A/N: Ok I decided to start another fic while writing my other one. I will most likely keep "As Long As You're Mine" updated much more than this one until it is finished, but I had the idea for this one and needed to write it. Enjoy!
Sober
Chapter 1
Ughhh my head was pounding. Last night was crazy. I am sure I had one shot too many, but it was one of those nights where I needed a drink and a drink turned to shots…too many shots to count. All those shots turned to dancing, lots of dancing and dancing into…OH MY GOD! I had sex with someone.
My eyes shot open…This isn't my room… I looked around and there he was. He was very handsome. He was fast asleep. What was I going to do? This wasn't my first one night stand, but it was my most recent since college. I moved slightly trying to get a feel of the place and spot were my clothes where. This wasn't easy with a massive headache. I moved again. I could then feel him move. I was afraid to look and see if he had woken up, but I needed to. I looked in his direction and there he was starring at me. This was very awkward. I didn't know if I should speak first. What was I even going to say? Hello stranger I'm just here naked in your bed.
"Hi." He said. I could tell this was awkward for him too. That made me feel at least a little better.
"Hi." I said back pulling the sheet over my nakedness a little more. It is not like it matters he saw all of this last night. "We uhhh…. Yeah."
"Yeah." He said letting out a small chuckle. I liked his chuckle.
"I better get my stuff and go I guess." I said as I scoped the room more looking for my things.
"How about I make you some breakfast?" he then said. I was dumbfounded. The random guy wanted to make me breakfast. "I mean I owe you at least that." He added.
"If you want." I said shrugging.
"I should." He then said. I gave him a nod. He slipped out of the bed. I saw his butt. It was a cute butt. I tired to not blush. I racked my brain trying to find his name. I knew it because I now recognized his face. I'd seen him around the bar a few times in the past few months. He was the crime lab's new director.
"It's Nick right?" I asked trying to not sound totally stupid.
"Yeah and you were Eliza…" he said. I could tell he was trying.
"Elise actually." I said "But close enough." I gave him a smile for trying. I watched him slip his pants on. I was trying to not drool over his body. I was glad if I was going to hook up with anyone at least he was hot.
"I'll get on that breakfast. The bathroom is over there." He said pointing out the bathroom before leaving me alone in his bedroom.
Once he was gone I looked around for my things. The only thing I couldn't find were my panties and I known they shouldn't be far. I looked everywhere and then I looked up. How on earth? They were on the ceiling fan. I quickly reached up and grabbed them before going into his bathroom. It was very obvious that he was a bachelor by his bathroom. It was cute though. I quickly washed myself and dressed in my clothes from the night before.
Walking out of his bedroom I followed the smell of food. I found myself in his kitchen. There he was shirtless making me breakfast. My week was sure looking up from where it started. He gave me a smile and motioned for me to take a seat at the table. I sat down and minutes later there was a plate in front of me with sausage, eggs, and toast.
"Looks delicious." I said as he sat down across from me with a plate of his own.
"Thanks. Breakfast is the only thing I can really cook. Well breakfast and barbeque." He said.
"Both are my favorites." I said as I took a bite.
"So Elise…" he started. "About last night."
"It's fine. Really." I said. "I can't remember much, but what I can…I liked." I gave him a smile.
"Umm good…good." He said. He seemed sweet and definitely not the guy who went around having One Night Stands with random girls. I wasn't the One Night Stand type either, but last night took a turn at shot number five or so.
"I'm kind of embarrassed." I then said. "I'm not like this…I don't normally get wasted and sleep with someone. Especially someone I just met. I had a long day at work and needed to let loose I guess."
"I guess I can say the same." He said. "So umm since we…did that… tell me about yourself."
I thought it was cute that he wanted to actually talk and to learn about me instead of being like most guys I've met and making me a notch on his belt. I thought for a second. What could I tell this complete stranger about myself?
"You would never believe what my first name actually is." I said.
"It's not Elise?" he asked.
"Not exactly. My name is actually Mona Elise. My mom is an art fanatic. I hate my name with a passion. I just go by Elise. At least it isn't as bad as my big brother. She named in Monet and he really can't go by anything else." I explained. He laughed.
"You are serious?" he asked.
"Dead serious." I responded. "My mom is special. Very eccentric and…creative."
"So Mona Elise… you work at the police station. I've seen you around a couple times." He said.
"Yeah I work in 911 Dispatch; the reason why I needed a drink. It was a hard day. I got a devastating call and I just wanted to forget it." I said thinking back. I loved my job because most days I got to help save lives, but then there were the other days like yesterday where someone didn't make it and the worst part was it was a child.
"I get you. I see a lot at my job." He said.
"You work at the crime lab right?" I asked.
"Yeah the director." He said.
"I thought so. That must be tough." I said as I took a bite of food.
"It can be, but I like the idea of doing my hand to get bad guys off the street." He explained. I liked his logic.
"That is what my dad says all the time about his job." I said thinking of my dad who would die if he knew I had been out partying the way I was and that my night ended in a One Night Stand.
"What does he do?" he asked.
"A police officer. You might have met him Sargent Davis." I said.
"Wait… you are Sargent Davis' daughter?" he asked. He looked a little afraid. My dad could do that to people.
"Yeah." I answered. "I promise I won't tell him." I finished my food and placed my fork on my empty plate. I hope I didn't scare him away by telling him who my dad was. I liked him and I wanted to see where this went. I don't think I have ever had that thought about a One Night Stand before, but I knew I liked him. I knew I needed to change the subject off of who my dad was. "So tell me about you? Any siblings with crazy names?" I asked.
"Haha no crazy names here." He said with a laugh. "I am one of seven kids though." He said.
"Seven?" I asked amazed. "I could never. There is only 3 of us and it gets crowded."
"It was crazy crowded, but my parents did a good job. Raised us all right." He said.
"In the south?" I questioned. It was very obvious with his accent that I found pretty sexy.
"Yeah Texas." He replied.
"Never been." I said.
"Maybe I can take you one day." He said before taking my empty plate from in front of me.
"Maybe." I said with a smile. We were flirting. It was fun. I then remembered that I didn't have my car. "Umm… I obviously left my car at the bar. I should maybe call a cab."
"I'll drive you." He said. "No use wasting your money on a cab."
"Umm thanks." I said. "You are trying to spoil me with your Southern Hospitality."
"I'm trying." He gave me a smile. Goodness I liked him even more. "Let me get fully dressed and I will drive you."
"Ok." I said.
It didn't take him too long and we were off pretty quickly. I sat in his car humming to the song that was in the radio. I could feel him stealing looks at me. It was so hard to not blush. As much as I was excited to finally get home and take a long hot shower I didn't want my time with him to end. He was very sweet and obviously very attractive. We pulled into the parking lot of the bar where my car was the only one. I turned to him and gave him a smile.
"Thanks so much." I said happily. He had been a perfect gentleman to me.
"I would love to take you out." He said. "On a real date."
"Ok." I answered.
"Are you available tonight?" he asked.
"Yes." I said.
"Maybe I can pick you up?" he asked.
"Sure let me give you my address." I said. I pulled out a old receipt from my purse and a pen. I jotted down my address and handed it to him.
"Around 7?" he asked.
"I'll be ready." I said sweetly.
"See you then." He said.
"Ok and thanks again." I said before hopping out his car. I gave him a wave before getting into my car. I was excited. I hadn't been on a date in so long and now here I was going on a date with this guy I had just slept with. It was backwards, but he seemed to be trying to make it go in the right direction.
I got home where my cat that didn't seem pleased with me for not coming home the night before greeted me. I refilled her food and water before going into my bedroom. I needed to take a hot shower and I needed to know what I was going to wear to my date tonight. I turned on my radio and grabbed everything I needed for my shower.
After taking a shower I felt refreshed. I danced along to the music while I went through my closet. I found a pretty simple purple fit and flare dress and some black heels to go with it. I figured I would wear my hair in a bun and leave a few stands down in front. I was happy with my selection. I went into the living room and pulled my very dead cell phone from my purse and plugged it in. I turned on my phone to find a ton of text messages from my best friend Amanda. I decided to give her a call.
"Elise!" Amanda said loudly.
"Yes." I answered.
"I was just checking on you." She said sounding concerned. Amanda and I had gone to the bar together last night.
"I'm fine." I said. Amanda was so protective, but that was a great quality in a best friend.
"I know you went home with that guy. Just making sure things were cool." She said.
"Things are perfect. He is a nice guy. We hooked up and I woke up at his place this morning. He was a complete gentleman and even made me breakfast." I said.
"Oh my god you hooked up?" she asked.
"Yep and we are even going out tonight." I said happily.
"So it obviously went well then and he wasn't a creep." She said.
"No creep at all. He is the new crime lab director." I said.
"That's what I thought." She said. "Well as long as he was kind and didn't take advantage of you then I am good and happy for you."
"Yep all is well." I said.
"Ok well I better get back to work. Call me later and tell me about your date." She said.
"Alright." I answered "Bye."
"Bye." She said and then the line went dead.
It wasn't long before it was 7. I was all dressed up for my date. I sat patiently on my couch for Nick to come. When my doorbell rang I checked myself in the mirror one more time before answering the door. There he was. Turns out we both had the idea to wear purple. He was in a purple button up shirt with black slacks. I gave him a quick smile and grabbed my purse.
"I'm ready." I said.
"Perfect let's go." He said. I closed my door behind me and followed him to his car. He opened the door for me. I got inside and he closed the door.
"I have a surprise." He said as we drove.
"Really?" I questioned.
"We are going to one of those pop-up restaurants." He said.
"Where you make your own food?" I asked.
"Yeah." He answered. "I hope that's ok?"
"Oh my goodness. I have always wanted to go to one, but I never had a date." I said excitedly.
"Well then now you can go." He said. I was so excited.
We arrived at the Marina where the pop-up was taking place. There was a large white tent and he led me inside. We were setup at our own station and were given aprons to wear. There were about five other couples there and the chef was setup on front. We had the best time making our dinner together. He was so funny and I found myself constantly laughing. At the end we had made our own beautiful dinner. Once done we all were sat at tables to eat the food we prepared. It was delicious and then the chef presented us all with a chocolate dessert.
"This is amazing." I said taking a bite of the chocolate cake.
"You've got some on you." He said as he tried to motion to where I had cake on my face. He then took his finger and wiped it. His finger lingered on my face for a moment. It was all-quiet and I leaned in closer. His lips touched mine. We had obviously kissed before, but this was different. One reason I couldn't quite remember kissing him the night before. This was blissful and perfect.
"Thanks for tonight." I said giving him a smile. "It was the perfect date."
"I'm glad you like it." He said.
On the drive back home he held my hand. I didn't want the night to end so soon. He pulled up in front of my house and turned to me. I smiled and leaned in for a kiss. I wanted to keep kissing him. We pulled apart and he gave me a smile.
"We should do this again." He said.
"Yes for sure." I answered. I then looked to see a car I recognized that was parked one house down. I began to get very nervous. I knew he could tell something was wrong.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I know that car." I said. "Oh god." I found myself fighting to breath.
"What is it?" he asked as he placed a hand on my arm trying to calm me.
"That car belongs to a guy who had been stalking me. Can you walk me inside? I nee to call the police." I said. He could tell I was clearly afraid. I hadn't seen this car in a year. I could tell that someone was inside the car and was just waiting for me.
"Wait in here a second." He said as he got out of the car. He then opened the truck. I could hear here fiddling with something. He then came around to my door and opened it. I saw he had a gun in his hand. I stepped out of the car and let him loop an arm around my waist. I reached in my purse and pulled out my keys. As soon as he closed the door I heard a car door open.
I looked to see him get out his car. That was the man who had stalked me. I was shaking as he started to walk in our direction. In a split second Nick had his gun pointing towards him.
"Do not move!" Nick shouted.
"I'm here to see Elise." The man said as he took another step.
"Do not get any closer to her or I will shoot you." Nick growled. He started to lead me towards my front door. I stayed with him. Once we made it too my door I opened it and we both stepped inside. Nick locked the door behind us.
I went straight to the cabinet I kept in my dining room and pulled out some paperwork. I sighed when I read the paper.
"I had a restraining order, but it expired at midnight last night." I said. "I need to call my dad." I went straight to my phone and dialed my dad's number. It rang a few times.
"Hello." Came my dad's voice.
"Dad." I said. I was clearly upset.
"What's wrong Elise?" he asked.
"Dad the restraining order against Mark George expired and he is here at my house. I just came home and he was here." I said shaking.
"Where is he?" my dad asked.
"Outside. I have a date with me. He is staying with me for now. Dad I don't know what to do." I said as I started to cry. I felt Nick put his hands on my shoulders. I was so glad he was here.
"I'm sending some uniforms to your place now. I will call Judge McArthur to get an emergency order and then I'm coming." My dad said. "Can your date stay until I am there?"
"I'm sure." I said as I leaned onto Nick. I hung up the phone and turned to him. "My dad is having some officers come and my dad is coming. Can you stay with me?" I asked.
"Of course." He answered.
We sat on my couth and within five minutes I could hear voices outside and could see the flashing lights of police cars. I looked out of the window to see officers talking to Mark. I just wanted him gone. A few moments later one of the officers came to my door. I immediately recognized her. It was Amanda. I quickly opened the door.
"Amanda!" I said to my best friend.
"Hey as soon as the call went out I got here." She said. "I can't believe that creep is back. He said something about your friend pointing a gun at him."
"I had my service weapon." Nick said as he walked up behind me. "I just told him to stay back or I would shoot."
"Well we told him to screw himself and we weren't letting him press any charges." Amanda said. I saw another car pull up. It was my dad who got out of his car and walked up to Mark and shoved a piece of paper at him before he came to the door.
"Elise are you ok?" My dad asked as he came inside of my house. He then spotted Nick. "Mr. Stokes what are you doing here?"
"Dad this was my date." I said giving Nick a smile.
"Oh well I am glad you were here with her." My dad said reaching out to shake his hand. Both men shook hands. This was the first time my dad had been so calm and accepting of any date I had around. He then turned to me and handed me a piece of paper. "This is an emergency restraining order. It will only last 30 days. You need to go down to the court as soon as possible to get a full one."
"Ok will do." I answered.
"Amanda you and Officer Val make sure that Mr. George is escorted off of my daughter's property and make sure he understands the order." My dad said to Amanda.
"Yes Sir." She answered to him and then turned to me. "I'll call you later." She said before walking out to her partner and making Mark get in his car.
"Ok sweetie you are in good hands here." He said giving a look to Nick. I couldn't help, but smile. "I'm going home. Call me if you need me."
"Ok thanks dad." I said giving him a hug.
"Good bye sir." Nick said to my dad who gave him a nod. I closed my door behind my dad.
"Sorry about all that drama." I said with a nervous laugh.
"No problem. As long as you're safe." He said.
"Well I had a great time with you. It was a great Sober Date." I said with a wink. He came closer and touched my face. He gave me a kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. I felt his arms pull me in closer. He then pulled away for a second and smiled down at me before kissing my forehead.
"Will you be ok alone tonight?" he asked.
"I guess, but it would be nice if you could stay." I said.
"I'll stay." He answered. We moved over to my couch where he kissed me more. It was the perfect way to end a nearly perfect night as he kissed me passionately on my couch. I pulled myself on top of him. I worked my hands and unbuttoned each button on his shirt. He smiled against my lips. Even with that little blip, it was going to be a perfect night.