Page 26 of Hearts on Fire

Naomi was nervous about the date already and she hadn't even gotten past the planning stage. The only thing they had was a set date: next weekend when they were both off work. When she'd asked Scotti where she wanted to go, Scotti replied that she wanted to be surprised.

That response had raised the stakes for this date. She desperately wanted to please Scotti even though she knew deep down that Scotti would simply be pleased by anything she did with her.

It was Friday evening when Naomi finally caved and bought them tickets to see a movie. She couldn't tell why she'd settled for that option. Perhaps it was the fact that all week long, Scotti had talked about how eager she was to see the finale of a movie trilogy that was coming out. It was a romantic thriller. Naomi could not remember the last time she saw a movie, so she got them second row tickets to the movie on the release day, which thankfully fell on their date day.

Naomi picked Scotti up from work that evening when her shift finished at 7pm.

When Naomi picked her up in her Ferrari, Naomi could swear she saw someone staring at her through the upstairs’ window in the Fire Station. Maybe the rumour had spread amongst Scotti’s fire colleagues that she was seeing someone. Naomi wondered for a second if they knew who she was seeing. Although ultimately, she decided it didn’t matter. She didn’t mind.

Scotti came out of the station looking good enough to eat, clearly freshly showered wearing a loose white button down casual shirt with blue denim jeans that hugged her ass. Scotti had a strongly defined jawline. She was such a beautiful combination of the masculine and the feminine. She looked like some kind of androgynous sports model with her short floppy hair still damp.

As she got in the passenger side, Naomi could smell her. The fruity scent of her shampoo, the woody earthy scent of her perfume mixed with something else. Underneath it all, Scotti had this delicious sweet smoky smell that was just so specifically her. Naomi would know it anywhere and she loved it, the scent of her.

“So, where are we going?” Scotti asked.

Naomi reached into the backseat and took out a pair of tee shirts and tickets.

“Guess,” she told Scotti as she pulled out of the driveway.

“Oh my God! These tickets and tee shirts have been sold out for weeks. How did you get them?”

Naomi shrugged, eyeing Scotti from her mirror. Scotti was beaming and Naomi was glad she'd made that happen. She was so beautiful when she smiled. She had lovely white straight teeth.

“We're going to see the new Dandelion Drive movie tonight. Those are second row seats. In case you're wondering why not the first row, you'll see.”

The cinema was a fifteen minute drive from the fire station. In the car, Naomi wanted to touch her. Naomi could sense her nearness and it was both erotic and comforting. Naomi kept glancing at Scotti’s denim clad thigh and her hand in her lap. Her lovely strong fingers and neat short fingernails. The things those fingers had done to her body.

Mmmmm. Jesus. Stop it, Naomi. Focus on the road.

They eventually made it to the cinema in plenty time to get checked in before the movie began.

Scotti held their Cokes and Naomi had the popcorn as they found their seats. When the cinema was otherwise full, but no one came to sit next to them, Scotti decided to ask Naomi some questions. The movie was about to begin and everyone ought to be seated by now.

“Oh,” replied Naomi, “I paid for the empty seats next to us. All three of them.”

Scotti furrowed her brows, “Why?”

“I don't want us distracted,” Naomi responded.

Scotti wanted to probe further but the intro began to play and her attention went to the large screen.

Naomi smiled and settled into the seat. She reached her hand onto Scotti’s demin clad thigh and felt electricity running through it.

The things just being close to Scotti did to her body were crazy.

The plot of the movie revolved around a woman who'd fallen in love with a girl she'd kidnapped. The instruction had been to “take care of the girl” after she dealt with the main mission, only she didn’t kill the girl, she fell in love with her.

Now the gang had discovered her and she'd been instructed to right her ways. But she couldn't because she’d fallen in love with the girl. The gang comes after her, and her love and life are at crossroads.

Scotti and Naomi watched the movie, exchanging comments and reviews at intervals. Naomi found herself enjoying the movie more than she expected. At an intense shooting scene, Naomi held on to Scotti's hand tightly.

Then there was a scene when they lead characters were making out very intimately. It was exactly that moment Naomi took the opportunity to sneak her fingers into the waistband of Scotti’s levis.

Scotti gasped, pleasantly surprised.

Naomi began to undo the button fly.

“This is why I didn't get the front seat and I paid for this row. This is our date. I only get a few chances to be this naughty. Keep your eyes on the screen.”

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