Osmond goes to his room, boots up his laptop and opens the file he used for writing his book.
"Are you ready, Oz?"
"Hey, Mr Overseer."
"It would be good if you could write a bit more than usual today."
"How so?"
"Don't you want me to remove that pasta fetish of yours?"
"You read me like a book. But what does that have to do with me writing more than usual?"
"I will remove your fetish after we finish writing this."
"Really? Thanks, Mr Lord Overseer, Sir."
"You're welcome. Now let's get down to business."
Osmond continues where he left off. A few hours pass, and he saves the file.
"Is this enough for today? I really don't feel like writing any more."
"It's enough, you did well."
"Great."
Osmond closes his laptop.
"By the way, Natalie asked me about why I'm tired and all that, but I didn't really know how to answer properly. Do you know anything about this?"
"Regarding your tiredness and laziness, drink some ginger tea and you'll be fine. As for you being a bit distant, that's a sign of spiritual growth. Now go make Natalie some lunch, and don't take a nap today even if you're tired."
"Okay, thanks for everything."
Osmond gets up, stretches a bit, then goes to the bathroom and washes his hands. He returns to his room, wipes his hands, then goes to the kitchen and opens the fridge.
"Hmm…"
He puts his jeans on, takes his wallet and keys, and goes to the convenience store. He quickly buys some cauliflower without looking around the pasta aisle, then heads straight home.
"Ah geez, I gotta wash my hands again." –He thinks as he takes his shoes off.
Osmond puts the cauliflower on the counter and washes his hands in the sink. After washing his hands, he washes the cauliflower, then dries both his hands and the cauliflower with kitchen towels. He cuts the cauliflower into florets and dries it again, preheats the oven to 220°C/425°F, puts the cauliflower in a glass baking dish, then seasons it with salt and turmeric, and sprinkles it with sesame seeds and sesame oil.
"What should I make with this?"
He opens the fridge, spots some tofu, and puts it on the counter. He goes to his room, grabs some books, then returns and puts the books on the dining table. The oven signals that it's done preheating. Osmond puts the cauliflower in the oven and checks the oven clock. After that, he unwraps the tofu, puts it on a plate covered with paper towels, then puts a bunch of paper towels over it as well as a cutting board, and then puts two thick books on the cutting board.
"I hope it doesn't topple over…"
Osmond makes some ginger tea and leans back on the counter. A few minutes later, Natalie comes back from work.
"I'm home!"
She takes her shoes off and goes to the kitchen.
"Hey, lunch isn't done yet."
"What'cha drinking there?"
"The Overseer told me to have some ginger tea to cure my sleepiness and laziness."
"Just like that?"
"Apparently, yes."
"Cool. How come lunch isn't done?"
"Writing took longer than usual."
"Okay. I'm gonna change into something more comfortable."
"Go wash your hands!"
"Yes, mom!"
Natalie goes to her room, changes into pajamas and a t-shirt, then washes her hands. She comes back to the kitchen and leans back on the counter right next to Osmond.
"Can I have a sip?"
"I didn't put honey or anything in there."
"That's okay."
Osmond hands her his mug and she takes a sip.
"You made it a bit too strong for me."
She gives him back his mug and he also takes a sip.
"I think it's fine."
"Well you're the one drinking it."
Osmond doesn't respond. A few moments of silence later, Natalie starts holding his hand.
"You wanna kiss?"
"I wanna hold your hand."
"Oh, alright."
"..."
"..."
"Do you wanna kiss?"
"Umm… I'm not against it."
"Well then, here I come."
Natalie moves her face closer to Osmond's, puts her free hand on his cheek, and gently kisses him. Osmond puts his mug on the counter, then puts his hand on her shoulder blade. They continue kissing for a while. Natalie moves back and Osmond blushes.
"I like how the ginger tea made your mouth fresher."
"Yeah."
Osmond drinks the rest of his tea.
"I'm starting to get a bit hungry."
"Try to hold out a bit longer."
"How long?"
"I don't know, half an hour maybe?"
"By the way, what's for lunch?"
"Roasted cauliflower and fried tofu."
"Why aren't you frying the tofu?"
"It's still being drained."
Osmond points at the books.
"Oh, so that's what those are for!"
"What did you think they were here for?"
"I thought you got bored while cooking so you decided to read."
"Why'd I read two books at once?"
"You're asking me a lot."
"Sorry. Anyways, lunch won't be done yet."
"That's okay."
Natalie starts holding his hand again.
"Umm..."
"What's up?"
"I, uhh… I think we should slowly, gradually… Umm..."
"What?"
"I think we should… Uhh…"
"What should we do?"
"Don't rush me!"
"Sorry, take your time."
"Geez! Umm… I think we should slowly start... Getting to know… Umm… I think we should slowly start doing lewd things! There, I said it!"
Natalie gets a little embarrassed, while Osmond is already blushing.
"How lewd are we talking here?"
"Like touching and exploring stuff… For starters."
"But not sex, right?"
"No, not yet."
"We'll get there eventually, right?"
"Umm… yeah."
"Yeah, alright. So, uhh… Do you wanna start now, or...?"
"I, uhh… I'm not sure. I don't wanna force anything."
"Right. So… When I start touching some, uhh… When I start touching you around more, you won't resist, right?"
"Yeah… But let's keep our clothes on, okay?"
"Yeah."
"I, uhh… I also wanna do some… Touching…"
"Umm… Yeah, just be gentle."
"Yeah, you too."
"..."
"Geez, why did I have to bring this up before lunch?"
"No, it's okay, I don't mind."
"But now I feel really embarrassed and stuff!"
"Yeah, but it's fine, we'd have to talk about this eventually, right? And I'm glad you brought it up first."
"Ugh..."
Osmond crouches and wraps his arms around his knees.
"It's fine, c'mon."
"Geez..."
Natalie crouches in front of him.
"Ozzy..."
She puts her hands on his shoulders. He looks at her.
"I'm nervous, alright?"
"It's okay."
"I… Before you confessed to me, I didn't… I never thought we'd turn out this way. Everything's happening so fast…"
"I get it. But trust me, everything's gonna be fine."
"I know it will, I'm not worrying about that, it's just… I'm scared. It's like when you're on a roller coaster and you're moving all slow and climbing up, and then suddenly… You know?"
"I understand. Look, I'm a virgin, too, and all of this is new for me as well."
"Yeah, but it's different. You're always the one initiating all those things. It's like you don't even hesitate, you just jump into it."
"That's because I know it's fun. It's like when the roller coaster suddenly starts going really fast, it might be scary, but it's really, REALLY fun. Don't you think so, too?"
"I do think it's fun… But I can't help feeling anxious."
Osmond buries his head in his knees.
"It's okay to feel anxious sometimes. Hey…"
Osmond looks at her.
"Let's go to the couch."
"I don't feel like doing those things right now."
"You don't feel like being cuddled and comforted by your gorgeous best friend?"
"We can do that after lunch."
"Alright, if you say so."
"..."
"Are you gonna stay like that?"
"Does it bother you?"
"No, but it doesn't look very comfortable."
"Fine, I'll go sit on the couch."
Osmond gets up and goes to the couch, Natalie follows and sits down next to him.
"Is it really that fun hanging out with me?"
"Umm… I like being with you even if it isn't particularly fun."
"..."
"..."
"You haven't been very aggressive today."
"Does it bother you?"
"I don't know… It feels kinda weird. Like you're holding back."
"Well, if I had it my way, neither of us would still be virgins."
"Yeah, but sometimes I like it when you… You know… Do those things."
"You said you didn't feel like doing those things right now."
"We can do them a little bit…"
"You want me to kiss you?"
"Umm… Geez, now I'm getting all flustered."
"You're really cute when you're like that."
"Thanks…"
Natalie moves in closer.
"So? May I kiss you?"
Osmond feels her breath on his face.
"Don't keep me waiting."
Natalie kisses him. She moves away for a bit, then sits in his lap and goes back to kissing him. She grabs his head with both her hands and starts passionately making out with him. He puts his hands on her waist. She bites his neck and starts sucking it intensively.
"Ahh! Na-aa… N-naat-tal-lie-ee ss-sstop plee-ease…"
"I really, REALLY want you right now."
She goes back to making out with him. She slides her hands under his shirt and starts feeling him up a lot. She stops kissing him.
"Let me take your shirt off."
"D-don't go too far."
"I can't promise anything."
Natalie takes Osmond's shirt off and puts it on the couch. She gets off, pushes Osmond down, then gets back on top and continues making out with him, feeling up his torso and arms, squeezing here and there. She moves back again.
"I'm gonna start grinding, I hope that's fine with you."
"Umm…"
"I'm doing it anyways."
She goes back to kissing him and starts grinding her hips. A few moans escape between the smacking of their lips. Osmond pushes her away.
"What, what is it?!"
"The-the food…"
"Forget about it."
She tries to kiss him again, but he stops her.
"Natalie, I need to finish cooking, please get off."
"Ugh… Fuck."
Natalie gets off Osmond, and he puts his shirt back on. He goes to the kitchen and checks the cauliflower.
"Just a few more minutes."
"Great, now come back here."
"I still have to make the tofu…"
"First pasta gets in my way, and now it's tofu?"
"Don't get angry at tofu."
Osmond washes his hands, disassembles his tofu draining contraption and peels away the paper towels. He dices the tofu and puts it in a bowl, then seasons it with salt and paprika. He also adds a bit of corn starch.
"What oil should I fry it on?"
"Forget about the freaking tofu and just let me fuck you up."
"Geez, you're so vulgar!"
Osmond puts a frying pan on the stove and turns it on, then pours a bit of sunflower oil into the frying pan, and starts frying the tofu as soon as the oil heats up.
"I'm sorry if the tofu turns out a bit bland."
Natalie sits down at the table.
"Whatever."
He checks the cauliflower, then takes it out of the oven with a kitchen towel and puts it on the counter.
"It's done."
"Great."
He tosses the tofu around a bit.
"Could you set the table, please?"
"Sure."
Natalie sets the table and puts a wooden chopping board in the middle.
"Thanks."
A few minutes later, Osmond finishes the tofu and serves it. He serves the cauliflower as well, they offer the food to God and thank Him for it, then start eating. Natalie doesn't feed Osmond.
"You're not feeding me."
"I just wanna get this over with as soon as possible."
"I don't wanna have sex with you today."
Natalie continues eating as fast as she can without burning her mouth. Osmond looks at her with a worried expression.
"Natalie."
"What?"
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm freaking great."
"You don't sound great,"
"That's because I'm incredibly fucking horny right now and I wanna fuck your brains out, but I also don't want you to hate me so I'm holding back."
"Umm… You can go to your room and, umm… Relieve yourself, if you want to."
"I won't."
They continue eating in silence. Natalie finishes first.
"Come to my room after you're done."
"Alright."
She goes to her room. Soon, Osmond finishes eating and puts the dishes in the sink, then goes to Natalie's room and knocks on her door. Natalie opens it, drags Osmond by the collar and pushes him onto her bed. She climbs on top of him.
"I wanna continue where we left off."
"I… No, stop!"
"Please, Osmond, just let me… Fuck. Just let me continue doing what we were doing."
"Natalie, you're way too horny right now, you're making me feel uncomfortable."
"Just let me… Osmond, please, I can't hold it in anymore."
"Natalie, please relieve yourself without me."
"I… I want you…"
"Natalie, get off right now!"
"Fuck…"
Natalie reluctantly gets off Osmond, and he sits up.
"I'm sorry…"
She puts her hands on her inner thighs.
"It's fine. We can hang out when you're done."
Osmond gets up.
"Wait…"
She grabs his wrist.
"Natalie, I don't feel safe around you when you're like this."
"I… Yeah… I'm sorry…"
Osmond leaves her room.