When she decided not to enter Rats apartment she took the stairs to the ground floor and left the building. Her mind was in a completely clouded state, it felt like she was intoxicated, when you feel separated from the rest of the world but somehow still available to function on a really basic level, trying to coordinate your moves in order not to fall. She didn't feel uncomfortable but she was not smiling either, somehow she had the problem grasping the whole elevator thing that happened. She decided not to take a cab or a bus but to walk for a while. She felt that a walk would help clear her mind.
This thing in the elevator was definitely a first time that she let herself go with someone who she never met before. She didn't just let herself go, she let him choke her. It felt like some boundaries were pushed even for someone who was intruding somebody's married life. The moment she realized that it made her feel a bit afraid.
- So, let's sum up the whole thing, so from a point of fucking a married man, you went to a point of fucking a total stranger in the elevator, who bumped into you on your way to fuck a married man. How the fuck did you get here?
Her body was still a bit sensitive from the whole thing and she was still jumpy from the excitement. Occasionally, a shiver would go from her head down her spine all the way to her toes. She did not know whether the bigger problem was accepting the fact that the whole thing happened or accepting the fact that she might have liked the thing.
As she was walking down the street she would get flashes of what happened. His hand on her waist, his breath on her neck, his fingers squeezing her nipples, going all over her, the vibration from his hands on her pussy, the sensation travelling thru her body. It was as if she was getting an injection of adrenalin.
Finally, somewhere half way home, she decided to hail a cab because she was too tired she to walk any further. The minute she entered the apartment, she switched off her phone and went to bed.
* * *
- Nice to meet you, Drew.
Her words were still echoing in his head as he was walking to his apartment, nearly knocking over Mrs. Johnson, his 80 year old neighbor, who lived across the hall. He muttered an apology, missed the keyhole twice and when he finally got into the flat and closed the door, he could hear knocking.
- Now what?!
He opened the door to find Mrs. Johnson holding his keys in her hand, which by the way he left in the door, which she then handed over to him without saying anything. She could see he was pretty distracted. He closed and locked the door, put the key on the table, kicked off his shoes and literally crashed on the sofa.
- So, what the hell was that elevator thing all about?!
The feel of her skin, the eyes, hair, the scent of her perfume still lingering in his mind. The intense reaction he had, not just talking about the nether parts, but his whole body, mind switching off, acting on pure instinct. He knew he had that in him, but was not aware of the intensity. She was different, and maybe it was just him but there was a spark of something between them. Something he could not explain, and honestly could not be bothered to do right now. It was an intense day and with these thoughts and brief flashes of the elevator encounter he fell asleep, half hanging of the sofa with a slight hard on.
He woke up to a nasty hard on, sunlight licking his face and loud banging on the door with a very familiar voice yelling:
"Zero open up, you are already late!"
Late for what?!
The question went through his still sleepy head followed with a pretty stupid look on his face. Hearing her voice, his nether parts went to normal state. He then staggered to the door to let AJ in.
AJ is the rare and almost mythical creature - female best friend. They went way back, like kindergarten, she a math wiz (hence the number/math nicks), him the half geeky half jock. Instant connection, relentless teasing from day one back and forth. She also was his manager and she was helping him a lot with his photo-shoots.
"Hey Fraction! Late for what exactly?", he asked her still pretty confused, squinting at her.
"I've got you a gig for today."
"?"
"There's a new fashion magazine about to see the light of day, well actually this Saturday, and they need photos like yesterday"
He had to do some math.
Today: Tuesday - promotion: Saturday
"Saturday?"
"Yup"
4 day tops.
"How many photos? Models? Outfits and all?"
She started telling him about it but at some point stopped because she noticed that he is just not there so she literally had to yell at him:
"Zero! Don't worry about that, I have that handled. Go take a shower, you smell. Grab breakfast, get your gear and we're off to the races"
He left to get that shower because he kind of did smell. While the hot water was pouring down his face and chest all he had were flashes of the elevator thing. Again...It was getting old. He finished the shower, gathered the gear and on the way out picked up the sandwich that AJ made for him. A perfect bite sized delight.
On the way to the studio he was pretty quiet which off course had AJ channel her inner Mrs. Marple.