Interphase

Chapter 4

During the movie, the cats both fought over who got to sit in my lap. Leslie lost to Arthur, but I made sure she got her turn, too. After the movie was over, I look over at Tim. "Now what?" I ask.

"Hmm, tell me more about yourself. We talked a lot, but I like to hear."

Aw. Stop. "Well, my full name is Darcy Marie Sarto. I love cats, I have 7. I have a brother named Daniel who is 4 years younger than me. I live with my mom, dad, and brother. My brother's girlfriend, Hazel, is going to be moving to Alaska for college, so I think he's going to leave with her pretty soon. I work for Science America-"

"I knew you sounded familiar. You're a popular author for them, yeah?"

"To say the least," I tell him with a proud smile. "I'm their top author. I guess the teenagers that read my works tell their friends and spread the word. I got them a lot of business."

"Well, that's awesome! I'll have to check out one of their magazines."

"Yeah, only if you want. Don't feel obligated too."

"Don't worry," he tells me. "I want to."

I smile and nod. "So what do you do as a career?"

"I work for American Airlines. I'm in security. I make sure that the terrorists and stuff don't board." He subconsciously sits up straighter, instinctively proud.

"Wow," I smile. "That's one hell of a job. Is it hard?"

"Yeah, but I hear it gets easier as you keep climbing up the levels."

"Well, keep climbing up the levels!" I tell him.

"I will," he says.

"Good!" I tell him. "Now here's where it gets fun. Any ex-girlfriends?"

"Yes," he kinda slumps down again. "Her name is Brenda. She was my high school sweetheart, but one day we had a fight and she went and cheated on me, with Mark..." Yikes, kind of sounds similar to what happened with Tommy.

"I'm so sorry..." I tell him. I know that pain all too well.

"Nah, it's been almost a year. I'm back on my feet. So, any ex boyfriends?"

Oh gosh. "Yes."

"Tell me about him?"

Alright. "He was pretty nice. Tall, sweet. Dated him for 2 years."

"What happened?" Tim asks.

"Well," I take a deep breath in. Honestly, this is going to be the first time I talk about the whole story of me and Tommy with someone other than my reflection. "I always felt like there was something missing. I felt like he wasn't really into me, but he stayed with me. I liked him a lot. He was nice to me, but whenever he was around Hazel, he was practically drooling. I think he liked me, just liked. He wanted Hazel. She was taken though. She's been in love with my brother since they met. I don't know why he thinks he has a chance..." I sigh. "A couple weeks ago, Hazel told me that Tommy kissed her and tried to... You know... And..." I pause. It's almost therapeutic to talk about this, especially with someone who's listening. I just assumed, after being with Tommy for so long, that no guy would listen to me. Tim is listening intently.

"And?" He asks. I realize I've been thinking for too long.

"And I went over and broke up with him. He didn't even care, but my parents did. They wanted us together, they wanted me to marry him. But I, honestly... I didn't. I don't want to get married until I find someone that'll just want me. Not anyone else. I'll be their number 1."

Tim chuckles a bit, but quickly stops when he notices I was serious. "Well," he says. He gets that mischievous smile again. "Maybe you've already found him..." He shifts closer to me.

"What are you trying to say?" I ask, a smile growing on my face as well.

"Well, I really like you Darcy. I know it's the first date, but I don't want it to be the last. I had a good feeling when I got your message. Stay the night, please. We can make it a longer date and that can make it two for one!" His smile shifts from mischievous to just plain adorable! "Please..."

Wow, he sounded desperate. I bit my bottom lip a bit, then nodded. I really liked him, and I think he really liked me. "Okay, I'll stay the night."

"Oh wow! Thank you, wow." I think he half expected me to say no. "I'm so happy, I could kiss you."

"I wouldn't quite mind that," I mumble under my breath.

He apparently heard, because he perked up then said "You wouldn't?"

"Nope, not one bit." I shook my head.

"Well then," he says. "I don't want to disappoint you." And with that, he leans down and places his thumb on my chin. He tilts my face up, then presses his lips gently against mine.

I kiss him back, and run a hand along his chest. After a while, things get heated. Kissing gets more intense, we shift closer to each other. Soon I'm practically in his lap, his arms around me tight. Before long, I find myself pawing at his shirt, before he slides it off. After that, one by one, the first layer of clothes comes off. My cardigan comes off, his jeans come off, my dress comes off.

That's when I decide to drop the news. "Tim," I mumble, breathless against his kiss. His hands were working on my bra hook, but they pause.

"Sorry," he says. "Don't mean to be moving too fast."

"No," I tell him. "It's not that. I'm... Uhh... I've never really done this before. I'm a virgin..."

He doesn't seem phased at all. He gives me a gentle kiss, then reassures me. "Oh, well are you sure you want to do this? I don't want you to regret your first time..."

Oh gosh, I'd regret it if it WEREN'T with him. "I won't regret it." I tell him. "I promise. I just thought I'd tell you..."

He nods, then places his lips against my neck. "I'll make this special, for you." He starts working on my neck, biting and sucking on the soft skin. At the same time, he lets his hands work on my clothing, unhooking my bra. I shimmy my shoulders, shaking it off of me. After that, he pulls off of my lips and slides his hands slowly down the sides of my waist.

I close my eyes a bit, and take in the moment. For some reason, I feel like this was meant to happen. I feel completely comfortable with him.

He hastily slides off the last of our clothes, then whispers the words "You ready?" in my ear. His voice is raspy, and really sexy.

I'm ambushed by his actions, so all I can do is nod. "Yes," I finally exhale the words out.

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"Ugh," Tim says. In the middle of our actions, a spooky scratching on the door interrupted. He pulls a blanket up to cover himself, but then we hear meowing. I sit up, and after the blood rush is over, I can see paws sticking out from under the door. It's just a cat! "Really??" Tim asks. He's obviously annoyed, and probably hella cock-blocked.

Maybe this is a sign... I think to myself. Maybe we're not supposed to go all the way yet.

Tim let's the cat in, kind of glaring at it on its way, then shuts the door. He walks back over to the bed, takes the blanket off, and gets back on me.

"Wait," I say. "Maybe..." I don't want to say it, but I do. "Maybe that's a sign. Maybe we should stop..."

"Oh, right." He nods. "Yeah," he says, getting up. He pulls his clothes on, but smiles slightly at me to let me know everything is okay. I get up and get dressed as well.

"Do you want to watch another movie?" Tim asks.

"Sure!" I smile. "What else do you have?"

He shows me all of his movies. I decide on Step Brothers. We both lay on his bed and watch the movie. But, I fall asleep right in the middle.