On a cold January morning, December woke up shivering. It was freezing in her apartment and she didnāt know why. She thought, ādidnāt you turn the heater on before you went to bed last night?ā Not being able to remember, she got out of bed to go check. Looking at the thermostat, it showed it was set at 76 degrees. She was right; she had turned it on. Still confused as to why the heater wasnāt on, she fumbled for her cell phone and called her landlord.
Mr. Forbes informed December that he would have a repairman out to her apartment as soon as possible. He didnāt have an exact time, as that would be too convenient for her. Knowing she might be without heat all day, she went into the kitchen and turned on the burners on the stove.
āAh, yes. Heat by Magic Oven,ā she mumbled to herself. āThereās nothing like cooking your lunch and toasting your ass at the same time."
She decided to go ahead and make something to eat since she wasnāt going to be able to go out that day.
Meanwhile, Dante got a call from Mr. Forbes about the tenant in apartment 624. Dante assumed the pilot light went out on the heater. Something that was easy to fix. It was just before lunch and he was hungry. He decided to run over and light the pilot before heading to a local fast food restaurant. Gathering some supplies from his toolbox, he headed towards 624.
Just as December tasted the sauce for her lunch there was a loud knock on the door. Startled by it, she burned her lip on the spoon.
āOuch! Damnit!ā she shouted.
Dante, standing on the other side of the door could hear a spoon hit the stove.
He thought, āGod, I hope sheās not some old woman.ā Gaining his composure he patiently waited for December to open the door.
Not realizing heād be there so soon, December quickly fusses with her hair to get it looking halfway tamed. She opens the door while gently pushing her hair behind her ear, out of her face. She looks up and sees Dante standing at the door. He was just a tad shorter than her, with dark brown eyes and black hair. His goatee was neatly trimmed. She caught herself staring at his lips as he talked.
Dante was thinking, āThis woman has GOT to be on something.ā
She wasnāt paying a bit of attention to the questions he was asking her. He stopped talking and just stood there until she snapped out of it. He could smell the food cooking on the stove and that made his mouth water. The savory smell lingered around them. After standing at the door for a few seconds more, December snapped out of it and invited Dante in.
Rushing to the stove, she feverishly stirs the concoction that is in the skillet. As she finishes up her lunch she tells Dante what she noticed with the heater. He goes to the heater and notices that the pilot is lit on the heater; it just isnāt kicking on. He calls Mr. Forbes to tell him that they need to get a new heating unit.
āIāll get one sent over right away, go ahead and stay there till it gets there so you can have it put in this afternoon,ā said Mr. Forbes.
āIām sorry to inconvenience you, maāam, but Mr. Forbes wants me to stick around until the new heater is delivered,ā said the now very hungry man.
āThatās fine, go ahead and have a seat,ā replied December.
Dante had a seat at the kitchen table as she sat down for lunch. They made small talk while she ate. Then December realized what time it was and assumed Dante hadnāt eaten lunch yet.
āWould you like something to eat?ā December offered.
āYes, maāam.ā Dante replied.
āPlease, call me December, I hate being called maāam.ā
Dante smiled, āYes, maāam.ā
December gave a slight glare then smiled as she realized he was just being facetious.
December got Dante his lunch then sat down to finish eating. He seemed very nice, and had a good sense of humor, something she liked a lot. They talked through lunch, getting to know each other a little. He was single, so was she. Both had been in bad relationships before and were very cautious now. After a while, Dante looked at his watch. It was almost 3 pm. He had been there for just over 3 hours. Instead of wondering where the heater was he just thought how nice it was to talk to a beautiful woman and laugh to again.
By 4:30 pm the heater still wasnāt there. Dante called Mr. Forbes back and asked what was taking so long. Apparently they had to order the heater. Since it was Friday, it wouldnāt be there till Monday. āNice way to spend the weekend,ā thought December. She told Dante she wasnāt comfortable leaving the stove on all night and asked if he had a space heater she could borrow. Unfortunately for her he didnāt.
He knew it was a long shot, since they barely knew each other, but he offered to let her stay at his place for the weekend. December thought about it for a few minutes. Heās a decent guy, and he lives just right around the corner from her. She didnāt see a potential for there to be a problem, so she agreed. She gathered her things while Dante turned off the stove.
When they walked into Danteās apartment Decemberās nervousness faded. He led her to his bedroom so they could get her stuff out of the way. They pretty much just threw her crap on the floor. December walked back into the living room and sat down on the couch. Dante came back in the room saying he had ordered a pizza. He figured they might as well stay in and watch a movie. Getting comfy, she took off her shoes and leaned against a pillow.
After they ate and watched the movie, Dante moved from sitting across the room from December to sitting right next to her. They sat and talked for a few more hours, discovering many more things they had in common. They were amazed at how well they clicked with each other. It seemed as though they were laughing at everything they talked about. Even when it got to a serious moment in the conversation, Dante instinctively knew what to say to make her laugh.
December laughed so hard a few strands of her hair fell out of place. Seeing it, Dante reached up and gently pushed it back behind her ear, brushing his finger against her soft cheek as he drew his hand away. Looking directly in his gorgeous brown eyes she smiled. He couldnāt help but smile back at her. Her beauty stunned Dante. Her shoulder length auburn hair glistened in the soft light coming from the kitchen. When he looked into her dark green eyes, it was as if he could see into her soul.
Leaning in, he gently kissed her. He was going to just stop at a sweet peck on the lips, but December wanted more. Reaching up, she placed her hand on the back of his neck, pulling him closer to her. They began kissing again, with more urgency. Their lips parted and his tongue went in search of hers, darting in and out of her mouth. Once their tongues intertwined, his hands started roaming. He reached up her shirt and unfastened her bra. With one hand he gently massaged her breast, with the other he pinched her nipple. She let out a soft moan, letting him know she liked it.
He pulled her forward, slipped his hands around her. Slowly rubbing up her back, he slid her shirt off of her, laying it on the floor beside them. Shortly after, her bra was laying beside it. Wanting him inside her, she fumbled to get his shirt off. He grabbed her hands and put them on her lap.
Dante looked in her eyes and said, āThereās no need to rush this. We have plenty of time to enjoy it.ā