“Nope.” I reply curtly, shutting down this chat with Nancy.
“Oh, okay then…” She looks taken aback.
Good, maybe she’ll learn how to mind her own fucking business from now on.
“Anyway, Nancy. I’ve got a lot of work to do, so if you don’t mind.” I turn back around, slipping headphones over my ears and pretending to concentrate on my computer monitor. Guess I haven’t been body snatched after all.
My palms are sweaty, and my heart is in my throat as I stand outside of Kip’s apartment door. God, it feels like meeting him for the first time. And I know that’s not entirely true, although the amount of time we’ve spent together in person is less than we’ve spent in dreams.
Taking a deep breath, I try to pump myself up for this. Why am I so fucking nervous?
“Are you going to knock?” I hear Kip say from behind the door. “Or are you thinking of bailing?”
Kip’s voice startles a laugh out of me. My lips quirk as I raise my hand to gently knock on the door. “Not bailing.”
The door swings open, revealing Kip standing there wearing a huge smile. “Whew. I’m glad. You were staring at the door, biting your lip, for a long time and I thought for sure you would decide to leave.”
A blush creeps up my cheeks. “No I, uh…I’m just…”
“Nervous, huh? Me too. It seems weird to be so jittery, but I can’t help it.” Kip shrugs, stepping aside to let me into the apartment.
I breathe out a sigh. “It is kind of silly, isn’t it? I mean…we’ve kissed, it’s not like we’re strangers.”
“Yeah, and I did suck your dick once. We weren’t shy then.”
Now my face is in flames, remembering that night in my apartment. The heat in my face isn’t from embarrassment this time, but rather arousal. I have to press my palm to my dick as it fills and begins to ache, remember how Kip’s mouth felt around me.
“Mmmm…you’re thinking about it now too, aren’t you?” Kip’s voice turns husky, and his eyes become molten silver.
He steps towards me, forcing me to back up into the now closed apartment door. His arms cage me in, and my head tilts back to keep eye contact. I forgot how much bigger than me he is. All muscle and smooth, golden skin.
My dry throat clicks as I attempt to swallow. “Fuck.” My cock is like a steel bar in my jeans right now.
Before we can go further, I press my hands to Kip’s chest, holding him at bay. “We should…” I rasp as he nuzzles into my neck. “Hit pause…Remember, you said we should take it slow.”
Kip groans, resting his forehead to my shoulder. “Ugh. I know. Ijust…it’s hard to believe that I’m free, and you’re here, and I got carried away. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t apologize. I’m not upset. Believe me, I want it just as bad…but also, I feel like this…us…we are important. I want to take my time with you.”
I feel Kip smile against my skin. “I want that too.” He whispers. “And also, that moment took away all the awkwardness, didn’t it?”
My lips turn up in response. “Yeah, it sure did.” I laugh breathlessly. “Alright, should we start our official first date?”
“Oh my god, yes! I actually kind of forgot…” Kip jumps back from me, grabbing my hand to tug me through the entryway of my apartment.
I wince and hiss as Kip’s fingers squeeze my broken pointer finger. I went and got it splinted, but it still hurts. At least it was a clean break.
Kip stops short. “What happened to your finger?”
“I broke it. Well, it was broken. It’s no big deal, just be careful about holding my hand. I should get the splint off in six weeks or so.”
Kip turns around and raises my hand to inspect the offending digit. “I don’t like that. Why don’t I just heal you? You know, with my magic blood?”
“It’s no big deal, Kip.”
Kip rolls his eyes and scoffs. “Take my blood. Why suffer for six weeks when you could have it healed instantly, that’s just ridiculous.”
“Fine…if it’ll make you worry less.” I sigh. “I guess it’ll be nice to not worry about it.”
