Infectious

Sorry for the long wait.

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Wednesday came along and blissfully I snoozed away in my bed I ignore the door bell assuming it to be kids, after all I wasn’t expecting any company and sleep was far to inviting. I don’t move and recapture that sleep like state, neither asleep nor awake but just laying their doing nothing; A rare treat for myself.


I groan as I hear the opening bars of ‘blow me away’ by Breaking Benjamin began to play. I open my eyes to the un-welcome half-light in the room and pick up my phone.


“Hello?” I answer fighting back a yawn.


“Will you answer the bloody door” Adam groans down the phone.


“I was sleeping.” I reply but get out of bed and put a dressing gown on.


“Well I thought you know we could work on that friend’s thing we talked about; if I hadn’t seen your calendar and seen your work hours on it I would have thought you were avoiding me”


“Avoiding a god like you? Who would have thought of it” I teased hitting the door release button. Though in truth I had ignored his text messages “The doors open I’ll be getting dressed.”


I open the door to my apartment and leave it on the latch before heading to my bed room to dress. Once I’m in my jeans and a off the shoulder t-shirt I walk to the bathroom and begin to brush my teeth. He calls to me.


“Just a minute” I call from the bathroom but a minute he does not give me instead he appears in the doorway of the bathroom watching me as I brush my teeth. I stop the motion at once.


“What?” I ask with a mouth full of spit, toothpaste and the toothbrush still intact.


“Nothing” he said beaming so I roll my eyes, spit and rinse, ignoring his smirk as I gargle. I look in my cupboard and pull out my facial wash and moisturiser. “ah so she reveals her secret” he said nodding to the bottles in my hand.


“Isn’t a secret.” I reply swilling out the basin and filling it up with water. I go about my daily routine and still he watches me. I turn to look at him. “well what do I owe this honour?”


“I saw on your calendar that Wednesdays are your days off” he states as I walk past him and into the kitchen. “I though I could take you out”


“I have plans” I state softly walking over to the coffee maker and switching it on and making sure there was water in it. I ram a mug under it and hit the button.


“Doing?” He asks for a moment I open my mouth to lie but I bite back the lie.


“I’m going to visit my mum” I reply “want one?” he nods I put a second mug under and change the coffee cap.


“You two going to go shopping or some thing” He asks as I pass to him the coffee passing him sugar and milk. I grab my own mug I spoon two sugars into it and stir before taking a sip. I can’t bring myself to answer for a few moments.


“You remember that day” I say he nods and his eyes focused on me I fold my arms defensively over my chest as if the truth hurt when it escaped. “the reason I had to stop by the home was to pay my mothers care bill. My mum is in full time care there after a drunk driver hit her car off the road. Killing my father and paralysing my mother and damaging her brain.”


I waited for the inevitable apology, the awkward silence followed by pity filled eyes. I dare not look up at him instead I focus on my coffee. The silence that descends is awkward and loosing my appetite I poor my coffee down the sink and as I do he hugs me from behind.


“Want company?” He asks. In the entire six years I have dealt with this none of my friends had offered to accompany me visiting only once had Jimmy done so and he looked at my mother with such disgust I asked him to leave. Somehow I couldn’t tell Adam no. Instead I nodded resigned.


“And after I’m taking you shopping” He said. I laughed. I couldn’t afford to go shopping. “And I’m going to buy you a dress because I want my photographer to look good”


“You’re photographer? Dressed nice? What?” I say turning to face him.


“My parents are re-taking their vows. I want you to be their photographer and be my date for the evening. I know your about to tell me you have work but take a paid holiday from both and I’ll pay you the going rate” he whinged. I thought of the outstanding bills and closed my eyes.


“Let’s discuss it later” I say pushing him away and going to fetch my post. I ignore the bills mostly shoving them aside. “You ready to go?”


He nods and we walk to the car which I get in.


“You seem insulted” he states.


“I am” I reply a little more coldly than I mean to.


“Ok so we need to talk about it. How have I insulted you?” he asked turning to face me.


“You swoop in being all hot and sexy and then practically demand I do stuff. Hell! Just ask me! Life doesn’t revolve around money!”


“Hey” he said placing his hand over mine. “I didn’t mean to insult you. I genuinely want you to be my date and my photographer. I just thought if I paid you maybe you wouldn’t have to work so much and then we can work on this friendship thing… some day maybe some thing more.”


My protests die on my lips and instead of getting out of the car as I had planned I lean forward and kiss him, he eagerly replies, his fingers tangling in my hair, slowly I pulled away.


“I’m glad you did that because I have been dieing to do that all morning” he stated his hand moving forward to smooth my cheek.


“I shouldn’t have” I say softly pulling away from his touch. Though the thought of his desire for me made me want to purr with pleasure but what did I really know about him? Nothing other than he had a great smile, great ass and was good in bed.


“I know, we hardly know each other but I want to get to know you.” He said taking my chin in between his finger and thumb forcing me to look at him. “Let’s make a deal. You go as my date to may parents vow renewal. If you hate it. I’ll never bother you again unless you want me to. If you love it you’ll date me”


I let the silence drag out between us before slowly nodding. He kisses my forehead before starting the car.