I woke up early with a smile deeply etched on my face. I hoped it wasn't a
dream. Nick Stokes had kissed me last night, not just once, but several
times. Better though was that he had confessed that he was falling for me.
I let out a sigh. I did not want to go back to Vegas. The real world was
a little too close there. I wanted to stay in this little cocoon of a
world here with Nick where everything felt wonderful. I chuckled as I
thought about what we must have looked like sharing our first kiss wearing
matching tie-dyed shirts and Mickey Mouse ears. As much as I wanted this
to continue, I knew we needed to head back to Vegas soon; probably today.
I needed to know that Nick and I would work in the real world, that it
wasn't just some sort of fantasy island thing. I let out a deep sigh and
pulled myself out of bed.
Nick was standing in the kitchen sipping a cup of coffee as he leaned against the counter. He was wearing his boxers and a rumpled T-shirt. I loved that we both needed coffee to wake up in the morning. I smiled as he handed me a cup of coffee. I leaned against the counter next to him and took a sip. I glanced up at him out of the corner of my eye and smiled. Nick was grinning at me. I set my coffee down and leaned into him as he put his arm around my shoulder. "Morning, Nick."
He kissed the top of my head. "Morning, Sar."
I glanced up at him again. "I didn't dream yesterday did I?"
He chuckled and hugged me tighter. "No. I was gonna ask you the same thing."
I laughed and turned toward him with a mischievous expression on my face. I raised an eyebrow at him. "So, I guess it would be ok to kiss you good morning then."
Nick grinned. "Not unless I beat you to it." He leaned down and kissed me sweetly. He tasted like coffee.
I grinned into the kiss. A thought crossed my mind and I started to laugh. As we broke apart, Nick looked at me quizzically. I tried to restrain a smile. "You might have to become a vegetarian, Nicky." I loved teasing him about his eating habits.
He raised an eyebrow at me. "And just why would I do that, Sara?"
I broke into a smile and chuckled even as I tried to keep a straight face. "I don't know if I can kiss a man who eats meat."
He waggled his eyebrows at me. "We'll just see about that." He pulled me against him and kissed me soundly.
I giggle. I looked up at him as we broke the kiss. "Ok, I changed my mind."
He grinned at me. "Hey, what should we do today?"
My face must have clouded for a moment because all of a sudden he looked a little concerned. I smiled. "I think we should head back to Vegas."
He studied me for a moment. "Are you sure?"
I shook my head. "No, but I need to go back sometime. We don't have to leave until later. I just think that maybe we should head back today though."
"Ok." Nick continued to study me. A devilish grin spread across his face. "Why don't we go surfing!"
I laughed. "You're sure about that? I mean, I might get hurt from laughing at you."
His eyebrows shot up and a sheepish grin crossed his face. "I think I might surprise you. I was a little distracted the other day."
I think I must have blushed because Nick started to chuckle. He reached over and tucked a stray lock of hair behind my ear. "I'm going to go change." He set his coffee cup down on the counter and kissed my forehead before heading down the hallway to change into his swimsuit.
A grin spread across my face. I finished my cup of coffee and headed to my room to change into my own swimsuit. I threw a pair of shorts on over it and when I emerged, Nick was waiting in the living room.
He glanced at me and grinned. "Damn, Sara, why do you have to look so good in a swimsuit?"
I smiled at him and walked over, leaning up to kiss him. "I'm glad you like it. You don't look so bad in one either." I grinned.
Nick took my hand and we walked out to his Tahoe. We headed down to the surf shop and rented a couple of boards.
Mike noticed us and waved. "Giving it another try?"
Nick chuckled. "Yeah, I just wish we had an ocean in Vegas so I could do this more often."
I grinned at Nick.
Mike chuckled. "Ok, have a great time. See you guys later."
We loaded up the Tahoe and headed down to the beach. The waves weren't too high, which was good considering that neither of us could be considered even a novice surfer. We sure had a great time though. I had to laugh. Nick seemed to be doing much better this time. He only fell off a few times. Maybe it was because I let him kiss me when he rode a wave into shore. He gave me the same deal, so I think the incentive helped us both focus a bit more than we had our previous outing. Of course, I think we would have found any excuse to kiss each other if I was going to be completely honest.
We decide after a few hours of surfing that we should head back to the house and get something to eat. If we were going to head back to Vegas, we'd have to clean up a little and pack up our Tahoes. We took the boards back to the surf shop and headed back to the house.
Nick let me take a shower first. I smiled at how much I appreciated him being here these last few days. After I emerged feeling much cleaner, I let him take a shower while I put together something for lunch. We had some left over Chinese food from lunch the other day, so I reheated it and put together a salad. I heard the water shut off and a few minutes later I smiled as I felt Nick's arms snake around my waist from behind. "Looks good, Sara."
We took the food out onto the deck and ate in a comfortable silence. After cleaning up from lunch, we packed our things up and put them in our respective Tahoes. Neither one of us really wanted to leave. We decided to take one last walk on the beach.
As we walked hand in hand, fingers laced together, Nick let out a deep breath and smiled. "I'm really glad I came, Sara."
I smiled at him. "I am too."
Nick stopped and caressed my hand with his thumb. He grinned. "When we get back to Vegas, I want to take you on a proper date."
I giggled. "You make it sound like we've been on an improper date."
Nick chuckled. "Ok, a real date then."
I smiled. "Ok, I'd like that." I leaned in an snaked my arms around Nick's waist in a hug, resting my head against his chest. "What are we going to tell everyone?"
I couldn't see Nick's face, but I could tell he was smiling. "We'll tell them whatever you want." He hugged me against him and we stood that way for a few minutes.
I stepped out of his embrace and took his hand again. I met Nick's gaze. "Ok, I think I'm ready to go back now."
He smiled at me. "Ok."
We walked back to the house, locked up, and stowed the key in it's hiding place. Nick walked me to my Tahoe and kissed me deeply before releasing me from his embrace and walking over to his. We climbed into our vehicles and headed caravan style in the direction of Las Vegas.
Nick was standing in the kitchen sipping a cup of coffee as he leaned against the counter. He was wearing his boxers and a rumpled T-shirt. I loved that we both needed coffee to wake up in the morning. I smiled as he handed me a cup of coffee. I leaned against the counter next to him and took a sip. I glanced up at him out of the corner of my eye and smiled. Nick was grinning at me. I set my coffee down and leaned into him as he put his arm around my shoulder. "Morning, Nick."
He kissed the top of my head. "Morning, Sar."
I glanced up at him again. "I didn't dream yesterday did I?"
He chuckled and hugged me tighter. "No. I was gonna ask you the same thing."
I laughed and turned toward him with a mischievous expression on my face. I raised an eyebrow at him. "So, I guess it would be ok to kiss you good morning then."
Nick grinned. "Not unless I beat you to it." He leaned down and kissed me sweetly. He tasted like coffee.
I grinned into the kiss. A thought crossed my mind and I started to laugh. As we broke apart, Nick looked at me quizzically. I tried to restrain a smile. "You might have to become a vegetarian, Nicky." I loved teasing him about his eating habits.
He raised an eyebrow at me. "And just why would I do that, Sara?"
I broke into a smile and chuckled even as I tried to keep a straight face. "I don't know if I can kiss a man who eats meat."
He waggled his eyebrows at me. "We'll just see about that." He pulled me against him and kissed me soundly.
I giggle. I looked up at him as we broke the kiss. "Ok, I changed my mind."
He grinned at me. "Hey, what should we do today?"
My face must have clouded for a moment because all of a sudden he looked a little concerned. I smiled. "I think we should head back to Vegas."
He studied me for a moment. "Are you sure?"
I shook my head. "No, but I need to go back sometime. We don't have to leave until later. I just think that maybe we should head back today though."
"Ok." Nick continued to study me. A devilish grin spread across his face. "Why don't we go surfing!"
I laughed. "You're sure about that? I mean, I might get hurt from laughing at you."
His eyebrows shot up and a sheepish grin crossed his face. "I think I might surprise you. I was a little distracted the other day."
I think I must have blushed because Nick started to chuckle. He reached over and tucked a stray lock of hair behind my ear. "I'm going to go change." He set his coffee cup down on the counter and kissed my forehead before heading down the hallway to change into his swimsuit.
A grin spread across my face. I finished my cup of coffee and headed to my room to change into my own swimsuit. I threw a pair of shorts on over it and when I emerged, Nick was waiting in the living room.
He glanced at me and grinned. "Damn, Sara, why do you have to look so good in a swimsuit?"
I smiled at him and walked over, leaning up to kiss him. "I'm glad you like it. You don't look so bad in one either." I grinned.
Nick took my hand and we walked out to his Tahoe. We headed down to the surf shop and rented a couple of boards.
Mike noticed us and waved. "Giving it another try?"
Nick chuckled. "Yeah, I just wish we had an ocean in Vegas so I could do this more often."
I grinned at Nick.
Mike chuckled. "Ok, have a great time. See you guys later."
We loaded up the Tahoe and headed down to the beach. The waves weren't too high, which was good considering that neither of us could be considered even a novice surfer. We sure had a great time though. I had to laugh. Nick seemed to be doing much better this time. He only fell off a few times. Maybe it was because I let him kiss me when he rode a wave into shore. He gave me the same deal, so I think the incentive helped us both focus a bit more than we had our previous outing. Of course, I think we would have found any excuse to kiss each other if I was going to be completely honest.
We decide after a few hours of surfing that we should head back to the house and get something to eat. If we were going to head back to Vegas, we'd have to clean up a little and pack up our Tahoes. We took the boards back to the surf shop and headed back to the house.
Nick let me take a shower first. I smiled at how much I appreciated him being here these last few days. After I emerged feeling much cleaner, I let him take a shower while I put together something for lunch. We had some left over Chinese food from lunch the other day, so I reheated it and put together a salad. I heard the water shut off and a few minutes later I smiled as I felt Nick's arms snake around my waist from behind. "Looks good, Sara."
We took the food out onto the deck and ate in a comfortable silence. After cleaning up from lunch, we packed our things up and put them in our respective Tahoes. Neither one of us really wanted to leave. We decided to take one last walk on the beach.
As we walked hand in hand, fingers laced together, Nick let out a deep breath and smiled. "I'm really glad I came, Sara."
I smiled at him. "I am too."
Nick stopped and caressed my hand with his thumb. He grinned. "When we get back to Vegas, I want to take you on a proper date."
I giggled. "You make it sound like we've been on an improper date."
Nick chuckled. "Ok, a real date then."
I smiled. "Ok, I'd like that." I leaned in an snaked my arms around Nick's waist in a hug, resting my head against his chest. "What are we going to tell everyone?"
I couldn't see Nick's face, but I could tell he was smiling. "We'll tell them whatever you want." He hugged me against him and we stood that way for a few minutes.
I stepped out of his embrace and took his hand again. I met Nick's gaze. "Ok, I think I'm ready to go back now."
He smiled at me. "Ok."
We walked back to the house, locked up, and stowed the key in it's hiding place. Nick walked me to my Tahoe and kissed me deeply before releasing me from his embrace and walking over to his. We climbed into our vehicles and headed caravan style in the direction of Las Vegas.
