of action. He looked almost defeated.
“I just couldn’t.”
Aria pulled him back into the embrace and he nuzzled his face into her neck.
“Can we go home now?”
Aria nodded and told him she just wanted to let Kay and John know. Billy said he would wait outside and try to get a cab.
She walked back into the apartment and saw Tina was sulking off in the corner of the balcony with her friend leaning back against the railing. He met Aria’s eyes and held her gaze briefly before looking down at the ground and muttering something. She saw Tina shrug. Aria shook her head to snap out of it and looked around for John and Kay. They were in the kitchen. She walked over and saw them talking quietly in the corner with their drinks in hand.
“Hey, we’re going to head out now.”
They both looked disappointed, but were understanding. Aria looked at John apologetically and said, “I’m so sorry for causing a scene at your party.”
He held up his hand and shook his head. “You did no such thing. Really, don’t worry about it. I know it was definitely someone else who instigated it all. You’re not the one who should be apologizing.” He took a sip of his drink and shot a glare in Tina’s direction. “Are you okay though?”
He looked back to Aria and waited on her answer. She nodded and reached out for Kay to get a hug. They both asked to send their goodbyes to Billy and Aria walked out feeling heavy and exhausted.
When she stepped out onto the street she was relieved to see Billy had already hailed a cab. She slipped into the back seat and immediately leaned her head back against the headrest, letting her eyelids slide shut. They felt heavy the way they do when you feel emotionally exhausted. The silent cab ride back to their apartment went by quickly and before she knew it, she was already in her bedroom changing into her pajamas.
Billy sat at the edge of the bed looking absent-mindedly at Aria as she changed and put her clothes away. She ended up just throwing the night’s outfit in the hamper before sitting next to Billy. She turned her head and looked at him wondering what she should do or say. Before she had a chance to act, he turned around and pulled her into a tight hug.
“I’m sorry you had to deal with that,” he told her earnestly. He ran his hand through her hair and she could feel the rise and fall of his chest against hers with every breath he took. She wondered why he felt such a strong need to apologize, but decided against probing too much. He likely felt responsible for it at the core because Tina was his ex and it had been a very meaningful relationship.
“It’s okay. It’s over now. Let’s just move past it and if she ever tries to pull another stunt, we’ll deal with it then.” Aria said as she rubbed his back. She pulled back to look into his eyes, “we’re going to be okay.”
Chapter 12
It was two weeks later and there had been no backlash from that night at John’s party or any news about Tina. It felt like things were getting back to normal, almost as if Billy would be able to forget about the whole ordeal entirely. The only thing that had started bothering Aria over the last couple days was the lack of sex in her relationship.
She supposed she would be okay going a couple weeks without it, not that she hadn’t already, there was just something about having the dry spell now that bothered her. After being disconnected in that aspect for some time, she and Billy had found something that revived their passion.
Rather than just revive it, Aria often thought of it as the one aspect that had been missing from her relationship and would make it stronger. They had been right in the midst of exploring BDSM play together when Tina showed up and nothing had happened since. They hadn’t even shared a heated kiss since that night. It wasn’t
“I just couldn’t.”
Aria pulled him back into the embrace and he nuzzled his face into her neck.
“Can we go home now?”
Aria nodded and told him she just wanted to let Kay and John know. Billy said he would wait outside and try to get a cab.
She walked back into the apartment and saw Tina was sulking off in the corner of the balcony with her friend leaning back against the railing. He met Aria’s eyes and held her gaze briefly before looking down at the ground and muttering something. She saw Tina shrug. Aria shook her head to snap out of it and looked around for John and Kay. They were in the kitchen. She walked over and saw them talking quietly in the corner with their drinks in hand.
“Hey, we’re going to head out now.”
They both looked disappointed, but were understanding. Aria looked at John apologetically and said, “I’m so sorry for causing a scene at your party.”
He held up his hand and shook his head. “You did no such thing. Really, don’t worry about it. I know it was definitely someone else who instigated it all. You’re not the one who should be apologizing.” He took a sip of his drink and shot a glare in Tina’s direction. “Are you okay though?”
He looked back to Aria and waited on her answer. She nodded and reached out for Kay to get a hug. They both asked to send their goodbyes to Billy and Aria walked out feeling heavy and exhausted.
When she stepped out onto the street she was relieved to see Billy had already hailed a cab. She slipped into the back seat and immediately leaned her head back against the headrest, letting her eyelids slide shut. They felt heavy the way they do when you feel emotionally exhausted. The silent cab ride back to their apartment went by quickly and before she knew it, she was already in her bedroom changing into her pajamas.
Billy sat at the edge of the bed looking absent-mindedly at Aria as she changed and put her clothes away. She ended up just throwing the night’s outfit in the hamper before sitting next to Billy. She turned her head and looked at him wondering what she should do or say. Before she had a chance to act, he turned around and pulled her into a tight hug.
“I’m sorry you had to deal with that,” he told her earnestly. He ran his hand through her hair and she could feel the rise and fall of his chest against hers with every breath he took. She wondered why he felt such a strong need to apologize, but decided against probing too much. He likely felt responsible for it at the core because Tina was his ex and it had been a very meaningful relationship.
“It’s okay. It’s over now. Let’s just move past it and if she ever tries to pull another stunt, we’ll deal with it then.” Aria said as she rubbed his back. She pulled back to look into his eyes, “we’re going to be okay.”
Chapter 12
It was two weeks later and there had been no backlash from that night at John’s party or any news about Tina. It felt like things were getting back to normal, almost as if Billy would be able to forget about the whole ordeal entirely. The only thing that had started bothering Aria over the last couple days was the lack of sex in her relationship.
She supposed she would be okay going a couple weeks without it, not that she hadn’t already, there was just something about having the dry spell now that bothered her. After being disconnected in that aspect for some time, she and Billy had found something that revived their passion.
Rather than just revive it, Aria often thought of it as the one aspect that had been missing from her relationship and would make it stronger. They had been right in the midst of exploring BDSM play together when Tina showed up and nothing had happened since. They hadn’t even shared a heated kiss since that night. It wasn’t
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