The Illusion of Danger

Chapter 15

The drive was nice that night, Rocky taking it slow and at the recommended speed limit all the way to the tuxedo's place of residence.

Once he reached Mordecai's building he pulled up to the curb and parked his car.

"Here we are, Mordecai. Thank you for... everything; letting me know about the reschedule, the date, letting me play for you... especially the kisses."
Giving the other a wink at the last thing, which was what he was most grateful for.

"Thank you for allowing me to spend the evening with you. I enjoyed the time we had."
The black and white cat said with a nod, taking a moment to look out the window at the empty street. There was clear hesitation on Mordecai's part before he looked across at Rocky again.
"Did you happen to have anything planned for the remainder of the evening?"

The tabby thought about the question for a moment. Even though he was bursting at the seems to tell Anthony about his date, it was getting pretty late, and he could always do that tomorrow. If he visited Anthony then, he would have more time to do so.

"Nope."
Rocky shrugged. His only plan was to park somewhere for the night and maybe try to rest after such an exciting day.

"If you would like to park somewhere away from my building, would you like to stay the night? I hate the idea that you sleep in this... contraption; unguarded and cramped."
Mordecai said as lightly as he could. He didn't want to offend Rocky by talking down about his living situation.
"You're welcome to decline, of course."

Rocky stared dumbfounded at the black and white cat. Immediately, he nodded vigorously and turned his car back on.
"I'll be just a moment unless you'd like to come with me and we could walk back together..."
Making big puppy dog eyes at the older man.

"Yes, I would be fine with that."
Mordecai nodded. At least this way, he would be able to determine whether Rocky was far enough away for it to be suspicious or not.

The tabby smiled, then put the car in drive. Turning the wheel, he took off from the curb to park about a block away from the building.

"How's this? Should be far enough hm?"
Rocky asked as he pulled up to a curb near another apartment building down the street from Mordecai's.

The tuxedo glanced around the vehicle and gave a bit of a nod.
"This should do fine, yes."
He said as he proceeded to exit the car and brushed himself down, taking one more look around for any signs of abnormalities or police officers.

Rocky was ecstatic about the situation he was in. Not in a million years did he think he was going to be able to stay the night again with this gorgeous man. Hopping out of the car, he had a skip in his step as he made it to the curb. Since they were in public still, he kept his distance between himself and the older man, not wanting to attract any unwanted attention just in case.

"Oh!"
Before he left the vehicle he grabbed an extra change of clean clothes.
"Should I bring my pajamas as well? Or should I borrow yours once more?"
The tabby asked before shutting the door behind him. Little did the tuxedo know, Rocky only slept in his underwear usually. Not having a formal pair of pajamas.

"Whatever suits your fancy, Mr. Rickaby."
Mordecai replied as he rounded to the other side of the car that Rocky was on.
"I do have a question to ask you when we're out of the way of possible prying ears."
He added as he continued to scope their surroundings.

"I don't want to put you out, I'll just bring mine."
Rocky grabbed his pajamas and closed the door.
"Can't wait to hear it. You've piqued my curiosity."
Looking at Mordecai, he wiggled his eyebrows.

The tuxedo didn't acknowledge the look the tabby was giving him, keeping his chin slightly raised as they started their venture back to where they had just been only minutes before.
He could only hope that the siblings were still working away. He didn't want them to gain more ammunition and increase their ridiculous antics at more intense levels.