When enough time had passed, Ronnie emerged from her room, with a cough to indicate her arrival. Lou was alone, however, setting the table for dinner.
“Where’s Jay?” Ronnie asked. “I thought I heard him.”
“Oh, he’s taking a quick shower, baby,” she murmured, setting the plates down tiredly. Ronnie noticed, and took action.
“Mom, why don’t I finish this,” she said, approaching her but not revealing her concern. “Why don’t you go get freshened up as well, lie down for a bit. I’ve got this,” she stated firmly, taking the remaining plates from her. “Nikko won’t be here for an hour, and we’ve been at it in the kitchen now for a while. You’ve cleaned the house from top to bottom today and you look tired.”
“You sure?” Lou looked around vaguely as if she were trying to think of what to do next.
“Yes, go Mom. I’ve got this.”
Her mom gave her a gentle smile and nodded. “Okay, I might take a nap.” Lou began the trek to her room. This pregnancy was tougher than the last one. The nausea lasted all day, then at night the heartburn was keeping her up, that and her fears. Yes, she thought, going to the doctor was definitely a good idea.
***
Soon after Lou departed to her room, Ronnie finished setting the table. Everything was nearly ready. Missy was curled up on the floor by the sofa enjoying a nap, and Ronnie decided to step outside and get a bit of fresh air. She loved Maine, loved the seasons, loved the cold, the forest, but she was finding more and more to like about Florida too. Yes, it was hot in the summer, but near the water you didn’t feel it as much. You always had the breeze. The beaches were magnificent, and she even thought about looking for work here in the Everglades, or the Keys; and then, there were even some jobs she could apply for at the many botanical gardens, and parks the state had to offer.
But thinking about applying for jobs right now was out of the question. She kicked a large stone in the driveway into the Florida scrub. Sighing, she realized in just three days she would have been walking onto a stage to accept her diploma. It would have been her graduation. She would miss it. She had been looking forward to walking across the stage with her mom, grandparents, and uncle in the audience cheering her on. Well, no use moping around, she thought. She had a defense to work on. Her name to clear.
She heard Nikko’s car before she saw him. Turning, his car, sleek and shiny, pulled up into the driveway. Cutting off the engine, he quickly got out of the car, looking scrumptious to her eyes, in fitted Levis, and a simple grey V-neck shirt. Yummy. Her mood lifted immediately. He approached her, and she him. His cologne, Burberry, enveloped her, and so did his arms.
“Mmm, Ronnie,” he mumbled against her lips. “I’m starving,” he breathed before pressing a kiss to her lips.
“Good,” she murmured when he pulled back. “I cooked up a storm.”
“I meant for you,” he whispered, and bit her lip teasingly. His straight white teeth tugged on her bottom lip before releasing it.
“Didn’t get enough of me last night?” she laughed.
“No way, not nearly,” he chuckled and began walking her to the door. “Maybe I can convince you to come back to the hotel with me after dinner.”
“That might be a possibility,” she laughed in return, grabbing and squeezing his ass possessively as she walked beside him.
Dinner had been a success. Nikko proclaimed his enjoyment of the Italian feast she prepared. Her mom ate heartily to Jay’s delight, and the two men got along well, which pleased both of the women.
Knowing her mom needed to work tomorrow, the night ended early, and Ronnie made the excuse to accompany Nikko for a ride not wanting to sleep so early, and announced she would return in a few hours.
Jay made faces at her beyond her mother’s back, but she kept her face expressionless as she was getting used to his antics. The man was a beast, but a teddy bear at heart, who loved to tease everyone mercilessly, one target at a time. She was currently his. She liked that part of him.
With a spare key in her purse, she announced they shouldn’t wait up. Jay’s quick reply was, “We won’t.” Then, they were off.
The ride to the hotel was silent. The ride up in the elevator wasn’t. As soon as the doors slid closed, and they were alone, Nikko pulled her to him. She had been standing in front of him, and he ground his already painfully swollen cock into her sexy ass. “Fuck, Ronnie, you have a great ass,” he murmured as he dipped down to press a kiss along her neck from behind. “I’ve thought of all kinds of delicious things I could do to it.”