Chapter 117: Lynn Hudson
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We've been back in Florida for a week now, and things couldn't be better. I still hadn't given Drake an answer to his question about me moving in and I knew he wasn't going to push the subject again. I wanted to, I really did, but the last time I let myself give up everything for a guy, it went horribly wrong. Drake wasn't Jason, but that fear still had a hold over me.
"So, Drake signed the lease for his building this morning," Dakota stated as I got pulled out of my daze.
"Yeah?" Drake had been so excited when we got home last week. He received an email from Mike at XXX Studios stating that he was free from his contract pending his attendance at the awards ceremony, which just so happened to be tonight. It was cute when Drake was nervous to ask me to be his date for it. He was sweating bullets and kept talking in circles until I made him just spit it out. It was evident that he thought I wouldn't go with him, but we were officially together now, and I would support him through everything.
"He's been annoyingly happy," Dakota laughed as she dug through my closet. I had asked her to help me dress for the awards ceremony tonight and she was thrilled to help. "How about this one?" I giggled at her first statement as I stared at the dress in her hand. It looked like it would barely cover my body at all.
"Where did that come from?" I didn't remember purchasing that dress ever.
She spun it around to find the tag before she flashed it to me. "Says it's Gucci. You've got nice taste."
I laughed. "Luis has great taste." There was no way I would spend that kind of money on a Gucci dress that looked more like lingerie. "What else is in there?" I nodded toward the closet.
"Nothing, this is it for fancy attire." She tossed it onto the bed before she grabbed a shoe box out of the closet next.
That shoe box reminded me of the one I had hidden in my childhood closet as I sat down on the edge of the bed and tried to stay calm. I hadn't thought about any of that since we returned home. How could I forget about it so quickly? Gene and Kathy were my whole world before this all went down. I truly thought they were my parents that loved me, but that was shot to shit last week. My entire life had changed and I seemed to be fitting into the new one quite nicely.
"I can't wear that," I stated as I changed the subject going on in my head. I couldn't and wouldn't think about that right now. Tonight was the night Drake got free from his contract and I wouldn't ruin it for him by being a stick in the mud. My emotions would have to be put on hold for now.
"Why not? It's perfect. You do remember that you're going to an awards ceremony for the adult film industry, right? Most of the women there will be wearing less than this. Hell, I won't be surprised if you tell me you saw naked women and men there." I chuckled and held the dress up again. "I guess it isn't that bad. Do you think Drake will like it? It's so... black."
"Ha! Drake won't be able to keep his hands off of you like normal. By the way, have you made up your decision to move in with us yet? Drake keeps asking me if he's screwing things up with you because you haven't agreed yet. It's driving me nuts. I'd also like to know if I should soundproof my bedroom before you move in." She winked at me.
"Oh my God," I laughed as my cheeks became hot from embarrassment. We had tried to keep that part of our relationship over here at my place, but when the mood struck, it was difficult to make it back here. He was insatiable and I just couldn't help myself around him.
"Who's soundproofing a bedroom?" Luis asked as he entered my bedroom. "Oooh, that's sexy! When did you get good taste?"
"Don't play with me, P, I know you slid that dress into my closet like everything else that's provocative in there."
He held his hands up in surrender. "Hey, I'd claim that dress if it were me, but I didn't put that in there."
Instantly, I knew it had been Drake. A huge grin split across my face as I held the dress up again and admired it from a different perspective. How did I get so damn lucky to find Drake? He was literally everything I've ever wanted in a man and I finally found him. I may have had a rough start in life, but it was shaping up to be one hell of a final chapter.
"That sly little devil," luis joked. "The guy has great taste. Are we sure he isn't gay?"
I burst out laughing. "Oh, I can promise you that he isn't." I winked at him and set the dress back down on the bed when I noticed Luis had something sticking out of his pocket. "What's that?"
He looked back and then laughed. "Oh, I grabbed your mail on my way in." He pulled the envelopes out of his back pocket and handed them to me.
Most of the mail was junk, but one in particular caught my attention. It was addressed to me in a fancy calligraphy font with a return address label from Tuffin Aerospace. My heart pounded in my chest as I quickly tore into it. I had no idea what it was, but I wasn't waiting to find out.
The letter was a lot of jumbo that I didn't understand and then I read the part where they addressed me as Ms. Lynn Tuffin. I hadn't taken back my rightful name yet, but I loved how it sounded. Lynn Tuffin. Lynn Hudson. Oh! I was surprised when my mind went there and as I looked over at Dakota, I knew that I would love nothing more than to be a part of her family; just so long as Drake would have me.
