Bleed, Patch, And Keep Moving - An Apex Legends Story

Chapter 5 - Fun With a Stranger

Ajay was almost on her ass if it were not for whoever she so blindly ran into. They were holding her up by her hands, saving her from making an even bigger fool of herself than she already had. In one swift motion, the stranger pulled her back into a standing position, breaking her stumbling fall. Ajay was too inebriated to stand as she was pulled up to her feet. The quick motion of being pulled up caused waves of dizziness to cascade over her as she flew forward, almost toppling over like a tiered wedding cake.

Immediately her face was pressed into the stranger's chest and for a moment she just stood there, breathless, waiting for the dizziness to pass. She felt the stranger steady her but all she could do was lean into the stranger's chest, the world was still waves. If it wasn't for the drugs and alcohol she might have turned and scattered into the wind, but her brain was still processing her current predicament. The sudden smell of citrus filled her lungs as she inhaled the scent from the stranger's chest. It distracted her thoughts and put her at ease. The smell was oddly refreshing and soothing at the same time.

She awkwardly straightened her body, as much as it would let her in her inebriated state. She used the stranger's chest to balance herself, trying to mentally command her body on how to move, because it had conveniently forgotten how to do so. A set of hands spanned her upper back, supporting her. Warmth rushed over her face once she realized that she still had someone's hands on her body. It had been a long time since anyone had touched her; it was a complicated situation. She couldn't tell if her face grew flush from the alcohol, the embarrassment that had finally snuck up on her, or if it was from both; it was probably both.

Her eyes slowly moved up the stranger's chest. Something seemed familiar as she looked over the stranger. "That same yellow shirt from the bar." She noticed that he had a beard and mustache, rich brown in color. She then noticed that he was flashing her a very sweet smile. Her eyes finally met his and they locked in a gaze with one another. His deep brown eyes met hers and she started to drown in their endless innocence and beauty; so much so that she almost forgot how to breathe, again.

"Ar... Ar... Are you okay Miss?" As she listened to him stutter over his words all she could think was, "How cute is he." She watched his body language, which seemed so self-assured but his speech seemed a bit nervous. "Is he just as embarrassed as me?" She just stared at him as she tried to find her own words to answer him. She nearly forgot that he had asked her something.

There was a moment of awkward silence before Ajay finally snapped out of the trance that they had both been locked in. Her eyes traveled down towards her hands that were still upon his chest, now resting against him instead of using him as support. She nodded as a dazed smile spread across her lips, "I'm fine. Thank ya." She tried not to spit out Jamaican-tangled words as she answered, broken English as her parents called it. She was finally able to look back up at him. She felt his hands relax and move down her back just a little. It was enough to send wonderful chills up and down her spine.

She watched him continue to smile at her and then she heard him sigh before speaking, "Good. I would hate to see you get hurt." He seemed to pause like he was thinking of something else to say. Unexpectedly he changed the subject, "I saw you." He seemed to pause again for just a moment. "At the bar." She could feel his hands moving again, they were now on the lower part of her back. Her body ached for him to move his hands just a tad lower but he didn't. "I have never seen anyone so beautiful before in my life. I couldn't take my eyes off of you."

She moved a little closer into him, her lack of inhibition made it easier to be open with a complete stranger; who just so happened to be saying all of the right things to her. Ajay smiled effortlessly at him. "I noticed..." Her body seemed to get a little weak as she noticed him leaning his face down towards hers while moving his hands further down her backside. She pressed her tongue against the back of teeth to suppress a moan as she felt his hands travel down her back, to their intended location, her ass.