Free Kathy Abbott by CKJ Page B

driver-side door. Kathy catches her breath, turns off her
engine, places her keys in her handbag, and leaps out of her car
into his arms.
    They stand holding each other. “Come on, let’s
get in my ride.”
    Kathy almost skips to the passenger side,
she’s smiling from ear to ear and can’t help it. Sliding onto the
front seat the first thing she notices, while placing her handbag
on the floor next to her feet, is the car’s black, leather
interior. She inhales, taking it all in so she will always remember
their first date.
    “ I love how you keep your car so
clean.”
    “ Come here, girl.” He pulls her
into his arms. “Finally, I can get my hands on you.” He gently
grabs the back of her head, and kisses her hard. When he opens his
mouth, she slides her tongue in.
    Kathy pulls back, taking in his handsome face.
“Oh. My. God. You look even better in person …” She pulls him
closer, drawing in his scent, and kisses him again.
    “ You made it here, so my
directions must have been good. Did you have any problems along the
way?” Clint asks.
    “ No problems because your
directions were better than good, they were great, and you’re lucky
they were, too.” She laughs, and punches him softly on the arm. “I
am so happy you’re working close to my town this week, this spot is
perfect.”
    He gives his million-dollar smile and she has
to remind herself to breathe. Her heart is beating so hard she
thinks it might explode. He smiles, motioning to the back of the
truck so that they can be closer to each other. Kathy opens her
door, gets out of her seat and slides into the back.
    Clint also gets in the back but lays across
the seat while Kathy lays on top of him, with her head on his
chest. She lifts and turns herself so she can reach his lips and
they kiss. Clint reluctantly separates from her. “Can you stay for
a few days?”
    “ Of course, babe, I cleared my
schedule for you,” she says.
    “ Damn … you did?”
    Clint kisses her again and it
feels right to Kathy. This is what I want.
He’s handsome, sweet, thoughtful, I can’t ask for more.
    “ Wait … there’s something I want
to tell you. Sit up for a minute,” he says.
     
    “ What is
it?” Oh … Please don’t say that you
have another girlfriend, or you’ve been clowning me all this time,
I can’t go through that again.
    They sit up and Clint holds her hands. “You
know that I work in private security right?”
    “ Yes.”
    “ Well … Sometimes I have to do
things that I don’t agree with, things I don’t want to do. But it’s
my job, so I do it. I need you to understand that it’s strictly
business and never personal. Do you understand?”
    “ Yes, Clint, but I know you and I
know you would never do anything to harm another person. Why are
you telling me this?”
    “ I just want you to know this
about me. I would never let anyone harm you. You mean everything to
me.” He smiles. “Thirsty?”
    She beams back. “Yes, please.”
    He reaches over the back seat into a cooler
and pulls out two drinks. He stretches and yawns. Kissing her
gently on the lips he opens a cola and passes it to her. “Damn
you’re beautiful.” He opens a bottle of water for himself and they
lay together, drinking and watching the stars through the
sunroof.
    Kathy turns and looks into his eyes. “I wish
we could stay like this forever.” She feels herself relax in his
arms. She’s getting tired and thinks he can tell because she keeps
closing her eyes, slipping in and out of sleep. She feels heavy,
her limbs are too worn out for her to even think about
moving.
    “ It’s okay, babe, take a nap. I
got my woman with me now, and I’m not going anywhere.”
    She feels beautiful and amazing
after hearing him call her his woman and the last of her internal barriers slip
away, leaving her wide open.
    Clint repositions himself, allowing her to lay
her head on his chest. He strokes her back and runs gentle fingers
through her hair, all the while holding her