Rude Awakening!
981 Words
Regina stirred and smiled, tucked in his warm embrace. She gently opened her eyes and she could feel him sleeping quietly. Although she only managed to get a few hours of sleep, she dozed off peacefully.
She closed her eyes again but she opened her eyes abruptly!
"Shoot!"
It was a loud whisper. Thankfully, it didn't wake him up.
She was back to herself!
OMG! Reg, what did you do?!
She felt panic taking over.
Fudge! What to do now?! Get out? Get out!
She was trying to get herself out of his embrace, carefully and quietly so as not to stir him. The last thing she wanted was to wake him up and experience that awkwardness the morning after.
Fuck! What was to be done in this kind of situation anyway?
Am I supposed to wake him up?
One side of her was asking.
Wake him up? To what?! Say, thank you?! Are you out of your mind?!
The other side replied angrily.
Don't be an i***t! You have to go. Now!
As she was slowly moving out of bed, she couldn't help but stare at him.
Why do you have to be sooo soooo good-looking? You could be the man of my dreams. You were amazing!
She felt her desires making a comeback.
NO!
She was shaking her head. My God, even her internal dialogue is confused!
No. No. NO! This cannot happen again, Reg! Move your ass now!
No matter how careful she was, the bed wasn't cooperating. The soft mattress created weird sounds every time she moved.
Every movement created a noise that made her stop until she would try moving again. She patiently and slowly pulled herself out. Finally, she was on the edge!
When her feet landed on the floor, she got up and tiptoed her way around the bedroom to look for her clothes. She found her black dress first and her bra next to it.
Yes! Put them on, hurry!
She was coaching herself.
Oh, shoot! Where's my underwear?
She looked under the bed, around the bed, on her side of the bed. It was nowhere to be found!
Maybe...
She pulled the duvet up gently to look...
Wow! You are sooo gifted!
She was distracted by what she was seeing of him under the covers.
Damn it, Reg! Focus!
Her eyes kept searching but she couldn't find it. She put the covers down. She was about to look behind him but decided it wouldn't hurt to look again. She giggled at her naughtiness.
Reg, you will be on Santa's naughty list!
She warned. But she pulled the covers up to reveal his...
Mmmmmm Mmmmmmm Mmmmmm! Man, you are a blessing. And I was blessed!
She chuckled. She decided it was worth it to have another look. She took it all in.
Oh yes, I did!
A naughty smile appeared across her lips.
Alright, enough!
She pursed her lips in protest.
But why do I have to go now? Can't I stay?
There was a rebuttal.
Because you don't want to deal with the awkwardness of the morning after! Save yourself from the humiliation of being asked to leave!
Oh, right. But...
A part of her wanted to take her chances.
But then she remembered what her friends had told her.
If it's a one-night stand, don't be a fool to expect more than a ONE-NIGHT stand!
She nodded thinking about what they had said.
Yes! Right! You're not a fool, Regina!
But where's my underwear?!
Feeling a little brush of air under the covers, he stirred.
Oh, fudge! Now, you're totally f****d!
She was going to hide under the bed in total panic.
He moved his body a bit more to the side. She held her breath, not taking the suspense very well. And then, he went back to a quiet slumber. She sighed in great relief.
Oh right! Find my underwear!
She lifted the covers again. And there it was, under his hips where he moved but not completely freeing the piece of clothing. It was stuck under his body. She thought for a moment.
There are two possible scenarios here.
One, she could try to pull it from under him. If she was careful enough and if he was a deep sleeper, she could pull it off successfully! BUT there's no way of guaranteeing that. If he was a light sleeper though, then he would surely wake up from the movement. As a result, we would have to deal with...
What we don't want to deal with, Regina!
She shook her head.
Two...
Should I just leave it?
What?! OMG! She is going commando?
Well, she had to pick the lesser of the two unfavorable scenarios.
Wow, Reg! You're leaving him a souvenir?! Seriously?
She mocked herself. But leaving it was the more logical choice.
She started putting her clothes back on without the underwear. After picking up her stilettos, she tiptoed her way toward the door. She gently turned the knob and slowly opened it. And stopped.
She looked back at the man on the bed. She took one last look at him, smiled, and said to herself.
I shall never forget you…
Then she was out.
It didn't take her long to locate her purse. She picked it up from the sofa. She didn't even bother checking herself out in the mirror. She had her clothes on. She didn't care about messy hair. All she cared about was getting out of there as soon as possible. She was leaving the place, the man, and all the memories they created last night!
There was a feeling of panic. There was also sadness...
She sighed.
C'est la vie!
She walked out and waited until she was out in the hall of his apartment before putting her heels on.
She took her phone out of her purse and booked an Uber.
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