So I´ve decided I´d write a little something about Will´s ideas… I know it´s totally out of place as this story has been focused on Emma, but I promise it´ll add some spice to the chapter ;)
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Next morning, Emma woke up feeling in paradise. She had such a fantastic time the night before, and even when it was too soon even to think about it, she had the sensation she had made the right choice by dating Will. He was being the usual Will, the man she felt in love with when he was married to Terri.
She lay on her bed remembering: the Horror House, their snack, the kiss… Oh, that kiss made her body shiver just by thinking about it. He was always caring and loving; he wanted to be with her, she could tell by the way he looked at her, the way he always wanted to touch her; and she wanted too, she wanted him to kiss her… she felt so good every time he did so.
Why do you blush every time I do that?
She didn´t know. She had no idea why his touch, his moves on her made her bashful; he inhibited her just by placing his hand on her skin. And then she realized, she wasn´t able to make a move on him; she couldn´t picture herself taking the initiative of kissing his neck, hugging his body. Emma felt a pressure on her chest, a sudden rush of angst and she wanted to cry, but she seemed have no tears to drop. Suddenly she took the phone and dialed.
"Dr. Bleger…?" she asked when she heard her voice on the other side, "i´m so sorry to disturb you. It`s Emma Pillsbury…"
"Hello, Emma. Is everything all right?" Dr. Begler asked with concern.
"No… I mean it was. Not now, I think I might be having some kinda angst attack. I…"
"Calm down, Emma…" Dr. Begler asked her politely, trying her to breath, "Tell me what happened"
"It´s just… I went out with Will last night for the second time… and I´ve, I´ve realized…" Emma sobbed, "I´m such a coward, I don´t have what it takes to make a move on him… and he´s gonna think I don´t want him because he´s always the one who initiates… because he knows what he wants…" Emma was rambling and her words mixed with her sobbing.
"Emma, breathe…" Dr. Begler directed firmly. Sometimes she did that with Emma as it was the only way of making her listen, "are you listening to yourself..?" Emma remained in silence, "you don´t know what you want…?"
"I do… I want to be braver, I want this to work and I want to be a better person for both of us …" she told her drying her tears off.
"Why did you panic like that…?"
"Because I blush every time he touches me… and I never touch him, because there´s something holding me back… And he might think… I don´t want him…"
"Do you...?"
"Yes…" She replied shyly
"Have you told him this….? How you feel… ?That there´s something holding you back…?"
"No…"
"If you talk to him, it´d be easier to deal with it, don´t you think…? After all you are dating him… and don´t be afraid of pushing your boundaries… just like that day you went to the park, remember…?"
"Yeah… thank you, Dr…" She clearly needed some words to function as a continent… ordering her thoughts, "and I´m sorry I disturbed you" she apologized again.
"It´s ok, Emma… i´ll see you on Tuesday".
Later that morning, Emma tried to relax. It had no point to be upset about it, after all it was their second date and things were rough for her.
My god, I´m acting so bipolar… he thought as she dressed.
Will´s POV
Will had breakfast quietly in his kitchen, thinking about his last date with Emma. She had been amazing out there, daring to go into the Horror House and eating her street-frites…
But he could definitively sense she wasn´t totally comfortable with the kissing part. Not that she didn´t enjoyed when he kissed her, but she was pulling herself back. She wasn´t there yet.
He sighed wondering how could he help her to be more easy about it.
Suddenly his cellphone rang. When he saw the shinning screen he smiled when happily took the call.
"Shannon!" He said enthusiastically
"Will! No time no see!" she exclaim, "how are you doing?"
"I´m doing great, happy to hear you…! Listen you have to come over… "
"Something wrong?" Shannon asked him concerned
"Nothing wrong… just a lot of new stuff going on… good things, don´t worry…"
"that´s great, buddy… wanna get together for lunch..?"
"Why don´t you come over…?"
"i´ll be there at 1… i´ll bring beers"
-xx-
"I don´t know what to do about it, Shannon", Will confesses after they had lunch. They were having beer in the balcony. "I mean, I can tell she wants me to kiss her… but she´s afraid of taking the lead... and I´d love if she could do that…"
"That´s because you´re a pervert who likes controlling bitches…" she teased him as he laughed loudly, "But seriously, Will… "
"It´s not about me, you know it…" he cut her, "I want her to be comfortable with our relationship… "
"I know… maybe, has it ever occurred to you she might need a little push…?"
"What…? I´m not gonna push her!"
"That´s not what I'm sayin´" she said closing her eyes with patience, "I´m sayin´ you should talk with her about that and… you should keep takin´ the lead but you also have to stop in the right moment, you know wat i´m sayin…?" She grinned.
"I think so…. " he replied slowly
"Don´t stop until she stops you… you stop before she asks you…"
"Ok, I can see where you´re going… " he leaned back on his chair.
"Good… you were takin´ too much time to get it… "
"i´m a man… what can I say…" Shannon laughed and had a drink of her can, "Listen are you going to Rosalita's Roadhouse tonight…? I´m thinking to take Emma…"
"Sure, I was going with the boys, so I'll see ya there!"
When Shannon left, Will thought about what she told him. Maybe she was right, maybe he could show Emma the reason to take the initiative: because it feels good, because she wants to.
-xx-
Near dinner time, Emma´s phone rang. She read Will´s name on the screen and picked up.
"Hi, Will…" her voiced sounded dejected
"Hey, Em… you ok?" He asked her when he sensed she was making an effort to sound good.
"Uhm, yah, just tired". She lied
"You`re terrible at it…" he told her with a smile
"At what…?" Emma asked him confused
"Lying", she blushed on the other side on the phone, "what´s wrong…? You can tell me…"
"I know…" She sat on her couch, taking a deep breath, "I'm just… I´ve been thinking about what you told me yesterday…"
"What was that..?" he wanted to know, his voice was kind
"About me… blushing every time you kiss me… and that got me thinking… I don´t take any chances with you, Will. I don´t want you to think I don´t want to be with you… it´s just, I don´t know I feel like that every time I´m supposed to make the first move"
"Em… I know that, I don´t want you to do something you´re not comfortable with…" he reassured her
"But how come I'm comfortable when you kiss me and I´m not comfortable enough to kiss you?" Emma cut him, before he continued, she was almost sobbing
"You just need time, Em… just time… and I have all the time in the world for you… Are you glad you gave me that chance..?" he teased her
"Yeah…I think i´m…" she replied with sincere gratitude, "How are you?"
"I'm fine… I'm great now that I´m talking to you… and I have an invitation for you"
"Is that so…?"
"Shannon left a couple of hours ago and seeing her gave me an idea for our next date…" Will let her know
"Please don´t tell me we´re riding horses, Will…" she begged him in panic causing him to laugh
"No, not horses… but what do you think about a mechanic bull…?"
-xx-
Now, what I'm supposed to wear…? Jeans seem to be the most appropriate for tonight. Oh God, this is going to be interesting…
Emma only had one pair of washed jeans and she didn´t know if they fit. After trying them on, she saw they did, but very tightly… maybe too much for her. But she had no other choice, so she combined them with a floral shirt and matching heels.
The bell rang and Emma opened the door to find Will looking at her in shock.
"Hi, Will"
"Hi, Em" he answered after a moment, "Sorry it´s just… seeing you in jeans wasn´t what I was expecting… you look, very good" he let her know with a grin
"Do I…?" she asked innocently, "I wasn´t very sure about it…" she swayed her hips looking at the jean, not very convinced yet. When she lifted her head again he caught Will scanning her body and she blushed lightly, "I´m gonna take that as a yes… "
"Please do… you… wow… C´mon" he said taking her hand and bringing her closer and brushing his lips against hers as she smiled on the kiss
"Let me get the door closed" she giggled before they leave.
They get to Rosalita's Roadhouse some minutes ago. The place was crowded but not enough to make Emma uneasy. They took a table near the bar and Will left her there for a moment before returning with 2 beers.
"Here you go, Cinderella" he told her, placing her glass in front of her, "This is a very soft beer, based on honey so I´m guessing you´ll like it"
"Thanks… and cheers!"
They drank their beers as they talked about the bar; Will told her ashamed this was the bar where he got drunk the last time after trying to call her and dialed by mistake Sue´s number.
"How could you possibly confused my name with Sue´s…?" Emma giggled with amusement.
"I have no idea..." He declared with a chuckle, "Hey, Shannon!" He waved his hand to call Shannon´s attention.
"Hey, lovebirds!" she replied joyfully. "Emma! It´s been so long! Damn, you look good!" she said looking at her and then looking at Will, "You gotta keep an eye on her tonight, Willyboy"
"I will, I will…" He replied sending Emma a mischievous smile, causing her to smile and look down in embarrassment. "so are you riding the bull tonight..?"
"Nah, I already tamed the mechanic beast…. What about you…?"
"I might give it a shot… you, Em?"
"I doubt it…" she replied shocking her head, "We need one of us in one piece to drive us home, Will" she teased him
"Fair enough…" he agreed
"Well, guys, I´ll see you around… Will, I´ll see you in hospital…" she teased him too while she left.
"That´s a good excuse not to ride the bull, Em…" Will told her, with a grin.
"After seeing that guy crash into the floor like that, I´m gonna pass, Will… besides, I´m wearing heels…" she added showing him her feet with a victorious smile.
"C´mon, come with me…" he asked her standing up and taking her hand, "Let´s go ride the bull…you´ll be my chaperone" she giggled as she let him guide her through the crowd.
"You lasted more than I expected!" she told him when he returned rubbing his arm
"It was hard… " he told her with a wince
"Aw, does it hurts too much?" Emma asked concerned coming close to him
"A little" he lied; it was painful as his entire weigh landed on that arm.
"Maybe if I rubbed it the pain will go away" she told him placing his hand on his arm and massaging it carefully. He looked at her with loving eyes; she was so sweet with him he just wanted to hold her forever. "Feel better?"
"Much better now" he respond wrapping her waist with his arm and kissing her. "You taste like honey" he told her on her lips
"You taste like… you" replied with a smiled.
"Let´s go something to drink" he told her leading her to the bar.
"Are you trying to make me drunk…?" Emma teased him, "I´m a terrible drinker"
"This beer you´re taking is a very light one, Em" he reassured her
"Ok, then".
They had their drinks leaning on the bar, looking the people dancing. They were holding hands tenderly and Emma told him how comfortable she was in that place.
"Are you comfortable enough to dance with me?" He asked her squeezing her hand as she nodded. "C´mon…"
They joined the crowd in the dance floor as he started moving around.
God, he´s so sexy, Emma thought as she watched him move. She was standing there not really sure what do.
"I´m a lousy dancer, Will" she told him when he approached her, "I don´t know how to move…"
"It´s easy, Em" will told her placing his hands on her hips, "just relax" he moved her hips aside following the rhythm, "See…? Loosen yourself…" Emma was looking him with wide eyes, she was enchanted by him, "You try now".
"Like this…?" she swayed her hips, his hands were still on her hips he didn´t let go. Will watched her move and a smile appeared on his mouth.
"You have no idea, how good you look in those jeans…" he spit out the words without even thinking about it.
Emma felt the uncontrollable impulse of answering to that statement with words she didn´t thing she could ever said, "how good, Will?", those two beers were definitively paying back
Will sent her a playful smile, brought her closer to him as he whispered on her ear, "Very sexy"
Emma breathe deeply and her chest glued to his; Will found her eyes looking at him expectation and before he could even think about going slow, his mouth crushed on her, kissing her with passion. She wrapped his hands around his neck, pulling him closer, feeling his moist lips against her. The music kept on playing but she didn´t even care they were kissing in the middle of the dance floor; she played with one the curls and he took that signal as he could continue. Emma´s breathing was intoxicating, almost addictive and feeling her petite body so close to him urged him to hug her tightly. As she was kissing him with the same passion, he decided to take the next step and very gently he brushed his tongue on her upper lip; and she slightly moved her head opening her mouth letting him in. He explored her mouth with care and Emma´s breathing become a little quicker as his tongue met hers with more frequency and vigor. She was loving it; she was loving that new sensation running through her body.
Before she could let escape a moan, Will slowed the kiss down and brushed his lips against her mouth smoothly. When their eyes met, he saw her lips were puffy and her eyes were shinning and he couldn´t help to think he saw a question in her eyes.
He smiled at her, brushing her hair behind her ear, "Do you want me to take you home…?"