Impulse: Book
Four
MOVING ON
“Impulse:
A sudden inclination or urge”
The American
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By Mezzo
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INSTALLMENT
EIGHT
Tori
turned off her phone and gave Brett a big hug. Happy to see the day come to an end.
“What
do you say we get out of here?” Tori kissed the adorable nose in front of her. Brett looked up into
Tori’s eyes. She could still see the
haunted look in them and knew that before the night was through, whatever was bothering
her lover would need to be addressed.
“I’d
love to. As long as you tell me what’s
still bothering you.” Brett could express
so much to Tori with just a look and sadly she knew that the
young professor was right: there was still one thing that was weighing on her.
“I
will, love. But not right now. Why don’t
we get some take out, bring it home and you and I spend the rest of the evening spoiling
each other rotten?” Brett gave Tori a concerned look and she received a faint smile in return.
“And
then I’ll tell you what’s on my mind, okay?”
Brett conceded and they shared a final kiss before they headed out the door.
“Okay,
ooh… I don’t suppose you want Thai? I
didn’t get to finish my meal the other night.”
Brett bumped Tori on the hip and the older woman just
smirked.
“And
whose fault was that?” Tori helped Brett with her coat and held the door for her companion.
“It
wasn’t mine. I was on my best behavior.” Brett
feigned innocence.
“Goodnight
Irene. I’m going home.” Brett turned
to her secretary who was checking out her girlfriend.
“Goodnight
Irene.” Brett bent over the desk blocking
her line of sight.
“Huh,
oh yes. Goodnight. It was good meeting you Tori.” Irene looked around Brett and her face was a little
flushed as Tori winked at her and replied.
“It
was a pleasure meeting you as well Irene. You
have a good evening.” Tori flashed Irene a big pearly white smile and gave her a signature
wink.
Brett
observed the whole exchange and just snorted. With
a sigh she waved goodbye and led her flirtatious friend out of the office.
“What?” Tori said as she
observed her lover’s demeanor. Brett just
shook her head and kept on walking.
“Brett,
what is it?” Tori
knew exactly what she had done. She
couldn’t help it. It was second nature.
“Oh
you know exactly what you did. I’m just
trying to figure out why you did it, HEARTBREAKER.”
Brett got to the bottom of the stairs and opened the door, happy to breathe in the
cool air on this late February day.
“Heartbreaker? I
thought I told you that she’s gone into retirement.
What are you implying?” Tori huffed and pretended to be hurt.
“Yes,
but she likes to come out every once in awhile to play.
I’m just wondering why today? And why Irene?” Brett stopped and gave Tori
a smug look.
“Well
she’s not my secretary. I would never
think of having a secretary that played for the same team I do.” Tori raised her eyebrow
and set her jaw. Brett could still see humor
in her eyes though.
“Oh
I get it. You’re jealous.” Brett kept walking.
Tori
furrowed her brow and ran to catch up with her lover.
“I most certainly am not!”
“Oh
yeah, you are. You’re worried that just
because Irene’s a lesbian, she and I might get up to no good some night when I’m
tired and vulnerable. She‘ll come into my
office after I haven’t seen you in a week. In
a moment of weakness, I’ll succumb to my need to run my fingers through her thick
brown hair and just one look into her doe like brown eyes and I’ll fall. I’ll fall into her arms and we’ll have at
it right on my desk. Knocking everything on it
to the floor and make mad passionate love, over and over and over again….hot and heav--” Brett was stopped by Tori’s hand covering her
mouth.
“Do
you eat with that mouth? You’re actually
trusted with the youth of
“Okay,
I’m jealous. If I wasn’t before,
your little rant did the trick.” Tori brought Brett’s hand to her lips and kissed it.
“Give
me a second?” Tori
took out her cell and called Gibeau. “Hey buddy where are you?
Yeah the same entrance. Thanks.”
Tori
closed her cell and gave Brett her full attention again.
“He’ll be right here. Come
here… I really need a hug…” Tori opened her arms and the writer immediately sank into her
lover’s arms.
“I
love you.” Brett whispered lost in the
warmth of Tori’s body and her strong secure arms.
“I
love you too. You know honey? I think I learned something today.” Tori kissed Brett on
the forehead.
“Oh,
what’s that love?” Brett looked into
Tori’s beautiful gentle eyes.
“I
learned how incredibly wonderful you are.” Tori released the embrace and took a step back to get a good look at
Brett. “I don’t know how you do it? You’ve taken a totally tragic situation and
managed to save a soul in Jenna and make your own life quite successful.” Tori cupped
Brett’s cheek and gave her a warm loving look. “You
don’t know how much I admire that in you. All
my life I’ve been able to sail through. Even at my worst I never had to face the kind
of adversity that you’ve had to face and look at you….You’ve had every
right to crawl up in a ball and shut yourself off from the world and yet you rise. I love you Brett Montgomery. Just when I think I can’t love you anymore,
you prove me wrong. I am hopelessly and
unequivocally in love with you.” Brett’s
tears escaped her just as Gibeau pulled up. He
got out and opened the door for his two passengers. Tori took Brett’s hand to guide her into the limousine. As soon as they were both inside and out of the
view of the student population, Brett threw herself into Tori’s waiting arms. They kissed with abandon and all that Gibeau could
do was wait until the fire burned out. Somehow, he knew it never would. But he would wait
just the same.
TO BE CONTINUED. Installment Nine
Impulse: Book
Four
MOVING ON