Lea was nervously standing in front of the door of Kailey's and Liam's apartment. She didn't know why she was hesitating for such a long time, especially since she had already worked out an entire scenario in her head and the longer she was just standing here, the longer she would have to suffer from the hunger and thirst. It was probably because of the excitement, anticipation and a bit of fear for the s*x not turning out like she was expecting. She had seen Kailey's first time and it was an absolute disaster. What if that happened now as well?
Lea shook her head. It didn't matter if the first time wasn't that good. She had lots of time to improve. Practice makes art! If you never even begin working on an artwork, you'll never create one. The same was true with making love, Lea believed. She was looking forward to it, but that doesn't mean she can't be nervous.
Lea took a big breath and opened the door. "Liam, I'm home," she called.
When Liam heard this he hurriedly got up from the sofa. He had been anxiously waiting for Kailey to return home. His workday was awful, and his boss had scolded him. Because he hadn't eaten or drunk anything since yesterday his brain was refusing to work and it had affected him a lot. Liam was someone who couldn't get anything done unless he got the required amount of food. He really couldn't go through this for another day. He had decided to try and seduce Kailey, otherwise by tomorrow he would just be a lump of flesh that couldn't even move.
Lea heard stumbling in the living room, before Liam's head appeared in the still empty of furniture hallway. "Welcome home. How was your day?"
"Not that great. I had a hard time concentrating," Lea said honestly.
"I figured," Liam said relieved. This meant he might be able to convince her to do the deed tonight. "I had the same problem." Liam scratched his head sheepishly, not daring to look her in the eye lest Kailey notice his plans.
Lea found this reaction pretty cute. It was obvious Liam was thinking of bringing up the subject of marital duties. "I guess we're both hungry," she said quietly while stepping out of her shoes.
"Yeah, but I can still tolerate it if you need more time." Right when Liam said this his stomach made a very loud noise, contradicting his own words. Still he went on with this line of thought because being respectful was absolutely necessary in establishing a good relationship, no matter how much he wanted to eat right now. He coughed awkwardly. "Like I said yesterday, I don't want to make you uncomfortable, Kailey."
Lea walked towards him and took his hands in hers. Liam hadn't expected Kailey to initiate contact and his entire body heated up because of it.
"It's okay," Lea said. "I don't think I can go without food and water for another minute. Besides it would be very unfair of me to make you suffer because I'm procrastinating the inevitable."
Liam squeezed her hands. "It's not unfair. We'll have to be with each other for the rest of our lives. Building a good relationship is in both our favors."
Lea looked up at Liam and smiled. "Hearing that makes me really happy. I'm glad you're my husband."
Liam's heart skipped a beat upon hearing that. He feared Kailey didn't like him at all, since last night she had rather coldly refused to perform their marital duties. He hoped it wasn't just the day of fasting that made her change her mind. "Then, if it's alright with you, can I kiss you?"
A blush crept up on Lea's face. This was really happening! Her very first kiss.
[Dwyl: You're twenty-one and you only have your first kiss now? So slow.]
Lea hadn't expected Dwyl to suddenly interrupt the mood like that, it's voice almost scared her to death.
[I am not slow, just shy!]
[Dwyl: You don't seem shy to me. You have pretty kinky fantasies and you're planning to basically f**ck a stranger.]
[Don't judge, you virgin crushing on Writer.]
[Dwyl: For your information, I'm not a virgin. My first time was with Seduce The Third Wheel system when I was fifteen. We had a good time together.]
[Systems age?]
"Kailey? Should I interpret this quiet as a yes or a no?" Liam asked confused. Kailey was blushing, but kept strangely quiet, not even a nod to confirm his question. He couldn't make a next move without her permission! He really wanted Kailey to hurry it up a bit, he wanted food!
Lea nodded, ignoring whatever Dwyl was blabbing about in her ears. She would probably ask that question again another time. Right now, she had more important things to deal with. "Yes, you can kiss me."
Liam didn't give Kailey time to rethink her answer and gave her a peck on the lips.
Lea was surprised with how fast it happened. She had barely registered Liam's lips on hers before it was already over. "That's it?" she accidentally said out loud.
Liam was embarrassed by Kailey's blunt statement, which caused his face to become a bright red. "N… No. I was just testing the waters."
Lea chuckled. "Then dive right in, you won't drown… I hope."
Liam didn't let her say it twice and gave her another peck, then another and another. He just went up and down, as if tapping with his finger on a table.
This action didn't turn Lea on in the least. She was not a tree and Liam wasn't a woodpecker. This definitely wasn't how one was supposed to kiss with the intention of having s*x! Yes, this sort of kiss could be cute and romantic in certain situations, and maybe if she was another person she would have found this cute, but right now it just annoyed Lea. She wanted a breathtaking French kiss! A kiss with tongue and passion! Why didn't this stupid guy realize that?
"Liam," she said in between pecks. "Can we use tongue?"
Liam stiffened. "To… Tong… Tongue?"
"Yes, tongue." Lea was losing the mood with every second that passed. Seriously, what was wrong with Liam? If he was this shy for a kiss, what would happen when they got in the bed? Did she seriously have to take the lead herself even though she hadn't any experience? Then this might really turn out to be a disappointment. Why can't she just ask for a divorce? This world really has it out for her.
"Euhm… If – if you really want that." Liam was really stressing out. He didn't like kisses with tongue, he found them unnecessarily messy and the thought about having to share someone's saliva – especially with someone whom he didn't yet have romantic feelings for – felt a little bit nauseating to him. He had kissed Kailey because he really wanted their relationship to work, but at this point in time he actually just wanted to get it over with! Ejaculate inside her, so there would come a baby out of it (and he could eat), and done. Maybe after they develop feelings for each other they could do more. Unfortunately he couldn't get away with that. Kissing was usually used as foreplay. His perfect situation wasn't a good approach, and he didn't want to mess up just because of his preferences.
Lea sighed after seeing Liam's panicked expression. "It's not all about me, Liam. We both need to feel good. If you don't want to use tongue, just say it."
Liam looked at her doubtfully. If he said he didn't want it, wouldn't that diminish his chances of getting laid? And if that didn't happen, he wouldn't be able to eat today. Was he really going to take that risk? Wasn't it better to just put up with it?
Lea crossed her arms, not in the mood anymore to put up with all the intricacies that were going on in Liam's head. "Look, Liam. I want to get food and water in my stomach. Tongue would probably make having s*x with you easier, but it's alright for you to have boundaries too. I'm not going to run away because of something like that."
When Lea spoke those last words she was already regretting them. Having s*x with Liam would just be a guaranteed failure. She didn't feel an ounce of attraction to him anymore. Those stupid pecks really ruined it.
[Get me out of here, Dwyl! I am not giving my virginity knowing it will be a bad experience.]
[Dwyl: You are mean. Calling on me whenever you want, and ignoring me when I'm talking. If not for me already being in your apartment building, I would definitely not help you.]
[You're in the building? Why?]
[Dwyl: You wanted to see me, and I wanted to ruin your night. Apparently, I'll be saving your night instead. Such a shame.]
"Then, let's not use tongue," Liam decided. Since Kailey said it was alright, he wasn't going to doubt any longer.
"Okay," Lea answered. It was best to just keep up this charade until Dwyl arrived, that way she was less suspicious.
"Maybe it's better to continue this in the bedroom, the hallway isn't really an appropriate place."
Lea nodded. That couldn't do any harm since they'll be interrupted before anything can happen.
Liam hurriedly guided Kailey to their room, leaving all thoughts about romance behind him. Kailey already stated that she wanted to hurry this up as well and had given her permission so there was no reason to stall any longer. There will be plenty of times in the future to build up a nice atmosphere! Right now, making sure they won't have to suffer punishment anymore was there top priority.
Kailey and Liam's bedroom wasn't that big. The simple bed had almost taken over all the space. The sheets were gray, just like almost everything in this world. It was a nice change after all the bright gold Lea had seen in the previous bedroom she was in, but she was already getting tired of it. The Author of these worlds obviously didn't realize there existed such a thing as proportion. You don't have to choose between only the extremes! Where is the balance?
Liam was awkwardly looking at Kailey. Even though he had decided there was no need for unnecessary pleasantries, he couldn't just throw all manners and his personality in the wind. "Do you want… uhm… my help undressing?"
Lea was beginning to feel impatient. Dwyl was taking it's sweet time. "I can do it myself." Luckily it was winter and Kailey was wearing lots of layers. She could be extra slow.
Liam was a lot faster than Kailey. He was already standing topless in front of her, when she had just removed her sweater.
"Are you sure you don't need help?" Liam offered again. He was eager to get under the sheets. The room wasn't that warm and he already got goosebumps.
"No, sorry. I'm just a bit embarrassed."
Right when Lea said that the doorbell rang. Dwyl had finally arrived.