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Chapter 7

They sat on the sofa together for nearly an hour, making small talk and watching the snow. She was on her second cup of tea, and Danny had switched to water. He had propped his feet up on the low table in front of them and had put on a grey jacket that went with a suit. It only made him even more handsome than he had been before.

Either that, or Rose realized she must be getting high off what they were smoking.

She sat with her back in the corner of the sofa. She had inched her feet closer to him without even realizing it while they sat there and talked. He was charming, funny, and didn't seem to take too many things very seriously at all. Either that, or he was using his humor to hide something that he would prefer to not think about. One thing she was certain of though, she hadn't laughed this much since …ever. Her face had begun to hurt.

She stretched her arm out to put the mug on the table. Danny quickly took it from her and sat it on the table.

"You're going to roll off of this sofa and bust your ass." He laughed and returned to sitting with his arm propped on the back of the sofa.

"I'm not that high."

He smiled and winked at her. "Neither am I."

They both laughed.

"What do you think you are?" Danny asked her.

"On your crazy scale?"

"Yes. From sober as a priest on Sunday to a man who is about to take his vows-"

She laughed again and playfully slapped his hand. "Okay, stop."

He laughed with his deep voice that was as lovely as he was.

She cleared her throat. "Alright. Let's be serious now."

"Why?" He asked.

"Because my face hurts and I need a break from laughing."

"Oh, alright." He smiled.

"So…what can I ask you that is serious? Danny?"

"What?"

"What do you do?"

"Well, I used to be an actor." He unconsciously took her feet in his hands and began to rub them. "I don't know if it's something I'm going to continue or not though."

"Why not? Do you like it?"

"Pretending to be someone I'm not? Who wouldn't like that? I love it."

"Then why would you quit?"

He shook his head. "I don't know."

"Interesting. Let's think about that while I ask another embarrassing question?"

"What you get two? Who made these rules?"

"Okay. So, Danny. Are you wearing mascara?" She teased.

"No." Danny shook his head and both of them began to laugh again.

"No. My grandmother was Italian. That's the reason I have this completion."

She nodded.

"Alright." Danny pointed at himself. "My turn. Rose?"

"Yes?"

"Is that your natural hair color?"

"No." She insisted and laughed. "Is that yours?"

They laughed together. He ran his hand through his greying hair. "This is all-natural. Earned every one of them. It's my chrome."

She smiled, "Chrome?"

"Like you put on an old car-"

"Are you an old car?"

He stopped rubbing her feet and shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe. Hmm."

She laughed at him.

He began to rub her feet again.

She smiled at him. "You don't have to rub my feet."

"I only realized I was doing it after you started looking at me like that."

"Like what?"

He chuckled, "Oh, I can see it. So where were we?"

"Embarrassing questions."

"Alright, and whose turn-"

"Mine."

"Of course it is."

"Married?"

Danny looked down at her feet that he was rubbing. "Divorced. You?"

"Dumped." She thought of Pete asking her to leave and added, "Twice."

Danny hummed, "Bummer."

She shook her head. "Pete and Mum are expecting a baby. They wanted time to get to know one another before the baby comes."

"Really? Jackie Tyler is pregnant?"

She pointed at him, "This is not on the record."

"Like I talk to the press. Wow. How far along is she?"

"Four months."

He nodded. "Wow. How old is she?"

"Um. Nope." She insisted and took another deep puff. "My embarrassing questions, not hers."

He laughed, "I've met her. She's a fan of mine."

Rose made a face, "Oh, God. Do not tell me that."

He laughed, "Why not?"

"Because I find you attractive and an-" She covered her face. "Did I actually say that?"

He laughed, "Yeah, you did."

She shook her head with her face covered. "I can't believe I said that, I must be so high."

Danny laughed and sat his water on the table. He moved closer to her on the sofa and pulled down her hands. He looked at her long enough that she wasn't sure if he was studying her face or working up his nerve of whatever he was going to say.

"Um."

She didn't wait any longer. She leaned in and kissed him. She licked the crack in his lips and slipped her tongue into his mouth. His technique exceeded her expectations which only made her want him more. She felt his hands on her back, pulling her closer until she filled in every chiseled spot in his chest. It only fueled her more. She placed her hands under his jacket to be closer to his bare skin. Then she decided it was just in the way.

Before she knew what she was doing, her hands were taking off the jacket. Was this her actions? Yes. It was her hands.

Oh, hands. His hands. She felt them on her bare skin. He slowly rose them until he cupped one of her breasts and then suddenly stopped.

"Wait a minute." He said.

She must have had her hands in his hair at some point because it was sticking up in odd places. Her heart was racing. She wanted him so much. Her heart was praying he wasn't about to say something reasonable.

He cleared his throat. "Rose. We're really fucked up. Are you sure you want to-"

"Fuck?"

He stopped and looked at her with his face spreading into a wide smile. "I know I want to. But-"

"I say, let's take three more puffs of that, and go find a bed." Rose told him.

Danny sat back and looked at her. He stood up and for a moment, Rose thought he had come to his senses of how bad an idea this had to be.

But, then he offered her his hand and pulled her off the sofa. "I hear you. To keep warm."

She smiled, "Yes. To keep warm."

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Holding his hand, they walked out into the dark hallway. He turned around and wrapped his arms around her to begin to kiss her again as they slowly made their way down the hallway. Both of them became so distracted in the kiss that they stopped not even halfway down the hall.

"Stop. Stop. Stop." Danny said. "Rose, this is probably not a-"

She put her finger across his lips. "Get us there before I lose my nerve."

"Yes, ma'am. You're the boss." He took her hand and laughed the rest of the way down the hall. It caused her to start laughing again. He stepped into a bathroom. She slipped a bit on the tiled door as they walked into his closet. One side was full of different colored oxfords that had just been dry cleaned. Just beyond that, she saw the destination.

The room was barely illuminated with the emergency lights that were placed in the corners and ran among the bottom of the room. One wall was made up completely of floor-to-ceiling windows that caused her to grip him tighter as he moved them in front of them.

"Ouch." He finally said.

She stopped kissing and looked at him. "What?"

"Well, I like it a little rough, but-"

She bit her lip, "Sorry. This window."

"You're afraid of heights. Alright." He moved them to the foot of the bed and began to kiss her again.

She knew she had to be high. She was thinking about how she needed to stop, but her body just continued. She wanted him so bad she decided to stop fighting it and completely relax under his touch.

He pulled the sweatshirt off of her and then her t-shirt. He began to kiss her as they stood at the end of the bed. Both of his hands met her breasts. He gently stroked the sides of them, careful not to touch the pink.

Oh, how she wanted him to touch it. He brought his thumbs up to tease the nipple through the fabric.

She exhaled a groan.

It caused him to grin. "Gosh, I want this."

She was breathless. "Me too." She managed just as he unfastened her bra. She allowed it to fall down her arms, exposing her chest to him.

He stepped back and took a deep breath. "Oh wow. Those are nice."

She heard herself giggle and was surprised when her hands, again under their own devices, unfastened her jeans and pushed them to the floor. She stood up, fully aware of her nude body on full display in front of him. Her heart felt as if it was about to pound out of her chest. She wondered if he could hear it.

He stepped back and bumped into the wall. "Wow. " Was all he could manage.

She closed her eyes and stood here. Feeling both the high, and embracing such an uncharactisitc thing for her to do. She could feel his eyes looking at every inch of her body. She couldn't believe she was doing this. And then, she felt her own hands slide up her body and tease him as she began to caress her own breasts.

She could still feel his eyes on her, but then he had a horrible thought. What if he had came to his senses? She opened her eyes and saw him standing in front of her with his mouth hanging open, unable to move from what he was seeing. Either that, or he was just really stoned.

Then she remembered she was stoned and laughed.

It broke the sudden tension she had felt.

Danny laughed with her, "What?"

She couldn't stop laughing. "I'm so fucking high."

He took another hit off of the vape and sat it on the dresser next to where he stood. He turned back to her and exhaled. "Where are you, then?"

She continued to laugh, "I'm going to say a twelve."

"A twelve?" He laughed, "It only goes to ten."

She stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him. He met her lips and peppered her face with tender kisses.

She whispered, "What are you, Captain Morgan?"

He beamed at her, "Oh, I'm in the high thirties here."

They both collapsed into laughter.

She lay back on the bed behind her. Or rather, she felt her body betray her again, and invite him. What was the thinking? She was so high. She needed to stop this. She rubbed her face and managed to stop laughing.

He watched her lay down in front of him. Moving his body so he could get a good look at her, he finally lay down with her. He began to suck her nipple as she teased the other one, "Are they real?"

They began to laugh again, "Are we still playing embarrassing questions?"

"I think we've entered a whole new level of embarrassment." He told her before he met her lips again.

She lay back as she allowed her body to enjoy this moment. He kissed perfectly, sucking her lip and taking his time as his gentle hand had now made its way to her folds between her legs. She was sure he could hear her heart pounding.

Was this really happening? Was she really….what was her body doing now? Without her realizing it, she had spread her legs and moved her hand to spread apart her folds to him. Putting herself on full display for his benefit.

He was speechless. Before she could stop herself, she had moved his head to her opening. He went willingly. His tongue licked from her navel, southward. Reaching the hood of her clit, he pressed it back with his thumb and began to tease her.

She arched her back and moaned.

"Man, you really want this." He mumbled.

"Yes!" She panted as he planted his face between her legs and sucked her clit.

She could hear the noises she was making and couldn't control herself. She could feel herself beginning to come under his direction. He had only just run his tongue down inside of her.

Worried she was about to sit up, he pressed her back down on the bed. Then he began to rub her breast while he put two fingers inside of her. He turned his hand and was able to curl his fingers while still teasing her clit with his thumb. Rose had never felt such pleasure before.

He curled his fingers sideways and she felt unable to breathe until after she had taken a huge gasp of breath. Was she about to pass out? She was so high. She closed her eyes and saw fireworks flashing behind her eyelids. The pleasure only seemed to grow more intense as she allowed herself to become fully focused on it.

She heard herself mumble to him, "How are…"

She exhaled just as she felt herself let go. She sat up in the bed and closed her eyes tightly. She allowed the orgasm to completely overtake her body. She panted at the ripples as they worked through her very soul. She heard her voice panting and begging for him. She felt like an idiot but wanted him more than she had wanted anything.

Then, she felt his weight return to the bed. She wrapped her arms around him to find he had removed his shirt. Moving her hands down, she discovered he was completely nude.

Slowly he began to kiss her. "Rose. Let completely go. Let me have that again."

She panted at him.

He gently peppered her face with kisses. "I'm never like this."

"Neither am I" she tried to catch her breath.

He continued to kiss her neck. "But, I want you so much." He moved down and bit her breast gently, but enough that would leave a mark.

She closed her eyes and just resolved to let him do anything to her that he wanted. She breathlessly whispered his name.

He moved his hand back to her folds and began to slowly tease her again.

She realized that she had gripped his back and pulled her leg completely behind his back. "Oh, please." She heard herself cry. Tears and all. She briefly thought how pathetic she must sound, but then completely forgot anything she ever knew. The waves of another orgasm began to move through her body. Just as she began to pant, she felt him enter her. He pressed himself as deep inside as she could take.

She gasp and then, couldn't catch her breath for a moment as she took in that he was inside of her. Completely. Unprotected. She didn't know this guy! What was she doing?

He pressed himself into her deeper and she heard his deep voice, "You are so sexy. I never want to leave where I am right now."

She never wanted him to do and wrapped her legs around him. Unable to speak she began to pant, "Danny…."

He began to thrust.

She heard herself make noises that would embarrassed her any other time. Gosh, she was high. She closed her eyes and felt as if her vagina may have been in her throat. Then she felt her entire body begin to tinkle with nothing but the pleasure that Danny's thrusting was bringing to her body. She held onto him tighter.

"Oh my God." She panted as he moved his face to meet her lips again.

His precision of his thrusting and his perfect technique of kissing made her wonder if he was truly high or not. Just as she had the thought, she forgot it as she forgot everything again. She pushed herself up on her feet to lift her hips to meet his thrusting. It drove him deeper just as she came and pushed him out of her opening.

She collapsed on the bed.

He growled and decided he wanted more. "Rollover and put your ass in the air."

She did as she was asked. Standing on her knees, he spread her folds apart and he pressed himself inside. The angle was a welcomed change. He also moved his hand back to her clit. Thrusting while teasing her, caused her to begin to orgasm again. "How was this even possible?" She thought. "My God this man is amazing."

He continued to thrust. Just as she felt herself about to come, she felt him come inside of her. He pressed into her deeply.

She shouted. She was sure of it. She had never done that before any time before when she had made love with someone.

He leaned down to kiss her back. She could feel his erection softening inside of her. He panted and she realized how sweaty they both of them had become. Then she realized she was wet down the inside of both of her legs.

"Hang on a bit. I'll bring something to clean us up." He told her and fell onto the floor with a loud thump.

She laughed loudly. "Are you okay?"

He sprang straight up, laughing. "Totally fine."

She lay down in the silky black material and passed out.

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