Page 41 of Barefoot Chaos
I felt like the flames of Hades were licking up my legs, lighting my whole body on fire from the inside out. I was embarrassed and worn out from all the walking around outside and the near mishaps once inside. And the damn coat was feeling like a Brillo pad on every square inch of skin. To top it off, not only was Kai not attacking me like I'd planned, but he was now laughing.Atme. Definitely notwithme.
I dared the devil by taking one hand off the table and opening the collar of my coat to get some fresh air before I burst into flames. "It's hotter than a half-fucked fox in a forest fire around here," I mumbled to myself, desperately trying to come up with my next move.
My eyes shot up as Kai burst into laughter, doubling over, hand on his knee to hold himself upright.
If looks could kill, he would have re-thought his fit of laughter. I waited him out, figuring he wouldn't hear me over his howls of laughter. The fucker was hot even as he pissed me off. Against my will, my lips turned up at the sound of his laugh, finding it contagious. He finally straightened up, wiping his eyes before looking at me again.
"How much have you had to drink, Ono?" His voice was higher pitched than normal, as he tried to reign it in. I wanted to wipe that smirky little smile right off his face.
"Not much. Why?" My free hand went back on my hip, ready to defend my sobriety.
Kai came right up to me and lifted my chin, gazing into my eyes. "Uh huh. Sure. How about we go sit down and I get you some water?"
Before I could respond, he bent down and lifted me up in a princess carry. I squeaked again, wondering how much he weight lifted in order to keep carrying me around like this. I ran a hand down his bicep involved in holding my legs, enjoying the firm, bubble of muscle I felt there. Before I could get too handsy, he placed me down on the sofa and removed my heels. Then he was walking away to get me water.
I gulped down the bottle he brought back, enjoying the slide of ice cold water down my heated throat.
"So let's start over. What are you doing here, Hessa?" Kai was sitting on the coffee table facing me, crowding my legs. His hands were on my knees. I was hoping we'd get back to the plan and he'd push my knees apart and find out what was, or wasn't, underneath my coat. Speaking of coat, I needed to get out of that thing ASAP.
Kai
I finally had her seated, my hands holding her in place. I was afraid she'd slide right off the sofa if I didn't take extra precautions. She'd flashed me when she'd almost fallen the second time, so I knew she was naked under that coat. I could piece together why she'd come over, but I needed to hear her say it. Needed to know if she was all in on this relationship. No more hot and cold.
She threw her empty water bottle behind the sofa with a careless toss. Guess she was done. I fought a smile, knowing laughing again would really piss her off. But damn. Drunk Hessa was a side I never thought I'd see, but so glad I did. She was funny as hell.
My smile vanished quickly when I saw her untie her coat belt, pushing the collar off her shoulders.
"Wait--" I was going to stop her, knowing she was in no condition for what she was determined to come here and do. But the bright red of her skin had me pausing.
I leaned forward getting right up next to her neck and collarbone. Her skin was a red, mottled mess. "What the hell happened, Hessa?"
"Huh?" She opened her eyes, looked down where I was looking and saw her skin. "Oh, it was just rubbing and it's so hot..."
"Yeah I know, hotter than a half-fucked fox in a forest fire?"
She gasped, jaw dropping comically. "Yes! How'd you know?"
I shook my head, focusing on sliding the coat off her body, seeing that the rash was all over. "Babe, we gotta get this coat off you."
"I like the way you think, hot stuff," she said in a slurred, sexy purr. Her eyes were almost completely closed, a smile on her face.
"No, Hessa. I think you have a rash from your coat. We gotta get this off you right now." I managed to get her arms out and then I lifted her up, whipping the coat out from underneath her and throwing it on the floor, to the side of the sofa.
"Jesus, Ono," I whispered. Her whole body was covered in an angry red rash. My first aid training kicked in and I knew I needed to get some Benadryl in her system stat. "Stay right there, okay?"
She clucked, using one hand to give me an enthusiastic thumbs-up, one eye winking, then the other. She was a mess. An adorable mess.
I rushed to my bathroom and grabbed the Benadryl, measuring out a dose and racing back, hoping she hadn't slumped to the floor. I tilted her head back and got her to drink the medicine. I followed that up with the water left in my water bottle.
Then I scooped her up in my arms again. "Off to bed."
She wrapped her arms around me, eyes completely closed. I felt her lips pressed against my neck. Then her tongue darted out, licking me before she kissed me again. I couldn't help my body's response. The woman was a tease. I knew it couldn't go further as she'd be passed out asleep the moment I laid her down, but I was only human. She was naked in my house, licking my neck. Talk about temptation.
As predicted, by the time I laid her out in my bed and pulled the covers up, she was asleep, oblivious to my straining shorts. I kissed her forehead before turning to my bathroom. Time for a cold shower.
Hessa
I woke to someone pounding on my head. I tried to kick the covers off but they just tightened around me, pulling me back. I opened my eyes, blinking repeatedly trying to piece together where I was. Then I felt a hand travel up my stomach to grab hold of my naked breast and a steel rod pressed into my backside.
