Page 34 of Inside the Penalty Box

The line went quiet for a bit. I wanted her to say something; I wanted to know she wanted me as much as I wanted her, and just when I thought she wasn’t going to say anything at all, she surprised me.

“What time does your flight come in?”

I could hear the curiosity in her voice, along with the nerves. Her voice shook as she asked that question, which I thought was the cutest.

“Why? Are you excited to see me? Have you been missing me?”

Again, the line went quiet. I could hear her breathing and knew she was probably debating answering me.

“What if I am?” she asked, her voice quieter this time.

“I’d be thrilled to know it.”

I lay in bed, the comforter draped at my waist as I waited for her to speak. My cock had been semi hard since I’d heard her voice on the other line.

“Well, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little excited to see you.”

“Does that mean I’m finally growing on you?”

“You grew on me the first night I met you.”

Her voice shook with that admission, and it turned me on more than anything. The fact she was nervous about sharing these things with me made me wonder how she must have felt that first night. I could already tell that she really wasn’t the girl she’d portrayed that night. I was probably the only risk she’d ever taken in her entire life, and I guessed that for months afterward she probably kicked herself for doing something stupid.

“What made you sleep with me in Mexico?” I questioned. I wanted to know the truth.

She sighed. “I’m not sure I want to tell you.”

“Why not? You clearly had no clue who I was, so I don’t think it was for bragging rights.”

“No.”

“Then what was it?”

“Oh god. It was stupid. I…I’d just broken up with my boyfriend and wanted to reclaim myself. I was on a mission, and I’d just about given up when you met me at the end of the walkway. It was more self-destruction than anything. It’s not something I normally do.”

“Ah, so you’re telling me I was a get over him fuck? I see how it is. I feel so used.”

Aurora giggled. “That’s what it started out as, but that isn’t what it is now.”

“I see, and what is it now?” The line went silent, and I waited. “Are you there?”

“Yeah, I’m here. I don’t really know what this is now. I know I’m attracted to you and that I like spending time with you, but I have no clue what this really is or what you even want. Guess you could say I’m a little confused.”

I thought for a moment. I wanted her to know I wanted more than just sex, which was pretty much all we’d done every time we’d gotten together, aside from that one night at my apartment.

“What I want is a date. That is what I really want. I know how I feel about you on the physical level. I want to see if there is more.”

“So, what time does your flight get in? Or are you going to make me stalk all arrivals?”

“Is that a yes?”

“Yes.”

I smiled to myself. “I should be home by two. I’m home for two days and then back on the road.”

“I write an exam tomorrow morning. Then I am free for a couple of days. Lorelai has family plans, and I have to drop her at her brother’s place, so I can meet you at your place. We could have our date then.”

I closed my eyes, excitement building at the thought of being able to see her again.

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