Karen giggled wildly as she and her friend Nick stumbled into bed. The sounds of the party going on behind them were muted... mostly because the vast majority of people had already left. Fortunately, given her drunken state, she didn't have to drive anywhere since the party was at her and her roommate's house... and it also meant that she could offer Nick a bed to sleep in and since he was even more trashed than she was that was definitely a blessing. She hated to think that he'd try to drive and get himself hurt or into trouble... and it would be nice to have someone to sleep next to.
Every once in awhile she just missed cuddling up to someone.
"Oh fuck, the light," she sighed, and she pushed herself up off the bed as Nick wormed to one side. Turning it off she stumbled back to the soft mattress and fell down.
"Mind if I take off my jeans?" slurred Nick.
Karen laughed, "Sure, as long as you're wearing something underneath them!"
"Uuummmm... boxers!" Nick said gleefully. Karen laughed. She pulled off her bra from underneath her t-shirt, thankful that she'd already changed pants so that she didn't have to deal with any other clothing now that there was someone else in the room with her.
Definite foresight.
Lying down, she scooted close to Nick and curled up on his shoulder.
"Oooo that's dangerous you know," he teased, just as he had been doing all night.
"Oh shut it," she replied, laughing a little.
"No really," he said, his body tilting ever so slightly towards hers, a new kind of heat in his voice that she hadn't ever heard there before, "Dangerous..."
And as she turned her head to try to see the expression on his face from the dim light that was sneaking in past her curtains, Nick leaned forward and kissed her. Karen was rather in shock, and her lips parted automatically for him to deepen the kiss, even though her mind was saying 'What on earth?'... her body responded automatically. She kissed him back, the alcohol fizzing through her veins as she felt a sensation of tingling excitement between her thighs.
He pulled away from her lips and began kissing down her neck.
Sanity restored itself.
"This is a bad idea," she said, and then gasped as his fingers stroked her side while he sucked lightly on her neck.
"No it's not," his hand slid up her side to her breast and she stifled a moan.
Sanity was beginning to get fuzzy.
"This is a baaaaaaad idea," and yet she could feel his strong back muscles under her hand and she arched beneath him. Her mind knew it was a bad idea, although she couldn't quite articulate why, something to do with friendship and not wanting to ruin anything.
Something to do with the fact that he was good friends with her ex... something to do with the fact that they'd never been anything but very good friends and that things were good that way.
Something to do with the fact that his hand was caressing her breast in a way that intoxicated her nearly as much as the alcohol in her system.
"Or a really fantastic idea..." he murmured. Karen opened her mouth to protest, but then his mouth was on hers again and she was kissing him back hungrily, her hands clutching at his body and pulling him closer to her... she could feel his hard body sliding on top of hers, pressing between her legs.
This time, when he pulled away from the kiss, she followed after him; following him with her lips.
"See?" his voice was low and sent a tremor down her spine.
She wanted to say something back, but then Nick was kissing her again and she felt her resistance melting.
"Wait, wait, wait," she gasped, pushing her hands against his chest. Nick pulled back, but his hand continued to play with her nipple, and their lower bodies pressed together as he leaned back to look at her. Fuck.
"We're friends. This is going to mess things up. I don't want to hurt you... and I don't feel anything more than friendship for you." She very badly wanted it to happen. Her body was humming with need, and the way he was touching her was just exacerbating the problem in every way possible.
"No, no," he nuzzled her neck with his lips, "We have an understanding. We're friends. And this is still a fantastic idea."
"I -" he cut her off with another kiss.
"If you want me to stop, just tell me to."