Ok here is part two...Hope you like it!
Taylor.
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Anthony*
I must have paced the floor for at least ten minutes before I got up the nerve to call Shawn. It had been almost a week but I had thought about him every minute in between. I had absolutely no idea what I was going to say I just hoped that I didn't make a total dick out of myself. Taking a deep breath to steady myself I dialed Shawn's number.
It rang for a while then he answered.
"Hello?" Shawn's voice sounded half-asleep and very groggy.
"Oh crap. Hey Shawn it's Anthony...You know the guy you rescued?" I stuttered lamely..."I threw up on you"..Oh Christ! I slapped my forehead in frustration. He's going to hang up you moron!!
Shawn cleared his throat and I could hear him smiling on the other end. "Oh yeah...hey Anthony...Sorry I am on night's at the moment so I am not really with it right now."
I did wake him up! "Oh man sorry Shawn. Hey listen I'll call you back later on ok?".
"Well hang on a second...Could we at least make a date before you disappear. I didn't think you were going to call me you know." Shawn's reply was kind of teasing and a little hurt too.
I think realizing that left me in a state of shock..A hot fireman actually sounding bewildered that I had taken so long to call?! One small piece of the wall that guarded my heart so carefully crumbled.
"Um well...It took a while to just recover and then I was a total coward and even though you've been in my thoughts I just couldn't quite get the nerve to call until now". Stop raving you twit! I mentally berated myself.
So after both agreeing that I was an idiot we made a date for Friday evening. Nothing too fancy so there was no pressure for either of us to impress the other. Just two guys testing the waters. This was going to be a long week!
Shawn*
I hung up from the call with Anthony laughing quietly to myself. What a cutie! He totally disarmed me with his unassuming manner and he seemed to have no qualms about letting me know what he was feeling. This was a new thing for me. I had never just given my number out like that....I have met quite a few crazies so you just learn to be careful. But it just felt right with Anthony. Of course it could have been a disaster and I had read the whole him being gay thing wrong but it hadn't turned out that way.
There was no way I could get back to sleep so I got up and jumped in the shower. Closing my eyes I let the hot water wash all the tension away.