Temptation

72 - Madden

I let Hero rest a bit longer before I wake him. I take my free time to take a quick shower then make my way down to the kitchen. The maid, Lisa, seems to be here now because Bean is nowhere to be seen and it is about that time for his daily walk. I brew a pot of coffee, deciding to make it darker than normal because I did not have a good sleep last night. With Hero beside me, basically naked, I was tempted to fuck him but seeing his bandaged wound forced me not to. I was in a battle with my mind and my sexual desires; my mind won.

I take a seat at the table and am instantaneously interrupted by a knock on the door. Lisa must have forgotten her code. I open the door and it's not Lisa but Tom Holland. I open the door wider for him to come in and he greets me with a hug. He follows me into the kitchen, I pour him a cup of coffee and he sits across from me at the table. "Where's Hero?" He asks me. I tell him that he's still asleep and I will wake him in a bit if he doesn't wake up on his own. Tom takes the time away from Hero, to ask about me. "How are you doing? I know Hero was the one that was shot, but it was a traumatic experience. Has anyone checked in on you?" I never thought of that; no one has asked me how I am doing and honestly, I haven't really had time to think of myself. All my worry for Hero has pushed away my own feelings about the incident. He takes my moment of silence as an answer and places his hand on mine, "Look, I know that this all must be overwhelming but please feel free to call if you ever want to talk. I'm sure you have your hands full with Hero but—" "But what?" Hero comes into the kitchen, only wearing sweatpants. Tom quickly removes his hand from mine, I don't even flinch because I'm sure Hero won't freak out on Tom although, I am waiting for some sort of protective speech from him. Tom and I watch as Hero pours himself a cup of coffee, and then joins us at the table, sitting right beside me. He kisses my cheek and then says good morning. He's awfully calm even after seeing Tom's hand on mine, unless he didn't see. When Hero speaks, I can still hear the sleepiness in his voice, "Do me a favour Tom and try not to touch my girl's hand," followed by laughter. "I do appreciate you looking out for her though and I'm glad she can come to you if she needs." Well that is unexpected. I think Tom also was not expecting this from Hero but then again, Tom has been nothing but helpful and he has never tried any funny business.

While Tom is here, he and Hero find some time to play air hockey in the basement and have a couple of beers—past noon. I am caught up in making a nice meal for all of us and in between, I'm texting away with my new friend; Sophie. I season the chicken and place it in the oven, then check my phone again.

Come hangout with me tomorrow. Just us girls and sleepover. It will be fun!

Her exclamation mark followed by party face emojis makes her seem very excited. I wold love to go spend some time with another woman my age but who will be here with Hero.

I would love to, but I can't. I don't want to leave Hero alone.

I cut up a few carrots and broccoli then throw them into the frying pan with sizzling oil. Once all the veggies are in the pan, I prepare the mushrooms and onions for the very last minute of the dish. There is another text from Sophie, who responds very quickly.

I'm sending Joe over there. It will be good for the boys to be together. I'll even ask if Priyanka and Danielle want to join us, that way Nick and Kevin can go over to your home.

As I pull the chicken out of the oven, cut it up and throw the mushrooms and onions in with the rest of the veggies, I think about her offer. It would be good for both Hero and I to do this. I take my time before responding to her with a definite answer and set the table for the three of us. Then I wonder, is Sophie in New York or is she still in London?

Wait, are you in London?

Again, she is quick to respond letting me know that they are staying in London for a few months because neither of them have any  work to do but she follows this with a second text to say that Priyanka and Danielle are not here, so they would need to fly out tonight to be here for tomorrow. Meaning, she needs an answer, quickly. I set the last wine glass on the table and have decided what I want to do.

Alright, let's do it.

I hope Hero is going to be okay with this.

* * *

After dinner and a few more beers out in the backyard, Hero walks Tom out to the front door, making sure that he is not driving because he is slightly drunk—as is Hero. I take this as an opportunity to tell Hero the plan tomorrow and maybe in his tipsy state, he will agree with me. I'm more than allowed to be my own person and do what I want but, in his condition, I fear that he is not going to be comfortable being around other people without me here.

Hero and I take our showers, separately so that neither of us are tempted to do anything with one another. While we lay in bed, with just our lamps on, I turn to face him. Even though he brushed his teeth, I can still smell the beer off his breath. I begin to tell him what the plan is for tomorrow, the smile he wears on his face does not disappear so I'm taking this as a good sign. "So, what do you think?" I ask him. "I think that if you can leave me alone with a bunch of guys while you go have fun with your friends, it must mean you think I'm doing much better. I know you wouldn't leave me if you didn't think I could handle being on my own for an entire day and night." I know where this is leading. "Let me fuck you, please." His smile turns into a desperate frown and I know that he's right. I also cannot resist the look in his eyes. I'm exhausted from fighting the hunger I have to be with him;  I need his body.