I didn't intend on writing a sequel, but outside events have forced me to cope the only way I know how. Grief is a process that's never truly over, much of it a realization of that person's impact on your life.
So please excuse the saga I've created from the 2 part story already published. There will be 2 more chapters I'll submit (already written), creating a total of 5. Readers can decide if they want to continue on this journey of my characters' relationship, or leave the story as is, content to have the succinctness of my original piece. Sometimes you just need to get lost in the fantasy of someone else's life.
Part 3
My phone is playing a song; my alarm. It's so ungodly early, far too early, and too soon. I have to twist my arm away from him and roll over to silence my phone. Actually, I snooze it, so I can cuddle him for longer. I roll back onto my side and wrap my arm over his bare chest. He's still sleeping, undisturbed by the noise of my alarm. I just want to keep holding onto him, absorbing his warmth, smelling his scent. Everything about him just fills my body with happiness, even when I must leave his side in no less than ten minutes otherwise I'll be late for work.
But last night was not a figment of my imagination. I can still feel the stickiness clinging to my thighs, the salty taste on my lips. A hint of my scent still on him. Things I'd never done before, things I'll definitely want to try again. My body finally responded, it finally felt as if I'm alive inside this body.
The jangling song of my alarm goes off again and this time he stirs as I twist away to grab my phone. He makes a quiet groan as I sit up, trying to force myself to disengage from his body. I swipe away my alarm and feel his hand take hold of my arm that's holding my phone.
"It is too early," he mumbles with a pouty accent.
"It's early because I have to go to work."
I look down into his sleepy blue eyes, a grin already on his lips. He knows it will take very little to make me stay, how easy it will be to twist me to his undeniably sexy will.
"No."
He blurts it almost childishly, but his eyes hold a seriousness as he keeps his hand on my arm.
"But it's my job," I reply, half-joking and half-not. "Do you not want me to go?"
He keeps holding me, that little smirk he's so very good at. I lean down, close enough to kiss him, but he doesn't kiss back. He's toying with me.
"What should I do?" I ask, getting closer, letting my lips brush against his, smelling myself all over his skin. The stand-off has backfired, and he's forced to kiss me. A sweet little pucker, tender.
"Sleep," he replies with instructive sarcasm.
We keep gazing into each other's eyes, equally impressed by our self-control, impressed by how much I want him and already feel my body responding to his. But we know we should be adults, we have to return to the normal world after exploring the depths of depravity with each other.
He gives me a deeper, longer kiss, affectionately putting his other arm around me. I'm pressed into his chest, my nipples brushing into his skin, my belly feeling the shift of his body that's curling me into him. His hand on my arm has moved down and circled my waist, cinching me up a bit so I can be properly straddled over his hips. I can feel his hard cock, brushing up against my mound. Oh fuck, I'm going to be so late...
He lets me slide across him, hearing my quiet moan, and then, cruelly he stops all movement.
"Damian..." I whine.
"You must go to work, do you not?" he teases into my lips.
I narrow my eyes at him and sigh deeply; he does not need more proof as to how much I want him after last night.
Regretfully, I tell him I'm going to take a shower, and he's not welcome to join me. Which I don't really mean, but I think is probably for the best if I don't want to be late for my bus.
He behaves himself and doesn't interrupt my freezing shower and furious routine to get ready. He simply waits for me to emerge from the bathroom; he's already dressed and wearing his leather cycling jacket. His hair is sticking up and unruly in places. Just a hint of a shadow on his chin. He's so fucking adorable I can barely stand it but I need to stay strong as I pour myself a cup of day old coffee and sling my satchel over my shoulder.
Instead of riding the bus, he offers to take me to work. On his motorcycle. I'm not sure this is wise. I did wear pants, but it's cold out and my hair is still damp. And riding his bike is thrilling and sexy and I'm not sure I can pull myself away from him when he's delivered me to my work, or if I want my coworkers to see this romantic predicament when it inevitably occurs. But he gives me a look, takes my hand, and leads me to his bike that's still parked on the curb outside my apartment.
This time he drives more prudently, waiting more patiently at each light we come to instead of maneuvering around cars. The waiting just gives me more time to stay clinging to his body, to be curled around him. At a particularly long traffic light, I give him an affectionate squeeze and he brings a hand down to quickly pat my hands that are locked around his middle.
When we arrive at my work, he turns the engine off and holds an arm out as I get off the bike. I'm not sure what he'll do when I take off his helmet until he just gives me a quick kiss, a knowing twinkle in his eyes. He tells me to have a good day at work as I walk away; he'll text me later. I'm not sure if he will, but I haven't really thought this far ahead yet.
Only one of my coworkers notices my morning driver. She's one of the senior technicians, old enough to be my mom. She just asks how my commute was this morning, a teasing reference that I arrived by bike. I tell her it was cold. She says it looked like it was at least fun being cold. I only shrug with a smile I can't conceal.
Damian does text me later, just near five o'clock. I've drifted through my work in a contented post-sex haze, feeling relaxed, feeling... happy. I haven't thought about what this next phase would be, what it would be like to be someone who is more than the client of Mr. Damian. I didn't think about it because I didn't think it would happen. Another variable in my experiment that I didn't account for. Sloppy science leads to sloppy results, as they say.
He texts to say he'll be working late, he has appointments this evening. But he could text me tonight if I want, probably close to 11:00 pm. Appointments. Shit.
I have not even considered this remotely. Mr. Damian has to work. He is going to be seeing clients, flogging them, spanking them, etc. The same Damian who has been doing those things to me, and more. My Damian is still Mr. Damian, and I don't know if I'm ok with that.
I choke back my nausea and surging anxiety, and I text him back that's fine. Go ahead and text me. At the time I'm usually in my jammies and reading in bed. Does this mean he'll be coming over? Is this a possible booty call?