Mine

Chapter Fifty One

I open my door slowly and peek out. I don't see Dirk on the futon, and looking across the hall, I can see his door is closed. He's probably in his room. But I still check the living room and kitchen before I find myself outside his door. I knock on his door and wait. I don't hear him coming to get it so I try the knob. It's unlocked and I slowly peek into his room. He's at his desk with his back to me working on something. I can see earbud cords and I smile. I'm going to get the jump on him.

I sneak up behind him and look over his shoulder. He's working on the rabbits again. He's got one open on the top of the head and he's very delicately using tweezers to place and connect small wires. I wait until he's removed the tweezers from his robots head before I drape my arms over his shoulders. I feel him jump a little, and he drops the tweezers. I pluck his earbuds from his ears and set them on his desk. "What are you doing to your robots now?"

"You're talking to me now?"

"Mhmm." Dirk sighs and I can tell it's from relief.

"Just some bug fixes."

"Sounds a little boring compared to what you're usually doing."

"Sometimes you have to do small things to improve the overall creation."

"Mhmm."

"So why have you decided to talk to me?"

"I've spoken to Rose and found the error of my ways."

"Oh really?"

"Yes really." I pull my arms from his shoulders and he turns his chair around. Before he can react I quickly climb into his lap and rest my head against his chest.

"Dave?"

"I'm worried about you. You aren't invincible and sometimes you need some outside help. I want you to feel better, and I know you will if you go to counseling. Wouldn't you make me if our roles were reversed?" I look up at him with a pout and I see him biting his lip. "If it's just too hard for you, can you at least talk to Rose? She's better than nothing. Please Dirk? It would make me feel so much better."

"Fine. I'll talk to Rose."

"Thank you." Dirk reaches for his phone, but I stop him. "Wait until tomorrow. She's a little drunk right now." Dirk chuckles and sets his phone back down. He wraps his arms around me and lifts me up. With an ease I wish I had he brings me to his bed and gently sets me down in the middle of it. He trails kisses along my jawline and I close my eyes expecting him to continue, but I feel him move off the bed. "Where are you going?"

"To finish the other rabbit."

"Aw, can't it wait?"

"No." Dirk heads back to his desk and starts on the other rabbit. I turn over in his bed to watch him.

"Can I have your phone?"

"Why?"

"I'm bored."

"Sure I guess." Dirk turns toward me and tosses his phone at me. I just barely catch it.

"You didn't have to throw it."

"You're only saying that because your reflexes are going." I roll my eyes and unlock his phone. I play through all his games a few times before I realize he's taking a really long time. He said he was going to finish the other rabbit, but the first one didn't take nearly as long. I set his phone down and stare at his back. I can see he's messing with the rabbit still, but it doesn't look like he's putting wires in its head.

"Hey Dirk?"

"Hmm?"

"I'm hungry."

"Ok." He sets his tools down and stands. I watch him stretch and his shirt rises up to expose his v line and happy trail. "What time is it?" I click on Dirk's phone and then start getting off his bed.