Renée
"Hey baby,"
My mother says the minute I step inside the apartment. "Hi mom," I reply and she wraps her arms around me in a tight hug, I stand there awkwardly not knowing if I should hug her back.
"How was the trip?" she asks and I give her a fake smile as Elijah steps through the door, ending the call he had to make.
"The trip was...... relaxing," I lie.
Trying my best to suppress the need to cringe.
I never want to remember that trip, well at least the bad parts.
"That's nice to hear," she says patting my hair awkwardly.
My mother is trying I guess. I see that and I appreciate it, I just can't pretend we're a normal, happy, family anymore.
I can't pretend everything's okay and I can't forget everything that happened. And what's going to happen when I get my hopes up and she eventually let's me down again?
Because she always does. Every. Single. Time.
My mother disappeared when I needed her to most, she found her comfort in drinking and partying and I found mine by slitting my wrist and attempting to take my life. I visibly shake myself out of the dark place my mind had gone, as I smile up at her.
She's trying, and that's something. At least for now.
"I'm tired, mom I'm gonna go to bed," I mumble, leaving her side and not making eye contact until I'm safely in my room.
***
After my teeth are brushed and my hair somewhat combed, I climb into bed and grab my phone giving Mia a quick text informing her I arrived safely, before getting under the covers and switching off the lamp.
I'm nodding off when my bed dips and large warm arms wrap around me, pulling me in. I turn around to meet a smirking Elijah who leans down and gives me a kiss on my forehead.
"You shouldn't be here," I whisper sleepily, laying my head on his shirtless chest and snuggling closer. "And I told you I do whatever the fück I want, now close your eyes Mia Vita. Go to sleep"
"Lijah?"
"Hmm?"
"Tomorrow's the first of February," I mumble before closing my eyes and losing myself to the oblivion that sleep allows.
I wake up to Elijah staring at me and I frown before hiding my face in his chest, earning me a chuckle. "What?" I question sleepily and he shakes his head and kisses my forehead and then my lips.
"Nothing, do you know you talk in your sleep?" He asks with a smile playing at the corners of his lips.
"Oh man, what did I say? If it was embarrassing don't bother telling me" I say sitting up and covering my face with my hands.
I know that I talk in my sleep, Mia makes it a habit to tell me everything I've said when we have sleepovers. But that doesn't make it any less embarrassing.
"Relax. You're all good," he laughs, pulling me on top of him and covering his lips with mine. My eyes widen when I feel mini Elijah poking my exposed thighs.
"Umm Lijah?" I call, trying my hardest not to blush.
"Renée?"
He asks shaking his head and trancing circles on my arms. "I have a question well it's not exactly a question more of an observation. Your um..... your......thing is poking my thighs," I say and despite my efforts my face becomes red.
"My cock?" He asks and I nod my head and avoid eye contact at all cost.
He grips my jaw and brings my face to his.
"Say it," he demands softly and I shake my head and chew on my thumb.
He grips my jaw harder before repeating himself, this time a little louder.
"Say it, Renée,"
I take a deep breath before uttering the words he wanted to hear.
"Your cock," I say and a triumphant smile spreads across his face.
"Good girl," he praises. "Was that so hard?" He asks sucking on my neck as a reward for following his instruction.
"No," I whimper as the familiar heat rushes through my body.
"I'm hungry Renée," he growls against my neck and I bite hard on my lips, trying my hardest not to moan to loudly.
"Let's go get breakfast," I offer, although it's the last thing I want to do.
"Good idea, I'll have mines now," he says flipping me on my back and pulling my shorts down my legs in one swift motion.
Elijah stops a minute to smell me and I stare at him with wide eyes, our gazes lock and he frowns at me.
"What are you doing to me?" He mumbles to himself before pressing his mouth to my center, my back arches as a wave of pleasure courses through my body.
He spreads the lips of my sex and strokes me with his tongue, up and down and then again. Fire spreads down my spine and a moan escapes my lips.
His thumb rubs over my clit, exposing it to his hungry mouth and his teeth bites into me, just short of being painful, I catch my breath as heat flows through my body.
A rumble comes from his chest as he continues his sweet torture, he rasps his tongue up and down taking my clit between his teeth. A blaze of fire passes through me and I bury my head in the bed, griping the sheets as I forcefully come.
Elijah laps up all of my juices and when my breathing evens out I peek up at him. He stares at me with his mouth wet from me and I again feel the blood rushing to my heated face.
"Fücking delicious," he smirks before giving me one last lick and walking to the door. "Thanks for the breakfast babe," he says before walking out the door and leaving me stunned.
***
I'm home alone again, my mother went to work and Elijah is working in a Cotton candy factory, well at least that's what I tell myself.
Miss Angie is cleaning around the house and I'm watching a Chinese telenovela that she forced me to watch when my phone rings.
"School. Tomorrow. You. Me"
Mia says making me giggle.
"I know our last year; isn't it exciting?" I ask although if I'm being honest with myself, I haven't really thought about the fact in awhile.
"Duh, we'll be living together, far, far away from any and all authority figures," she says happily and I laugh again. Mia is and always will be outgoing and I love her just the way she is.
"So how's things with mister intense?" She asks and I smile at the television.
"Things are good, things are really good actually," I reply as I think about what happened this morning.
"I'm really happy for you Ren. I'm still pissed that you didn't tell me Sooner but I'm happy that you're happy"
"I'm telling my mom after my birthday, you know so if things go south at least the cops can't get involved," I wait for Mia to reply but what I don't expect is for her to laugh at me.
"Why are you laughing I'm being serious!"
"Because this is the first time I'm really thinking about your relationship with Elijah. You're totally jail bait Ren. I didn't think you had it in you," Mia teases and I role my eyes.
"Yeah, yeah I'm well aware"
"You're life seems so interesting, I wish I was someone's jail bait," she says dreamily and I roll my eyes again. We talk about college and what classes we're going to take and basically just everything before she has to leave.
Ms Angie allows me to help her make dinner after a lot of convincing and begging and I even manage to convince her to keep me company until Elijah comes back from the Cotton candy factory.
I find myself excited to spend more time with him and I know I'm falling and I'm falling hard.