Sandcastle
Dreams
By Vanessa
Ch.2
Two days later…
“Ahm…ahm…” Kayla laughed, playing along with Nick, trying to bite the fry, which he dangled above her head, retracting quickly every time she tried to bite it.
“And she misses again!” exclaimed Nick as if he were a sportscaster.
“Nick, just give it to me, people are starting to look,” snickered Kayla, glancing around at the few other middle-aged people who were at McDonald’s this early in the morning.
“You gonna beg?” teased Nick, before receiving a glare from Kayla, “Okay, fine. Open up.”
Kayla obediently opened her mouth and Nick slowly inched the fry in. “Damn it!” cried out Kayla, closing her mouth and biting the rest of the fry out of Nick’s hand.
“Ah…an impatient one. Now I know how you are in bed,” laughed Nick, eyes dancing as Kayla began to blush.
“Shut up, Nick,” grumbled Kayla, stealing a few more of Nick’s fries.
“Aw…Kayla’s embarrassed that Nicky discovered her kinky desires,” taunted Nick, slurping his Coke.
Giving him a hard look, Kayla replied, “Nick…you wouldn’t even begin to know what my desires are.”
“Ouch,” chuckled Nick, pretending he got shot in the heart, “Why don’t you tell me?”
Kayla’s hazel eyes glittered, as she returned provocatively, “And why would you want to know? Give me one good reason and I’ll tell you.”
It was Nick’s turn to blush as he suddenly looked down at his Coke, playing with the straw, his brow furrowed in deep thought. “Cat got your tongue?” laughed Kayla, before a frown darkened her face, “Great Nick, you can’t even think of a reason why you’d like to know.”
“Aw, Kay,” grinned Nick bashfully, looking up at her, “There’s tons of reasons. I’m just embarrassed that’s all…”
“Embarrassed of what?” said Kayla skeptically, shaking the cup of Coke so that the leftover ice would rattle in there.
Nick stood up and went to Kayla’s side of the table, pulling her out of her seat and wrapping an arm around her. Nick flirtatiously nuzzled her hair and then spoke softly into her ear, “Embarrassed that you’ll find out I think you’re the hottest, sweetest, smartest, nicest, kindest, talentdest and beautifulest girl in the world.”
Kayla burst out laughing, her arm going around Nick’s waist, “Nick, sweetie, two of those adjectives aren’t even words.”
“See? I told you you’re the smartest,” grinned Nick charmingly, looking at Kayla with affection.
Kayla’s heart melted and a smile lit up her face as she stood up on her tippy-toes to give Nick a brief kiss on the lips, sighing, “What would I do without you?”
Nick sucked in air; he forgot to breathe when Kayla kissed him. Lately, she seemed to have that effect on him. “I don’t know. I hope you’ll never have to find out.”
That afternoon…
“WHOOOO!” yelled Kayla before she stood up and began doing a victory dance, “I beat your ass again, loser!”
Nick scowled and threw down his controller, sulkily glancing up at her, “I let you win…”
“Sure Nicky…you let me win five times in a row!” laughed Kayla, still dancing.
“You little…” growled Nick, a mischievous grin appearing on his face.
Kayla stopped, eyeing him cautiously, “What…stay away from me, Nick…”
“You look a little hot to me, Kay,” uttered Nick. Suddenly, he rushed at her and scooped her up, easily throwing her over his shoulder.
“Nick, you asshole. Put me down!” screamed Kayla, pounding his butt hard.
“Ow…you’re gonna give me a bruise,” laughed Nick, heading for the bathroom. Balancing her with one hand, Nick used the other to turn on the cold shower. “You still hot, Kay?”
In one move, he had her on her feet, standing directly beneath the stream of ice-cold water. “Carter you fuck!” shrieked Kayla, soaked.
Pointing at her and laughing, Nick lost his balance. Kayla took this chance and grabbed him, pulling him in the way of the water. “What the—” cried Nick, slamming into the tile wall, sandwiching Kayla.
Laughing, the two of them stood unmoving for moments to regain their breath. Minutes later, their laughter subsided. Kayla realized that Nick was pressed up tightly against her. Shit…okay, now I know that I’m cursed…Feeling herself become excited, Kayla took a few deep breaths to calm herself and remember that she was Nick’s best friend…and that only. “You know? I don’t even feel the water anymore,” laughed Nick, his face against hers, “I think my whole body is numb.”
What is going on? What are you doing to me, Nick? Swallowing hard, Kayla fought to control herself. She felt his soft skin against hers and she knew that she had to get away…fast. “Yeah, we should get out, now,” said Kayla quickly, though she regretted saying that once she felt Nick’s strong, comforting body leave hers.
“Yup. Now I gotta go take a hot shower,” laughed Nick, looking down at himself before glancing back up at Kayla.
Kayla smiled briefly at him, “Go get warmed up…loser.”
Nick playfully glared at her as he backed out of the door, “Hey…I let you win…”
Kayla laughed, throwing a wet towel at him, “You wish!”
Once he closed the door behind him, Kayla’s smile faded. Hugging herself, Kayla closed her eyes. What is wrong with me? Christ, did I just get turned on by being close to Nick? This is Nick… farty gross sweaty stupid childish kind sweet gorgeous caring sexy funny beautiful blonde Nick with the amazing sparkly blue eyes…Oh boy, am I in trouble…
A day later…
“I’m home,” yelled Kayla as she squeezed through the doorway holding two bulging paper bags full of groceries.
Nick appeared, clad in a pair of boxers and socks, scratching his newly washed head. He grinned, “Looks like you need a little help. Ya know…I’m always available to save a damsel in distress.”
Trying to stop the drool from dripping down her chin, Kayla quickly averted her eyes and froze when Nick’s hand came dangerously close to her chest when he grabbed both bags from her. “Kay…are you okay?” asked Nick concernedly, peering into her face, after he saw that Kayla was still frozen in one position.
Snapping out of her trance, Kayla embarrassedly bit her lip, “I’m fine…fine.”
“All right…you look kinda…pale,” pointed out Nick after easily setting the groceries on the tile counter.
Kayla put her hands to her cheeks, “Really? Maybe I’m sick or something…”
Smirking, Nick neared Kayla, “Want Dr. Nicky to make it all better?”
Her heart stopping, Kayla grabbed onto the counter for support, disbelieving her ears, “Wha—what?”
Nick shot her a strange look, “Um…it was a joke, Kayla…get it? Joke?”
“Oh,” whispered Kayla, forcing herself to chuckle, “Hah…get it. Joke.”
Then, Nick got a cocky smirk on his face, “What did you think I meant?”
Kayla glared at Nick, yelling as she ran to hide in her room, “The opposite of whatever it sounded like.”
Nick shook his head, smiling to himself, “Right, Kayla…”