Natalie sat in the tub for a couple of minutes after Corey left. He didn't say a word to her as he dried off and left the bathroom. Most guys she'd been with, after such an intense coupling, would have asked her if she was ok. They would have taken her in their arms, holding her close as they came down together. Soothing, treating her like a delicate flower. But Corey wasn't most guys and Natalie was far from a delicate flower. She had come back from the brink of death. Corey knew that and he'd instinctively known what she needed. Because it was what he'd needed too.
The realization sent a shiver down her spine. She wasn't sure what this was between them. And she didn't know if Corey knew either. But whatever it was, they seemed to be perfectly synced. The build up over the past few weeks seemed to be culminating in something neither of them could quite describe, but it was happening and they were falling into it together, continually realizing they wanted the same things, whatever they were. They were playing it out without ever even needing to see the script. She'd never felt so connected to anyone before.
She dried off and dressed in a t-shirt and pair of shorts, pulling her hair back in a wet ponytail. Padding into the kitchen, she wasn't surprised to see him still there. Of course he hadn't left. "Hey." He said simply. She smiled at him and kissed his cheek. "Good morning." She said softly. He didn't have to ask, and she didn't have to offer. It was as if it was a given that she would prepare breakfast for both of them. And maybe it already was.
Natalie pulled out a couple pans, to start eggs and bacon on the stove, before popping bread in the toaster. She poured herself a glass of orange juice to sip on while she cooked. Turning to him, she noticed he was about to say something, but looked a little unsure.
"Look...I do want to keep doing whatever this is...but we'll have to be careful." He started slowly. Natalie nodded. "I want to keep doing this too." She agreed, but frowned slightly at his words of caution.
"About avoiding undue suspicion at work, I mean." He clarified. "Oh...right." She sighed and turned back to flip the eggs and bacon. In everything that had happened since yesterday afternoon, she'd forgotten all about work and Adrianna. She'd pretty much forgotten anything existed over the last 12 hours except the two of them. His words brought her back to reality.
"I see what you mean." She thought a moment. "Maybe...at work, we just pretend like nothing happened. Treat each other like nothing more than coworkers. No breaks or lunches together. We don't even have to talk to one another beyond work duties. She has no proof of anything to go on." Even as she said it though, she knew it'd be difficult.
"What do you think?" She asked him, turning back around to transfer the eggs and bacon into plates. She tossed a couple slices of toast on the sides and set them both at the table, meeting his eyes again. "Because I don't think I'm capable of not doing this." Whatever this was.
The realization sent a shiver down her spine. She wasn't sure what this was between them. And she didn't know if Corey knew either. But whatever it was, they seemed to be perfectly synced. The build up over the past few weeks seemed to be culminating in something neither of them could quite describe, but it was happening and they were falling into it together, continually realizing they wanted the same things, whatever they were. They were playing it out without ever even needing to see the script. She'd never felt so connected to anyone before.
She dried off and dressed in a t-shirt and pair of shorts, pulling her hair back in a wet ponytail. Padding into the kitchen, she wasn't surprised to see him still there. Of course he hadn't left. "Hey." He said simply. She smiled at him and kissed his cheek. "Good morning." She said softly. He didn't have to ask, and she didn't have to offer. It was as if it was a given that she would prepare breakfast for both of them. And maybe it already was.
Natalie pulled out a couple pans, to start eggs and bacon on the stove, before popping bread in the toaster. She poured herself a glass of orange juice to sip on while she cooked. Turning to him, she noticed he was about to say something, but looked a little unsure.
"Look...I do want to keep doing whatever this is...but we'll have to be careful." He started slowly. Natalie nodded. "I want to keep doing this too." She agreed, but frowned slightly at his words of caution.
"About avoiding undue suspicion at work, I mean." He clarified. "Oh...right." She sighed and turned back to flip the eggs and bacon. In everything that had happened since yesterday afternoon, she'd forgotten all about work and Adrianna. She'd pretty much forgotten anything existed over the last 12 hours except the two of them. His words brought her back to reality.
"I see what you mean." She thought a moment. "Maybe...at work, we just pretend like nothing happened. Treat each other like nothing more than coworkers. No breaks or lunches together. We don't even have to talk to one another beyond work duties. She has no proof of anything to go on." Even as she said it though, she knew it'd be difficult.
"What do you think?" She asked him, turning back around to transfer the eggs and bacon into plates. She tossed a couple slices of toast on the sides and set them both at the table, meeting his eyes again. "Because I don't think I'm capable of not doing this." Whatever this was.