Star Struck(46)
“But you could have stopped once you found out. In fact, you should have told Tre.”
“Believe me, Tre doesn’t tell me everything. Although you’re the first one I’ve ever loved, I was in a serious relationship before and Tre slept with her. He doesn’t know I know that.”
“Go back to the part where you said I was the first one you’ve ever loved,” Hailey interrupted.
Garrett didn’t mean for his feelings to slip out. Now he had no choice but to be honest with her. “Hailey, I can’t say exactly when it happened, but I am in love with you. I want you to be my woman.”
For a moment, they forgot about Trevon and his problems.
“Can you honestly say you’re ready to leave the other women alone? I mean your roster is bigger than any rapper’s I know.”
“Hailey you’re more than enough woman for me. Keeping up with you will be a full-time job.”
“Um huh. Well back to this Shareeka and Tre mess. I think you need to tell him.”
“You saw how he acted when he saw you here. Just imagine how he’s going to feel about Shareeka.”
“Frankly, I don’t care. Tre is not my favorite person in the world right now, but he deserves to know before he walks down the aisle with the tramp.”
“I’ll think about telling him, but for now, can we talk about something else?” Garrett pulled her into his arms and hugged her and planted kisses all over her face.
“You never did answer me. What’s on our agenda for today?” she asked.
“How about sail boating? I have a friend who said I could use his anytime I wanted to. Today seems like the perfect day.”
Two hours later, they were sailing on the high sea. “Don’t go too far out,” Hailey said, as she re-tied the wrap around her waist. The wind blew giving Garrett glimpses of the bottom part of her bikini and thighs.
Garrett wrapped his arms around her. “I can handle this.”
“I’m not saying that you can’t, but the winds seem a little high don’t you think.”
Garrett planted a kiss on the back of her neck. “I wouldn’t let anything happen to you baby. I promise to keep us close to shore just to ease your mind.”
“Great,” Hailey said, as she turned around to face him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his lips down on top of hers. They kissed as the wind blew through her hair.
It was after six before they returned home. Garrett felt relaxed as he quietly reminisced about the day he had with Hailey out on the open sea. He had promised her a home cooked meal tonight. He threw on a few steaks on the grill and baked some potatoes. Hailey had made herself at home. He could get used to having her around.
Wiping her lips with a napkin, Hailey said, “This was delicious. You can grill for me anytime.”
Garrett tipped his imaginary hat. “Glad you liked it.”
Hailey took a sip of her drink. “You might be a keeper after all.”
“Does that mean you’re ready to give me an answer?” Garrett asked, as he held his breath.
“Not yet, but soon,” Hailey responded.
Garrett sighed. “In the meantime, let’s watch a movie. I’ll even let you pick the movie.”
A few minutes later, they were curled up on the couch watching to Garrett’s surprise an action flick. Hailey said, “I wanted a role in that movie.”
“I can see you kicking butt now.”
Hailey snuggled up closer to Garrett. Garrett’s body tensed up as his libido went into overdrive. He shifted to get comfortable. They watched the movie in silence. Before long, Hailey had dosed off. He gathered her up in his arms and instead of taking her to the guest room; he made a beeline directly to the master bedroom. He watched her as she slept; hoping she wouldn’t be too upset waking up next to him.
~ 28 ~
It took a moment for Hailey to realize where she was. The last thing she remembered was watching a movie with Garrett in the living room. Now she was in a bed, but not the one she had slept in the night before. This was much bigger. Garrett’s arm was across her waist. He was cute when he snored. She watched him for a few minutes before getting up to go to the rest room.
The water cascading down her body soothed her. She wasn’t aware she had an audience until she heard Garrett’s voice. “You’re absolutely beautiful.”
“Coming from you that means a lot,” Hailey said, as she reached her arms out towards him. “Join me.”
“Are you sure?” he asked.
“Positive.”
Within seconds Garrett had removed his boxers and was lathering Hailey’s body with soap. She “oohed and awed” as she felt the gentleness of his hands over her body. “Tell me, you’ll give me a chance,” Garrett said, as he planted kisses on her soapy neck.