“But not until I’ve graduated,” I add.
“Of course. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
He slips the ring on my finger. It’s a beautiful princess cut diamond with a rose gold band, and it fits perfectly.
“It’s beautiful,” I say, unable to take my eyes off the sparkling diamond.
“So are you.”
He kisses me again, long and deep. The air conditioner hums in the background. My skin is covered in goosebumps. His warm skin is so comforting against mine. He slowly takes my clothes off, kissing each exposed body part. I do the same for him, throwing his shirt and jeans in the corner of the room. His fingers run a smooth line up and down my legs. His gaze drinks me in. The look on his face is a delicate mixture of lust and love. I can tell he wants to ravage me, but he’s taking his time, holding back his impulses. I’m feeling equally mixed. I love the way he soothes me and I can feel his love pulsing in every touch. But at the same time I just want him to fuck me like a wild beast.
He takes off my panties and holds them to his nose, breathing deeply. “You always smell so good.” He tosses my panties to the side and spreads my legs, stroking his cock slowly. Bending toward me, he puts his lips to my pussy. He kisses and bites gently, getting me worked up, never touching that delicate spot, just toying with me. I run my hands through his thick hair, loving the way his wet tongue slides across my sensitive skin. When his tongue touches my clit, I gasp and moan, pulling his head closer.
“You taste so good,” he says in a deep, gravelly voice as he spreads my pussy lips wider and snakes his tongue deep inside. He’s an expert at rolling his tongue around. I moan his name. His tongue darts in and out, causing my body to seize and relax, seize and relax. I’m breathing heavy, trying not to come too soon. Not that it would really matter. He always manages to make me come multiple times. But there’s nothing quite like the explosion of that first time, and so I want to prolong this feeling.
“Fuck, you’re amazing at that,” I say.
“Know what else I’m amazing at?”
I shake my head, unable to do anything but whimper.
He rolls me onto my stomach and lifts my ass into the air. Positioning himself behind me, he shoves his rock-hard cock deep into my pussy. I cry out his name and roll my hips. I know he likes the way I look from behind, so I spread my ass cheeks for him, giving him the full view. I’m no longer shy with him. He’s seen everything and he’s made me more comfortable with my body than I have ever been before.
“God, baby, you’re so hot,” he breaths and pounds me harder.
I bury my face into my pillow, screaming as he rails into me. My muscles spasm and jerk until I come so hard my vision blurs.
He flips me onto my back and folds me in half like a contortionist. I’m glad I spent most of my childhood and adolescence in gymnastics or there’s no way my body would be conditioned to bend in these ways. My legs are wrapped around his shoulders and he’s plunging into me again. My pussy leaks all over the place as I’m pummeled again and again. His aggression is so fucking hot. This is the pounding I was craving.
Another fifteen minutes of hardcore fucking ensues before he’s changing positions again. This time he’s spreading my legs into the splits. He sucks on my clit for a few minutes, enjoying the view of me spread open before spearing me with his giant cock yet again. He has the longevity of an athlete. It’s every girl’s dream to be fucked vigorously for a long period of time. He’s in no way a two-pump chump, and I know by the time we’re done, I’ll hardly be able to walk.
He lays me down on my back after being held up in the air and being upside down for a time. He looks me in the eyes and there is so much love there, it’s almost surprising. We just fucked like porn stars so it seems out of character for the moment. He lays on top of me and slowly inserts himself, softly, slowly fucking me.
“I love you more than anything,” he says. “The risk is worth it to me.”
“But you love your job.”
“Not more than I love you. I can teach anywhere. You’re an adult, so it’s not like this is going to go on any kind of record.”
Pressure builds behind my eyes. I want to cry. No one has ever been willing to give up everything for me before.
“You’re worth the risk too,” I say, and I mean it. I’m not going to sacrifice being with Leo to stay at this school. There are plenty of other schools I can go to. I can be with the man I love and be a lawyer. I’m determined not to let anything stop me.
He pushes hard into me and kisses me deeply before I feel his cock start to throb. His cum fills me so completely inside. I feel myself smile. I have everything I want and I won’t let anyone or any rumor destroy it.
Despite the rumors, the school doesn’t get involved with my relationship with Leo. We are never called in for a review. His job isn’t threatened and neither is my scholarship. It’s too risky for me to see him at my dorm-we don’t want to push our luck. There’s no point in us living apart anymore since we plan to be married soon anyways.
I’m packing my dorm room, shoving the rest of my belongings into my little SUV, when Leo shows up. He’s holding a bouquet of flowers.
“Are you ready for this?” he asks.
I’m not sure exactly what he means. “Do you mean moving in with you or taking the exam?”
I’m taking my bar exam today as well. Maybe not the best choice in the middle of a move, but you can only take the exam a couple times a year and this is my only chance. If I wait too long, I’ll have to wait until next year. California is only one of four states that will allow someone to take the bar exam before they’ve completed school, and that’s what I plan to do. I’m ready for this. Leo has been helping me study. We spend most of our nights staying up until the early hours of the morning. I’m ready. I can’t let my father and brother continue to rot in jail for the next few years as I finish law school. If I can get admitted to the bar now, I can start working on their behalf. Leo has helped me find a place in a large pro-bono defense law firm providing I pass the test. There’s a lot of pressure sitting on my shoulders, and I feel it in the form of a stress headache.
“For now, the exam.”
“As ready as I can be.”
He smiles warmly. “You’ll do amazing. If there’s anyone who can do it, it’s you. I have all the confidence in the world. You’re the smartest girl I know-and that’s saying something considering I’ve taught some of the greatest minds when it comes to law.”
I take a deep breath and slowly let it out. His confidence in me settles the butterflies that have swarmed in my belly.
“I’m going to kill it,” I say.
He chuckles and hugs me tight. “You’re damn right you will.”
We take his car into the city. He holds my trembling hand the whole way and doesn’t let go even though my palms are sweaty. When we get to the testing facility, I feel as though I could vomit.
This is it. The moment of truth. I will either sink or swim. My family’s future depends on it. If I don’t ace this exam today, it will be another year of Mom living on her own, worrying twenty-four hours a day, making those dreaded trips to visit my brother and dad. Another year of their lives lost.
Faking bravery I do not feel, I open the car door and walk up the grand steps leading to the testing hall. As walk through the front doors, I’m surprised to see my mom standing in the lobby, looking a little lost..
“Mom? What are you doing here?”
She gives me one of her wide, comforting smiles. “Leo called me. He felt as though you needed a support team.”
I look at Leo. He hasn’t met my mom yet. Apparently they’ve been talking behind my back. He shrugs. I mouth the words, “I love you”. He does it back.
I run into my mom’s open arms. This is what I needed. My mom and the love of my life. With them here, I can do anything. I stand a little straighter, and now I’m not just faking my bravery. I feel strong. I feel ready. I am going to make this bar exam my bitch.
The weeks I wait for my results are some of the toughest of my life. I waver from extreme confidence to absolute certainty that I flunked. When the letter with my results finally arrives, I stare at it on the dining room table for an hour, totally terrified to open it. When Leo comes home, and sees me, staring petrified at the white envelope, he grabs it and rips it open for me. As if my family’s fate weren’t at stake.
“How can you be so cavalier?” I shriek.