I realized that Craig might ask me to stay the night, but I thought that might be a little much. Whatever we'd just done, it was still a first date. Staying over would probably mean morning sex, and perhaps more puzzling behavior from him. And I was far from ready for any of that.
But he asked, almost as a formality, and when I declined, he didn't argue. We watched the TV news, including clips from the Cubs game, while we ate the cold remains of our supper. Afterwards, he drove me back to my apartment. I kissed him before I got out. He still smelled faintly of my juices.
"Can we see each other again?" he asked hopefully.
I suspected from his tone that he was expecting an ambiguous reply, like 'I'll call you', or 'maybe sometime', that would mean 'never'. I wasn't certain that I wanted to date him again, but the poor man had gone so long without sex, and he'd tried so hard to please me, I couldn't disappoint him now. I had to leave him some hope. And that
had
been a spectacular orgasm, no doubt about it.
I said the boldest thing that came to mind, "If I don't hear from you soon, you'll force me to kidnap you." I gave him my biggest smile. At least he deserved to hold hope in his heart for a little while, whatever I decided.
I watched him drive away and climbed the steps to the little apartment. Candy was watching TV. She clicked it off when I came in.
"Okay, Rosie, I want a full report, right now."
I went to the refrigerator and took out an Old Milwaukee before flopping down on the couch. "I went on a date," I said. "We went to a game and watched the Cubs lose. Then we had dinner." I felt the blush in my cheeks and sipped my beer to disguise it.
"You slut! You gave it up, didn't you? Surely you're not going to try to fool your oldest friend?"
I smiled, which gave her the answer she wanted.
"Well?" she prompted. "Did he fuck you? Is his thingy as big as Mike's?"