Falling Down(113)

Xander smiles. "And another rocker is born."
Lucy smiles proudly. "I couldn't get tattoos before because of acting but screw it. If something pops up and they want me for the part, they'll have to deal with the ink."
"I'll call Harley," Xander says. "Think Sera wants inked?"
"Yeah, she'll want to go along," Lucy tells him.
"You're going to be sore later."
"We'll have to improvise," she tells me with a wink.
I nod. Her brown eyes shimmer in the sunlight, the flecks of gold and black highlighted in the sun.
"You're so beautiful, Lucy."
Her expression is soft, her eyes full of so much emotion.
"Jesse," she whispers. "I--"
"Dude, he said he's got the afternoon free. I'll go grab Sera."
"Sounds good." When Xander walks away, I ask her, "What were you going to say?"
"It's nothing. I should probably pee and get ready to go."
I nod. "You should keep that on. It's loose and won't cling to the tat when you're done. Jeans will likely rub if it's going down that low."
She nods. "I just need to change my bra. A sports bra won't hurt but these lacy ones are a bitch."
"They're f*cking sexy as hell, but I like them better on the floor. You've got amazing tits, and your body, those curves. I could lose myself in your heat."
"Damn, Jesse. You're getting me wet and horny."
"Yeah, I'm sporting a semi. I need to shut the f*ck up."
She laughs. "Let's go get ready."
I follow her up the stairs. This woman is everything I never knew I wanted and exactly what I need. Fuck, I love her. I want to stand on top of the Hollywood sign and shout it out loud. I want to go all caveman and claim her, then beat on my chest. She's mine. Later.
"Jesse?" she asks, pulling on her sports bra.
"What's up babe?"
"Is it going to hurt?"
"Some. Not too bad. Like a cat scratch."
"That hurts!" she says.
"Honestly after a while you get kinda numb to it and forget it's even happening. For me the worst was the black outline. For Xander it was the coloring. We'll see which it is for you in about forty-five minutes."
She climbs up my body and I chuckle as I put my hands under her ass.
"Monkey."
"You're so tall and I wanted to tell you something."
I nod. "Okay."
She places her hands on my cheeks, gently presses her lips to mine, then pulls back and meets my gaze. She pauses.
"You're just so incredible, Jesse," she says, shaking her head. Somehow I don't think that's what she wanted to say but I'm not going to call her out on it. Whatever's going on, she'll tell me when she's ready. If there's anything I've learned about this amazing woman who stole my heart it's that she can't be rushed because when she is, she runs. The last thing I want is for her to run from me. I can't seem to get her close enough as it is.
"You ready?"
"Yep," she says.
She goes to get down but I squeeze her ass. "I got you," I tell her.
"Yeah. You really do," she says. I'm about to tell her she's got me too, but Sera comes through the door chattering on about getting tattoos. Meggie falls in behind and I smile. We stopped locking the door during the day for this very reason--unless we're planning on getting naked.
"Grab my purse and Kindle?" she asks Sera.
"Got it."
I love having her in my life. Until her, I never knew what I was missing and I never want to go another day without it, without her.



Chapter Nineteen