CHAPTER 13

The next morning, Chloe woke up and quietly tipped into her living room unsure if Corey was awake yet. The door to the guest room was closed and all the lights were off. At 6 am, it was still dark outside and there was a certain stillness that only seemed to be present on the coldest winter days. She walked over to the window and looked out to see everything covered in white. There were at least 6 to 8 inches on the ground and the streetlight illuminating the whiteness of the snow made Chloe smile as she felt her inner child tickle her with the urge for a snow ball fight.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" Corey appeared in the doorway of the guest room startling her.

"Oh my gosh, you scared me!" Chloe stood in awe as he turned the lamp on and she saw him walking towards her, shirtless.

"Sorry, good morning." Corey joined her at the window and she could smell his manly scent with just a hint of his clean fragrance that she was coming to fall in love with.

"Good morning. Looks like we got some snow."

"Yeah, it's still coming down. I was gonna look for a shovel so I can shovel our cars out."

"You don't have to do that…" Chloe was secretly praising God that he had offered to shovel out her car.

"Oh no, it's no problem. I shoveled out my fair share of cars in Pittsburgh." His smile was contagious and made Chloe want to kiss him.

"Oh, well if you insist!" Chloe shook her head to get rid of the crazy thoughts she was having. "The shovel is right outside the door."

"Cool. Let me put some clothes on and I'll get right on it." Chloe secretly wished he'd get right on her, but she kept that to herself.

She watched Corey shoveling out her car from the window as her phone rang. It was the automated phone message from Temple University saying that the campus was closed today and a smile spread across her face. Taking all of 20 minutes to hop in the shower and get in the kitchen to make coffee, by the time Corey came in she had her apartment smelling of fresh coffee and the sounds of Miles Davis filled air.

"I made you some coffee. You look like you were working hard out there." Chloe handed him a mug and her smile warmed him up immediately.

"Thank you!" Corey sipped the hot coffee as he kicked off his shoes and put them in the hall. "What time is your class?" Corey took his coat off and hung it up before retreating to the guest room to change out of his wet clothes.

"Well, I just got a call that the campus is closed for the day…" Chloe tried to keep herself busy in the kitchen while she resisted the urge peek in the open door of her guest room. He reemerged wearing sweat pants and a t shirt.

"So you mean to tell me, you have a snow day Dr. Toussaint?" He looked at her like he was a wolf eyeing an innocent lamb.

"Yes sir." Chloe plopped down on the couch with her mug of coffee and he joined her.

"I'm glad I got my bag from the hotel…we might be stranded for a while." He kissed her on the cheek and she let out a slight whimper. "So, what does Chloe Toussaint like to do on snow days?" In her mind she was fighting herself not to scream out "You!"

"I don't know. We can watch movies…listen to music…whatever." She sipped her coffee as he moved closer to her.

"A movie marathon sounds nice." Corey looked back into the kitchen. "How about I make breakfast while you pic a movie?" He got up and began looking through her fridge and cabinets until he pieced together a meal. Chloe sifted through Netflix to find her favorite movies and settled on "Love Jones", "Bridget Jones Diary" and "The Avengers".

Corey came out of the kitchen with toasted bagels, scrambled eggs, bacon and orange juice. He set the plates down and looked at the TV with a confused looked.

"Love Jones? I've never seen that movie." Corey poured two glasses of orange juice and plopped down next to her.

"You introduced me to your world last night. I'm gonna introduce you to mine today." Chloe's infectious smile spread to him as she hit play and they were off for a day of exploring her interests.

About 2 hours later, Love Jones wrapped up and Chloe ended up nestled in Corey's arms half way through the movie.

"That was actually a really cool movie, Chlo." Corey swung his leg around her so she was in between his legs. "What's next on the agenda?" He didn't look like he was trying to be provocative, but that's certainly how he was coming off.

"Well, I had some other movies picked out, but it would also be a good time to introduce you to some of my music." Chloe jumped up and went to put her Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" CD back on. She sat back down on the couch and laid against him, in between his legs. "This is one of mine and Robin's favorite albums." Corey laid there with her in his arms as he attentively listened to the music.

"Ahh, this has a nice groove…" He bobbed his head and she just laid there enjoying the feel of him. By the time they finished the third track "Blue in Green", Corey held on to her tightly and placed a soft kiss on her neck. "You know, I can see why Randy was ready to make you his wife so fast."

"Really? Why is that?" Chloe laughed and rolled her eyes to herself as she thought about how hard and fast Randy fell.

"You've obviously got something special, Chloe. We don't meet many women like you on the road."

"Well, I haven't exactly been surrounded by guys like you either!" Chloe traced Corey's tattoos with her finger and he tightened his hold on her.

"Do you still have feelings for Orton?" Corey didn't want to get in her business as far as Randy was concerned, but knowing this would help him understand where he stood with her.

"I really care for Randy…I'm not totally innocent in this situation. I fell for him pretty hard too, but I needed to know more about him. I wanted to know the little quirky things about him and I wanted to give him a chance to know those things about me, but he didn't seem to want that."

"You mean like knowing how you like your coffee, knowing your favorite season is fall, and the fact that you won't take leftover seafood home from a restaurant?" Chloe laughed as Corey rambled off little details he had learned over the course of their extensive conversations. "Or that you like to wear your hair curly in the summer and straight in the colder months, you're very close to your family and before Randy should have even thought about proposing, he should've asked your dad for his blessing first?"

"Very impressive, Mr. Graves!" Chloe began to blush as he nailed numerous details she didn't even realize he remembered. "And I know that listening to music is like a spiritual experience for you, you love to channel Johnny Cash and rock all black for a week straight, and you LOVE gummy bears!" He laughed as she rattled off her own observations of him. "You're very proud of your Hungarian heritage, and you'll fly home to Pittsburgh JUST to have a Primanti Brothers sandwich with your family and childhood friends."

"Damn right!" He kissed her on the neck again. They sat in intense silence as "Flamenco Sketches (the alternate take)" wafted through the air like unfurling incense.

"Corey…what do you want from me?" Chloe was nervous in asking that question and Corey could tell because she started to shake.

"I don't want anything from you, Chloe." He sat her up so he could look into her eyes. "You have so much going on in your life right now. You started a new job, you're getting reacquainted with your friends and the last thing you need is some dude putting his expectations on you." Corey had a sadness in his eyes that made Chloe put her hand on her heart.

"That's all very nice and considerate, but I asked what you want, not what you feel I need." Chloe brushed his beard gently and the sadness left his face.

"I just want you Chloe, but I'm not trying to rush anything. I'm cool with what we have now. We spend time together without any obligations…its cool." Corey leaned in and kissed her. "But don't mistake my patience for disinterest. I would love to be the man who makes you forget about all the heartache you've ever felt." Hearing him say those words and looking into his eyes, that clearly reflected his true emotions, took Chloe completely out of herself. She pushed him back onto the couch in a passionate kiss that caught him off guard. His excitement was apparent as his erection poked her, making her bite her lip with anticipation.

"I want you too, Corey…right now." She pulled his t shirt off and left a trail of kisses down his chest and stomach until she got to the waistband of his sweat pants. She pulled them down exposing the fact that he wasn't wearing underwear. Holding his impressive length in her hands, she looked up at him as if she were saying "I'm going to enjoy this."

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Corey's breathing was labored as he prayed she would say yes.

"What do you think?" Chloe took him into her mouth and he melted into the couch with a loud moan. She let her tongue cradle the tip of his dick as he squirmed. His obvious excitement was just the motivation she needed. She took all of him into her mouth, until he hit the back of her throat, and sucked from the base to the tip several times as he ran his fingers through her hair. Slurping her way up and down his shaft, Chloe moaned increasing his pleasure. Telling that he was about to cum, she popped his dick out of her mouth and watched him laying back in a state of what appeared to be shock until he tugged his pants all the way down and pushed her back on the other edge of the couch. He had an intense look in his eyes that she'd never seen before.

"My turn…" He pulled down her pants and threw them on the floor before pulling her panties down with his teeth. He started with timid flicks of his tongue that made her lose her breath. Focusing on her clit, he looked up at her breathlessly panting and there was an evil look in his eyes. He stuck two fingers inside of her as he mercilessly sucked her clit. His head bobbed and shook as he knelt on the floor to gain leverage. She pulled his head into her smothering him in her pussy and he loved every minute of it.

With a beastly groan, Corey seamlessly slid onto and inside of her. Grinding into her and looking into her eyes the entire time, he gave her light kisses as he tried to keep the anticipation that had been building up from bringing him to his climax too soon.

"Is this what you wanted?" Corey bit his lip as he plunged into her making her scream with each thrust.

"Yes!" Chloe grabbed the sides of his face that now donned a euphoric expression. He increased his speed and grabbed her hips as each thrust brought both of them closer to their climax. His eyes rolled back and his thrusts became erratic. Nothing would feel better than cumming inside of her, but Corey exercised restraint by pulling out right after she moaned through an orgasm, and cumming on her stomach. In between his loud moans and attempts to catch his breath, he kissed her as if he couldn't get enough of her.

Over the next three hours, the two of them made their way into Chloe's bed and he couldn't seem to keep his hands off of her except for the occasional bathroom break or to grab something to drink to replenish his electrolytes.

"Fuck snowball fights and snowmen! This is the best snow day ever!" Corey wrapped his arms around Chloe and all she could do was nod in agreement. They fell asleep in each other's arms until Chloe was awakened by a text message that she was sure was from Olivia or Robin, but it wasn't.

"Hey sunshine…just wanted to say hi. You were on my mind…" It was Randy. She hadn't really heard from him since The Poconos, but this was a horrible time to get into a text conversation with him. Corey was JUST inside of her and he was still lying next to her.

"Everything cool, Chlo?" Corey woke up and tightened his grip on her.

"Yes…I just got a text from Robin." She lied as she lay there looking at the ceiling and a million emotions ran through her. Should she text Randy back? She'd wanted to contact him on numerous occasions, but felt it was best to give him room to deal with things. However, she knew the million dollar question was, why she felt the need to lie to Corey.