Tall, chocolate skin, large kissable lips, and his smile. Lord, his smile melted panties. He looked serious as if what he was saying was a matter of life and death. He stopped mid-sentence when he looked around and zeroed in on me.
I watched, fascinated, as his eyes moved from my feet to my face. He may as well have touched me by the way my body reacted. When his gaze met mine, my lungs must have met capacity because I finally remembered to breathe and released a strangled sigh. Even then, my body began to heat, a hot flash that refused to go away.
"Well, my day just got a lot better," Geo said lowly, but I heard him fine. His friends snickered as they dispersed. He licked his lips slowly and, never breaking eye contact, his head tilted to the side as he assessed me. He asked, "What's up, pops?"
"Nothing much, son," Big D replied, a look of pride in his eyes as he looked at his eldest son.
"Is Anna corrupting you?" Geo asked.
"Not at all. She's keeping me company."
Geo stared at me for several more seconds before turning to his father. "You should be resting, pops."
"That's what I'm doing." Big D gestured to his slippers.
I got to my feet and grabbed my purse. It was time to go. I could only do Geo in small doses. He moved quickly and was in front of me in the next second." You leaving?"
He picked up one of my locs and twirled it around his finger. I watched that finger, totally aware that Big D was watching. Geo was shameless and getting bolder by the day. We had been alone on several occasions, and he'd never touched me. Not unless he had to anyway. He flirted, saying things to get under my skin. He watched me or stood too close, but this was different. This felt different.
"Yep," I finally said, popping the P. "I got shit to do."
"Like the chump in the car?" Geo asked, his lips curling in distaste. I wasn't sure if that was a smirk or a growl. Either way, it was sexy as fuck.
"What chump?" D asked.
"He's my roommate." I told D, "I told you about him, remember?"
"Oh yeah, his name's Tony, right?" Big D asked.
"Terrance." I corrected and to Geo, I asked, "Are you gonna move?"
He lifted a brow. "Now that I have your attention? Hell naw."
"D, tell your son to move," I said, folding my arms.
"I'll walk you out," Geo said before Big D could say anything.
"No."
"I insist."
As pretty as he was, he irked my soul so badly. He was always like this, and I liked his attention. He made me want to do stuff that I didn't want to do, so I always said n,o even though I wanted so badly to say yes. I had gotten good at it.
"In case you hadn't noticed, I'm a big girl." I waved at my frame, inviting him to look again, because I loved it when he did. I turned to give him a nice view of my ass as I walked away.
"Oh, I noticed," he whispered into my ear.
My steps faltered as he startled me. He moved fast. I had a good seven steps on him, and he had crept up like Jason. For just a moment, I entertained the thought of getting involved with Geo. His sex was almost legendary, and I knew more than a few women he had screwed. He was the love 'em and be gone in the morning type. Not that I had a problem with that, but Geo felt like a drug, and we hadn't even gotten to first base. I was sure he could blow my back out, and his home run had to be a doozie.
Still, I pressed on, making my way to the door before he made my panties any wetter. "D, I'll see you soon."
"Bye, Sweetheart," D called.
I moved into the hall, and Geo followed. One look had the guards in the hall scampering off. I tried to follow, but soon I found myself trapped in a corner as Geo invaded my personal space. I wanted to press up against him like a bitch in heat when he pressed his body against mine. I almost did. Almost. "If I didn't know better, I would say that you were running from me. I didn't think the great Anna ran from anyone."
I shuddered as he ran his nose along my neck. Usually, I could handle Geo. We sparred with words often, and it was hot, but this was something else. This was dangerous. This was everything.
Sifting through words to form a sentence, I told him, "Never have, never will."
He hadn't touched me yet, but I wanted him to. So fucking bad. He crowded my space, his hands on the wall above, and his mouth barely touching my ear. "There she is." He whispered, eyes hooded as he looked down at me. "Have dinner with me?"
"Yes," I told him. See what he did to me. He made me want to say yes to whatever he asked. Dinner was a bad idea, and we both knew it. How was I supposed to eat or even talk when I wanted to be the meal? "I mean no."
I had no idea where I found the strength, but I ducked under his arms and was down the next flight of stairs before he could dickmotize me again. On the landing, I looked back to see him still against the wall, as if I were still there. Slowly, he turned and looked at me, his eyes hot as molten lava.
"You say no, but if I had wanted to I could have fucked you right here in this stairway." He didn't come after me, and I was grateful for that. He was also right, but I wasn't gonna tell him that.
"It's not gonna happen, Geo," I told him.
He folded his arms, and a muscle ticked in his jaw as he gritted his teeth. "Dinner or the fucking?"
"Neither."
He smiled, his golds peeking out at me. He moved to the top of the stairway, but he didn't come down. "Challenge accepted."