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"I'd love to."
She knocks me out with a smile. "Perfect. Follow me."
* * *
Betty's apartment is cozy. I follow her inside, looking around at the pictures on the walls. This is a nice little apartment but it looks as though she might be outgrowing the space. She has clear plastic totes full of what appear to be craft supplies stacked in one corner of her living room. She heads for the couch where her cat is lounging, petting him, and talking softly to him.
"Thinking of moving?" I ask her, gesturing to the craft supplies.
She blushes and shakes her head. "No–well, not really. Theo's place is slightly bigger and we were considering cutting down on expenses by moving in together. That isn't necessary now though. We got some new steady business." She smiles, looking flustered at the admission. "From Polly's, as a matter of fact." She shrugs and goes to the kitchen. "Uh, I have water, beer, soda, wine, or tea, coffee..."
I come up behind her and rest my hands on her shoulders. She relaxes under my touch. "I'll have a beer."
She turns and hands me a bottle with a shy smile. I want to kiss her but I don't want to push her too far too fast. While I'm debating she goes up on her toes and presses her lips to mine. It's a sweet kiss. Soft. Over before it begins really. She stays close, smiling against my mouth. "No mistletoe here."
I chuckle and kiss her again, harder this time, cupping her neck in my hand and letting my fingers slide through the silk of her hair. Her mouth opens under my own, her hands settling on my hips as I kiss her like I've been wanting to since I met her. I don't stop until she's sandwiched between me and the refrigerator, her hands moving over my chest. I pull back and she whimpers, her lips swollen from my attention. I groan and press my forehead against hers.
"I've wanted to do that since the moment I saw you."
"I saved you from your ex, of course you did."
I snort. "That's true, you did. But I swear that's not why I've been dying to kiss you."
"No, then I fed you," she jokes. I lean down and nip at her lips and she chases my mouth. I kiss her soundly.
"I've never met anyone like you before," I tell her sincerely. "I feel like this could definitely go somewhere good..."
She smiles at me, her eyes hooked on mine. "So I guess we'll find out."
betty
"Ok,so what do you feel like watching?" Gus asks me as we settle side by side on my couch. I pick up the remote and flip on Netflix, figuring it's as good a place as any to start.
"Hmm. Well, let's see what we find. See anything that strikes your interest here?"
"Have you seen Stranger Things? The kids rave about it, but I haven't had the chance to start it."
"You know what, I haven't. Theo won't watch it because it's scary. Also, it's not Golden Girls and that's what we watch most of the time. Let's give it a go."
He laughs, smiling at me. "Excellent."
He leans back and extends his arm toward me. I grin and cuddle into his side, his hand resting on my waist. "Isn't this better?" Gus says and I hum in agreement, resting my head on his chest and focusing on the TV screen.
At least I try to focus on the show.
It's great, pulls me in right from the start, but so does the sound of Gus' heart under my ear. The scent of his cologne is understated and intoxicating. Then there's the brush of his fingers against my side, his hot breath stirring my hair. It's a lot. And I like it. Too much. It's arousing but it's also comforting, like relaxing into a warm bath.
We stay like that for the whole episode and by the beginning of the second one, I'm a boneless heap against him. I don't know when I fall asleep, but he wakes me with a soft kiss on my cheek. "Betty? Wake up, angel. It's late."
"Hmm?" I sit up, rubbing my eyes and checkinghopefullycovertly for drool on my face.
He rubs under my chin and tilts my face up. "There you are."
I blink up at him. "Here I am."
He grins at me. "I should get going. 6 am comes early."
I nod, trying to act as though my brain is actually working when all I want to do is curl up in his arms and go back to sleep. He pulls me to my feet and laces his fingers with mine. We walk to the door together where he lets my hand go to collect his coat.
