Save My Sparkle (Completed)

23. Very First Time

Christmas is almost here as we are in the last few count down days. Which means it has been busy for the photography shop, so I have been helping out Dad, Eve, and Uncle Tony then writing when I can't sleep at night to meet my deadlines. Not to count all the time I have been spending with Natalie.

Tonight is a big night feels like since I have asked her over to my house. Now that is not a big deal in the last few weeks since our gift shopping she has been over many times but we have always ordered out. It is like neither of us can stay away from each other more than twenty-four hours at a time. So she comes here after work and will stay until she is needing to go home for bed or I visit her during her lunch time to where she can spend time with her family once she is off the clock with work.

Mama has joked around with Dad saying I should just offer for her to move in. Something I have contemplated on asking. Things have been constantly heating up between us as well, times where either she or me stops from going further. I am talking sexual things further. Now we have officially done the touch and feel on bare skin to skin but I don't think she is ready just yet and I didn't want to take things overly fast either. So it is something we are just seeing when it happens it happens but I won't be calling it off anymore because I know I am ready but I just don't know when Natalie will be and I would never push her. Blue balls hurt but I can handle it should it mean she is comfortable.

No tonight is a big deal because I am cooking for Natalie for the very first time.

The door bell chimes and I walk over to open it.

"Hi." Natalie smiles and I watch as she takes a deep breath of air. "What smells so good. That is enough to get my mouth watering now."

I chuckle and help remove her coat before we walk to the kitchen. The food is just about done and I hope it is not over the top but I want to impress her too.

"Beef wellington."

"You can cook!" Natalie turns to me with wide eyes then covers her mouth. "Sorry that is rude but I never thought to ever ask if you could or not."

I can't help but laugh. "Yeah, I can cook and it wasn't rude at all."

"I can say I am even more interested now." She giggles when I hand her a soda and she takes a seat at the table watching me as I wash up once more and check the food.

"Well lately it was been a lot of take out which I normally don't have but it has been enjoyed. I hoped cooking would be okay and it wouldn't be over the top but at the same time good and impressive." I stop rambling and close my eyes with my back to her.

I haven't been so nervous in a hot minute. Don't even think the nerves were this bad when it came to how I feel now as it was when finding out I had to diet and watch things almost two months ago. I am not even nervous about the scan I have in May.

"I'll have to cook for you one day but I don't think I can hold up to beef wellington or even my Dads gumbo." Natalie laughs. "What else are we having? Need any help?"

"No you sit there and relax, I got this." I turn and smile to her. "For sides I have parmesan asparagus, carrot and ginger puree to top the beef wellington, and then wild rice."

"God I may melt into the floor. It sounds so good." Natalie groans.

I smirk and start to plate the food.

Placing the food in front of her, I lean down and kiss her lightly on the lips. Pulling back, I smile seeing her dazed face. "If you melt onto the floor then you can't taste this food nor have dessert."

"Dessert?" Natalie smiles wide.

I hum and nod while making my plate and taking a seat in front of her at the table with a soda for myself. "I have been told you have a secret addiction."

Natalie's looks at me hard and smirks. "Let me guess Chrissy?"

I shake my head and she gets a confused look on her face.

"Your Dad happen to mention, should I ever need it, that you have the biggest addiction to white chocolate."

Natalie fake gasps and smiles so wide all her pearly whites are on display. "Me? Never, I wouldn't have a clue what he is talking about."

I hum and nod slowly finish my bite of food. "Okay so say if I had made white chocolate covered strawberries you wouldn't be the slightest bit interested and I could just throw them out?" I can't help but tease and it is the hardest to keep a straight face as hers turn into one of shock and mouth gaping wide open.

"You wouldn't dare! That is just cruel to such good chocolate." Natalie squeaks and we fall into laughter together before eating more.

Music plays lightly in the background as it is a horrible habit I have for this time of year but there are so many different things to listen too. Instrumental and of various forms, all which I enjoy and then a selection of the tradional songs that I enjoy for this season. Then for the rest of the year I have a playlist with all types of music that I can turn on for low back ground noise, which is normally when I am alone to just kill the emptiness.

"How was work?" I look to her and she nods.

I know she can't discuss anything with me but it seems so natural to just make sure her day has been good. Something I seen Dad do with Mama. It never bothers me that they can't explain because it is no one elses business anyways even if there wasn't laws in place, but it is a great thing there is so no one can be a blabber mouth without serious issues.

"Same as always." She smiles and we continue eating. "Is there anything you can't do?"

I laugh and nod. "Lots of things I can't do."

"I don't see that being true though because I have seen things you could build, the pictures you take, read through the childrens books, and now ate food you have cooked." She smiles gently to me.