The Mishap

Chapter Eighteen

"Case? Wha-what?"
I take in his appearance. His clothes are soaked and clinging to him. His chest visibly heaves as if he had been running. I'm assuming that he got caught in the rain and the thought brings back memories of the first time we made love.
"Can I uh-come in? I kind of got caught in the midst of a rainstorm when I got out of the taxi and had to sprint up here."
"Uh, sure."
Taking a step back, I allow enough space for him to walk inside. I barely get the door completely closed before he starts rambling.
"Liza, I'm so sorry for the way I spoke to you the last time we talked. I was just so frustrated. It hurt so much to be so in love with you and not to be able to tell a soul. It sucked listening to my family imagining your future with Brandi, a future that didn't have me in it. You have always been the girl of my dreams and it felt like I finally had you, but barely, if that makes sense."
Case continues to run off at the mouth while pacing back and forth in front of me.
"What I'm saying is that I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry. I love you so fucking much, Lizard, and if you give me another chance...fuck! I'd do anything if you would give me another chance. I'd move here."
"Case..."
"I'll get a job in construction here."
"Case..."
"I could stay here or I could get a place of my own as long as you'd be mine again and–"
"CASE!"
He freezes. I have finally gotten his attention. Case seems to just now notice the predicament of my apartment.
"Liza...why are there boxes everywhere?"
Taking a deep breath, I retort.
"I put my two weeks in at work. My last day is next Friday because I'm actually moving back to Atlanta."
"Wha- Liza are you shitting me?"
Shaking my head furiously, I say,
"No, being back home made me realize how much I missed my family, and my friends. I was missing out on important things, all-the-while I was here, feeling completely and utterly alone. Most of all I missed you and I was going to come home and apologize for putting you in the middle of everything. It was unfair to make you feel less than important to me and I think a part of me was hiding behind my lie because I was afraid of completely letting you in. The boy that I've been in love with since forever, loved me too. And a part of me didn't want to believe it was real."
I glance over at him to see he's sporting the biggest, brightest smile and I realize that now I'm the one rambling. I laugh at myself wiping my hair back from my face.
"Darn, I just did a whole lot of babbling, huh?
"Yeah, but it was a really cute ramble."
Case takes a few steps toward me, closing the distance between us. Immediately, that familiar warmth of his washes over me, an effect of his closeness that I've never experienced from anyone else.
"You're really coming back home, Lizard?"
He asks as he places a strand of hair behind my ear. I gaze into his dreamy eyes, those same eyes that have been haunting my dreams for the last few weeks.  
"Yes I am...I definitely wouldn't lie about that."
Case smiles.
"Yeah, well, we see how well lies worked out for you the last time."
"I also wouldn't be lying if I said that I really, really want you to kiss me right now and if you ever break up with me again I'll kick your butt-"
Before I can finish Case closes the distance, pressing his full sweet lips against mine. He breaks the kiss after a few seconds and I nearly whimper at the loss.
Resting his head against my own he mutters,
"I promise, I'll never break up with you again. I love you too damn much to spend another second without you. These past few weeks that you've been in New York have driven me insane. I never want to live without you again."
He crashes his lips to mine again. I can feel all of his love for me pouring out as our lips join together. His hand grazes the visible skin above my leggings setting my skin ablaze in its wake. The heat between my legs is automatic anytime he touches me and my desire for him is even stronger from our time apart.
"God, Case... m-make ...love... to me."
My words are said between kisses. He scoops me up by my thighs wrapping my legs around his waist with a throaty growl and I let out a squeal.
"Your wish is my command. Point me in the direction of your room."
He sprints to my room causing me to bounce in his arms in laughter. Unceremoniously, he tosses me on top of my bed.
"Ouch!"
"I'm sorry baby, was I too rough?"
He asks, concern written all over his face.
"No, I just landed on..something."
I lift up and he reaches behind me grabbing the box that I had tossed on the bed earlier. Glancing at me he opens it.
"I think my Lizard is missing her lizard."
Straddling me, he pulls the necklace out and reaches behind me to clip it back around my neck.
"There, now where were we?"
"We were about to make up to each other properly."
"Mmm, sounds about right."
Case peels his damp shirt off exposing glistening taut abs and tosses it across the room. Without wavering eye contact, I proceed to do the same leaving my breasts bare. I notice his hardened bulge underneath his jeans. There's a twinkle in Case's eyes as he takes me in.
"God, Liza, you are so damn beautiful. I love you so much."
Bringing my hand to his cheek, I rub the bit of scruff that he has grown during our time apart.
"I love you, too, Case."
I guide his face to mine and kiss him as if my life depended on it. Case moves his lips from my lips to my jaw, down to my neck, trailing searing kisses between my breasts and to my stomach. He hooks the elastic band of my leggings tugging my panties down with them and tosses them as well. To my surprise he quickly spreads my legs apart diving his tongue right in.
"Oh my lanta! Oh my- god, Case!"
I can feel him smirking against me as he works his magical tongue. He slides a finger in as he continues his assault on my core. I can barely breathe as he licks and nips my most sensitive area.
"Case! Case! I'm gonna- oh god!"
Writhing and trembling underneath him as I reach my peak. Explosives dance underneath my eyelashes and I'm just so full of love for this man. With a smug grin on his beautiful face, he moves from between my legs to stand and discard his pants.
"You like that, huh?"
"Oh, heck yes!"
He furrows his brow.
"Hmm, must not have been good enough."
Staring blankly in confusion I ask,
"What? Why would you think that?"
"Because-"
He hovers over me and positions himself between my legs. Case teases my wet center with his manhood and I'm dying for him to fill me.
"Because what?"
"Because I didn't make you curse."
He pushes himself inside and slowly thrusts.
"Ah!"
"I won't feel like I'm doing my job until I make you curse."
He lifts one leg over his shoulder, taking me deeper, plunging his hips over and over again.
"Mmm, damn baby you feel so good."
The feeling of him intensifies overwhelming all of my senses as he takes claim of my body. There is no more denying that I am all his and he is mine. There is no hiding behind fake relationships when I have the real thing here. Case eases his head down taking a nipple into his mouth.
"Oh!Ah!"
With a look of complete detertermation, he increases the tempo of his thrusts pounding me with more power and more vigour. 
"Case!Oh, holy- holy shiiit!"
Case smiles and brings his lips to mine swallowing my cries. With a few more thrusts he explodes after me leaving us breathless, panting and most of all in love.
Case brings his hand to my face caressing my cheek as we gaze into each other's eyes.
"I love you, Lizard."
"I love you too, Case."
.......
A few weeks later I'm completely settled back where I belong. After a bit of begging from Case, I decided to move in with him and Brandi until we can get our own place. It actually is nice being around them both even if Brandi is still the biggest cockblocker and they argue worse than spouses. I'm the happiest that I've been in a long time. I start my new job soon that's similar to the one I had in New York. My old boss put in a good word for me. My family is happy that I'm back home and the Phillips'... I guess they're just happy to have me as part of their family regardless of which one of their children that I'm dating. Brandi decided that she won't be dating for a while to focus on herself. As it turns out what goes around comes around. April's girlfriend recently cheated on her with another woman and left her for said woman. That's what I call karma.
"Hey, girl!"
"Hey, Brand."
"Are you writing in a diary? What are you..thirteen?"
I roll my eyes.
"Yes, and there's nothing wrong with writing your thoughts and feelings no matter what age. Heck! Maybe it'll become a book one day."
She laughs.
"Yeah, right! What would you call it, 'The Mishap'?"
I throw a pillow at her.
"Shut up!"
"Anyway I came up here to ask if you wanted to do movie night tonight. I mean, that is if you and Case can stand an hour or two of not being tangled in the sheets."
"Hardy, har, har."
"Ugh! What are you doing in our room, big head."
Case stands in the doorway taunting his sister.
"Just asking your girlfriend here if she fancied a movie night tonight."
Case glances my way and with that devilish smile of his. He strides toward me from the doorway sliding past his sister giving me a quick peck on the lips.
"Mmm, hey baby."
"Hey yourself."
"Okay, okay, will someone answer my question before this thing gets x rated in here?
"Oh, yeah, movie night sounds great Brand."
"Okay great now I'll get out of your hair. You two act like horny teenagers."
Brandi steps out of the room and I yell.
"Don't forget about our nutella sandwiches!"
"I'm already on it!"
"Love ya, girl!"
"Love you, too!"
"You guys are gross. You know that right?"
"Yeah, but you still love us though."
"Damn, right."

Lies will always spin out of control; little lies will gradually become bigger ones. You'd be surprised what kind of trouble you can cause by lying even if it comes from the best place. Though I'm not sure that I would ever take it back because it brought me here. I will never tell a lie again...

The end