Mending by J. B. McGee Page B

and asked her to make everything to go and bring the check.
    He swiftly pulled his wallet and threw down thirty dollars, telling her to keep the change. 
    He picked up their bag and the styroform cup with their milkshake while holding his hand out to her, helping her out of her seat. 
    She placed her hand in his and smiled shyly.  “Do you have any idea where we’re going?”
    He glanced down at her as he quickly led them to his car.  “Hotel.  Just leave your car, I’ll bring you back.”
    She gasped as she bit her lip smiling. “Okay.”
    After he opened her door and put the food in the center console, he was unable to contain himself any longer.  He put his hand around the back of her neck and pulled her into a passionate kiss.  He could feel and hear her moaning on his mouth.  He pulled back panting. “Gabby.  We have to get outta here.  Like now.”
    She touched her swollen lips as she shook her head in affirmation.  Her eyes gleamed with anticipation.
    He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.  It was all he could do to not devour her in the middle of the parking lot.  “God, I want you so bad.  Get in the car.”
    She climbed in while Bradley raced to his side.  He sped out of the parking place and onto the street.  He surveyed the strip of road for the nicest hotel he could find.  There wasn’t a lot of choices.  He decided the Comfort Inn and Suites was probably the nicest and closest thing he could find.  This was going to be the worst part of a long distance relationship with her, finding a place where they could be intimate.  It wasn’t about the money, but more of comfort and luxury.  He also didn’t want her to feel like a whore by taking her to hotels.  He decided in the future he’d do more research on places and he’d find bed and breakfasts for them to meet. 

    Gabby
    They sat in silence until they arrived.  The heat and desire was palpable.  She was trying to not grin like a fool, and it was taking all the control she had to refrain from squealing.  John’s words that had been playing in her mind over and over came back.  She knew she had made the right decision because John was right.  She was a walking ticking time bomb of pent up sexual frustration, although, she still had no plans of having sex with him.  She hoped that he remembered that.  Gabby started to worry that he had taken her comment the wrong way.  Yes, she wanted to be with him, but she hoped he knew that she wouldn’t budge on the whole sex before marriage thing.
    She was worried if she said anything about it, it would ruin the mood.  She decided she’d just see how things played out and pray for the best, give him the benefit of the doubt. 
    When he parked he looked over at her with piercing blue eyes.  He caressed her cheek.  She leaned in to his touch smiling. 
    He whispered, “Hey,” as his brows furrowed, “You okay?”
    She closed her eyes as she nodded, relieved by his touch.
    “No, you’re not.  What’s wrong?”
    “Are you planning to have sex with me?” She asked bluntly.
    “No, Gabby.  If anything, I’d make love to you.  It would be so much more than just sex.” He closed his eyes for a moment and then they flashed open with a resolve and calmness about them.  “But, I respect your decision to wait.  I told you that Saturday.”  He kissed her forehead, “You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to, though.  I can take you back to your car.”
    “No, I want to.  I just don’t want to break my promise to my mom,” she whispered.
    “We won’t, you have my word.”
    “Okay.”

    Gabby
    It didn’t take long for them to get a room and Bradley reached down for her hand as he led the way to the elevators.  The doors of the elevator pulled together causing her to smile thinking about how she and Bradley had that same pull.  The attraction was slow and steady like doors of the elevator coming together.  As soon as they were touching there was a jolt