Derrick still has a way of making me act like a love sick school girl when he’s near me. I don’t think I’ll ever lose that feeling. He really is the best guy and I’m lucky as hell that he’s stuck by me for the past few years.

Derrick comes in the house and tosses his briefcase on the living room chair. I watch as he walks around the room inching toward the kitchen. He looks absolutely gorgeous wearing a button down blue dress shirt that fits his toned body perfectly and a nice pair of khaki pants. As he approaches the kitchen he runs his hand through his perfectly styled hair and catches me staring at him. The color of the shirt makes his baby blue eyes stand out like crazy. He comes closer to me with a big smile on his face.