Chapter 213: I Want More
"Jeez, Jam, your timing couldn’t have been worse. Do you realize you just interrupted a very steamy moment? I’m never going to forgive you for this," Mari promised the moment she received Jamal’s call.
Jamal, who had a little frown on his face as he waited for the call to connect, laughed unexpectedly. "What steamy moment?"
"I just got my first real kiss! Christ! I felt it all the way down to my toe and my body felt like jelly. I’m never doubting these romance novel authors anymore. Was that how it felt when you first kissed Abigail? By the way, now that I have a phone how about you send her number to me so I say hello to her?" Mari asked as she walked into her bedroom.
Jamal chuckled, not the least bit surprised by her ability to switch subjects and talk about so many things at the same time.
"So, you kissed him," Jamal said, focusing on the interesting part of the conversation.
Mari giggled as she sat on the edge of her bed. "No. He kissed me. I kissed him first though. Just something light. But then he kissed me. Oh, my god, Jamal, my heart is still racing and I feel like I’m pregnant."
Jamal frowned at that. "Pregnant? Did you both have sex already?"
Mari giggled. "No. Not yet. But I sure can’t wait to do that and find out for real how it feels. I think it’s going to be earth shattering if a kiss felt this way. My tummy feels like there was an alien invasion inside. I don’t have butterflies, I have aliens in my tummy."
Jamal laughed. "Well, that must be something. I guess I should leave you to get back to it then."
"No! Wait. I said the timing was wrong, that doesn’t mean I don’t want to talk to you. I have all the time in the world to do that. Let’s talk. How are you doing? Is everything okay over there? What’s the plan? Has the family decided on how to extract you guys from there?" Mari asked, the playfulness gone from her voice.
"A lot is going on, Mari. So much has happened in such a short time. I’m worried," Jamal confessed.
Mari’s brows pulled together. "What’s wrong? Talk to me."