"Did you miss me?" Asked Chris, smiling over from the passenger seat.
I could hardly believe that he was here. Our kiss in the airport had beaten all other airport kisses in history, I swear. Since we had climbed into the car, there had been at least two instances where I was sure that I might have to pull over, we wanted one another so bad.
"With every bullet so far," I joked, winking in his direction. Then, the sigh came without warning, and all those things that had been on my mind since my visit to California resurfaced, and I looked over at him, meeting his eyes for as long as I could as I drove. "I've missed you more than I ever thought I might miss anyone. I've hated myself for it, relished it, and stopped myself from telling you so for a while now."
There was a silence in the car that made me feel suddenly cold, and his face when I glanced to it, was difficult to read. "I think that's supposed to make me feel better, because I've nearly said the same to you a million times," he replied, voice low. "I don't suppose leaving a teaching career for me and California is an option."
"Or you moving down here..." my voice trailed off, my response as quiet as his own words.
"Is the possibility open to discussion?" He asked me, his dark eyes on me. It was electrifying to be near him. I wanted to pull over and just kiss him. "Anything is open to discussion, Chris."
We had discussed everything but the state of our "relationship" over the phone while we had been apart. We knew one another's likes, dislikes, kinks, fantasties, and histories. There was little we had not shared, including dirty talk and masturbation on the phone.
I knew at this point that I wanted a chance with him. A chance to be a normal girlfriend, and not some long distance "something" that really amounted to nothing. Where it went from there was a mystery to me, for I while I felt a whole lot for Chris, I was not ready to marry and have his children either. That had the potential to come later.
"I don't want to scare you. I don't want for either of us to make a move we might regret." He reached over and patted my thigh. "But we have two weeks to get into all that. I'm tired, and I am just glad that we're here together now."
My smile was a little weak, but I understood. There was time for that discussion later. Right now, nothing was going to burst my bubble. Chris was here! In Louisiana!
He looked even better than he had the night we met up at the bar. A plain white tee shirt showed off heavily tattooed, moderately muscular arms, and the jeans he wore were a delight to look at from behind. I had received an eyeful at the baggage claim area. He had his cap on, which was a staple, but in the light of day, the boyishly handsome, sweet face would not be obscured.
"Me too," I told him. "We'll worry about all that later. Right now, it's all I can do to keep from pulling off into the woods so that I can have my way with you."
"Why don't you?" He teased.
"Because, I want you in my bed," I replied with a shrug. "I can do without the mosquito bites on my ass, too."
He laughed. "That works. And what would you like to do to me, you little Southern vixen?"