against the wall breathing heavily down my neck and onto my shoulder as he waits for me to come down. When I finally can talk again, I put my hand on his chest and ask, “Can I wash your hair now?”
Lifting up his head, he gives me a small smirk, “I think that’s too much stimulation for me now, next time.” After quickly washing himself, he reaches outside the shower and grabs one of my towels off the bar as he leaves the tub area. Following suit, I quickly wash the sex off me. As I turn off the water and leave the tub, he hands me the other towel. Wrapping his towel around his waist, he leans against the door and crosses his arms across his chest which makes him look big and fierce. Solemnly, he watches me towel off, apply my lotion, and then brush out my hair. At some point, I look at him and say, “Are you enjoying watching me get ready?”
Slowly nodding his head in a deep voice, he says, “Yes, I am.”
If I were someone who blushed, I think my cheeks would be fire engine red. Nate is different than what I’m used to. He’s a lover who is confident and experienced, along with being thoughtful and considerate. This is what runs through my mind as he watches me brush out my hair and add Curly Girl. Grabbing my towel from where I dropped it on the floor, I wrap it around myself. As I walk up to the door, he grabs me and pulls me tight, giving me a deep, hungry kiss. After rubbing his hands over my butt and back, he releases the kiss. With a gravelly voice he quietly says into my ear, “If we didn’t just have sex, I would have you back in bed for another round.”
After a quick sprint into my room, I ask, “What are we doing today?”
“I’m hungry, let’s grab some breakfast, then we can figure out what else to do.” Dressing quickly, I throw on my running pants and a running shirt, as he pulls on the jeans he wore yesterday and a clean Henley.
“I need something to drink. We have some juice in the kitchen.” I tell Nate as we head out to the kitchen. Pouring a glass of juice for each of us, we watch Luke enter the living room. Luke finds his sneakers and sits down on the couch to tie them up.
Nate says, “Good morning.”
This causes Luke to look up and give a cursory nod, then he does a double take when he sees Nate. Looking back at me, he smirks, shakes his head, and leaves. Luke was obviously expecting Zach, since Cassie and he interrupted us making out just over a week ago. I release the breath I was holding upon his exit.
Nate doesn’t seem fazed, he drinks his juice in one gulp, places the empty glass in the sink. “Friendly guy.” Smirking, he adds, “I take it he heard us in the shower.”
Relieved that Nate took the double take for overhearing our bathroom sex, I shake my head, “I think that’s the friendliest he’s ever been.”
“Go grab your jacket. I need to eat.”
Chapter 18 - Breakfast
As we eat we talk about what we can do today: hike, mountain bike, ice skate, head up to the city, or head down to Santa Cruz. We still haven’t made a decision by the time we’ve left.
As we walk back to my place, Nate asks, “What’s going on down there?” pointing to the traffic at the end of the street.
“Oh, it’s the local farmers market. Do you want to check it out?”
Nate nods. His hands are in his jacket pockets, so I loop my arm through his arm as we walk down the street. Leaning my head against his shoulder, I think this is what I imagined it would be like once I finished school and had a boyfriend. The farmers market is big; there has to be at least a hundred stalls. It’s located in a parking lot next to the Light Rail Station. There are a lot of people and a lot of things to look at.
“My parents come down here and buy salmon. It’s really fresh.” I tell Nate.
“Do you know how to prepare salmon?”
“I know how to poach it.”
“Then let’s buy some fresh salmon for dinner.”
We buy a few sandwich things, too. As we pass the Mountain View