The Arrangement

The Arrival Again

I arrived on his doorstep unsure of what I would say. He opened the door and looked at me. Finally, he said quietly, "Did you come to steal my dog?"

I smiled. "You told me you'd share."

"Did I?" He had a hint of a smirk.

"You didn't say no." I teased.

He moved aside and let me in. His house was a small ranch, but it was tastefully decorated. I wondered if Deb helped, because it wasn't masculine and cold.

Hershey was at my feet and I patted her head. Finally, I saw him looking at me with a sad expression.

"I can call our fathers and tell them no. We can work out your plan instead."

"It's not about that. I did what was right for O&C."

His face looked defeated as his eyes averted mine.

"Tell me what I did. If you say I busted your balls so help me."

"No, it's just... you don't like me do you?"

He lifted his eyes to mine. They were dark and turbulent.

"What are you talking about?"

"That night we had ice cream and at the accident, you didn't want me to comfort you."

"But, I did... too much."

"You pushed me away. You didn't need me."

"I did, of course, I did, but I was in the middle of my statement and the officer was right there. I was in shock and I guess, I never thanked you for coming to rescue me."

"The thing is every time I feel close to you, something happens," he said, with a sad regretful sigh.

"Like I break your balls?" It was time we discuss it. He nodded and before he could react I reached out and boldly cupped his genitals and rubbed them gently. "I'm sorry."

Dan reacted by sucking in air and hissing my name

"Do I need to kiss them to make them better?" I studied his tormented face. I pulled my hand away, but not before I noticed that he had grown from my touch.

"If you do, you'd better be prepared to..." he said, through clenched teeth.

"To what?" I was certain I knew, but I wanted him to say.

He shook his head. "God, I want you, but I want more than just sex."

"What do you want?" I asked, with my mouth two inches from his.

"I want a partner. I want to love you," he whispered, as his face relaxed, but his eyes stayed dark, although no longer tormented.

I gasped and my lips captured his. They were soft and strong and he tasted sweet. When our lips parted, he pulled me flush against him. My heart raced and my entire body responded.

"I hope you aren't playing with me, because I love you and we need to get along, so we can't afford to screw things up."

"I loved you too. I hated you, because I loved you." Trying to lighten the mood, I said, "Now will you share your dog with me?"

Finally, Dan smiled and laughed. His eyes twinkled and I felt myself turn to liquid. "How am I ever going to trust it isn't just my dog you want?"

"Because it isn't your dog's naked torso that's been torturing me." I teased.

"Torturing you?" He whispered as his breath tickled my earlobe, an electric pulse ran down my neck and through my spine.

"I wanted your towel to drop that first morning and then..."

He captured my mouth and each kiss was a new discovery. Our tongues met and I knew I would never get enough of him.

His hand gently stroked my breast, as he whispered, "I wanted to rip your top off on the boat and..."

"David was there!"

"Oh who cares, let him find out.."

"Stop!" I laughed. "Don't go there. We both love him just the way he is. Besides he's so much nicer than you, I'd have chosen him if he liked women."

He let out a laugh before his face turned serious. "I want to show you just how much I like you."

"Like?"

"Want."

"Want?"

He said in a sexy purr, "I want you."