Aubrey pulled dresses out of both closets and tossed them onto the bed next to my suitcase. “You bitch. I can’t believe you are abandoning me on Thanksgiving with my brothers! It’s a good thing for you that your boyfriend is super hot, so I understand why you’re going with him instead of staying here,” she teased. “But you owe me one! And I’m calling in my marker now. Listen up! You absolutely must pack more than you usually do! I know Drake said his parents didn’t have anything big planned for the weekend, but you need to be prepared just in case. You got lucky last time being able to borrow this from his sister,” she said as she held up the purple dress I had fallen in love with when we were there. I’d brought it home and had it dry cleaned so I could return it to Drea. I figured I’d get the chance to do it in person, so I didn’t ship it back to her. I’d left the shoes in the pool house with a thank-you note.
“Well, if you’re going to use up your ‘I’m abandoning you for Thanksgiving IOU’ for this, then I guess I have to listen. What do you think I’ll need for four days?”
Aubrey wagged her eyebrows at me in a suggestive way. “Four days and nights, you mean.”
“At his family’s home! It’s not going to be like that.”
“That’s what you say now, but what do you think is going to happen when Drake gives you that fuck-me look he gets when he’s looking at you? Your dad won’t be staying with you this time since he has other flights booked, so you’ll probably be in the pool house all by yourself. With only Drake to keep you company at night. Go ahead and pack all granny panties. I’m pretty sure you’re just going to end up naked anyway. Hell, you could wear a sack and Drake would still want to strip it off and take you hard.”
“You are so bad, Aubrey!” I glanced down at the clothes I was packing and pulled out some lingerie to throw into the bag.
“Bad? Who me? You’re the one who’s listening to my advice. Bring these, too. I bet Mr. Alpha would really enjoy you looking all innocent while he’s being naughty,” she said as she handed me a matching, white lace bra and panty set.
I smiled, knowing she was right. He really would love the white set. My bag now overflowed with clothes for the weekend. I should be prepared for just about anything planned, but I was still a little nervous. Aubrey made a good point—we’d probably spend the nights together. Away from the house. And I wasn’t sure I could survive another night alone with him without us having sex. He had proven to me that he wasn’t in this just for the sex by insisting that we wait this long, that’s for sure. But I was at the point where I might end up begging!
“Uh-oh, I know that look! Alexa Marie, you’re planning something, aren’t you?” Aubrey asked in a sing-song voice.
I grinned wickedly at her. “Hmmmm, maybe?”
“Ack! What? Lemme help!”
“I think it’s time I make it crystal clear to Drake that I’m ready to take the next step in our relationship. And the lingerie is going to help me send that message.”
Aubrey clapped her hands together in excitement! “Yippee! Start with the white set, but add these to it,” she said and grabbed an unopened pair of sheer white thigh-highs from a drawer. “Throw these on and there’s no way he won’t realize that you picked the outfit with his viewing pleasure in mind.”
I double-checked everything I had packed with a new goal in mind—to drive Drake wild.
****
Drake: Ready?
Alexa: Yup, all packed and ready to go! :)
Drake: Be there in 5 minutes.
I headed downstairs to wait for Drake so we would be at the airport on time. Nothing made my dad crankier than late people. He had a full weekend booked, too. He’d squeezed this flight in more for me than anything else. I felt a little guilty that he’d be working all weekend while I would be having fun, but he assured me that I worked hard enough between school and the Mile High flights. He wanted me to take time and enjoy myself, too.
Drake pulled up in his truck, and I rolled my bag towards the vehicle so I could put it inside. He hopped out and grabbed it from me. “No way, baby. You don’t handle your own bags with me around.” I was used to his ways by now and just gave him a quick kiss. “Hop in. We need to get moving.”
I got settled into the truck and smiled over at Drake when he climbed back inside. “Thanks for picking me up.”
“Any time. You looking forward to seeing my family again?”
“Yeah, but I’m a little nervous, too.”