The plan is to text Gloria back whenever she texts him first, to try and meet up with her if she wants to make plans, and just generally be there if she needs it, but otherwise not do too much to encourage things. Eventually, it won't be so new anymore, her crush will start to fade and the magic will wear off, and then it will be easier to put an end to this, before it turns into a scandal.

That's the plan, but Gloria doesn't always text him first. Sometimes, Leon just happens to think of something he wants to tell someone, and the contact he always pulls up to text is Gloria. Sometimes they talk about things that aren't at all sexual in nature, and she sends him pictures from her journey, updating him on her progress while he shares stories from his day.

By the time she's making her way to her second gym challenge, he realizes that the two of them have begun texting pretty regularly, and what's more, even when he isn't talking to her, he's usually thinking about her. He's only seen her a handful of times in person, but she's become such a regular part of his life that she's on his mind more and more often lately, more often than anyone else he's casually slept with has been. But then, it's rare that he's with anyone more than once, so maybe that's the difference.

The problem with all of this is that he likes how regular Gloria has become in his life, and he's starting to think that it's not so bad to have someone like that. He can't help but look forward to seeing her again, and listening to her cute little moans while she pleasures herself on the other end of the line is almost as exciting as being there in person. There are plenty of attractive people that he's sure he wouldn't have minded a more regular arrangement with, but he's never tried for it before, and never expected to end up in such an arrangement with someone like Gloria.

Essentially, he stayed in this arrangement as if he were being blackmailed into it, even though she hadn't actually started blackmailing him. It was the fear of potential blackmail that did it, but now, he hardly ever thinks about that aspect at all. Instead, he just thinks about her, and when he gets to see her again, and all the texts and pictures, and not just the more risque ones that he definitely should delete just in case, but hasn't been able to bring himself to actually delete yet.

At this point, it's starting to become apparent that this is a lot more than just not minding having a more stable friend with benefits, and that it might be a lot more complicated than all of that. Which is all the more reason for him to cut it off soon, he knows, but rather than doing anything that might cause the relationship to cool off, he continues exactly as he has been, more excited for their reunion in Motostoke than he should be.

This isn't something that he expected to have to deal with. Leon has always been content keeping things casual and just making sure that everyone he shared a night with had fun, with no deeper feelings involved. In fact, he doesn't think he's ever had these sorts of feelings before, and he's even more lost here than he is trying to navigate a city on his own.

~X~

With all of these thoughts on his mind, it's no surprise that he wants to keep things simple. He doesn't like to concern himself with more complicated matters; it's why his career suits him perfectly, when he only has to worry about battle strategies and training, and making sure that he can make everyone smile and inspire them to grow stronger on their own. Anything with any complexity is better suited for the brainier types.

So he keeps things simple, and he keeps his date with Gloria, getting a room for the two of them when he knows that she's set to arrive in Motostoke. He debates using a false name, but he's always immediately recognized wherever he goes, and he doesn't actually know what benefit using a fake name at a hotel actually has, he just knows he's seen that in movies before. It's unlikely that anyone will notice Gloria going to and from his room, especially if they make sure they don't go anywhere at the same time.

She's planning to spend the night before her challenge with him, and then that night as well, before she has to get back on the road to go after her fourth badge. Assuming that she actually wins here, but at this point, he has every confidence that she's going to make it far.

He really hopes she makes it all the way, because he's not wanted to battle someone this much in a long time, and even if it wouldn't be the first time he's battled someone he's fucked- far from it- there is definitely some excitement to it.

She arrives not long after she makes it into town, which he can admire, since hotels always get him all turned around once he's steps off the lift. And once the door has closed behind her, she's on him, wasting no time in throwing her arms around him and pulling him down into a kiss. She sure looks like the same Gloria from that night in Postwick, but he can't imagine that Gloria ever being so bold. It's a nice change; even if he did think it was cute to fluster her so easily, and even if he did like her shyness, he really likes seeing her start to come into her own and get some confidence. If anything, the gym challenge has been good for her in that regard, or maybe she just missed him this much.

When she pulls back, she's completely breathless and grinning up at him, and his chest hurts a little bit, which he knows is definitely not a good thing , at least not when it comes to his plans for this. But, rather than spending any time dwelling on that, he just returns the grin and says, "Good to see you too, Gloria. You don't waste any time, huh?"

She blushes, starting to look even more like the Gloria from the first night, as she starts to doubt herself. "Sorry, was that too forward? I just really…"

"No, no, don't worry about it. I was a little surprised, but that's not a bad thing at all, kid," he says. "I missed you too, you know."

With that little bit of encouragement, her confidence is back, and she kisses him again, and this time, he returns it with even more ferocity. He needs this just as bad as she does, he's sure, because he's been waiting for her and relying only on her texts and calls to get him through it. Since this is the first time he's had anything regular, it's the first time he's had to consider how committed he would be in something that isn't a real relationship, but the idea of fucking someone else while waiting to meet up with her doesn't sit well with him at all.

There is also a nagging voice in the back of his head that says he wouldn't be satisfied with anyone else while waiting for her anyway, but he refuses to acknowledge that possibility, or why such a possibility would exist.

By the time they've stopped kissing again, Gloria has him on the bed, sitting on top of him, and then he sees that unsureness return to her eyes again. She starts to apologize for her forcefulness, but when he smirks at her and says, "I like seeing you take charge, baby," she once again allows her lust to take over, rather than thinking about it.

He can only imagine how pent-up she must be, considering the way she melted under his touch the first night, considering how easily she went to pieces on the phone while she was camping. The kid has an appetite, that's for sure, but indulging her is somehow so rewarding for him, and he shouldn't be surprised that she's gotten to the point that, when she lets it take over, she becomes so forward. Leon doesn't mind laying back as she strips him as much as she needs to.

She's impatient enough that she only takes off her sweater and her panties for this, leaving her in her dress as she positions herself over his lap. He wouldn't have minded if she took the time to strip the rest of the way, so he could watch her small breasts bounce while she rode him, but there will be time for that some other time, because he knows there's no way these meetings are going to be ending any time soon. No matter what his better judgment may say.

She hesitates for a moment, just before she begins to fit herself around him, and he isn't sure if she's intentionally teasing him by rubbing right against the tip of his cock or genuinely doesn't realize it. Ordinarily, he would say an innocent girl like her would have no idea, but she's far from innocent, and each encounter brings more of that side of her to the surface, so now, he wouldn't put it past her, and it takes all he has not to just pull him down onto her in one swift motion.

Instead, he rests his hands on her ass, holding her like this as she finally sinks down on him, letting out a needy and shameless moan as she does. He loves the look on her face once he buries himself inside of her, he doesn't think he could ever get tired of it. She's so damn cute and so damn sexy, and he is in way over his head, but whenever he's talking to her, whenever he's with her, he isn't able to be properly concerned with the direction this is going in.

If he isn't careful, he's going to end up in a situation that he really won't be able to find a way out of.

But still he chooses to ignore these possibilities and ignore his own concerns, and just enjoy Gloria bouncing up and down on top of him, seeing just how wild she goes when she's in charge, only listening to her own needs. She's never even done it like this before and she's already a natural, getting herself off in record time and giving them plenty more time for him to spend the rest of the night getting her off over and over again, until they're both too exhausted to move.

Tomorrow, she'll have another battle that he'll have to watch from the room to avoid drawing a crowd, and then they'll be right back at it again. He knows that it's absolutely not a good sign that tomorrow night already feels too far away, and the idea that he might be getting a little obsessed with their encounters can't mean anything good.