With her, I move in closer, pressing my lips to the place on her neck that I’ve left a hickey.
Her body shivers as if she knows it’s me.
I smile, hurrying down the line to finish.
“Alright, my blindfolded friends. Turn around then take your blindfolds off. Please write down the number of the lucky person who is your partner.”
I’m nervous as I watch Katie write down her answer. She doesn’t even take time to think about it. I hope that means she knew it was me.
I feel antsy to get back to her.
As the announcer goes down the line asking for their numbers, to my surprise there is a mix of people who got it wrong. One, a large man, even chose me as his partner.
When he gets to Katie, she looks over at me.
“Number six is my amazing boyfriend.”
I can’t help the smile that spreads on my face.
Her answering smile is like sunlight in the middle of a storm. All I want to do is rush over to her and kiss her.
Once the points have been awarded, Katie doesn’t hesitate. She doesn’t rush over to our group on the other side of the room. No. Instead, she comes rushing at me.
As she jumps up at me, I catch her easily. Her legs wrap around my hips while her hands find their way into my hair. Then her lips are on mine.
I kiss her back with everything I have.
“I knew it was you. Only you can make my body react that way,” she manages to say between kisses.
A sense of pride fills my chest, making me kiss her harder.
In that moment, I realize that she’s mine. I think she’s always been mine even when she didn’t know it.
I hope she’s ready for me though because I’m never going to let her go.
All this time I was waiting for a love like my parents, not knowing she had been in front of me the entire time.
Before I can push her up against the wall and fuck her until the entire room knows who she belongs to, the door bursts open.
I pull back, glancing over.
Katie’s head meets my temple as I watch the sight in front of me.
Then I see him.
Grant.
When my body starts to shake with my barely contained laughter.
There, standing inside the door to the room, is my best friend.
Only, he isn’t dressed normally.
Instead, he has on a see-through teal negligee with thong panties and a pair of slippers.
Katie moves her head to look where I am.
“Oh my god. I did not need to see him dressed like that,” she groans, burying her head into my neck.
