Red Phoenix's Passion is for Lovers Collection (Boxed Set) by Red Phoenix

Kevin understood that she loved every part of him.
    “Don’t ever do that again,” he growled.
    Tess lifted her head and looked into his deep blue eyes. “I won’t, I promise.” She leaned forward and kissed Kevin, hoping he wasn’t too mad. When Kevin returned her kiss, she felt confident he understood.
    The phone rang. “I have to get it,” she said apologetically as she untangled herself from him. Kevin watched as she took her mother’s phone call.
    “Yes. Everything is fine here, Mom. In fact, it has been a good birthday so far. What? You want to know why?” She looked over at Kevin lying naked on her bed and smiled. “Well… any day I don’t have to deal with school and all those creeps is a good day.” Her mother lectured her about maintaining good grades. “Don’t worry, Mom. I will. I just needed my eighteenth birthday off. I promise to go to school tomorrow. Yes, I’ll be your good girl.” She felt the tiniest bit guilty, but her mom was talking about grades so she wasn’t really lying.
    When Tess got off the phone, she went back to her bed. Kevin pulled her close and she snuggled against him gratefully. “Thank you.”
    “No, Birthday Girl, thank you. I’ve wanted you since the first day. I just never thought I had a chance in hell.”
    She lifted her chin up and gazed lovingly at him. “I’ve never met anyone like you, Kevin Reese. I can’t believe you’re all mine.”
    He smiled and played with a lock of her feathery hair. “My Tesse.”
    “Why do you call me that anyway?”
    “It just seems to fit.”
    She kissed him on the lips. “I guess it does.”
    Tessa lay in his arms in a state of bliss. This was perfect. Never in a million years would she have thought a moment like this was possible. She was in love with an incredible man and he loved her equally as much.
    The phone interrupted her thoughts. She reluctantly got up to answer it. “Why are you calling again, Mom? We just talked. No. No, you don’t need to do that. Please.” Tessa’s heart started beating wildly. Her mother was sending her assistant to pick her up. Julie wanted to meet downtown for lunch. For some reason, her mom suddenly felt guilty for not being there for her birthday. “Seriously, Mom. I would rather stay home. We can talk at dinner. I know how busy you are. What? She’s already headed here? Good grief. Don’t I get any say on my own birthday? Fine, whatever.”
    Tess frowned when she saw that Kevin was already getting dressed. She put down the phone and ran to him. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t want it to be like this.”
    “It’s okay, Tess. I’ll see you tomorrow.” He quickly pulled on his pants and then kissed her. “Enjoy lunch with your mom and think of me.”
    She smiled. “I won’t be able to think of anything else.”
    “Hopefully I can meet her at the party. I would like to thank the woman responsible for creating my beautiful girlfriend.”
    Tess laughed, although she felt uneasy. Her mother had better give him a chance. Kevin was the best thing that had ever happened to her. He kissed her several more times before he left.
    “Until tomorrow then!” she said, waving enthusiastically as Kevin headed out the door. She ran upstairs and quickly dressed in conservative clothes. She was just in time, too. The doorbell rang as she was putting her pumps on.

After

    T ess woke up feeling like a woman. It was incredible knowing she had shared something so intimate with Kevin. She couldn’t stop smiling as she ate her breakfast.
    “Excited about the party, are you?” her mom asked. Tess giggled. There was no need to answer; her mom was already headed out the door with a phone in one hand and her briefcase in the other.
    Tess ate her granola as quickly as she could. In just a few hours, she would be in third period sitting next to Kevin. How weird, since they had just had sex together. Would he act any different? Would other people be able to tell?
    Tessa hoped he would talk to her,