All I could do was nod. She buried her face in my chest again.
“I wish we could walk out that door and head to my place right now.” Bending close to her ear, I whispered words only meant for her. “I want to be inside you right now, so bad. I need you, Mare.” Lifting my head, her look mirrored mine.
The want. The desire.
Then we were swarmed with…people. So many people. Ones I knew, others I didn’t. The slaps on my back, the handshakes, the hugs. This didn’t happen for anyone else tonight, and it took me off guard.
My brother and Harper stood outside the mass of people, waiting their turn patiently. When the crowd thinned, he pulled me in for a hug.
“Damn, Brother. Where has that been hiding?” Gage asked. “That was incredible.”
Compliments from him were few and far between. Responding to it was harder than I anticipated. Maryellen came to my side, her arms encircling me, offering support. Harper stood with us as well, beaming at me.
“Thanks, man, I appreciate you being here,” I told him. “You too, Harper. It means a lot.”
Turning to Maryellen, out of instinct, I kissed her square on the lips and pulled her in for a hug. It was only then we realized we’d been acting like a couple.
And everyone in our group was watching. Everyone from work.
We turned to the group. There were some stunned faces but mostly smiles. Bringing Maryellen closer to me, I addressed our coworkers.
“So, yeah, if you couldn’t tell, Maryellen and me are giving things a try.”
Most people simply raised their glasses in congratulations. Some of the guys came over to offer a congratulatory slap or handshake. It had turned into quite a night for us both.
Watching Maryellen smile while she spoke to her coworkers after what we had just done almost made me happier than my performance.
Our attention was then pulled to the stage as Jerry commanded the room again.
“Well, everyone, that was a treat tonight. Let’s hear it for Chase Parker again!”
The entire bar erupted in applause. It was borderline embarrassing considering he hadn’t done that for anyone else.
They continued to cheer for me as someone handed me a pint.
“To Chase,” Mitch yelled. “May he get laid after a performance like that!”
Everyone burst out laughing as Mare hid against my shoulder. I emptied my glass, and someone filled it up for me immediately as we all took our seats. The next performer started, and we needed to settle down.
Maryellen chose to sit on my lap, which was great and not great at the same time. I loved that we could now do this stuff in public, as a couple. But the feel of her ass against my dick made it hard instantly. She pushed against it, knowing full well what she was doing.
“Careful,” I warned. “I might just take you backstage.”
“Promises, promises.”
The batting of her eyelashes made my dick twitch.
This was going to be torture. There were two more sets before Jerry made the announcement I was waiting for.
“Alright guys, we’re taking a little break. About a fifteen-minute intermission before the end of the show, make sure to stick around.”
Without delay, Mare and I were surrounded by our friends and co-workers. The atmosphere was going to be hard to walk away from.
But we were going to. I only needed to talk to Jerry before we left.
Maryellen was talking to Harper when I not so casually interrupted them.
“I have to talk to Jerry,” I whispered in her ear. “Then be ready.” I winked as I walked away.
