Part 2 - Her Place
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It took him roughly 30 minutes to go home, unpack his duffle bag, find Sarah's address online, drive over to her place, walk up to her door, work up his courage and knock on the door.
He felt his heart pounding loudly in his chest, even louder than when he exerted himself completely in the game. The wait was excruciating, and he could barely stay still for a second before he became anxious. He contemplated if he should leave, thinking no one was home, but at that very moment a middle-aged woman opened and greeted him with a smile.
"Hello young man, can I help you with something?"
The kindness in her voice made Jake at ease, and he felt his pulse slowing down.
"Hello ma'am, is Sarah here?"
"Yes she is. Do you want me to go get her?"
Jake swallowed nervously.
"Yes please, I have something to return to her."
"Well, don't just stand there, come on in, she's up in her room, so I'll go get her, you can just wait in the living room."
Jake took his shoes off and sat on the comfortable leather couch, sweating profusely under his arms and trembling with his hands.
After a minute or so, he started hearing footsteps on the stairs.
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Jake turned his head toward the stairs when the footsteps came to a halt. To his surprise, he sees Sarah just a few feet away from him, hair in a cute ponytail and dressed in a tight bunny pajamas. Jake's heart starts doing flips in his chest, and he can feel his face starting to burn from the sight of Sarah's magnificent curves being highlighted by her outfit.
Sarahs looks at him in shock, freezing for several seconds before Jake looks away embarrassed, and she runs back up the stairs in full blown panic.
"MOM, YOU SAID ONE OF MY FRIENDS WAS HERE!" Jake heard shouting from the upper floor.
"Isn't he a friend? " she asks in confusion as her daughter rushes into her room. "He said he needed to return something to you."
Jake could feel his hands trembling profusely, his mind racing and adrenaline pumping in his veins. Is this how women can make a man feel?
The wait is painful, but Jake endures it. Finally, after a long few minutes, Sarah comes down again. This time she's properly dressed, and looks absolutely stunning.
Her face was bright red and she was avoiding looking directly at Jake. Embarrassed, she explains how her mother made it sound like one of her female friends was there. Jake, although very much enjoying the experience, says that it's no problem, and they leave it at that, for now.
They talk in the living room for a while, realizing that they have a lot in common and genuinely enjoying each other's presence. After a while, Sarahs also asks how he found out her name and where she lives.
Jake laughs awkwardly when he realizes he forgot what he came over for, and when he digs into his pockets for her wallet, she secretly admires this genuine side of him. It's refreshing to see a man not being stuck up or having an attitude. Although, she wouldn't mind him being a bit bossy with her...
Sarah feels her cheeks heating up as her mind drifts away, so she pinches herself lightly in the arm to bring herself back to reality.
"You dropped this outside of the gymnasium," Jake says as he pulls up her wallet and gives it to her. "I hope nothing's missing, but I swear I haven't taken anything, I just opened it to see if I could find out anything about you so I could give it back."
"Did you look at my ID card!?" Sarah exclaimed and blushed. "It's such a terrible picture..."
Jake meets her eyes with the kindest smile she's seen in a long while. She doesn't look away, and he lingers with his gaze, taking several long seconds to admire her looks, before he finally says: "I think you're very beautiful."
The bluntness takes them both by surprise, and after a quiet moment, Jake decides he has overstayed his welcome.
As he is about to leave, Sarah follows him outside, and in a split second decides to give him a hug as a thank you for the trouble of bringing back her wallet. As she leaned in for a quick friendly hug, she felt his strong arms around her waist, bringing her forcefully close to his body, and she reacted by putting her arms around his neck. She can't help but gasp as she feels his bodily heat and his toned muscles holding her tightly, together with something else that feels hard against her...
Jake realized he pulled her close with much more force than intended, probably because of all the adrenaline still circulating in his veins. He could feel her chest against his, her arms around his neck, her skin against his...
As they stand closely together, his arms around her waist, her hands around his neck, she eventually lets out a "Thank you", and they both slowly let go of each other. Both secretly wished for the hug to never end, even if they'd never even met before. But then again, neither of them knows that the other one is thinking just the same thing. Before Jake takes his leave, they exchange phone numbers, promising to keep in touch.
Sarah's eyes follow Jake from the porch to the car, and all the way until he drives away and the car is out of sight. When he disappears, she realizes her entire body can relax profusely, as if every muscle in her body has been completely tensed for the last hour. When all her muscles relax, she can feel how tired she is, and how something is throbbing heavily in her body, and it's not something in her chest...
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