Page 14 of Follow Me to Your Heart

A week had passed since Korren and I confessed our true feelings to one another, and I’d been on top of the world.

It felt as if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.

To keep something so life changing in for that long was heavy, but I had good reason.

Korren did too. We were on the same page with everything even when we didn’t try to be.

As I prepared for a special evening with Korren, my phone rang. The number on the screen was one I didn’t recognize. I rubbed my jaw, debating on answering it. With a sigh, I slid my finger across the screen and placed my phone on speaker.

“Who is this?”

“You know exactly who it is,” Lorie stated, irritating my soul. “Where you been hiding at, Cage? And why can’t I get through to you on my phone? I haven’t heard from which means you have another girl handling your dick now. Am I right?”

“What makes you think you’d hear from me, Lorie? I never reach out to you. You always hit my line, and what I have going on doesn’t concern you.”

“Oh, so you do?”

“What do you want?”

“I miss you, Cage.”

“Bye, Lorie.”

I ended the call with a sway of my head as I blocked the number she’d called from.

Her ass was crazy. Girls could be something serious, especially the ones I used to mess with.

My choice hadn’t always been the best, and Korren never failed to let me know it too.

Maybe because they weren’t her. No girl I’d ever encountered compared to her.

I found myself searching for pieces of her in other girls.

It was crazy because I had all of Korren, but not in the way I desired.

While Korren and I had expressed ourselves to one another, I hadn’t properly asked her to be my girlfriend.

She was at her last class for the day, so I was putting the finishing touches on the setup I had for her.

All day, she’d been texting me about how tired she was and how she couldn’t wait to rest all weekend.

The first week back after fall break was wearing her down, and I wanted to make it better for her.

Korren wouldn’t be done with class for another thirty minutes. After I got everything situated, I swiped my phone off the counter and hit Keith up.

“What’s good, Cage?” he answered.

“Not shit. What you up to?”

“Studying for a test I got coming up next week. Taylor said she’s going to come and help me study for it this weekend. You and Korren should come through too.”

“It depends on what’s going on in the streets. You know anything could happen at any moment, but if it’s all clear, we’ll slide through.”

“Let me ask you a question, bro.”

“What’s up?”

“You do know you’re still young like us, right?”

“What you getting at, Keith? Shoot it straight with me.”

Keith expelled a breath and asked, “You know it’s time to let this shit go, right? You have a plan, and it’s time to act on it so you don’t have to live like this anymore. You can answer to yourself and no one else. Be real with me.”

“I don’t know how to be any other way.”

“What are you afraid of?”

Slowly, my hand raced down my face. “We’ve had this conversation before, man.”

“My point, so what’s good? We doing this or what?”

“We are bu?—”

Keith cut me off. “No buts, man. What does Korren think about it?”

“I haven’t talked to her about it.”

“Because you’re not ready. If you were, she would know.”

He had a point. A good one at that. Before I talked to anyone else about it, I needed to make sure everything was solidified. I didn’t want to bring something to light that wasn’t already in place.

“You’re right,” I admitted. “How about we make it do what it do and start on our first house?”

“Don’t play with me, Cage. You know I already got shit lined up. All I need to do is say the word, and everything is in place.”

“I’m not. It’s time I act on it. Set up the date and time. I’ll be there.”

“Say less. Don’t flake out on me when I tell you it’s time.”

“Trust me, I won’t.”

I chopped it up with Keith until Korren arrived.

Before she came in, I dimmed the lights and lit the candles.

Nema was put in her crate so she wouldn’t get into anything.

Korren inhaled a sharp breath as her hands flew to her mouth.

Her eyes were puddled to the brim. Slowly, her legs glided her over to me.

She dropped her backpack to the floor, studying the small, inside picnic I’d made for her.

On the patterned gray blanket, I laid out the take-out food, dessert, lilies, and handwritten card. Lilly petals surrounded the blanket along with encouraging notes on index cards.

“Is all this for me?” she quizzed then puckered her lips.

I’d never get enough of kissing her. Gently, I cupped her face, and our lips connected.

My tastebuds were satisfied, welcoming the fruitful but minty taste of her favorite lip gloss on my tongue.

As the kiss deepened, so did our touch. With my hand on her lower back, I pulled her in closer to me.

The feel of her hands on the back of my neck sent a tingling sensation down my spine.

I was bricked, and from the way Korren sensually moaned into my mouth when I pressed myself against her, let me know she felt it.

Not wanting to take things too far, I pulled away and bit down on my lip. I took a step back, shoved my hands in my pockets, and warned, “Don’t do that to me, KoKo.”

“Why not, Cage?” Boldly, she took a step forward with her head tipped to the side.

“I’m not sure if you’re ready to cross that line yet.”

My gaze swept over her, inch by inch, from head to toe.

Even with her hair pulled up into a messy bun, she was beautiful.

Even with her dressed in an oversized T-shirt and leggings, she was beautiful.

Even with pouty lips parted, inhaling each breath I exhaled, she was beautiful.

Everything about Korren was beautiful to me. From her inner parts to the outer parts, I loved everything about her.

“What if I am?”

“Don’t fuck with me, Korren.” I invaded her space more, our faces centimeters from one another’s. The back of my finger trailed up and down her arm. “The way I love you, it’ll be dangerous for me to finally be inside of you.”

“Why?”

“I’m already crazy as fuck about you and over you. You see I’m willing to off anyone over you. The one thing that takes me down mentally doesn’t faze me when it comes to you. What do you think sexual intimacy will do to me?”

Korren’s eyes closed as my hand traveled underneath her shirt and sports bra. I fondled with her pebbled nipples, watching as her breathing became erratic.

“I-I don’t know, but I’m more than willing to find out.

” Her eyes popped open, boring into mine, to the depths of my soul.

“You’re not the only one who’s crazy, and I know you know that.

What do you think sexual intimacy will do to me, Cage?

I’ve had every part of you for years except that and vice versa.

I think we know one another well enough to know how this will change things between us. I’m ready if you are.”

“I’ve been ready. I’ve been waiting for you, but first . . .” I released her, picked up the card, and handed it to her. “Read this.”

I chuckled at the goofy grin drawing at her lips.

Korren opened the card and read the contents out loud.

“KoKo. I love you. I can’t get enough of saying it with the new meaning it has, knowing that you accept it.

The last week with you has brought us closer.

The life I see with you is one I want to happen, but first, I need to properly ask if you will be my girlfriend? ”

Korren fanned her eyes as she rapidly blinked before reading the card over again. “I’ve dreamed of the day we’d be here, Cage. It all feels so surreal.”

“It does, but I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

“Me either. Of course, I’ll be your girlfriend.”

I had to be showing off all thirty-two with how wide my smile was. Korren and I shared a kiss, and from there, things got heated.

My tongue slipped deeper into her mouth as one of my hands traveled down her flat stomach. I slid my fingers along the waistband of her sweatpants, giving it a light tug. Without breaking our kiss, Korren gripped my wrist and dug my hand deeper inside. The heat from her pussy had my hand moist.

“Oooohhhh.” Korren sharply inhaled as my middle finger flicked over her slippery pearl.

Her grip tightened on my wrist as I applied pressure, circling my finger over it.

Briefly, she stopped kissing me, leaving her mouth agape with her eyes closed.

I took that time to cascade my lips down to her neck.

Her chest rose and fell at a rapid pace.

Korren laid her forehead on my shoulder and released the sexiest moan I’d ever heard.

My dick jumped as her moans turned to low hums. Gently, I sucked on her neck, causing her to hiss.

The tighter her grip was on my wrist, the closer she was to releasing.

I damn near ripped her sweatpants off and got on my knees.

I hiked her leg over my shoulder, replacing my fingers with my stiff tongue.

Her hands slipped through my locs as she slightly pushed my face deeper into her.

“Just like that, Cage. I’m almost there.”

I sucked her pearl until her legs started shaking, and her honey filled my mouth.

Korren’s body relaxed as I flipped her over onto her back.

She ran her hands down my chest as I removed my bottoms and retrieved a condom from my wallet.

To my surprise, she took it from me. I watched her rip it open with her teeth and carefully sheath it onto my member.

Korren sucked on my bottom lip as I positioned myself at her opening. Her eyes closed, and she gasped when I entered her. She was tight and warm, sucking every inch in with each stroke I delivered.

With each stroke, I could feel us connecting on a deeper level. It was as if it was the final level of connection for us, and we were finally complete.