Leo could tell Emma was high-strung and nervous from the way she was lying stiffly on the bed and from how her eyes were darting around, looking at everywhere else but him.
'Wasn't she trying to seduce me just now? What now changed? Does it have anything to do with what I said?' He wondered and chuckled to himself. Now he knows that beneath all the boldness and cuss words lies a simple, innocent girl.
"Hey..." He said softly, kissing her lightly on her lips. "Are you okay?..."
"..."
"Was I moving too fast for you?..."
"..."
"Do you need me to slow down or would you rather I stop?" Leo continually asked with concern but Emma just glanced at him briefly and looked away again
"But I thought you wanted this?.... I mean, from the way you were seducing me just now..." He let his words trailed away and chuckled.
"Ayinke?..." He called her name, thinking she would at least remind him that it's only her grandma that's allowed to call her that but she just fixated her gaze towards where he hung the picture of himself at seventeen, where he was holding up a trophy after his team won a tournament in Spain.
"Oh, so you find him more interesting huh?..." He spoke as if he was hurt by the picture she was staring at.
"Girl, that's so not fair!... I mean, I'm here beside you, but you're staring at a younger man instead! Do you find him more virile than me!?..."
Emma suddenly elbowed him slightly in the ribs and burst out laughing "I know that was you when you were younger, so just shut up already!" She said and smiled again
"Phew!... Thank God!... For a moment there I thought you actually preferred a younger man..."
"Please tell me you're joking!... Emma swiftly cut him off mid-sentence, looking at him square in the eyes.
Of course, he was joking but he's not about to reveal that to her. He wanted to keep her talking so she wouldn't withdraw back into her state of nervousness.
"Well, I can't help my thoughts. Why did you suddenly go quiet on me?... Was it because of what I said?... I'm not going to hurt you, babe, I hope you know that?"
Emma was dumbfounded at how gentle he sounded and how he's been conveniently calling her babe
"You've been calling me babe?" She pointed out and immediately regretted what her mouth blurted out.
'Why did you have to ask that? What if it was just a slip of tongue?...
Yeah right!... How many slips of tongues can a guy have in under an hour?' She conversed within herself
"Yeah... Do you like it? I love hearing you call me baby too you know..."
Emma felt a surge of happiness because of his reply so she pressed on cos she wanted to know more
"But only couples call each other that... Not that we're a real couple. Circumstances just pushed us together..."
"Yeah... Would you like to try being a real couple with me then?..." He looked at her straight in the eyes to try gauging her reaction"
"Do you honestly want that...?" Emma asked him back. She was also trying to read his feeling in his eyes
"Yeah... I would like that very much."
"You will?..." She asked and he nodded in reply. Her heart started beating with joy on hearing what he said. On impulse, she moved from where she was lying and laid on him, giving him a long, passionate kiss for reward
"I would like that very much too..." She said after she ended the kiss, resting her head on his chest contentedly
Leo was happy. He loved the way she laid on his chest and hugged her close.
"So uhm... Are we official now?" He asked because he wanted to make sure he was not dreaming their conversation
"Of course silly..." She sat up on the bed and looked at him with a serious expression on her face.
"I'm officially your girlfriend now." She declared and flashed him the smile he wished was meant for only him before.
"My girlfriend?... Aren't we getting married sooner"
"Yes but you're going to use this coming two weeks to date me properly then after which you will ask me to be your wife the right way... I don't want it to be like I'm being shoved down your throat!"
'Nobody shoved you down my throat... I got what I wanted." He thought to himself and chuckled
"Your wish is my command girlfriend." He gave a little bow and they both laughed.
"I didn't mean to scare you before... I just wanted this moment to be all about you... We're going to be married soon... You are my woman now... I just want to take care of what's mine..."
Emma was dumbfounded and surprised by his words... 'He's putting my needs first before his own... He's putting me at the center of his universe for these few minutes?' She thought to herself
Leo pulled her back into his arms and whispered over her head... "Let me take care of you, babe."
Emma on her part was shocked speechless. Apart from her grandma, Omolade and Abby, she has never heard this much sincerity in any person's voice towards her
"Tell me if you want me to slow down... Or you want me to stop at any time and I will, okay?"
Emma who was still lost for words by how gentle he was with her right then nodded her head again in answer
"No babe, stop nodding and shaking your head to my questions... Say the words. I want to know how you feel. I want to know what you like and what you don't, alright?"
Emma nodded her head again before quickly saying with a voice that was filled with emotions
"Baby I..." Confessing her love for him was on the tip of her tongue but she quickly checked herself. She couldn't confess to him yet. She has to know how he feels about her first. The fact that they now agreed to date doesn't mean he's in love with her yet.
"I'm okay... I'll tell you if I'm not..." She combed her fingers through his beards "Just don't ask me not to touch you, please... It's frustrating!"
Leo smiled, consenting to her request by kissing her lightly on the forehead.
"Thank you." He whispered and Emma was blown away again.
Just who exactly is Leo Salvador?... Rude one moment and nice the next. Bossy one moment and making sure she was comfortable the next...' She wondered, confused about what exactly to believe about him.
Leo pulled her to the edge of the bed, grabbed for a pillow, and placed it underneath her bums to elevate her pelvis.
"What's the pillow for?"
"It's just to give me free access to you, that's all" Leo replied and winked
"Just relax, okay?... You're too tense," he said softly, trying to calm her down when he saw she has suddenly gone tensed again. He wish he could tell her how much he loved her right then but he couldn't just yet. He had to be sure he's not being blinded by just her beauty and lovemaking
He knelt on the floor right in front of her openness, curling his arms around her hips, all in one fluid motion. The first brush of his lips on her pussy was electric making Emma jerked as if she had just been shocked.
Leo licked her labia before he spread it to expose her clitoris. He laid his tongue flat at the bottom of her vulva, licking his way up to her clitoris. Emma could feel pleasurable heat crawling through her belly to spread all through her hips like flashes of fireworks.
His tongue brushed her clit, and her back arched so sharply he quickly dug his fingers into her thighs to keep her steady. Instead of backing off and letting her have a breather, he swirls his tongue around her clitoris, alternating between fast and slow.
"Uuunhhh... Oh yes baby that feels so good" She moaned and instinctively stretched her hand, lightly stroking his head for approval
"Mmmnnn... Yeah, baby... Yes right there."
Leo could feel her getting closer to her climax when the sound of her moaning gets bolder and louder. Her hips started jerking, against his face before she suddenly went still...
"Oooooohhhh... Mmmmmm..." She moaned on and on till he felt her vagina muscles contracting against his lips and tongue as she came into his mouth.
Licking her clean, he moved to the bed to lie beside her
"I love how sensitive you are and how sweet you taste" He whispered into her ears