Janet opened the door and her eyes lit up when she saw Daniel.
"Hi" Daniel smiled.
Janet held the door open while Daniel walked in, shutting it behind him.
"Where's Cassie?" Daniel asked looking around.
"She's staying over at a friend's house"
"Good" Daniel smiled and pulled his shirt over his head.
"Daniel" Janet shook her head.
"What?" Daniel threw his shirt on the couch.
"Nothing" Janet decided to drop it.
"So how do you arrange that?" Daniel started backing toward the bedroom. "Wouldn't Cassie start to wonder if you tried to get rid of her?"
Janet followed him "Actually Cassie's best friend has a single mom. So, if either of us want…a little privacy we call the other girls mother and they drop some hints and…"
"And here we are" Daniel finished, stretching out on the bed on his back. He'd already kicked his shoes off and was lying there in nothing but his khaki's. "Janet?" Daniel held out his hand. Ever since that day when she'd made the first move Janet had backed down, become almost shy at times, and let Daniel make the first move.
Janet sat down beside him on the bed but gently pulled away when he reached for her. "Daniel, can we talk?"
Daniel winced. Not that he minded talking to Janet, he enjoyed it. But timing wise he usually preferred after to before, and he was never quite relaxed until he knew what the subject matter was going to be… "About what?" he posed turning onto his side and resting his head on his elbow.
"Anything" Janet rested a hand on his shoulder. Daniel raised his eyebrows. "It's just that we never talk Daniel. You come over and jump in my bed and I know I never asked you for any kind of a relationship, but we've always been friends and lately I feel like we're just …"
"Janet, you know I care about you" Daniel took her hand. "It's just my wife…"
"Daniel I don't expect you to leave her, I don't want you to leave her, you know that. But when you're here, I want to be with you, not just your body."
"Janet" Daniel moved over and pulled her down beside him so he was looking into her eyes. He lightly caressed her face with his hand and whispered. "I'm sorry if I've been a little distant." he swallowed. "I guess I'm just a little...scared." he admitted.
Janet covered his hand with her own. "Scared of what?" she asked gently.
"That I'm falling in love with you"
Janet inhaled sharply.
"Janet?" Daniel wondered if he'd said the wrong thing.
"Shut up Daniel" she whispered, burying her face in his neck.
Daniel smiled and wrapped his arms around her.
"Daniel" Janet spoke into his shoulder.
"Hmm?"
"I'm falling for you too."