The Space Between Us | L.S

Redemption

Our clothes were discarded before his front door shut all the way. 

And I practically cannon balled onto his bed. He laughed gently, my excitement not going unnoticed, "Alright, my body is ready for the taking." I said gesturing towards my naked body. He was on top of me in seconds, his hands trailing up and down every inch of my skin. I could die happily just like this, I missed this.

"I missed this." I repeated a loud, my words bouncing off his lips that were practically suctioned to mine. 

"You have no idea." The fat on my thighs oozing between his fingers as he hitched one of them to his side. I could feel his erection between my legs, and I almost lost myself completely right there.

"Please, fuck me Louis." 

"Say no more," He leaned over, blindly reaching for his bedside table. A rush of heat ran through me as he pulled a condom from his drawer. Before I could wrap my legs around him to pull him down, I watched his body still. 

"What? What happened?" I rushed out, lifting myself on my elbows to study him. 

I watched as his face morphing to an unreadable cocktail of uneasiness and anger. What was he angry about?

"What is it Lou?" I asked again. 

"How-," He stopped himself for a moment, before separating his body from mine. Sitting on his knees a few inches away from me, he looked at his hands before looking straight into my eyes. "Was Morgan the one person you slept with?" 

The room felt colder instantly and I wrapped my arms around myself. His eyes trailed to my uncomfortable position, and I knew that answered his question. 

"How many?"

"Does it matter?" I almost snapped, growing irritable that we were discussing who I slept with while I was horny. 

"Yes, it does matter. If were going to sleep together, I should know who else has been in ya'."

"God!" My face morphed in horror at his bluntness. "Two others." I said simply, my mind instantly traveling to the boring missionary sex with Dan and the quick fuck in Rouges bathroom with whats-his-face. I scanned Louis face, but it was cement, no way of knowing what he was thinking. "So can we do this?"

"I don't think we should," He finally said, looking away from me.

"Why cause I slept with other people? Are you kidding me?" My heart started to race, and heat danced around my cheeks. "What? Cause I'm not an innocent virgin who was gagging over you, you don't want me anymore?"

"That is-"

"How many women did you hook up with? You seemed to be on a roll last time I checked?" I scurried off his bed and began to make my way to my clothes sitting by his front entrance. "Fuck you."

"For fuck sakes Wendy, can you slow the bloody hell down for one moment." He grabbed my elbow tightly before I could make it past his bedroom door. "Definitely did not miss, you never talking things through."

"Fuc-," Before I could finish my verbal assault, his hand clamped down over my lips silencing me. 

"Shut up for a moment." He said cooly and my body stilled obediently, my inner-self laughing at me for even thinking I could try and be a hard-ass around him. "It's not that you slept with other people...well sort of." I went to speak through his finger but he guessed my next move and silenced me with a stern look. "It is that we both slept with other people. I want to sleep with you so badly Wendy, more than I think you know. But I want to do this right, so I think we should both get tested." His hand dropped from my mouth and I licked my dry lips, suddenly lost for words.

"Oh." I replied lamely. "I got tested during my y'know." My words trailing as I awkwardly hinted at my last visit to the women's clinic. 

"And you haven't had sex since?" 

"Jesus Christ Louis, who do you take me for?"

"It is just a question." he replied again, his fingers pushing my hair away from my face. "Okay, then you're good to go right?" I nodded. "Then I'll get tested first thing tomorrow and then after that, you better be ready."

I gulped. Fuck how can I wait for a promise like that.