"Why is that?" I pulled the tops off of both of them and got up in search of a bottle of wine or something for us to drink. I found a couple of beers in the fridge and brought them back to see her nibbling on a strawberry.
"I'm pretty sure I've been officially cut out of the will." She shrugged and picked up a cracker. "I told my father to go to hell in so many words."
"Wow, that sounds intense. Even I didn't tell your father to go to hell, and believe me when I say I wanted to." I sat back down and popped the top on her beer.
She took it and took a long drink before exhaling and leaning back. "Yeah, well, it was a long time coming."
"Are you going to be okay? You know I can pick up extra shifts at the shop and stuff." I turned to face her as I popped the top on my beer. Concern for the beautiful girl beside me filled my insides. Half the reason she was shunning her parents was because of me, no doubt.
"I'll be fine. You don't need to do anything." She smiled as her eyes filled with tears. "That you want to means a lot to me, though."
"Of course. I'd do anything you needed me to, Val." I moved toward her and leaned over to kiss her several times before moving back to my side of the couch.
"I feel the same." She sat up and started to work on a pile of grapes as I joined her. "Tell me what you decided about Dr. Barnes’ offer to be his research assistant."
"I'm gonna do it." I nodded. "I'm going to the tryouts for the Olympic swim team, too. I agreed with your thoughts a few days ago about diving into any opportunities that came my way."
"Good. I'm proud of you." She glanced down at her hands. "I should call to see if I can try out for the girl's USA basketball team. I was hand selected last year, but, well, I think I told you that my father put his foot down."
I nodded and slid my hand over her thigh, wishing like hell that the blanket would suddenly disappear. "I bet they would take you in a heartbeat, baby."
"Maybe. I need to work out what I'm going to do about next semester. This semester is taken care of and my rent at the Gamma house is all paid up until August." She smiled and shook her head. "I can't tell you how free I feel. For the first time in forever, I feel like I might actually get control over my life, that maybe I can do what I want to do."
"You can, Val. I'm here to help support that, too." I picked up a grape and pressed it to her lips as she opened her mouth and sucked it in slowly.
My heart started to race in my chest with the way she was looking at me. The woman had a power over me that I couldn't explain, nor did I want to.
"I'm going to talk to my adviser on Monday." She tugged at the blanket around the top of her chest and stood as it fell to the ground.
I reached for her and helped her into my lap. "And, what are you going to discuss with this adviser?"
I moved down and licked at her pert nipple, sucking it into my mouth and flicking my tongue over it as I ran my hands down the silky skin of her back.
She gasped softly before sliding her hands over my shoulders. "I'm going to switch my major to Kinesiology. I want to play basketball or be a coach. It's an extra year in school, but I'm not in a hurry."
I moved back, letting her nipple pop from my mouth. She
groaned, and I moved to bathe the other one with my tongue as she pressed herself against me and rocked back and forth. She felt perfect in my arms, like no other woman had. It was her heart, her spirit, her drive.
Glancing up, I took a deep breath and pulled her down for a long kiss before rolling us over and pinning her to the couch.
"I love it. I think you'd be a great coach." I moved down and ran my nose by her jawline. "What can I do to help?"
"Nothing. Just continue to live your dreams and I'll be there to support you, too." She slid her hands into my hair and pushed at my head a little.
I chuckled and moved down the couch to hover above the silky white material that held me back from my treat for the evening. I licked at the side of her panties as she squirmed beneath me.
"You're coming with me to the try outs, right?" I ran my hand over her panties and dipped my fingers just below the cloth to pull it to the side. My breath left me as I realized she had shaved herself bare. "Val. Shit."
"You like it?” She reached down and ran her hand over her smooth lips, parting them for me.
"I love it." I licked at her before glancing back up. "You're coming with me, right?"
"Yes. Of course. Anything you want. Just stop making me wait." She smirked before letting her head drop back.
I chuckled and swatted her hand away before tugging her panties off and letting my eyes take in the feast. "Beautiful."
"All yours." She was panting, and I'd yet to touch her more than a little teasing here or there. The night was sure to be long and fulfilling, if nothing else.