She sighed, and while she looked happy, there was something in her eyes that I could only describe as concern. Was she afraid to fly? Was she worried about me not treating Andrew right? Maybe she was concerned about my family, which admittedly, was a legitimate concern. While my mother had backed off on pushing me to marry Evie, I had no doubt she wouldn’t be happy about my bringing Serena home. Dealing with Serena’s father was a piece of cake compared to what my mother might do.
So far, my plan had been to keep my mother out of my personal relationships, but if this thing between Serena and I progressed, I needed to prepare them both. Especially with Andrew now involved.
With the plane ready and doors locked, we headed out to the runway and soon the wheels lifted and we were airborne.
When I first met Serena, my life was one endless bore of a day after another. With her, I’d been able to see the world with new eyes. I’d been able to have new experiences. The same was turning out to be true being around Andrew.
How many times had I been on this plane? I arrived back from Europe on it on Friday. To me, it was a mode of transportation. But watching Andrew, his eyes wide, bouncing in his seat, laughing with such joy, I knew I’d been spoiled and jaded.
“I don’t know that I’ve ever seen him this happy and excited,” Serena said. She was smiling because her kid was happy. I vowed to do as much as I could to make them both happy.
Less than an hour later, we were coming in for a landing.
“Is that the Washington Monument,” Serena asked looking out the window.
“It is.”
She whipped her head to me. “We’re in Washington, D.C.?”
“Yes.”
“What’s Washington, D.C.?” Andrew asked from his perch by the window.
“It’s where the president lives,” Serena said.
“Are we going to see the president?” Andrew looked at me with wide-eyed awe.
“No. We’re going to see something better.”
I had a car waiting which took us over the Potomac and to Jefferson Drive.
“Where are we?” Andrew asked as I ushered us out of the car.
“Andrew. Welcome to the National Air and Space Museum.”
“Oh God, Devin…” Serena looked at the building and then at me. For a moment I thought I saw love in her eyes. My heart clenched in my chest as I realized I wanted that. “I can’t believe you did this.”
“What is it?” Andrew asked, grabbing my hand and jumping up and down.
I squatted down. “This museum has planes and rockets and all things that fly in the air and in outer space.”
Andrew’s mouth and eyes rounded like saucers. “Really?”
“Really. We’re going to see it all.” I took his hand and put my arm around Serena taking them to the entrance of the museum. They weren’t mine. Not really. But I felt like they were. I definitely wanted them to be.
The minute we walked in, Andrew’s mouth was agape. Planes and jets hung from the ceiling. There were space vehicles and moon rocks. There were old planes and new ones. There was a space shuttle. We took it all in, even the movies.
I took them to dinner at a Roarke owned restaurant in Georgetown, of course, and by the time we arrived back at the airport, Andrew was sound asleep. I put him back in the bedroom, feeling bad he’d probably sleep through that. Still, I felt like fucking Superman the way that kid looked at me. Serena too.
I got us both a glass of wine and sat with her on the couch for the flight back to New York.
“Today was amazing, Devin. Thank you. He’ll never forget this.”
“I was happy to do it. Really. To see all that through his eyes…” I couldn’t completely express what I was feeling.
She looked at me and it seemed like she wanted to say something.
“What?” I prodded.
She shook her head. “I’m just overwhelmed by it all. By you.”
I grinned. “In a good way, right?”
“Right.” She leaned forward and kissed me. Again, it felt like there was something unsettling in the kiss. Not that she was pulling away like before, but a wall still existed. “You’re an amazing man.” She said when she pulled away.
I studied her, wishing I could read her mind. “You’re amazing too.”
She looked down like she didn’t believe it. Finally, she looked at me. “When we get back, my parents said they’d take Andrew for the night.”
I wasn’t sure if it was the right response, but my dick perked up at that. “Oh?”
“We can have some time just the two of us.”
Now I was confused because it seemed like that meant sex, and yet, her expression had that same worry.
“Will you tell me what’s going on with you?”
Her head snapped up at me like she was surprised that I could tell. “Yes.”
“Good. Will we be able to make love too?”
She bit her lip. “I hope so.”
When we dropped Andrew off with her parents, they had a similar expression as Serena and I couldn’t help but feel like a shoe was about to drop. I wasn’t ready for that, so when we got to her apartment, I pressed her body against the door and kissed her hard.
“I want you Serena.”
“We need to talk—”
“Sex first. Talk later.”
She looked at me with those pretty blue eyes that held sadness. What the fuck was wrong? But she nodded, and took my hand to lead me to her room. She kissed me, and everything else left my brain except her and my need to touch her, to be inside her.
It seemed like forever until we were naked, but finally, my hands and lips were on her soft skin. I feasted on her nipples, savoring the sounds she made as I sucked and nipped at them.
“Fuck me, Devin, I need you inside me.”
Her voice sounded desperate and I wanted to give her what she needed, while at the same time, I wanted to take this thing
