“Honestly?You have a blue aura,” she said, stroking his thigh.“It varies in hues, and when it is dark blue, like it is now, you are open and receptive to communication.”
“So, what do you want?”He asked, arching his eyebrow.
“I want you to teach me how to move,” she said slightly above a whisper, almost blushing.
He pressed his lips tightly together as he collected his thoughts.His mind went in several different directions before coming back to, “As in dance?You sure as hell can’t dance worth a lick.Is this for our wedding dance as man and wife?You picked a song?”
“Hadn’t gotten that far, but would you like to pick a song for us, or did you have one in mind?”
“Hell yeah, ‘Love Overboard’ by Gladys Knight.I keep hearing the refrain, ‘S.O.S.O.S.O.S.,’” he said, falling over on the couch in uproarious laughter.
“Oh, you got jokes,” she said, looking down at her hands, “and I can dance, a little.”
“Nope.No, you can’t, but baby, I will show you all the sexy moves in my dance cabinet, which I will open and break out,” he offered, sitting up and pounding his chest.
She sighed softly.“Thanks, but I’m talking law enforcement moves.How to come into a building, how to sweep dark corners in a warehouse, and take down a person three times your size kind of moves.Passion Fruit uses some Einstein shit that got me socked in the mouth and I came home with a fat lip.I need more training.Teach me how to move like a professional so when I go out there alone, I can come home to my family.”
Everything in her husband shifted.The sarcastic, playful vibe going was replaced by a man with a new mission.His job was to train her to survive.Helen had asked for his help as her man, her husband, and her protector.She needed him, and he was ready to lend a hand.
“We can start this weekend,” he said, watching her closely.
“Michael has a paintball course in his backyard in the woods,” she said.“We went up against your parents and Rebekah, and Naomi took out Mark.Can we set up something like that?”
“Sure; head out tomorrow to get some paintball guns, target sheets, and stuff from the sporting goods store if you have time,” he said.
“I have nothing but time,” she said.“There is one close by your office.Can I take you to lunch tomorrow?”
He smiled and asked, “You, coming to my office and taking me to lunch?”
“If you’d like that kind of thing,” she said, feeling uncertain about making the offer.
“I’d love that kind of thing,” he said.“No one has ever offered to do it before, so I feel really emotional right now.”
He began to wave his hands in front of his eyes as if he were attempting to stop the flow of tears.She loved his sense of humor and ability to lighten the mood when needed.Helen moved on the couch, leaning back against the armrest.Slowly, she lifted the tail of her dress.
“Then show me some appreciation by loving me with your mouth,” she said, sticking out her tongue and licking her bottom lip.
“Make me,” he challenged, arching one eyebrow, a la The Rock.
“I will come sit this on your mustache and ride your chin like your mouth owes me back pay,” she told him.
“Fuck, okay,” he said, leaning back.“Then dance lessons.”
He waved his hands for her to bring it on, and when she didn’t move, he reached one hand over, taking her arm and pulling her to him.She didn’t know how he managed to move so quickly for a man of his size, but he ended up on his back with Helen straddling his face upside down, her face conveniently in his crotch.
“Well, fine, if you’re going to be that way,” she said, laughing as she felt the heat of his mouth on her lady parts.“Okay, then.Fine.Yes, that is just fine.”
The evening started on the couch but ended in the bedroom wrapped in each other’s arms.There were fine details to settle for the week, but she would take out her planner and go down her list.As hard as she tried to get to sleep, she couldn’t rest.Her mind raced with a sense of unsettling she had never felt before.To calm herself, she made a mental checklist as she rested in his arms.
› The RSVPs were coming in, and thus far, mostly everyone was coming, and she meant everyone.
› The table assignments were complete.
› Mark wanted to know why there were so many packages arriving at his home since Ruth hadn’t told him why.
› The wedding dress was in the closet; the cranberry embroidery needed to be completed.
› The hotel reservations for Mustang and her were checked off her list.
