Free Claiming Carter by Ws Greer

looked over his shoulder. I didn’t know what he was looking at, but he obviously saw something or someone that concerned him. Kelvin leaned forward and looked around James’ body, and it was obvious that he also saw whatever it was that James saw.
    “It’s Ant. This is why I asked if you were sure about coming here. We have to go,” James snapped.
    “Okay,” Kelvin agreed. He quickly rose from his seat and pulled out his wallet, dropping two hundred-dollar bills on the table. “Sorry to cut dinner short, Lily, but something has come up and I have to go.”
    “Okay, it’s no problem,” I said as I rose from my seat and followed James and Kelvin out of the dining area. The two of them seemed to be taking the long way around to the elevators, moving as quickly and quietly as possible.
    The ride home was quiet. It was obvious that whatever he’d seen in the restaurant had made Kelvin upset and he was still thinking about it. I, on the other hand, couldn’t stop thinking about the way Kelvin had teased me. All it took was a few questions and I was ready to let him fuck me right there on the table. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to finish the conversation, and I could tell that he wasn’t in the same mood he was in at the restaurant.
    I’d never had a man talk to me that way, or have that effect on me by just using his words. In one night over dinner, Kelvin had displayed more passion, spontaneity, and romance than all of my other boyfriends combined, including Tim. He was paying attention to every word that I’d said about what I wanted in a man, and he made sure that I knew that he was exactly what I was looking for.
    We pulled up to my house and Kelvin quickly got out of the car, ran over to my side and opened my door for me.
    “Listen, I’m really sorry about the way things ended tonight. I didn’t mean for that to happen,” he said.
    “I know,” I replied. “Do you mind me asking what that was about?”
    Kelvin hesitated. “Well, like I said before, my life is a little complicated. It’s a lot to explain and maybe I can at another time, but for now I have to go.”
    “I understand,” I lied.
    We made our way to the door and I fiddled around in my purse, searching for my house key.
    “I forgot to ask, and it’s sad but, I don’t even know your full name,” Kelvin said with a smile, his jovial mood returning.
    “Well, everyone calls me Lily, but my full name is Lilliana Hayes.”
    “Lilliana? That’s beautiful. Do you not want people to call you by your full name?”
    “It doesn’t bother me or anything, but no one calls me that except my mom. Everybody else just calls me Lily.”
    “I see. Well, I don’t really like being like everybody else,” Kelvin said. “Would it bother you if I called you Lilliana?”
    “It wouldn’t bother me,” I replied, shocked by my own response. “You can if you want to.”
    “Okay. Well, again, I apologize for the way the night ended, but I think maybe we should do this again sometime.”
    “I think I would like that very much,” I replied. “You should call me.”
    “I will. I’ll talk to you soon.”
    I felt him getting ready to leave and all I could think about was whether or not he was going to kiss me like I so desperately wanted him to. I didn’t want to seem like one of the groupies he’d mentioned earlier, but after the night we’d had, I wanted nothing more than to be exactly that. I wanted him to do whatever he wanted to me. I was ready, right here and now. But as I began to lean in to entice him into a kiss, I heard him take a step backwards.
    “Goodnight, Lilliana,” he said as he walked away.
    “Goodnight,” I uttered.
    I walked into the house and threw my purse onto the couch, scaring the shit out of Meghan and sending her running into the kitchen. The date with Kelvin was more than I could have known to ask for. How could a man be so perfect? How could he get inside my head that way? And most of all, how could he leave me