"No, thank you. It was a really nice evening." She put her right palm over my heart. I felt her shiver so I opened the door and let us inside.
We walked hand in hand to the bedroom. As much as I wanted it, there would be no sex tonight. Tonight was about making her understand. She was more than an arrangement to me, even if I didn't have the balls to flat out tell her. I could only hope this was one small step would prove what I was feeling for her.
Chapter Seven
Not Always Black and White
Lilli
We’d kept up the general conversation that started at dinner. I have to admit the date last night was wonderful and surprising. I hadn’t expected him to take such quick action to learn more about me. The last surprise had been getting ready for bed and not having sex. I’d been surprised and disappointed when he didn’t make a move.
I woke the next morning with his arm draped over my waist, his breath warming my shoulder blade. For Aidan’s mouth to be at that level of my back he had to be further down the bed than I was.
Craning my neck over my shoulder, I found I was right. I was almost eye level with his messy auburn hair. Smiling, I shifted my body to get up.
"Where are you going?" Aidan mumbled against my back, quickly pressing his lips against my skin.
"The bathroom," I rolled my eyes, though he couldn’t see me. I shifted to move again, but still couldn’t. "Aidan?"
"Hmm?" The sound vibrated against my back causing me to shiver.
"Can you let go of me please?"
He stretched out onto his back, releasing my waist.
"Sorry," he groaned.
I stood up and went to the bathroom. Coming out I had the perfect view of Aidan on his back and shirtless. He was almost physically perfect. I took a deep breath to calm myself before heading toward my oversized closet. I was about to walk into the closet when he spoke.
"Come back to bed," he yawned. "It’s Sunday." He was stretching again.
"What does that have to do with –?"
"It means that we should stay in bed all day." Aidan rolled his head in my direction so I could watch him wiggle his eyebrows with his crooked smile plastered on his face.
I shook my head and walked into my closet. When I reached the built in dresser at the farthest end, I pulled out some yoga pants and one of my racer back yoga tops. Slipping both pieces of clothing on, I left my closet to find Aidan groggily getting out of bed. I giggled at him and left the room to work out.
After all the food we ate at dinner last night, I needed to work out. I started with my yoga routine before heading over to the treadmill for some cardio.
Setting up my work out on the treadmill was easy enough to do and once the belt started to move I put my ear buds in and turned on my IPod. After walking briskly, the machine picked up the pace to jogging speed. Next was running speed for about ten minutes before it brought me back down to a jog. I closed my eyes and tried to sidetrack myself from the burn in my muscles with the music pumping into my ears.
More than halfway through the workout I was jolted out of my comfortable groove by Aidan. He had jumped onto the treadmill. His feet planted on both sides of the belt and his hands firmly on my waist holding me from falling down.
"Jesus, Aidan!" I screamed and hit the stop button on the treadmill, placing my feet on the outside of the belt in front of his. His body shook with laughter. I turned on him.
"You could’ve seriously injured me," I informed.
"I had you," he smirked. In fact, he still had me by my waist.
Pushing at his arms, I tried to be angry with him for scaring me and being careless.
"Oh, calm down, like I would’ve let you get hurt." He still wore the smirk.
"Let go of me," I said half amused and half irritated.
"I don’t think I will," I was about to protest, but he continued "Unless you agree to go out with me on another date?" He raised his eyebrows.
"Today?" I looked at him confused.
He shook his head and pulled me closer to him.
"No, next weekend," his breath washed over my earlobe. I shivered. His confidence and smugness took over the posture of his body.
"Fine," I said quickly. "Now will you let me go?"
"Hmm..?" his lips brushed my ear and his hands slid to my hips. Pulling my hips close to him, he pressed himself against me.
My breathing caught and, like it was instinct, I wrapped my arms up around his shoulders. His mouth immediately found the skin between my neck and shoulder.
I pulled back.
"So help me God…if you leave another mark on me –"
He shut me up by cover my mouth with his. The kiss deepened, the control panel of the treadmill digging into my back. My breathing turned into gasps and pants.
"You’re way too hot covered in sweat," he growled into the side of my neck. His lips moved over my chin and down my throat.