Fool Me Once....

HaPpY HaLlOwEen! Xo

My day with Katie was exactly what I needed. I didn't think about Rheece, I didn't think about Nate. Okay that's a lie, I thought of Nate pretty much the entire day but tried not to let it get to me. And also, I have new hair and it's purple! Well, mostly blonde still but with lots of good sized pieces of a super pretty plum color mixed in. Tash did such a good job! My nails were done in a classic French manicure, and my toes dark red. I ended up feeling pretty good about the whole day, until Katie left to do some prep for her Kindergarten class.

I sat on the couch with Koda on my lap, and burst into tears. That was totally not my style. Sure I cried over the Notebook, and I'm generally a very affectionate person, but I wasn't one for just randomly crying. What interrupted my pity party was my phone ringing.

I looked down to see it was my brother calling and quickly pulled myself together.

"Hey, boo!" I said enthusiastically (totally faking it). Not that I wasn't super stoked about talking to Stevie, I was just in the middle of my pity party.

"Sister! Are you crying?" Damn it!

"No...."

"I'll kick someone's ass."

I laughed genuinely this time. So overprotective of his sister! "I'm fine.  What's up? Are you excited to visit?"

"About that." I could feel fresh tears. If he cancelled on coming for a visit I would seriously just go to bed right now. "I have to work on Sunday, so I can't come."

I sniffles. "Ugh that sucks so bad."

"I know, I'm sorry." He was quiet for a moment. "Sooooo I booked you a flight to come visit us!"

"What? Really?" I squealed.

"Yup. You gotta take Friday off though if that's not too short notice. I registered Koda already too so you're good to go. Mom's sending you the info later."

I felt 100% better. A visit home was exactly what I needed. "Oh my god, I love you. You're the best!"

My brother laughed, obviously embarrassed. "Don't mentioned it. Can't wait to see you!"

"Thanks bro! I'm so excited!!" I had Koda dancing on the couch with me.

"Me too!" Stevie's voice got serious. "No more crying, sis. Whoever it is just isn't worth it."

Best advice I could possibly get. We said a few more things before hanging up, then I called my parents who are so stoked to see me (obviously I'm their favourite, and only, daughter!). After that I called Breanne to tell her I was coming which she already knew because my brother and her were so close.

I spent the next couple hours planning who I would visit and when. Chances are a visit to our one (and only) hometown bar would mean I would get to see everyone from school at once. Breanne said she would plan a dinner with our friends from college, and I was excited to just spend some time with my parents.

I was so excited all of a sudden that when someone knocked on the door I didn't even think about who it could be I just pulled it open. The second my mind registered that Nate was standing in front of my door I slammed it shut again.

"Fuck." I whispered to Koda who stood at the door expectantly.

"Skye, open up. We need to talk." I could hear Nate's voice through the door.

I debated pretending like he wasn't there, but ended up acting like a grown up and opening the door again.

"Pretty sure we have nothing to talk about." I said as coolly as possible. At least I knew I looked good with my new hair and nails.

He looked at my face closely. "What happened to your eyes?"

Of course my mascara and eye liner were everywhere after my little crying session. I quickly wiped away what I could.

"Can I come in so we can talk?"

I shrugged and sat down across the couch on the seat so he couldn't sit beside me. Childish maybe but I couldn't even be close to him right now.

"I saw that you called this morning." He began, sitting down across from me. For the first time I couldn't even think about how hot he is because I was seriously pissed. I said nothing. "I know it looks bad, but it's not what it looks like."

I rolled my eyes. "Please, by all means, explain to me what it looks like then."

He started telling me about how Diane had wanted him to go for dinner with one of her friends and when they met up, Diane ended up having to cancel. So this woman, Charlie, and Nate ended up going for dinner alone. She had too much to drink at dinner so Nate let her sleep on his couch.

After he was done telling me this I got up to grab myself a glass of wine. I didn't bother getting him one. "So you're telling me that this random woman was comfortable enough answering your phone after meeting you for the first time? And that you couldn't have put her in a cab or dropped her off at her house?"

Nate ran his hand over his face. "It wasn't the first time we met." I stayed silent. "We went out a few times a while ago."

My heart felt like it dropped into my stomach. "So you went for dinner and slept with your old girlfriend while you're supposedly trying to date me or whatever this is."

"I didn't sleep with her." He reached for me but I quickly took a step back. "And yes, we are dating!"

"I'm not even sure I care anymore. Do not touch me!" I was seriously over this whole situation. I put my professional reputation on the line, wasted time getting to know him, slept with him, just for him to pretend like I don't exist so he can get together with his ex-girlfriend.

"I told you I don't really know how to handle this whole dating thing. I didn't even date her. I want to be with you." He gave me a pleading look.

I pinched the bridge of my nose, willing this headache to go away. "I can't deal with this right now."

He looked sad but nodded. "I get it. I'm so sorry, Skye. Please believe me that nothing happened other than dinner."

"Okay." I mainly agreed because I wanted to just curl up on the couch with Koda and not think about this anymore.

"I'm going to prove to you that you're the only one I want to be with." He reached for my hand before I could snatch it away. "I'll prove it."

I nodded slowly and he gave me a quick peck on the cheek and then reluctantly left. I wasn't really sure where we were at now, but part of me still had hope that this could turn into something. Fool me once...

Weekend date?

**Sorry for the late post! My boyfriend and I were celebrating our 5 year anniversary and unfortunately I ended up not having time to post this! Anyways, here it is and another one will be up on Friday! 

Xo,

S.

Sunday morning Katie burst through the bathroom door as I was showering. I thought she was still sleeping but apparently not anymore. Chris had gone back over to his house earlier this morning to get some work done. Seriously, no one should work as much as he does.

"You won't believe what I just found." She said, plunking herself down on the toilet seat lid.

"What did you find? Did you hear from Kurtis?" I rinsed the conditioner out of my hair, thinking this had to be about Kurtis' weird behavior.

"Nope, he's still MIA." She took a deep breath and then spoke super fast, "Nate went on a date last night, that's why you haven't heard from him."

I stuck my head out of the shower. "Um, okay...."

"I was scrolling through Twitter and came across some pictures of him with some brunette bimbo and they look pretty cozy." She elaborated handing me a towel without looking up from her phone. "Put this on, you don't need to make me jealous with your perfectly petite little body."

I snorted and wrapped myself up in the towel. "It's probably just Diane."

Katie shook her head. "No, I've seen her before and that's definitely not her." She handed me her phone and I scrolled through several pictures of Nate and this random woman.

Ugh. "I know we're not exclusive or anything but he made it sound like he really wants a shot at being together..." It kinda hurt seeing him out on a date with someone else. Obviously we weren't exclusively dating but we had spent quite a bit of time together and I generally don't have sex with guys who are seeing other people. Ew!

"I'm sorry, babe. I didn't want you to spend all day wondering why you haven't heard from him because that sucks. I want to be on team Nate but he's not making it easy."

"No, I'm glad you showed me. I need to figure out where I stand with him." I went to put some clothes on while Katie hopped in the shower. I sat down on my bed, feeling frustrated. For the first time since I was single I was ready to invest time and effort into a relationship with someone I genuinely liked and so far all that's gotten me lies and hurt feelings. I wasn't really sure if it was worth it.

"You should just call him." Katie came out of the bathroom with a pair of my sweatpants on that were way too short on her. Oh to be tall and skinny. "And put it on speaker phone so Koda and I can hear." She flopped down on the bed and Koda left me to lay on her stomach.

"Isn't it too early?" I was hesitant to always be the one to reach out. Katie shook her head so I dialed his number and put it on speakerphone.

It rang a few times and I chewed nervously on my bottom lip.

"Hello?"

Katie and I froze. That was definitely not Nate's voice.

"Hello?" The female voice said a again.

I was about to double check and make sure that it was actually Nate's number that I had called when I heard his voice asking who it was in the background. Katie's eyes widened and she reached over to hit the end call button. We sat in silence for a while as I was trying to wrap my head around what just happened.

So the date must have gone very well. Thinking of Nate with another woman made me nauseous. Thinking about all the sweet things he's said and done for the last few weeks made me want to cry. Chances are he was saying the exact same thing to this woman.

"Want to go for lunch?" I got off the bed, determined to not think about this.

"Sure. Do you want to talk about what just happened?" Katie asked gently, reaching out to squeeze my hand in such a familiar gesture that it made me feel better instantly.

"Nope." I pulled random clothes out of my closet and settled on dark washed, distress jeans, a plaid shirt, and knee-high dark brown boots.

"Okay. Let's go for a men-are-assholes-brunch and then see if Tash can squeeze us in to get our hair done." Katie planned out.

"And let's go for mani-pedis after." I added on.

"Done and done!" She leaned over and gave me a bear hug. "I love you."

I almost cried. "I love you, too."

And with that our girl day began. #hoesbeforebros

Security System

"Did you lock the door?" Katie asked in a panicky whisper.

"I have no idea. I usually only do before I go to bed." I whispered back. "Ohmygod!"

I heard the door squeak open, and footsteps coming inside. I was 100% sure we were going to die right here, right now. A shadow fell into the entry way, and Katie let out loud, high-pitched scream. My whole body was shaking and I was ready to either run or faint at any second.

"What the fuck? Skye?" I heard Chris' voice and could have cried in relief. He poked his head around the corner and gave us a weird look. "What's with the scream you weirdo? You probably scared Koda out of his nonexistent pants."

We both dissolved into giggles and I explained once I finally caught my breath. "We saw Rheece when we went for a walk and hauled ass back home. We thought it was him knocking at the door. Since when do you knock, you usually just waltz right in?"

"I know but I thought you might have locked your door since the whole Jess and Rheece thing." He explained. "That's actually why I came over here. I saw Rheece's car parked across the street when I came home from work a little while ago. I went outside to see why he was here but he left pretty quick when he saw me coming."

Katie looked worried, her face mirroring my thoughts. "He's seriously fucked up. Skye, you need to be careful."

I wholeheartedly agreed but I also didn't want to have to hide out in my own house just because Rheece decided he had it out for me. I wouldn't even be in this position if Jess hadn't told him my address. "What if I text Jess and tell her she needs to get him to back off?"

Chris opened the fridge in search of a bottle of beer. "It wouldn't hurt to try. After last time though she might just think you're lying."

I pulled out my phone anyways, and typed out a text.

S: Hey Jess. Rheece has been around my neighborhood tonight, please tell him to leave me alone.

We decided to start a movie in the living room so we could all get more comfortable and I was hoping it would ease some of my nerves. Having a nutcase around definitely made me nervous. At least I knew Chris was only a few feet away. Halfway through the movie my phone vibrated. Chris paused the movie while I grabbed my phone off the coffee table.

J: Don't be stupid, he's not in your neighborhood. He's in Portland for business this weekend. Don't text me again!

I read it out loud and we all sat in silence for a moment.

"I'm 100% sure it was him." Chris declared. "I've seen his car before when he picked up Jess and it was definitely the same car. And I could see his face because he was parked close to the streetlamp."

Katie nodded in agreement. "I definitely saw him too. So either she's lying to cover for him, or he's lying to her about where he really is."

"Ugh, I wish I would have stayed out of that situation right from the beginning. What do I do now?"

We thought about this for a moment, our movie forgotten. 

"We should get you a security system?" Chris thought out loud.

"Wouldn't that be too expensive? And I feel like that would make this into a bigger deal than it should be." We all agreed on this and drank more wine while we thought of a relatively reasonable and doable solution.

"You could get another dog." Katie suggested. "Maybe a bigger one with some protective instincts. I mean, Koda is protective of you but weighs 5 pounds."

"Hmm, not a bad idea." I looked at him curled up beside me on the couch, only his nose peeking out from under the blanket. "It would have to be an older one though so Koda and him can just chill during the day."

We spent a while looking up rescue dogs in the Seattle shelter before going to bed. Chris stayed over with us so we felt saver. Our evening was so busy that when I went to sleep, I didn't even realize that I hadn't heard from Nate all day. 

Shady

I put my super fun encounter with Diane into the back of my mind and forgot about it. I figured we wouldn’t be seeing too much of each other, and hoped that Nate wasn't besties with her. I didn’t bring up how awkward I felt at dinner because I didn't want to seem insecure or like I constantly needed attention. Instead I focused pretty much all my energy into my brother's upcoming visits with calls to Breanne (who has known my brother for ever), my parents, and calls and snapchats to my brother. He was still dating that 16 year old girl but we both avoided talking about it.

Katie came over on the weekend and I cooked an elaborate dinner to thank her for being such a good friend. We had tons of wine (like always) and caught up on our crazy busy week.

"So how did you like Kurtis?" Katie asked over dinner.

"He was so sweet. He fit in with everyone right away and was so easy to talk to. Even your brother warmed up to him in the end."

She smiled weakly. "See that’s what I thought too, but we went out for dinner last night and it went great. Then ten o'clock hits and he is outta there. And I mean he muttered some excuse and took off."

I frowned. "What? Why? Where did you go?"

"We went for dinner at Canlis, which was great. You and Nate should go there for a date, it's not that far from here. Anyways, we were just sitting there, hanging out, having some drinks and talking nonstop, but he kept checking his phone. And then at ten he checked it, paid for our bill, and booked it out of there." She shrugged and kept eating. I knew she was secretly feeding Koda under the table but since it was chicken I didn't care.

"That's shady. Have you heard from him since?"

She shook her head. "Nope. I sent him a text asking if everything was okay but haven't heard anything back and that was almost twenty-four hours ago. I mean, I know I met him on tinder so I shouldn't be expecting anything, but I actually like him."

"Hmm, that is weird. And so far he hasn't given you a reason to not like him, so I don't blame you for being into him." I cleared the dishes off the table and topped up our wines.

"Okay, but get this…. Woah, I fed Koda too much chicken." She got distracted for a moment watching him waddle around. "We should take him for a walk."

"Good idea." I tidied up the kitchen and Katie grabbed Koda's leash and our coats. It was still relatively nice out, but with the sun down it was definitely starting to get chillier.

We headed down the sidewalk wanting to stay in the well lit areas because I'm a big chicken and its dark.  Katie continued her story. "My friend from work is on tinder, and apparently she found Kurtis on tinder and he swiped right on her." I gave her a puzzled look. "That means he likes what he's seeing."

"Oh gotcha. Was this recently?"

"Well, she told me about it earlier today, but it happened earlier this week. I know we're not exclusive or anything close to that, but it hurts my feelings that he's still looking for someone else when he clearly has the definition of perfect right in front of him."

We laughed and I was happy that Katie wasn't letting this weigh her down too much. Definitely shady in my books though. "Don’t invest too much time on this if he's being weird like this off the get go. Not exactly the best way to build trust."

"I gotcha." We walked in silence for a while, stopping to let Koda sniff and mark his territory. He barked at random things in the night but in general it was pretty quiet and there wasn't too much traffic.

Suddenly Katie grabbed my hand and squeezed it really hard. "Ouch. Katie!"

"Rheece just drove by." She whispered.

I felt a chill run down my spine. "Where?" I knew his and Jess' condo wasn't anywhere close to here and we weren't exactly by a main road. "Do you still see him? Are you sure it was him?"

"I don't see him anymore. He came up from that way and slowed down." She pointed forwards. "I saw his face when he looked at us."

"I'm thoroughly creeped out." My fingers were still in Katie's grasp and I didn't want her to let go. We decided to turn around and head back home, but we both flinched every time a car drove by us and Koda barked.

We were speed walking by the time we got to my front door and hustled inside. Katie plunked down at the kitchen table and I sat beside her needing a breather.

"Holy shit, that was a little scary. I need to stop watching Criminal Minds by myself, especially when Shemar Moore isn't here to protect me." Katie let out a breath and picked up her abandoned wine class.

"No kidding." I sipped some wine. "Not the same as Shemar, but I'm gonna call Chris."

"Good idea. We can have a sleepover party."

I smiled but my hands shook as I pulled out my phone. I was dialing Chris' number when I froze. "Katie? Someone's knocking on the door."

Guess Who's Back

Hey everyone, thanks for your patience in the last couple of weeks. Midterms are almost over, I have one left on Tuesday and then only projects and assignments until the end of the semester J Also found out last week that I only have two classes left to take next semester before I'm done my post-secondary education for a few years at least! So excited!! So anyways, I will try to get back to my Monday/Friday schedule as best as I can. I decided to just pick up where I left off, hopefully that is okay with everyone.  I had a couple suggestions for having a post from Nate's perspective which I will try to do as soon as I have the time. Thanks again for all the positive feedback and support, I 100% appreciate it!

XO,
S.

I spent all day Sunday with Nate and loved every second of it. In generally he was a pretty serious guy, but he managed to keep me laughing the entire day. We went for a walk with Koda along the beach, taking in the beautiful fall scenery, went for lunch in a hole in the wall bistro that Nate was super impressed with, and snuggled up on the couch. He even promised to get the fireplace working that hasn't seen any use in years.

On Monday I headed into the office completely blissed out and stopped so abruptly, the person getting out of the elevator behind me bumped into me. No one was more surprised than me to see Ashley sitting behind the desk in front of my office in almost acceptable work attire (I mean, there was still too much cleavage but she was wearing a button down shirt and a blazer). I approached her cautiously and she forced a smile.

"You're back?" It came out as more than a question than I had intended.

"Obviously." She almost rolled her eyes but seemed to stop herself.

"Um, okay." I tried to sound enthusiastic but I think we both knew I wasn’t overly stoked about this. "I'll get the proper paperwork together and let you know what needs to be done today."

She seemed to have nothing to say so I started towards my office, my happy mood gone for the moment.

"Wait…."

I turned back to face Ashley. She was fidgeting with the buttons of her blazer. "I really need this job, Skye."

I sighed. "Then treat it like one. It’s not a hard job and we're great people to work with. It's pretty straight forward."

She nodded. "Okay. I…I'm sorry about what happened on Friday in the elevator. I don't know why I did it…."

Ugh, I didn’t want that brought up ever again. Also it felt like that was weeks ago when it happened, not three days ago. "Let's move on from that. If anything of that sort happens again, you will be fired on the spot." She looked relieved. "Ashley, just do your job. No one is trying to make your life here hard."

I buried myself in work for the day, taking a quick breather only to talk to Spencer and answer texts from Nate, Katie, Breanne, and my brother (I was never this popular!). My brother's text said he was planning on visiting in a couple of weeks and I'm beyond stoked about it. Nate asked to go for dinner with his cousin, Diane, and I later this week. I had seen her a couple of times before, but never talked to her, so this would be a good chance to get to know her. All I knew so far is that Nate bought a her shares of the Steel corporation off her and that she had absolutely flawless skin.

The next couple of days went by fast because there was so much work to do. Ashley pleasantly surprised me every day. I think she was a lot smarter than I gave her credit for. We were still super awkward around each other and only talked to each other when we absolutely had to.

Thursday night I rushed home after work. Well, "rushed" home as fast as I could in Seattle rush hour traffic (brutal). Nate was picking me up to go for dinner with Diane and I was actually pretty excited. I changed into a cute little sweater dress, tights, and boots. I quickly touched up my make-up and hair, and made a mental note to call Katie's friend Trish for a hair date.

Nate picked me up right on time and we may have made out in my doorway for a little longer than necessary. We eventually left and headed to the low-key restaurant to meet Diane.

"You'll like each other, I promise." He said as we got out of his car.

The hostess said Diane was already seated so she showed us to our table. Diane was just as beautiful as last time I saw her, and I felt frumpy in my sweater dress. Her hair was perfectly styled in place and she was wearing the most amazing cut-out dress.  She greeted Nate enthusiastically and sat down on the same side as the table as him, leaving me alone on the other side.

"It's so nice to meet you." I said, smiling across the table at her.

She looked at me blankly for a moment as if she wasn't sure why I was here. "Sure." Nate finished ordering wine for us and so Diane engaged him in a very animated conversation that left me out completely. That set the tone for the first half of the evening. After dinner, Nate excused himself to use the washroom, which left us alone together.

"So, do you work in Seattle?" I asked, trying to find something to talk about.

"Yes." She answered, then reached into her purse and pulled her phone out.

Fun! "And do you live in Seattle?"

She shot me an annoyed look. "No."

And that was literally the end of our conversation. We sat in awkward silence until Nate came back and then she immediately focused her conversation on topics only he knew anything about.

We finally left, and I mean I was starting to check the gigantic clock on the back wall every two seconds, I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. Diane said goodnight to Nate, kissed him on the cheek, and then left without saying a word to me.

"She's great, hey?" Nate said, opening the car door for me. I gaped at him. Had he been at the same dinner as me?!

"Uh, sure." I definitely don't think I was going to be spending any girl time with good ol' Diane!

Message from S.

hey dolls!
I was hoping to squeeze in some writing this weekend and unfortunately studying for midterms got in the way. I will try to have a post up on Friday but school has to come first. Check back on the weekend and I will try my best to have one up!!
Xoxo
S.

Let's talk about sex, baby

I ran down the stairs, and whipped open the door much fast than necessary. I hoped it wasn't Rheece, but part of me just knew it had to be Nate. And there he was, in jeans and a sweater that looked incredible on him. We stared at each other, Koda sniffing Nate's shoes before heading back inside.

"Skye, I need to explain this to you. It's been -" Nate began but was interrupted by Chris coming inside from the backyard.

"Hey, man." He shook Nate's hand. "Heard the doorbell ring and just wanted to double check that you're okay, babe. Want a beer? We're just having a fire out back." Chris invited.

I was glad he did because I needed a second to just gather my thoughts and figure out where I wanted this to go. Nate accepted the invitation and we grabbed some more beer and headed out to join the others. Everyone greeted him warmly and we made first-name introductions (I still wanted to keep things on the DL). Katie narrowed her eyes at him when he said hello, then scooted over so I could sit in the chair beside her. Nate sat down in a chair Daniel got for him and we all continued talking among ourselves. One of Chris' friends was telling a story about his freshman year in college that had everyone laughing. My eyes met Nate's every few seconds it seemed like.

"Did he explain?" Katie asked, her voice low so that no one would here.

"Not yet, but he was about to until your brother invited him out here for a beer."

"I texted him." She admitted, picking nonexistent lint off her sweater.

"What? When? And why?" I asked louder than I meant to. Again my eyes met Nate's.

"Don't be mad. Last night when you went to check the barbecue or whatever you were doing, I got the number out of your phone. I just honestly can't see him purposely kissing a skank like Ashley, ever, so I thought something else must have happened. And also you were the saddest person I have ever seen last night and I wanted you to be happy. I told him we’re having a barbecue and he should stop by and explain to you what actually happened." She chewed on her bottom lip nervously. "Now that I think about it I totally overstepped my boundaries and I'm sorry."

I laid my head on her shoulder, grateful to have such a good friend in her. "Don't be sorry. I'm not mad. Thank you for doing that."

We spent a couple more hours outside before it got a little too chilly. Tash and Tiffany were the first to leave because Tash's salon was open the next day and she had to go in and do some paperwork beforehand. She told me to call her since she had some great ideas for my hair and I was up for trying something new (as long as it was reasonable, obviously). Then Chris, Daniel, and their friends left soon after to go play Xbox or Playstation or something like that. Katie and Kurtis left in separate cars but I did see them kiss before they took off and they headed in the same direction even though Katie lived on the other end of the city. Phone-date with her in the morning for sure.

That left Nate and me. We'd made small talk throughout the evening but avoided anything too serious. Finally we were alone, although I wasn't sure how to bring up the topic of the elevator make-out sesh.

He saved me from awkwardly bringing it up as I was loading up the dishwasher. "I need to apologize first of all for barely talking to you this last week. Things have been going on in Steel Industries that needed to be dealt with immediately."

"Is everything okay?" I asked. Him not texting me was the least of my worries.

"Yeah we got it under control. Look, what you saw in the elevator was just not what happened. She caught me completely off-guard and just pressed herself up against me." He looked disgusted. "I should have seen it coming, she was always in the elevator with me lately and made some inappropriate suggestions that I ignored. I was so distracted that day and when she kissed me I couldn't pull back. She had a death-grip on my tie and this all seriously happened a second before the doors opened. It was disgusting." He said the last part with so much feeling that I almost laughed. "I'm sorry. Really, really sorry. It should have never gotten to that point and I shouldn't have let it happen."

I was silent for a moment, letting it all sink it. I believed him, 100%. As far as I knew him, he wasn't the type of person to go for someone like Ashley, and him coming here and telling me what happened meant a lot to me.

"Okay, I trust you." Nate looked visibly relieved and shut the dishwasher after the last of the dishes had been fit inside. I scooted up on the counter (my mom would cringe but it was my favorite bad habit) so I was close to eye level with him.

"Do you want to keep seeing me?"  He placed one hand on either side of me on the counter, boxing me in.

I grinned. "Maybe. Are you worth all the trouble?"

He leaned in and almost kissed me. "I hope so." He closed the minimal gap between us, our lips touching.

I wanted him so bad. I wrapped my legs around his waist, his hands running under my shirt over my stomach (thank god I did a sit-up the other day). He broke the kiss for a second to pull my shirt over my head. I tugged at his sweater, my hands shaking. Nate helped me by not only pulling his sweater off but also the shirt he wore underneath.

I can honestly say he was the best looking man I had ever seen. His stomach looked like the sections of a Hersey's bar. A little bit of hair covered his chest that narrowed into a thin trail down to his pants. I couldn't help but run my nails over his pecs. Nate seemed to be more than ready to keep this going and I had no objections. I thought about mentioning that we could move this to my bed when Nate whipped off my bra and kissed his way down to my breasts. I fumbled with the button of his jeans, already feeling his erection through the material. He kicked off his jeans, his tongue running over my nipple.

Nate took his mouth off me long enough  lifted me off the counter to slide my pants over my butt. With one hand he pulled them off, while the other was tightly wrapped around me. Our mouths met in another passionate kiss, his hands pushing the crotch of my underwear aside. I almost came the second his fingers grazed over my clit. He knew exactly where to touch me, and it took me no time at all to reach what ended up being my first orgasm of the night.

"This…is not why I came here." Nate said breathlessly against my mouth. 

"I know." Was the only coherent thing I could say, my thoughts completely jumbled and only of him. I knew he hadn't come here for sex, but it was happening and I was ecstatic about it.I pushed his boxers down in a hurry and Nate positioned himself in front of me. He was seriously well endowed and I couldn't help but reach down and touch him. He groaned when my hand encircled him.

"Don't even start this." He practically growled at me before his mouth crushed down on mine once more. Effortlessly, or so it seemed, he lifted me off the counter and I held onto his shoulders to stabilize myself.  He lowered me onto his erection almost painfully slow before stopping. 

"Protection?"

I hadn't even thought about it. "I'm on the pill." I answered, eager to keep going. "And clean."

"Me too." He lowered me more, his penis hurting me for a second because I hadn't had sex in a while and also never with someone this big.

Without breaking contact he took the few steps to my kitchen table, pushed a pile of napkins and plates out of the way and lowered me onto it. He began to slowly move inside my, watching my face for any sign of pain, but I was too turned on to feel anything other than pleasure. I was ready to come again, and arched my back off the table as Nate started moving faster, his mouth trailing kisses over my breasts. I came again hard, and Nate followed soon after, letting out a loud groan and then lowering his forehead to mine, still inside me.

We were silent for a while. I had a hard time catching my breath and was exhausted after the excitement from the day and absolutely mind blowing sex (ON MY KITCHEN TABLE!).

"That was insane." Nate said, standing up slowing and pulling out of me. I suddenly felt self conscious about laying butt naked on my table and slid off it, my legs feeling like rubber.

"I couldn't agree more." I picked up my discarded clothes, sorry to see Nate pull his underwear on. "Want to come shower and have a sleepover?"

He laughed, bundling his clothes in his hand. "Sleepover?" I was embarrassed for a second until he bent down and planted a hot kiss on me. "Sounds like a good plan to me."

I couldn't wait to see him naked in my shower.