It was Wednesday evening, and Ed hadn't heard from Daisy since that last message on Saturday. He'd just gotten in from work when he heard his phone buzz. It was Daisy.
"Hi Ed, would I be okay to come over tonight for dinner? I could use the company."
"Of course.", he replied, "What do you want for dinner?"
"I'll bring Chinese"
"Excellent. Give me a shout when you're outside, I'll buzz you in."
Ed quickly jumped in the shower, and changed into a nicer set of clothes, he didn't want to blow this and he was hoping to be able to give her, 'the full experience' tonight.
A couple of hours had passed, and Ed was starting to worry a little. He was about the message her again when she buzzed his flat. He buzzed her in and greeted her at the door. She gave him a big hug on her way in. He felt a tear hit the skin on his neck. He realised at that moment that he probably wasn't getting unlocked tonight. He took her through to the main room as she wiped away a couple of tears from her face. It was an open plan kind of arrangement, with a combined living room & kitchen.
"How's your dad?" Ed asked.
"Stable. He's improved a lot since Saturday, and I'm hoping he'll be okay, but it's been a difficult week.
"Of course, hopefully he'll be okay."
"You don't mind plating up do you, you know where everything is obviously." she said whilst handing him the bag of Chinese food.
"Not a problem", he said, and gestured for her to take a seat on the sofa in front of the TV. She switched it to a music channel and put it on quiet.
"So what's wrong with him then if you don't mind me asking."
"They're not sure yet, they think it's some kind of infection but are still running tests. The antibiotics appear to have helped though. Thank you for letting me come over, I've been really stressed. To be honest based on your message I thought you were angry at me and would just end it."
"That's okay. I was a little angry at first, but you're right, I did agree to it and actually I do really like you so I'm kind of glad you did it."
"I should say by the way, I've not had a change to get verified yet, what with my dad and everything, although that's not why I'm here tonight anyway."
"That's okay sweetie, I'm just glad you're here.
Once Ed had finished plating up, he sat next to Daisy on the sofa and they started eating, agreeing to sit and watch some drama about bomb diffusing. Once they were finished, she returned their plates to the kitchen, then gently sat down next to him again, leaning up against him, hugging him slightly. He hugged back.
"Look I know I said I didn't come over here for sex, and it's not exactly fair on you because you're staying locked for me, but I could kind of do with a bit of a stress release. Would you want to?"
"Like you even need to ask, he said as he started to take her top off, revealing her bra."
She pulled it back down and slapped his had away, followed by a light slap to the face.
"No, don't just try and take my top off, I was hoping for a little more romance than that. You really must be desperate." she said sternly.
