Page 24 of Otter Heart
“Hey Asshole,” he grinned, breathing deeply through hisnose. “You really like that cologne, don’t you?”
“Is it too strong?” I paused, the urge to over share washing over me. “I was worried I smelled like garlic from lunch… so I might’ve gone a little overboard.”
“It smells wonderful,” Mateo smiled, not missing a beat. “And my lunch had raw onions in it, so we’re in the same boat, anyway. Don’t worry about it.”
“O-Okay,” I nodded, my cheeks blushing deep red.
“Come on in.”
Mateo stepped to the side, and I had to squeeze past him. Our chests brushed against one another, and I felt the very tip of my dick nudge his thigh as I passed. The moment it happened I felt like I might die of embarrassment.
He didn’t seem to notice.
“You must have brought your backpack,” he said, tapping his ear. “I pulled out some drinks and snacks for us. They’re on the counter if you want to throw them in there. I just need to get Bessie’s shoes on.”
“No problem,” I said a little too quickly, happy to have a moment to gather myself back up.
I went to the kitchen, taking some time to pack everything into my bag. Taking a few deep breaths, I tried to will my heart to stop racing. For some reason, being in close proximity to Mateo got me more worked up than I had been in a long time. Usually, even if I thought a guy was hot beyond all measure, I could still keep control of myself. But something about this entire situation had my anxiety on high alert, which was bleeding over into just plain excitement.
Of course, it didn’t help that he was extremely attractive. But I was the bottom in this relationship and I hadnoidea how to play that part. Maybe that’s why I was so worked up. I was in completely unfamiliar territory. Yeah, that was probably it.
And the fact that my dick had touched his leg. That didn’t help. Now I just wanted my dick to touch more of him and honestly, I was enough of a slut to let it happen. But I didn’t want to feel like I was taking advantage of him or wasting thisopportunity to work on fixing myself.
No. Learning to dateproperlywas the goal here. No cock.
Fuck.
“Doing okay in there?” Mateo called from the hallway.
Christ. I’d been standing there for who the hell knows how long and I hadn’t even packed half our shit yet.
“Yeah!” I called back, dropping my bag off the counter and sweeping everything into it unceremoniously. “Just trying to make sure it’s packed well!”
I heard him snicker. “Uh-huh.”
His tone told me he didn’t believe me.
Throwing the bag over my shoulders, I jogged back down the hallway and saw him standing there with his hand on Bessie’s harness bar.
“Ready to go?” he asked.
I nodded. Then, realizing he couldn’t see that because I was a big fucking idiot, I spoke. “Yeah.”
“Alright,” he said, giving me a wink. “I’ll lead the way because I’m pretty sure I have a better sense of direction than you.”
My lips pressed into a thin line as I stared at him with an unamused expression.
“I can hear that,” he laughed, not looking back at me. “Don’t give me that look.”
For fuck’s sake! This goddamn guy could even hear my facial expressions! I was going to have to be more careful around him than I did with sighted people. He could read me like a damn book.
“Come on,” he said, ushering me out the door.
As soon as I was clear of it, I felt a sharp smack to the left cheek of my ass.
“Good boy,” Mateo said, turning back to pull the door closed.
I was speechless. My hand went down to my ass, rubbing the sting out of it. With nothing but a thin sheet of fabric between me and his hand, it had kind of hurt. Not in a way thatmade me upset, but in a way that turned me on even more. My face burned with embarrassment as I glanced around to make sure nobody had seen us.
