*All names have been changed to protect the innocent, namely me.
*
"What?"
Oh no. Busted.
"Huh?" I cried innocently.
"Well, googly-eyes, you've only been staring at me for the past fifteen minutes."
Oh fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!
I broke our eye contact. It was too much for me to handle.
"I- I don't know what you're talking about," I denied a bit too defensively, which was pretty lame since I already knew I was blushing profusely from what heat I could feel emanating from my face. God, I was such an awful liar! I hurriedly looked away, feigning a sudden fascination towards the open Maxim magazine on the nearby desk from where I was standing in his enormous room.
"Heh, if you say so," he remarked coolly, though the arrogantly asinine smirk on his smug, criminally-handsome face got significantly broader.
Dammit.
I sighed. What is it with this guy that I just can't stop staring? I think by now it's safe to say that I'm attracted to him. Big time. I mean, it's pretty stupid to keep denying it when it was so painstakingly obvious, even to dense little ol' me. In fact, I think I may have been infatuated with him from when we first met at the beginning of the week. The thing is, and this is where most of my discomfort toward this whole situation lies... he's a frickin' dude! Suffice it to say that this is the first time I've ever been attracted to another dude. And, well, I like to think that it certainly complicates things-- by a whole lot, thank you very much!
"I'm hungry," he said all of a sudden, shaking me out of my reverie. "Wanna go check out the kitchen?"
He never bothered to wait for my response. I could've wanted to stay in the room and finish reading-- alright, looking at the pictures-- of that wonderfully riveting men's magazine and it wouldn't have mattered. He was already steering me by the shoulders down the stairs to the kitchen.
The kitchen was just as huge as the rest of the house. It was also just as beautifully decorated with very expensive furnishings. Their household help bustled about as we entered the kitchen. It was very rare for the actual inhabitants of the house to be seen in there, it seems. The whole scene reminded me a lot about my grandparents' house, actually. My grandmother was always such a bitch to the maids. And I'm guessing with the way everyone seems to be scampering about, someone in their household must be pretty bitchy as well. Yikes.
"You look like the type who loves ice cream," he surmised quizzically. "What flavor do you want?"
"Uh, no thanks," I told him. "I'm not really in an ice cream-eating mood right now."
"Oh come on, live a little!" he cried dramatically, then tossed me a pint. It was very obviously home-made. I wondered where they bought those containers for a split second. "This mint chocolate chip's got your name on it."
I caught it, but just barely. I was never good at playing catch. He extracted a spoon from one of the drawers and handed it to me.
A plump woman in uniform suddenly came in and snatched the pint from my hand.
"No, master
Valking Vet Dream
!" The woman shrilled in a thick European accent, and did the same to
Walking Wet Dream
's ice cream. "Dinner vill be served soon, and zis vill spoil your appetite, no? Your mama will, how you say, reprimand me if you don't show up to dinner again!"
Hmm. So his mom's the bitch…
"Chillax,
Stout European-ish Maid
,"
Walking Wet Dream
fired back, a tinge of annoyance evident in his voice. "It's just a pint. I'll still have room for more after I'm done with it."
"No!"
Stout European-ish Maid
exclaimed. "Now, is your friend staying for dinner?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Ay! Four people. Four people to serve tonight!"
Stout European-ish Maid
cried out. "Tonight there is no rest for
Stout European-ish Maid
!"
"Wait, four?"
Walking Wet Dream
asked, as
Stout European-ish Maid
started to head for the pantry in another room. "What do you mean four? Who else is coming?"
She didn't answer him back. She was too busy cursing the gods.
+ + +
He pushed me against the wall the minute I entered the room. Hard.
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