Dedicated to the person who introduced me to this site. Thanks a million.
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He was my best friend from university. We met in the second year of our degree program. We admitted that we were both stupid and we should study together for our exams. Needless to say, we bonded after the first exam we aced. We continued studying together and became fast friends. Sometimes he will invite me out for a drink, but I would refuse, as I don't drink. He was quite popular with everyone, always going to parties and smoking weed as if it was going out of style. Never mind that it is illegal in our country.
"The good stuff is always illegal," he told me, as I was driving his drunken ass home after a long night of partying hard. I sighed as I helped him out the car, praying that he doesn't vomit on me before I get him inside.
'Why do I do this?' I question myself as I trudge up the stairs to my apartment, with my best friend slung over my shoulders like a sack of potatoes. I drop him on my couch and proceed to remove his sneakers and get him a glass of water. As I return with the water, I see him sitting up on the couch, looking dazed and confused. His eyes focus on me and he smiles. "What would I do without you, Aeila?"
I blush slightly. "You would be face down in a ditch in the middle of nowhere, asleep in your own vomit." I replied jokingly. He guffawed at my response and lay back down on the couch.
"You're so funny Aliey," he replied as he covered his eyes with his arm and proceeded to fall asleep. I couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not, but as one gay friend one told me, if a man says something, and it has two meanings, one bad and one good, he meant the good meaning.
I smile as I shook my head and padded back to my bedroom to get the last few hours of sleep I can. 'I love that stupid fool,' I think to myself as I fall asleep.
I woke to the smell of eggs and waffles the next morning. I yawned and stretched, my oversized T-shirt riding up my chest slightly. I sighed as I jumped off my bed and headed to the kitchen. There was Daniel in my kitchen, half naked and awake, making breakfast. One thing about this man is that he can cook. He turns around and smiles at me. "Good morning Aelia! How did you sleep? Do you want some waffles?" I stare at him. "Aren't you supposed to still be asleep? Or at least have a hangover?"
"I am immune," he replied as he put some of the food he made on a plate and passed it to me. "Isn't that my shirt?" he asks. "No," I reply as I devour my breakfast. God damn the man can cook. After breakfast, I showered and began to get ready for my day.
I worked part time as a librarian in our university library as I completed my Masters program. That day, I decided to wear a simple white blouse with a black skirt that was way beyond my knees. I looked at myself in the mirror and sighed. I wasn't tall, thin or even sexy in my opinion. I was 5'5 with short braids that reached my shoulders. I wore simple black glasses that I use to hide from the world. My blouse was plain and straight, just like my skirt, so I can blend into the background. I don't want to be the centre of attention. That place had too many bad memories in my opinion. Self consciously, I walked down the stairs to drive to work. Daniel had already cleaned up and was sitting on the couch, waiting for me to leave.
"Well you look dapper," he said as he saw me walking towards the door. I snorted my disapproval. Dapper means boring. The perfect librarian, I thought as I headed to my car. "Where are you going today?" I asked him as we drove off. I don't live far from our school, about a fifteen minute drive, but it was damn well better than walking, especially in this sun.
"To school with you. I have to go see Betty." I nodded my head. Betty was his weed guy, a six foot tall, huge, hulking black man with scars on his head and big feet. "I'm going by Jose after work. I'll see you later?" I asked. He nodded his agreement as I parked my car in the university student car park. He jumped out of his side and stretched his long arms over his head. I watched him slyly from the corner of my eyes and blushed furiously. 'Why does he have to be so sexy?' I thought to myself. He was 6'1, with lean muscles and intense hazel eyes. His dark hair was long, reaching his shoulders. He was wearing a tight black shirt that framed the muscles on his back perfectly. Oh how I would love to run my hands up and down his back and kiss him all over his tight lean abs, his chest glistening with sweat as he looks at me with that intense stare of his as he says my name as though he loves me and...
"Aeila? What's taking you so long in there?" Daniel questions as he knocks the roof of my car. 'Oh shit,' I curse myself. 'I just had a fantasy of Daniel. Again. And he's right there. Oh God I'm going to hell.' I clamber quickly out of my car and lock it. He looks at me strangely and asks if I'm alright. I nodded hastily, feeling guilty about the wetness between my legs. He walks me to the library, where I will begin my exciting job as a university librarian. Before he leaves though, he takes me into his arms and hugs me tightly. I breathe in his scent of man and musk and sigh slightly.
"Thank you for last night, Aelia," he says as he releases me. I blush so hard my glasses started to fog slightly. "No problem Daniel," I whisper out. "See you later?"
He smiles and nods.
"Bye Aliey," he says as he walks away. I stare at his retreating form, my mouth going dry and the heat between my legs increasing. 'I am definitely going to hell,' I think as I proceed to my day of work.