me?”
“Would you
stay?” he asked “Just a few more days?”
“You’re
serious?”
“Completely.”
“Jack, I’m
flattered, but I can’t.”
He pursed his
lips and looked out at the water. “I understand.”
And I wanted
to reach out and touch him, but he was too far away.
Chapter
11: Jack
I don’t know even know why I said it.
What did I think she was going to say? As far as she was
concerned, this was a fling. She was just trying to have some fun on a much
needed holiday. I was simply a means to an end.
Staying here hadn’t even crossed her mind. And I was wrong to
ask, wrong to interrupt her evening with ridiculous questions that had no good
answers.
I just got swept up in the moment. Something about the sight of
her standing there with her shiny windswept hair, a cold beer in her hand, and
a smile on her face made me feel like – Yes! This is the view I’ve been
missing!
But that didn’t mean she was going to mess with her own plans to
spend more time with a guy who never had to think more than a few hours ahead.
Not that I didn’t have a lot to offer. I could make her more comfortable
than she could ever be in Seattle. Or at least, I wanted to believe that.
But money wasn’t always the cure-all people thought it was. I
couldn’t shrink the globe with it. Sure, I could fly her out to visit or pay
whatever it cost for her to change her flight if she wanted to stay.
But I wasn’t going to insult her by offering. I knew what it was
like to be worried about one’s financial security from my time in med-school,
and personally, I’d never felt like the unprovoked charity of others ever eased
that burden.
Plus, she’d think I was crazy. Which I was. Crazy for her.
“I think I got
some nicks in my shins from little rocks on the road,” she said, holding her
leg out in an obvious attempt to change the subject.
“Those weren’t
rocks.”
“What do you
mean?”
“They were
bugs. Tiny bugs.”
“Kamikaze
bugs?”
“Unfortunately.”
“Gross.”
“That may be,”
I said. “But they’re also the reason for the show we saw earlier.”
“Which was
epic.”
“I’m glad you found
it worthwhile.”
“Are you
kidding?” She tilted her head at me and her hair fell to one side, exposing her
neck.
The sight of
her bare skin filled me with a strong desire to see more of it.
“I’m so glad I
caved,” she said, trying to suppress a smile.
I rolled my
eyes.
“Sorry. I
couldn’t help myself.”
“That’s okay,”
I said, thinking I’d need to use the same excuse when her clothes became
intolerable.
She turned
towards the water and leaned against the railing.
“I got you a
little something.”
She looked at
me out of the corner of her eye. “What?”
“I got you
something.”
“I heard you,”
she said. “What did you get?”
“A
token.”
“You shouldn’t
have.”
I shrugged. “I
wasn’t planning on it. I just saw it today and thought it would look nice on
you.”
“That’s really
too much, Jack.”
“It’s really
not,” I said. “I swear.”
She squinted
at me.
“It’s not even
wrapped or anything. I bought it from a woman in the street.”
She turned to
face me. “Let’s see.”
“Put out your
hands and close your eyes,” I said, reaching in my pocket and finding the small
piece of jewelry with my fingertips.
She set her
beer down on the teak table beside her and did as she was told, squeezing her
eyes shut so I would know she wasn’t peeking.
I pulled the
necklace out of my pocket and looked at her, standing there expectantly with
her wet lips slightly parted. The thought of laying my dick in her hands
crossed my mind, but I didn’t know how that would go down. So I decided to
stick with my initial plan and lowered the necklace chain-first into her hands.
She raised
“Would you
stay?” he asked “Just a few more days?”
“You’re
serious?”
“Completely.”
“Jack, I’m
flattered, but I can’t.”
He pursed his
lips and looked out at the water. “I understand.”
And I wanted
to reach out and touch him, but he was too far away.
Chapter
11: Jack
I don’t know even know why I said it.
What did I think she was going to say? As far as she was
concerned, this was a fling. She was just trying to have some fun on a much
needed holiday. I was simply a means to an end.
Staying here hadn’t even crossed her mind. And I was wrong to
ask, wrong to interrupt her evening with ridiculous questions that had no good
answers.
I just got swept up in the moment. Something about the sight of
her standing there with her shiny windswept hair, a cold beer in her hand, and
a smile on her face made me feel like – Yes! This is the view I’ve been
missing!
But that didn’t mean she was going to mess with her own plans to
spend more time with a guy who never had to think more than a few hours ahead.
Not that I didn’t have a lot to offer. I could make her more comfortable
than she could ever be in Seattle. Or at least, I wanted to believe that.
But money wasn’t always the cure-all people thought it was. I
couldn’t shrink the globe with it. Sure, I could fly her out to visit or pay
whatever it cost for her to change her flight if she wanted to stay.
But I wasn’t going to insult her by offering. I knew what it was
like to be worried about one’s financial security from my time in med-school,
and personally, I’d never felt like the unprovoked charity of others ever eased
that burden.
Plus, she’d think I was crazy. Which I was. Crazy for her.
“I think I got
some nicks in my shins from little rocks on the road,” she said, holding her
leg out in an obvious attempt to change the subject.
“Those weren’t
rocks.”
“What do you
mean?”
“They were
bugs. Tiny bugs.”
“Kamikaze
bugs?”
“Unfortunately.”
“Gross.”
“That may be,”
I said. “But they’re also the reason for the show we saw earlier.”
“Which was
epic.”
“I’m glad you found
it worthwhile.”
“Are you
kidding?” She tilted her head at me and her hair fell to one side, exposing her
neck.
The sight of
her bare skin filled me with a strong desire to see more of it.
“I’m so glad I
caved,” she said, trying to suppress a smile.
I rolled my
eyes.
“Sorry. I
couldn’t help myself.”
“That’s okay,”
I said, thinking I’d need to use the same excuse when her clothes became
intolerable.
She turned
towards the water and leaned against the railing.
“I got you a
little something.”
She looked at
me out of the corner of her eye. “What?”
“I got you
something.”
“I heard you,”
she said. “What did you get?”
“A
token.”
“You shouldn’t
have.”
I shrugged. “I
wasn’t planning on it. I just saw it today and thought it would look nice on
you.”
“That’s really
too much, Jack.”
“It’s really
not,” I said. “I swear.”
She squinted
at me.
“It’s not even
wrapped or anything. I bought it from a woman in the street.”
She turned to
face me. “Let’s see.”
“Put out your
hands and close your eyes,” I said, reaching in my pocket and finding the small
piece of jewelry with my fingertips.
She set her
beer down on the teak table beside her and did as she was told, squeezing her
eyes shut so I would know she wasn’t peeking.
I pulled the
necklace out of my pocket and looked at her, standing there expectantly with
her wet lips slightly parted. The thought of laying my dick in her hands
crossed my mind, but I didn’t know how that would go down. So I decided to
stick with my initial plan and lowered the necklace chain-first into her hands.
She raised
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