The Good Life

Chapter 24

runo held her hand while he drove to his house. Marla fell asleep a few minutes before he pulled up in his driveway.

“I didn’t fall asleep!” she exclaimed as the car stopped. She glanced at the clock, stressing about work in the morning – 2:37 AM.

“Oh, yes you did!” he punched her in the shoulder.

“No! I remember everything that was on the radio.”

“Don’t impress me, Marla. Just come inside.”

She followed him inside watching every single step he took. She never had a chance to look at his butt before. It was pretty darn good looking too.

“Are you looking at my butt, Marley?” he asked her.

“Mhmmm.” she responded. He danced a little as he opened the door.

“I’m looking at yours.” he responded hugging her from behind. She twisted around to face him. She slipped off her shoes. He took his hat off of her head laying it down on the kitchen counter so he could run his fingers through her hair. She pulled him so close to her that she could hear his heart race against her body. He felt her breathe, matching her quick breathes with his. How was this only the third time they were going to do this? It was like their bodies were so in synch So perfect, yet this was only the third time. He had to get her upstairs. “I have something to show you…” he told her.

“What?” she was confused. He said he didn’t have anything planned for the night…or was it the morning?

“Come with me…” he led her to his bedroom filled with red rose petals on his silk sheets and two lit candles. He didn’t overdo it. He knew it was the perfect amount of cheese. Even one more rose would have been too much. There was an envelope on the bed. “Open it.”

Kiss me like you did backstage.

She walked back to him with a shy smile on her face. He looked at her with the same dark brown eyes that had made her melt earlier in the evening. She took a deep breath closed her eyes and let go in a way she never had before.

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Marla’s phone woke her up at 7:15 in the morning.

“Ugh. What a waste.” she turned off her alarm, stepped out of Bruno’s bed and walked toward the bathroom where she found her pink toothbrush. She found his ihome and ipod sitting next to the shower. She landed on a playlist that included Beyonce and Nicki Minaj. She wasn’t sure what to think of it, but she put it in on a low volume and jumped in the shower. She sang to herself as she towel dried her hair and put on her tinted moisturizer and Peach lip gloss. She opened the bathroom door to see him on his computer.

“You were watching me. I know it.” Marla told him as she sat down on the bed to greet him.

“If I was watching you, what would you do?”

“I would have danced in the mirror more.” she smiled kissing him good morning.