Page 47 of Otter Heart
Mateo pulled me in, kissing me hard on the lips before pulling me into a hug. I kissed the side of his neck, enjoying the afterglow of a wonderful morning. I wanted to wake up like this every single day.
“Do you want to stay here today?” I asked. “We could go down to the cafe or to the beach. Anything you want to do, I’m down.”
He sighed. “I wish I could. But I have class this morning.” There was a high-pitched whine from the end of the bed. I didn’t have to look back to know it was Bessie. “And the dog needs to go outside.”
“Oh… Okay.”
“Hey,” he said, wrapping a hand around the back of my head. “Don’t say it like that. You know I’d stay if I could. But I can’t stand up my students no matter how good the sex is.”
“I know…” I let out a long sigh. I’d been hoping that me showing him how much I trusted him would get him to stick around. Or at least get him to comment on what I’d done. “I’m sorry. I’m not trying to make you feel bad.”
“I don’t feel bad. It’s just how things have to be done.”
I wasn’t sure why, but the way he said that made me feel… I don’t know…unimportant,I guess. Like no matter what I did, his schedule would come first. But maybe I was just being too sensitive. After all, he was still under the impression that what we had wasn’t real. I couldn’t really expect to convince him otherwise just by letting him cum inside me.
There was another whine from Bessie.
“I hear you,” Mateo sighed. He patted me on the ass that he still had his cock stuffed inside. “Budge up you. I gotta let the dog out.”
I did as I was told, hissing as he slipped out of me. He hopped out of bed, not bothering to pull anything on. He took a couple of steps before he turned back, grabbed my face, and kissed me once more.
“Thanks for a great morning,” he smiled, his green eyes sparkling in the morning light.
I was mesmerized instantly, my tongue getting all twisted up in the process. “N-No problem.”
Another kiss and he was gone, leaving me by myself on the bed, still breathless from our morning activities. He’d been gone seconds and I missed him already. The moment I had that thought, I was struck with a single realization.
Falling for him was going to be far too easy.
Chapter Twenty: Mateo
My phone dinged in my pocket, and I pulled it out as it began to read the message aloud.
Adam: Want me to grab anything from town before I head over?
Me: I think I’ve got everything we need for dinner tonight.
Adam: I got some paper plates and stuff so you don’t have to do dishes.
Me: Thanks.
Adam: Oh and I noticed you were low on milk when I was there yesterday and I know how much of a hassle it is for you to go into town, so I got you more.
Me: Thanks
Adam: On my way now! See you soon!
Me: See you soon
I put my phone back in my pocket with a sigh. I was being short with him again. It wasn’t that I didn’t appreciate him being thoughtful. It was cute. But I still felt like he wasoverstepping a bit. Was going into town a pain in the ass? Yeah. Of course it was. Even for people that could see, going into town for groceries was still less than exciting. But that didn’t mean I wasn’t prepared to do it. In fact, a part of me liked doing it because it helped me prove to the world and most importantly myself, that I was a fully capable human being despite my differences.
And Adam, with all the best intentions in the world, was taking that away from me.
We’d been spending pretty much the last week together after our night on the beach. And every time he was around, he found something else to help with to try and make my life easier. He went out of his way to get me things, to make sure I was stocked on stuff, or did everything for me. I wasn’t sure what had brought it on all of a sudden, but I was starting to get a bit irritated with it all. Where was the Adam that treated me like just any other guy? That was the one I liked.
Tonight, I’d have to have a talk with him. I knew it would be difficult since he was in such a delicate place emotionally. He’d finally started opening up to me without prompting and now I was going to critique his behavior. But, if I was being honest, he needed to be open to that as well. Having a relationship wasn’t just about telling your truth, but also hearing the needs and wants of the other person as well.
Of course, I tried to convince myself I was telling him this because it was justgood practice. That’s what he wanted out of our fake relationship, right? So, I had to put him through every scenario I could think of to help him better prepare for his next man.
