Gemini

“Allison, can I tell you something?” he turned to me, his icy eyes were piercing into mine again and I started to sweat.

I barely got the words out. “Sure,” I said.

Just when Cedric was about to speak, Bettina entered the room and we both turned towards her in unison.

She smiled at us curiously. “I see you’ve met my son Cedric. He surprised us tonight.”

“Yes.” I smiled nervously offering nothing more.

“Allison, I was just going to say you could leave anytime you want, but if you two are chatting, feel free to stay as long as you like. Bruno just left. Maria and Kurt are staying for more pie and coffee,” she said.

“Mom, I’d love some coffee…Allison?” Cedric turned to me, his eyes seemingly urging me on me to stay.

“Sure, coffee would be great,” I said.

“Cedric, you come into the kitchen in about five minutes, it’ll be ready then,” Bettina said as she walked away back to her guests.

Just then, Caleb appeared at the door. “Sorry I didn’t get to spend much time with you little bro. I have to head back to Cow Hampshire.”

“Bye, buddy,” Cedric said as he stood up and they clasped hands. I saw Caleb give Cedric a knowing look. He was definitely thinking something was going on between us. I just couldn’t figure out if he was encouraging it or not, given his brother had a girlfriend.

Caleb reached for my hand. “It was a pleasure meeting you, Allison.”

“You too, Caleb,” I said as I shook his hand goodbye. His hands were strong and firm like Cedric’s.

Caleb shut the door behind him, which hadn’t been closed entirely all night…until now.

Cedric returned to his seat next to me on the bed and the sexual tension was almost unbearable. This felt all sorts of wrong, especially with Callie sitting there next to us. Then again, the only naughty things actually happening were in my head; we weren’t actually doing anything wrong.

He turned his beautiful blue eyes toward mine again, “Allison, what I wanted to say before was—”

The door opened suddenly and in walked Bettina with two coffees. She knew how I liked mine since she often made coffee for me when I worked in the afternoons. She handed me a cup and handed Cedric his and left without saying a word, just smiling, as we thanked her.

“This is just what I needed,” I said as I took a sip of the hot coffee, thinking that what I really needed was a cold shower.

“Mmm.” Cedric purred into his mug as he sipped. Hearing him moan like that was so erotic and my nipples felt it.

“Allison…um—”

Just as Cedric was about to get the words out again, Callie started humming and jumping up and down on the bed. I could see she was watching a clip from Anderson Cooper 360 on the iPad when it happened. Some of Cedric’s coffee spilled on the lap of my dress.

Cedric freaked. “Oh, God…shit…Allison, I am so sorry. Are you okay?”

I lied. “It’s fine…this is a thick sweater material, it didn’t seep through to the skin.”

Truthfully, I probably lost some leg hair and may have lost feeling in my right thigh…but it’s all good.

Cedric rushed out of the room and returned with a wet dishrag. He began rubbing the area with it and I swear I thought I was going to die. He was rubbing the top of my thighs. He was so close to me at this point, I thought I was going to melt into him. I felt like a pile of mush with him touching me like this and my being able to smell not only the cologne, but the smell of him, being so close. I think I briefly closed my eyes and bit my bottom lip.

He finally stopped and threw the rag on the floor, shaking his head.

“I am really sorry,” he said again, sighing, but never taking his eyes off mine.

I felt like I must have turned fifty shades of red. “Cedric, it’s fine, really.”

I looked over at Callie to distract myself from him. A wave of sadness suddenly overcame me and something inside me told me I should go home. I was sitting here on a bed with my poor autistic client oblivious to the fact that I was getting off on her brother who happened to be someone else’s boyfriend. I got up suddenly.

“Cedric, I really have to go. I have an early morning at the diner tomorrow. It was nice catching up again.”