Chapter 24
Tobin and Alex had finally moved passed the awkwardness associated with avoiding each other for such a long period of time. They were in a good place. Sure, they were teetering recklessly on the line of friends and more than friends, but Alex didn’t care. It felt so good to just be free. Her and Tobin’s relationship had never been normal, and she was finished trying to make their relationship just that. She was happy to just move along with the flow if their relationship and Tobin was as well. It took a lot of pressure off of the both of them and they were finally just able to be themselves, slowly rebuilding their relationship.
**
When Tobin walked into work on one particular morning, which was rare now because Tobin had started working part-time, in order to better manage her slowly blossoming sports career. holding two cups of Starbucks, and her phone between her lips, Alex couldn’t help but smile at the struggling woman. The view Tobin offered was just an added bonus, Alex thought as she watched the muscles in Tobin’s arm work hard to keep the container holding the drinks balanced, her lips appeared a shade pinker as well, and Alex was perplexed at how Tobin could achieve such a look without actually using chap stick.
“To busy checking me out to come and help huh?” Tobin asks, as she takes the seat across from Alex at the small table.
“You know I can’t help it.” Alex smiles, batting her eyelashes innocently at Tobin.
“You’re lucky you’re pretty.” Tobin acknowledges, plucking one of the cups out of the container before giving it to Alex.
“And what is this?” Alex asks, more interested in Tobin than the drink.
“Drink it, it won’t poison you, I think.”
Alex squints her eyes at Tobin before reluctantly taking a sip.
“Is this the white hot chocolate?” Alex asks, eyes rolling to the back of her head. The weather had been cooling down significantly, and any warmth provided was greatly appreciated.
“Yeah.” Tobin smiled, satisfied that Alex had approved of her drink choice.
“This is really good, thanks Tobs.” Alex says, cheeks flushing from the heat of the cup, much to Tobin’s delight. “You also look really beautiful today.” Alex acknowledges, loving the way Tobin grows quiet and bashful at her compliment.
“This is so good.” Alex moans, “This must have like a ton of calories, I’m definitely gonna have to start working out if you’re going to me spoiling me like this.”
“I’d love you even if you were a few pounds heavier.” Tobin says without missing a beat.
Alex digests Tobin’s words slowly, an inexplicable feeling of adoration and joy washes over her, and she’d do anything to hear Tobin say those words again.
“So, you love me huh?” Alex asks, aware that this conversation could go awry very fast.
“Definitely, but only because you’re kinda hot.” Tobin shrugs, before bursting into a fit of giggles.
“You wanna know a secret?” Alex asks, beckoning for Tobin to lean in, as if anyone within earshot of them was even mildly interested in their conversation.
“Shoot.”
“I love you too, and not just because I think you’re hot. You’re smart, and you make me smile, and you’re so thoughtful and caring towards other people and so many other things. I think about you, and how good you are for me and to me all the time.” She sighs, sitting back to look at Tobin who looked as if she had died and ascended into heaven.
There weren’t many things going through Tobin’s head in that moment. That’s the kind of thing that Alex did to her, she made her mind mush and her heart happy, there were a few significant thoughts going through Tobin’s head still though.
- She was really turned on by Alex’s declaration of love
- She was so in love
- Alex had a really nice voice, especially when it was laced with love
- She really wanted to kiss Alex.
“Come with me.” Tobin says simply, and Alex complies, following Tobin all the distance to Alex’s office. Alex doesn’t miss the way Tobin pulls the blinds and locks the door before staring her down with an unreadable look. It made her heart quiver in anticipation and her mouth dry as she waited for Tobin to speak.
“Is there any reason you brought me to my office?” Alex asks, feigning confusion. In truth, she had an idea of why Tobin had brought her there. Suddenly, the years spent in emotional turmoil at the hands of college didn’t seem so bad and Alex actually thanked her college years for allowing her to get a good enough in her field to require an office at work. Although of course she was not currently using her office for the intended purpose.
“I didn’t want anyone else seeing what I’m about to do to you.” Tobin admits, grabbing Alex by the hips and pushing her against the door, before capturing her lips in the most sensual kiss Alex could ever remember having, which was amazing considering she could barely remember her own name with the way Tobin’s warm hands were slowly making their way around the bare skin around her hips.
The kiss was far from innocent, perhaps because Tobin was really handsy, hands boldly roaming from Alex’s hips to her chest to cup the soft rises under Alex’s shirt, eliciting a rather loud sigh from Alex. Tobin did it again, wanting to hear Alex moan, moving her hands to the Alex’s bra clasp, freeing her breasts from their restraints before moving her hands to tend to Alex’s nipples, slipping her thigh through the two of Alex’s to provide the friction she knew Alex needed. Alex finally moaned and Tobin found herself more turned on than she had originally planned, taking a step back to admire Alex’s lustful gaze, before she closed her eyes, leaning her head against the door, trying to compose herself.
The room was silent, aside from their labored breathing.
“Tobin.” Alex said, voice groggy.
“Yeah” She answered, taking a step closer, ready to pick up where she had left off.
“We’re at work.”
“So? We’re almost like an hour early. No one probably even knows we’re here.”
“We’re still at work.” Alex whines, and Tobin takes another step forward, closing any distance that was originally between them. Feelings both their hearts, erratically thudding in unison.
“And I know that, but I want you.” Tobin says against Alex’s neck, before raking her teeth over her pulse point. “At work, my place, your place, the car, I want you everywhere, and now is no exception.”
“That’s so cheesy” Alex giggles, but is abruptly stopped as Tobin moves to unbutton the front of her pants before wedging her hand between where Alex’s pants meet her underwear.
Alex sighs at the contact, wishing that Tobin would just put her out of her misery.
“These pants are really tight.” Tobin remarks, gently rubbing the growing wet spot on Alex’s underwear.
“I wasn’t planning on getting laid at work today, sorry.” Alex manages to quip despite her arousal.
“Who said anything about getting laid?” Tobin asks, stilling her hand, looking up to Alex, waiting for a reply. “I just wanted a heavy petting session.” Tobin says removing her hand completely from Alex’s pants. The twinkle in her eyes letting Alex know that she was just kidding.
Alex took her sex life very seriously on the other hand.
“Tobin I swear if you don’t get me off at least twice right now, I’m never speaking to you again.” Alex breathes, eyes dark with desire.
The twinkle is gone, replaced by the look that lead them here in the first place.
“Sit on your desk.” Tobin demands.
**
“Hey Tobin! You’re looking really happy, how’s it going?” Kelley asks, curious as to why Tobin had been practically beaming all day. Alex had been oddly cheery as well, and in Kelley’s opinion, walking a bit funny.
“I’m just feeling really good today.”
“That’s good, I hope Alex is treating you well, she told me you two were on good terms again and I’m really happy for you two.” Kelley says, checking the printer for her papers. The cogs of her brain are slowly turning and finally she connects the dots that she had no idea needed to be connected, eyes blowing wide with realization complied from the evidence she had unconsciously been gathering all day.
“Yeah, she’s treating me really well.”
“ew.” Kelley says silently, getting as far away from Tobin as she could muster.
**
“Hey Alex, did you and Tobin bone before work?” Kelley asks so casually, Alex almost doesn’t even realize what she had asked.
“What I do with my sex life is none of your business.” Alex says dismissively, hoping that Kelley would let the subject die.
“Oh my god, you did! I knew you were walking funny today!” and Alex blushes because it was true. “When? There’s no way you had time to stop to her house and then work, you would’ve been late.”
Alex looks down at her plate, toying the noodles instead of providing Kelley is an answer.
“There’s no way you two did it at wor-“Kelley pauses, noting the blush that creeps on Alex’s face.
“Shit! You did! That is totally against company policy.” Kelley exclaims, mostly to get under Alex’s skin.
“It just sort of happened.” Alex says, embarrassed that she was so easily found out.
“As technically your boss, I’m appalled, as your friend, I’m impressed.”
“Thanks Kel.” Alex says sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
“isn’t her game tomorrow? She told me she sent you two tickets for us.”
“You’re totally not coming.”
“Aww, why not?”
“Because, I have a post-game plan, and I definitely don’t want you interfering.”
“Have I ever stopped you from getting laid before? Actually, don’t answer that.”
“Fine, you can come, but afterwards, you have to skidaddle.”
“No one says skidaddle anymore.”
**
“What should I weaarr?” Alex groans, aimlessly searching her closet.
“It’s a soccer game, not tea with the queen.”
“I wanna look hot for Tobin.” Alex says simply.
“I’m 99 percent sure she’ll think you’re hot either way.” Kelley says and Alex nods, before smiling at the thought of the last time Tobin had called her hot, and what that conversation had led to.
“You’re right, I’m gonna put on this t-shirt, some jeans, and a jacket in case I get cold.”
“And if you play your cards right, you might get her jersey afterwards huh?”
“You’re gross.” Alex scoffs.
“I’m not the one who did ‘it’ at work.” Kelley rebuts, before receiving the middle finger she deserved from Alex.
**
“So which one’s Tobin?” Kelley asks for about the 5th time of the night.
“I don’t think she’s on ye- Oh! There she is! I think she’s going in!” Alex shouts above the lively atmosphere of the stadium.
And sure enough, Tobin’s number lights up the board and Alex’s heartrate increases tenfold, as if she was actually playing. Her eyes don’t leave Tobin for the rest of that night, clapping and voicing her approval whenever Tobin does something of mild significance.
“The new girl is kinda good” She hears a voice behind her concur, heart growing with pride.
“And hot too.” And Alex raises her eyebrows at this as well, because technically, the pair of friends behind her weren’t wrong.
Alex tunes out the conversation after that, finding the way Tobin’s calves glistened with sweat far more intriguing.
“Yeah, she definitely pings.” Alex’s ears perk up at this and she almost turns around, if it weren’t for Kelley’s loud protest for a yellow card to be issued to the opposing team.
“Totally, if I get her number, you can be the maid of honor at our wedding.” One of the voices laugh, and Alex finds herself jealous. Sure, they were complete strangers, and probably joking, it definitely made her upset to think of Tobin with anyone else but her. She didn’t want to see anyone else but Tobin and she didn’t want to see Tobin with anyone else either. There was no one she’d prefer to go through both the adversity and joy of a relationship with than Tobin. Alex didn’t like thinking long term, a self-protecting mechanism so to speak – if you didn’t plan to far ahead, there would be no expectations to be shattered. With Tobin though, Alex’s daydreams were painted with images of her and Tobin in the long term, there were little Tobins and Alexs running around in their backyard, there was Alex and a little Tobin sitting in the stands watching Tobin kill it on the pitch. There was Alex and Tobin, properly tying the knot in front of their approving family members, everyone happy courtesy of the atmosphere of love usually provided of a wedding. There were a lot of things she wanted with Tobin that she couldn’t see herself wanting from or with anyone else and perhaps that’s why, sitting in the stands she thinks that maybe her previous ideas on the dangers of long term expectations were antiquated and she’d happily throw out her fears of the long-term if it meant that there was even just a possibility that she could be with Tobin forever.