Her Online Addiction

by Ruby McQueen

“Most kills or highest score?” I ask.

  “Has to be both to be a valid victory. First to 5?”

  “Done!” I bring my palm up in front of my face and stick out my tongue and lick slowly along it before offering it out for him to shake on.

  “Oh, you fucking little tease! That’s ok, I’m still gonna win, then you’re in so much trouble, I’m gonna punish you for days, girl.”

  “Hmmm, we’ll see-” Game on!

  The minutes tick past as we do battle, neck and neck the whole time. I flirt at every chance I can trying to gain any advantage. After all, it’s good strategy, and all is fair in love and war! We laugh and poke fun at each other every time the score boards change, offering cheeky insults to rub it in whenever we steal the lead. Eventually we are four victories apiece.

  “The decider, bring your a-game, Sexy.”

  “Oh, I intend to,” I shoot him a flirtatious look and lick my lips deliberately. “Mmmmm do I have plans for you, loser,” I add smugly.

  “My punishment may involve a gag ball yet,” he rebuffs. My mouth drops open and I playfully slap his arm.

  It’s down to this. The last four minutes of the game and he is in front by two kills. Damn! I see a target blinking on the on-screen map, the enemy is trying to capture the position I’m not far away from, and so I sprint towards it. He is flying around in a viper, he’s a good in-game pilot, so this might be slipping away from me. I can’t pilot for shit, so I go in on foot. There are two enemies in a building and a hostile tank approaching. I chose my engineer class so I plant three mines across the road hoping to Christ the tank rolls over it and I can get the double kill. I sneak around the back of the building and to my surprise, I get in undetected. One enemy soldier is lying prone at the partially destroyed building corner sniping, the other at a window, also sniping. Perfect! They are scoped in and won’t see me. I swiftly sneak up to the window and knife the guy from behind taking his tags. The next enemy looks to be rising, but I am too quick and execute him in the same way. The score is equal, two minutes left, I am almost busting, but he is still just in front in points, so I stay there to recapture the position and collect the easy points, it won’t count as a victory, he has the points, just, but it’s not a win for him. An explosion goes off near me, oh crap! I am under fire from the tank, I let out a shriek.

  “Run little fella, runnnn!” I plead to my solider in vain. Derek laughs.

  “Got tank trouble, huh? Awww, unlucky for you.”

  “Shut up! Look at the score board,” I’m still sounding cocky but, I’m desperately trying to evade imminent death.

  “Fuck off! See my points? Aaaaand BAM! Just got another kill, suck it princess!” he laughs, he’s won, and he knows it, the smart ass.

  But there is another explosion and in front of me the tank that was firing shells at me has hit my mines! I hit the back button to check the score and it’s a triple kill.

  “OH MY GOD! You suck it! In your FACE!” I stick my tongue out before jumping up doing a happy dance to rub it in, “Oh yeah, oh yeah!” I sing as I wiggle my ass in a horrid display of ungracious sportsmanship. He sits there grinning at me in disbelief.

  “You cheated, didn’t you? I think it’s a rematch.”

  “Na-ah. No rematch, I kicked your ass, fair-and-square,” I come to him and drop myself down onto his lap. He wraps his large hands around my mid back, and I lean in to kiss him. I envelope his head in my arms as I playfully dip my tongue into his mouth searching for his, and he responds immediately by groaning into my mouth which hits straight at my core. Abruptly I pull back and take a deep breath resting my forehead against his.

  “Fuck, Trinity, I want you, you have no idea.”

  “Mmmmm, wouldn’t that be nice? But it’s getting late and I have to get home, Hot Stuff, I have work tomorrow,” I watch the look of disappointment creep across his face.

  “Please, stay just a bit longer?” his plea does things to me, I want to say yes, but I have to go now while I’m riding my victory high, or else I’ll lose my nerve.

  “Oh, Derek,” I look at him and cup the back of his head bringing my lips to his, I kiss him again slowly and tenderly. This is our goodbye. I pull back and smile at him.

  “You owe me now, I won, and I know exactly what I want to do to you, you just tell me when.”

  “Next weekend?”

  “Done! I’ll text you my address later, my place and my rules this time, lover.”

  “I should drop you off.”

  “No, don’t. I need to go shopping on the way and you have sheets to deal with,” I wink and laugh. He lets a quiet growl go deep in his throat.

  “What did I say about you winking?” I smile and plant another kiss on him before getting up and heading quickly to the bedroom.

  “Besides, I bet you’re starving,” I sing out over my shoulder.

  I walk into his room, at the base of the chair are my clothes folded neatly, I pause to look at them, wow, he’s so attentive, it’s so unexpected. I grab the pile and begin getting dressed. When I’m done, I head to the bathroom, wash my hands and pick up my bag. I re-brush my hair, it looks ok, kind of wavy, but it will do. I sling the bag over my shoulder and exit the bathroom. I see a couple of fortune cookie messages strewn on the floor near the bed and decide to hunt for the rest. Once I have all of them, I shove them into my jeans pocket and head back to the chair. I slip my shoes on and head out to say my final goodbyes. Derek is in the kitchen preparing to cook something. He stops chopping as I approach.

  “No, don’t stop, I’ll see myself out,” I offer, thinking of my own discomfort.

  “The hell you say, get over here.” I chuckle to myself, ‘get over here’ being a mortal kombat quote from scorpion’s character, the irony not lost on me there either.

  I approach him and he embraces me. I breath him in and he squeezes his strong arms tightly around me before letting them loosen.

  “Message me that you got home, ok?” I feel it rumble through his chest.

  “Sure.”

  His hands cup my face and tilts my face towards his so he can kiss me, tenderly at first, but it soon turns into a deeply passionate kiss and I almost want to throw by bag down and have him right here in the kitchen. He breaks the kiss unexpectedly.

  “Go! Get out of here, before I shred these clothes off you where you stand and rape you on the spot!” I know it’s a joke, but I also know I should go now, or I am in serious danger of never leaving.

  “Yep, going,” I give him one last agonised look that sums up just how tempting he is, standing there in nought but a silver sheet. I turn to leave and shoot him one last cheeky grin before blowing him a kiss and adding “See-ya, Hot Stuff.”

  “See-ya, Sexy Lady.” And with that I disappear out his door. I take a deep breath and resume my journey, leaving his building. It feels like I’m floating on air a little bit and I’m half expecting to wake up and realise this was all a dream. I head to the Ferry crossing and by myself a ticket. I have ten minutes to wait, so I sit on an old green wooden bench seat and pull my phone out. I message Derek.

  Trinity: Thanks for showing a girl a great time!

  After a beat I get one straight back saying:

  Derek: Can’t wait till next weekend. Miss you already :3

  That tugs at my heart strings I respond.

  Trinity: Awwwww, miss you too ;)

  Derek: Sexy :*

  A kissy face! He’s off the charts adorable! I send one back. I daydream the whole trip home. I drop into my local grocers and pick up a few things including a cheap picture frame to place the fortune cookie messages in, I’m beginning to rethink all the walking in these heels, but still, I cannot wipe the goofy grin off me face, and it only occurs to me I’m wearing it when other people respond to it. The best and dirtiest weekend of my life I think, but much to think about. What are we to each other? That question rolls around my mind like a loose coin. I reach my place; I sit my bag on my coffee table in my cramped lounge room and then proceed
to make my way over to my kitchen where I dump my groceries onto my kitchen counter.

  “Hiya, Ermac.” I greet my python, who is curled up on his hot rock in a terrarium near my kitchen. I make a quick satay chicken stir-fry with a bounty of almost raw veg and settle myself gently on the couch, aware of the soreness between my legs. I grab the remote and hit ‘play’ on the DVD. ‘Red Cliff’ is in there, a Chinese war movie. I put my bowl and chopsticks down on the table where my feet were resting and dig into my bag for my phone again. I send Derek a message

  Trinity: Made it home safe. Chat soon ☺

  Derek: ☺ Thanx. We sure will, Hottie

  I exchange my phone for my bowl and continue eating. I’m famished. I need to switch off, it’s been Derek on my mind every waking minute of the weekend and I’m sure it’s unhealthy. I love this movie, I hit the volume up a few clicks and throw my legs back on the coffee table. Tomorrow I have work, I need to relax while I can. I eventually finish the movie and take my bowl to the sink, fuck it, I’ll clean it in the morning and with that I shuffle off to bed. I lie there in the darkness trying to not think of Derek until eventually after some time, I do manage to fall asleep...

  ~ Chapter 7 ~

  Back to the real world

  I wake Monday morning before my alarm goes off. Unusual for me, but then many things seem strange to me lately. I think about rolling over and snuggling into my doona and blowing off work, especially now I know the details of my drunken verbal scuffle with evil-bitch-troll Kamryn. God what is wrong with me? Maybe I am sick. But I know Aly-B will be wanting to extract every possible detail out of me about what the hell is going on and why I held out on her about getting my flirt on with Derek. I can’t be a no-show, not today. Better saddle up and ride in to face the music!

  I get up and go through the motions, shower, dress, primp and eat. I get down to the bus stop and wait for the bus I take to work. I have a car, an old red XW Ford affectionately named ‘The Red Wrinkle’, she’s old, but she goes ok. It’s much cheaper to take a bus though, well that and parking is a bitch. Circling around trying to find somewhere to park that won’t cost me a chunk of my week’s wages, is forty minutes I just don’t have the patience for! I make my way to the back of the bus when it arrives, I really don’t feel like being friendly or making eye contact, so I rip out my phone and scroll through my music and load ‘The Promise’ by In This Moment. With my ear buds in to drown out the world around me I retreat into my music and head into the texts screen while I take my seat.

  I want to send Derek another message, but I don’t want to seem clingy or needy, so I settle with re-reading our flirty texts which I can’t seem to get out of my mind. I need a dose of Derek; I’m hooked well and truly.

  Derek: Hello pretty gal ☺

  Trinity: Hey yourself ☺

  Derek: I’d roll in the hay with you any day :p

  Trinity: Ha-ha cute pun ;) roll in the hay? Might start a fire ;P

  Derek: But I make you so wet we can always put it out ;)

  Trinity: LOL true! ;D

  Derek: All works out in the end ☺

  Trinity: Is that a happy ending then? :P

  Derek: Hahaha zing! I’d make you happy from start to finish ;)

  Trinity: Oooooh promises, promises ;)

  Derek: Haha hey if I ever meet you on the streets, who knows ;)

  Trinity: Trolling? Lol... ;)

  Derek: Lmao exactly

  Trinity: Haha Uh-oh :D ... Dude last night was late for you... You still alive at work?

  Derek: Took the day off. Gotta service my car and stuff :p How about you today?

  Trinity: Ok...Gonna be a long day... Also fixing up my car later... She needs fluids ;)

  Derek: LOL what about you? :p

  Trinity: Lol... I need fluids? ;)

  Derek: Yeah water, stay hydrated :p

  Trinity: Hahaha! Of course, I always keep topped up and hydrated ;)

  Derek: :D time for a nice hot shower I think

  Trinity: Well it's hardly fair to tell me that :P

  Derek: Why's that? What could possibly be good about me being naked? :p

  Trinity: Lol...imagery for starts! Well, my shower’s Gonna be cold...

  Derek: Awh you think I'm hot^^

  Trinity: :D maybe... Lol

  Derek: Haha tell the truth :p

  Trinity: Will it set me free? Lol...

  Derek: You're so lame :p

  Trinity: Lol, lame? Some of my ego just chinked off... Sure, fine... You're somewhat yummy :D

  Derek: Hahaha somewhat? :p harsh lady. And after all I've made you do ^^ lol

  Trinity: Ok ok, you're hot. Yummy. Delish. Finger licking good? LOL :D

  Derek: Haha and you're just a beautiful person :) inside and out ;)

  Trinity: Nwarrrr.... Ok, that made me blush... So cute I could lick you :P

  Derek: Awh :3 You’re so cute. I’d totally snuggle you. I’d press my body against yours, then nibble your back and shoulders ^^ feel you move against me

  Trinity: Mmmmm... And nibbling.... :D just gave me chills ;)

  Derek: Hehe I'd hold you and have my dick resting in between your legs just at your entrance as I nibble your neck for ages, just tempting you to push it inside ^^ but I'd hold your arms behind you so you'd have to suffer :3

  Trinity: I would say that's unfair, making me wait, but I like to suffer... Sounds very nice ;))

  Derek: Hehe awh if you're good I'll let you have one hand, play with me or yourself? Its win lose ;)

  Trinity: Mmmm, not really... I choose you, if I'm suffering, it's only fair to share the pain :3 get you almost there, then stop... What do you do next?

  Derek: Grab you by the throat and make you finish me off with your vagina ;) then as you push my head into you, I’ll grab your arms and pull your body back into me. Your ass moving back and forth as you slide over me and make my dick wet

  Trinity: Mmmm naughty, I like that, hard n fast? Or slow n savour? :3

  Derek: Pull you over me nice and slow, deep into you till you are moaning. Then I'll fuck you hard until you come and I can feel you contract around me.

  Trinity: Mmmmm :3 win-win

  Derek: :/ now I wanna fuck you but you're nowhere to be seen :(

  Trinity: Nwar :( ... I do need some bent over the couch therapy ;)

  Derek: How come I haven't seen you on your knees with your toy inside you yet :p bad girl!

  Trinity: Lol You have! I sent one ages back on all fours with a toy, my blue one, at your request... Makes me sad you forgot :(

  Derek: Oh, I remember that, but I couldn't see all of you, you do have such nice legs you know ;)

  Trinity: Really? They are silky smooth ATM. I smell yummy too :D

  Derek: Shhh >.< I wanna be inside you and now you’re just teasing

  Trinity: Ok, mercy... Just for you ;)

  Derek: Haha only a devil would know how to act like a saint ;)

  Trinity: And I'm sooooo good at both >:} lol

  Derek: ;3

  I always knew we had an explosive chemistry. Even now, just reading the words, I am taken back to the physical affliction resulting from withdrawals of Mr Yummy. I could already imagine every detail from his breath, hot and melting, whispering across my tender flesh like a fevered summer breeze, prickling my skin with desire, right down to the exquisite sensation building deep inside me as his lips caress me in intimate ways. Oh, Dear God, is there a cure for this? We were hot for each other right from the first round of flirty texts. I resisted him for so long and he just wore me down and invaded my mind, body and soul.

  I always wondered how we would come together, what it would be like. Now I have the memories intermingling with every fantasy conjured by my lusting hormonal brain and none disappoint! Some people kick start their morning with a macchiato shot, I’m doing a different drug. Sweet Jesus the lust bug has bitten me! Merrick has coined a phrase he often refers to with Nikko who oh so often falls head over heels for any pretty girl he’s banging, “Fuck Ni
kko, you get lovers nuts over every chick you hump.” I recall him saying in my mind. I smile to myself. I wonder what the female equivalent of ‘lovers nuts’ is? At any rate, just being in his proximity has me halfway to home run, there really doesn’t need to be too much flirting at all now, no jump starting a cold engine, I’m purring on the pedal. I take a deep breath and resume torturing myself with more texts from Derek.

  Derek: Thinking of you. Old lady ;)

  Derek:

  I check the attachment and see a picture of Derek, side on, hand up clutching the back of his neck, in his underwear. His other hand lifting up his shirt, muscles in his arms and abdomen all taught and on display. Package almost busting out from his briefs. Sweet baby Jesus!

  Trinity: Ohhhhhhh Lahwd! It’s getting hot in herre... From a now dirty old lady ;P

  Derek: ;) what’s up gorgeous lady (is more like it)

  Trinity: Lol, so sweet... Seriously, how don’t you pass out during sex? I know CPR ;) Just sayin...

  Derek:

  It’s another picture of Derek posing in his underwear, this time the shirt is off.

  Trinity: Tease! So unexpected... Mmmmm, having some very bad thoughts :3 Hope you have stamina, with me you’ll need it :D

  Derek: Hehe ;) I love a girl that can keep up ;)

  Trinity: Lol ;) it’s usually the guys that can’t keep up :P

  Derek: What are you up to Sexy?

  Trinity: Just chilling before bed. How about you?

  Derek: About the same, a boring night

  Trinity: Yeah, Mine was too until about 10mins ago... Has perked up though ^^

  Derek: Haha well maybe we should push the envelope :p

  Trinity: Uh-oh, should I be scared?

  Derek: Nope, but you’ll be shy ^^ and then once you’re playing with yourself, you won’t care

  Trinity: Shy, probably yes...Lol, so, bored and horny, huh? :D

  Derek: Actually, just bored, but if you wanna make me horny? :p

  Trinity: Was that a question or encouragement? ;) Why bored? What would you like to be doing?

  Derek: You know what, I’d so pull up a chair and watch you play with yourself as I stroke myself before you finally beg to sit on it ^^