acting like a silly girl with a crush!
“Mother fucker!”
Samantha’s shout pulled me away from the chat window which I quickly minimized since that phrase coupled with the sound of her expensive headset being thrown against the wall usually meant she was back in the real world.
I looked over my shoulder. Samantha looked over at me but there was a frown on her face. Obviously the raid hadn’t gone well, though at least she hadn’t launched her mouse across the room along with the headset this time.
“I take it the raid didn’t go well?”
“No, not really,” she groused. “We’re stuck on a boss because this idiot healer keeps fucking up and he’s trying to blame me for it! I can’t take this shit. I need to go get drunk. Wanna hit the bars?”
I blinked. This was definitely a development I hadn’t anticipated. It was an unfortunate development considering that I had date night planned with Conlan and it didn’t seem like he’d be available any time soon if I passed up on tonight. Damn it.
“I actually think I’m going to stay in tonight,” I said. “I’ve got a scene I’ve been working on for awhile and the person I’m doing it with is only available tonight.”
Samantha grinned and I winced at my choice of words. Perhaps “doing it with” somebody wasn’t the best way to phrase that. Damn it.
“Oh really? Is this special person a dude?” Samantha asked.
“Maybe,” I said. I wasn’t going to reveal anything else unless she dragged it from me.
Samantha walked over to stare at my screen and I quickly flicked it off. She crossed her arms and looked down at me with a huge grin splitting her face. A grin that made me blush as much as I would if I was talking with Conlan. I knew I was giving myself away, but what could I do?
“Keep your secrets for now Jess,” she said. “I’m going to go get drunk. Maybe head down to the bar if you get done with your new boyfriend.”
“He’s not my boyfriend,” I said.
“So it is a guy!”
I rolled my eyes as I realized I’d given myself up once again. Damn Samantha and her ability to get stuff out of me without even trying!
“Go have your drink Samantha,” I said.
She took her sweet time getting ready. I waited until I heard the front door slam shut before I moved back to my own machine and clicked on the blinking chat icon. It felt like it’d been an eternity, I wondered if he’d even still be there, but when I looked at the screen I was surprised to see that only about five minutes had passed.
“I’m ready now,” I said.
“Glad to hear it. I was starting to wonder where you’d disappeared to my lady elf.”
I glanced over towards the front door one last time and then put my hands on the keyboard. I closed my eyes, opened them, and I was in the world of Elassa.
I stood at the entrance to the Pirate Caves of Aktor. This was one of my favorite dungeons in the game, even if it was one of the earlier dungeons that only new players tended to go to. New players and higher level players who were looking for a convenient spot for a quick role-playing session. Samantha always laughed when she saw me exploring the place. She always acted like it was ridiculous that somebody with a character my level would bother with the place, but I loved it.
I rounded the corner towards the dungeon entrance and moved inside. My breath caught as the screen loaded. We were already in a party together and he was waiting for me in there. As soon as I stepped through, as soon as that loading bar finished, he was there. Towering over me.
Or, rather, towering over my character. But it might as well be the same thing. It caused the same reaction sitting in the real world in my computer chair as it would have if I’d suddenly rounded a corner and saw a tall beautiful man staring at me in the real world.
This was ridiculous. I’d only seen that one picture of him before and I was drooling over just the thought of that delicious body. Assuming he actually
“Mother fucker!”
Samantha’s shout pulled me away from the chat window which I quickly minimized since that phrase coupled with the sound of her expensive headset being thrown against the wall usually meant she was back in the real world.
I looked over my shoulder. Samantha looked over at me but there was a frown on her face. Obviously the raid hadn’t gone well, though at least she hadn’t launched her mouse across the room along with the headset this time.
“I take it the raid didn’t go well?”
“No, not really,” she groused. “We’re stuck on a boss because this idiot healer keeps fucking up and he’s trying to blame me for it! I can’t take this shit. I need to go get drunk. Wanna hit the bars?”
I blinked. This was definitely a development I hadn’t anticipated. It was an unfortunate development considering that I had date night planned with Conlan and it didn’t seem like he’d be available any time soon if I passed up on tonight. Damn it.
“I actually think I’m going to stay in tonight,” I said. “I’ve got a scene I’ve been working on for awhile and the person I’m doing it with is only available tonight.”
Samantha grinned and I winced at my choice of words. Perhaps “doing it with” somebody wasn’t the best way to phrase that. Damn it.
“Oh really? Is this special person a dude?” Samantha asked.
“Maybe,” I said. I wasn’t going to reveal anything else unless she dragged it from me.
Samantha walked over to stare at my screen and I quickly flicked it off. She crossed her arms and looked down at me with a huge grin splitting her face. A grin that made me blush as much as I would if I was talking with Conlan. I knew I was giving myself away, but what could I do?
“Keep your secrets for now Jess,” she said. “I’m going to go get drunk. Maybe head down to the bar if you get done with your new boyfriend.”
“He’s not my boyfriend,” I said.
“So it is a guy!”
I rolled my eyes as I realized I’d given myself up once again. Damn Samantha and her ability to get stuff out of me without even trying!
“Go have your drink Samantha,” I said.
She took her sweet time getting ready. I waited until I heard the front door slam shut before I moved back to my own machine and clicked on the blinking chat icon. It felt like it’d been an eternity, I wondered if he’d even still be there, but when I looked at the screen I was surprised to see that only about five minutes had passed.
“I’m ready now,” I said.
“Glad to hear it. I was starting to wonder where you’d disappeared to my lady elf.”
I glanced over towards the front door one last time and then put my hands on the keyboard. I closed my eyes, opened them, and I was in the world of Elassa.
I stood at the entrance to the Pirate Caves of Aktor. This was one of my favorite dungeons in the game, even if it was one of the earlier dungeons that only new players tended to go to. New players and higher level players who were looking for a convenient spot for a quick role-playing session. Samantha always laughed when she saw me exploring the place. She always acted like it was ridiculous that somebody with a character my level would bother with the place, but I loved it.
I rounded the corner towards the dungeon entrance and moved inside. My breath caught as the screen loaded. We were already in a party together and he was waiting for me in there. As soon as I stepped through, as soon as that loading bar finished, he was there. Towering over me.
Or, rather, towering over my character. But it might as well be the same thing. It caused the same reaction sitting in the real world in my computer chair as it would have if I’d suddenly rounded a corner and saw a tall beautiful man staring at me in the real world.
This was ridiculous. I’d only seen that one picture of him before and I was drooling over just the thought of that delicious body. Assuming he actually
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