Kates POV
My alarm rang as I opened my eyes a crack. I'm glad it was friday that didn't remove the feeling of wanting to go back to sleep though. I did my usual routine of hitting the snooze button, before turning over and falling back asleep. After ten minutes the alarm rang again. I whined as I hit the snooze button once more. Ten more minutes and I'm up for the day. Ten minutes goes really fast when you're trying to stay in bed. It rang for the third time and I hit okay before sitting up. I stretched and got out of my warm bed. It wasn't cold in my room but because I had to leave my thick blankets it felt so. Slowly I walked to the bathroom to do the usual routine of pissing, showering, and brushing my teeth. For my first day back without my cast I wanted to look good. I wore my dark navy blue jeans, a white T-shirt, and black leather jacket. Finally I wore my brown boots. I looked in the mirror and studied myself. I think I looked cute. I sprayed some perfume before walking out of my room and heading down the stairs.
At the bottom I saw Lilly sitting at the table finishing a bowl of cereal.
"You ready to go?" I asked. She looked at me and nodded before sipping the rest of the milk in the bowl. She placed it in the sink as I opened the door to walk out. I missed driving to school so much. I hopped in the car and started it up as Lilly came jogging out the door with her bag. She tossed it in the back, buckled up and we set off.
"Long week for you wasn't it?" Lilly asked. I sighed as I thought of everything that happened. The heat was so comforting as it came out of the small vents. It helped me think clearly.
"Not as much as you'd think," I said. I saw Lilly turn to me and stare for a moment before asking me what I meant. "Well with Rick by my side it's felt very nice actually, I just hope he still stays close to me" I explained. Lilly stopped staring at me for a moment as she looked out the windshield to the dimly lit sky. She turned back to me.
"What were you two up to last night?" she asked.
"That chess set you saw me playing with him? He bought it for me as a celebration for making a full recovery. We were just playing it," I answered.
"He bought you a gift? That's so sweet, you two looked cute playing, have you asked him out yet?" Lilly questioned.
"We're friends," I said sternly.
"You keep saying that but I don't think you want it to be true. If someone else comes along and takes him you'll be upset. I know you will be'' Lilly said. I found myself gripping the steering wheel in anger as I thought of some girl taking my Rick away from me.
"That won't happen" I stated,
"why not? Is Rick not allowed to have a love life just because you two are Friends?" Lilly asked, putting emphasis on the word friends.
"I dont know how to feel about him, i just dont want to fuck up what we have, '' I explained, loosening my grip. I pulled into the Dunkin Donuts. I missed being able to get this myself. I ordered before pulling up to the first window to pay.
"I dont think you'll fuck anything up Kate. Rick likes you… alot" Lilly said, avoiding eye contact. I paid and drove to the second window and turned to Lilly as I waited.
"How do you know?" I asked curiously.
"Because… I can see it, '' she answered. Why did she hesitate? Does she know something I don't? My attention was directed to the window as I heard it slide open. The girl handed me my coffee and I thanked her before driving off.
We arrived at the school and I parked next to Humphrey, who I saw was already having a conversation with Rick. me and Rick met eyes through the windshield and he waved to me with a smile. I waved back before Lilly said something.
"Just think about what i said" after that she stepped out of the car before i could respond. She ran up and hugged Humphrey as I stepped out and walked over to the trio.
"Hey Humphrey" I said before turning to Rick. "hey" i said as i hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey Kate" he said as he hugged me back. When I broke the hug I met eyes with Lilly. She only nodded before walking with Humphrey to the school.
"I'll catch you two later" Humphrey said as he left, leaving me and Rick alone together. My favorite.
"You look really nice today," Rick said to me.
"Now how come I didn't get that any other day?" I asked jokingly.
"Because you weren't wearing this" he said, tugging on my leather jacket lightly. I hit his arm playfully. "Oh come on, you know you always look amazing" he said.
"Hm" I hummed smugly. I took his hand and walked with him towards the school. I've wanted to walk the halls while holding his hand for so long.
"Where are you taking me?" Rick asked. I hadn't thought that far ahead.
"I just don't want to leave you yet" I said to him. He hugged me before making eye contact with me.
"I'll see you in a couple of minutes okay?" he said. I nodded sadly.
"Okay" I said. Slowly I let go of his hand and hugged him again. As I did , I saw Garth talking to a group of his Jock buddies. He glanced at me as he was talking to his buddies. I hope he doesn't approach me any time soon. I let go and rubbed his cheek. "See you soon" I said as I turned to walk away, rubbing his leg lightly with my tail. Next period couldn't come soon enough.
When the bell rang for the first period I practically ran to class. I saw my friends as I passed by them. I think they tried to say something to me but I couldn't hear them. I was too busy getting to class. When I got there I saw Rick walking to the door. I ran over and hugged him.
"Woah" he said as he hugged me back awkwardly.
"Miss me?" he asked. I let go of him and took his hand and walked him into class. As we sat down he asked me if I was feeling okay.
"Of course I am. It's just that today's my first day without the crutches," I explained.
"Ah" he said, taking out his notebook and pencils. "Need one?" he asked. I shook my head no as I held up my pen. I nodded and flipped to the next clean page to start the warm up.
"So I was wondering if you wanted to hang out after school, say maybe… six o'clock?" I asked. He turned to me slightly before answering.
"I'm always up to spend time with you Kate" he said. My ears perked up. I was so glad to hear that.
"Really?" I asked excitedly.
"Kate. Have I ever turned you down?" he asked.
"No, you haven't," I laughed as I got to work. Over the next couple of periods I never left Rick's side, the only time was when we were in separate classes and even then I hugged him before and after each class we didn't have. Everytime we walked I held his hand the whole way. Never letting go.
When lunch time finally came I wanted to sit with him, but at the same time I didn't want to feel too clingy. I asked what he wanted to do and he told me he wanted to spend time with me if I didn't mind. I hugged him before sitting down next to him.
"Are you eating anything?" he asked.
"Are you?" I questioned. I'll be honest, I completely forgot about food.
"I was gonna get a sub made, did you want anything? I'll get it for you" he offered.
"No i'll come with you '' I said standing back up. We walked to the build your own sub station and ordered our food. The line wasn't long so that was nice. When we sat back down I saw Sweets waving me over. "I'll be right back" I told Rick before giving him a kiss on the cheek. The other guys at the table such as Humphrey and Shaky started making their ohh sounds as I walked off. When I got to my friends table Sweets asked me if me and Rick were dating.
"I keep telling you guys no '' I explained as I eyed all three of them.
"Kate. We know you care about him much more than a friend. Admit it" Winter challenged. I thought for a moment. I did have feelings for him and I really didn't want to ruin our relationship[. That's the only reason I hadn't made a move.
"I do, guys. But I don't want to ruin what we have, '' I explained. My ears flattened to the thought of losing Rick as a friend.
"Kate. i guarantee you that even if he somehow doesn't want to date you, it wont change a thing you have" Candy said.
"You really think so?" I asked.
"I know it, next time you two hang out you should make a move" Winter said before taking a bite out of a cookie. I looked back at Rick to see him and Shaky having a conversation. Did I really want to take the risk? "You wont regret it Kate '' Winter said, bringing my attention back to the table.
"We're hanging out tonight," I said.
"Perfect. Make you move tonight then" Sweets said. I nodded before turning away. I took two steps before turning back to the table.
"If you're wrong about this Candy. It'll be your ass" I said, making the three laugh. I turned and sat back down next to Rick who was half way done his sub.
"What was that about?" Rick asked. I unwrapped my sub as I answered.
"Sweets wanted to know why I was sitting over here" I lied.
"Did you want to go sit with them?" he asked.
"No. I'm right where I want to be," I said as I nuzzled against his shoulder.
When school ended me, Rick, Humphrey, and Lilly were walking to the parking lot.
"So I'll come over around six?" Rick asked.
"Yeah. I'll see you soon. Okay?" I said. Rick nodded as I gave him another hug. Afterwards Rick said his goodbyes to Humphrey and Lilly before leaving. "Are you coming home or are you hanging out with Humphrey? I asked Lilly.
"We were gonna go on a date, i'll be home in about three hours" she said. I nodded.
"See ya later Humph" I said as I sat in the car and drove off. When I got to my house I was alone. I walked upstairs and into my room before plopping on the bed. It was so comfy. "Alright six o'clock" I murmured. He'll be here in about four hours. I need to make my move tonight. If someone else takes him I don't know what I'll do so I have to make my move tonight. Okay how am i gonna pull it off? Chess match? No. movie? Maybe. Going out? Possibly. Here's another thing to consider, me and him are most likely going to be the only ones here.i know Lilly said three hours but who knows with her. Mom and Dad dont get off of work until nine so in the event that its just us two for the rest of the evening and i pull this off… should we have sex? No no no no no. too soon. I'm not even sure if I'll be able to pull this off. Should I try and set up a moment? Or wait for one to happen? We've almost kissed before. Last time was when we watched the hangover. That was fun. Maybe we could watch the other two tonight. If we lock eyes again I'll just go for it. I'll have my first ever kiss. But what about after? Ohhh I'm too horny. I've been like this since the hospital and I don't know why. Or maybe I do. I just long for his touch as he plays with my breasts and kisses me lightly. His touch is so relaxing I can only imagine how it would feel if he played with my body. I would ooze my warm liquid as I got more and more turned on as he played with me, and after I was lubed up enough he would… ohhh he would penetrate me, making me quiver in pleasure.
As i thought about my fantasy i noticed that somehow amongst it all i had pulled down my jeans slightly and started to finger myself. How did that even happen? It felt nice though so I decided to keep going. My head relaxed into my pillow as I went a little deeper. Not too deep though. My cherry hasn't been popped and I don't want to pop it myself. I hummed as i poked at myself. I can't think clearly like this. I need to get this horny out of me or i feel like ill royaly fuck this up. I cant have Rick thinking I'm using him. I licked my lips as I imagined Rick pressing him up against mine. Starting to go a bit faster I started to pant heavily. I'm glad Lilly didn't come home because I really need to get this out of me. I started to moan louder as I kept at it. Then something happened that made my heart stop. I heard a thud come from the other room. I stopped instantly and just stared at my closed door. I took my fingers out of myself to find they were now drenched in my thick lubricant. I wiped it on my sheet real fast and pulled my pants up. Getting off the bed I put my ear to the door and heard nothing. Am I getting paranoid? Either way I need to check. I opened the door quickly to see my mom trying to sneak away from my bedroom door.
"Mom?" I was surprised. She heard me, the jig was up.
"Heeeey" she said awkwardly.
"I thought you were at work," I said.
"I have off today, your dad doesn't though" she explained.
"Oh" I said as I eyed the floor. I couldn't bear to make eye contact with her. It was a good ten seconds before either of us spoke.
"Sweetie theirs… theirs nothing to be embarrassed about you know" mom said. She said that but I felt humiliated. I closed my eyes and sniffed shakily. I felt like I was going to cry from embarrassment. "Oh honey it's okay" my mom said, hugging me.
"You're not mad?" I asked.
"No. of course not, what you were doing is completely natural, i just cant believe its happening so soon" she explained.
"Mom… can we talk?" I asked.
"Of course. Let's go on the back porch though, I need a cigarette" she said as she began walking down the stairs. I followed close behind.
Mom took a seat before taking a cigarette out of her pack and lighting it up. She took a puff and exhaled the smoke as I sat across from her. It was chili out so I was glad I was still wearing my jacket.
"So what's been bothering you sweetie?" mom asked me. I didn't know exactly how to start explaining so I decided to just hop right into it.
"It's Rick" I started. Mom's eyes made a slight motion as she took another puff of her cigarette.
"What about him?" she asked.
"I… like him… a lot… and I don't know what to do," I said. Mom nodded before answering.
"You must really like him because you've never talked to me about dating advice before" she took another puff. "Does he make you nervous?" she asked.
"For lack of a better word" I said.
"So when you were upstairs just then… were you thinking about him?" she asked. I hesitated to answer. There was that embarrassing feeling again. I couldn't answer with words so I just nodded slowly, avoiding eye contact. "There's nothing to be embarrassed about, it just means you love him and you're looking for a way to express it. I think you should just wait for the right moment to tell him how you feel" mom said, as she held the cigarette back to her mouth.
"I don't want to rush it, but at the same time i feel like i'm running out of time" i explained. Mom took the cigarette out of her mouth and exhaled the smoke.
"There's no such thing as a time limit for love dear, besides. I've seen the way you two look at each other, I think he likes you too, and if i may be honest i wouldn't want you to date anyone else but him, not only because I have history with his family but he's such a good person, he saved you. I wouldn't have you right now if it wasn't for him, and that's what you should do for a person you love. I still don't know how to repay him, but you don't like him just because he saved you… do you?" she asked me. I hadn't thought of it like that. I thought for a moment. If i really only liked him for that reason then i wouldn't want to spend time with him as much as i do.
"No. I like him for him" i said. Mom puffed on her smoke again as she nodded.
"I figured as much, that's a good thing" she said.
"I wanted to start hanging out with him before the accident anyway, I did on that day, and I even went out to lunch with him," i told her.
"Did you? Where did you guys go?" she asked as she tapped the cigarette in the ashtray that sat on the small table beside her chair.
"A small food place down the street from our school, since then we've been hanging out at lunch and have been hanging out a lot outside of school. We went to Nathens, which is how he found out I like chess," I explained.
"I still think it's cute that he bought you a present," she said.
"He takes care of me," I said.
"And you're not even together yet," mom replied.
"Yet? Do you think there is a chance?" I asked.
"I know so. You two would be so cute" she said. I stared at the ground before saying what I thought of last night.
"Hey mom?" I asked.
"What is it?" she responded, sounding concerned.
"Last night… when you told me to save my first kiss for someone i love… were you referring to Rick?' I asked. I hoped she would say yes. Yet another puff of her cigarette was taken before she answered.
"I was… i know it's probably selfish of me but i want you taken care of, those other boys didn't care about you. He does, and that's what I want for you. Good guys are hard to come by these days" she explained. I was glad to hear that she was talking about Rick and not telling me to wait.
"We wanted to hang out around six. Is that okay?" I asked.
"What did you want to do?" Mom responded.
"Might watch a movie or two, maybe play some chess" I answered.
"You gonna eat? You've gotta eat" mom said,
"We'll do that eventually, '' I said. Mom nodded as she took one final puff before putting out the cigarette in the ashtray.
"I'm glad you're finding a way to express these feelings Kate. remember, sex is healthy, especially in a relationship" she said, and with that she stepped back into the house. "Coming in?" she asked.
"Yeah" I said as I got up and followed her inside.
As I walked inside I felt my phone vibrate. I pulled it out expecting to see a text from Rick or Lilly but instead it was a weather alert. It read. "WARNING high speed winds of 50 MPH in the event of this it is asked that you remain indoors until it blows over. Stay away from all windows. Make sure you have batteries and flashlights. Chances of the storm hitting is 62% take these precautions and stay safe"
