Justice For Juniper (Tatienne Richard) novel Chapter 80

Suki’s Date – Part II

“Barry White?”

“I don’t know. I can picture myself listening to him sing sultry R&B in my car while he seduces the fuck out of me.”

“Suki!” she giggled at the words.

“I’m not even kidding. I couldn’t even speak, Juni. He took my hand in his,” she held her hand up, “and it dwarfed mine. Like there was space around my hand in his and he led me to the table and then he helped me take my coat off and pulled out my seat. He told me he didn’t like sitting in booths because he was such a big guy and they squeezed him. He asked if I were okay to sit at the table and of course I was but I could only nod. She pointed at her own chest, “me. Suki Morten, who has never been tongue–tied a day in her life, was speechless. Couldn’t speak. He has the most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen on a man. His lashes are so thick they could be fake. His teeth are perfect, and his lips are perfect, and his nose is perfect.”

“Suki!” she snapped her fingers in front of her friend who was drifting off. Juniper giggled, “you really liked him.”

“I love him. I’m going to marry that man. I’m going to sleep in his bed every day for the rest of my life. I’m going to bear his babies. I never even wanted kids until last night and now all I can think of is pushing out giant babies just so I can watch him be all loving and soft with them. Oh,” she gave an exaggerated sigh, “he’s so gentle and sweet, well, mostly.”

“Mostly?”

“Yeah. There were some events last night and this morning. Okay, first, we ordered dinner, and I didn’t know what I wanted because the menu offered so many good and delicious looking items on it. I was torn between three dishes. He ordered all three. He said we’d share them and whatever we didn’t finish, we could pack up for my lunch today. My lunch. Not his. Mine. He was going to send me home with everything.” She pouted and batted her eyelashes, “it was so cute.”

“Uh–huh.”

Suki continued, “then we each ordered a beer, and he said he was only having one because he was hoping I let him drive me home. Which was fine with me because I was already opako living in his pocket for the rest of eternity. I was so captivated I was sitting there answering all the questions he was asking me, and I suddenly blurted out I wanted to kiss him. He looked shocked, stunned even and I was so embarrassed.”

“Suki, you didn’t.”

“I did,” she made a face as she looked away, “I blurted it out and he leaned back as if I’d slapped him and I excused myself and went to the bathroom. I was mumbling at myself for being such a stupid idiot. I’ve never met someone who made me behave so,” she flailed her hands dramatically, “I don’t even have a word for it, Juni. All I know is I went to the bathroom and almost started crying because I figured I ruined everything already.”

“What happened?”

“I was in the bathroom talking to myself about how stupid I am, and he walked right in.”

“What? He came in the girl’s bathroom?”

“He did. He came in. He spun me around. He lifted me up. He sat me on the edge of the vanity in the sink. He looked me right in the eyes and said, ‘I never want to hear you call yourself stupid again, am I fucking clear?””

“I did. I begged him to not send me away.”

“What did he do?”

“He lifted me up in his arms and carried me to his apartment.”

“Did you have sex with him on the first date Suki?”

“No.” Suki shook her head as a pained expression crossed her features. “It wasn’t sex, Juni. It was making love. It was beautiful and incredible, and I might have told him I loved him already.”

“Oh my god.” Juniper was in awe. “No way.”

Suki met her eyes, her own glistening with unshed tears, “he

said it back.”