looked him dead in the eye. “I can do whatever I want, and I’ve decided I do not care to go out with you. We can be friends and I will include you in the team dinners. But I will not waste my time with someone with whom I have no chemistry. I’m friends with a lot of the guys and I don’t kiss them. Let’s just chalk this up to a onetime thing and leave it at that, no harm, no foul.”
“Oh no, you are not dismissing me because I said something stupid. I’m going to say a lot of stupid things and you can’t get rid of me every time I do that. We have a ton of chemistry, didn’t you feel it last night at the wedding and out on your front lawn? We have so much chemistry that we are going to explode. I was trying to negotiate the boss thing and I overplayed my hand. I’m sorry I hurt your feelings and lead you to believe I’m not affected by you. Please give me another chance.”
“Listen, I have to go with my original assessment - you are attractive but you are overbearing and intimidating. I don’t want to always have to fight you and that’s why I wanted to be the boss. I wanted to even it out a little. You are certainly capable of running me over without even thinking about it and that’s what makes you a good commander. But I don’t want to be commanded.”
Mark looked completely stricken by what she said, “I had no idea that’s what it felt like. I’m sorry. I haven’t dated since college…. I’m out of practice.”
“You are a good man Mark, probably the best sort of man there is. I’m sure someday the right woman will come along and you will be fine with giving it up to her. These are all traits that make you such a successful soldier and someday you will be inspired by the right person.” She looked up smiled and held out her hand, “friends?”
“No, I want to be more than friends. You said you would go out with me, so you have to at least do that. I think you are the right woman and I want a do over.”
Birdie looked around her kitchen, at the floor, at the ceiling and finally at him. “All right, let’s try again, one date. Then we can see if we even want to hang out more.”
“Thank you Birdie, you can be the boss of whatever you want. But I get to be the boss in the bedroom.”
“That’s fine. I’m sure you are much better at sex than I am - you have a lot more experience than I do.” She leaned her hip against the counter and studied him, “You probably have good ideas. With a body like yours, I sure hope so.” Mark laughed hard he couldn’t believe what came out of her mouth - she said what she thought. “If we make it past our next date and decide to have sex, you can be the boss.”
He took a step towards her and took her hand, “It is not if, it is a question of when.” He couldn’t resist a kiss, “This is not me trying to get my way. This is me kissing you.” He gently slid his lips over hers, keeping the pressure light. He opened his mouth a little, his tongue glided over her closed lips and she opened her mouth. His mouth lifted again, then settled again very gently. He kissed the edges of her mouth and her lips curved slowly upwards. Who would have thought that big bad Mark, soldier and commando could be such a gentle kisser? She clutched at his shirt, needing to hang onto something. The material felt soft and warm, just like his mouth. His mouth moved slowly over hers, he sipped, sucked gently at her lips and she responded by slowly moving her mouth under his. Birdie stared into Mark’s green eyes and for the first time in her life saw someone look at her with so much heat, she thought she’d burn. Mark kissed her gently and pulled her hand against his heart, “Can you feel how fast it is beating?” He moved his hips against her, “Can you feel how you affect me?” He moved her hand around his back and put it under his shirt, “Baby, I am sweating. I will make sure to let you know how much you affect me from now on, lesson learned.”
Mark
“Oh no, you are not dismissing me because I said something stupid. I’m going to say a lot of stupid things and you can’t get rid of me every time I do that. We have a ton of chemistry, didn’t you feel it last night at the wedding and out on your front lawn? We have so much chemistry that we are going to explode. I was trying to negotiate the boss thing and I overplayed my hand. I’m sorry I hurt your feelings and lead you to believe I’m not affected by you. Please give me another chance.”
“Listen, I have to go with my original assessment - you are attractive but you are overbearing and intimidating. I don’t want to always have to fight you and that’s why I wanted to be the boss. I wanted to even it out a little. You are certainly capable of running me over without even thinking about it and that’s what makes you a good commander. But I don’t want to be commanded.”
Mark looked completely stricken by what she said, “I had no idea that’s what it felt like. I’m sorry. I haven’t dated since college…. I’m out of practice.”
“You are a good man Mark, probably the best sort of man there is. I’m sure someday the right woman will come along and you will be fine with giving it up to her. These are all traits that make you such a successful soldier and someday you will be inspired by the right person.” She looked up smiled and held out her hand, “friends?”
“No, I want to be more than friends. You said you would go out with me, so you have to at least do that. I think you are the right woman and I want a do over.”
Birdie looked around her kitchen, at the floor, at the ceiling and finally at him. “All right, let’s try again, one date. Then we can see if we even want to hang out more.”
“Thank you Birdie, you can be the boss of whatever you want. But I get to be the boss in the bedroom.”
“That’s fine. I’m sure you are much better at sex than I am - you have a lot more experience than I do.” She leaned her hip against the counter and studied him, “You probably have good ideas. With a body like yours, I sure hope so.” Mark laughed hard he couldn’t believe what came out of her mouth - she said what she thought. “If we make it past our next date and decide to have sex, you can be the boss.”
He took a step towards her and took her hand, “It is not if, it is a question of when.” He couldn’t resist a kiss, “This is not me trying to get my way. This is me kissing you.” He gently slid his lips over hers, keeping the pressure light. He opened his mouth a little, his tongue glided over her closed lips and she opened her mouth. His mouth lifted again, then settled again very gently. He kissed the edges of her mouth and her lips curved slowly upwards. Who would have thought that big bad Mark, soldier and commando could be such a gentle kisser? She clutched at his shirt, needing to hang onto something. The material felt soft and warm, just like his mouth. His mouth moved slowly over hers, he sipped, sucked gently at her lips and she responded by slowly moving her mouth under his. Birdie stared into Mark’s green eyes and for the first time in her life saw someone look at her with so much heat, she thought she’d burn. Mark kissed her gently and pulled her hand against his heart, “Can you feel how fast it is beating?” He moved his hips against her, “Can you feel how you affect me?” He moved her hand around his back and put it under his shirt, “Baby, I am sweating. I will make sure to let you know how much you affect me from now on, lesson learned.”
Mark
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