LUCAS : No, not any more. I don't ask myself any more questions, everything is crystal clear... My future, my plans, my choices and my decisions... I see clearly. But what I still see most clearly... Is that I can't wait any longer to make you mine...
Lucas had matched his words with his actions and brought his face closer to the hollow of Brooke's neck. He was intoxicated by her perfume.
LUCAS : You're driving me crazy... I'm already at the end of what I can stand when you're next to me... I want to go up to this room immediately to open hostilities... And start again and again.
BROOKE : I haven't finished my drink... In fact, I haven't even started it yet.
LUCAS : Are you telling me that the contents of this drink outweigh my offer!?
BROOKE : That's not what I'm saying. But you're offering me a drink, so the least I can do is savor it...
Lucas's gaze became provocative but also pleasantly surprised by her false insolence.
LUCAS : Savor this drink then... Because with every second spent here, I will savor one more part of your body in the bedroom.
BROOKE : You make me want to slowly savor each sip even more, so...
LUCAS : Does it amuse you to know that I am at your mercy?
BROOKE : A little... But above all, it flatters me.
Lucas took her hand to kiss her knuckles, his eyes on hers.
LUCAS : What flatters you, exactly?
BROOKE : To tell you the truth, I am flattered that a man like you seems crazy about a girl like me...
LUCAS : It doesn't seem like it... It definitely is.
BROOKE : It's still very flattering. You're a confident man who's seen so much...
LUCAS : None of them were as exciting and intriguing as you, Brooke. You know, I was born into a wealthy family and I didn't have to fight to get what I wanted... I was lucky to have parents who supported me and still support me no matter what I decided to do. At school, I wasn't too bad but I wasn't the first either... I knew very early on that photography would be my thing... They encouraged me and even introduced me to the older ones. I entered this world by birth before entering it by my talent... Even if I hope I had some.
Brooke watched Lucas indulge in her while swirling his glass on the varnished mahogany bar.
LUCAS : My talent probably came later, thanks to everything these people taught me... And then I was the son of... So a lot of people wanted to help me, advise me and were interested in me. But in hindsight... In the end, I don't care because I have and I do what I love, what pleases me most in the world. I immortalize life, photography is capturing a fragment of time that passes and that will not come back... A bit like tonight... It's pure emotion, emotion felt and then restored by the image. As John Stuart Mill said: "Photography is a brief complicity between foresight and chance". It's so true. I am grateful for all that... But today, I tell myself that it didn't help me live fully...
BROOKE : I'm not sure I follow you...
LUCAS : You're fighting to become a stylist, right? You want to make it your job no matter what, right?
BROOKE : Of course! I wouldn't do anything else for anything in the world...
LUCAS : And what would happen if you failed... If you weren't helped by those who could propel you to the top?
BROOKE : Well, I'll never give up... I'll fight again and again until I get there!
LUCAS : You see, that's exactly it... This passion, this devouring desire, this energy and these dreams... Your whole being breathes your joy of living and your confidence in life... Thanks to you, I'm also getting a taste for it again. Don't get me wrong, Sawyer is the most beautiful thing that has happened to me in life! I am the happiest of dads. But beyond that, I have lost this desire to surpass myself and to reach happiness at its peak, as a man. It's as if I've lived these last years like a robot, an automaton that does what it has to do... Apart from the moments spent with Sawyer, which were sincere and truly euphoric, that's all I had... It's been a long time since I've been jealous, inspired, impatient, or upset... But since you, I'm rediscovering these sensations and I know now that I don't want to do without them.
Lucas finally stopped, as if freed from a weight... As if relieved to have put words to his feelings. While waiting for a possible reaction from Brooke, he finished his drink then put it back on the bar. Silent and touched by what he had just confided to her, Brooke watched him take his cell phone out of his jacket. Lucas looked briefly at the screen, his eyebrows furrowed for half a second then he put it back in his pocket.
LUCAS : This glass is still half full, Brooke!
BROOKE : Do you want me to get drunk by drinking it in one go!?
LUCAS : It depends on what you are capable of doing when you are a little drunk...?!
Brooke looked into his eyes as Lucas' grip tightened again on her thigh, which he hadn't left. Brooke brought the glass to her lips and, smiling, she drank the rest of her alcohol.
BROOKE : I can do a lot of things completely sober... But then, a little drunk, it can be worth it!
Her hand rested on the same spot but on Lucas' thigh. She slid her nails on the chic fabric of his pants.
BROOKE : What are we waiting for to discover the rooftop sequel!?
LUCAS : Absolutely nothing! Let's go! I've already waited too long...
Lucas took Brooke's hand, holding back with difficulty from kissing her immediately. Brooke let herself be guided. While walking in front of her, his gaze fixed and determined, Lucas' thumb vigorously and sensually caressed her palm. The hall he entered was deserted, the jazzy music of the bar had almost become inaudible. Lucas hastened to pull Brooke towards him, his back was to the wall and she arrived in his arms. His hand slid into her neck. He applied a slight pressure to the back of Brooke's neck to bring her face closer to his. His eyes were shining with desire. With his other hand he pressed on the small of Brooke's back to pin her against his body. He let her go down. His lips rushed to hers as his hand felt her buttock above the fabric of her dress, then the other. Their nostrils inhaled deeply as their mouths melted into each other... Mouth against mouth, Lucas let go of Brooke's neck and his second hand grabbed her lonely buttock. Both his hands took possession of Brooke's ass and pulled her up towards him, as if she was never close enough. Soon, Brooke felt Lucas' hands go down the bare skin of her thighs and back up... Until a couple arrived. They didn't have the decency to respect their privacy although it was them who weren't very decent at that moment.
LUCAS : Come on!
Lucas took Brooke's hand again but this time, he tilted her in front of him. Placed behind her, he kissed her neck. He quickly pressed the elevator button then his hands joined Brooke's curves, impatient and still behind her. The elevator didn't take long to arrive. He hastily pushed Brooke inside and kissed her. His kiss was filled with passion and he gently pressed her against the wall of the elevator. Their tongues searched for each other and their lips did not want to separate. This mutual momentum united them instantly. Their hands went to explore each other's bodies, they were everywhere. Brooke undid her buttons, Lucas lowered her suspenders. Lucas left Brooke's lips for a moment to eagerly go down to her breasts and lick her nipples pointed with excitement. As Brooke caressed Lucas' crotch, he pushed aside her panties and now caressed the slit with two of his fingers. They looked straight into each other's eyes... Brooke saw pure desire in his gaze, hers was just as much.
BROOKE : Luckily the room is on the top floor!
As she spoke, Brooke spread her legs a little wider. Lucas smiled lasciviously as she sighed. He didn't need to be asked twice, spreading her underwear a little and pushing two fingers at once into her soaked intimacy. Then he removed her panties and got down at her feet... His tongue had joined his fingers, Brooke tilted her head back. Lucas' right hand went up to feel her breasts. Brooke moaned under his tongue, undulating slightly... She stretched her pelvis towards his mouth. She moaned again when she felt him suck her little bud while caressing her lips.
BROOKE : Oh Lucas!
Encouraged by her pleas, Lucas licked her clitoris while continuing to caress her breasts. He electrified her with his sweet and delicious torture, Brooke could not resist pushing his head against her. Exploring her in every nook and cranny and despite the growing excitement, Lucas showed great concentration. The pleasure radiated more and more from Brooke's lower abdomen and each stroke of his tongue made her shudder entirely. And while she was ready to abandon herself to her first ecstasy of the evening, the noise of the elevator interrupted them. Panicked, Brooke pushed Lucas away from her by reflex, terribly frustrated but also terribly embarrassed by her posture. But when the doors opened, she noticed with relief that the corridor in front of her was deserted. Lucas had already come back up to her level ... He smiled seeing her helpless and perplexed.
LUCAS : Maybe I should have told you that the elevator came directly to the room...
BROOKE : Yes, indeed! It would have saved me one of the biggest stresses of my life and given me one of the best orgasms!
LUCAS : My mouth was too busy, sorry... And my mind was in the same place, by the way.
With a supple and powerful gesture, Lucas grabbed Brooke's thighs to make her tilt onto his shoulder.
LUCAS : I propose to make it up to you...
Brooke let herself be carried, laughing, to the bed on which he placed her delicately. Lying down, she put her hands behind her head while watching him take off his jacket. Lucas glanced at his phone. Brooke had noticed the same scowling look at the bar a little earlier ... But she said nothing. Lucas put his phone on the nightstand. He took his time opening the buttons of his shirt and his sleeves. Brooke took off her heels.
Lucas knelt at the edge of the bed, concentrating on the inside of her thighs. Brooke's lips instantly opened at the touch of his tongue in a sigh mixed with pleasure and impatience. His arms stretched out along her head to better enjoy the moment which this time would not be interrupted. Lucas covered her entire sex, from her clitoris, to her lips... From the top of her thighs to her entrance. Brooke was very wet. Her saliva mixed with it and the shudders, moans and shivers took over her whole being.
BROOKE : Mmhh! Annh!
Lucas' fingers came back in force to caress everything he licked. Brooke's whole body knew it, the pleasure was close. Lucas vigorously stimulated Brooke's vulva with his tongue and she closed her legs around him. Her body contracted. Her moans became more powerful and now transformed into little cries of pleasure ... She came on his fingers.
BROOKE : Annnnh! Yes! Yes!
Lucas continued to caress her then gradually reduced the rhythm to prolong the pleasure until the end ... Brooke's orgasm was divine... She slowly came to her senses. When Lucas joined her on the bed, his gaze slid back to his cell phone ... Brooke was worried.
BROOKE : A problem?
LUCAS : I'm sorry Brooke, it's Peyton, she's been trying to reach me for over an hour...
BROOKE : Maybe you should call her back... What if it's about Sawyer?
LUCAS : I'm sure not, that's why I'm not picking up... But it's not in her habits to do that.
BROOKE : You mean... Calling her husband who's not home!? I find that pretty normal, me...
LUCAS : She's not home either, she's in Bordeaux this weekend... Julie's babysitting Sawyer. So, I check that these aren't calls from Sawyer... But every time they're Peyton's... I'm so sorry! I didn't want this! Not tonight! I have eighteen missed calls! She never calls me and now...
And as Brooke straightened up to massage Lucas' shoulders who was getting more and more tense, the cell phone rang again. Lucas grabbed it and was about to cut it when he stopped suddenly...
LUCAS : Shit! It's not Peyton this time, it's Victoria, our agent... I have to take the call...