"Good morning," Alexa said cheerfully. She had just walked back into Zack's bedroom after taking a shower. He had been asleep when she had gone into the bathroom, but now he was awake, sitting up in the bed with pillows behind his back.
"Morning," Zack said sleepily. "Did you sleep well?"
"I did, very well. How about you?" Alexa asked. Wearing the big t-shirt that she had slept in, she got back into the bed with him and lay on her side to face him.
"Not that great. I was awake for a couple of hours. To be honest, I was lying there looking at you, thinking that you're so beautiful it's unreal. I could never get myself someone so hot."
Alexa smiled broadly. "Well, thank you for saying that. Don't talk yourself down, though. I've spent an evening and a night with you now, and I can tell that the only thing you lack is confidence. You're a nice guy, a good looking guy. All you need to do is go out there and meet girls."
"You really think so?" he asked doubtfully.
"I know so. Zack, there's something else I think you need to consider."
"What?" he enquired, showing concern.
"You're going to need to break up with Chelsea. Yes, we had a good time with your parents last night, but that's a double-edged sword. On one hand, we showed them that you really did have the attractive girlfriend you told them about. However, on the other hand they're now going to expect to see me here more often. I get the feeling your mom is going to want to see me all the time. We really connected, she's so much fun."
"Yeah, this is a problem," Zack realised. "How do I go about that? It'll be really embarrassing to say Chelsea dumped me."
"You don't have to say that. You could go with something like, 'We were both so busy working that we weren't seeing each other.' Relationships end for all kind of reasons. That's a perfectly valid one, and it fits the story we used."
"I guess you're right," Zack said with a heavy sigh. "It'll be sad to say goodbye to Chelsea. I guess it'll also be a relief, in a way. No more having to pretend and make stuff up."
"Right. Besides, we still have a couple of days together," Alexa said brightly. "What are we getting up to today?"
"There is a toy and model convention on not far from here. I didn't even know about it when I made the booking. I'd love to go with you if that's okay?"
"Of course," Alexa said cheerfully. "I'd go wherever you wanted. Honestly though? A convention like that really is something I would go to. Let's do it."
"It is?" Zack asked, incredibly surprised.
"You think a sexy girl can't be nerdy about toys?" Alexa giggled.
"Well, that kind of was what I was thinking," he confessed.
Alexa giggled again. "How about this for a plan: Toy convention, dinner, back here for sex."
She wasn't going to say it to him, but Alexa suspected that having sex with her would help Zack in a lot of ways, not least with the confidence he so desperately lacked. Once he had done it, he would know that he could do it again.
"Sounds like a pretty amazing day," Zack said. "I'd better get up and shower so that we can get moving."
The convention that Zack had brought Alexa to was actually for toys, models and video games, she had discovered when they got there. The price of admission was reasonable, which helped to explain why it was very busy.
After paying for their admittance, Alexa and Zack entered the enormous hall, walking hand in hand. She could tell how much fun Zack was having bringing a sexy girl with him to a place where there were hundreds of sexless nerds to be envious of him. It was a pleasant experience for his ego. For Alexa, it was somewhat less enjoyable. She was going to spend the day with guys staring at her like she was a piece of meat. She had already seen it happening a couple of times. Still, she told herself she was there for Zack to enjoy himself. It would be best if she focussed on that, and looking at the displays.
"Where shall we start?" Zack asked, standing and looking around the hall. There were large signs hanging from the roof to indicate what was located in each area.
"It's up to you," Alexa said cheerfully.
"No, you choose. Obviously I know what the deal is between us, but I still want you to have a good time as well. It'll make me feel better if you have a say over things, so choose where we're going to go first."
Alexa could understand what he meant. He was looking to experience the convention with a girlfriend, so he was treating her as such. It was easy for her to go along with it. "Okay, let's go look at the video game section," she said with excitement that was perfectly genuine.
"Alright," Zack smiled. Holding hands again, they started making their way through the busy hall in the direction of the video game section. "You used to play video games then?"
"Still do," Alexa said. "I have to fly a lot for work, and I always take my Nintendo Switch with me. It's in my case back at your place right now."
"That's awesome!" Zack exclaimed. "Literally my dream girl."
"Your dream girl is someone who likes video games? Well, that gives you a starting point when it comes to dating."
Zack looked at her with a puzzled expression. "What do you mean?"
"I'm saying get out there and meet girls who are into the same kinds of games as you. Go to conventions, enter tournaments, even meeting people online is an option. Like I said earlier, confidence is the only thing you lack."
"Thanks, Alexa, it means a lot that you believe that."
Having said her piece, Alexa decided not to labour the point. It was time for them to have fun looking around the convention. They had just entered the video games area. There were displays featuring what looked like every gaming system that had ever been mass produced. The earliest ones were a mystery to her. "What was the first console you had?" she asked.
"The original Xbox," Zack replied. "I bet we've got quite a few to see before we get that far."
"Christ," Alexa muttered, reminded of the fact that he was only twenty-one, six years her junior. "The first one I had was a Sega Genesis. It was my dad's, but I used to play it."
"A Sega Genesis?" Zack cried. "How old are you?"
Alexa raised her eyebrows as she managed to laugh. "A word of advice, that's not a good way to speak to a lady."
"Sorry," Zack said, his cheeks reddening. "I just meant, like, those were from the early nineties."
"To answer your question, I'm twenty-seven," Alexa grinned. "I was playing games on the Genesis when I was four or five. Then, later, my dad got me a Playstation of my own one Christmas. Those were the days. I was on that thing all the time, every night after school."
They looked at each of the displays, working from oldest towards newest. Eventually, they reached the original Playstation. "There it is," Alexa said excitedly.
"Doesn't it look so primitive now?" Zack commented, looking at the grey rectangle with a lid to the CD reader, and power, reset and eject buttons.
"Yeah, it does. But what fun it was. I remember playing the first Tomb Raider game so many times. The first couple of Resident Evil games, too. They were so much fun, even if it took me ages to figure the puzzles out."
"I've played all of that series," Zack said. "I emulated the earlier ones. I think the second one was the best."
"I agree," Alexa said enthusiastically. "Working your way through the police station. I can picture it now, clear as day. I'd love to play it again."
"Really?" Zack asked. "If you're serious, I can sort that out for you when we get home. I still have the emulator on my PC."
"I couldn't do that," Alexa said. "I mean, this booking is about you having a good time, not me."
"I would be having a good time. I'm quite happy to watch you play, trust me."
"If you're absolutely sure, I'm not going to say no."
"I'm absolutely sure," Zack said. "I'll be in my element."
"Then bring it on," Alexa said with a smile. "Just don't laugh at me when I can't remember any of the puzzles or figure out how to do them."
"I promise not to laugh," Zack said, sniggering even as he said it.
It had been a thoroughly enjoyable day, Alexa thought. Now that Zack had gotten comfortable around her, he had proven to be good company. They had spent the morning and most of the afternoon at the convention before getting dinner at a nearby restaurant.
After the meal, they had made their way back to Zack's place, where, true to his word, he had loaded up an emulated version of the original Resident Evil 2 game for her to play. Playing it again for a couple of hours after so many years had been great nostalgic fun.
There was of course something much more important planned for the night than playing video games. For that reason Alexa had closed the PC down and announced that she thought it was time to get into bed.
Zack's nerves had immediately returned, understandably. He had never been with a woman before, and Alexa knew that a woman like her was an even more daunting prospect for a first time than most. Not only was she good looking, she was obviously experienced when it came to sex. Zack would know that, and would be afraid of putting in a poor performance. The truth was that everyone put in a poor performance their first time. All that mattered was that they got the job done, and he would therefore be able to gain confidence through no longer being a virgin.
"God, you're gorgeous," Zack said, watching Alexa undress down to her underwear. "I know I keep saying it all the time. I can't help it."
"Never feel bad about complimenting a lady on her looks," Alexa said sweetly. "And you're not so bad yourself. You clearly work out."
"Yeah, I go to a gym a few times a week, but I'm still hardly in your league."
"Shush," Alexa said softly, recognised that his nerves were making him chatter. She motioned towards the bed. "Get in. We'll start by kissing for a bit, then we'll get into foreplay."
They got into the bed and began kissing. It was no shock that his game wasn't particularly good, since he had no experience. Alexa did her best to demonstrate the better ways to kiss, and he seemed to pick it up quite quickly. Next came the foreplay.
"I'm sure you know you need to get a girl wet before you can have sex. You can also use lube to help you along, if need be," she advised.
"That much I do know," Zack said shyly. "This is where I should, uh, touch you."
"Yes." Alexa removed her bra as quickly as she could, tossing it onto the floor. She then took his hand and cupped one of her breasts with it. "You can start here."
"Oh," Zack said, surprised. He cautiously began to massage her, clearly enjoying himself despite his nerves. "It doesn't feel like I thought it would."
"I have implants," Alexa explained.
"Oh, okay. I never would have thought that. They look, uh…"
"Nice?" Alexa ventured for him.
"Amazing," he settled for.
They continued kissing, with Alexa offering guidance to his hand, moving it with her own. In time, she moved it lower, slipping his fingers into her underwear.
"Oh," Zack said again. "I, uh, what should I do?"
"Just let me guide you," Alexa said.
Lying back, she essentially gave herself a thorough fingering, using Zack's hand instead of her own. She lay back, eyes closed, thinking about fucking Clementine. It was the best way to turn herself on when she was with someone on a booking who didn't excite her sexually. As ever, it worked for her.
"You're really wet now," Zack said naively after a few minutes.
Very wet wouldn't have been how Alexa would have chosen to describe it, but it would do. She doubted she was in for a long or satisfying performance from Zack in any event. In her experience, a guy on his first time would be clumsy about getting it into her, and then shoot his load moments later, before she had half a chance to enjoy herself.
And so it proved to be. Alexa did him the honour of putting the condom on for him. As she did so, she found herself thinking that he wouldn't get any criticism from future partners about the size of his dick. It was now only a question of what he did with it.
A couple of awkward minutes later, Zack was inside her. Alexa did her best to match his rather frantic rhythm, moaning to convey pleasure that she wasn't feeling. She was sure that Zack had no idea she was faking it, as it was something that she had gotten good at over the years.
Soon enough, Zack was grunting and groaning as his climax neared. Alexa increased her own noises, making like she was also going to orgasm. It worked a treat, for Zack soon came, releasing with a final couple of loud grunts.
"Holy shit," he said breathlessly as he pulled out. "That was amazing, Alexa. Jesus."
Not Jesus, goddess, she thought, thinking better of actually saying it. Another moment of Bliss had been successfully delivered.
A/N: Thank you to everyone who left a review last time.
This chapter concludes our coverage of Zack's booking. He got his moment of Bliss, even if it wasn't a great experience for Alexa. He also got some advice about how to move forward with his sex life, and how to get himself out of the Chelsea problem.
Next time, another repeat booking. Who do you think we might see again?