Chapter 28
We both get back home at the same time and I thank past me for procrastinating on ordering the bed because after the night I’ve had, I want nothing more than to fall asleep next to Audrey. I’m not sure she would let that happen if I didn’t have an excuse. There’s something that shifted with us tonight and I don’t know what it is, but I didn’t worry about not using a condom with her. I trusted her. I still trust her. The feeling is unreal.
Neither of us say much as we get changed. She pulls on another one of my t-shirts and my lips quirk up in a smile.
“What?” Audrey sasses with a hand on her hip.
I shake my head, “Nothing.”
She narrows her eyes at me behind her black framed glasses. I’ve never had any particular opinion on them before, but on Audrey I think they are one of the sexiest things I’ve seen. Well, that and everything else she’s wearing. Or not wearing.
“I like seeing you in my shirt, looks fucking hot on you.”
She shrugs, “It’s just so comfy.”
We both climb into the bed, and she doesn’t act like she wants me to sleep somewhere else. In fact, when we both settle under the covers she doesn’t even try to move away when I pull her against me. She seems to melt in my hold and I’m able to relax myself. I thought sleep would elude me, but I’m able to drift off easily and I only have the woman in my arms to thank for that.
As soon asI wake up from my alarm for practice, I regret going to the rink after the game last night. My body is sore from overexertion. Plus, add in the insane sex Audrey and I had while we were there and I’m definitely feeling it today.
Before leaving, I kiss Audrey’s forehead and she stirs slightly.
“I’m going to practice, but I want to do something with you after I get back,” I tell her and the only reason I know that she heard me was the little mumbling noise she makes before opening her eyes.
God she’s fucking beautiful. It’s like a punch in the gut with her looking up at me like this.
“I hope it’s something sexual,” her voice is hoarse with sleep.
I chuckle, “I’ll see you later.”
She hums before rolling onto her stomach and probably falling right back asleep. I stand in the doorway, just looking at her. I know I’m not allowed to have any feelings for her. But dammit, I don’t think I can help it.
After practiceI quickly go up to the offices that are in the building. I asked Collee if he knew how to get rid of any footage that may or may not have been recorded in the arena. He didn’t ask any clarifying questions and told me who to go see to get it taken care of.
It’s a guy named Gary, so I ask for him at the reception desk and she tells me what office to go to. I knock on his door and the middle-aged man looks at me with shock and confusion.
“Mann? Come in,” he stutters.
“Hey Gary, I have a bit of a favor to ask you.”
“Sure, yeah, anything you want.”
“The cameras in the practice arena, are they always recording?”
“Yeah, unless there’s a power outage or something, but we are a very secure facility.”
“Cool, and you are the one that gets this footage?” I try to act like none of this is a big deal.
“I am.”
“So, then you would be the one to talk to about deleting anything recorded last night.”
Gary’s easy going demeanor dims slightly. “Uh, I’m not really supposed to do that Mr. Mann.”
“Please call me Charlie, and I get that, but is there any way you could make an exception for me? It’s not even for me, it’s for my girl. I don’t want her to be embarrassed,” I lie. Audrey would probably want the footage and would proudly play it anywhere she wanted.
“Oh,” he’s clearly flustered. “I can…I mean I can see what I can do.”
“I’d really appreciate it if we could get this resolved now. My girl is really worried about it, and I want to be able to go home and tell her it’s all good.”
“I just don’t want to get in trouble, I’m sorry Mr. Mann.”
“Gary, we are all good here, seriously call me Charlie. And I’ll make sure you don’t get in trouble, just help me out here.”
He hesitates and I guess I don’t really know what he is told about the camera footage, but I don’t want to risk it getting into the wrong hands and coming back to haunt either of us.
“Okay,” he whispers.
“There ya go, Gary.” I pat his shoulder and he flinches. I watch him sit down at his computer and pull up what I assume to be the camera footage files. He finds the one dated yesterday and clicks on it.
“Actually, it was technically early this morning,” I say quickly as I remember it had to have been after midnight by the time Audrey got here to meet with me.
“Oh, okay.”
He clicks on the file dated today with the hours 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM. Then deletes it.
“Thank you. Is this the only place the footage is stored?” I clarify.
“Yeah.”
“Good, make sure it’s completely deleted from your computer then.”
I watch as he opens the recycle on the computer and empties it.
“Thanks, man, I owe you.”
He looks bashful, “No problem.”
“I gotta run, but seriously, let me know if you need anything from me.”
“Thanks Charlie.”
Now, to spend the rest of the day trying to break through Audrey’s shell. I may not be allowed to get feelings for her, but I still would like to get to know her without the risk of either of us jumping the other one since that’s a common occurrence for us.
Not that I mind, and that can happen after what I have planned.
I don’t seeAudrey when I come home, and I wonder for a moment if she’s left, even though I told her I wanted to hang out with her today. Maybe that would be why she would leave, which I should’ve expected.
As I go to my room to change, I hear the sink running in her bathroom and when I peek my head in, she’s at the bathroom sink with a handful of her toys spread out on the vanity. I lean against the doorframe with an amused look on my face.
“What are you doing?”
She jumps at the sound of my voice, dropping the dildo she was holding into the sink. “Don’t sneak up on me like that.”
“I hardly snuck; you were just so focused on your fake dicks to hear me.”
“I’m cleaning them. A clean fake dick makes a happy vagina.”
I choke on my laugh, and she smiles at me before turning back to her task.
“Do you remember waking up before I left today?” I ask.
“Hm, I think I was promised an abundance of orgasms or something” She doesn’t look up, just continues washing and it almost looks like she’s jacking it off, which makes my very real cock start to stiffen at the visual.
“I don’t think that’s what I said exactly.”
“No? Dammit that must have been the dream then.” She shakes off the excess water before drying it and setting it on the counter with the others.
“I did tell you I want to do something with you when I got back, though.”
“Oh, did you?” She turns to look at me now and smirks, showing that she very much does remember me waking her up earlier.
“Yup, so get dressed.” I tap the door frame before sauntering to my room to change.
I pull on a dark wash pair of jeans and a gray Henley with some comfortable worn chucks. I knock on Audrey’s door, “Are you decent?” I ask.
“Depends on your definition of decent. So probably not. But you can come in.”
I probably shouldn’t, but she makes me want to do a lot of things I shouldn’t do. With the door pushed open I see her in some black leggings and a sports bra before she pulls on a sweatshirt.
“Where are we going?” she asks, pulling my eyes up to her face because I was blatantly ogling her.
“One of my favorite places.”
“Can I get more than that?”
“Nope, you ready?”
“I guess,” she shrugs, adjusting her Doc Martens.
“Then let’s go.”