Aaliyah sighed as she tied her apron. She hated having to work for her grandma just like everyone else in her family but no one else in this small town was hiring and she desperately needed the money. She picked up a pen and order form and made her way to the dining room to take orders. She walked to table five, pulled out her pen and looked at her paper as she smiled and said her usual spill of "Hi! Have you decided what you want or should I come back?"
She glanced up to see who's order she was taking and a gasp escaped her.
The man placed a finger to his lips and smiled that same sly grin from rehearsals. "Yes." He said smoothly "I know exactly what I want." He added never taking his eyes off her, his voice like velvet.
Aaliyah felt herself blushing as she looked at the ground. It seemed she was running into this man everywhere.
"Can I have the 'Classic Sundae' " He asked. His low voice jolting her out of her thoughts.
"What ice cream would you like with that?" She asked after she found her voice.
The man smiled and placed a hand on hers, his touch sending a delicious shiver down her spine. "with espresso chip." He added, green eyes meeting blue.
Her pen flew across the paper as she felt herself shiver again, hand clenching around the pen."A-and what kind of toppings?" She stuttered out.
"Hot fudge and hot caramel." He answered, his lips twitching in amusement at her reactions.
"And nuts?" She asked.
"Pecans." He smiled up at her.
"And can I get you anything to drink?" She managed to whisper, her cheeks feeling as if they were on fire.
He shook his head.
"Ok." She smiled weakly. "I'll be right back with your order." She went to the back with the order sheet and pinned it up and washed her hands. A shaky breath leaving her as her body seemed to wind down and relax a bit.
"Do you want me to get this?" Her friend and coworker Karlee asked, obviously noticing Aaliyah's nervousness.
Aaliyah looked at her and smiled."No I got this one." She grabbed the sundae dish and pumped some hot fudge into it then scooped out the coffee ice cream then pumped some hot caramel onto it and finally topped it off with whipped cream, pecans and a cherry. She carefully balanced the sundae in her hands and delivered it to the man at table five. "Here you go." She smiled
"Thank you." He returned the smile and she turned to leave when he grasped her wrist. The flesh beneath his fingers seemed to burn, and another pleasurable shiver ran down her spine. She turned to face him, she was entirely too drawn to this man.
"I meant to ask: what time do you close?" His voice was still such a delicious sound.
She laughed. "We close at ten." Then she went back to the kitchen. She spent the rest of her shift unable to get that gorgeous man out of her mind. He seemed to occupy every corner of her mind, It was an unhealthy pleasure but she didn't mind. Before she knew it the clean up was done.
"Good night Aaliyah." Karlee called as she went out the door. Regan had already gathered her tips and left.
"Bye Karlee. I'm just going to lock up." Aaliyah heard Karlee drive off as she went out into the dining room to lock the doors.
When she turned around she saw someone sitting at table five. "Oh I'm so sorry I didn't mean to lock you in." She said as that same feeling from rehearsals came once again. "I didn't know anyone else was here" she explained. She fiddled with her hands nervously as she gazed at the man, anxious for his reply.
The man stood and walked up to her trapping her between him and the door. The heat rolling off his body made it difficult to think, every nerve on her body seemed to be aware of him. "Does that mean we are alone here?" He asked softly.
Aaliyah opened her mouth to speak but he pressed a finger to her lips "Shh." he purred as he came closer. His whole demeanor keeping her attention. This man was far too distracting.
She closed her eyes as she felt him tug on the tie holding her hair up and it fell in dark red cascades over her shoulders. She felt his lips brush hers and glide down her neck. She felt utterly helpless, and the skin that his lips traced seemed to be on fire. It took everything she had to not let out a gasp. Her teeth were now firmly digging into her lower lip in protest.
"Such an intelligent creature reduced to incoherent thoughts and mindless whimpering by my touch." He whispered, voice like liquid chocolate. He leaned closer to her ear "How amusing." he purred.
She felt his fingers glide over her inner thighs and gasped. Shoving him away. "No! I can't..." she couldn't even finish her sentence before his lips seized hers in retaliation.
"Do you feel that?" he murmured "The cold feeling running down your spine? That means I am near." His fingers gently gliding down her sides "I am watching you. Does that frighten you, my pet?" he asked seductively. "Or does it excite you?" a mischievous chuckle could be heard in his voice "Either way I enjoy what I see." He whispered, his lips ghosting over the shell of her ear. "Dream of me." And then the warmth of him was gone as he walked away from her, leaving her weak kneed and lost for words.