Chapter 62 - Autumn in New York
AN: Short chapter. Sorry. I was really busy this week. I'll try to post more soon. I'm trying to shake things up some but don't worry. We'll try for that happy ending at some point yet. Oh and I have a favour to ask. Everyone go read Returning by Ubiquitous-Angel. It's crazy good. I mean really good. She's mean ;)(go read it and you'll see why I say that.) but it's a great story. And WOW I got 200 reviews. That's mad. Thanks to everyone. On with the story.
Torrie woke up from one of the best nights sleep she could remember in a long time. She belonged sleeping with Dom. She sat up and stretched, then looked down to where Dom was still asleep on his side facing her with his arm over her waist. She smiled and slid out from under his arm and went to the bathroom.
She decided to take a shower while she was there and within seconds the bathroom was filled with billowing steam as she took a shower so hot it was turning her pale skin a bright pink. She was singing 'Sugar Sugar' while she washed her hair when she felt someone else's hands start to work the shampoo through the strands.
"Argh!" She screamed in shock, then calmed down when she realized it must be Dom. "When did you wake up?"
"Just now. And like always I find out you're hogging the shower first and using all the hot water."
"Dom. I doubt very much there's a hot water shortage in a place this size. I woulda been a while longer though."
"I know. I couldn't wait."
"You're such a dirty boy you needed the shower right away?" Torrie giggled and Dom growled.
"No. I only got three days with you and I'm not wasting any of it." Dom started to rinse the soap out of her hair. "Wash my hair for me next?" Torrie giggled.
"You don't have any. But you can have some of mine. Some of it has to go."
"No way. We had this conversation in the shower before I think. You cut this hair and I'll beat you." Dom said turning her around. "Besides it's all clean now."
"Is it?" Torrie asked softly.
"Yeah." Dom answered as he leaned in to kiss her.
They were in the shower so much longer Torrie had really started to worry about using up all the hot water but there had been lots right till they turned the tap off.
"Get ready. We're goin out on the town." Dom told her as she was brushing her hair out.
"Oh are we?" Torrie asked.
"Yeah, why? What did you think we were gonna do?"
"Well, I figured it would involve seeing a lot of this room." Torrie giggled.
"And it will, but not solely that." Dom chuckled back and went to get dressed himself. Torrie walked out of the bathroom in a towel a few minutes later to try and take a queue from what Dom was wearing about what she should wear. He had this thing about not wanting to tell her what they were going to be doing and it drove her crazy as much as it made her happy to see how happy Dom was that he got to surprise her.
He was wearing yet another pair of his khaki pants and a black shirt. She shook her head at his predictability but grinned at the same time because it was just so Dom. She wouldn't expect him to wear anything else. But it was still funny. Just like Vince and his tank tops and those dirty blue jeans he always wore. She pulled on a pair of jeans herself. They were slit up the front to the mid thigh and held closed with criss-crossing leather thongs. She put on her boots and then a red baby tee. She pulled on Dom's jacket and then walked out to meet him in the sitting room.
"You ready?" Dom asked.
"I guess. Do I look ready?"
"You look like someone I want to take back to bed." Dom leered.
"Yeah, well, you made me get dressed so now you better take me out somewhere to make it worth my while."
"Your wish is my command." Dom laughed as he held the door open.
They walked to the car and got in. Dom started it up and turned out of the parking garage. He started off down the New York streets.
"So where are we going?" Torrie asked. Dom looked over at her. "Wait. Lemme guess. It's a surprise." Torrie laughed at the look on Dom's face. Busted.
"Yeah. It's a surprise. Just enjoy the scenery as we get there. What do you think of New York so far Torr?"
"Well, it's big." She started.
"It's no bigger then LA." Dom answered.
"Maybe not, but it feels bigger. I think it's because it's so different. It has so many different places in it. And it's cold."
"It's winter. But I guess it does get colder here then it does at home."
"Dom! They get snow here for crying out loud. That's cold." Torrie giggled.
"Yeah. I guess the decorations for Christmas are something to see here though. I personally don't think it's worth living in snow though." Dom shuddered at the thought of living anywhere that had weather that dropped below freezing.
"I couldn't do it. I find this weather cold. But it's fun for a few days. I wouldn't want to have to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe of warm clothes."
"You wouldn't? You and Mia can shop the malls empty. I can't believe you wouldn't want to shop for a whole new wardrobe."
"Well, I'd love to back in California where I could buy nice clothes that suit me not where I have to think about wearing cloths to keep me warm."
"I see. I didn't know my girl was so vain. You want to be able to wear clothes to show off in year round. You don't think you could look sexy in pants and a sweater?" Dom asked as he laughed at her.
"I can look sexy in nothing at all." Torrie threw back and then laughed because it was obvious from the look on Dom's face he was thinking of her wearing nothing at all.
"Um, maybe we will just go back to the hotel." Dom said.
"No way. You told me you had something to show me." Torrie pointed down the road. "So take me where ever and show me."
"Ok." Dom made a turn, then another turn and the waterfront area came into view. Torrie saw what she figured was their goal.
"Wow." She breathed out. "The statue of Liberty. It's beautiful." Torrie had seen the statue on pictures and post cards but never in person and it was magnificent.
They parked the car and got in line to buy tickets for the ferry that would take them to Ellis Island to see the statue and the Ellis Island museum.
AN: Short chapter. Sorry. I was really busy this week. I'll try to post more soon. I'm trying to shake things up some but don't worry. We'll try for that happy ending at some point yet. Oh and I have a favour to ask. Everyone go read Returning by Ubiquitous-Angel. It's crazy good. I mean really good. She's mean ;)(go read it and you'll see why I say that.) but it's a great story. And WOW I got 200 reviews. That's mad. Thanks to everyone. On with the story.
Torrie woke up from one of the best nights sleep she could remember in a long time. She belonged sleeping with Dom. She sat up and stretched, then looked down to where Dom was still asleep on his side facing her with his arm over her waist. She smiled and slid out from under his arm and went to the bathroom.
She decided to take a shower while she was there and within seconds the bathroom was filled with billowing steam as she took a shower so hot it was turning her pale skin a bright pink. She was singing 'Sugar Sugar' while she washed her hair when she felt someone else's hands start to work the shampoo through the strands.
"Argh!" She screamed in shock, then calmed down when she realized it must be Dom. "When did you wake up?"
"Just now. And like always I find out you're hogging the shower first and using all the hot water."
"Dom. I doubt very much there's a hot water shortage in a place this size. I woulda been a while longer though."
"I know. I couldn't wait."
"You're such a dirty boy you needed the shower right away?" Torrie giggled and Dom growled.
"No. I only got three days with you and I'm not wasting any of it." Dom started to rinse the soap out of her hair. "Wash my hair for me next?" Torrie giggled.
"You don't have any. But you can have some of mine. Some of it has to go."
"No way. We had this conversation in the shower before I think. You cut this hair and I'll beat you." Dom said turning her around. "Besides it's all clean now."
"Is it?" Torrie asked softly.
"Yeah." Dom answered as he leaned in to kiss her.
They were in the shower so much longer Torrie had really started to worry about using up all the hot water but there had been lots right till they turned the tap off.
"Get ready. We're goin out on the town." Dom told her as she was brushing her hair out.
"Oh are we?" Torrie asked.
"Yeah, why? What did you think we were gonna do?"
"Well, I figured it would involve seeing a lot of this room." Torrie giggled.
"And it will, but not solely that." Dom chuckled back and went to get dressed himself. Torrie walked out of the bathroom in a towel a few minutes later to try and take a queue from what Dom was wearing about what she should wear. He had this thing about not wanting to tell her what they were going to be doing and it drove her crazy as much as it made her happy to see how happy Dom was that he got to surprise her.
He was wearing yet another pair of his khaki pants and a black shirt. She shook her head at his predictability but grinned at the same time because it was just so Dom. She wouldn't expect him to wear anything else. But it was still funny. Just like Vince and his tank tops and those dirty blue jeans he always wore. She pulled on a pair of jeans herself. They were slit up the front to the mid thigh and held closed with criss-crossing leather thongs. She put on her boots and then a red baby tee. She pulled on Dom's jacket and then walked out to meet him in the sitting room.
"You ready?" Dom asked.
"I guess. Do I look ready?"
"You look like someone I want to take back to bed." Dom leered.
"Yeah, well, you made me get dressed so now you better take me out somewhere to make it worth my while."
"Your wish is my command." Dom laughed as he held the door open.
They walked to the car and got in. Dom started it up and turned out of the parking garage. He started off down the New York streets.
"So where are we going?" Torrie asked. Dom looked over at her. "Wait. Lemme guess. It's a surprise." Torrie laughed at the look on Dom's face. Busted.
"Yeah. It's a surprise. Just enjoy the scenery as we get there. What do you think of New York so far Torr?"
"Well, it's big." She started.
"It's no bigger then LA." Dom answered.
"Maybe not, but it feels bigger. I think it's because it's so different. It has so many different places in it. And it's cold."
"It's winter. But I guess it does get colder here then it does at home."
"Dom! They get snow here for crying out loud. That's cold." Torrie giggled.
"Yeah. I guess the decorations for Christmas are something to see here though. I personally don't think it's worth living in snow though." Dom shuddered at the thought of living anywhere that had weather that dropped below freezing.
"I couldn't do it. I find this weather cold. But it's fun for a few days. I wouldn't want to have to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe of warm clothes."
"You wouldn't? You and Mia can shop the malls empty. I can't believe you wouldn't want to shop for a whole new wardrobe."
"Well, I'd love to back in California where I could buy nice clothes that suit me not where I have to think about wearing cloths to keep me warm."
"I see. I didn't know my girl was so vain. You want to be able to wear clothes to show off in year round. You don't think you could look sexy in pants and a sweater?" Dom asked as he laughed at her.
"I can look sexy in nothing at all." Torrie threw back and then laughed because it was obvious from the look on Dom's face he was thinking of her wearing nothing at all.
"Um, maybe we will just go back to the hotel." Dom said.
"No way. You told me you had something to show me." Torrie pointed down the road. "So take me where ever and show me."
"Ok." Dom made a turn, then another turn and the waterfront area came into view. Torrie saw what she figured was their goal.
"Wow." She breathed out. "The statue of Liberty. It's beautiful." Torrie had seen the statue on pictures and post cards but never in person and it was magnificent.
They parked the car and got in line to buy tickets for the ferry that would take them to Ellis Island to see the statue and the Ellis Island museum.