Nick had a hard time keeping his eyes on the road as he and Sara drove to
the store in the Miata.
Sara smirked at him. "I should have driven."
Her quip was not lost on Nick. "Sorry, I'm a little distracted by the sexy woman sitting next to me right now, Sara."
She let out a deep throaty laugh. "Just drive."
He grinned at her as he pulled into the parking lot of the drug store. He leaned over and kissed her, locking his eyes with hers for a moment. "I'll be right back, don't move."
She just shook her head in amusement as she watched him practically sprint into the store.
He returned in under five minutes with a bag that seemed to almost be inadequate for its contents. "I think we're ready."
Sara raised a single eyebrow. "That bag's pretty full."
He grinned. "I'm adopting the Boy Scout motto: 'Be Prepared'."
Sara giggled. "Nick, you are ridiculous."
"You love me though." He chuckled.
"Yes, I do." Sara leaned over and kissed him as he started the car. She looked into his eyes as she broke the kiss and smiled. "You know, while we're out, maybe we should get Fiona a birthday present."
Nick considered her words for a fraction of a second. "Sara."
She pursed her lips together and grinned as she ran her fingers along his jaw line. "Nick." She smiled. "If we do it now, we won't have to go out later. Besides, we're driving back to Dallas tomorrow and we won't have time."
Nick practically whimpered. "Sara."
Sara giggled. "Nick, trust me, I'm worth the wait."
Nick leaned over and kissed her. "Ok, but let's make it quick. I want you so bad right now I can barely stand it." He threaded the car through traffic in search of a toy store. They finally located one and as they made their way into the store, Nick wrapped his arm possessively around Sara's waist.
Nick grabbed the first doll he set his eyes on, grinning widely. "I think this is it."
Sara smirked at him and shook her head. "Nick, she's three."
He furrowed his brow. "Since when have you shopped for a small child?"
She chuckled at his impatience, knowing that under any other circumstances he'd be the one that would have to look over the entire store before picking the perfect gift. "Nick, let's just look around a little."
He consented reluctantly, following Sara throughout the store, stopping occasionally as she suggested a toy and wrapping his arms around her waist from behind and planting a kiss on her neck or cheek.
Sara couldn't help but smile and by the time they found a stuffed dog for Fiona and were waiting to pay for it, the cashier gave them both a knowing look.
They finally got out of the toy store and as they climbed back into the Miata, Sara turned toward Nick. "Hey, I think we should grab something to eat."
Nick looked at Sara with a hopeful expression. "Drive-thru?"
She giggled. "Ok, drive-thru."
Nick pulled into the first fast food restaurant they came to and ordered a couple of burgers for himself, a veggie burger and a side salad for Sara, a couple orders of fries, an order of onion rings, a couple of shakes, and cookies.
Sara couldn't stop laughing.
"Anything else?" Nick queried her.
She just shook her head. "No, I think you've got everything covered."
Nick grinned. "Ok then."
They had just pulled back out into traffic when the storm that Sara had seen coming across the Gulf finally hit. Rain came down in torrents, slowing traffic to a crawl. Nick kept looking over at Sara with a pained expression on his face.
Sara continued giggling. "Nick, if you could see your face right now."
They were six blocks from the condo when one of the tires went flat. With a grimace on his face, Nick turned toward Sara after he'd pulled the car over. "I don't think someone upstairs likes me."
"I like you." Sara leaned in and kissed him. As she pulled away, she brushed his lower lip with her thumb. "Let's change the tire so we can get back to the condo. Ok?"
They were both soaked to the skin almost as soon as they got out of the car. It didn't take that long to change the tire, but by the time they did get back to the condo, the food was cold and so were they. Nick put the bags of food on the coffee table and Sara put the gift for Fiona on the couch.
In the next instant, Nick had his arms around Sara and his lips descended on hers in a fiery kiss. They began stumbling their way into one of the bedrooms, kicking their shoes off as they went. Sara helped Nick peel his shirt off and he began working on hers, when a thought occurred to her. She mumbled against his lips. "Nick, protection."
Nick let out a groan as he pulled away. "I left the bag in the car. I'll be right back." He dipped his head and gave her a quick kiss before turning toward the door. He felt something soft and wet hit him in the back of the head and he turned around with a curious expression.
Sara had thrown her shirt at him and was standing there in her track pants and bra with a mischievous grin on her face. "Hurry back."
He grinned widely. "Yes, ma'am." Nick raced out to the car to retrieve the bag and when he returned, Sara was laying on the bed waiting for him. He tossed the bag onto the bed and quickly shed his jeans and then crawled onto the bed in his boxers.
Sara looked at him with a slightly amused expression as she gestured toward the bag. "Do you plan on using all of that today?"
He chuckled. "I'm just a little excited."
"So am I." Sara took the bag and set in on the floor and then turned back toward him, leaning in and kissing him softly. "But let's just try one at a time."
He smiled at her, reaching over and brushing the wet tendrils of her hair off of her face. "I just can't believe I get to be with you like this. I love you so much."
"I love you too." Sara grinned.
Nick leaned in and kissed Sara. She snaked her arms around him pulling him close, the taste of rain mingling with the taste of each other. They began almost tentatively at first, a realization that the deep connection they had as friends was bringing an emotional level into the experience that neither one of them had ever felt before almost overwhelming them. This spark that had turned friendship into love flamed into passion as they touched and aroused each other, culminating in physical bliss.
Much later, they lay nestled together under the covers, contented smiles on their faces. The storm that had blown in off of the Gulf had passed and the sun had come out once again, but neither Nick nor Sara seemed to notice.
Sara smirked at him. "I should have driven."
Her quip was not lost on Nick. "Sorry, I'm a little distracted by the sexy woman sitting next to me right now, Sara."
She let out a deep throaty laugh. "Just drive."
He grinned at her as he pulled into the parking lot of the drug store. He leaned over and kissed her, locking his eyes with hers for a moment. "I'll be right back, don't move."
She just shook her head in amusement as she watched him practically sprint into the store.
He returned in under five minutes with a bag that seemed to almost be inadequate for its contents. "I think we're ready."
Sara raised a single eyebrow. "That bag's pretty full."
He grinned. "I'm adopting the Boy Scout motto: 'Be Prepared'."
Sara giggled. "Nick, you are ridiculous."
"You love me though." He chuckled.
"Yes, I do." Sara leaned over and kissed him as he started the car. She looked into his eyes as she broke the kiss and smiled. "You know, while we're out, maybe we should get Fiona a birthday present."
Nick considered her words for a fraction of a second. "Sara."
She pursed her lips together and grinned as she ran her fingers along his jaw line. "Nick." She smiled. "If we do it now, we won't have to go out later. Besides, we're driving back to Dallas tomorrow and we won't have time."
Nick practically whimpered. "Sara."
Sara giggled. "Nick, trust me, I'm worth the wait."
Nick leaned over and kissed her. "Ok, but let's make it quick. I want you so bad right now I can barely stand it." He threaded the car through traffic in search of a toy store. They finally located one and as they made their way into the store, Nick wrapped his arm possessively around Sara's waist.
Nick grabbed the first doll he set his eyes on, grinning widely. "I think this is it."
Sara smirked at him and shook her head. "Nick, she's three."
He furrowed his brow. "Since when have you shopped for a small child?"
She chuckled at his impatience, knowing that under any other circumstances he'd be the one that would have to look over the entire store before picking the perfect gift. "Nick, let's just look around a little."
He consented reluctantly, following Sara throughout the store, stopping occasionally as she suggested a toy and wrapping his arms around her waist from behind and planting a kiss on her neck or cheek.
Sara couldn't help but smile and by the time they found a stuffed dog for Fiona and were waiting to pay for it, the cashier gave them both a knowing look.
They finally got out of the toy store and as they climbed back into the Miata, Sara turned toward Nick. "Hey, I think we should grab something to eat."
Nick looked at Sara with a hopeful expression. "Drive-thru?"
She giggled. "Ok, drive-thru."
Nick pulled into the first fast food restaurant they came to and ordered a couple of burgers for himself, a veggie burger and a side salad for Sara, a couple orders of fries, an order of onion rings, a couple of shakes, and cookies.
Sara couldn't stop laughing.
"Anything else?" Nick queried her.
She just shook her head. "No, I think you've got everything covered."
Nick grinned. "Ok then."
They had just pulled back out into traffic when the storm that Sara had seen coming across the Gulf finally hit. Rain came down in torrents, slowing traffic to a crawl. Nick kept looking over at Sara with a pained expression on his face.
Sara continued giggling. "Nick, if you could see your face right now."
They were six blocks from the condo when one of the tires went flat. With a grimace on his face, Nick turned toward Sara after he'd pulled the car over. "I don't think someone upstairs likes me."
"I like you." Sara leaned in and kissed him. As she pulled away, she brushed his lower lip with her thumb. "Let's change the tire so we can get back to the condo. Ok?"
They were both soaked to the skin almost as soon as they got out of the car. It didn't take that long to change the tire, but by the time they did get back to the condo, the food was cold and so were they. Nick put the bags of food on the coffee table and Sara put the gift for Fiona on the couch.
In the next instant, Nick had his arms around Sara and his lips descended on hers in a fiery kiss. They began stumbling their way into one of the bedrooms, kicking their shoes off as they went. Sara helped Nick peel his shirt off and he began working on hers, when a thought occurred to her. She mumbled against his lips. "Nick, protection."
Nick let out a groan as he pulled away. "I left the bag in the car. I'll be right back." He dipped his head and gave her a quick kiss before turning toward the door. He felt something soft and wet hit him in the back of the head and he turned around with a curious expression.
Sara had thrown her shirt at him and was standing there in her track pants and bra with a mischievous grin on her face. "Hurry back."
He grinned widely. "Yes, ma'am." Nick raced out to the car to retrieve the bag and when he returned, Sara was laying on the bed waiting for him. He tossed the bag onto the bed and quickly shed his jeans and then crawled onto the bed in his boxers.
Sara looked at him with a slightly amused expression as she gestured toward the bag. "Do you plan on using all of that today?"
He chuckled. "I'm just a little excited."
"So am I." Sara took the bag and set in on the floor and then turned back toward him, leaning in and kissing him softly. "But let's just try one at a time."
He smiled at her, reaching over and brushing the wet tendrils of her hair off of her face. "I just can't believe I get to be with you like this. I love you so much."
"I love you too." Sara grinned.
Nick leaned in and kissed Sara. She snaked her arms around him pulling him close, the taste of rain mingling with the taste of each other. They began almost tentatively at first, a realization that the deep connection they had as friends was bringing an emotional level into the experience that neither one of them had ever felt before almost overwhelming them. This spark that had turned friendship into love flamed into passion as they touched and aroused each other, culminating in physical bliss.
Much later, they lay nestled together under the covers, contented smiles on their faces. The storm that had blown in off of the Gulf had passed and the sun had come out once again, but neither Nick nor Sara seemed to notice.