Strangers to Lovers

Paging Confidence.

Skylar

It couldn't have been him. No! I chose a small town to move to because sometimes it helps not being in a big city, or was that my naivety? A random small town, a town many may not have heard about. So why the hell do I think that I have seen him?

I calm myself and do some breathing exercises. I sit on my sofa and open up the Calm App on my phone and do some small meditations before I logged back into work. It took me another 30 minutes before I felt that I was truly ready for the rest of the day. I took a deep steadying breath and made my way to my computer.

I had only logged on for about 10 minutes when Jade pops her head in. "So how was your day with lover boy?" Trust my best friend to lift my spirits and make me forget all about my troubles.

"It was very nice actually. He took me to his mom's pub it was so nice. We have to go sometime."

"Oh wow, meeting the parents already?" She raises her eyebrows as she sits in front of me with her legs crossed.

"No, she wasn't there."

"OK, how do you feel about that?"

"What do you mean?"

"You know he's taken you to his mom's pub on the day she wasn't there. Do you think he did it for a reason?"

"Actually I hadn't thought too deep into it, but he said he did it on a day she wasn't there because he wanted us to have time to ourselves before he introduced us."

"Well that's good that he has at least thought about introducing you to the family." I blushed thinking about him and him possibly thinking about the future. "Look at you blushing!"

"Jade, What do I do? These feeling are getting more and more intense. He's making chocolate do flips and has her drooling. I'm always have dirty thoughts about him as well. He's asked me out on a dinner date tonight."

"Well you need to dress to kill, lingerie underneath that outfit too. By the way when are you putting out? This is date 5 no?"

"Well technically they weren't dates, it was him just inviting me for dinner."

"Which ended one night him eating you out." She stated matter of factly as she raises an eyebrow at me and smirks. I poke my tongue out at her and giggle. "So yes they were dates. The guy likes you and you certainly do too. You've got some cobwebs down there that needs to be cleaned out. Let chocolate melt and be eaten honey!" We both laugh out loudly.

"Babe, just have some faith in yourself. Do you think he just asked you to dinner because he wanted company? Sky that man likes you."

"OK, OK, I hear yah. I will try and have more confidence or at least try. It's just difficult."

"I just see that you like this guy and I don't want you to keep closing yourself off babe. Don't think I'm encouraging you to sleep with him, but just try and have fun and hell if it leads there then what have you got to lose?"

"We get closer and closer every time. His kisses literally has my heart doing flips, sends it into arrhythmias and my stomach doesn't get butterflies they get flocks of birds, my knickers burn with the heat chocolate expels from me and my legs just give way like straws holding up cement."

"Your legs give way anyway Miss clumsy." We both laugh at her very true statement. "Right well it's 2 o' clock now. Why don't you leave to head to Ann Summers for 2:30 and head straight to the other office seeing that you have to be there for 4. I'll cover for you and direct all important calls to your cell, non important ones I'll piss Glenda off with them." We both roll our eyes at the mention of Glenda's name and Jade stands to head back to work.

"Thanks again Jade, so so much."

"Of course babe, you know I'm here all the time to support you. Besides you need a crazy bitch like me in your life." She says as she does a shimmy and leaves my office.

I get my head back into work for the last half hour before I have to head off into town to Ann Summers. I log off and wave goodbye to Jade as I hop into my car and drive into town. I park and walk towards the lingerie shop like a woman on a mission and head straight inside not feeling embarrassed as I used too before. I scroll through some outfits and my eyes are literally bugging out of my head with how little there is. Of course I know that they would be revealing, but my confidence to wear half of them was not where it was a minute ago. I finally just grabbed one as my time was running short, paid and left to head over to the office before I changed my mind and chicken out. 

As I'm driving to the office my mind is working overtime. What if we do get frisky tonight and I wear this lingerie, will he think that I've planned to just fuck him tonight? I don't wanna come across desperate, but I really like him and I am tired of living my life in fear. For 2 years I have held back on life, love and happiness. It's time I start living again. I shake the negative thoughts away and park up. I get to the office and do my assessments and just make out in time to head home. Jade rang me and said there was no need to come back to the office as she had passed on every call to Glenda. Her direct words were "What does the bitch actually do in her office anyway?" I made it home with just enough time to shower, get dressed and did literally the bare minimum of makeup. Jade always said I had baby skin, soft and smooth, so I didn't overdo with the makeup.

I pick up my phone and video called Jade. She picked up almost instantly.

"Woooooo don't you look hot! I'd fuck you myself tonight!" We burst out laughing as I did a twirl to show off my outfit for the night.

"So I'm taking it from your reaction that you approve of the outfit?"

"Hell yes I approve."

"Good! Thank you. By the way I was meant to ask about your date." Jade had another date with the same guy and it was either she really liked him or he was good at sex."

"Meh no connection, but he fucked me good." I almost wet myself laughing at how blunt she was being but this is Jade. Before I could respond she cuts me off. "Wait are you wearing the lingerie?"

"I am it's a 2 piece." I say shyly.

"Own it Sky. You are one confident bad ass. Just go with the flow and enjoy yourself hun." My doorbell goes signaling Simon had arrived.

"Right I gotta go, Si's here."

"OK, lemme know how it goes. Love you."

"Love you to sweets." I smooth my outfit and take a deep breath. I head to my front door and swing my door open. Stood in front of me in a crisp suit without a tie on was Simon looking hot as fuck! Surely it's a crime to be this fucking hot. I think he's doing it on purpose.

"Hey gorgeous." With those 2 words I was so tempted to just pull him into my flat and fuck his mind senseless. I just might do.