Chapter 12
Hunting for a new dress
About that time, I saw Steve and Joe headed for the fence. The batting cage was up and one of the coaches was pitching batting practice.
"Hi, are you ok," Steve said to me as they walked up.
"Yea, I am fine, thanks for picking up my stuff."
"I put some of it away for you, I hope you will stay for a while."
"Thanks again, and I would love to," then I and pulled his face over the fence and gave him a fuck me kiss.
Joe and Jenny had a couple of words but I don't think Joe knew about the evening's activities at the home, so I didn't offer anything else.
They headed off to the field to take practice and Jenny and I sat down in the bleachers.
She looked at me and said, "What happened?"
"I guess you know the councilman croaked with his cock in my ass"
"Yea, that much I got"
"The cops took me in, locked me up and Madame's lawyer got me out, Scot free I might ad. He was really on top of his game."
"So, your clear of this mess?"
"I am but Madame is in hot water. The cops haven't figured out what to do with her and the house. Did you get your things out before they locked it down?"
"No, I was hoping to go back maybe today."
"You should do that, see Madame Silver and from what she told me you can stay on but there won't be any work and she would want some rent money."
"That would be ok with me, I liked living there."
"Me too."
We were quiet for a while and watched the boys play ball. I needed to go to class so I begged off and walked back to Steve's apartment, found my books and went to class.
Steve and I needed to come to an understanding but I was a little hesitant to bring up the subject. That evening I fixed him dinner so we could chat in the apartment and not have any interruptions. I had gone to the store, picked up a nice steak, bottle of merlot and a bag of steam veggies. Steve didn't have a grill, so I made do with the broiler in the oven. I don't think it had ever been used. He arrived about 20 minutes after practice and he looked wonderful when he walked in the door.
The place smelled good from the cooking and I was dressed casual nice with a red short skirt and a white frilly top and apron of course.
"Wow, what smells so good?"
"ME." I responded.
"The place smells so good, what did you fix?"
"Just a piece of steak and some veggies. Go change clothes and I will set the table."
When he came out of the bedroom, I had everything on the table and the wine decanted so it was ready to pour.
"What's the occasion," he said
"I thought I would thank you proper for what you did for me."
"I did what any good friend would do."
"Are we good friends?" I asked in a low voice.
"Yes, Rachael we are, and I want to get even more friendly. If that's ok with you?"
"You want me to live here?"
"Absolutely"
"This is a big step for me Steve. I have never lived with another person outside of my boarding school. Certainly, never a man and never somebody I have come to really like and respect."
He held up his glass of wine and said, "Then we are agreed."
I did the same and smiled at him, "OK roommate, tell me the terms and conditions. It's important that I know where and what is expected of me, I don't like surprises."
"Rachael, I don't have any terms or conditions. I want you here, I want to have meals with you, sleep next to you, shower with you. I don't know what love is but right now I just want to love you."
"How do you know I won't steal you blind?"
"I don't, but so far so good and if you managed to do that I would just go out and get some more of whatever you stole."
"I have never been that desperate, the worst I would ever do is disappear. How much is the rent here?"
"No rent, I own the place"
"Wow, Steve I need to pay you some rent though."
"No, you don't and I don't want money from you. If you feel the need to bring dinner home or groceries from time to time that's fine but I don't want the strain of rent money or utilities on you. You take care of me and the apartment and I pay for everything."
"So, I become the live in maid?" I stammered out.
"No, that's not what I meant. You can do what you want, I will hire a maid service this week and that will be covered."
"Really?"
"Yes Really."
"I wish to be useful Steve, so please let me cook and clean, do the laundry and behave like a good partner, OK?"
"Fine, no maid service until you complain, then I will hire one."
"That seems fair. Do I get sex in the bargain?" I teased.