It took every ounce of strength for Elijah to utter the next words.
“Lilly sweetheart, you’re going to have to stop,” Elijah said, painfully.
“Why? Don’t you like it Elijah, am I doing it wrong?” She said. The disappointment in her voice clear and the hurt look on her face made Elijah melt.
“You have no idea how much I am enjoying those plump lips around my cock as you take me into your mouth. Pete has been calling my phone repeatedly for the last ten minutes and I think it might be urgent,” Elijah said.
“Oh,” Lilly said, she stood and grabbed a towel from the side and wetted it under the tap. Using the dampened cloth, she wiped down her skin to remove the sticky residue left from the honey while Elijah rummaged through the pocket of his jeans for his phone.
“What,” Elijah barked down the phone. “Something better be on fucking fire Pete.”
The sound of Elijah’s annoyance made Lilly feel alittle better about him taking a work call in the middle of their intimate act but not much. The frown etched on his forehead marred his beautiful face, his annoyance turning to fury as he listened to Pete on the end of the phone.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck. Are the fire brigade there?” He asked, running his hand through his hair and turning on the spot. Lilly’s attention was solely focused on trying to hear the other side of the conversation, which was impossible, but she tried. Elijah wasn’t uttering anything further just listening.
“I’ll be there in ten minutes,” Elijah said and ended the call.
“Blue’s is on fire, I have to go,” Elijah said.
“I’m coming with you,” Lilly said and immediately passed a damp towel to Elijah for him to remove any honey that was on him. He took it from her and wiped away what he could in his angry state. There was very little light in the kitchen, but she could see clearly his frustration.
“No, you’re not, stay here, I don’t know the level of damage yet.” Elijah snapped back.
“I said I’m coming with you.” Lilly said defiant, she wanted to support him, his business was under threat and she wanted to be with him to sort things out.
“Fine but, if there’s any danger then you’re coming straight back here, deal?” Elijah told her, there wasn’t any negotiation in his tone and she didn’t utter a word.
“Ok.”
Elijah and Lilly quickly put their clothes back on and left her apartment, locking up as they went. Elijah had driven to her apartment and had left the car parked outside, the drive to Blue’s was swift. It was the early hours of the morning with very few cars on the roads.
As Elijah sped through the streets of Edinburgh, Lillygazed out of the window thinking how her life had changed so much in the last week. She had made some drastic, unpopular decisions, but because Elijah was a part of it, she felt happy.
Turning her gaze to his profile, she marvelled at his beauty. His jawline, leading down to his neck and she could see his collarbone in the open part of his t-shirt. Squinting her eyes in the dark she caught a glimpse of his ink and she had remembered that he had an enormous tattoo on his chest.
“What is your tattoo of on your chest Elijah?” She asked as she continued to check his profile.
“Not now Lilly, I need to concentrate,” Elijah said.
Lilly continued her staring out of the window, she tried to guess why he wouldn’t tell her about the ink on his chest. This was the second time he had rebuffed her question. She would get him to talk but maybe now was not the time. His focus was on Blue’s and she was here to hold his hand.
They came to a screeching halt a hundred feet from Blue’s. They couldn’t get any nearer because the fire trucks were in the way. Elijah leapt out of the car the moment the engine was off and stalked towards the nearest fire fighter. Lilly watched as he shook his hand and listened to what he had to say. Turning around Elijah looked directly at Lilly and signalled for her to come out of the car.
The night had a chill to it and the smell in the air of acrid burning made Lilly shudder. Pulling her cardigan tighter around her body, she joined Elijah who was standing with the fire fighter.
“I’ve been told that there isn’t much damage to the property, mostly superficial. I’m going in to have a look around to see for myself, to see how much damage there is. Iwon’t be long if you want to wait, or I can call you a taxi to take you home. I might be some time here,” Elijah said.
She took his hand in hers and looked up to the sad eyes looking back at her.
“I’ll stay and come in with you, I’m sure I can be of some help,” Lilly offered.
Elijah looked at her for a moment longer and then spoke with the fire fighter. Squeezing her hand, he entwined their fingers and pulled her over to the side entrance of the bar and they entered the smoke-filled property.
The smell was intense when they entered the bar and they both raised their hands to their mouths to protect them from the smell. It didn’t work, they had breathed in enough of the smoke to make them start coughing.
“Let’s have a quick look and then we can get out of here. Then I want to wrap my naked arms and legs around you and sink into you with the warmth of your skin against mine. Deal?” Elijah asked.
“Deal,” Lilly answered and shuddered once at his thrilling words.
