Part 59
Nick looked at first Kevin and then to AJ. They were both watching the game, seemingly ignoring the fact that Howie and Sarah had just come back. He whined, "What is this? They were doing the same thing we did and you gave US hell when we came back down."
AJ shrugged his shoulders, "Yeah, and your point is?"
"Why don’t you give them a hard time?"
"No need," said Kevin continuing to watch the ball game and sipping on his beer.
Howie and Sarah smirked knowing full well that they too had endured the ribbing that had greeted Nick and Becca upon their return. Sarah whispered, "Wanna have some more fun with Nick and Becca?"
"What are you gonna do?" asked Howie.
"Bec, are you still online?"
Not thinking, Becca responded, "Yeah."
Sarah took Howie’s hand and pulled him with her to the computer. She went to a website that she knew about and clicked on a link. As it appeared on the screen, Howie read over Sarah’s shoulder and started laughing.
She looked at him and whispered, "Should I?"
Howie looked over at the others and said, "Why not? You’ll get four of them for the price of two."
Sarah began to read, "Mmm…" Sleepily I snuggled back against the warm body stretched out behind me on the sofa. "What time is it?"
"Hey baby," the quiet whisper ruffled my hair as a soft kiss landed on
the top of my head. "It’s almost one."
"Ohh," I groaned. "You mean I-"
"Missed the end of the movie again," he chuckled. "Third time
this week, baby."
"It’s not funny, Nick. How you can watch this stuff is beyond me."
"You dissin’ my taste in videos again? Best watch your manners," he
said, and I could hear the grin in his voice.
Wrapping his arm around me to hold me in place, I felt him reach for the remote
control with his other hand. I kept my eyes closed, simply enjoying the feeling
of everyday normalcy that came with evenings like this; evenings away from the
crowds and the spotlight.
The distinct sounds of channel surfing commenced, and I giggled as he made the
rounds through the myriad of late night offerings. Let’s see … there’s a
western … definitely something sci-fi … infomercial … wait, what’s this?
Without even opening my eyes I knew that he had stumbled across an adult
channel. I heard a quiet wow behind me before he shifted uncomfortably
and moved on to another show.
"Wait, go back. That sounded interesting."
"I don’t think so, let’s find a movie."
"Nicky," I cajoled, "that was a movie."
"Becca, I said no."
Twisting sideways, I managed to take him by surprise, wrestling the remote from
his fingers. Swatting at the hand that tried to take it back from me, I pushed
the back button several times until I found what I was looking for."
The television was suddenly muted and everyone’s attention was focused on Sarah’s reading. Howie glanced at Becca and she was a crimson red and attempting to hide her face in Nick’s chest. He laughed softly and put his hand on Sarah’s shoulders as she continued, knowing that she had a captive audience.
"Oh my God," I breathed. "I didn’t know that was physically possible." Watching the scene unfold before me, I was dumbfounded. I was about to ask why anyone would watch this garbage when I felt a not-so-subtle stirring against my backside. "So," I questioned with a smirk, "you like this kind of stuff?" Craning my neck around to look at his face, my bottom pressed against the growing evidence of his arousal.
Nick struggled to get comfortable, shifting away from me ever so slightly.
"Well …" his voice trailed away in embarrassment.
"Talk to me, Nick. " As I waited for his answer, I stroked my hands
over his thighs, soft beneath his powder blue sweatpants.
"It’s a guy thing."
Amazing.
"It’s a what?"
"A guy thing. You know, it’s just something us guys like to do." He
was beginning to sound very defensive.
"Why?"
"*Why*? You’re not serious, right?"
I didn’t answer, I only lay there looking up at him, patiently awaiting some
sort of logic to flow from his luscious lips.
"I dunno, I guess some of us just like to watch."
Something in the way he looked at me as his voice trailed away made the hair on
my neck stand on end. Opening my mouth to comment, I found no sound forthcoming.
"It’s all fantasy, Bec. Haven’t you ever had a fantasy?" he
whispered sensually.
"Well, sure, but-"
"What kind?" His free hand began stroking me, down my side and back up
over my hip.
Becca had had enough and she said, "Okay…that’s IT, Sarah! Get off my computer!"
Everyone howled at the frustration in Becca’s voice and Sarah looked up at her best friend. "But Bec…THIS IS YOU!! I mean, I know Becky wrote it but she has YOU pegged to perfection!"
"You don’t have to READ it though."
Sarah saw the tears in Becca’s eyes and she realized she’d pushed her just a little too far. She closed out the screen and said, "I’m sorry, Bec."
The others watched as Becca went into the kitchen away from their stares. Sarah looked at Howie and he said, "You’d better go talk to her."
Sarah followed her into the kitchen closing the louvered doors behind them. "Bec, I’m sorry."
"It’s bad enough that I’m pregnant and not married but do you HAVE to read that stuff to EVERYONE? I mean, what you and Howie do in the privacy of your own home is fine but this is MY home!"
"Bec…you’re hormonal! Take a chill. Besides, what’s the problem? It wasn’t any worse than what we were reading earlier. Hell, at least it wasn’t two of the guys together."
Becca shook her head. ‘Confession time’ she thought. "Sarah, the reason Becky has me pegged so well is because I AM Becky!"
That stunned Sarah. "You WROTE that stuff?"
"I had to do something to pass the time while I was in Denver."
"Holy SHIT! I’ve been reading that stuff! It’s AWESOME! But why be embarrassed?"
"I haven’t told Nick yet! You heard him earlier. He thinks its trash!"
"He was just covering, Becca. He reads it too! This wasn’t the first time I’ve read to the guys…at least, not Nick. When I got out of the clinic and was with them, he and I use to sit and pass the time reading some of that stuff. I found it while I was in the clinic and thought it was good."
"You really think so?"
"Yeah! God, I can’t tell you how many times Howie and I have read that stuff and well…what it’s led to! Come on. Let’s go back out there and for god’s sake, get over yourself. Hanging with this bunch, you can’t let them embarrass you. That’s what they go after."
"I noticed."
"Why do you think they leave me alone?"
"I don’t know."
"Because I go back at them just as much and I don’t let them embarrass
me. I learned that when I first moved in with Howie. I’ll never forget how
embarrassed I was when AJ tried to tell me he had packed my clothes and then
asked me to model some of my lingerie. I was almost as embarrassed as you but
then I realized that’s what he was looking to do."
"I’m not like you though."
"LEARN…or you’ll spend the next few months embarrassed every time you turn around. You can take the lady out of the church but you can’t take the church out of the lady…although, I’m beginning to wonder if you’re REALLY as prudish as you try to make EVERYONE else think!"
The two friends locked arms and rejoined the others. The rest of the afternoon was enjoyable and relaxing, just what the guys needed before hitting the road again at the end of the week.