Cia
On her way back to the party Cia has to stop for a moment. She leans her forehead against a wall and takes a few deep breaths. Because just like Johnny, she needs to calm down first.
The good thing is it doesn't really show, but Cia still wants to have her heartbeat at a normal rate before she joins the others again.
Is it just her or have they really gotten closer to actually doing it than ever before?
She doesn't know if she should be angry with Mr. Moon or not. Sure, he interrupted them and Johnny finally felt to be fine with doing a bit more than just making out, but on the other hand, doing it back there in a dressing room? That doesn't seem right for Johnny's first time.
He deserves better.
But still, that has been so very hot! Cia can still feel Johnny's lips on hers, his tongue roaming her mouth, his body pressing against her.
And she would lie if she said she wouldn't have loved to go further.
She realizes that maybe, just maybe she asked Johnny to wait with him because she had hoped that they'd pick up where Mr. Moon had stopped them.
But no, it wouldn't have been right. Really, it's for the better that they've been interrupted.
So Cia decides that she's just a little angry with Mr. Moon.
She takes one more deep breath, finds her heart rate has reached a level that's as close to normal as she'll get right now and sets into motion again.
She doesn't like the dirty smirk Mike gives her when she enters the room again. She doesn't like that he whispers something into Nancy's ear and the other mouse turns around and looks at her with a smirk as well.
It makes the anger rise in her chest, but she fights it down. She doesn't want a repetition of the last time Mike made her angry. Okay, she doesn't want a repetition at Rosita's birthday party.
Mike's lucky, but just to make sure she doesn't throw him across the room out of anger, she turns to Ash.
Okay, she doesn't like the smirk Ash gives her either, but at least it doesn't make her angry.
"Where's Johnny?" Ash asks, and Cia can't miss the amused undertone.
She shrugs. "He'll be right back."
Ash chuckles.
"What?" Cia asks.
"Sorry, but Mr. Moon just came back with a frown on his face and his eyes glued to the floor, and everyone who's around here more often knows that those are the signs that he walked in on you and Johnny making out again. Or am I wrong?"
Cia sighs. "No, you're not. Just don't make a big deal out of it."
"Won't," Ash replies. "Under one condition."
"And what could that be?" Cia asks.
"Details!" Ash replies. "Sooooo, reached a new milestone?"
"Maybe." Then it suddenly hits her. "How do you know?"
"Because usually you two come back together, holding hands. I'm just putting two and two together."
"You know, Ash, sometimes you're smarter than is good for you."
Now it's Ash's turn to shrug. "I get that a lot."
Cia laughs a little at that, feeling a bit of the tension and the anger melt away.
"What did I miss around here?" she asks the porcupine.
Ash nods towards Rosita who's still interrogating Lance.
"That Rosita is probably going to know more about Lance at the end of this party than I ever want to know," she laughs. "Decided to go get myself some champagne. You should have seen Lance' face when I told them I'd leave him and Rosita alone for a bit."
She chuckles, and Cia joins her. "Now I'm actually sorry I missed that."
"Look at him know, multiply that by ten and you might get an idea," Ash says.
Cia tries that and it almost makes her burst into laughter. Lance has such a tortured look on his face already!
"You like to tease him a lot, huh?" she asks the female porcupine.
"Yeah," Ash admits. "He's been a jerk and he still has some things to make up for. And he knows it. I guess that's why he's fine with it. But when it gets too much for him, he just needs to tell me and I'll stop."
"Will you?" Cia asks with a smirk.
"Sure!" Ash says, then laughs. "Probably."
Then she turns around, grabs another glass of champagne and holds it out for Cia. "Champagne?"
"Thanks" Cia replies, and Ash hands her the glass.
They clink glasses.
"To our boyfriends!" Cia says.
"And to teasing them," Ash adds with a wink.
Cia frowns at that. "I don't think I've ever really teased Johnny."
"Then you should consider it." Ash winks again.
Cia turns her mouth into a smirk. "I will!"
And they clink glasses again.
Soon after that, Johnny comes back to the party. He immediately walks up to Cia and Ash, coming to a hold next to Cia and reaching for her hand. Cia lets him have it, but shifts a bit closer to him, so their bodies touch.
And no, she isn't making a point. Again. Although she likes that Mike turns away with a roll of his eyes.
When Johnny brings his truck to a stop in front of Cia's apartment building, Cia notices that he doesn't stop the engine.
"Don't you want to come up?" Cia asks.
And yes, it's because all the drive here she thought that maybe they could pick up in her apartment where they had left of before in that dressing room.
Johnny avoids her eyes. "Sorry, I want to get some work done at the garage before rehearsals tomorrow. And rehearsals start really early."
"Oh. I see."
"Sorry," Johnny says again. "I'd love to, but…" He breaks off with a shrug.
Cia suddenly remembers what Ash said about teasing.
"Hmmmm, how much?" she asks with a smirk.
"How much what?" Johnny asks.
"How much would you love to come up?" Cia asks.
"Very," Johnny replies, his voice suddenly low.
It makes Cia's smirk deepen.
No, she doesn't want to push Johnny, she just wants to tease him a bit.
So she leans in closer until their lips almost touch. Johnny moves a little closer, trying to bridge the gap between them, but Cia leans back again a bit. And a bit more when he tries again.
It makes her almost laugh when a little groan leaves Johnny's mouth.
He tries once more and Cia retreats again before their lips can actually touch.
"Heh!" Johnny protests.
"Sorry!" Cia says with a little laugh before she finally presses her lips to his.
Their kiss starts gentle and soft, but Cia realizes it's not enough for her, so she lets her tongue glide over Johnny's bottom lip, demanding access. He grants it immediately, and seconds later their tongues are entangled in a breath-taking dance.
When they pull apart again, panting, Cia has to ask again.
"You still don't want to come up?"
"No, sorry," Johnny says.
"Okay," she says.
She doesn't like it, but she accepts it.
She presses her lips to his for one more quick kiss before she climbs out of the car.
She waves at Johnny and he waves back before he drives off.
On her way up to her apartment, Cia remembers the kisses Johnny and she have shared that day, and especially the events in the dressing room make her heartbeat speed up again.
And she has this vague feeling that it might take her a while to find some sleep tonight.