Shanice had butterflies dancing in the pit of her stomach right as she got up the stairs of her apartment building and even after entering her apartment as she undressed herself and then went into the bathroom to wash the remains of the evening from her skin. She rested her head on the shower stall, feeling her hand over her erect nipples and wishing Eric was here to make her feel good. Her thumb and forefinger played with her tits while one hand went between her legs to massage her pussy and within moments she was murmuring soft moans of desire. Her middle finger slid into the warmth of her pussy, turning her moans into a yearning sigh. How she wished she hadn't let go of him when she climbed down from his car. He ought to be here with me right now, taking care of me, she thought to herself.
Done with her bath, into her bedroom she went and still the mass of butterflies won't quit their flutter. The night was a never-ending sight as she rolled from one end of the bed to the other. Each time she turned to glance at the opposite side of her bed she saw him lying with his head on her spare pillow, smiling that boyish smile of his at her. Twice she murmured his name in her dreams. Her feet curled in a foetal mode and her hand kept on troubling her pussy, bringing her to slow, screeching orgasm. Her eyes went to her cell phone and she couldn't tell why she resisted the temptation of calling him. Even if she cajoled him to come round and be with her and he refused, just the mere thought of hearing his voice, and him saying something that would make her laughÂŹâhim being the ointment to her soulÂŹâor at least say something sweet that would knock her off to dreamland.
He was everything she'd ever wanted in a man; all that she'd always dreamed of finding. Her eyes can still vividly imagine the bold outlines of his face: the tranquil blueness of his eyesâhow those eyes seem to look into the very depth of her brown skin, and how she feels lost every time she gazes into his eyes like someone lost in an ocean currentâthe solid gentleness of his words and voice; there is the caress of his hand when they touch, the spark of electric it made her feel when they first kissed ... Though who would have thought he would be far from what she'd always desired. That she would ever end up dating a white boy was seldom a thing she'd ever given herself time to ponder on. It felt so much like she was still locked in a dreamâan Alice lost in the deep woods of Wonderlandâshe wondered if she would ever make it out of the maze. Would her Prince Charming ever remain true or would it all turn out to be nothing but a dream?
That last thought made Shanice open her eyes and sit upright, her hand fumbling for her bedside table lamp's switch and then finally finding it and depressing the button, bringing light to her bedside. There was a trembling in her heart, and her eyes gazed either way of her bedroom as if she'd felt the presence of a ghost lurking about. She realized then that she was breathing heavily. She decided then that she couldn't hold the urge back any longerâshe picked her phone and dialled Eric's number. It rang a couple of times unanswered and she was almost about to give up when the line got picked up.ÂŹ
"Hi there, pumpkin," came his familiar voice, although it sounded king of groggy like he'd been asleep before she called. Hearing the sound of that voice was like being rescued from drowning.
"I know it's rather late," she said. "I'm sorry for calling so lateâ"
"As long as it's you calling, there's nothing to be sorry about. How're you doing?"
"I'm doing alright. Was trying to sleep, but I kept having this crazy nightmare and it just wouldn't let me be."
"Oh, sorry to hear that."
"It's okay. The nightmare's gone right now anyway."
"Was I of any help getting rid of it?"
She smiled to herself. "Hearing your voice was all I needed to drive it away. Why else do you think I called you at this hour?"
"I suspect you didn't just call to hear my voice because of a silly nightmare, so why do you confess."
"Confess to what?" she feigned surprise.
"Confess why you really decided to call me up at," he paused for a moment, and then: "at one-forty in the morning. You could have waited till morning to hear my voice."
"Didn't you hear what I saidâI had a nightmare."
"Shanice, I know you. Or at least I know a little bit about you that there's more to your calling. Now are you going to come clean, or not?"
"Okay, okay," she grinned at the phone. "I was thinking about you. I wanted to tell you of how much I miss you and that I wished you were here in bed with me. You happy now?"
"Yes, very much happy," he muttered. "You could have said that earlier. It would have made things a lot easier."
"I know, and right now I wish I did. But is it too late?"
At the other end, Eric was silent for a moment. Shanice was about to call out his name to know if he was still there when he returned to the line. "It's never too late. I can still make it to your door, although I'm going to have to come by with my work clothes. Hope you wouldn't mind?"
"Just as long as you're here, I don't care."
"Alright then. Just let me go wash up my face and gather my stuff. I'll be there within the next hour."
"Make it thirty," she said before hanging up.