Purposefully Coincidental ✓

54. First

Josephine

After taking a shower and blow drying my hair, I take the cookies from the cooling rack and put them on a plate and take them to the coffee table.

I pull up Leo's number and dial it. It's in my favorites and the number I call most, so it's easily accessible.

After one ring, he answers. "Hey,"

His voice makes my body come alive. My legs clench.

"Hi." I say. "What are you up to?"

"What are you up to?" He counters with a chuckle.

"I asked you first."

"I'm in bed."

"Ooh." I bite into a cookie. "What are you wearing?"

His laugh makes me grin. "Are we about to have phone sex?"

"Well, I'd prefer the real thing, but I wouldn't be opposed to it."

Someone knocks on the door before he can answer.

"Oh, wait. Someone's knocking." I stand up. "Probably one of my neighbors."

"I'll stay on the line."

I open the door and drop my phone when I see it's Leo standing in front of me.

He lifts his arms and holds me when I jump at him.

"What are you doing here?" I ask, pleasantly surprised.

"I missed you." He walks us in. "Haven't seen you in a week. That's too long."

"I know." We talked everyday on the phone this past week. But like he said, a week is still too long without physically seeing each other.

He sits on the couch an I straddle him. "Smells amazing here." He notices the cookies and grabs one. "You made cookies without telling me?"

"That was why I called." I watch him take a bite and savoring the flavor. "Amazing, right?"

He groans as he swallows. "Phenomenal."

He eats a couple more while I rest my head in the crook of his neck, inhaling his scent. Savoring it.

It feels like I'm getting a bit too much obsessed with him. I think about him when he's not here and when he's here.

But I think I'm self aware so if I get to the point of obsession where it's unhealthy, I'll know I have to pull back.

But for now, I kiss his neck and snuggle as close as possible to him.

He chuckles and tightens his arm around my waist and with the other hand, he goes for a fifth cookie.

"Leave some for me." I tell him.

"Nope." He makes a 'num num' noises.

"Then try not to get crumbs all in my hair."

"I'll try." He laughs and smoothes a hand over my hair.

When he's finally had enough cookies, he settles move comfortably and tugs at my hair so I lift my face up. He kisses the underside of my jaw then his lips travel to mine.

He pushes his tongue against my lips but I resist and pull back.

"I just remembered," I tell him. "I got an IUD inserted." I meant to tell him when I did but I kept on forgetting. He makes me forget about anything that isn't him whenever I'm with him.

His eyebrows raise. "You did?"

"Yes. I kept on forgetting to tell you." I sheepishly say.

"When did you do it?"