His & Hers

by Francheska Fifield

“Because your body is burning off the alcohol, but if you catch a cold it will be worse.”

  “How do you know all this stuff?”

  “I had a rebellious alcohol stage myself.”

  He leans against the side of the balcony. He is braver than I am. Our room is high up and I don’t want to fall off.

  “It isn’t a phase if it’s only one night.”

  He smiles and shrugs.

  “No, but do it again and I might think it is.”

  “I don’t plan to ever again. I’ve never felt so terrible.” Never again. Nope, never.

  He laughs and comes over sitting on one of the chairs out here. I sit in the one next to it and look out over the city. Which way is home?

  “You know everyone says that, but they always do.”

  I shrug. “Maybe other people don’t mean it, but I try not to be to self-destructive. I have much better things I could be doing with my time.”

  “Like what?”

  He leans back in the chair and closes his eyes letting the sun warm him. He has no coat and he is in a t-shirt. And he was worried about me getting sick? It is a cold autumn day and he isn’t burning off alcohol. He is going to freeze to death.

  “Kathy is starting a catering business and wanted to rent a place where she could add some extra industrial ovens which is why I was looking places up, for her. I was helping her search. It wasn’t apartments, just available places in general. Writing, since I’m behind on deadlines, and I’m unfreezing my account at the Y. It’ll take forever to get back in shape.”

  He opens one eye, looks over at me, snorts, and leans his head back again eyes closing. Well what is that supposed to mean? Will is being too subtle for me to tell how he feels about me. Why can’t everyone be as obvious as Tommy?

  “Hey I haven’t worked out in almost two weeks. I’ve gained five pounds.” Before puking anyway.

  “Not in any of the wrong places.”

  Will is normally a quiet shy man so I am too shocked to do much more than gape at him. He doesn’t even turn to look at me. Just keeps that smile on his face, which is still pointed up at the sun. I start to think maybe Tommy hadn’t been bullshitting me. Before I chicken out I get up and sit down in Will’s lap facing the city like he is. I can’t see his facial expression, but he wraps his arms around me as I lean my head against his shoulder.

  “I’m glad you weren’t just kissing me because you were drunk this morning.”

  I can’t help it I just laugh so hard I almost fall. He doesn’t let me though and sits up a bit forcing me to as well. I turn to look at him and he kisses me. His kiss sends shivers through my body and I can do nothing more than relax into him, press myself closer and kiss him back with all the passion I have in me.

  I pull back and he looks stricken. I smile, kissed his cheek and stand grabbing his hands to bring him inside with me. He follows me seeming to have trouble standing. I will make that even better once we are inside.

  Once the door is closed behind him I take off my coat, close the curtain, and undo my top. It falls off me as he stands there, eyes wide breathing like he is running a marathon. I go to him again and kiss him. He pulls me close and I rub against him as we kiss. He is hard and feels so good.

  We get the rest of our clothes off, though it’s not easy since we are both in such a hurry we are clumsy. We kiss and walk blindly to the bed where we lay down. He pulls back and looks at me.

  “Are you sure you’re ready for this?”

  I smile, nod, and pull him down to kiss me again. He doesn’t hesitate again as he touches me. His fingers caress my nipples and I can’t help the moan that escapes me. After a while he stops kissing me and lets his mouth follow the path of my body, stopping at my nipples and lavishing them with attention. Every cell in my body is thrumming with energy and pleasure. His fingers brush down and part me. They began rubbing in a circular motion over my clitoris and I scream. Oh it feels so good. It has been so long and my body welcomes Will’s touch. I want him like I’ve never wanted anyone before.

  “Don’t stop.”

  He kisses me again and shakes his head. “Never.”

  His mouth takes the place of his fingers and he licks and sucks on me as his fingers drive into me. I buck and press closer to him. Oh my God it is amazing!

  “Ahhh! Oh yes!”

  He doesn’t stop even when he has to hold me down with one hand while his other hand and mouth continue to pleasure me. I am panting so hard I am barely breathing as I explode. The best orgasm I have ever had rocks through my body. As he kisses his way back up to my mouth. Before he can get to my lips again I push him off and climb on top of him.

  I kiss my way down his neck making my way to his nipples as my hand caresses his penis. He is moaning and bucking against me. I let my lips trail down his body and take him in my mouth. I cup and lightly squeeze his balls as I suck on him. He is spasming in my mouth, bucking his hips.

  “Trisha.”

  When he says my name it is like a prayer. I keep going until he sits up and grabs me pulling me up face to face. He kisses me and rolls me onto my back on the bed. When he enters me it is pure heaven. I sigh his name and wrap myself around him. He leans down and pushes himself into me as deep as he can get and continues in and out slowly. It drives me nuts. Finally I can’t take it anymore and I squeeze him with every muscle in my body and start moving my hips faster. He gasps and follows my lead.

  “Ohh Will.”

  I am flying, higher than any bird in the sky. I feel oxygen deprivation because I can’t catch my breath. It is amazing and so right. He shudders and collapses on top of me as my mind and body explode. I let my legs drop onto the bed, but keep my arms around him. I can’t breathe and my throat is dry from all the screaming and moaning I did, but I don’t care.

  He rolls off me allowing me to breathe again. I roll onto my side and put my head on his chest. He is warm and so comfortable. I’m never moving.

  “I think I’m glad you got drunk.”

  It is so far from what I thought he would say I just laugh as he leans his head down and kisses me. I sigh in contentment and smile.

  “Not what I thought you were going to say, but I guess this wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t. Don’t get used to the scenario though. It was worth it this time, but I’m never drinking that much again.”

  He laughs and hugs me one armed.

  “That’s okay. I like you better sober. We can have more fun that way.”

  “Yeah we can.”

  “You know I’ve wanted to do that since you moved in with me.”

  I laugh and shake my head.

  “You didn’t act it.”

  “You were going through a divorce and I wasn’t sure how much time one needs to get over something like that. I didn’t know how to act. I liked you as so much more than a friend, but it didn’t seem like the right time and then I wasn’t sure how much time was right. I didn’t know what to do.”

  “Well thank goodness for Tommy then.”

  “Tommy?”

  “Yup, on the phone this morning he told me to ask you how you felt about me.”

  “He did?”

  He starts laughing and either I am missing something or he is nuts because I don’t get it. “What’s so funny?”

  “He told me to ask you the same thing.”

  Geez. For all Tommy’s flirting he ia a good person. It seemed like he was going to ask me out for a while and I’m not lying when I said I thought of them like brothers. I guess he hadn’t meant it when he asked me to marry him. Should my ego be bruised by that or not?

  “So he wasn’t flirting with me because he actually liked me I guess.”

  “No, he did it to annoy me because I refused to make a move.”

  That has me laughing. Oh yeah that is so Tommy.

  “You’re so mean thinking that’s funny.”

  I go to deny being mean, but don’t get the chance before he kisses me. My laughter died and I return the kiss one hand on his ches
t and one on the bed. Both are helping to hold me up. I’m not sure how stable I would be on my own. Now that we aren’t having sex I realize I am still a bit hung over. My head and stomach hurt again. Strenuous activity during recovery is probably a no, no in all the textbooks, but hell it’d been worth it.

  “Are you okay?”

  I nod and lay my head back on him.

  “Yes just a little tired, and hungry, and sore.”

  He chuckles and pulls me close and wraps us in the covers.

  “Take a nap. When you wake up we can shower and check out. Then we can get some real food. You’ll feel much better by tomorrow I promise.”

  “Okay.”

  I snuggle against Will and fall asleep almost instantly.

  When I wake up Will is not in bed anymore. He is cleaning up the room, putting the couch bed together, leaving some money on the coffee table. Probably a tip for the poor housekeeper that has to clean up after us.

  I look around at the room for what seems like the first time. It kind of was. I hadn’t paid much attention while drunk and feeling super hung over.

  It is green. A forest green and brown. Like being in the woods in the middle of summer. It is nice. The carpet is thick and soft and the furniture looks brand new and very expensive. The balcony is high up. We aren’t on the top floor, but we are close. The food had been delicious. This is definitely higher than a three star hotel.

  “Will, why did we stay here?”

  I wonder if he had planned to seduce me. This is a nice place; guys bring girls to a nice place for a reason. Although I gave him the perfect opportunity and he passed it up because I was still drunk. He looks up from turning the couch bed back into a couch and smiles.

  “I told you so you didn’t have to put up with the guys.”

  “I meant this hotel.”

  “Oh, I’ve stayed here before so I know it’s nice and it is rather close to the club you went to. Only two streets away and as much as you were puking last night before I got there I didn’t think you could be in a car long.”

  Yeah okay so no thoughts of taking advantage of me had entered his head before I had jumped him. I would be ashamed, but it turned out he wanted me to take advantage of him. Did I actually puke after he got there? How gross and embarrassing.

  “Likely not. I don’t remember anything after going to the bathroom at the club.”

  “Nothing?”

  I shake my head. Time to end this conversation before I find out something that will shame me into hiding for the rest of my life.

  “Hmmm. Well it doesn’t matter now. You should shower so we can check out and go home. I made the guys all leave so we will go back to an empty house.”

  “They were still there when you woke up?”

  He nods.

  “I think they were hoping to make sure you were okay.”

  “So why did you make them leave?”

  “I wasn’t sure how you would feel about them knowing.”

  Seriously? “About us you mean?”

  He nods. Bonehead. I walk over, still naked, and hug him. He doesn’t seem to mind my lack of clothing.

  “You should get dressed.”

  “Not enjoying the view?”

  “Enjoying it too much. We really do have to check out and get home.”

  “Okay I will just go shower first.” I start walking toward the bathroom hips swaying. When I get to the door I look back smiling. “All alone in this great big shower.”

  It doesn’t take Will long to join me in the bathroom. We don’t get to clean off until a bit later.

  Chapter Ten

  “Home at last.” It is nice to be home. It is nice to know it will continue to be home.

  “It wasn’t my fault. I tried to get you to shower so we could come back sooner. I had to pay for another night because we didn’t check out in time and we came home anyway.”

  “I told you we could stay another night.” I wouldn’t have minded, but he had been insistent we come home.

  “I needed a change of clothing.”

  “They had a washer and dryer in the bathroom Will.”

  He shrugs.

  “I missed home.”

  I put an arm around him and he returns the gesture. “I missed it too, but I don’t mind being anywhere with you.”

  “Sometime you will have to tell me why you never let on you liked me. Since I already shared. You don’t have my excuse of being bad with people. People love you.”

  “Some people, not everyone though. But it’s simple really. I mean I was an employee. If I tried something and you weren’t for it… besides you never gave me any clue you liked me. Your friends hit on me every Friday but you gave no indication. Also, I had been married and I didn’t want it to seem like I was using you as a rebound.”

  I planned on telling him sometime, but I didn’t want to rush it. I wanted my divorce to definitely be over, which it has been for months now. Mostly, once that happened I had to admit to myself I like Will. Then Tommy figured it out and I deflected because Will and I have been fighting and I moved out and then telling him after finding out he was rich seemed wrong. But back to making my point.

  “How could you not tell how I felt? I thought I was obvious, so did the guys. What about the going to dance classes with you?”

  “You had fun too!” He can’t put that all on me.

  “Okay how about taking you to the party and giving you the jewels?”

  “I don’t think the party went as planned and that was more so you would have someone to hide with instead of being followed around by your ex. Tommy told me so.”

  He frowns and I make a note to warn Tommy that Will plans to kill him.

  “The jewels?”

  “I figured you didn’t want me to stick out. You know, help me fit in better.”

  It made sense to me. It was a high scale party I had nothing like that. I hear you can rent jewels, I figured that is what he had done.

  “Trisha I went all the way across the country to meet you face to face and convince you to move in with me. I had so many applications here I was swimming in them literally. I tossed them before coming out to meet you hoping you would say yes. I helped you move, I gave you a credit card connected to my account…”

  “That was so I could buy groceries and dishes and a vacuum because, despite not liking dirty floors, you didn’t own one before I moved in.” I refuse to let that be a valid point since I am right about that one, he told me so himself when giving me the card and my response had been ‘what the hell is this’.

  “Okay but why would I go across the country to get a housekeeper?”

  “Because you are more comfortable with someone you are friends with than a total stranger. You already knew we would get along so it was worth the trip to spare yourself further discomfort.”

  Now he is glaring at me in frustration. He huffs and wraps his arms around me just as I assume he is giving up and starts to head to my room.

  “I think you are just incapable of noticing what guys think about you.”

  He kisses my neck and I find it distracting so my answer isn’t an argument so much as just forming words and spitting them out regardless of what they are.

  “You think so?”

  “It’s okay. You can keep being oblivious to guys.”

  I laugh geez way to be obvious. I turn around and kiss him. He pulls me closer to him than I already am and lets me make out with him for a few minutes before he pulls back and gives me a serious look.

  “Trisha we should talk.”

  “We aren’t supposed to have a lot to talk about in the beginning of the relationship. Serious stuff comes later.”

  “Well we have to talk about us.”

  We have been dating all of what, one day, and he’s already found something to complain about? No way, I’m not thinking about talking now. And he started it kissing my neck and making out with me. Ok time to fix this. I start kissing his neck and he stops talking.

  “Okay tal
k.”

  He don’t say anything for a few minutes. Probably trying to decide if it is really important that we talk or if it can wait.

  “When it’s the weekdays…”

  I know where this is going. I stop licking his neck long enough to finish the thought process he is going for, but having trouble with. “You still have to work, I still have to work. After dinner we can hang out and maybe if we both finish early we can occasionally do dinner and a movie so we get a date in now and then.”

  I go back to licking and put my hands under his shirt rubbing up and down his bare chest. He is having trouble breathing. I wonder how his brain is working.

  “When the guys come over...”

  That is an issue I knew. I don’t want him to end guy nights on my account, but I’m not sure how comfortable they will be with me now. “If you want me to go out on Friday nights with the girls so it’s not awkward I can.”

  “You can still be here. It’s just being like this might make them…”

  I let one hand trail down and start rubbing him through his pants. He stops speaking and starts practically panting. Maybe I should take pity on him and finish his sentence for him again. He seems to be having trouble with being coherent.

  “Uncomfortable?”

  His only response is a nod.

  “Okay so we won’t do more than we used to. I promise nothing more than a quick peck on the cheek occasionally. We should probably get our hormones out of the way before Friday.”

  He lifts me up into his arms carrying me into my room and kicking the door closed. He has me out of my clothes in record time and helps me out with those hormones.

  “You really should have let me finish before starting. It’s rude to interrupt someone when they are talking.”

  I roll my eyes and laugh. Yeah, because I heard so much complaining.

  “You seemed to mind so much. I didn’t hear you asking me to stop. You could have said to and I would have.”

  He rolls his eyes and shakes his head.

  “I liked what you were doing way too much.”

  I smile and kiss him before grabbing my blanket to pull over us. It is getting cold, but we haven’t started to use the heat and lying here naked is making me cold. He snuggles closer and kisses my shoulder. I sigh and smile even though I am on my side and he can’t see.