First Crush (Dark Falkon #1) (11 page)

“I'm sorry, Ivy's a little...pre occupied.” Ivy continued to stare at the guy, Sienna watched as Ivy's eyes moved from his chest to his crotch. Sienna grabbed a ten dollar bill out of her purse, “here,” she said, handing him the tip.

“I'm Ivy, by the way,” Ivy held out her hand, ready to shake.

“Dick,” he replied.

“Excuse me?”

“Short for Richard.”

He handed Sienna the pizza and she placed it down on the counter.

“It must be hard,” Ivy said.

“Sorry?” Dick replied.

“I mean making pizzas, it must be hard at times.”

“Oh! Um, it is at first but you kind of get used to it after a while.”

Ivy's eyes didn't move from Dick's crotch the entire time.

“Well, you two ladies have a great night,” he said and he turned and walked away.

Sienna closed the door shut and threw herself on the sofa, covering her face with the pillow.

“That was the most embarrassing moment of my life,” she said.

“Fuck he was hot!” Ivy said, peering through the window, trying to get one final glimpse.

“He had such an amazingly, huge talent,” Ivy added.

By the time the movie finished it was quite late.

“So what's the story with you and Jesse?”

“I don't know. I mean, at the moment it's just a casual thing, nothing more.”

“You don’t want anything more?” Ivy asked.

“Me? Seriously? Ivy, you know me, I don't have time for a relationship right now. My career is way too important.”

“Sienna, remember the talk we had a while ago about you settling down? Well, this is your chance. Jesse likes you, I mean he really likes you. And from the way you two act around each other whenever I'm here, it's obvious that you like him too. There's nothing wrong with the two of you dating, I don't see why you just don't make it official.”

“Jesse and I are just friends, babe.”

“Well, where I come from, friends don't stick their tongue inside each other's ears.”

“No wonder your life is boring, you poor thing. Just as well you're friends with me then. Who knows how your life would have turned out otherwise.”

“Thanks for that!”

“You're welcome.”

Ivy looked at her watch, “Hey I think I better get going. Thanks for the pizza and Gerard.”

“You mean, Dick!” Sienna burst into laughter, her face turning bright red.

“You know, you didn't stop looking at his cock the whole time he was here. If you kept staring at it any longer, it probably would have popped right out.”

“As long as it popped right into my mouth, I wouldn't care,” Ivy replied, a wide smile on her face.

“Just a shame you didn't get his number. Oh, well! Maybe next time.”

“Wait a second,” Ivy found the number to the pizza shop on a business card. She dialed the number and waited.

“What are you doing?” Sienna asked.

“Shhh,” Ivy hissed. “Hi, one of your drivers delivered a pizza to my house earlier tonight. I was wondering if he was still working.”

“What was their name?”

“Dick,” Ivy replied, giggling slightly. Sienna was beside herself, her face was bright red and she collapsed onto the sofa.

“Hello, Dick! My name is Ivy, you delivered a Pepperoni pizza to my place earlier this evening.”

“Oh, yes I remember. Was there something wrong with the pizza?”

“No, not at all! It was delicious. Um, I was just wondering, what time do you knock off work, tonight?”

“In about ten minutes, actually,” he replied.

The excitement swept across Ivy's face, Sienna got a glimpse from the sofa. She sat up and listened to the rest of the conversation.

“Look, I know this may be a little inappropriate, but I was wondering if you'd like to come over after you finish work. You know, for a little...night cap?”

There was no use, Sienna just couldn't contain herself. She broke out in laughter, the roar echoing through the entire apartment.

“A night cap? Um...yeah, that is a random request,” Dick replied.

“I-I'm sorry,” Ivy stuttered, and she hung up the phone, suddenly.

“A night cap? A fucking night cap? Are you actually serious? How old are you, like sixty?” Sienna said, through the roaring sounds of her laughter.

“Oh, shut up. You're no help at all. The guy must think I'm a complete idiot.”

“Well, do you blame him? I wouldn't be holding my breath for a phone call from him any time soon.”

No sooner had the words escaped her lips, the phone rang.

“Hello?” Sienna answered from the portable phone beside the sofa.

“Hi, is that Ivy?”

“Oh! No, I'll just get her for you. Who's calling?”

“It's Dick.”

Sienna covered the mouthpiece and looked at Ivy, “It's Dick, he's asking for you.” She threw her the phone and walked over to the kitchen.

“Um...hello, this is Ivy,” Sienna fluttered her eyelashes and mimicked Ivy's “hello.” Ivy placed her hand over the mouthpiece and lip synced the words “fuck off” to her.

“Hi, Ivy.”

“Hi! Sorry about earlier, I...needed to...go to the bathroom.” Sienna clasped her hand over her mouth, trying to hold back the laughter, Ivy raised her eyebrows and shook her head in embarrassment.

“So, um...how's your night going?” Dick asked.

“Its fine, I guess. Just having a girl’s night in with my best friend.”

“Oh, the blonde, right! She seems really nice.”

Sienna looked at Ivy inquisitively, she picked up the portable phone that was lying on the bench and pressed the mute button. She held it against her ear and listened.

“So, how's your night going? Busy?” Ivy asked.

“Well, it is a Saturday night. But on the bright side, my shift is almost over.”

“That's great, you must be happy. I mean, like you said, it's a Saturday night and all, you must be looking forward to going home and spending time with your girlfriend.”

Sienna put her finger in her mouth in disgust and looked at Ivy.

“Oh...I don't have a girlfriend.” There was a brief pause, without thinking, Ivy opened her mouth; “Oh, sorry! Well at least you can spend time with your boyfriend then.”

“What?” Dick asked.

“Sorry, I just assumed...I mean a great looking guy like yourself I thought you'd...never mind, I'm going to shut up now.”

Sienna stood there staring at Ivy, neither of them saying a word.

“No! Please, continue,” Dick said after a few seconds.

“No, I think I've said enough. Look you're a great guy and all, but I really shouldn't have called you.”

“And why not?”

“Well, because I'm a woman.”

“Yeah, and I love that fact.”

“Have you even been with a woman, or have you-?” Ivy started to ask but Dick interrupted her.

“Of course I have. I've been with lots of- wait a minute, what? Oh my god,” Dick laughed.

“What's so funny?” Ivy asked.

“I'm not gay.”

“You're not?” Sienna's eyes suddenly widened again.

“No! What made you think I was gay?”

“Um...awkward,” Ivy replied. Sienna's face turned a deep shade of red as she put the phone down and ran out of the kitchen and into the bathroom.

“Sorry, I guess I shouldn't assume anything,” Ivy replied, awkwardly.

“It's ok, I'll forgive you. On one condition.”

“And what's that?”

“You let me buy you a coffee.”

Ivy was quiet for a few seconds. She stood there staring blankly at the wall in front of her.

“Hello?” Dick called.

“Sorry, I'm here.”

“So! How about that coffee?”

“Sure! Why not?” Ivy replied.

“Great. How about I pick you up, tomorrow at seven? I already have your phone number and your address.”

“Actually, you've called my friend's place. This is her number.”

“Oh?”

There was another brief pause before Ivy finally shrugged her shoulders; “555-2467.”

“What?” Dick asked.

“My number.”

“Oh!”

Ivy could hear him scribble the digits down, she was slightly nervous, but a small smile swept across her face.

“Do you have any plans for the rest of the evening?” Dick asked.

“Um...No actually. My friend and I just finished watching a movie, I don’t have any other plans this evening.”

“Great. How about I meet you at your friends place in about twenty minutes?”

“Sounds like a date, I mean-”

“It’s okay, I know what you meant. I will see you soon.”

“Looking forward to it,” Ivy replied as she hung up the phone.

She walked over to the sofa and sat down as Sienna walked out of her room. Noticing the smile on her face, she sat down beside her.

“Someone’s happy.”

“Huh?” Ivy asked, trying to act surprised.

“So, come on! Spill! What happened?”

“None of your business,” Ivy replied.

“He asked you out, didn’t he?”

“Yep!”

“When’s he coming over?”

“He’ll be here in about twenty minutes, which reminds me, I better get ready.”

“Where’s he taking you?”

“I have no idea.”

Ivy stood up and walked over to the bathroom, placing her hair in a neat pony tail, she sprayed some of Sienna’s Rhianna perfume, adjusted her bra and ironed the creases out of her top with her hand.

There was a knock on the door, Ivy stormed out of the bathroom, raced through the living room and walked over to the door.

“How do I look?” she asked.

Sienna looked at Ivy, her eyes moving up and down as she examined her from head to toe. “Hmmm, Yep! If I was a guy, I’d fuck your brains out.”

The two of them giggled, there was another knock on the door.

“Let’s not keep lover boy waiting,” Sienna said.

Ivy opened the door. Dick was standing there, sporting a brown denim jacket, jeans and his black Domino’s Tee.

“Hi”

“H-hi,” Ivy replied, nervously. “Sorry, hi.”

“And I’m Sienna, we met earlier in case you’d forgotten.” She had made her way over from the sofa and shook Dick’s hand.

“Nice to meet you again, Sienna.”

“Likewise.”

Silence filled the room again, the girls looked at each other, and Dick stood in the doorway eyeing both of them.

“Well, shall we go?” he finally spoke.

“Yeah, sure. I’ll just grab my purse.”

Ivy grabbed her purse from the sofa. Sienna gave her a look and smiled.

“Have fun, babe. Oh, and don’t do anything that I wouldn’t do.”

“Geez, that really doesn’t leave me many options,” Ivy replied sarcastically.

“Ready?” Dick asked.

Ivy nodded.

“You two have fun,” Sienna said, waving goodbye.

“Thanks, we will.”

Sienna waved and as Ivy turned around for one final wave, Sienna whispered the words “call me,” holding her hand to her ear.

A couple of hours later, a roaring car engine woke Sienna. She glanced at the clock on the wall, it was after one a.m. She could hear the front door open as Jake walked in.

“Oh! You’re still up?” he asked.

“Yeah, I was actually just heading to bed. You’re home late.”

“Yeah, sorry, just had a few last minute touches to make on the cover with the band.”

“Oh? Can I see it?”

“Nope!”

“I should have known better than to ask.”

“Hey, where’s Ivy? I thought the two of you were going to have a girl’s night?”

“Oh, we did. She’s out on a date.”

“A date?”

“Yeah.”

“I didn’t even know she was seeing anyone.”

“It kind of just happened, tonight.”

“Huh?” Jake was confused.

“She’s on a date with Dick.”

“What?”

“His name’s Richard. Dick for short. He delivered a pizza here earlier and let’s just say that the two of them kind of…hit it off.”

“I bet they did. With a little persuasion from you, I’m sure.”

“Just a little,” Sienna replied.

Jake changed into his boxers and before heading to bed, he grabbed a drink from the fridge.

“So! Notice anything different?” Sienna asked.

Sculling the bottle of juice in his hand, Jake eyed Sienna up and down, trying to work out what was different about her.

“New pajamas?” he asked.

“Nope!” she let down her hair and swished it in her face. “What do you think?”