The Holly Dates

by Brittainy C. Cherry

“That’s not the only news,” Alec said. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a ring. He slid it onto his ring finger, gleaming. “MJ asked me to marry him, and I said yes!”

Stop, I can't take anymore suprises

Maybe if you’re lucky, we’ll revisit our history in your bedroom when everyone else is busy.” He winked.

I'm ruining this engagement if it's the last thing I do!

MJ took the bottles of champagne from me and gave me a sinful smile as he and Alec headed into the dining room for the toast.

You know what, fuck your engagement!

He looked at me, arched an eyebrow. He placed a hand on my cheek as he moved in closer. He was so close that his lips were mere centimeters away. Then he whispered, “‘Graze on my lips, and if those hills be dry, stray lower,’” His eyes moved down to my lower regions before he moved them back up to my stare. “‘Where the pleasant fountains lie.’”

Wait a minute

Did he…did he talk dirty to me with Shakespeare? His voice grew deeper, more seductive. “‘From hour to hour we ripe and ripe…’” He caressed my cheek as he locked his brown eyes with mine. He held such an intense stare as he seduced me, making my cheeks heat up.

Never in my life has Shakespeare sounded this good to me *fans self*

“What do you know about love, Holly? The two people you claimed to love the most were sneaking behind your back the whole time.”

You know what! Lose my number

Lisa gasped again. “You bought her books?!”

She gets it

At what point was it appropriate to slam a fist into someone’s face at the dinner table? He was taking shots at me as if he wasn’t the villain that evening.

I'm right there with you pal

She nodded slowly and repeated, “It’s not a big deal.” “It’s a big deal.” I stepped toward her, placed my finger under her chin, and tilted her head to meet my eyes.

It's a big deal

“So.” Her lips slightly pulled away. She took her finger and traced my mouth. “That kiss was just to kiss me?” “Yes.” “Oh. Okay. Well…” Her hands fell to my chest. “Do it again. But this time, harder.”

Yes girl!

Quickly, I closed the bedroom door and placed her back against it. I lowered my mouth back to hers and took her into my arms, lifting her into the air. Her legs wrapped around my waist as I slid my tongue into her mouth, kissing her harder, deeper, and longer. I felt the kiss in every inch of my body as Holly kissed me back.

Yes God!

I was still waiting for the moment he’d mutter “good girl” to me.

I'm waiting too

“Can I wash your hair?” he asked, placing his fingers beneath my chin and raising it so I looked into his eyes.

What a man!

They didn’t even apologize to me for what they’d done. They just went off as if they were living a fairy-tale love story, leaving me in the dust to rebuild myself.

When is karma gonna get them??

“The other night when you washed your hair, you untangled it with a brush and some hair products,” he mentioned. “Can I do that for you?”

Stop! To be seen is to be heard!

Kai began adding the product to my hair, double-checking he had the right amounts before adding it. He used the metal-tipped bristle brush to comb through my hair, ensuring my natural curls were intact each time he combed through it. He then learned how to twist my hair into a few sections as I instructed him and wrapped it up in a hair scarf once he finished to protect it during the night.

Kai! He's the one!

“Because I needed her to be okay. I needed her to be alive so that I could hate her. Because you can’t hate the dead.

Fat mood!

“You’re wet,” he whispered, moving his mouth to my lower earlobe. He sucked it gently and growled against my skin, sending a pool of heat to my stomach. “Do I do that to you? Do I make you wet?”

Yes you do!

“Whatever you do, don’t pull away as you’re orgasming, okay? Stay with it, Holly. Stay with me. Do you understand?”

I love a good command lol

“I knew you would understand because you’re a good girl,” he stated before he lowered his head between my legs and went to work.

He said it!

He trailed his thumb against his bottom lip before licking it clean. He leaned forward toward my mouth and whispered, “I love when you feed me so well.” He pressed his mouth to mine, allowing me to taste his recent explorations.

I'm going to pass away

“Holly,” he breathed heavily, kissing my shoulder as he pulled me closer. “I want to do that with you forever.”

Me too

I kissed him because that was something we did now. We kissed in private. And based on last night, he was pretty good at kissing all parts of me if I did say so myself. It felt so right.

Oh he did lol

He pulled me into him, holding my body with the extra one hundred pounds of clothing packed against me. “You know,” he whispered against my mouth. “Instead of building a snowman, we could do what we did last night. I liked what we did last night.”

We could *giggling*

I chuckled and nuzzled my nose against his. “Would you do that thing with your tongue again?” “Oh, I’d do that thing with my tongue again.”

Yes!

He walked over to me, smacked my butt, and grinned from ear to ear. “As long as you do stroke, stroke, choke, we have a deal.”

Woah, that's one??

“That’s the problem with trauma. Those who inflict it aren’t the ones who have to do the unpacking to heal from it.”

What a word

He leaned in toward me and rested his forehead against mine as we closed our eyes. The winter breeze swept over us, but my whole system felt warmth. This man made me feel warmth on the coldest day.

I'm gonna bust

“I know you were just my fake boyfriend all these past few days, but I thought you should know that I’m falling in love with you. That’s scary to me, but it’s not too terrifying because it’s you that I’m falling for.”

Progress!

He glanced at me, the sweetness in his eyes filling me up. “Good.” He took my hand in his and kissed my palm. “Because I’m falling in love with you, too.”

I love them so much

“What? No. Let's finish this conversation, Kai. We’ve spent ten years together. I think I deserve a conversation.”

No the fuck you don't!

“Because you’re everything. You’re the sun, you’re the moon, you’re the stupid snowman in someone’s front yard with the stupid crooked carrot smile. You’re every good day and every crappy night and every in-between mundane afternoon. So I’m sorry, you can’t choose to leave me. It’s not an option. Do whatever you have to do to get past this. Be pissed at me. Ghost me for a day or two. Cuss me out and shove me around, but don’t leave me, Holly, please.” My voice cracked as I stepped closer to her. “Because if there is no you, then there is nothing.”

Kai! Now THAT is a confession!

She cringed. “Oh my gosh, when did you become corny?” “I started reading romance novels.” “That will do it.”

Dead lol

“Okay, this is a good one. Do…” He wrote something down and then passed the paper over to me. “Marry me.”

Are you serious??

“Are you serious?!” I exclaimed again as tears filled my eyes. “He’s serious!” everyone shouted from behind me.

Stop!!! So cute!