Page 58 of Dirty Desires
Chapter Twenty-Four
Ashton
Feeding Nina cold Chinese food in bed wasn’t going to cut it for me. She had to get something hot to eat, even though she protested that cold food would be just fine with her.
So, at three o’clock in the morning, I ordered us a veggie pizza with extra cheese. “Yeah, fifteen minutes is more than fine, thanks.” I put the phone down and looked at Nina, who had gotten out of bed and was traipsing toward the bathroom. “What do you want to drink, baby?”
“A glass of cold milk, if you have any,” she said, then went into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.
Getting off the bed, I put on some pajamas then went to the kitchen to get the drinks and get out some paper plates and napkins. I thought a picnic in bed sounded good.
Then she came into the living room, wearing one of my T-shirts and nothing else, making my dick go hard again. “Oh, shit.” I looked down and watched my PJ bottoms tent.
She pointed at my erection and put her hand over her mouth as she giggled. “Did I do that?”
Putting everything I’d gathered back down on the countertop, I went to her, taking her up in my arms. “Is there anything about you that won’t set my cock off?”
She shrugged, and we both laughed as I twirled her around. I could not get enough of the woman, that was for sure. We wrestled around until a knock came at the door. “Pizza’s here.” I let her go to answer the door.
She ducked into the kitchen so that she wouldn’t be seen in the short shirt. “I’ll pour the milk. Do you want a glass too?”
“Yep.” I opened the door, taking the pizza and tipping the delivery guy. “Thanks, man.”
He looked at the ten I’d given him and smiled. “Thank you!”
Taking our pie, I headed toward the bedroom. “Come on, baby.”
“Ashton, get your butt back here. We are not eating in the bedroom. Are you crazy?” She placed the glasses of milk on the table, then put the paper plates down too. “We aren’t barbarians, you know.”
“Eating pizza in bed is barbaric?” I had to ask, as I’d had no idea there were any such rules in my house.
She pulled out a chair and took a seat. “Yes, it is. My mother never let us have anything more than a glass of water in our bedrooms. If you leave food or sugary drinks lying around, then you’ll get bugs in your house. You don’t want bugs in your house, do you?”
I guess I didn’t want bugs in my house, because I took the pizza to the table and sat down. “I’ve never thought about that.”
She gave me a cynical look. “Do you eat in your bedroom often?”
“Nope. This was going to be the first time, actually.” I did have a plan in mind. And then I remembered eating some cheese and meat off her tummy the last time we were together. “And what about eating in your bedroom at your apartment, Nina?”
She looked away, as if she’d been caught in some lie. “Oh, over there doesn’t matter. Kyle and Sandy take all kinds of crap to their rooms. We have to spray for bugs every week to keep them out. But here, well, this place is nice. Too nice to be eating food wherever you feel like it.”
“So, no Nina sundae in bed then?” I asked with a frown.
She shook her head, then jerked it toward the kitchen. “But in there is fine.”
The sexy grin she gave me had me laughing as she put pieces of pizza on both our plates. “Okay, I see how things are now. You’re making rules. I like it.”
Her head ducked, then she cut her eyes at me with a shy look in them. “I didn’t think about it like that. I just didn’t want your place getting messed up. It’s a very nice apartment. It should be treated that way.”
I took her hand in mine and decided to make up a rule of my own. “How about we start our own little thing right now?”
She looked at our hands. “Like what?”
“I’m not particularly religious, but I would like to start some type of a tradition that we do at each meal. In my mind, it’s the many meals we’ve shared that have brought us so close.” It was true. She and I had started out our friendship by joining each other and the others for lunch most days.
“I think that sounds nice.” She leaned over and kissed my cheek. “How about we say something that shows how much we appreciate good food and good company?”
“I like that idea.” I thought a moment then came up with something. “I’d like to thank the Lord above for this great grub and for this woman’s love. Amen.” I laughed a little. “What do you think about that?”
