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“You look happy.” Angela says when Lucy sits down with her drink. “And different.” Lucy shrugs her shoulders and takes a sip of her drink.
“No happier or different than before.” She says except she is happier. She has Tim now in a way she thought she would never have him.
She knew when she slept with Tim with the first time it would be good but—it was so much better than she had thought.
He was not only charming and sexy, and made her want to do all the things but he was caring and attentive. He knew what she needed and he gave it to her before himself. He never made her feel less than and it was just an amazing feeling.
She has never had that kind of attention before.
“No.” Says Angela. “There’s something definitely different about you. You are glowing.”
Yeah mind blowing sex with your boyfriend would do that to you.
“I’m just in a good mood.” Lucy says shrugging. She had agreed to a girls night with Angela and Nyla last minute and told Tim she would meet him at his house later.
“Why?” Nyla asks leaning forward. “Do you have someone new?” Lucy looks between them and she knows there’s no way she’s getting out of this. They were detectives they probably figured it out anyway.
“Maybe.” She says shrugging her shoulders again. Angela narrows her eyes at Luvy and leans forward too.
“Spill.”
Lucy rolls her eyes a little and it’s not like they know it’s Tim for sure. She could tell them without telling them. “He’s amazing.” She says. “He’s sweet and caring. And it’s going really well.”
“And?” Angela presses her. “What else?” Lucy sighs softly and she knows they were going to bug her until she gave it up.
“He’s the best I have ever had.” She says and feels her face heat up a bit. Angela grins widely and Lucy finishes her drink in one gulp.
“We will have to meet this guy.” Nyla says. Lucy nearly chokes on her tongue and slides out of the booth.
“I will be right back.” She tells them and hurries off towards the bathroom. She leans up against the wall and pulls her phone out. She presses Tim’s name and she hopes he answers, she just needs to hear his voice.
“Hi baby.” He says when he answers on the first ring. “Having fun.”
“Mm.” Lucy says and looks out to make sure no one is coming. “It’s fine.”
“Some place you would rather be?” Tim asks his voice soft.
“Yes.” She says. “I will try to get out of here soon.” Tim hums softly and she pictures him on his couch with a bottle of beer with a game on the tv.
“Please be careful.” He says. She hears him get up and then a door softly closing.
“You don’t have to wait up for me Tim.” She says. “Go to sleep.”
“I can’t sleep without you.” He says. “I’m fine. Just get here safely.”
“Okay.” She says and she bites her tongue from saying the three little words. It was too soon but she knows she loves him. “I’ll see you soon.” Tim says bye and they hang up, and Lucy knows she needs to get out of here.
She heads back to the table and grabs her bag. “I’m going to head out.” She tells Angela and Nyla who exchange a glance. “This was fun.”
“But your new man is more fun.” Angela says. Lucy bites her lip to keep the grin off her face. Her man was currently waiting up for her, her man would probably meet her at the door and lead her to bed.
“Maybe.”
“Well go have fun.” Angela says grinning at her. “And we better meet him soon.” Lucy just grins and turns around heading to her car.
She loves having girls night but now she needs to go home to Tim because it’s exactly where she needs to be.
***
“I have some interesting news.” A voice says behind Tim. He turns to see Angela approaching him a smirk on her face.
“Yeah?” He says raising his eyebrows. “And what’s that?”
“Lucy came to girls night last night.” She says, “Apparently she has a new man.”
Tim tries to keep his face neutral and as if hearing this is brand new information. Lucy had come to his house last night after girls night, and like all the nights before they had fallen in bed with one another.
It was amazing like every time before.
“Okay.” He says feigning disinterest. “And you are telling me this because—”
“She said he is the best she has ever had.” Angela says. Tim can’t help the smile that breaks across his face.
“She said that?” He asks feeling smug. He feels a sense of pride that Lucy said that. And he felt the exact same way about her.
“What—”
“What’s going on?” Another voice says and Tim looks to see Lucy approaching them.
“Apparently your new boyfriend is the best you ever had.” Tim says smugly. Lucy’s eyes narrow and she gets closer to him.
“Yeah?” She says looking up at him. “He’s okay.” Tim just grins at her feeling very smug.
Very, very smug.
“Just okay?” Tim asks. Lucy reaches behind and pinches his side and he yelps quietly. Angela raises her eyebrows at both of them.
“Yeah.” Lucy says. “He’s a little smug.” Tim nearly chokes on his tongue and Angela rolls her eyes at them both.
“I gotta go.” She says. “Lucy, we will meet him soon right?” Her eyes go to Tim who schools his face.
“Maybe.” Lucy says looking up at Tim. She looks like she’s trying to look annoyed but there’s a smile playing on her lips. “If he stops being so cocky.”
“Mmm.” Angela says and turns around and walks away. Lucy looks around and then hits him on the arm. “You are an ass.” She says. “You couldn’t be more obvious?”
“You were the one who said I was the best you ever had!” Tim whispers. She rolls her eyes. “Thank you by the way.”
Lucy narrows her eyes at him again, and he nudges her forward towards the parking lot. Once outside he turns to her grinning.
“Is it true?” He asks. “What you told Angela?” Lucy shuffles her feet a little and then looks up at him.
“Wouldn’t you like to know.” She says quietly. “Stop being smug.” Tim grins at her and leans into her space.
“That’s Lucy for yes.” He says proudly.
“You know me so well.” She says trying to sound sarcastic.
“I do.” He says. He looks around and then pulls her towards his truck out of the way of the cameras.
She leans against his truck, and puts her hand on his chest. “You are the best I have ever had Tim.”
Tim grins at her, and then leans in to kiss her. Her hands roam his body like the first time they slept together.
“Good to know.” He says softly. Lucy moves her hand up to his cheek and he kisses her again.
He’s never felt this way about anyone before, he’s never known love like this.
He loves her.
It’s too soon to say but—
“Hey Luce?” He says softly.
“Yeah?”
“You are the best I ever had too.” He says and Lucy gives him a smile.
“You are about to get so lucky tonight Bradford.” She says. Tim hums softly and just smiles at her.
He knows tonight is going to be a very lucky night indeed.