Mandy was passing by Brian's room when she heard singing. It was soft, and she had to strain to hear it, and she almost walked on again when she did. "Ladytron", the song Brian had sung to her when they were courting. But it wasn't Brian singing, and she stood there, listening intently, long enough for Curt to reach to the door and open it before Mandy realised he was coming.
Curt's voice faltered, and he looked faintly ashamed when he saw her standing there. "Sorry," he started, and Mandy reacted before she could think. She stepped close to Curt and wrapped both arms around his neck, kissing him deeply. He made a muffled sound, then his arms were tight around her and he was kissing back, almost desperately. For a long moment, Mandy let herself go, relaxing into the kiss, then she pulled back and looked into Curt's blue-green eyes.
He was breathing hard, just a bit, and Mandy felt a surge of pride. She could still taste him, and she wanted more, so she forced herself to move back, to turn away. "Don't be," she said over her shoulder, and continued walking down the hall, concentrating very hard on each step.
"I'll see you later, then?" Curt's voice almost made her turn around and go back to him, but Mandy resisted. How to answer, when she wasn't quite sure herself? She settled for nodding as she opened the door, and risked a quick look over her shoulder.
"Yes," she breathed, seeing now that he was leaning against the wall watching her. Curt looked delightfully mussed and sexy, and Mandy wanted very much to go to him now, but didn't dare. Brian was still here, still conscious, and Brian would not be happy at all. Mandy wondered briefly why she still cared what Brian would feel, when it was obvious he'd long ago stopped caring about what she felt. She licked her lips, watching Curt do the same, and resolutely walked through the door, closing it behind her. Jerry greeted her at once, and she moved over to him, hoping that it wasn't obvious how weak her knees still were from Curt's kiss.
Curt's voice faltered, and he looked faintly ashamed when he saw her standing there. "Sorry," he started, and Mandy reacted before she could think. She stepped close to Curt and wrapped both arms around his neck, kissing him deeply. He made a muffled sound, then his arms were tight around her and he was kissing back, almost desperately. For a long moment, Mandy let herself go, relaxing into the kiss, then she pulled back and looked into Curt's blue-green eyes.
He was breathing hard, just a bit, and Mandy felt a surge of pride. She could still taste him, and she wanted more, so she forced herself to move back, to turn away. "Don't be," she said over her shoulder, and continued walking down the hall, concentrating very hard on each step.
"I'll see you later, then?" Curt's voice almost made her turn around and go back to him, but Mandy resisted. How to answer, when she wasn't quite sure herself? She settled for nodding as she opened the door, and risked a quick look over her shoulder.
"Yes," she breathed, seeing now that he was leaning against the wall watching her. Curt looked delightfully mussed and sexy, and Mandy wanted very much to go to him now, but didn't dare. Brian was still here, still conscious, and Brian would not be happy at all. Mandy wondered briefly why she still cared what Brian would feel, when it was obvious he'd long ago stopped caring about what she felt. She licked her lips, watching Curt do the same, and resolutely walked through the door, closing it behind her. Jerry greeted her at once, and she moved over to him, hoping that it wasn't obvious how weak her knees still were from Curt's kiss.