Authors note:
Thanks for the support, here's chapter two. Let me know what you think!
This is a work of fiction and Everyone in the story is over 18
More chapters to come ;)
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Dani awoke to Darcy's whines.
"Hush." She mumbled, but Darcy didn't stop.
Dani huffed, "Fine" and rolled out of bed.
It was 6:30 AM and she'd been up kind of late. Remembering the night before, she put her toy away before sliding into some slippers and grabbing the leash. She threw on a long jacket and led Darcy out into the brisk morning.
Too tired to walk far, she guided Darcy to the fenced-in dog run. After watching Darcy do his business and run around for a few minutes, she turned to grab a doggy bag from the stand by the entrance.
She stopped when she saw Alex and Leela approaching the dog run.
***
Alex's head was pounding. He'd gone a little overboard the night before, not really remembering much past leaving the bar. But of course Leela woke him up bright and early, licking his face.
His eyes were barely open as he walked her. If he didn't sit down soon, Alex knew he'd puke up last night's dinner. Remembering the bench at the fenced dog area, he headed that direction. There was already a dog in there with its owner, a woman facing away from him. When she turned toward him, a few things happened.
Dani.
Immediately recalling the night before, he stopped mid-step. His stomach churned and he started to get an erection. Two things he'd never expected to feel at the same time.
He saw flashes of her beautiful naked body writhing in pleasure as he swallowed the bile in his throat. He'd watched her like a peeping tom as she... He was going to vomit.
He dropped Leela's leash and ran for the nearest bush.
After violently emptying his stomach, he emerged to find Dani outside of the dog run. She was holding Leela's leash and watching him with concerned eyes.
"Are you okay?" she asked walking toward him.
She was wearing a large coat and presumably small shorts, her legs exposed from slipper to mid-thigh where the jacket ended. Her hair was messy and she was without makeup, but natural suited her nicely, very raw and sensual.
Alex looked down, disgusted with himself.
"Yeah I'm okay, just drank a bit too much last night."
Dani laughed and handed him the leash. "We've all been there."
"Well you think at 25 I'd have learned my lesson."
She laughed again, "That's true. But if you drank at Mulligans its hardly your fault. The bartender has a bit of a heavy hand there."
This cheered Alex up a bit. "Yeah actually, I should've known not to trust an Irishman with my booze on a weekday."
When he met her eyes again, the guilt resurfaced. He'd crossed a line that he couldn't uncross, but he wouldn't let it happen again.
"Listen Dani, can we pretend this never happened?"
With a smirk she responded, "Sure thing Mr. Taylor, I owe you a fresh start."
"Good, and feel free to call me Alex outside of class."
Dani nodded happily.
"Well I better go get cleaned up. See you tomorrow, Dani."
Alex walked Leela around for a few more minutes attempting to clear his mind before heading home.
***
"Loo, I had the weirdest experience with dog guy this morning." Dani said, walking into Lauren's room.
Lauren was sitting at her desk using her laptop, and Darcy was at her feet. She looked up at Dani, "What happened?"
"Well Darcy woke me up insanely early so I took him to the dog run. And then Alex shows up, but before he even says hello he runs to a bush and pukes loudly. Evidently he was hungover."
Lauren laughed, "Hey, that should even the score a bit. Now you've both embarrassed yourselves."
Dani smiled, "True. It'll be harder to take his lectures seriously now though."
Lauren rolled her eyes, "Like you pay attention to anything other than how hot he looks during class."
"Whatever. What are you working on?" Dani asked, sitting on her sister's bed.
"A paper for my folklore class, it's based on a Japanese tale. It's kind of a long story but it ends with a mean old lady receiving a basket of elves that ruin her life. Pretty funny actually." Lauren finished her explanation with a smirk.
"Twisted. I can see why you picked it." Dani said, leaning down to pet Darcy.
"I was thinking of having people over tomorrow night to get drunk and lament school starting back up, you in?" Lauren asked.
"Sure, who were you thinking of inviting?" Dani asked suspiciously, guessing the answer.
"The usual; JJ and Brock of course, probably Kacey too." Lauren said with a sheepish smile.
"You're still trying to get with Kacey? You guys need to just get it over with already."
"We only got drunk and hooked up once, she's terrified of commitment." Lauren sighed.
"Good thing you're stubborn. You know this makes me a fifth wheel now that JJ and Brock finally got together, right?" Dani asked, aggravated.
"Well I'd invite Chase again but you broke his poor little heart last time."
"Excuse me for not wanting to fuck him. It's fine, I'll just get drunk in the corner by myself." Dani exhaled heavily.
"Don't be so dramatic, we'll have fun!"
"We better or I'll give you a basket of evil elves. Also you're paying for the booze."
"Fine." Lauren agreed.
Friday morning Dani put a lot of effort into her appearance, knowing there wouldn't be a lot of time between coding class and the party at 6. She curled her dark hair and put on makeup, including her favorite shade of red lipstick. She decided she'd have enough time to change after class, so she left the party dress hanging up and put on leggings and her favorite jacket instead.
Dani got to Alex's class early and sat in middle of the front row. She'd started the first assignment the night before and was unable to complete it. She was determined to pay attention today.
Alex walked in put his stuff down at his desk in the front corner. He looked up and gave Dani a small smile before starting class.
He looked really good today, wearing a fitted green polo that complemented his eyes nicely. She stared for a bit before pulling herself together and desperately trying to pay attention.
Every time she found herself fantasizing about Alex, Dani made herself think about the violent gagging sound he made while puking, which only kind of worked.
"Okay class for the last 15 minutes I want you to try the assignment for this week. I'll be walking around taking questions." Mr. Taylor said smiling.
Dani started getting nervous as she worked, knowing he would eventually make his way over to her. She felt dumb for not fully understanding the assignment, but it seemed like a few other people were having problems too.
"Hey Dani, how's the assignment going?" Alex asked as he approached her.
She nervously tucked her hair behind her ear.
"Well, I'm having a bit of trouble. Do you mind taking a look?"
He leaned over her shoulder to see the screen. Dani chided herself for letting his closeness affect her breathing.
"That's good work, everything is correct. You just forgot to add 'using namespace standard' at the top."
I'm an idiot. That's the first thing he taught us.
"Of course, I should've known. Thank you Al... Mr. Taylor."
Mr. Taylor smiled warmly, "It's an easy thing to forget. Let me know if you have any other questions."
