After our kiss, I felt more comfortable with Nikki and I being a couple after all. We finished our shower, dried off, and got ready to go out with Scott & Sheryl. All four of us piled into Scott & Sheryl's Mercedes and headed for the restaurant, arriving shortly after 7 PM. The hostess told us our table would take about 10 minutes to be ready but that was okay, so we sat down in the waiting area. Not long after we sat down, Nikki took my hand and said: "Thank you for taking me in. I think I'd be in terrible shape otherwise."
"How so?" I asked.
"Well, I think the guys from last night would've found me and done worse things to me. They could've killed me!"
I thought Nikki was exaggerating but she then got a call on her phone. It was the police, who told her the four suspects from the previous night had been arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault. Nikki thanked the police and hung up, throwing herself on me again and whispering the good news in my ear. "I'm so glad they're in custody," she said as a single tear streamed down from her right eye and it was then I knew Nikki had been truly fearful of the men who assaulted her; perhaps they would've further abused or even killed her if she hadn't shown up at my house. I handed her a tissue and she dried the tear as the hostess called us for our table.
We were then seated and given our menus, which we were looking over when Nikki put her hand on my leg. "Words can't describe how grateful I am to have met you," she told me as I turned toward her, "so I'd like to show you how grateful when we get home. Is that okay with you?" Not knowing what Nikki had in store for me, I said it was okay as to not hurt her feelings; little did I know her plans would solidify our relationship. In the meantime, the four of us had dinner and Scott proposed a toast.
"To a new future in business and in life," he said. After dinner, Sheryl then suggested desserts for sharing; my sweet tooth surely couldn't resist that. Sheryl & Scott shared a slice of cheesecake while Nikki & I dug into the restaurant's signature dessert for two: the O.M.G. Hot Fudge Sundae. After dessert, Scott paid the bill and we all stumbled out to the car (due to eating so much and not drinking by the way.) We drove home and went inside, excited to enjoy our weekend. Nikki had to balance on me because of how full she was but when we got inside, she asked me if I was ready.
"Ready for what?" I asked.
"Me!" Nikki replied, "I'm gonna do you in ways you probably haven't been done before." She then kicked her shoes off and started stripping. When she got to her underwear, I asked Nikki if she meant sex. "Oh, of course, this will be my sexual healing from last night's atrocities," she replied. This was right out of nowhere for me; Nikki and I had only known each other for a little over 24 hours and already, she was talking about sex.