back and forth between the two men before a young Hispanic female came over to take our orders.~ "It was nice seeing you chief, now Lucy you be sure and bring the chief and his guest some of that flan for dessert on the house." "Thanks Manny that's right nice of you." "Don't mention it chief, Miss." We ordered a smorgasbord of food that I was sure we couldn't even put half a dent in; beef burritos, fish tacos, and a jug of frozen mango juice. Not to mention the rice and beans that came on the side. "Dad who's supposed to eat all this?" "It's not that much and if I remember correctly you can inhale a burrito." "Dad, eighteen year old girls do not eat the same as when they were ten; we learn a whole lot of bad habits in the intervening years." "So you say let's see how we do." It turns out we didn't do too badly; Colton called halfway through the meal because I hadn't left a note and apparently Cyrus was not in the office when he got back to tell him where I'd gone and he freaked. Dad just rolled his eyes through the whole exchange as he could probably hear Colton's raised voice over the phone not to mention my attempts to get a word in edgewise. The end result was that I was never allowed to leave without either calling him first or leaving a note. I'm sure my father was even more concerned after that that Colton was a domineering tyrant but I found it hot. We finished up with lunch and dad drove me back to the bike shop and took off. ~
Colton was in the office on the computer when I walked in so I just went in and told him I was back. He gave me this look like I'd been gone for a very long time before his face broke out in a smile and what that smile did to me; there are no words. "Come here baby." I walked into his arms and that new feeling of safety and loving warmth enveloped me. "I missed you sweetheart; you had a good time with your dad?" "Um hmm, we went to this place he used to take me to as a kid; it was fun but I think I ate too much." "Tummy okay?" He rubbed my tummy gently as I laid my head on his shoulder. "Yeah I'm just stuffed I have to get to work Grimaldi has been riding my tail again." "Tell that old fuck I say to lay off before I plug his ass." "You know I think you two secretly love this little war you have going." 'Yeah the old shit's okay for a pain in the ass; I was planning on taking you out to dinner tonight I guess now you won't be hungry since you had such a huge lunch." "Ooh a date; I'd love that." "Good deal, well get to work so we can get shit done." One long hot kiss; his hands on my ass giving me that reassuring squeeze I craved and I was set to get back to work.~
Chapter xi
The Lyon
Dinner was in a nice cozy candlelit restaurant near the water; Katarina was looking extremely hot and fuck it....innocent. Every once in a while I was jolted by the fact that she was mine, because we were so in synch with each other like a well oiled cog it was hard to believe we hadn't been dancing this dance together for longer than we have. We ordered dinner and sat back to enjoy each other's company in a new environment; most evenings were spent at home together unless we went to my parents; I can't say we spent a lot of time in front of the tube but we did talk a lot. It was fascinating to see how her mind works; for one so young she had a lot of passion for the things she felt very strongly about; things that people twice her age didn't even give a second thought. Hearing her expound on the horror that was world hunger and the things that could be implemented to combat that made me proud as fuck; the fact that she knew that being mine opened certain doors to her but still had no interest in taking advantage of that; fucking bonus. I'd even set her up with her own account which she pitched a bitch over but I totally ignored her shit. She was now the proud owner of a bank card, a black Amex card and a well padded account. "So tell me baby, how're you