Anna

"Anna, we're out of toothpaste. Where is the extra?" Sid yells to me.

I'm currently in the kitchen making coffee.

"It's in the drawer to the left of the sink" I yell back.

Could anything be more normal? My man is asking me where the toothpaste is while we get ready for the day. Of course there's been nothing normal about our lives the last few days and today is going to be another interesting one.

Our date last night caused a lot attention on the internet. There were Tweets, Snapchats, even something called a 'girlfriend blog' that I still don't understand. I didn't realize that Sid told his agent what was going on until he got an email from Pat's office with a summary of the internet action. It makes sense of course. I'm sure that my parents have their staff doing the same thing.

Putting aside all of the internet crap, I have to smile when I think about our date and what happened afterward. Sex with Sid has always been good. Oh, who am I kidding? Sex with Sid has been astronomically off the charts good. But, since we've gone through this recent bullshit, I've felt an intimacy with Sid that I didn't know was possible. Is there an end to the depths of my feelings for this man?

I feel Sid's hands circle my waist and his warm body press to my back.

"I love it when you put up your hair" he tells me and kisses the side of my neck. After a lick he says "it gives me great access."

I chuckle and reply "then I'll have to remember to do it more often."

"It makes me want to muss you up. You know how much I love to muss you up."

"Mmmm, not as much as I do" I tell him. "But we don't have time this morning. It's going to be a difficult day and I just want to get it started."

"Why will it be difficult?"

I turn around and wrap my arms around his neck.

"I'm either going to have to deal with Meagan, the fall out of our picture being everywhere or both. No matter what happens, it's not going to be an easy day."

"Can I do anything to help?"

"Just asking helps" I say and kiss him.

"Ok, but let me know if I can do anything, all right?"

"Alright" I tell him and move to the coffee maker.

I fill up my travel mug and turn back to Sid.

"I need to get going" I tell him.

"I should go home and change before I head to Consol."

We walk to the front door together and each gather our things. Sid continues to the basement parking with me and gets into the passenger side so that I can drive him to the visitor parking. I love how he insists on walking me to my car in the morning rather than parting ways at the lobby. My mother would call those 'southern manners.'

"I'll see you at the rink later" Sid says when we arrive at his car and kisses me. "Dinner tonight?"

"Sounds good but I'll have to see how the day goes before I can commit."

"We'll have dinner tonight and figure out the when once you see how your day is playing out."

"Perfect" I tell him.

With one more kiss, Sid grins and then gets out of the car. I drive away with a huge smile on my face despite what's probably waiting for me at the office.

The drive is quick and the office is as quiet as it usually is at this time of the morning. That's why I'm surprised when I hear my name.

"Anna" I turn around and see Jennifer. "Can I see you in my office please?"

"Of course" I respond automatically.

She doesn't look pissed off but she doesn't look happy either. Shit. I should have called Jen at some point before Sid and I made this whole thing public. I can't believe that I didn't think of it.

When we get to Jen's office, she closes the door and gestures to a seat at her side table. I sit and decide to wait for her to speak first.

"We have a lot to discuss" Jen begins. "First, I've spoken with legal and know everything that is going on. You should know that I will be speaking with Meagan within the hour to terminate her internship with us. She will be given an opportunity with the Rangers so that she can go back home to Brooklyn."

I guess that's what they're going to do to keep her quiet about challenging losing an internship. They'll probably pay off her remaining time here too.

"Two players have confirmed that Meagan violated her contract which gives us grounds for termination. Usually I wouldn't speak with another intern about this but I hardly think that this is a usual situation, is it?"

"No" I agree.

"There is one thing to get out of the way before we continue and this is personal." She takes a deep breath and I suspect that I know what's coming. "I can't imagine how difficult this has been given the complexity of Sid being the captain of the team, Meagan being who she is and your family, well, who your family is; but, I am pissed off that you didn't give me a heads up before you and Sid made this public. I know that your date was on advice of counsel and it was the right thing to do but I protect this team. I'm responsible for the public face of this team and I can't do that if I'm in the dark. I get that you were in over your head but surely you could have thought of it before date night."

I take a deep breath and measure my next words carefully.

"You're right and I sincerely apologize. You're right that I was in over my head and could only think of what was right in front of me. You're also right that I should have thought of you after the drama was over. I really am sorry for that, truly Jen."

"Ok, thank you." She takes a deep breath. "Let's put that behind us then and talk about what comes next. I know that you and Sid will behave professionally at work so I'm not worried about that at all. It's important that I get in front of this so we'll be having a team meeting directly after Meagan's termination. In fact, I'll have everyone together in a room while it's going on to prevent texts and rumours flying around before I can say anything."

That's a really good idea and reminds me how smart Jen is and how good she is at her job.

She continues "I will be announcing that Meagan has left the Pens to go back home. She'll have to sign a non-disclosure agreement so that story will hold. I will also be addressing you and Sid dating and will inform the team that you are not an employee. Nice loophole by the way."

"It wasn't planned that way. In fact, I didn't mention it to anyone until the lawyer said something about being paid."

"Who knew that doing the right thing could pay off?" she says on a chuckle. "It's your choice after that what you want to say or not say to anyone. The only thing the Pens require is that you do not speak for the Penguin's organization regarding your relationship with Sid. I'm sure you won't but I do need to say it."

"I completely understand and neither Sid nor I will be talking to anyone in the media about our relationship. Hopefully this attention will quiet down at some point and we can all simply do our work" I tell her.

"You don't really think that's what's going to happen, do you?"

I chuckle "I guess not but a girl can dream."

We both laugh now.

"Ok, I'd like you to stay in here until the team meeting please. I want the first thing people hear about what's going on to be from me. I'll bring your laptop in here so that you can work."

"Ok" I agree. When Jen gets up, I stop her. "I really am sorry that I didn't give you a heads up Jen. Thank you for being so great."

"You're welcome" she says and pats my arm as she passes me.

I sit back down and pull out my phone. There are four missed calls and seven texts; all from Adam. He's going to be pissed too. Yep, as I read them, his texts get more and more frantic until his last one says 'call me damnit!' To respect Jen's wishes, I ignore his requests and instead look at Sid's messages. He has sent me three:

'How is it going so far?'

'Why haven't you texted back?'

'Are you ok? Seriously, text me!'

That last one was two minutes ago.

I reply 'I'm here and ok. Was meeting with Jen. Everything is good. I'll give you the details later.'

'Thank God' Sid sends back. 'Was worried'

'She's meeting with M this morning and then team meeting'

'Are you ok? Really?'

'Yeah, feel bad I didn't give her heads up' I tell him

'Shit, didn't think of that'

'Me either but we're ok'

'Good, ok, leaving my house. See you later'

'Ok'

'I love you xo'

My heart warms at those three words and the cute 'x' and 'o'. Sid does romantic but he really never does cute and those letters are adorable.

'Me too, xo'

Next I send my morning text to Geno. I'm surprised when he responds by calling me.

"Hi Geno" I answer.

"You ok? Seen pictures on Twitter."

"Yeah, I'm ok Geno. Thank you so much for asking. We've figured it all out and Sid and I can be together without any issues. I can't really go into the details but we're going to be ok."

"Good no more secrets. You happy?"

He is the cutest man alive, seriously.

"Yes Geno" I say as Jen comes in and drops off my laptop.

She closes the door as she leaves again.

"Thank you for keeping our secret Geno and I'm very sorry that we put you in that position."

"You like a sister. I told Sid I break his face if he hurts you. After season of course."

"Of course" I reply and we both chuckle. "You're going to do media today, right? It's not a game day."

"Have to?" he asks.

I know he's teasing.

"Suck it up big boy and talk to the big bad press, ok?"

"Ok. You scary."

"You remember that" I tell him.

He laughs and we say goodbye. I open my laptop and start going through email. There is a lot to do so I don't even realize that an hour has gone by until Jen surprises me when she walks in the office.

"Ok, ready for the team meeting?" she asks.

"Yeah. Um, is everything ok?" I ask thinking about her meeting with Meagan.

"Not the most professional ending to a contract but it's all taken care of as planned."

I'd love to ask more but I don't think that I really should. We may be friendly but I want to respect her position as the boss too.

"That's good" I say. "That everything is taken care of" I quickly add.

"I know what you mean" she says and we both leave the office.

The meeting room is around the corner from her office so we're there quickly. No sooner do I enter then I can feel Adam's eyes on me. I look at him and give him a small smile to, hopefully, let him know that I'm ok.

"Thank you everyone for meeting first thing. I have a few announcements to make" Jen says.

All eyes are on her and all phones are turned off. It's the only hard and fast rule that Jen has: when we have our morning team meeting, everyone will turn off their phones and pays attention for thirty minutes. The entire organization knows about the rule and only interrupts the meeting if there's an emergency.

Jen starts with the announcement about Meagan leaving. She positions it exactly as she described to me earlier. Meagan is leaving to go back home to New York and will have an internship with the Rangers. Oblivious to the drama behind the scenes, a few people express that it's 'too bad' she's leaving and they hope everything is ok. Jen doesn't elaborate or answer their questions. Instead she moves onto the next topic and I can feel the butterflies in my stomach start flapping quickly. I mask my face with a neutral look, stare straight ahead at Jen and ignore everything else.

"The next thing I want to discuss is Sidney Crosby and Anna" Jen says. I feel eyes turn to me but maintain my composure and continue looking directly at Jen. "You've no doubt seen pictures from last night or heard about it. Yes, Anna and Sid are dating. No, it is not breach of contract for Anna as it would be for other interns. Anna has an unpaid internship with the Pens. She felt there was a conflict of interest since our program receives some state funding and her father is the Governor. I respect her position and that no one knew about it. It is not ideal to have a member of the staff dating our team captain but there is nothing wrong with it."

Jen looks around the table so that she makes eye contact with everyone. They know that she's serious.

She continues "if you are asked about their relationship, you're answer is 'no comment'. As with any other topic, there is to be no gossiping or talking about the players or members of the staff in any area where you could possibly be overheard and I'll remind you, that's just about anywhere. Nothing has changed with the team assignments or how we operate. It is business as usual. Are there any questions?"

Not surprisingly, there are none and Jen moves onto the day's schedule.

We all leave the conference room together but there is very little conversation. I think we all want to be sensitive to Jen's words about not gossiping so we aren't speaking at all. No sooner am I back at my desk then I receive a text from Adam.

'Starbucks. Now. Side alley.'

When I look up, I catch Adam walking away from the bullpen and down the hall to the elevator. I check my messages and calendar. Thankfully there is nothing pressing for the next hour so I can meet Adam's demanded coffee.

I wait a few minutes and then follow the same path Adam used until I'm outside in the alley. Damn, I should have brought my coat.

"Are you crazy? Here, take my jacket" Adam tells me and puts it around my shoulders. "Let's walk and talk. It's freezing out here."

We start walking towards Starbucks and I wait for Adam to begin. I'm sure he has a million questions but I'm unsure of what I can tell him.

"Ok, I don't even know where to begin girly" he tells me. "Spill the dirt."

"Adam" I begin.

"I know, I know" he breaks in. "You can't tell me everything but you have to dish the dirt about Sid."

"Ok, that I can do" I tell him. "It's not as exciting as you may think. It just kind of happened Adam, seriously. Mario is friendly with my father so he asked Sid to check in on me when I first started here. We had a few conversations then we were trapped in the elevator together."

"Oh yeah" Adam says in a salacious tone of voice.

"Nothing happened but conversation Adam" I tell him and smack his arm as we walk into Starbucks. "It was good conversation but that was it."

We both order and pay for our drinks. Thankfully we can keep talking because the store is currently empty.

"So when did something more than conversation happen?" Adam asks.

"I'm not going into all of those details" I tell him and continue when he tries to protest. "Seriously Adam, because of the situation and who he is, I really can't go into all of the details. I'm sorry."

I find that, for the first time in my life, I really am sorry and disappointed that I can't confide in someone; in a friend.

"I understand Anna" Adam says and wraps an arm around me after we grab our drinks and leave the store. "Ok, I really don't understand but I trust you Anna. This must have been heaven and hell for you."

"You understand it more than you think Adam. It has been both heaven and hell but I'm really happy that it's all out in the open and we don't have to lie or sneak around anymore. I hated having to lie to you Adam."

"I know you do Anna" he says and hugs me closer. "Let's get inside and warm up."

We swipe our cards and enter Consol. We chat about nothing important as we walk back to the office knowing that we can't continue our conversation where others could hear us. I see a few people watch us as we pass by. I guess I'm going to have to get used to being watched. This was the one place where no one even noticed me. I was invisible but that's changed and it's disappointing.

When I get back to my desk I dig into emails again until I need to go downstairs for the players' presser. This is going to be awkward and I can only pray that I'm not the object of the reporters' questions. If I am, then everything is lost because I can't do my job. Before I leave the elevator, I take a deep breath and then walk down the hall to the locker room. I actually smile when the smell hits me because of the familiarity and normalcy.

I see Pascal and Chris Kunitz who smile and say 'hi'. They are friendly but there is no subtext or anything unusual about the greeting. When I walk into the locker room, there is nothing strange or unusual here either.

"Finally you here" I hear behind me. "You take the day off now you date superstar?"

Three things happen next: I'm aware of an audible gasp from someone in the room; my heart falls into my stomach; and, I know that I have a decision to make. How I handle what comes next will set the tone for everything that comes after.

I turn around to face Geno grinning at me.

"You're just jealous because you wish it was you" I tell him trying for a saucy tone.

"But of course" he replies. "Tell me when you want go Russian."

I can't keep a straight face anymore and neither can Geno. It's like a pin has been poked into a balloon when Geno and I start laughing because everyone seems to let out a collective breath and laughs with us. The room goes back to normal and guys take off their gear and chatter at each other. When I turn back to Geno's stall, I notice that Sid is at his but I don't stop. Shit, I didn't realize that he was in the room. Hopefully he's ok with the teasing between me and Geno in front of everyone.

The presser happens the same way it always does and, since the team has been playing well, there is lightness to the room and the questions Geno is asked. I'm careful to not even look over in Sid's direction but I can't help but wonder if we should have talked about how we should react if someone asks about us. Was Sid ok with my teasing with Geno?

Sidney

Damnit! What the fuck is Geno doing? I definitely should have talked to him about what to say and how to act now that my relationship with Anna is out in the open. Does he think that joking about it is going to help? What the fuck? Should I jump in? Anna must be incredibly embarrassed and I hate that everyone is now staring at her and waiting for her response.

"You're just jealous because you wish it was you" Anna tells him joking.

"But of course" he replies. "Tell me when you want go Russian."

There is a pause and then everyone in the room starts laughing and the awkwardness is over. It seems that my team mate knows what he's doing after all. He managed to move the situation from awkward to ok in ten seconds. No one from the press will ask about it because it was made clear a very long time ago that my personal relationships are off limit to the press.

It takes forever for the presser to be over. In reality, I'm sure it took the usual amount of time but I want to talk to Anna and make sure that she's ok. I don't know how I'm going to figure out the talking part while at the rink but I'll figure something out. This time I'll just text.

'How are you?' I ask.

'Ok, team meeting went ok. Adam was pissed but we talked and all is good'

'Good. Dinner tonight? My place' I text her.

'Yes, great. Can I bring anything?'

'Just you' I reply. Then I have a thought. 'And maybe any sexy lingerie you may have'

'I might have a thing or two'

'Don't bring too many. You won't be in it long'

'lol'

'See you later babe'

'Bye xo'

A kiss and a hug. It's a little sad that I treasure those hugs and kisses but I always feel desperate for any affection she shows me. Maybe now that we aren't sneaking around she'll more secure and show affection more.

Having the night off, and with absolutely nothing to do, gives me a few ideas of what I want to do with Anna, to Anna. We might not even get to dinner until much later.

"Hey Sid" Suttsy calls from behind me.

I turn and say "yeah."

"A bunch of us are going out tonight. Just drinks, dancing. Do you and Anna want to come?"

I see a few of the guys beyond Sutter watching us. This feels like a night specifically created so that Anna and I could go out together. I desperately want to say no, I have all of these plans already forming, but it's crucial that the guys know that she's special to me, important, and going out in public will definitely do that.

"Sure, where and when?" I answer.

He gives me the details and it's a popular club, it's Saturday night so the place will be busy, and we will definitely be conspicuous.

When the guys leave, I text Anna immediately.

'Change of plans if you don't mind' I text.

'Of course, to what?'

'The guys & gfs/wives are going to a club and invited us'

She makes me wait for a few minutes and I wonder if she's made or upset with our change in plans.

'Sorry, had to take a call. That's ok with me. Nice they asked'

'Yeah, that's what I thought. I'll pick you up at 9pm?'

'Ok'

'Bye'

'Wait' she texts back immediately. 'Should I still wear that special lingerie?'

I almost groan at the thought of her in skimpy lace.

'It's up to you' is all I can say.

'Then I'll surprise you'

I think about that text all afternoon. 'Then I'll surprise you'. I keep imagining what she's going to wear and it's driving me crazy. I even leave my house early to pick her up because I can't stand waiting any longer.

When I get to her apartment twenty minutes early, I almost drive around the neighbourhood and wait until the right time; but, I really don't want to wait to see her. Instead I park and, thankfully, the guard is one I know so he lets me in the front door. Before going upstairs, I send Anna a text to let her know I'm early.

'I'm early' I text.

'No problem, come up, door's open'

Grinning ear to ear I take the elevator upstairs and find that she has unlocked the door for me. I like that.

"Hi Anna" I call out.

"Hi, make yourself comfortable. I'll be out in a few minutes" she shouts from the bedroom.

It's tempting to go to her bedroom and forgot about going out but the guys really want to see us together. Even Flower and Vero are coming.

I notice that the Canadiens' game is on the TV. This girl is incredible. She knows that I'm interested in this game since we play them in two days. I'm quickly engrossed in the game and drinking the bottle of water she left out for me.

"Ok, I think I'm ready. Sorry to make you wait" I hear her say as she walks into the room.

"It's my fault, I was earl" and then I see her and all thoughts fly out of my head.

Holy shit.

I've never seen her dressed in jeans before and now I never want to see her in anything but jeans. They are skin tight, hugging every curve and are tucked into knee high boots. Her blouse is black and shows a glimpse of her breasts. Then I notice her dark, red, full lips, her eyes are bright green shown off by dark eye make-up and her hair, holy hell, her hair is down and flows over her shoulders.

"Sid?"

I shake back into reality when Anna calls my name.

"Sorry, wow" I manage and watch Anna smile and blush. "You are gorgeous."

"Thanks" she says. When I'm standing in front of her, Anna raises a hand to my chest and smooths the material of my shirt. "You too, as usual."

"Ready?" I ask.

"Yep, let's go."

As we ride down the elevator, I tell Anna about who's coming tonight and where we're going.

"That's a lot of the team. Do you guys do this often?" she asks me.

"Um, no. Unless we're celebrating something. Some of them have kids now and rarely come out."

"Oh" she replies.

"I've never brought anyone with me when we've gone out like this so I guess more guys want to come."

"To check me out you mean."

"No, Anna, they know you. Given how much publicity there is about us dating, I think the guys want to be supportive."

"Oh, that's really nice" she says and smiles.

We talk more, about nothing really important, as we drive to the club and it's surprising how quickly the time passes. I take a deep breath before I get out of the car and hand the parking attendant my keys. Anna was helped out by another attendant and I meet her in front of the car to take her hand.

"Sid!"

"Sid!"

"Sid!"

"Sid!"

My name is called from various directions around us but I keep Anna close, wave to those calling my name and we walk directly into the club. We're greeted and follow the greeter into the club and to a roped off area where I can see a lot of the guys are already here. Anna's fingers tighten in my hand and I can tell that she's nervous.

"It'll be fun" I tell her. "Be yourself and everyone will love you."

She smiles and lightly kisses my lips.

"Come here" she says and wipes a thumb over my lips. "Lipstick."

As soon as we join the group, everyone greets us and I introduce Anna to the various girlfriends and wives. I'm stunned when I see Duper and Carole-Lyn.

"Hey bud" Duper says as he shakes my hand. He must notice that I'm surprised because he continues "of course we were going to come tonight. Our boy is all grown up."

"Oh fuck off" I tell him under my breath.

These guys are behaving like I've never had a girlfriend before. Idiots.

"Can I get you something to drink?" I ask Anna.

"White wine please" she answers.

She's in good hands with Carole-Lyn and Vero so I go to the bar to get our drinks.

"I can't believe you guys are here" I tell Duper as I wait for the drinks at our private bar.

"We may not make it past ten o'clock but we're here" he says. "Besides, there was no way that Carole-Lyn was going to miss tonight. Flower said Vero was the same way."

"I don't get it" I tell him. "I've had girlfriends before. You've met them."

"Yeah but this is different. Right?"

I think about what he's saying and he's right.

"Yeah, it is different" I confirm for him.

I look at Anna across the room and watch her laugh at something Vero is showing on her phone. I love watching her laugh. Maybe she'll do it more now.

"Yep, he's a goner" Flower says when he joins us. "All gooey eyed over a girl, eh Sid?"

"Takes one to know one?" I ask.

Flower looks at Vero and his expression softens.

"You bet your ass" he tells me.

We all laugh and the bartender brings us our drinks so the three of us go back to our girls.

"Thank you" Anna says when I hand her the wine.

I make sure that I'm never a foot away from Anna all night. She may know the players but in this setting they're my friends and I don't want to abandon her. Anna seems to be having a good time and enjoying talking to everyone. Periodically, her hand reaches for mine or she leans into my body and I pull her closer.

"Leave the girl alone Sid" Vero says and pulls Anna away. "We're going to dance."

Anna shrugs, hands me her glass and follows after Vero. A few of the other girls follow too and we watch them go. Leaning against a pole, I watch the girls find some room on the dance floor and I realize that I've never seen Anna dance. She's in those tight jeans too. This is going to be fun.

"V's pregnant" Flower says beside me.

I look at him, surprised, and say "congratulations! That's great."

"Thanks. Yeah we're excited. I haven't told anyone else, the family knows of course, but no one on the team. We should have it over the summer."

"Stella's going to love being a big sister."

"I hope so. There will only be two years between them so it's going to be loud that's for sure."

"What's it like?" I ask surprising us both.

"What's what like?"

"Being a dad."

Flower smiles so widely that I swear his teeth might all fall out.

"It's incredible" he tells me. "You can't describe the feeling of seeing a little human that you helped make. Then you see how they act, sometimes like you and sometimes like her, and it's overwhelming. The absolutely best is when Stella curls up in my arms and says 'I love you daddy'. It melts my heart every time."

"I want that" I say as I look at Anna.

"She's the kind you marry Sid" Flower tells me.

"Yeah, she is" I reply.

The girls cheer as a song they must like begins. They're all jumping around and dancing hard but I barely notice the others because my eyes are riveted on Anna. The way she moves to each beat of the music has my dick twitching with need. She turns and I get a full view of her gorgeous ass in those tight jeans. She turns again and I see her breasts bounce and push against her shirt with each movement. I see her body stiffen, only because I'm watching it so closely, and I glance in the same direction that Anna looks toward.

"Shit" I hear Flower say beside me.

Fuck. There's a group of guys trying to talk to the girls.

"They have some fucking balls doing this right in front of us" Tanger says as he joins us.

This could get ugly quickly if we don't handle it just right. I've got three easily heated Frenchmen always ready to go to war for their girls; although, the bigger problem right now is that I want to join them not talk them down. One of the assholes puts his hand on Anna's arm and I see red. He's fucking touching her.

I move quickly but Flower is in my way and puts his hand up.

"Let's do this smart" he tells me. "We're in public Sid. Let's just go down there and dance with the girls, ok?"

I take a couple of deep breaths because I know that he's right. It helps, slightly, and I lead the guys to the dance floor. I stop only when I'm standing directly behind Anna but my eyes are on the asshole standing beside her. Anna turns and grips my arm. It calms me, a little.

"You ok?" I ask Anna but still look at the asshole.

"Yeah, I'm good Sid" she answers and her hand slides up and down my bicep, soothing.

Almost by divine intervention, the music changes to a slow song and Anna turns more so that she's pressed against me.

"Dance with me" Anna whispers in my ear. When I don't move, she strokes my cheek and says again "dance with me Sidney."

My stare-down with the asshole changes only when he turns and leaves the dance floor. When he's out of site, I turn to Anna and pull her into my arms. Her arms encircle my neck, I wrap mine around her waist and pull her close to me. I immediately feel everywhere her warm body touches mine.

"I'm ok" she whispers in my ear. "I would have been very upset if that confrontation became physical but watching you stand up for me was hot." On the last word, she quickly bites my ear lobe. "Very hot."

My dick does more than twitch now. I desperately want to be alone and buried balls deep inside of her.

"Oh" she continues. "You haven't asked me about the special lingerie you requested."

Two can play this game.

"What kind of special lingerie are you wearing?" I ask.

"My bra is very sheer, very black and covers almost nothing" she tells me and I feel her hot breath in my ear.

"And, the rest?" I ask.

"What do you mean 'the rest'?"

"Tell me about the rest" I explain.

"There's nothing to tell" she replies. "Absolutely. Nothing."

Fuck me. She's commando. Fuck me.

"We need to leave, right now" I tell her.

"No" she replies. "I've never danced with you before and I'm enjoying it."

I chuckle.

"Well, you better stay close because I'm going to embarrass myself if anyone looks at me" I tell her.

Now she chuckles, again, directly in my ear.

"I can tell" she says. "I can especially feel."

She tightens her arms around my neck and I pull her even closer. My hands slide lower and I pull her harder against me. If this is all I'm going to get right now then I'm going to take advantage of the friction and try to find some relief.

As we shuffle to the beat of the music, Anna tilts and rotates her hips against me and part of me knows that I should tell her to stop but there's no fucking way I'm going to do that.

We continue to 'dance' and I stop thinking. My brain actually shuts down and I couldn't come up with a single coherent thought if my life was on the line. My entire body screams with need and I know that I need some kind of relief, immediately.

"Let's get some air" I tell her.

Without giving her time to respond, I pull her off of the dance floor and towards the bathrooms. There has to be an exit back here, right?

Shit, there's no exit but there is a nook near the janitor's closet so I pull her away from the public hallway and push her against the closet door. My mouth attacks hers immediately and she returns my kiss the same. I feast my hands on her ass and one of her legs slides up and around my hip. This allows me to push directly into the apex of her thighs and the friction of her jeans against mine makes me feel combustible.

I pull back and lean my forehead against hers. I'm breathing so hard it's like I double shifted.

"Whoa" she says.

"Yeah, whoa" I repeat.

I pull back and look at Anna which is clearly a bad move. Her lips are full, red and wet from mine. Her eyes are bright and wide. She's gorgeous.

"We really need to get out of her" I tell her. "Now."

"Yeah" she agrees and kisses me lightly. "Let's go."

I take a few deep breaths and will my body to calm the fuck down. When it finally obeys, sort of, I pull away from Anna and take her hand in mine. We push through the crowds until we're back with our group. Duper and Tanger are getting ready to leave so I take advantage and we say our goodbyes too.

When I say goodbye to Duper, he leans in and says "I like you too together. She's good for you kid."

"Thanks" I reply.

When we're driving away, Anna asks "what did Pascal say to you?"

I reach for her hand and reply "he said that he likes us together."

"Oh" is all she replies.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing is wrong" she says. "I guess I'm surprised that I was so easily accepted by everybody. Don't get me wrong, I'm really glad we went and I got to spend time with everyone socially. I guess I thought there would be more hoops to jump through to be accepted by them."

"They're not like that" I tell her feeling defensive.

"Sid, I didn't mean it that way. I mean that I thought they would be more protective of you or something."

Oh, that makes sense.

"Ok, we are like that with each other but they also know that I'm happy and they've known you from the rink" I tell her.

She slips her hand out of mine and leaves it on my thigh. Her fingers lightly trace up and down getting closer to my dick with each movement.

"What are you doing?" I tease her.

"Nothing" she fakes innocence.

"Mmm hmm" I reply.

Her fingers stray further up my thigh but this time they don't move back down. Instead, her fingers trace over my erection through my jeans. What the fuck is she doing?

"I'm going to drive off the road babe" I tell her.

She unclips her seat belt and leans into my side of the car.

"Maybe you should pull over" she whispers in my ear. "Just to be safe."

Anna licks my neck below my ear and I know that I'm going to get us into an accident if she keeps this up so I pull onto a side street and find a deserted area where they are building new homes. No one is moved in yet so we should be alone.

As soon as I've turn off the car, Anna's hand unbuttons and unzips my jeans then slips inside and closes over me.

"Oh fuck" I groan.

What the fuck is this woman doing to me? I have absolutely no control with her. She may be inexperienced but she's sure learned quickly and I'm currently reaping the benefits. Those nimble fingers play over me bringing me close to the brink which is why I'm surprised when her fingers pull away. I'm even more surprised when her lips replace her fingers.

I lose my fingers in her hair as she bobs her head up and down taking my dick in and out of her hot, wet mouth. I've been worked up all night so I know that I'm not going to last very long if she keeps up what she's doing.

"I'm not going to last long babe" I tell her.

She increases her speed rather than pulling back and, I'm right, I don't last much longer.

When I can finally open my eyes, I look over at Anna and she has a shy smile on her face. I love when she gets all embarrassed and shy. She looks so beautiful.

"Why don't I get you home so that I can thank you properly" I tell her.

"Yes please" she replies with another shy smile.

My house is closer so I drive us there, quickly.

This time we manage to get to the bedroom. I take off my jacket, help Anna with hers and then sit on the bed.

"Ok, now show me how little is under there" I tell her.

I watch a myriad of expressions flash over her face. First, she definitely looks embarrassed and unsure. Thankfully, that's followed by her shy smile which turns into her sexy smile.

"Ok then" she replies.

First she unzips and slips off her boots. Next, and slowly, she unbuttons her blouse one small button at a time revealing creamy white skin. She was right about the bra because it is completely see through and causes me to lick my lips. I would love to taste those nipples through that sheer fabric.

Anna shrugs the blouse off of her shoulders when it is completely open and untucked from her jeans. She reaches for the button of those jeans next but is stop her.

"Come here" I tell her.

She walks slowly towards me, hips swinging slowly side to side, her breasts slightly sway with them. My fingers are actually tingling with the need to touch her gorgeous body.

Anna stops directly in front of me between my legs but I refrain from touching her. Leaving my hands on the bed, I lean in and places soft kisses across the skin exposed between her bra and jeans. I feel her stomach quiver under my lips.

Pulling back, I look up and see Anna biting her bottom lips. Fuck she's hot.

"Take off your jeans" I tell her. "Slowly."

Her eyes stay on mine as she reaches for the button of her jeans. My eyes stray to follow her hands. First, she releases the button. Next, her fingers slowly slide the zipper down. Fuck me. She really is going commando tonight. Her jeans are so tight that she has trouble pushing them down over her hips.

"Let me" I tell her and replace my hands with hers.

I tug the jeans down, slowly, enjoying the feel of her warm smooth skin against my fingers. I hear her sharp intake of breath when the jeans slip of her ass. I lean in and kiss the apex of her thighs and she shivers. I love when she does that so I kiss her again.

I pull her closer so that she straddles my waist and I flip her over so she's lying on the bed. Immediately, Anna is clawing at my back and pulling my shirt over my head.

"I need to feel you" she whispers and kisses my now bare shoulders.

I slide down her body until I'm kneeling on the floor and pull Anna with me so that she's at the edge of the bed with her legs wide open. I kiss up one thigh and then the other. Anna quivers beneath my lips and moans. Fuck she's so hot when she moans.

"Sid" she cries out and her hips tilt up seeking my touch.

I slip one finger inside of her and swirl it around. I keep that up for a few moments and then I slip in another finger and lean down to suck her clit into my mouth. Anna rotates her hips instinctively pushing further into my face. I'm stunned when she cums soon after.

I use the bed sheet to wipe my face and then climb up onto the bed beside her and stroke her face while she comes down from her high. It takes more than a few minutes for Anna to finally open her eyes. They blink at me before she can focus again.

"Hi" I say softly and kiss her.

"Hi yourself."

"That was pretty quick" I tease her and watch her blush.

She's still in her bra so I help her out of it so that she's naked then she reaches for my jeans.

"Looking for more are you" I tease.

"Always" she tells me.

She's not teasing. She's actually serious and not blushing. Wow.

"How about the shower?" I ask.

"That's a great idea."

I stand up and pull Anna with me. She walks ahead of me into the bathroom.

"You are so fucking hot" slips out of my mouth before I can think about it.

Anna turns around, clasps my face in her hands and kisses me. Hard. Thoroughly. She kisses me with enough force that I'm pushed up against the shower door. I don't know what has made her so aggressive suddenly but I'm not going to complain.

I push her back so that I can reach into the shower and turn the jets on. Anna makes herself busy with pushing my jeans and shorts off of me.

Before she can throw my jeans on the floor, I say "grab a condom from the back pocket."

She does then I pull her into the shower with me. As we're soaked by the jets with hot water, our hands explore each other's body and our lips attack each other's mouths. I'm so hard again. I need her now.

Anna must sense this because she pulls back and opens the condom packet. I watch as she slips it on me, holds the tip and rolls it down. I almost explode at her soft touch. Her arms encircle my neck when she stands and she kisses me quickly.

"Now Sid, please now."

I reverse our positions so that Anna's against the wall and hitch her up so that she can wrap her legs around my waist. Anna reaches between us and positions me perfectly. One thrust and I'm buried inside of her.

"This is going to be fast" I tell her.

"Please, now, yes" she cries out.

I set a fast pace and am vaguely aware that Anna is banging against the tile wall. I'm too far gone to stop and, when Anna's nails dig into my shoulders, I know that she's right there with me. I feel Anna begin to stiffen and she moans long and low like she does when she's about to cum. I let myself go with one final thrust and hold her high against the wall.

Slowly, Anna slides down my body until she's standing in front of me. I push her wet hair back from her face and kiss her lips softly but deeply.

"Wow" Anna says when we part. "I think I may have a bruise or two tomorrow."

"Oh no, I'm sorry."

"Oh there is no need to apologize Sid. That was incredible" she tells me and runs her hands through my hair. On a yawn, she continues "let's actually wash up and then go to bed. I'm exhausted."

Before she can pull out of my arms, I kiss her again.

"I love you babe."

"Awe" she says. "I love you too Sidney. Very much."