attractive, though. And all these ice cream cone
references make me want to eat you up. It’s a particularly hot day, I’m just
saying.”
Daniel smiled. “You’re also nice, and you listened to
me talk about my really sad past even though this is just our first date. I say
that because I’m half-hoping we have more in the future. I’m also choosing to
ignore the fact that you want to eat me up.”
“ Oh, we definitely will,” Nick answered, nodding his head. “All of this
tells me you don’t think very highly of yourself. We should fix that. You
should know you have…” Nick imitated the gesture Daniel made, waving over the
smaller man’s body. “All of that going on, too.”
Daniel laughed self-deprecatingly. “Right. Okay.
Thanks for trying to cheer me up.”
“ I’m serious. You’re a good looking guy. Physically, I mean. Just my
type, you know?” Nick said. “Mentally, I think you need to relax a bit and just
enjoy dating. You’ve only dated, like, one guy and he turned out to be a total
asshole. That’s not your fault. That’s his.”
It was Daniel’s turn to tilt his head in question. “So
broken, self-critical chubby guys who cuss a lot are your type?”
Giving a mischievous grin, Nick slowly extended his
arm to gently rub his thumb over Daniel’s hand. “Nah, my type of guy is someone
who thinks I’m insanely attractive to the point of putting me on a pedestal.
It’s very good on my ego, you know? I’ve always wanted to know how it felt like
to go through life with a bloated head.”
Daniel laughed. He clasped his hand around Nick’s
slowly, until their fingers entwined. “Ha, funny. A sense of humor, too! See, I
can’t beat that.”
The mischievous grin Nick had on his face turned into
a deep, meaningful look. Honestly, he didn’t know what he wanted to convey, but
he was beginning to realize that maybe there
was a depth to his actions he didn’t quite understand just yet. Why else would
he still be here? He was intrigued. He wanted to know more. He also wanted
Daniel to realize he was a catch, one that Nick was lucky enough to grab when
no one else realized it. “You don’t need to compete with me to be with me.”
They locked gazes with each other for what felt like
an eternity, wrapped in a moment. Truth be told, Nick was beginning to see how
well they would click together. He always liked a self-deprecating sense of
humor. He had one of those, too. The fact that they found each other physically
attractive was pretty good, too.
And Nick was growing pretty fond of that laugh. There
was also a little part of him that wanted to prove to Daniel, right here and
right now, just how attractive he was.
So Nick decided to take a leap.
“ It’s getting a little late,” Nick said. His voice was calm. His gaze was
steady. “Maybe I could bring you to your apartment?”
Daniel blinked, but it seemed like something clicked
inside his head. His eyes widened. Nick swore he saw the guy blush . “Oh. Oh. Do you … want to get a nightcap?”
Nick nodded. Daniel gulped.
“ I mean … sure.”
Daniel’s lips slowly quirked into a wider and wider
smile, until he was grinning from ear to ear. Judging from the slight ache in
Nick’s cheeks, he felt the same way, too.
“ Let’s go.”
****
Nick would have been one of the first people to say he
was not the type to sleep with
someone on the first date. Unfortunately, the string of one night stands he
called his past sex life would have proved him wrong right away.
Still, this was the very first time that Nick actually
thought about going a totally different way, and not just a
wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am. He could actually take his time, maybe even form some
sort of human connection. And while he did want to just slam his dick inside of
Daniel and enjoy the moment, a little part of him thought about how he was a
bit classier than that.
No, he could actually enjoy the little things. Maybe a
kiss? Maybe a touch? Maybe he
references make me want to eat you up. It’s a particularly hot day, I’m just
saying.”
Daniel smiled. “You’re also nice, and you listened to
me talk about my really sad past even though this is just our first date. I say
that because I’m half-hoping we have more in the future. I’m also choosing to
ignore the fact that you want to eat me up.”
“ Oh, we definitely will,” Nick answered, nodding his head. “All of this
tells me you don’t think very highly of yourself. We should fix that. You
should know you have…” Nick imitated the gesture Daniel made, waving over the
smaller man’s body. “All of that going on, too.”
Daniel laughed self-deprecatingly. “Right. Okay.
Thanks for trying to cheer me up.”
“ I’m serious. You’re a good looking guy. Physically, I mean. Just my
type, you know?” Nick said. “Mentally, I think you need to relax a bit and just
enjoy dating. You’ve only dated, like, one guy and he turned out to be a total
asshole. That’s not your fault. That’s his.”
It was Daniel’s turn to tilt his head in question. “So
broken, self-critical chubby guys who cuss a lot are your type?”
Giving a mischievous grin, Nick slowly extended his
arm to gently rub his thumb over Daniel’s hand. “Nah, my type of guy is someone
who thinks I’m insanely attractive to the point of putting me on a pedestal.
It’s very good on my ego, you know? I’ve always wanted to know how it felt like
to go through life with a bloated head.”
Daniel laughed. He clasped his hand around Nick’s
slowly, until their fingers entwined. “Ha, funny. A sense of humor, too! See, I
can’t beat that.”
The mischievous grin Nick had on his face turned into
a deep, meaningful look. Honestly, he didn’t know what he wanted to convey, but
he was beginning to realize that maybe there
was a depth to his actions he didn’t quite understand just yet. Why else would
he still be here? He was intrigued. He wanted to know more. He also wanted
Daniel to realize he was a catch, one that Nick was lucky enough to grab when
no one else realized it. “You don’t need to compete with me to be with me.”
They locked gazes with each other for what felt like
an eternity, wrapped in a moment. Truth be told, Nick was beginning to see how
well they would click together. He always liked a self-deprecating sense of
humor. He had one of those, too. The fact that they found each other physically
attractive was pretty good, too.
And Nick was growing pretty fond of that laugh. There
was also a little part of him that wanted to prove to Daniel, right here and
right now, just how attractive he was.
So Nick decided to take a leap.
“ It’s getting a little late,” Nick said. His voice was calm. His gaze was
steady. “Maybe I could bring you to your apartment?”
Daniel blinked, but it seemed like something clicked
inside his head. His eyes widened. Nick swore he saw the guy blush . “Oh. Oh. Do you … want to get a nightcap?”
Nick nodded. Daniel gulped.
“ I mean … sure.”
Daniel’s lips slowly quirked into a wider and wider
smile, until he was grinning from ear to ear. Judging from the slight ache in
Nick’s cheeks, he felt the same way, too.
“ Let’s go.”
****
Nick would have been one of the first people to say he
was not the type to sleep with
someone on the first date. Unfortunately, the string of one night stands he
called his past sex life would have proved him wrong right away.
Still, this was the very first time that Nick actually
thought about going a totally different way, and not just a
wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am. He could actually take his time, maybe even form some
sort of human connection. And while he did want to just slam his dick inside of
Daniel and enjoy the moment, a little part of him thought about how he was a
bit classier than that.
No, he could actually enjoy the little things. Maybe a
kiss? Maybe a touch? Maybe he
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