Not So Nice Guy by R.S. Grey

Author:R.S. Grey [Grey, R.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-08T16:00:00+00:00

14

S A M

The INCIDENT is largely Ian’s fault. I will blame him because it feels better to deflect, and really, it is his fault. The day after our shower fight/love sesh, I think Ian’s going to kiss me. When he doesn’t, I grow restless. I try to get creative. After his soccer practice, I show up at his house in a trench coat. I’m wearing clothes underneath, but he doesn’t know that. I think he’s going to fall to his knees and beg for it, but he doesn’t. In fact, he completely turns the tables on me because when I arrive, he’s just out of the shower, shirtless and wet and tan and how does someone have such clearly defined muscles?

I reach for them like a toddler reaching for candy. Gimme. He shakes his head, drops his hands to my shoulders, and locks his arms, holding me at a distance like I’m contaminated waste. He deposits me carefully on the couch and then goes to put a shirt on. When he’s finished, he drags me out of there with the promise of pizza.

It’s intentional on his part.

“Did we leave your house so nothing could happen?” I ask in between bites of pepperoni. “Because I don’t have any qualms about doing it in the bathroom at a sleazy pizza joint.”

He swallows his bite and stares at me like I’m from Mars.

“You have sauce on your chin, and on your shirt, and there’s a little on your cheek too.”

Point taken—I’m not at my sexual peak while shoving stuffed crust down my throat. Next time, I’ll order a salad.

After pizza, Ian drives us back to his house and leads me straight to my bike. He hoists me onto the seat and leans down. I brace for it. THE KISS. I’m going to rock his world. I’m going to do things with my tongue he’s only ever read about on the dark web.

Then I realize he’s buckling my helmet for me and making sure it’s secure.

“Go home, Sam. This weekend, we’ll go out on our first date. Saturday morning, I’ll pick you up and take you to breakfast and I’ll ask you about your hobbies.”

“I don’t have any hobbies.”

“After, we’ll hold hands and stroll around the park.”

“Will this park have dark corners for doing dark deeds?”

“It’s going to be 85 and sunny. Children will be flying kites.”

“It better not be the park where I learned how to rollerblade. I still get funny looks.”

“It’ll be any park you want it to be.”

“And then after?” I ask, urging him on.

“After, we’ll go back to my house and I’ll kiss you for as long as you want to be kissed, and maybe we’ll see about getting to second base.”

“Can’t we just start at home plate? The batter starts there anyway. That way you don’t have to bother running around those pesky bases.”

“Sam, I swear…”

He pinches his eyes closed and I poke his chest.

“I’m kidding.” Kind of.

Anyway, that’s how we leave that night, and to his credit, Saturday is great.

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