“Nope.”
“Yes, I like men.”
There’s a long pause. I’m waiting for some sort of answer. Instead, I get, “your turn, Suga.”
“Fuck. Right,” I say, trying to calm my racing heart. I look over at chat, stealing a question from TenMonster. “What do you do for work?”
Sookie hums softly, his character moving along the house, adding some really cute trim to it as he goes. “I do a bunch of shit. I don’t really like to be tied down by any one thing. A lil of this, a lil of that.”
“Right,” I say slowly, “that’s not vague at all.”
“Not all of us wanna be in the spotlight. Not all of us have a face that belongs behind a camera.”
“Oh, shut the fuck up.”
Sookie chuckles and I find my chest warming at the sound all over again. Fuck me sideways. Do I have arealcrush on this guy? Now that we’re not raging at each other, I’m finding his company very welcome. I like spending time with him. I like hearing him talk.
“What’s your go-to comfort meal?”
“Pepperoni pizza. It’s the meal I always had growing up any time there was a celebration. There was this one place called Pete’s Slice that I loved. It was my all time favorite but the guy who ran it retired. Haven’t found a slice that matches. Even so, I just love a good pepperoni slice.”
“Cute,” Sookie says and I suddenly find my cheeks heating up. Not enough for the camera to see but enough thatI know.
“When was the last time you went on a date? Before today?”
The call goes quiet for a long time. I look over, double checking that Sookie is still there. I’m about to ask him if he’s alright when I hear a deep sigh. It’s like the sound comes from a place deep inside Sookie.
“That’s a long ass story,” Sookie finally says, sounding resigned. “Something I’mnottalking about on your stream. Let’s just say, I don’t date much. I prefer to love 'em and leave ‘em, if you know what I mean.”
“I feel special then,” I say right away. “Because there’s no leaving me. You’ve got mod duties to do.”
“Who else would keep the horny heathens in line?”
“They’re behaving for once,” I say, looking at chat, hoping I haven’t completely jinxed things by saying that.
Azaad(mod): I’ve got the ban hammer ready, don’t worry!
SnowbodysSorry(vip): Suga, I need to take you to my usual pizza place
GuessWhat(vip): Anyone else feel like they’re actually creeping on a real date all of a sudden?
CherryCherry: They’re kinda cute…
OliverandCompany(vip): *watches through the crack of your door*
Sookieblahblahblah(mod): Just cause I’m part of this date doesn’t mean I won’t rip your VIP status away…
OliverandCompany(vip): *zips our lips*
I shake my head. “Fuck off,” I say with a chuckle. “Go zip them together or something.”
“Suga,” Sookie says, bumping me with his person in the game. He’s holding a green bed in his hands. “Put your bed next to mine! It’s the perfect way to finish our date!”
“Huh? By sleeping together?”
Sookie bursts out laughing. “Exactly! Come on! Give the people what they want!”
“Fine,” I say with a loud sigh, placing my own bed on the ground that Sookie has declared to be our bedroom. Then he places his down beside mine. We both get in, lying next to each other.
