The Captain's Armband

53. Cab Ride

"I've arranged it already, he knows you are coming and what to do."
"Alex. How about you?" I hear Leah say.
"It's all been taken care of." Alex says with a firm tone in her voice.
"Thanks babe." She gives her a kiss on the cheek.
I've got no idea what they are talking about and I don't want to be nosy so I'm just sipping my drink and looking around.
The party is still going and you can tell that some are already getting pretty drunk.
"We should hang out someday, go for lunch with the 3 of us or something." Alex says while standing in front of me.
"I would love that." I say with a smile.
Leah is looking at the both of us and smiling from ear to ear.
"Time for me to find my ride." Alex says while winking at Leah.
She waves at us and walks off. Now it's just Leah and me.
"Shall we finish our drink, say goodbye to the others, and leave too?" Leah asks while looking into my eyes.
I haven't thought about this. Shit.
"Are we leaving together? Or.. how are we going to do this?"
"Yes, we are leaving together but we take the backdoor. Alex has given us her cab for tonight."
"What do we tell the others?"
"We don't have to tell them anything. Just say goodbye and if someone asks I'll tell them that I'm taking you home with me." She gives me a wink. "Don't worry baby."
"Okay." I say. I should just trust her and go with the flow.
We go to the coat counter to get my blazer and Leah's coat before we say goodbye to the others.
We only said goodbye to a few and they didn't ask anything, Leah was right, I shouldn't worry so much.
We are on our way to the backdoor when I spot Toone. "Wait baby, I have to do one more thing."
Leah nods and smiles at me. I walk over to Toone.
"Hi Tooney, just wanted to say goodnight."
"Mate, was good seeing you here." Toone says as she gives me a hug.
"Russo is with you, right?" I ask her.
Toone nods. "She's at the toilets but don't you worry, I'll take her home and she will be all right."
"Ok, all I wanted to know. Bye mate."

I find my way back to Leah and we sneak out through the backdoor. It's kind of chilly outside.
"Shouldn't you say goodbye to Heather The waitress?" Leah asks while we are waiting for the cab to get here.
I smile at her. "Ah, so you did hear the conversation and even remembered her name?"
"Of course I did." She says while making sure she doesn't look at me.
"Don't worry baby. You are all I want."
She smiles at me and before she can react the cab parks right in front of us.
"This is our ride."
"This isn't a normal cab, is it?" I ask her.
"No, it's a luxury cab."
"Cool! I don't think I ever sat in one before."
Leah smiles at me and opens the door. "Take a seat my lady."
I look inside and I see soft, ambient lighting and a spacious, leather backseat, I take a seat and Leah joins me. She starts talking with the driver while I'm looking around.
The cab driver pushes a button that closes the partition between him and us, and a dark translucent window comes rolling up, giving us some privacy.
"Quite nice isn't it?" She says with a giggle.
"Tinned windows too, right?" I ask her.
She nods her head slowly.
Without hesitation I grab her head and press my lips against hers, my tongue finding hers immediately. Her breathing gets faster as our kiss gets more intense with every touch our tongues make.
"Finally." She says under her breath.
I move my body closer and she pulls me onto her lap. She stops the kiss and looks into my eyes.
We stare at each other for a few seconds, lost in each other eyes.
"You were the most beautiful person at the Gala tonight." I tell her as I don't lose eye contact.
She has her typical laugh and looks down. I put my finger underneath her chin and lift her head so she looks into my eyes again.
"No need to be shy, it's just the truth."
She smiles at me and puts her hands on the back of my shoulders, underneath my blazer and she pulls me closer and starts kissing me again. While we kiss I take off my blazer and let it fall to the floor.
Her hands move down and she grabs my butt with both hands and she squeezes softly.
"Hmm, I wanted to do this all night." Her words break our kiss.
I start to giggle and lean back so I can see her better.
"If you only knew all the things that have crossed my mind tonight." I tell her.
Leah looks at me, her lips slightly parted and her chest moving up and down from her breathing. She stares right into my eyes, showing me all her feelings.
"Why don't you show me those things?" She says with a raspy voice.
Fuck. Feelings rush through my body. Before I can answer her the cab takes a sharp turn and I almost fall to the ground, Leah reacts immediately and grabs me, saving me from a landing on the floor. She holds me tight and we both start to laugh.
"I said it before and I'm gonna say it again. Car rides with you are never boring." I say while smiling.
"I guess you are right." She is still laughing a little. "I think it's best you take a seat next to me."
I do as she asks, a bit confused but not saying anything about it.
She takes a seat on my lap immediately. "So, where were we?"
I smile at her. She got me there.
"I think there was something that you wanted me to show you."
She bites her lip. "Maybe you should tell them to me first."
I look into her eyes and I can feel my cheeks blush a little. Her hand reaching for my face, touching my cheeks gently while giving me her most beautiful smile.
"Don't be shy. It's just me." She says with a soft smile on her face.
"When I saw you from a distance or those little moments where our eyes met, all I wanted to do was kiss you. All I could think about was kissing you. While thinking about kissing you, all I could think about was touching you. While thinking about touching you..." Before I can finish my sentence she puts her lips against mine, her soft lips feel so good, she bites my lower lip.
"The things you do to me.." She sighs.
I kiss her in response and let my tongue do the talking.
After a few minutes, she stops the kiss and puts her forehead against mine.
She sighs slowly before she leans back so she can look at me. No words are used.
She smiles at me and looks at my blouse and back at me.
She slowly opens up the 3 top buttons of my blouse, revealing my cleavage.
"Fuck." She whispers softly.
Her finger touching my lips, slowly moving down over my chin to my chest. Her index finger following the curves of my cleavage and touching the lacy edges of my bra. My body reacts to her touch immediately and I get goosebumps all over.
"Are you cold?" She whispers.
"The opposite." I say while letting out a soft little moan.
She comes closer and starts kissing my neck, making my breathing go faster. She moves her mouth further down and starts kissing all the spots where her index finger touched me.
My hands are touching her legs, grabbing them more firmly with every kiss she gives me. Her body starts moving softly with every grab.
She lets out a moan. "You are so fucking sexy Dani." Her warm breath touching my skin.
I'm speechless. This woman leaves me speechless. My hands still touching her legs, moving up and down, trying to find a way to pull her even closer. My fingers feel something underneath her trousers, I get distracted a little and try to see if I can feel what it is. It feels like small clips.
"Oh my god, are you wearing what I think you are wearing?" I say.
"What do you think I'm wearing?" She says with a cheeky smile.
My fingers moving over her legs. "It feels like stockings with suspender belts or.. what do you call them? I'm not sure about the name."
She giggles. "You can call them whatever you want to call them, I know you think they are sexy."
"Sexy in general yes, on you.. God Leah, irresistible."
She grabs my hand and guides it over her trousers.
"Fuck, that's so sexy." I say under my breath.
"Wait until you can see it without my clothes on."
I exhale very slowly, trying to hold it together. "You are turning me on so much."
"I want to fuck you so bad." She whispers in my ear.
I kiss her in response, we kiss so passionately, this is driving me insane, I want to feel her naked body against mine so bad.
I unbutton my trousers and take Leah's hand.
She stops the kiss and looks at me.
"You sure?"
I nod slowly.
Without hesitation she puts her hand inside my trouser but on top of my underwear.
She starts moving her fingers up and down.
"You are so wet." She whispers.
"Hmhm." That is all I can say right now.
"Try to keep it down a bit baby." She says with a cheeky smile.
I nod and I move my hips up a little so she can feel more of me. Her mouth finds its way to my neck. She starts kissing my neck while her hand lifts my underwear and finds its way to where I long for her to touch me. She moans softly when she actually feels how wet and warm it is down there.
I start to moan, I do my best to keep it in but I can't. Noises are coming from my mouth and I can't stop. She stops moving her fingers.
"Ssshh baby." She whispers with a soft giggle.
"I can't." I say already out of breath. "I feel your touch from head to toe."
"Hmm." She moves her fingers slowly, teasing me.
My breathing goes faster and faster. "Your touch is magical."
She moves her fingers in exactly the right rhythm, her hips slowly moving back and forth and her lips touching my skin. All of a sudden she stops and she exhales slowly.
"Are you okay?" I ask her, feeling a bit worried.
She smiles and looks down.
"Yes. Sorry. I..." She sighs.
I look at her, not saying anything. Her hand is still in the same place, feeling my warmth.
She exhales again. "You are just so sexy Dani. I can't deal with it. It's making me feel things I haven't felt before."
"What are you feeling?"
"It feels like I'm about to have an orgasm, even though you aren't touching me. It's so intense, it's crazy."
She takes her hand out of my trousers and she leans back, throwing her hair back like she is letting go of some of the tension.
"Our love has been intense since the day we've met so honestly, I'm not surprised."
She looks at me and smiles. "That's so true."
We stare at each other. Our eyes are locked and our breathing syncs up. She gets a cute smile on her face and she breaks eye contact.
"Shall we go inside?"
I feel a bit confused and I look outside the window.
"Wait. We are there already?"
"Have been for about 15 minutes baby." She says laughing.
"Yeah well, I was a bit distracted."
"Fair enough." She says as she helps me button my trousers again.
"I never thought I would find it sexy if someone buttoned my trousers."
She looks at me with a naughty look in her eyes. "Personal gain, so I know exactly what the fastest way is to unbutton them again later."
"Fuck." I whisper.
She smiles at me and scrapes her throat. She opens the door and gets out, reaching out her hand to help me get outside too.
"Thanks baby." I tell her as I exit the cab.
She walks over to the driver's window and taps it gently. The window rolls down and Leah thanks him for his service. He wishes us a good night and drives off.
"Let's go inside." She says as she leads the way.