Make it to Me - Ender Inciarte romance

Chapter 6

"How was your night at work?" Ender asked me when we were on FaceTime two weeks later. We had talked most every day after I left Florida. A few days just didn't work out with out schedule to physically talk, but on those days we would normally at least send a "how was your day?" text. Ender had just gotten back to Atlanta from training camp and now everyone was gearing up for Opening Day.

"It was fine, we weren't too busy. I'm still recovering from the night before though, I'm glad I'm off tonight."

"So, I was thinking. Do you want to do something tonight? I haven't seen you other than through the phone."

We settled on getting take out and hanging out at my house. I wanted to see Ender badly but was worn out from work and didn't want to have to get out if he didn't mind coming over.

I rushed around the house after my nap to pick things up before Ender arrived. He got there right when he said he would and was holding bags of Japanese food.

"I'm not sure what I'm more excited to see. You or that bag of food you're carrying." I opened the door for him to come in.

"Ouch," he said, sitting the bags down on my kitchen table. "That hurts."

I came up behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist from behind. "It's you. I'm much more excited to see you."

Ender turned in my arms so that we were facing each other and held my face in my hands, looking into my eyes. I thought he was about to kiss me, which I was pretty sure I would be ok with. He leaned down and pressed his lips to my forehead. As much as I was ready to get the suspense over with and actually kiss him, his forehead kiss was super sweet, so I was okay with settling for that for now.

We sat at the table to eat our dinner. I talked a little about my last few nights at work. He told me a little about his family back in Venezuela. I loved watching his face light up with a smile when he was talking about his family, especially his mom. You could tell he adored his family, which made me like him even more.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" I asked him. "Do you have time to stay a little longer?"

"Of course, what do you want to watch?"

We both stared at my movies before settling on catching up on The Walking Dead episodes instead. Ender sat in the middle of the couch and patted the spot beside him, motioning for me to put my feet on his lap.

"You have been on your feet the last few nights at work it sounds like. You deserve a foot rub."

I laid my head back on the arm of the couch and watched him as he expertly massaged my feet, his attention on the TV. This was heavenly. He was good at this and it was very much appreciated after a few long shifts.

I woke up what seemed like only a few minutes later, but must have been over an hour. Ender was putting a blanket over me.

"I am so sorry. I'm the worst date. If you even consider me falling asleep while you rub
my feet and watch tv a date."

Ender sat on the couch beside my body. "This was most certainly a date. And it was perfect. You needed sleep and I got to see you and spend some time with you. That's all that matters."

I reached up and rubbed his arm, which was resting beside my hip as he propped himself up. I let my
hand slide up over his shoulder and to his neck. I'm not sure if I pulled him down or if he leaned down. Maybe a little of both, but next thing I knew, his mouth was an inch from mine. Ender closed the distance and kissed the side of my mouth. He then kissed the tip of my nose, my jaw, and my forehead before pulling back to look at me.

"What's wrong?" He asked, laughing hysterically. "If looks could kill I think I would be dead."

I was pouting and I knew it. I just wanted him to kiss me already.

"You're teasing me."

"How so? You want a real kiss? Don't you know that the more something is built up the better it is when the wait is over?"

"If you say so," I huffed and sat up.

He leaned over and placed one more soft kiss on the side of my lips. "Believe me, when I really kiss you, it will be worth it."