When I awoke from my peaceful slumber, my bed was empty. It was late into the morning, so I figured Blake had gone out into the living room to play "boyfriend" to Desiree. I grabbed some clothes and hurried out to the living room. I was so eager to see him, even though I had to pretend he wasn't mine.
I was disappointed to find that Blake was not in the apartment. Desiree was sitting on the couch with a runny nose and a cough.
"Where's Blake? Shouldn't he be taking care of you?" My mind momentarily flashed back to the night before. During our intimate encounter, we had failed to keep our moans quite. Had Desiree heard? Did she throw Blake out as a result? I stood there, holding my breath in fear.
"Oh, g'dmorn'ng," she said through a stuffy nose. "Yea, he went out to get me some soup. We were all out this morn'ng."
I was relieved.
"Oh. What a nice guy! Is there anything I can get you in his absence? Some tea, water, another blanket?" I really wasn't that concerned about Desiree. I was using her needs as a time filler until Blake got back.
"Um, yea. Some tea would be nice." Every word was stuffy. I tried to suppress a laugh as I headed to the kitchen.
I sat in the kitchen waiting for the water to boil. I thought about the night before. I had almost thrown away the best thing that had ever happened to me over some moral code. For once, I was glad I listened to my body instead of my head. I thought about what our future held. The possibility of one day being his without the burden of Desiree brought a smile to my face.
I was snapped out of my daydream by the whistling of the kettle. I pulled it off the burner and began to make Desiree's tea. I had just delivered it to her when a knock came at the door.
"I got it," I shouted as I excitedly ran to the door. Of course, Blake was standing there on the other side, smiling his sexy smile. I could tell he was happy to see me as his eyes lit up.
"Hey sexy," he whispered soft enough so only I could hear. "How are you this morning?"
"Wonderful!" I replied with a beaming smile. He winked at me as he crossed the threshold of the door.
In an instant, he turned into Desiree's Blake.
"How's my sick little lady? Are you feeling any better this morning?"
"I did when you walked into the door." She tried to sound sexy, but it just came off as funny with her stuffy nose. She moved to kiss him when he reached her. He pulled away before she could.
"Sorry, Des. It will do us no good if we're both sick." She pouted as she sipped her tea.
"And I have more bad news. I have to go out of town tonight for work."
"That's not fair. I'm sick and I need you here." She just sounded pathetic now.
"I know Des, but this is a really big sale and the boss needs me there. I'll be back on Monday. I'm sure Kaitlin won't mind taking care of you til I get back."
"Yea, Desiree. I still have a couple days left of vacation. I don't mind helping you."
"Fine," she said pouting like a three year old.
Blake and I laughed at her misfortune. This made her incredibly pissed. Blake tried cheering her up.
"You sound so cute when you're sick," he said kissing her cheek.
She half-heartedly chuckled before saying her goodbyes and going to her room to rest.
When her door was firmly closed, Blake turned his attention to me. There was a burning desire in his eyes that grew in intensity as he approached me. When he finally reached me, he grabbed me, pulling me close, and passionately kissed me. The kiss was intense as his tongue easily slipped into my mouth and found mine. I couldn't help but let out a small moan of pleasure as his hands ran over my body.
When he finally broke our kiss, he pressed his forehead to mine and gazed into my eyes.
"You have no idea how hard it was not to do that right in front of her," he chuckled.
"I have the urge to rip all your clothes off and fuck you here in the middle of the living room. So I think I have a pretty good idea." We both shared a soft laugh before he kissed me again.
When we finally separated, I asked, "So are you actually going out of town or is this your way of inviting me out tonight?"
"I wish it was the latter, but sadly I'm headed out in an hour. I have to be at the airport in fifteen minutes so I have to leave like now. I wanted to give you some information before I left."
"Okay," I said, slightly heartbroken. I was hoping to spend another evening with him, to make up for almost leaving.
"I can't stay away from you for any length of time without going crazy, so last night, I programmed my number in your phone. It's saved under Taylor." It was his last name. "I'll text you tonight to see if you can chat. Make sure you're alone." I was confused by that last bit, but I didn't question it. He gave me one last passionate kiss, then left.
***
Taking care of Desiree was a headache. The entire time I heard her bitch and complain about missing Blake. On several occasions, I was tempted to blurt out the she wasn't the one he missed. So around eight o'clock I gave her the same medication Blake had and she was out cold in a matter of minutes.
I went to my room to await Blake's text message. I wondered what he planned tonight that required me to be alone.
At nine o'clock, Blake finally texted me, telling me he was alone and to call when I was as well. I immediately called him. I couldn't wait to hear his voice.
"Hey, beautiful." I loved when he called me that.
"Hey, handsome. How was your flight?"
"Would've been better had you been there."