Sogno, Sogno Dolce (cont’d) (updated)

walking into the kitchen, he filled the kettle and put it on the burner.  "can i get you some tea?"

"yes please" came her voice from the hallway.

pulling out a couple bags of tea and some mugs, he arranged them on the counter in a serve yourself fashion.  just as he was doing so she came from around the corner.

with a bemused expression, he thought to himself, wow… the baggy pajamas, the wet hair. it was very, very… sexy.  he’d never thought of her that way.  well, of course he’d thought about her that way, but he never thought he’d see it.

"nice fit eh?" she said while looking down at the overly big clothes on her.

"yeah…" finding his voice, "uh… yeah.  sorry about that."  she smiled the first genuine smile since she got there.

"its okay, i like it."

coming over to the counter, he could still see her hands shaking.  reaching up, he took her small hands into his and rubbed them slowly.  "need to get some warmth in there," he looked from her hands to her eyes and fell head over heels into their vast depths.  it was a few moments before he realised he had stopped rubbing her hands.  suddenly brought back to reality, he looked over to the kettle while quickly letting go of her hands, "um… i think the water is hot enough."

"apparently not…"

"what?"

"oh, nothing."  looking at her oddly, he was unsure what to say.  he hadn’t heard what she said, but he guessed she was just talking to herself anyway and let it go.

pouring the water into the mugs, they both dipped their tea into the water and began adding various stuff.  to both their surprise all either added was a dash of cream and a little honey.  looking up at each other they smiled.  "so… how come you walked all this way?"

"oh, i… i just wanted to… to uh return your DVDs."

"oh, thanks."  looking around "um, where are they?"

"in my bag.  any rush?"

"no, i have to work tonight, thats all."

"oh, i’m sorry! i probably woke you up.  i should go."

"no!" he realised he said that a little more forcefully than he meant, "i mean, no.  i… i wasn’t sleeping.  i’m glad you came."

hesitating, she came back to the counter and picked up her tea once again.  both took small sips while waiting for it to cool down and watched each other intently.  "so…"

"so.." he looked back down to his cup. "um…"

"oh, this is so stupid."  looking up at her sudden comment, he gave her a questioning glance. 

"whats up?"

"i came cause i wanted to see you.  thats it.  the DVDs, which i doubt are in my bag anyway, are not why i came…"

he suddenly realised she was probably shaking more from nervousness than from cold.  he smiled and looked back into those beautiful brown eyes.

"… i mean, if i’m interrupting and you need to get sleep… i should have called, i mean just coming over here and…"

he took the mug from her and set both on the counter.  then as she kept nervously rambling on he grasped her hips and began to kiss her.

however she kept talking, even after their lips touched.

"… i knew you probably didn’t feel the same about me.  we’ve been kind of dating for so long that i figured you were more of a…"

pulling away, he looked at her again and said nothing and watched the reality of things dawn on her.

"… friend? um… did what i think just happen, just happen?"

"shhh…" and he leaned in to kiss her again.  this time she was receptive and threw her arms around his neck as their lips entwined.  sliding his hands around her hips, he gripped her small frame in his arms and pulled her body along side his.

after a few moments (that seemed like an eternity) they parted, but only lips.  looking at each other intensely, "i can’t believe i just did that."  her cheeks flushed a deep chrimson from embarassment.

"its okay.  do you know how long i’ve wanted to do that?"

"WHY DIDN’T YOU!" she said playfully hitting his chest.

"i don’t know… i was afraid it wasn’t wanted."

"hmmm… we need to get you focused on those signs…" she said winking and leaning back into his lips.

 

 for some reason i can’t keep my eyes open.  i’ll continue later today.
– noah

standing there in the kitchen, the two of them held each other and enjoyed the simple act of kissing each other.  slowly their lips peeled apart and they looked at each other, trying to discern the expression the other gave.

after a few moments, an infectious smile shined across her face, which in turn reflected in his own. 

"i got dizzy…" he whispered.

"me too." she smiled.

slowly they released each other, but made sure to keep their hand entwined as they went back to their tea.  "probably cooled down enough now…"

she nodded as they both took a sip.

"maybe a bit too cool."  they looked at each other and laughed.

after a few minutes, she looked up at him, "its not gonna get weird now is it?"  he squeezed her hand which was engulfed by his own,

"no, i’m just beyond happy at the moment.  do you realise that my every dream has just come true?  i could fly if you wanted me to…"

"well i don’t.  unless you take me with you."  she smiled again and squeezed his hand with hers.  "um… honey?"

"already with the pet names"

"nah, you called me it last week and i thought it was cute… however, i was talking about the time."  he looked over his shoulder and saw the time. 

10:53pm!  damn, i haven’t slept yet…

"are you gonna be okay at work?"

"i don’t know.  i could always call in sick, but i’m not sure thats a good idea."  she nodded.  then pulling him by the hand, she walked to what she was sure was his room.

"that would not be a good idea…  i know i’ve never been here, but i’m almost positive this is yours…" walking unabashedly into the room, she pushed him down onto the bed and removed his slippers, attempted to lift his feet into bed, and succeeded with some help.  after getting him laying in bed, she crawled over him to lay between him and the wall.  "hee hee… this is the side i sleep on at my house."

"how did you know this was my…"

"shhh…"  putting a finger to his lips, she pulled the covers over them with her other hand.  replacing her finger with her lips she curled her body alongside his as their arms wrapped around one another.  breaking the kiss "on second thought… call

in sick."