Divorced! Now what?

Chapter 23

Theo POV



How did I mess this up so badly?

'No, I will not have my pants down, and cover my manhood, and then call you. What do you take me for? If you wish to start dating a guy with the possibility of getting intimate, then we call it off while you see where that relationship goes. I want to be as open and honest with you as I can. I did not mean to hurt your feelings. I am not good at this sort of discussion.'

'So you have had this discussion with another woman?' She sounded a little stressed now, getting worked up over my wrong wording.

'No, never. You are the first woman I have asked this, or even considered asking. I am not that cold.' I almost growled out at her.

She takes a long breath as she watches the night sky, but it seems like the fireworks are over now, and all that is left is the honking of car horns and the occasional siren in the distance. At the moment, I could do with a boom of fireworks to break the silence that was surrounding me. At that moment, I was on tenterhooks, waiting to see if I had just ruined a growing friendship over a stupid idea of a booty call arrangement.

'A booty call sounds okay to me, and if I find a guy I want to date, I will let you know that I am going on a date, regardless if it leads to a more clandestine meeting. I am not ready for more than that, and now dating is not on my radar. I have just left a bad marriage and am not looking for anything more than what you said. I am still finding myself again and healing. I had been toying with the idea of some one-night stands, but having a neighbor willing to fill that void for me saves me from going to clubs and seeing what happens, and to be honest, the whole idea of going home with a stranger, did not sit well with me.' Bethany chose her words carefully, and I heard every word. She had been hurt, and the idea of some idiot causing her pain made me want to know who he was and go punch him in the nose. It was how I felt every time one of my sisters came home in tears because their boyfriend broke their hearts. 

'I promise not to push you if you say no. You are not in the mood. I will respect that, as I would expect the same from you. Sometimes, I am too exhausted from a long day at work and want a cuddle and company.'

'Done, communication is important. Always be bold and ask a question, it only leads to wrong decisions and hurts in the long run.' I wonder what she thought when she said this, but now was not the time to ask those questions, even though she had said to ask.

'Also, you have the right to refuse to answer if it is getting too personal and causes more harm than it is worth.'

Bethany nods. Her face says she is thinking about this and taking it all in. It gives me hope that she is serious about the arrangement and is carefully calculating whether it will work. I am sure she is worried that if it all goes badly, she will be uncomfortable with me being her neighbor. But I am not going to raise that with her now. I am sure if it does not work out, we can still be friends and will work something out at a later date.

'When would you like to start this arrangement?' she asks almost in a whisper, and hearing her so vulnerable makes me already react to her.

'Now?' I replied, with hope in my voice. I was in the mood for a little more than a cuddle tonight.

'Okay.' Bethany had still not looked at me during most of this conversation. Was she embarrassed?

I took her hand and pulled it to my lips, and her eyes followed her hand. Then, I flicked her eyes up to meet mine. She looked shy and curious at the same time. 

How was that even possible?

Standing up, I pulled her up with me. Getting the green light was all I needed. I am confident the hard part was over from here, making sure we were on the same page. I felt I had full steam ahead and wanted to get her to her bedroom and fast. I have no problems in the bedroom. I am going to make her scream my name a number of times tonight.

Once she was standing, I swept her off her feet and carried her bridal style to her bedroom. Well, the room I assumed would be her bedroom, as that place is a mirror of mine. I used my foot to kick her door open and, with a few strides, gently laid her on her bed.

She looked up at me with lustful eyes. I leaned over her and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. Her eyes fluttered shut as if she was expecting more and flicked open when I moved back away from her.

Moving to the end of the bed, I tickled her bare feet, and she squirmed. Good, she is ticklish. I will store that for another day. I slowly crawled up her body and removed her clothes, one item at a time. I removed her bra and gave each of her breasts a kiss, suckling on the nipple before slowly kissing my way down her body and removing her panties. Very slowly, I removed one foot and kissed the ankle, pulled the other leg out and kissed that ankle, and threw the panties in the general direction of the rest of her clothes.

She pouted.

'You need to strip; give me a show. Would you like some music while you do it?' Bethany was teasing me now as she scooted up the bed and leaned back on the pillows, watching my every move.

I sat on the bed, removed my left shoe, and threw it somewhere. I heard it land, and nothing broke, so it was a good throw. I removed my sock and sent it in the same direction, and then I did the same with my left shoe and sock, taking it slow. As I continued watching Bethany, I stood up, slowly unbuttoned my shirt, and pulled it off me. Her eyes checked my pecs and trailed down to my waist, following the amount of hair I had on my chest. I am a little hairy, but I thought it looked good on me. Not too much, just enough. I undid my belt and buttons on my jeans. This pair did not have a zipper, and I slowly lowered my jeans to the floor. I picked them up and found my wallet, removed the condoms I had in there, and threw the jeans in the same direction I had the rest of Bethany's and my clothes; I pulled off my boxers and crawled on the bed, reached her bedside table, threw the condoms there.

I leaned on my arms on either side of her head and put my knees on either side of her waist. She was going nowhere. Leaning down, I started to kiss her, using my tongue along her lips. She parted hers, and I plunged my tongue into her mouth and tasted the cheesecake we had earlier, which was sweet. I danced my tongue in her mouth, and she used her tongue to play with mine. I was not rock hard and wanted to take her now, but I resisted the urge. We had all night, and I wanted her to shout out my name at least once before I put a condom on.

Chapter 24 - Divorced! Now what?