Stay With Me

9. Close Encounters

South Philadelphia, PA. July 15th, 2018.

Juliette and Steve walk together through the produce section at the grocery store. He pushes the cart, leaning against the handle bar while her arm is looped around his. She leans into him, enjoying the moment of contact before having to break away from to grab a bunch of bananas.

Steve smiles at her, watching her do something as mundane as shopping for fruit, has him falling for her all over again. Juliette lifts a bunch of bananas, her eyebrows pull together as she flips the fruit over in her hand, examining it and makes a grimace face.

Steve laughs at her distaste. "What's so funny?" She asks, his laughter catching her attention.

"You, trying to find bananas." Juliette narrows her eyes and places the bananas back on the display. She walks away, without grabbing a bunch. Making Steve laugh harder, he selects a bunch for her and places them in the cart.

"Put those back, I don't want them anymore." She calls behind her back, like she saw him. "But I want em." He argues with a grin. She bobbles her head, mimicking him and his eyes fall on her ass as she walks ahead of him. With all that's been going on with the bar the last few days, he's glad to see her brat make an appearance.

He's been loving her gently, making sure she knows how much he loves and supports her. But Christ the Captain in him wants to spend the afternoon fucking her into submission. He decides to tease her while they run errands today. So that tonight, when they're home, she can have the Captain — as she calls that side of him.

Juliette grabs a container of strawberries and place them in the cart. He eyes her as she bends over to put the strawberries in from the front instead of walking around the side. Her shirt falls open enough for him to see down it, her nipples always hard because of the metal, despite the lace bra covering her. He can still she how turned on she is.

Juliette lifts her eyes slowly, knowing he's looking. His eyes darken. She smirks and straightens up, adding melting chocolate to the cart.

"What's that for?"

She shrugs, "it's for me to know and you to find out." She winks and turns around, adding more sway to her hips. His tongue slides over his bottom lip as he smirks. She puts a few more things to the cart, without making eye contact. Now she's teasing him, and he'll be damned but he loved her little cat and mouse game. It's been too long since they played. Two years is too long.

He follows her down the next few aisles, shamelessly watching her. She doesn't say a word, only occasionally giving him a small smile here and there along with those big blow job eyes that has him half hard already.

"Why don't you go pick some cereal and I'll grab coffee." She finally speaks to him, her hand sliding down his back to squeeze his ass. He grunts and walks away from her with the cart. She shakes her head with a laugh and turns towards the coffee, which is on the opposite end of the aisle as where Steve is heading.

Steve takes his time looking at the colorful boxes, it's been ages since he picked cereal. He sees one he knows she likes and grabs three. Throwing them into the cart and spinning the cart around.

His eyes narrow seeing Juliette at the far end of the aisle. A man standing too close to her. Steve walks closer to them, and watches Juliette pull away when the man tucks a piece of hair behind her ear.

"You look tired Julie." Landon states, using his best I give a fuck voice. He resists the urge to grab her and push her up against the aisle when she pulls away from him. Like he's diseased.

"We have a restraining order Landon, you aren't supposed to be within 30 ft of me or Steven."

Landon's eyes narrow. "I'm not afraid of him. Or that shit piece of paper."