It's almost 1am as Arron and I walk up to my front door. We had a wonderful time together. The restaurant, comedy club and bar was great. A perfect evening!
"Arron, I had a great time. Thank you for a fantastic evening," I tell him as I go inside my purse to retrieve my keys.
He moves closer to me having my back pressing on the door. I hold my breath as he slowly reaches his hand to my cheek. I exhale when the back of his hand lightly caress my cheek moving it down to my jawline and neck.
"I'm glad you had fun. I hope you're not saying goodnight," he says as his fingers softly rest on my shoulder.
I clear my throat as heat begins to stir in my lower region.
"I was hoping you stay the night again," I tell him in a low voice.
His face is so close, I can feel him breathing on me.
"Great, because I really like being around you," he says as he wraps a couple of my braids around his finger.
After releasing my braids, he cups my chin and lifts my face until his lips touches mines. It's a sweet innocent kiss and yet, it sends chills all over my body. He reaches behind me pulling me to him with one hand while the other takes the keys from me.
"Let me unlock the door," he says.
He inserts the key and turn to unlock my door. While he unlocks my door, something has been playing in the back of my mind. It's been bothering me. We walk inside. I close the door and turn on the lights.
"I'd been meaning to ask you something," I say.
He turns around and stares at me.
"Ask away," he smiles.
I walk towards him and hold one of his hand. We walk over to my sofa and sit down. He pulls me to him and cuddle. My head resting on his chest. I can hear his heartbeat. It's soothing as it beats calmly.
"When you mention that I'm your hero, what did you mean?" I ask as I need to get it off my chest.
He shifts his body so he can rest his back on the armrest and have me lying between his legs with the left one behind me.
"For over two years, I'd been single. My fiancΓ©e cheated on me with my brother and got pregnant. Yet with me, she stated she didn't want to have children. I ended the engagement and move to New York. To add insult to injury, she kept the baby and they ended up together. So now, I have a nephew from a woman that I loved with every fiber of my being. It felt like my heart was ripped out through my ribs and stomped on by them," he pauses.
My arms go around his waist and hug him tight. He sighs as he accepts my hug by resting his chin on top of my head. He rests his hands on the middle of my back while his fingers lightly caress me.
"This has cause a riff in my family. Many of them siding with him. I decided to keep my distance from them. Afterwards, I became depress. My depression was so bad, I figured the only way to stop the pain was to kill myself," he pauses again as he takes a deep shuddering breath.
I move my head up and stare at him as I place my hand on his face. There's so much sadness in his eyes, my heart starts aching with him.
"She was a bitch! You're better off without her. Your brother was a selfish prick. I'm sorry they hurt you like they did," I rest my head on his chest and hug him again.
"I pretty much gave up on relationships even though there's a small part of me that was hoping for a chance at love. Then I met you. I feel a special connection with you, Yolanda. Not only are you beautiful and incredible sexy, but you're smart, caring, a great cook, loving, charming and many other qualities that I would like to know more about. I can stay with you for hours and never be bore with you," he pauses as he feels his cheeks heating with embarrassment.
"I'm sorry for throwing all this on you. You must think I'm crazy," he whispers.
I stare up at him and smile.
"On the contrary, I appreciate you opening up to me. I'm glad you feel a connection with me because I feel it too. You are a very handsome man with a great heart. You go out your way to make someone happy. Big brownie point for me. There are other things I would like to know more about. I'm willing to know everything you're willing to tell me. In my eyes, you're a great guy," I say.
He kisses the top of my head and pulls me closer. I continue listening to his heartbeat. Then an idea pops in my head.
"You want to go away with me? I have a cabin that I visit when I need time away from the city. Would you like to accompany me?"
"That sounds heavenly. I would love to go. Thank you for the invite," he says.
"My pleasure," I tell him.
"Sooo, I'm guessing we're going to get some rest then?" he asks hesitantly.
"The drive from my house to Arietta is about five hours," I tell him.
He sighs sadly.
"Alright."
"The place is beautiful and very romantic. The cabin will overlook the Piseco Lake."
"Wow, it does sounds romantic. How long will we be there?"
"It'll be for three days. It's their policy. You know to get as much money as they can from people," I say.
He nods his head.
"I can take time off," he says smiling.
He starts stirring as he pulls away.