Lovers?

The next day at work we decided not to tell anyone about our date they we had planned, wanted to see how it goes first before telling everyone. Plus if we told the, they would put unnecessary and unknowingly put pressure on the date and we didn’t want that. Not much happened on shift which I am glad for once I really wanted today to go really good. After shift I went to my place and Eddie followed in his truck, wanted to grab some things that I had for the dinner date. Eddie told me to get in his vehicle and that he would just drive me home after, which I agreed. We head to the store and bought stuff to make chicken marsala. We arrived to Eddie’s place see Eddie very confused when reading the instructions I pulled up, as I knew I would take lead on the cooking and Eddie just would help.

After an hour or so of Eddie induced confusion, we finally got the food made, and then Eddie set the table. It was pretty cute see Eddie trying to figure out what he was trying to do, and it was even cuter when he put on a little apron when he really didn’t need it. We sat down and ate, and I grabbed a beer for the both of us. Eddie told me about his life and that his parents were very strict and would not be at all ok with us dating but he did not care neither did I. He also tells me stories about his time in the army and all the people that he met, there was the one woman he met, Janet. Janet a badass, top shooter, best and hand to hand count take down anyone, hella funny I can see where Eddie got his sarcasm humor. We finished dinner and we moved to the living room to watch a something, didn’t really watch it much we were to busy talking to each other.

Eddie laugh is the best sound that could ever be on the planet earth, his smile is so contagious that you can’t help but smile as well. With the more stories I tell the more smiling I get and when I told him about the time I fell out of the tree he started laughing so hard he leaned his head on my shoulder. We spent the hours just talking and getting to know each other, then we got to a more serious topics, like Chris. Eddie talks about the struggles that he has had to deal with rising him, when he was younger and Eddie was racing him alone school was hard at first. The kids would make fun of him for looking not normal, and it just broken my heart listening to this and Eddie started to tear up. I then open up about the whole Doug situation, and I have never told anyone about it.

“Maddie moved he to get away from her husband Doug, he was very abusive physical and emotionally. I had a suspicion but when I asked about it Maddie shut down which just raised said suspicions. You already heard about how he tried and take her back and she ended up having to kill him for self protection. The things is how it affected her is what no one knows but, me I am the only one that knows. I saw the aftermath and it was painful to watch.” I said with tears no forming in my eyes.

Eddie just took my hands in his and comfort me, we sat there just staring into each other eyes. Then Eddie lean in for a kiss and this time I did not push away or scared, I let it happen. It felt like that nothing else existed, I felt safe in his arms, then those arms moved to reach the bottom hem of my shirt. I stop to take a breath, and Eddie had a worried look on his face.

“Hey Buck if you don’t wan to we don’t have to.” Eddie says pulling away

“I didn’t say that now did I.” I pull him back.

Both of our shirts end up on the ground, we continue to make out while Eddie gets up takes my hand and leads me to his room. Where the rest of out clothes fell off our bodies, I was just glad that Chris was not home, I am gad the neighbors didn’t come over about the noise. We finally went to sleep and we woke up the by my phone alarm going off. It was 730 I can’t believe we slept past the first alarm. We rushed I was trying to find the clothes that disappeared last night, took a quick shower, grabbed a banana and ran out the door. We get to the station just in time to change over but we did get some weird looks as we rushed to the locker rooms.

After changing we were bombarded by the crew standing in a circle upstairs, I went to go make coffee and everyone was still just standing around like that waiting for something. The Hen spoke up.

“Two things, One why the hell Buck were you in clothes form last shift, and why did you too ride together y’all never do that?” I looked at Eddie before I aid anything and he nodded his head in approval and I knew what that meant.

“Me and Eddie had a date last night we lost track of time before knocking out and woke up late.” I said hoping there were any follow up questions. Then hen grabbed my arm.

“Well by the looks of it I am going to say the date went well.” Hen said extending my arm showing a bruise.

I looked at Eddie with wide eyes and everyone just started to laugh, then Bobby walked in and asked what was going on. Hen took my arm and showed Bobby, Eddie in the background trying to avoid, then Bobby asked to talk to us away form the others. Once we were out of ear shoot of everyone Bobby just gave us a look.

“Ok I don’t care y’all are dating I knew it was going to happen eventually. Just I want y’all to keep it professionally no PDA at work understood.”

“Yes cap.” We both said in unison. And he patted us both on the back as he walked away.

We got back to the group and they started to tease us like I knew they would, and we all were laughing until Chim asked us a very inappropriate and personal question.

“So who is the top and who is the bottom.” And I was surprised that he got the terminology right. Hen smacked him so hard I heard it clear as day.

I ignored the question, not only because it was not a conversation to have at work, but I didn’t know the answer like we only slept with each other once. Eddie obviously was the top last night but will it always be like that I wouldn’t mind, I decided to ask him via text.

BUCK: so I know that I was the bottom last night but will that be an every time thing I don’t mind. Just want to know if you like in up the ass every now and then.

I see Eddie across the room with a water and talking to someone else on the crew. He pulls out his phone and read the message and then starts to choke on his water and I start to giggle. After the coughing fit I got a reply.

EDDIE: 1 warning next time I choked on my water. & 2 I don’t mind switching it up we can try later.

And now it was my turn to be in shock. The bell goes off and we rush to the engine, and as always Eddie is sitting in front of me but we kept in professional like Bobby said. The call was a jumper who was way to high for us to put a crash pad down he would just die or could miss form that high up. Bobby order to have me go from the top of the building and I would kick the person back into the building. I just need him to talk the victim up so I can get there in time. I knew the story he used every time, about he was going though a hard time then he was going to tell her that he wanted to marry her and etc. but he never go there far. Before he can even get to the “I love you” I was at the victim and Bobby gave me the signal to do it and I did.

We get back to the station and then Eddie comes to me and tells me that he wants to. Tell Chris about us especially since if I am going to be coming over a lot he differently needs to know and I agree. We would do after shift at dinner.