XX: Wicked Fuckin' Haht
Liam and Blake
Liam
Liam gazed at Blake with wide eyes, "You--"
He lowered his voice, glancing around before returning his gaze to Blake, "You have one in right now?"
She grinned, "Surprise!"
A dozen different scenarios flew through Liam's head, but none of them seemed right.
Say something. Don't make her think you don't want to.
He
did
want to. He just...
Fuck, you still haven't said anything.
"Okay," he forced out, reaching into his pocket for the short-range remote, "But, uh--what do I do, exactly? Just turn it on?"
Blake shrugged, "Do whatever you want, Liam. I like the idea of you being able to just--"
Liam pressed the button.
Blake's eyes closed, mouth opening wider as she cut off mid-word before biting her lip. She shivered.
Liam gazed at her, his heart pounding a bit faster. Even mostly bundled up with her eyes closed and her hair hidden away, she looked so incredible.
Then Liam realized something else about how she looked. For a moment he thought about turning the vibrator back off. Instead he put his hand over hers and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"Uh, Blake? You're not exactly being subtle."
Blake's eyes fluttered open, and it seemed to take a moment for her to get her bearings. When she did, gaze locking with his, her cheeks were bright red and her eyes looked a bit hazy.
"Sorry," she said, "It just feels really good."
Liam grinned, "I gathered that. So is that all it does? It just turns on to one setting?"
Blake shook her head, "No. Though the one setting feels really good. If you hold the button down for three seconds, it will turn off. If you press it again--"
Liam pressed it.
Blake hesitated for a moment, taking in a deep breath. Her voice was a bit breathier when she spoke, "It gets a bit more intense."
"And again?" Liam asked, grinning a bit as he pressed it again. He finally thought he could hear it. Maybe.
Blake bit her lip again, closing her eyes, words a bit strained, "More intense."
Liam could see why she'd thought this would be fun, "And again?"
Blake blinked, eyes unfocused for a moment, "Pul--"
Her hands flew to her mouth to stifle a gasp, then one hand gripped the end of the table, tight, "Pulses."
Liam turned off the vibe, watching as Blake visibly relaxed, biting her lip again, "You're right, that is fun."
Blake leaned back in her chair, letting out a breath, "That was a mistake, wasn't it?"
Liam grinned, taking a bite of the last bits of his food, "Probably."
"It's a fun mistake, though," Blake said, draining the last of her water.
"So is the point just to tease you and make you forget how to talk for whenever I want?"
Blake stuck out her tongue, "I was thinking a bit more than that. Just, without letting other people notice."
"I think that's more on you then me."
"Well, yeah, but if I seem like I'm gonna lose my shit, I'd appreciate it if you turned it off or turned it down."
Liam raised an eyebrow and turned the vibe back on.
Blake blinked, but grinned.
"So what's your schedule like this week?" Liam asked, "Since I can't just pop over to your place and spend the night."
Blake's smile deepened, "Date or sleepover?"
"Both?"
***
Blake
Blake struggled to keep her breathing normal, her expression smooth as she walked alongside Liam past the student center. She'd forgone holding his hand out of the fear that she might squeeze it too hard. It was also cold out. The toy inside her, however, vibrating at the second setting, kept her quite warm.
"I doubt I'll be able to make too much headway," Liam was saying, "since there are huge companies already looking into it, or that I'd even want to, but I'm hoping I'll be able to figure out a way to at least make a program that spits out some sort of analysis or something."
Blake glanced up at him, smiling. The passion in Liam's voice whenever he spoke about music or the projects he was really excited about always thrilled her.
She didn't have that with her own work. Not yet, at least.
I feel that way when I think about him, though.
Blake still wasn't sure what to think of that. She prided herself on her independence and self-sufficiency, but Liam had walked into her life and basically thrown that out the window without even realizing it--even before she'd wrapped her head around the possibility of being more than just friends with him.
And I let that get way out of hand
, she thought, Sophie's and Marie's words coming back to her.
She loved Liam, but she needed to get her head on straight and make sure she was still her and still capable of handling shit herself when she needed to.
"Blake?"
Blake blinked, shaking herself as she re-focused on Liam, "Huh?"
A smirk tugged at his lips, "I asked if you had anything you were working on other than just class stuff."
"Oh," she shrugged, trying to keep a straight face, "Not too much. Mostly just upkeep on the websites I've built for people and some new ones I get asked to put together every now and then."
Liam nodded, seeming to accept that. Somehow that made Blake feel worse about lying to him. She didn't want to keep her project from him, but it was something she needed to do herself, and if she told him, he'd want to help.
Blake gasped, missing a step as the buzzing between her legs suddenly went into overdrive.
"Blake?" Liam asked, "Are you alright? Was that too much?"
Blake blinked a few times, giving herself a shake as she tried to accustom herself to the sudden change in sensations. Her legs wobbled a bit and she had to resist rubbing her thighs together, but she took a deep breath, then smiled up at Liam.