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Well…technically, I hadn’t even banged her yet. I knew that if I did, this feeling would get worse. I’d want her all the time. Kaya was an addiction and I couldn’t get rid of it easily.
Dash interrupted my thoughts of Kaya by saying my name repeatedly.
“You all right, man?” he asked, and I nodded like I had no idea what he was talking about.
Chapter 16
Kaya
The next day felt like the slowest day of my life. It was like I couldn’t find anything to occupy myself with while I waited for Oz to make an appearance.
I didn’t even know what I was waiting for him to do. It wasn’t like he’d promised me he’d stop by the diner, or that I’d see him today…or even any time soon. All he said was that he’d see me around. That could mean anything. That could mean he might simply smile at me from across the road if we happened to see each other.
My only hope was that inner gut feeling of knowing he wanted me too.
Since Gus was the only other example I had to go by, I also didn’t know why Oz hadn’t utilized the opportunity last night to ‘seal the deal’. I was worried that I wasn’t good. That I hadn’t turned him on enough. Maybe he was accustomed to a different kind of girl in bed, which was why he’d put a stop to the night too early.
I was worried and anxious, and the more time passed and I didn’t see a sign of Oz, the more desperate I was for answers.
I arrived early at the diner because I couldn’t sleep after he left my apartment. I tried to put on my usual friendly smiles for the customers and be as polite and sweet to them as before—but nothing felt the same anymore. I couldn’t help but hope and wish that it was Oz who walked into the diner, and not the regulars sitting at their usual booths.
My heart was just not in it today, and I could sense that the others could tell. Not only the other waitresses I worked with, but also the regulars. I had a feeling this was going to affect my tips today, but even that didn’t seem to bother me.
All I could do was worry that last night was my only chance with Oz and now the best experience of my life was over.
Finally my lunch break, and I was relieved to have that half an hour to myself. Putting away my apron, I hurried out through the back of the diner to the alleyway. But Melody followed me out soon.
She hadn’t commented on my half-heartedness yet, but I knew she would say something soon.
“You forgot to get yourself some food, hun,” she said, coming out to meet me with two sandwiches from the kitchen.
“Oh, yeah!” I added a nervous chuckle, which did nothing to convince her.
Melody leaned against the wall, while I focused on taking one small bite of my sandwich. I wasn’t hungry. It was like ever since I’d met Oz, I didn’t have an appetite at all.
“So…are you going to tell me what’s going on with you?” she asked and I gulped.
“That obvious, huh?” I said and Melody rolled her eyes.
“Well, you couldn’t make it more obvious if you drew a sad face on your forehead and walked around with it all day.”
I shook my head.
“I’m not sad. In fact, I have every reason to be happy,” I said and bit down on my lip. Melody furrowed her brows and then she was beaming.
“You got laid!” she squealed.
I laughed at her reaction and then tried to shush her because she’d been too loud.
“How? When? With who? Wait…that biker guy?”
She came closer to me. Both of us had forgotten our sandwiches by now.
“Yes, it was him last night. He walked me back to my place after I’d closed up here,” I told her.
Melody was flushed from excitement. I could see she was happy for me.
“Well, let me tell you, I don’t blame you. If that hunk of sex told me he wanted to walk me home, I’d agree too,” she added with a laugh and I nervously tucked curls behind my ears.
“So…you did it, huh?”
“I’m sorry Mel, I know what you said about him and I know you meant well, but I just couldn’t…I don’t know how to describe what I feel about him. It’s just that no other guy has had this effect on me. I couldn’t help but explore it,” I told her.
Melody was nodding her head. I could see she understood.
“What do I know, anyway? Maybe I’m wrong about the whole thing. My warning was based on what I hear around the neighborhood. I don’t personally know him or any of the other guys. He could be completely harmless.”
I smiled at her, blushing now because I knew where this conversation was headed.
“So…how was it?” she asked, just as I expected.
I had my hands clasped together. I was nervous again.
“He only, he only, we just…he made me come,” I said. “With his mouth,” I added.
Melody’s hand rose up to her mouth as she tried to stifle a gasp.
“Oh my God! On your first night together? And then what did you do?”
“He left!”
She looked confused for the first few moments.
“He just left?”
“I’m worried I wasn’t any good, that he’s changed his mind now,” I cried and a smile was slowly spreading on Melody’s face.
“Are you kidding me? Men will fuck anything. If he did that the first night, it means he wants to savor it. He’ll be back for more. Don’t you worry,” she said and came over to give me a tight hug.
I hugged her back.
“Aww hun, this is so sweet. I can see you really like him,” she said and I couldn’t reply to that. Because it was true; I couldn’t hide it from her. I really liked Oz, in a way I couldn’t describe.
“I’ll keep my fingers and toes crossed for you,” she declared, and I was glad I had Melody to talk to.
***
After my conversation with Melody, I was feeling a lot better. All I really needed, was someone to talk it out with so that I felt less nervous about whether Oz wanted to see me again or not.
I definitely wasn’t expecting to see him back at the diner today. In fact, I’d geared myself up for not seeing him for several days—till he decided he wanted me again.
But there he was, just as I walked to the cash register to put in the latest payment from a customer. Oz walked into the diner, making the bell on the door tinkle. Melody was near the door, and the first thing she did was turn to look at me.
Oz seemed to ignore everything else and he walked straight towards me to the cash register.
“Hi…” my voice trailed as I stood stock-still, unable to move because I was surprised to see him.
“What are you doing now?” he asked, coming up to the counter. He looked just as tall and rugged as before. It took my breath away to remember that this man’s mouth was on my pussy less than twenty-four hours ago.
“Working,” I replied, matter-of-factly.
“Take a break,” he said and I gulped.
“I don’t know if I can,” I told him. Before I realized what he was going to do, Oz looked over my shoulder and caught the eye of Lou, the owner of the diner.
“Kaya is taking a break,” he said to him, loud enough for nearly everyone in the diner to hear. My cheeks flushed red. I couldn’t believe he would do something like this. My fingertips tingled with excitement, and in the next moment, Oz held his hand out towards me.
Nobody, definitely not Lou—had the guts to stand up to Oz. If he decided I was going to take a break, then that’s what was going to happen.
I took his hand, and quickly, he started tugging me towards the diner door.
I caught Melody’s eye and bit down on my lip. She was smiling wide. We were all in disbelief of what was going on.
Oz led me out of the diner.
“Where are we going?” I asked him and we kept walking. We were crossing the road, towards the bar. T-Bone. The place I knew he worked and spent most of his time. Also, the place I’d been too afraid to enter before.
But we didn’t go in through the front. Oz was leading
me towards the back of the bar.
He kicked a door open with his foot and led me into what looked like a supply closet. He shut the door behind us and switched on a dim bulb.
“What is going on!” I exclaimed, breathing heavily with excitement.
“I couldn’t spend one more minute without taking you. I’ve been going fucking mad,” he growled. This was exactly what I’d been dying to hear since last night.
***
Oz pulled down the apron and then fumbled for the buttons on the back of my uniform dress. I was breathless, kissing him, his neck, feeling the rugged strength of his chest.
