•Nia's POV
"Ah-" I yelped "Nope! Ahahah!" I laughed nervously and embarrassed as he slid his hand under my shirt. His eyes went wide and he pulled away quickly standing up "I apologize. I didn't mean to push any boundaries. I just thought that we were.... I misunderstood."
"Oh no. Its me who should be apologizing" I sighed "Ronan I'm a grown ass woman."
"Uhm... Yes I was aware of that already" he raised a brow at me.
"I should be able to let you touch me!" I complained "I want it! God knows I do! But its so embarrassing." I face palmed.
His nervous and upset expression turned softer.
"Zinnia have you..." he rubbed his neck and looked around the room "Its not your first time is it?"
I couldn't help but laugh loudly and awkwardly. "N-no of course not!" I calmed down a bit "I have just been with a very limited amount of partners."
"Oh" he sighed in relief "Okay, if your nervous then we can just keep kissing, or even just watch a movie?" he grabbed his burger and fries off the table and cut the burger in half. He then sat on the bed beside me and handed me half the burger. "We don't have to be a half drunk one night stand Nia. We can be friends, and if the time comes where you decide your ready, we can try to be more." he smiled then looked shocked and nervous. "Of course we've only known each other one night. I don't mean to sound like I'm planning on worming my way into your life or anything." he rambled nervously for a moment then took a bite of burger.
"Ronan. I am so attracted to you. I really am but, I can't do one night stands. I never could. I'm not crazy even if I'm tipsy. I don't even know your middle name or the name of your boys, which means you don't need to know my body. We don't know each other." I sighed and put the burger back on his plate "Thank you but I'm not in the mood for a burger right now." I slipped down under the covers and laid down.
"Ronan James Greene." he set the plate on the night stand and stood up "My boys names are Ryan and Kade." I rolled over to face him and he looked disappointed and was checking his coat for all his belongings.
"Anne" I sat up and crawled towards him across the bed sitting on my knees at the edge "My middle name is Anne. My favorite color is green. I like winter the best of the seasons. I own my own restaurant and use all my own recipes and I'm a control freak who hates when people change things from the way I like them. I am very insecure I constantly wonder if people actually enjoy my company or of they pretend to because I'm myself and who would like this." I sighed and gestured to myself with my eyes closed.
"I have intimacy issues because of my insecurity, because I was messed up as a child, and because I'm ashamed of myself emotionally and physically. So just because I don't do one night stands doesn't mean I can't stand one night with you. I might not know you well but I want to. Please stay with me tonight?"
I didn't move to look at him I sat still with my eyes closed at the edge of the bed. "We can watch a movie or just talk. Let's get a pizza and some ice cream. Let's have a sleep over. Let's play truth or dare, or never have I ever, or even-" my long-winded speech was cut short when a soft pair of lips colided with mine.
My eyes slowly opened as he cupped my face and pulled away. I looked up at him and smiled his face had a light blush over it. "My favorite color is red, I like autumn the best of the seasons. I'm a bit of a pushover with people I'm close to but I'm uptight at work. I work in real estate with my brother and I'm going to school online to practice medicine. I'm a loner and I tend to remove myself from awkward situations, but that has caused issues between me and some of my family." He pressed his forehead to mine and sighed.
"Ronan?"
"Yes?"
I thought for a while before deciding there wasn't really anything I could say to that. Instead I scooted away from him and pulled him back to the bed by his tie. He seemed amused as he laid down. "What is your favorite food?" he asked casually "Since you want to get to know each other."
"I love and animal style burger from In-Then-Out Burger" I almost drooled at the name alone "Its my go to, whats yours?"
"I like Lasagna and garlic bread" he seemed bored at the question.
"I make a killer Lasagna" I bragged playfully.
For the rest of the night we talked about our likes and our dislikes, once it got pretty late we started talking about deeper issues like his divorce, Sky, and our childhoods. I had long lost track of the time when we got done talking and had gone to sleep. When I woke the next morning I felt sturdy arms wrapped around me, a soft bare chest against my back and warm slow breathe on the back of my neck. He was still asleep and I didn't mind getting a little more rest myself. I snuggled against him and whispered "good morning" to myself as I fell back into a secure sleep.