Part 2: Awake
Tai once again shifted, tried to speak.
"Hello?" she croaked.
She was waking up properly now. Must be one of those sleep problems you have, when you think you can't move but you're fine. She could see better now, too. There was a faint green glow... over in the kitchen. She was at Frank's.
Why was she sleeping? Tai righted herself, stood up. She had been on the flat couch. The door to the bedroom was half open. The bedroom looked darker than the living room/kitchen. She went toward the guest bathroom. Her feet were bare, making no noise on the wood flooring.
After peeing, Tai considered her damp pussy. Frank was pretty fine, she must have gotten hot and bothered earlier without even noticing.
When Tai came out of the powder room, Frank was waiting near the kitchen, rubbing his eyes.
"Hey sleepy face. You don't drink very often, do you? That fourth glass of champagne and you were basically drooling on my shoulder."
Tai cocked her head to the side. She felt fine, refreshed. Frank looked exceptionally sexy in some retro pajamas complete with belt and his short hair mussed on one side.
"Uh, really?" Tai felt silly saying something so dumb after their intellectual conversations earlier. And still in her sequin dress, to boot. She suddenly felt self-conscious of the smeared eyeliner she ignored in the bathroom mirror, and no longer concerned about randomly waking up in her date's living room.
Frank stretched his shoulders, his face scrunched up. Tai ogled his body some more.
"You want some coffee so you can call a cab? I make a mean french roast," Frank offered, blinking.
Tai took a deep breath.
"Frankie, babe, I was going to tell you when I left that I wanted a second date. How about it starts now?"
She stepped closer to him as she spoke, close enough to get a whiff of a woody scent. She lowered her eyes to the floor, then glanced up at him.
Now with neither of them wearing shoes his eyes were several inches above his. The light from the bedroom barely revealed his clear brown eyes or lush dark lashes.
He leaned in to kiss her, and held her face in her hands. He stroked her neck and jawline.
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