The Captain's Armband

30. Relaxation room

I just got out of the shower, I'm wearing some shorts and my bra when I open the bathroom door. Keira is sitting on her bed, playing a game on her phone.
"You sure you're not coming to the relaxation room with us?" I ask her.
"Yes mate. I'll be Face Timing Lucy later so don't you worry about me."
I nod at her and walk to the closet to see what I'm going to wear.
"You got butterflies in your stomach?" Keira asks while she is looking at me.
"I do." I say with a smile on my face, not sure why she is asking this all of a sudden though.
Keira keeps looking at me but doesn't say anything. I get some T-shirts out of the closet and hold them in front of me to see which one I should wear.
"You are truly in love with her?"
"Obviously I am, why are you asking me that?"
"You know that Leah can be a bit old fashioned, right?"
"What are you trying to say?"
"If you are in love with her and you would want to be more than friends or a fling or whatever it is that you call it, you should ask her the question."
I'm processing what she is saying. "The walk after dinner. Shit. She asked me and I answered on a typical stupid Dani way." I reply to Keira who starts to laugh.
"I'm just saying... if you would want this to be more.. all you have to do is ask. It's your turn." She gives me a wink.
She is right. Leah has already done so much. It's so obvious right now what she meant when she asked me what 'this' is. Why didn't I just tell her the truth? I can be such an idiot sometimes.
"You are right. But I don't want to rush things, I want her to be ready."
"You don't have to rush anything, just follow your heart and you'll be good."
I nod at her, still thinking about the things she just said. It's making me feel so nervous, do I want this to be exclusive? Hell yes I do. Am I ready for this? I'm not sure. Is she ready for this? Maybe I should try and ask her about it.
"I'm going to grab a drink from the restaurant, you want some?"
"I'm good, thank you."
Keira leaves the room and within seconds I hear a knock on the door. I'm still not dressed and I'm still standing in my shorts and bra.
I open the door carefully and I see Leah standing there. "Sorry, I'm a bit early." She gives me a smile.
I look into her eyes. She is so beautiful. "Please, come in, I'm almost ready."
She looks at me from head to toe. "We could just stay here..." She says with a smirk.
"I wish we could." I tell her while looking straight into her eyes. I can see she is longing for me.
I walk up to her and push her against the door, without breaking eye contact. My arm leaning on the door so my body can lean into hers. She gasps for air. I put my lips on hers, she immediately bites my bottom lip. I bang my fist softly against the door. "Fuck Leah. Don't." She gives me a naughty smile.
"Sorry. I couldn't help myself.."
I look into her eyes and kiss her again, this time our tongues touch and we can feel our deep connection getting deeper with every move we make. Her hands move up and down my back, her fingertips giving me just the right amount of pressure, giving me goose bumps all over my body. My body presses firmly against hers, making her fingernails scratch my back softly. I break our kiss. "Fuck me, your kisses are intense."
"Yes please." She replies with a smirk on her face.
I look at her, it takes me a second to realise what she is replying to. I close my eyes and smile.
"You better get dressed." She says while looking at my body.
"Hmhm." I say while looking into her eyes. The chemistry between us is unreal. I've never felt this with anyone else before. I take a deep breath and turn around to find a T-shirt. Leah follows me and looks at my bed. "You couldn't make a decision?" She says while pointing out to the three T-shirts lying on my bed.
I smile at her. "No, I want to look my best when I'm meeting you."
She grabs a T-shirt from my bed. "This one suits your beautiful eyes."
"Well, then this one it is." I say as I put the T-shirt on.
I hear the door opening, must be Keira.
"Hi mate." Leah says.
"Hi there miss red face, you okay?" Keira says while laughing.
Leah repeats what Keira said with a mocking voice, making all of us laugh.
"Is my face really that red?" Leah asks me.
"No baby, you're good. Your cheeks were slightly red, that's all."
"I can't believe your kisses affect me like this."
"Yeah, let's not talk about kissing right now. I need to act cool and relaxed when we meet the others."
She smiles at me and bites her lip. This woman gets to me every single time.
"You gonna go like that?" Keira says while laughing out loud, pointing out my shorts.
I look down and start to laugh. "Shit. I totally forgot I got my shorts on."
"Just put on your sweatpants baby." Leah says while trying to hide her smile.
I agree with her and change quickly. "Ok ready to go. See you later K."
"Tell Lucy I said Hi." Leah says as she waves goodbye.