Benefits of a Broken Heart

Chapter 10 Connecting

---Austin's POV---

After the most tantalizing kiss I have ever endured with any woman. We order food to quench all our cravings right now.. but this doesn't satisfy my mind.. this just makes me want to do more with her if she would let me.. But I don't want this between us to be just physical though, because I feel like I connect with her more than my heart ever anticipated.

We sit on the kitchen counter island eating our Chinese food from boxes as we talk and joke back and forth about our lives getting know each other better.

We are staring at each other eating, and I'm completely enticed, everything she does seems more adorable then the last.. I watch her reach over and I let her, just loving her close, until I realize she is stealing a bite of my food, as I feign shock and grab one from her box in response as she throws her head back laughing at me as I laugh louder.

"Did you like that?" I ask her playfully as she smiles and nods vigorously. "Yours tasted so good and I think it was just because it is yours." She says in a sexy tone as I humm at her, using my chopsticks to grab a piece of sesame chicken. I hold it out to her as she looks at me suspiciously but still leans in to recieve it. The closer she gets, the closer I bring the chicken to me. Until she is right in front of my face, so I put the chicken down, with my hand wrapping around the back of her head, I quickly press my lips to hers. I can tell she is smiling into my lips as I kiss her more.

I break the kiss and say, "Sorry I just couldn't help it.. I think I'm addicted now." I say making her giggle as I feed her that peice of chicken anyways, making her smile even bigger than before. "I swear I don't mind one bit, because the chicken is yummy." She says to me as I feign hurt again. "are you telling me that I'm the only one feeling like this?" I ask as she laughs then shaking her head. "No you're not the only one, but I'm sure you will get tired of me soon enough." She says softly almost to herself, but I heard it. "I don't think I will." I say as she scoffs and replies, "we will just have to wait and see then." I smile and nod at her watching her sit back down in her chair eating her food again.

I keep finding my gaze bouncing to her frame until I notice she is looking around the room while eating. "This place seems nice.. does your family own it since I talked with your mom?" she asks me as I nod at her. "Yea they have had this for years which is nice because I don't have to worry about much.. but it's still not exactly a place of my own you know? It's still my parents place." I answer honestly as she asks, "Yea I can still see that, but it's one less thing to stress about.. How does your mother feel about you living with a girl?" she asks me as I swallow the lump in my throat not wanting to lie to her. "I.. um.. haven't told her yet." I stutter out as her eyebrows raise. "Has she asked about me.. or the new roommate?" She asks as I nod and reply. "I told her you were very nice and not what I had expected.. but I don't want her to worry about this living situation, because she might not like it.. but I like it.. a lot." I say to her as she smiles and nods I think understanding. "Ok.. until you get tired of me right?" She responds as I scoff and say, "What you don't know yet, is that now that I have tricked you to come live in here, I won't ever let you go. Like some crazy obsessed psycho." I wiggle my eyebrows at her playfully before she softly says. "sounds too perfect." I stare over at her for another longer minute before she blushes and looks away from me.. but something seems to catch her attention.

"Did you decorate this place yourself?" she asks glancing over at me, I smile and nod as she asks, "even the retro corner of consoles over there?" I smile even bigger and nod. "With that Nintendo 64.. do you happen to use it?" She asks as I nod again replying, "golden eye and Mario kart... what else.. and of course I use it."

This comment makes her smile as she states with too much confidence, that I might have to knock her down a peg. "I can beat you at either." My eyebrows raise as I feign shock and awe. "Don't come in here, to my house, talking s**t, acting like your better than me when I will sweep the floor with you little sassy lady." I playfully threatened her as she wiggles her eyebrows at me.. "wanna bet?" she asks me leaning in as I chuckle and nod at that comment, liking it for sure. "Ok what's your bet?" I ask her curiously as she thinks about it for a second. "First to win 7 out of 10 owes the other cleaning their laundry for a week and.. a full body massage.. you know I have been so stressed.. I need the extra help relaxing.. especially after kicking your ass." She says making my eyes roll back as I bite my lip. "Oh baby you only have to ask for that full body massage and you got it.. I would touch all that anytime.. but I do also like the laundry idea.. deal.. when do you want me to kick your ass? now or later?" I ask with so much arrogance making her scoff as she stands up without a second to lose. "Now.. would be better for me to beat you now don't you think? So I won't have to embaress you in front of your friends tonight?!" She ask with even more arrogance than I just had, making me smile even bigger.. she is sassy and to say I love it is a complete understatement.. what is this girl doing to me?

I follow her to the couch as I set my box of food down then heading to the TV to set it up. I get everything set up while grabbing both controllers to bring to us. She smiles and winks when she takes the controller out of my hand. I had put in Mario kart because that's the game I'm the best at for sure and there is no way she is beating me for my laundry sake, but maybe she will be able to have fun driving around as I'm showing her what's what.

We turn on the game as I sit down right next to her so there is not much space between us and I think she notices as she quickly glances over at me. The race starts as we go go and go but she us somehow beating me.. she can't, I'm the king at Mario kart. She flues past the finish line as she smirks up at me. "I was taking it easy on you little lady.. I'm rusty and you are a guest in my house." I state as she scoffs before retorting. "tell yourself whatever you need to hear handsome.. but I'm stressed and have lots of laundry to do so I guess we will see how rusty you really are."

We start the next race as we are hitting each other and as we pass back and forth. "Maybe I want to lose so I can help relieve that stress of yours." I say to her as I can tell she keeps glancing at me from my peripherals. "Well as much as I would love that.. there is more to me than that." She says as I speed past the finish line right before her, putting the controller in my lap before responding, "Oh believe me I know that, that's exactly why I'm so enthralled."

She blushes as the next race starts and because of her being distracted I fly past the finish line in first again. I'm smiling at her as she looks shock and says. "Your lying to me to distract me? That's not fair." The next race starts as she puts all of her concentration in, biting her lip as she zooms past me and over the finish line first. She is smirking up at me again before we start the next race so I say, "I wasn't lying to you." She glances at me as I smile her way but continue racing like normal as she flies past in first. We keep going back and forth neck in neck and at this rate there is no breaking this tie.. unless I throw something else at her.

We start the next race as I reach over trying to grab her controller as she giggles, pulling it away from my hold then turning her back to me, protecting the controller while she continues to play. I laugh as I sit closer to her, still reaching around her body now as she finishes over the finish line first. She squeaks in victory as she flips around saying, "Ha! You tried to cheat and still lost." Our faces are only a couple inches apart as I stare into those sparkling hazel orbs that entice my heart. I swallow the nervous lump in my throat before I say "I think I won."

She smiles at me, I think knowing what I mean. But if she doesn't I will be sure to show her. I lean in kissing her lips as I wrap my arms around her torso to pull her into my frame. She moans into my lips and let me tell you I would do anything to hear that sound again. I make sure to close the space between us as we kiss with a hunger, she quickly straddles over my body as my hands grip her hips tight holding her there. Her hands trail through my hair making the kiss deeper than before, until knocking can be heard on the front door.

I groan out and say into her lips. "I finally get the guts to do this and we get interrupted.. how ironic." She giggles and says back, "At least we know there will be more opportunity... right? roomy?" I smile and nod and she stands up getting off of me, walkung into the kitchen as I have to readjust myself before opening the door.. it's my friends here to hang out and get my roommate to cook for them.