Kiba was angry that he had let her walk out. He knew technically them sleeping together was not a good idea. His brain knew that, but his body was screaming at him right now. He had a raging hard on and he would have to use his hand to get rid of it because the memory of her body against his wasn't going anywhere and neither was his hard on. He cursed and went to the bathroom to take care of it. When he reentered the kitchen he fixed food and cursed again, Akamaru whined behind him. "Sorry buddy," Kiba said to his pup, "let's go for a run." Kiba ran for 30 minutes before he was throbbing from pain everywhere and he wanted nothing more than to take his meds and head to bed. As he made his way back his phone lit up and he received group chat messages from his friends joking about seeing him and Kate on the dance floor. He growled, of course they saw. He sent a quick reply to the group stating nothing happened and the responses were more jokes. He shook his head and his phone blared to life because it was Ino calling.
"Hello Ino," Kiba said. She must have just left the club, he could hear the music fading in the background.
"What did you do?" Ino slurred slightly.
"Nothing," He responded.
"Kibaaa," She whined and he pulled the phone away from his ear, "She's a really nice girl. Please tell me you didn't just quickie it and leave. I really like her and I want her to come to more get togethers. She has enough complicated men in her life and she doesn't need you muddying the waters more."
"Ino, nothing happened. I drove her home, we kissed and then we separated for the night." He wasn't exactly lying.
"You made her mad didn't you?" Ino said. How did she always know?
"No," Kiba said shortly.
"That's the only reason I can think of as to why you two aren't shacking up right now. She was definitely ready to sleep with you but she did say that her neighbor was annoying and she wanted to slap him, but she didn't deny that she thought you were hot." Ino giggled at this and he heard Sai talking to her in the background and she muttered an "I know baby, and I love you for it," away from the phone.
"Ino I'm gonna go, have fun with Sai tonight." He said before he hung up. Sometimes he hated that all his friends were happily married or in relationships. They didn't know how lonely it made him feel on nights like this. Usually it didn't bother him but here lately it had and that made him uncomfortable. He had a reason for not liking commitment and even though his friends didn't know it, occasionally he got tired of the playboy jokes. They knew he was a gentleman and they really were just messing with him in a friendly manner but he got annoyed sometimes. His phone continued to buzz but he stayed out of the group chat for the rest of the night.
The rest of the weekend flew by for Kate. She decided to let Oliver stay with her mother in the hopes that his moodiness would go away when he returned home and he'd be in a better mood. When she returned to work the next week it was like nothing had happened between her and Kiba and thankfully if Ino knew anything she had not really said anything when Kate told her nothing had happened she let it rest. They had a major wedding to get ready for and she was excited to be working on cake designs. Sai had dropped by and asked about Kiba but Ino silenced him and he let it drop. He was going to do the intricate painting on the cake after she finished the sides and all the physical parts of the cake. She worked on different parts and every night that week she had been exhausted when she marched up the stairs at the end of the day. Occasionally she met Kiba in the hall but they exchanged nothing more than pleasantries. The weather had gotten colder and she felt bad for him because it had to be hell to get a jacket on and off with a bullet wound in his shoulder. Her anger at their night had pretty much dissipated and she wanted to reach out to him and start over. Her body still burned when she thought about him too much and she realized that he had technically done it because he respected her more than she respected herself. She also thought about him telling her she was gorgeous and she knew it was stupid but she couldn't help it. Hearing it was something she had dreamed someday someone would say to her. It was probably just a line he drops, she thought, but damn it sure felt like he meant it.
