Page 56 of The Tempted

“Like a baby,” she ran her fingertip along my jaw and reached up to kiss me again.

“Yeah, me too,” I said, looking down between us noticing that I was still inside her before meeting her smirk again.

“You might want to…,” she grinned as her eyes diverted down to where we were joined.

“Yeah,” I said slowly withdrawing myself from her before turning over and getting out of bed. I carefully discarded the condom tying a knot at the top and tossing it into the trashcan beside the bed. Classy place. My eyes drifted to the table where the six-pack was it was probably piss warm, but my mouth was dry and I wasn’t sure if we had decided that we trusted the water in this joint or not. I pulled two cans from the plastic rings and pried them open before making my way back to the bed. Nikki was sitting up, her back against the headboard and the sheet tucked safely around her.

I offered her the beer, and she clinked her can to mine before tipping it back and sipping it. After gulping down half my beer, I climbed back into bed beside her. I laid on my back and peered at her out of the corner of my eye. She was still sitting there holding the beer she had merely sipped looking straight ahead at the muted T.V.

“Hey,” I said and ran my hand down her arm breaking her concentration. She instantly turned around to face me, but before I could ask her what was wrong she answered.

“Things aren’t going to be weird between us right? I mean you’re not going to flake on me because we had sex. Because that would be a real dick move Mikey and I thought you were actively trying to repent against your inner dick,” she poked her finger against my chest adding extra emphasize to her words by digging that finger further into my skin with each word. “In case you forgot we’re stuck with one another for god knows how long and we’re in a pretty dangerous situation so we really don’t have any room for freak outs.”

I raised an eyebrow at her, but I decided not to point out that she was the one who in fact was having the freakout. I bit the inside of my cheek to stop from laughing because like she said I was repenting against my inner dick so instead I held up my hands in mock defeat.

“Not freaking out,” I said, watching as she eyed me suspiciously. “I swear.”

The truth was I was far too amused with her freak out to remember that I was in the throes of one myself. I’d just let her have one for the both of us after all I was exhausted anyway.

“I suppose I have no choice but to take your word for it,” she said taking her accusing finger off my chest.

“Good. Now that that’s settled you think maybe we can get some sleep because if not, then I rather not talk about any impending freak outs there are much better ways I can keep you awake.” That seemed to calm her down a bit, and she slid further under the sheet resting her head on the pillow.

“Nikki?”

“Hmm?”

“You can come closer I won’t bite, I’m too tired,” I said as I closed my eyes. She didn’t say a word, but a moment later, I felt her arm around my waist and her head fall gently on my chest. I smiled slightly draping my arm around her shoulder and wondered if there was ever a time in my life if I had fallen asleep with a genuine smile on my face.

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