Chapter Six: Waking Up Next To Him

The next morning, Kali struggled to open her eyes, but the throbbing pain in her head stopped her. She rubbed her temples with her thumbs, and could distinctly taste vomit rising in her throat. "Oh God," she moaned, trying not to gag. She rolled over in desperate search of a waste basket to throw up in, but instead, she brushed up against the sleeping form next to her. All concerns of vomiting were immediately gone. She practically flew out of the bed, ignoring the pain in her head. Upon seeing that she was naked, she snatched the blanket off the bed, and wrapped it around herself. Without the blanket, she could see the man in the bed. "Oh no," she gasped, even though he was laying on his stomach with his head turned away from her, she recognized him. The enormous tattoo on his back was all she needed to see. And as far as she could tell, he was just as naked as she.

She backed away slowly from the bed, determined not to wake him. But as she walked backward toward the door, she tripped over her shoes and fell into a small, glass side table, sending it crashing down. Dave jumped at the noise. "What's going on?" He asked, and fell back to pillow, with his hands covering his head. "Oh… I feel like I was beaten with a hammer."

Kali struggled to her feet, quickly checking herself for cuts, but didn't say anything. He rolled over and squinted his eyes at her. "What are you doing here?" He asked, clearly confused.

"I've been asking myself the same question," she sighed in reply. It was then that he noticed they were naked.

"I don't remember this," he said, "Why don't I remember this?"

"I'm supposed to know? I can't remember what happened either," she cried, nearly loosing the grip on her blanket. She pulled it tighter around her, and glared at him as if daring him to try and look.

On the table next to the bed, Dave's phone began to vibrate and then ring. They both stared at it, as if not sure what to do. Finally, Kali said "Are you going to answer that?"

"I don't think so, I've got too much going on in my head to talk to anyone right now," he replied, looking away from the phone and back at her.

"Well, what do you think happened last night?" she asked, knowing she being deliberately ignorant. Dave just stared at her in disbelief.

"I know what I think happened, Kali," he said, "And you do, too."

"Oh my God, I really can't think about this right now," she said, her headache suddenly coming back. She began massaging her temples again.

"Why do you make it sound like what we did was wrong?" He asked, "We're two, consenting adul-"

"Consenting!" She cried, interrupting him, "you would call that consenting! We were drunk! And not to mention I've known you for, what, two days now! And don't say what 'we did', neither of us remembers what 'we did'."

"Alright, fine. Let's just pretend none of this happened," Dave suggested, standing up from the bed, and pulling the sheet tightly around his waist. "You never woke in my room, and I never found you here. Is that what you want?"

Kali was taken aback by his sudden anger. "Dave, I'm…" but she was at a loss for words.

"No, actually, it's for the best really," he said, gathering up her clothes and holding them out to her. "Besides, your uncle would kill me if he found out, so we should definitely keep this quiet." Kali sensed the hurt in his voice, and guilt flooded through her. She had known how she felt about him, but now, seeing him this way, showed how much he cared for her.

She reached out and took her things from him. "And don't worry about the table, I'll have house keeping come up and take care of it," he said.

A/N:

Sorry this is short, but I'm kinda stuck here. And don't let the length fool you, this chapter was actually very hard for me to write. I think I have about five different versions written. Anyways, thanks to those who have reviewed. It really makes me smile reading them. And to those who said they haven't figured out where I'm going with this, please, if you do, let me know, because I really haven't a clue right now. I'm just kind of wingin' it. Other than that, I hope you liked this chapter (mini-chapter if you will), and again, thanks for the reviews.

Tanfalath