The Date - Short Story


"The Date"

“Hey, let’s go out tonight!” I chirped as he answered the phone.
“Sounds good to me,” he said with a smile in his voice. “Where do you want to go?”
“Let’s go to Coconuts! I want to dance!”
He laughed, “Okay, let me get a shower and I’ll be over.”
“I’ll be waiting! Hurry!”
“Bye girl.”
Sighing, I hung up the phone and lay back on the bed. I couldn’t believe it was finally going to happen. We were going OUT! It had been since the night we met last fall that we had actually been out somewhere. Since then, we had always met at each other’s house and hung out… among other things. Well, I guess I shouldn’t get my hopes up. He wasn’t actually here yet. With J, you just never knew what would happen. He might not even show up. But I would have to get dressed anyway, so I headed for the shower.

Showered and dressed, I was surprised an hour later when my cell phone actually rang. Seeing it was him, I flipped it open, “Hey babe.”
“Whatcha doing?”
“Waiting on you. You headed this way?”
“Yeah, I’m on Columbia Road. I’ll be there in a second.”
“Okay, well, I’m ready to go. Who’s driving?”
“Doesn’t matter to me. I will if you want me to.”
“Okay. Cause I might have a drink or two. Or more,” I laughed. “If you don’t mind!” As I heard him laugh, I continued, “I’ll just meet you outside so we can be gone.”
“Sounds good to me.”
Flipping the phone closed, I stuck it on my waistband and went to let the dog in. I grabbed my keys and other essentials and headed for the door. After patting Demon on the head and reminding him to be good, I stepped out the door just as J pulled into the driveway.
Slipping into the seat beside him, I leaned over to give him a welcoming kiss on the cheek. “I missed you.”
“I missed you too. You didn’t think I would make it, did you?” He smiled and returned my kiss.
“Honestly, no, I didn’t.”
“Well, things happen. Today just happened the right way.” He laughed and shifted into reverse.
“Well, whatever happened, I’m glad you are here. Let’s go get in some trouble.”
“We could do that right here.” He grinned widely, “we don’t have to go anywhere for that.”
“Drive! I wanna go out!” I lightly punched him on the shoulder, “We’ll save that trouble for later on!”
“Okay, okay.”

Arriving at the bar, we both got out of the car and headed toward the door. “God why am I actually nervous about walking in here tonight?” I mused aloud as I squeezed his hand.
“You sure you wanna do this?”
“Of course, why wouldn’t I?” I stopped walking and turned to face him. “Why wouldn’t I?”
“I don’t know, just asking.”
“Well, like I said the other night, I want to show you off!” I grinned as I reached up to pull him down for a kiss. “I love being seen with you!”
He laughed, “And I love seeing you!”
“Come on, let’s go in.”
“After you,” he slipped his arm around me and we headed for the door.

Once inside we stopped at the bar for a drink. Seeing Rusty on the other side of the bar, I drug J around to where he was standing. After introducing them, I left them talking while I went to the restroom. When I came back out, I hugged Rusty, then J and I went to find a table. Grabbing one next to the dance floor, J sat down. Instead of sitting down, I stood in front of J and leaned back against his strong chest. He slipped his arms around me and held me there.
“So, Rusty’s a good friend?” J asked.
“Yeah, he’s taken care of my drunk ass a time or two.” I laughed.
“Well, he had something to say to me while you were in the bathroom.”
“Oh really? What did he say?”
“That if I was going out with you, that I had to take care of you.”
“Meaning?”
“That he cares about you. And he doesn’t want anything to happen to you.” J pulled me tight against his chest, “but he don’t have nothing to worry about. I’m not going to let anything happen to you.”
“Thanks.” I didn’t know what else to say. I was beginning to be truly afraid of the emotions arising in my heart. I knew this was a very dangerous situation for me and my heart, but I couldn’t seem to stop the feelings from growing. And at the moment, all I wanted in the world was right here in this man’s arms. Still leaning against his powerful chest, I couldn’t resist the music any longer. With the rhythm of the music pulsing through my body, I couldn’t help but move with the beat. Hearing J’s growl behind me only encouraged my moves to become more erotic and enticing. I was enjoying myself completely when I saw something that really killed my enthusiasm.
J must have felt me tense up, “What’s wrong baby?”
“It’s him,” I turned to face J. “I was afraid of this.”
“The guy you told me about? The stalker,” J’s eyes filled with concern.
“Yeah, and I think he’s headed this way,” I moved closer into J’s arms.

“Hey girl, where you been?” He spoke from behind me.
Cringing, I turned to face him, “Brave soul aren’t you, Ray?”
“What do you mean?” He looked totally oblivious to the man with his arms around me. “Can I talk to you? In private?”
“Whatever you need to say, you can say right here.” J spoke for the first time. “She’s not going anywhere with you.”
“Who the hell are you to tell her what she can do?” Ray popped off back at him.
J laughed, “I’m not telling her, I’m telling you.”
“J,” I whispered, “don’t. Please. Just ignore him.”
“No, I won’t. He’s bothered you long enough. It’s going to stop now.” J stood up.
I could see the fear start in Ray’s eyes as he saw the true size of the man behind me.
“Its cool man, I don’t know who you are, but I will say what I need to say and then I’ll leave you both alone.”
“I’ll tell you who I am,” J moved me to the side and advanced on Ray. “I am her friend, I am her man, and I am her lover. Any questions?” J stared down at the much smaller man.
“Naw man, I understand. She never told me she was dating someone.”
“Well, she is now and I suggest that you never try to talk to her again.”
Ray tried to look around the huge man in front of him to speak to me. Finding he wasn’t going to be able to see me, he still attempted to speak to me. “Is this what you want?”
I laughed and put my arms around J from behind, “What do you think? I haven’t answered your calls or returned your calls in three weeks. What do YOU think?”
“Okay, I got ya.” Ray started to back away. “I’ll leave you alone. All you had to do was tell me.”
I laughed as J turned to face me. As he leaned to kiss me, I got in one last comment, “Well, now you know,” just as J’s soft lips claimed mine.

Throughout the next couple of hours, we danced and drank and had a great time. Every now and then, I would get a creepy feeling that someone was watching me. But each time, I would surround myself again with the strength and caring that J was giving me and forget about the negative feelings.
As the song we were dancing to ended, I felt the restroom calling me. “J, I gotta go to the restroom. I’ll be right back.”
“Okay baby, I’ll be right here waiting.”
“Okay,” I pulled him down for a kiss. “I’ll hurry.”

As I walked to the ladies room, I felt the creepy feeling of being watched again. Shaking it off, I went on into the bathroom.
After washing my hands, I stepped back out into the bar-room. My eyes immediately sought out J still sitting out our table. I was thinking how gorgeous he really was when I felt the hand grab my wrist and pull me backwards.
A startled yelp escaped my lips as another hand grabbed me around the waist. “What the hell…” I gasped as I saw it was Ray. He was pulling me toward the back side of the bar. “What the fuck are you doing?! Fuck you, let me go.” I was practically screaming at this point, but with the volume of the music, no one even noticed. I tried to pull away, but his grip was like iron. For a little guy, he was surprisingly strong. “Ray, what the hell are you doing?”
“I’m taking what’s mine.” He slurred as he spoke.
“Ray, let me go. You’re drunk and this is not a wise idea. Think about this!” I wasn’t really afraid, I knew he couldn’t get me out the door. All I had to do was grab one of the cops at the door and they would stop him. But I was afraid what J would do if he saw what Ray was attempting to do.
“You aren’t goin back to him. You goin with me, dammit. Why you think I kept calling you so much? I want you.”
“Ray, let me go. If J sees what you are doing, I won’t be able to stop him from hurting you.” I just wanted him to let me go now, I really didn’t care what J did to him.
“I told you NO. You are mine.” Ray continued pulling me toward the door.
Looking over his head, I saw something he obviously had not seen yet. Rusty was moving through the crowd toward us. He had seen what was happening and was coming to help me. Then I saw Ray’s eyes widen. He was so drunk that there was no fear in him. At least, none yet. Twisting my head around, I saw what had caused him to react and relief swept through me. J was coming up from behind me. So, with one of my friends on each side, I knew I was okay now. But I knew Ray wasn’t going to be okay. I guess some part of me should be concerned about that, but for some strange reason I wasn’t.
I felt J’s hand on my shoulder before I heard him speak.
His voice was a low growl, “Take your fucking hands off her now.”
I heard Rusty on the other side repeat the same words as he laid a hand on Ray’s arm.
He jerked his head around to see Rusty on the other side of him. Now there was fear in his eyes. But he still held fast to my wrist and around my waist. “Hell no, she’s mine. If you want her, you’ll have to take her. Fuck you both.”
“No little man, Fuck you.” Rusty laughed as he slipped his arm around Ray’s neck and nodded to J. “Whatever you want to do.”
“I won’t do anything if he lets her go right now.” J locked a hand around the wrist of the hand that Ray was holding my arm with. “Let her go asshole.”
“Please Ray, they will hurt you. Let me go!” I pleaded in an attempt to keep him from pushing them. I knew what they would do to him and I didn’t want either of them to get in trouble because of me.
Thankfully, I felt his grip relax enough that I could snatch my arm loose and with both hands, pull his arm from around my body. As his hands came free, my legs gave out with my relief at being away from him. J quickly moved to catch me before I fell.
Rusty pulled Ray away from me and moved him toward the front door. He told me later he turned him over to deputies to remove from the premises.

When Rusty came back to where we still stood, I had recovered enough to grab him in a hug. “Thank you so much. I’m glad I have a friend like you.” I kissed him on the cheek and stepped back into J’s arms. “Thanks again, Rusty. I owe you big time.”
Rusty smiled, “Anytime sweetheart. You know that. Somebody has to keep you out of trouble.”
“I know, thanks.”
“What about me?” J tightened his arms around me.
“Baby, thank you too. I owe you more than you know.” I turned to face him. Pulling his face down beside mine, I murmured in his ear, “and I will be paying that debt very very soon.”
He turned his face to mine and kissed me deeply, “I can’t wait. Baby, I can’t wait.”
“Let’s get a drink. I need one after that shit.”
“Sounds good to me. As long as we leave pretty soon. I’m ready to get you home. I’ve had enough worry for one night!”
“Okay, one drink and a dance and we’ll go.” I slipped my hand into his and lifted it to my lips. Kissing his palm, I assured him, “We’ll go. And I will make it all up to you.”

An hour later, we were headed back to my house. I was already anticipating the coming moments in heaven. I never could get enough of J. And after the wildly erotic dancing we had indulged in tonight, I knew it was going to be crazy once we got home. Leaning over to kiss J on the cheek, I murmured, “I can’t wait. Hurry.”
“Baby, I can’t get there any faster. Just hold on, it will be worth the wait.” He laughed slyly.

Fifteen minutes later, we were turning into my driveway. Before I could even get the door open, J’s hands were already on me. As I pushed the door open, he grabbed me around the waist and lifted me into his arms. After kicking the door closed, still carrying me, he headed for the bedroom.
Laying me on the bed, he whispered, “You get ready, I’ll let the dog out and be right back.”
Pulling his face to mine, I kissed him tenderly. “I’m ready now, Baby, but hurry.”
While he was gone, I quickly used the bathroom, undressed and slipped into bed.
Moments later, he slipped in beside me. The feel of his skin against mine was comforting and yet arousing. Lying on my back I pulled his arm for him to move over me. “You first tonight,” I smiled up at him, referring to our discussion a few nights before about who was on top first. I was already so wet and ready that he slipped easily inside me. As always, I could not believe how perfectly we fit together. Every time we were together it was a shock again.
Slowly, he began to move inside me. As the tempo of his movements increased, so did my arousal. Whimpering, I knew that something big would happen this time. I knew that I was so hot that it would not be long before I could not contain my release. Digging my nails into his back, I urged him to thrust harder and faster. I could feel his release building through his movements. At the moment I felt him let go, I felt my own orgasm flowing outward. With a scream, I gave myself over to the hot release flowing from my sex. The repeated surges of his explosion pushed me further and higher than I had ever been. Finally after what seemed a blissful eternity, we both collapsed panting together.
Rolling his weight off me, he pulled me tightly into his arms. “Oh God Baby, was that what I think it was?” He kissed my cheek tenderly.
Unable to speak, I simply nodded against his lips. Tremors were still coursing through my body. I could not believe the powerful emotions roiling in my soul. I did not want to admit it, but I finally realized that I was falling in love with this man. I could feel tears pressing at the back of my eyes. Trying to fight the urge to let them fall, I buried my head in his massive chest. Kissing my way up his body to his lips, I lingered as our tongues tangled intimately. I reveled in the feelings beginning to replace the need to cry. I could not believe that I was so ready for him again.
Rolling onto his back, with his hands at my waist, he pulled me on top and growled, “Your turn girl.”
“My pleasure,” I pulled my knees up on either side of him and raised my hips until I felt him seeking entrance. Lowering my body, I felt him slide deep inside again. So gently impaled, I began to rock back and forth in the rhythm that I knew he loved so much. Slow and steady, back and forth, up and down. I could feel his need growing steadily. My own need grew in tandem. I could not believe that I was again riding the edge of a mind blowing orgasm. It almost felt like I had reached the pinnacle and was holding on to it. After a few more moments, I felt him begin to shudder beneath me. Grinding down viciously on him, I felt his release deep inside. At the same moment, I again felt my own orgasm flow down over both of us. Throwing my head back, I allowed the feeling of hot release to completely take over my senses. Each quiver of his manhood inside me brought repeated tremors of my own release.
Panting, I could feel the sweat running down my face. My hair was plastered to my face. Both our bodies were drenched and the sheets beneath us were soaked. Collapsing, I fell forward onto his chest. “How do you do that,” I gasped.
“Do what baby?” he was panting as hard as I was.
“Make me feel like that.” I rolled to the side of his body and pushed the hair out of my face. “You make me crazy. But I love it.”
Rolling to his side, he reached up and laid his hand on the side of my face and turned me to face him. “I’m glad you enjoy it. I enjoy being with you.” He leaned down to kiss me. Brushing his lips tenderly over my forehead, he murmured something quietly.
“What did you say?” I lifted my hand to his face. As I stroked the side of his face, he put a hand over mine and pulled it to his lips.
Kissing my palm, he whispered, “And I love you.”



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