Cry to Me

Dulci bounced her leg anxiously as she sat at her desk.The day had been unusually slow at the hospital where she had more time to sit at her desk than actually seeing appointments.That meant she had nothing to do but think.She tried her best to busy herself with Internet shopping, Pinterest DIY projects, funny YouTube videos, and even watching a couple of TV shows on Netflix.It was 5:00 and she would be meeting Sidney at his house in two hours to pick up Sam for her ACL surgery the following day.

While she had talked to him on the phone a couple of times since their afternoon endeavor, she hadn’t actually seen him.He was making them dinner, steaks if she wasn’t mistaken, and after they were going to try and finish Silence of the Lambs without Dulci falling asleep.She smiled when she thought about the way he teased her, and she in turn made fun of him for napping every day.

She didn’t anticipate the nerves when she thought about going to his house.She liked him, which is more than she could say for Henry.Henry was an outlet, so to speak.They would contact each other when they needed an escape or release.Sidney was different, the way he looked at her, smiled at her, joked with her.Dulci wanted to see where she and Sidney would go.She wondered if the dynamic between them had changed after the sex?She let her mind wander to how she would react if he decided he to tell her he just wanted to be friends and their dinner plan was just an exchange for her services with Sam.She told herself that if he mentioned anything about the sex being a mistake, she would agree, perform Sam’s surgery, drop her off, and immediately call Henry when she got home the following day to be fucked into an oblivion and forget about Sidney Crosby.

Shaking the unwanted thoughts from her mind, Dulci decided to finally make the phone call she’d been dreading all afternoon.She had to call an elderly lady who just lost her husband to pancreatic cancer to relay the news that her dog Skippy’s nasal tumor was malignant.She didn’t cry often because she needed to be there to support her patients and their owners, but she knew this phone call would warrant some tears.

After exiting the bathroom with puffy eyes, she took her phone out of her desk to play solitaire.A message was waiting for her.

Are you going to blow me off again tonight? ;-)

She was thankful for the text because the smile it created made her feel better.He must’ve wanted to see her again.He wouldn’t have texted her to make sure she remembered.How could she forget?Their first time together may have been rusty, but she wanted to try again, and she hoped that night could present itself as a reprieve.She tapped her fingers against her lips as she thought of the naughty ways she could respond given that he chose the words “blow me.”She shook her head and decided for something PG since she was in a professional environment.

I never blew you off!For someone who has a demanding schedule, I would expect you to appreciate extenuating circumstances!I’ll be there a little after seven.:-) Can I bring anything?

She opened her solitaire app and played four games before she got a response.

Just your sexy self.

She put her hand over her mouth to stifle the laughter that was bubbling in her.It was corny but cute.It answered her question about how he felt.He did want to continue to see her.He thought she was sexy.Dulci was in the middle of typing something equally as corny when Amy popped her head around the corner and interrupted her.

“Dr. Hammett, your new client request is in a room.”

“Thanks, Amy.”Dulci grabbed her stethoscope and lab coat and headed into the exam room corridor.She picked up the chart to go over the previous records provided by another animal hospital.She flipped to the back to see if the client had been referred by on of her good clients.The referral box had been checked, but the client left the name space blank.

“Did the client say who referred them?” Dulci asked Amy, knowing Amy had entered the information into their software system.

“She said she couldn’t say who referred her.I know it’s strange, right?What’s more bizarre is that when I told the new client that the existing client who referred her would receive a coupon, she said the person didn’t need it,” Amy repeated with air quotes.

Dulci walked back into the lab and entered the exam room.

“Good afternoon.I’m Dr. Hammett,” Dulci extended her hand in introduction.

“Hello.I’m Veronique Fleury.Nice to meet you.”

“Likewise.So this is Hugo.”Dulci bent down to greet the poodle while Mrs. Fleury gave her a brief history of the presenting issue.

“I noticed a few months ago that he’s was urinating blood, so I took him to my previous veterinarian and they have him antibiotics.The blood went away temporarily but now its back.He also seems to dribble on the floors a lot.I took him back and they repeated the same treatment, and now the issue is back.I just wanted a second opinion and my good friend told me to come and see you.”

“Well that was nice of them.Who is your friend?”Dulci inquired as she looked into the dog’s ears, hoping that in the privacy of the exam room, the client would tell her whom the referral came from.

“My husband’s teammate Sid.He speaks highly of you,” she complimented.

“I’m actually repairing his dog’s knee tomorrow,” Dulci said trying to change the subject and hide her flushed face.What exactly had he said about her?Did he tell them that he liked her?When she looked at Mrs. Fleury, expecting a response, Dulci noticed the client had an approving look on her face.She wasn’t sure what to think of it.

“He looks good on his physical exam.Did your previous facility run a urinalysis or take abdominal x-rays?”

“I know for sure they did not do x-rays, but did run a urinalysis a couple of months ago.”

“Ok.I’m going to call them and have them fax the results over so I can take a quick peek.In the mean time, I’m going to take him back and get a sterile urine sample for testing.We’ll be right back,” Dulci said as she exited the room.

The urine was loaded with white blood cells, bacteria, calcium oxalate and struvite crystals, all of the telltale signs of bladder stones.The x-rays confirmed that poodle had two very large stones surrounded by tinier ones.After Alyssa walked Mrs. Fleury back into their x-ray viewing suite, Dulci pulled up a healthy bladder for comparison.

“That can’t be my dog.It’s so little.”

“You’re right.I wanted to show you this x-ray as a comparison.This is what a typical bladder looks like on an x-ray.This is what Hugo’s bladder looks like,” Dulci said as she pointed to the obvious problem area.

“Wow.No wonder he’s peeing everywhere.”

“Yep.There are a couple of special diets I can prescribe for him that can potentially shrink the stones, but to be honest, he’ll need to have them removed.I’m not convinced a special diet will dissolve the bigger stones,” she said pointing at the x-ray.

“When can you do the surgery?I’d like to have it done sooner rather than later.”

“Let me take a look at my schedule.You can follow me,” Dulci said as she walked Mrs. Fleury back to the lobby.Dulci returned shortly with some paperwork.

“Alright, Mrs. Fleury, I can perform the surgery tomorrow if you’d like, or if that doesn’t work, I can do this Friday.”

“Please, call me Vero.It’ll be awkward at the cookout this weekend if you keep calling me Mrs. Fleury.It makes me feel old,” Vero said as she scrunched her nose.Dulci was taken by surprise.What cookout?Who was hosting said cookout?Why hadn’t Sidney told her about this cookout if he told others she would be there?Did he not want people to know about her?Vero could see the thoughts and confusion on Dulci’s face.

“He didn’t tell you about the cookout?”Dulci shook her head in response.

“Ugh.Sometimes that boy is dense,” Vero said as she rolled her eyes.It made Dulci chuckle lightly.

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On the way to Sidney’s house, Dulci received a text from him that his door was unlocked when she arrived.As she stood in front of his front door, she thought about walking in, but it didn’t feel right, so she rang the doorbell anyway.When nobody came to the door immediately, she went to grab the doorknob, only for it to be ripped out of her hand as Sidney opened the door.When she looked at him, she lost all of her concerns and anxiety about meeting with him.The jovial smile on his face told her he was pleased to see her.

“Hi.Come in,” he welcomed her in, the smile never leaving his face.She found it hard to speak, especially given the black tee shirt he worse that fit just right.Dulci instantly smelt his cologne, a mixture of citrus, warm spices, and natural like wood with a touch of cinnamon.It smelt so good that if she could get away with it, she’d shove her face in his chest and inhale his scent all day.As she walked in, she toed off her sandals and nudged them toward his pile by the door.

“You may be the only person I know that wears sandals in late October.”

Dulci looked down at her feet and wiggled her toes.

“I don’t like wearing socks unless I absolutely have to.They’re too stuffy,” she said as she hung her bag on the coat stand.When she turned to face him, he lightly kissed her lips before clasping her hand and bringing her into the kitchen.He tasted like minty chapstick and she was grateful that he didn’t turn around and see her ridiculously giddy expression.

“It smells really good.Did you cook all of this?” Dulci complimented as she looked at the spread on his kitchen island.Not even a second later, her stomach audibly growled.

“Honestly, I can’t cook.I ordered it from my favorite steak house,” Sidney explained as he set his table.

“Can I get you something to drink?I have wine from Mario’s discount wine shop,” he offered with a playful smile.

“Haha.Funny.A glass of wine would be great, thank you.”She watched him as he walked back to his cabinets.She stared stupidly at his back and the way his muscles moved as he opened the doors and removed two wine glasses.Once the glasses were poured, she watched as he wrapped his lips around the glass to take a sip.She vowed in that moment that she didn’t care how awkward the sex was, she needed to get those plump lips back on her.

They walked back to the dinner table and sat down to eat.

“Where’s Sam?” Dulci asked between bites, peering into the parts of the giant floor plan that she could see from the table.

“She’s sleeping upstairs in my bedroom.I think the tramadol wears her out.I know it made me groggy when I’ve taken it for injuries.”

Dulci told him she shouldn’t be using the stairs, especially given his house was three stories.She wasn’t sure which floor his room was.He could tell she was getting ready to reprimand him for not following her directions.

“Don’t worry, Dr. Hammett.I carry her up and down the stairs to take her outside.”

“As long as you do what I recommend as her veterinarian, Crosby,” Dulci mocked his tone.

“Are you worried about her procedure tomorrow?” She asked in a more serious tone.

“No.I know she’s in good hands.I thought about asking to come in and watch, but I didn’t think I would be allowed.”

“I can have one of the technician’s video tape it for you.Although, it’s a long procedure and it gets boring after a while.”

“It wouldn’t be boring if you were explaining it to me as we watched it together,” Sidney suggested.Ducli nodded with a smile as she mentally reproached herself for the unneeded stress of questioning his feelings for her.

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They were half way through the movie.Dulci was sitting Indian style on his oversized and luxurious couch.He was seated next to her with his legs outstretched onto an ottoman. They were sitting so close to one another that they were overlapping, Dulci’s leg rested on his, her shoulder in the crook of his arm, which was wrapped around her.She bit back many smiles as she watched his reaction to the suspenseful parts of the movie.Without moving his head, he caught her watching him, and kissed her forehead before giving all of his attention to the movie.

“I still can’t believe you’ve never seen this movie,” Dulci whispered in disbelief.

“I spent the majority of my time in ice rink or practicing in my basement growing up,” he responded quietly, trying to focus on the movie.

“Yeah, but this is a classic.”Before she could finish her sentence, Sidney gently put his hand over her mouth in an attempt to shush her.She laughed quietly taking the hint, and when she pulled his hand off of her mouth, he clutched her hand and wouldn’t get go, placing them in his lap.Dulci didn’t know what to do with herself.Their position and interactions on the couch seemed to intimate.Instead of overthinking it, she nuzzled in closer and enjoyed the rest of the movie.

As the credits started, Dulci looked at the clock, it was close to midnight and she needed to be at the hospital at ten the next morning.When she looked over at Sidney, he was stifling a yawn.She didn’t want to leave, but she knew she had to go.She stood up, stretched, and walked to the kitchen to drink the rest of her bottled water.Throwing the bottle into the recycling bin, she looked at Sidney.

“I think I’d better go.I have an early morning tomorrow.”She wasn’t sure why she felt the need to tell him why she was leaving.Maybe it was because he hadn’t asked her to stay and she wanted to make it seem like she couldn’t.

“Ok.Let me grab Sam and then I’ll walk you to your car.”

Dulci thought she noticed the remnants of a frown.While he was upstairs, she slipped her sandals on.She was lost in placing her bag on her shoulder when she heard him coming back down the stairs.

“Thank you for din…”He was kissing her deeply, arms around her, gripping handfuls of the back of her sweater to bring her closer to him.There was a desperation to the kiss as if he was asking her something and it left her breathless.

“I don’t want you to leave,” he said earnestly, his forehead resting against hers.

“I don’t want to leave.”

Without another word, he was kissing her.He gently nudged her bag off of her shoulder and it hit the floor with a thud.Taking her hands, he walked them up the stairs and into his bedroom.Dulci slowly walked into the room as Sidney shut the door behind them and disappeared.She was taking in her surroundings.She couldn’t believe how put together his bedroom was. The walls were pewter gray with sleek black bedroom furniture and crisp white bedding.It was very neat.She wondered if he had a decorator do his entire house.She ran her hands over the white down comforter, wondering how he kept it so clean with a dog living with him.On the nightstand, she saw his iPad charging.She pushed the home button and swiped the device open.The media player was paused on an erotic BDSM porn movie.She stood there in disbelief.He couldn’t have read her thoughts, could he?Of course, he saw her toys so knowing what she liked wouldn’t be a far stretch.She didn’t realize he was standing behind her until she saw his hand snake around and softly take the iPad, staring at it.When she looked at him, he looked mortified.He opened his mouth a couple of times to speak but closed it, contemplating something.Dulci panicked thinking he wouldn’t want to be with her, so she took the iPad back and placed it where she originally found it.

“I’m sorry.That was rude.I shouldn’t have looked at your things.”

At first she thought she ruined the evening because they stood looking at each other for what seemed like an hour.She couldn’t read his face.She considered leaving to save herself the embarrassment of being asked to leave until he finally spoke.

“I don’t know much about any of that… I thought maybe I would look into it… for you.I thought you didn’t enjoy the other afternoon because I didn’t know what I was doing,” Sidney explained, avoiding eye contact while rubbing the back of his neck.He was laying himself on the line and she couldn’t let him hang on his own.

“That’s not true.I enjoyed myself.”It wasn’t completely true, but he was being vulnerable and she didn’t want to crush his ego anymore than it already was.Placing a hand on his cheek, she kissed him softly, hoping the little show of affection would make him relax, and it worked.

“But… you didn’t… I didn’t get you off.”He sounded defeated.

“Sometimes it doesn’t happen.I was close, though.”When Dulci kissed him this time, she kissed him deeper, begging him to take her to bed with her lips, toys or no toys.She just wanted to be with him, orgasm or no orgasm.They continued making out for a few moments before he broke the kiss.

“I could try if you want?” he offered as he kissed along her jawline before returning to her lips with a kiss that he hoped would tell her he would try anything to please her.

“Maybe another night,” she whispered darkly as she took his earlobe gently between his teeth.She hardly had a chance to look in his eyes for a reaction before he was passionately kissing her again, slowly walking her backward toward the edge of his bed.Before laying her down, he pulled her shirt over her head to reveal a black cotton bralette, which he quickly removed as well.Standing up, he reached back and removed his own tee shirt before crawling on top of her to feel her chest against his.His plan was to get her incredibly turned on.He knew what he was doing, regardless of what happened a few days before, and he promised himself he wouldn’t sleep unless he made her come at least once that night.

Repositioning himself so that he was laying beside her, he kisses her everywhere, lips, chin, neck, chest, all while gently kneading her breasts and rubbing her nipples.Thinking that she may use clamps, he squeezed one between his thumb and forefinger and gave it a light tug before releasing it and repeating the action.He was rewarded with nails in his shoulders and a breathy moan.Knowing she liked it, he took his mouth to the other nipple and mimicked the same motions.When he looked up to gage her reaction, she had her head dug backward into the bed with her free hand clutching a handful of comforter.He loved the way her dark brown hair looked fanned out against his white bed.

Taking both hands to her jeans, he continued his ministrations on her nipples, switching back and forth between the two as he successfully removed her pants and underwear.Taking hold of her knees, he wedged himself between her thighs all while trailing his hands toward her pussy.To test the waters, he lightly circled her clit with the pads of two fingers, which made her shudder with a long moan.He smiled as he felt her nipple get harder in his mouth from the sensation between her legs.He pulsed between big circles and harder concentrated rubbing, and before long she was gyrating against his hand.He took the two fingers, stuck them in his mouth for lubrication, and rubbed her clit hard before pushing them inside of her, slowly pulling them in and out.He knew he found the spot when she practically came off the bed.He took his other hand and worked her clit more.

“Ooooh god,” she moaned loudly.When he looked back at her, she was squeezing her own breasts, face furrowed and open mouth breathing.

“Yeah?” he asked her huskily.

“Faster,” was all she could manage between whimpers and moans.She was close, closer than she had been with him before.

For better leverage, Sidney moved off of the bed, still finger fucking her, and knelt between her legs.He removed his fingers and worked her clit with his mouth, sucking hard, while holding her legs open with his free arm.

“Keep going,” she cried toward the ceiling.“I’m gonna come.”

While he was appreciative of her direction, he already knew she was coming.He could feel it well before she told him.However, it took him everything he had not to come in his own pants when she grabbed the back of his head and pushed him further down on her clitoris, grunting and groaning as she came all over his hand and mouth.

Sidney pulled his fingers out, gently rubbed the entirety of her as he stood to unfasten his jeans.Once he had himself completely disrobed, he used the results of her orgasm to lubricate himself.He took a hold of her ankle and easily slid her further toward the edge of the mattress so that he ass was nearly hanging off.He stood before her, slowly stroking himself as he gazed at her.Her face, chest, and breasts were still splotchy from her climax, and her eyes were glassy with pleasure and desire.

“Do you want me to fuck you?”Hearing his voice filled with heat and want shot waves of blood to the pit if Dulci’s stomach.She nodded yes as she watched his hand on his dick.She watched him as he grabbed a throw pillow and lifted her ass to place the pillow under her.He positioned himself at her entrance, making his dick rub her clit lazily before he pushed inside of her until he was at the hilt.

“Jeessuss…” he hissed closing his eyes as he slowly pulled out before quickly pushing back in.Dulci swallowed a large gulp of air as she felt his entire length brushing against her g-spot.It felt even better when he took her knees and pushed them into the mattress as he gave her all of his length again, this time gaining speed and rhythm.

“Fuuucccckkk,” she cried as she took her hand and started rubbing her clit, knowing it wouldn’t be too long before she was coming again.She had never been so turned on in her life.All she could smell was Sidney and sex.All she could see was the room bouncing to the rhythm of their fucking and the sheer look of determination in his dark eyes.All she could hear was her sounds of pleasure, their bodies smacking together, and his grunting as he pick up the pace more.

Sidney couldn’t look at her.She was too sexy with her messy hair, the sheen of sweat covering her chest and stomach, her breasts moving as he slammed into her, the way she played with her own clit.Pushing her hand away, he took both of his hands and held her down at her pelvic bone, adding more pressure to her g-spot.Taking one of his thumbs, he pressed down hard of her clit while he did short thrusts mixed with the occasional long one.She was seconds away from coming and he could feel it.

“Come,” he demanded.“Come on my…”Before he could finished his sentence, she was coming so hard that she almost pushed him out of her pussy as she bucked her hips to ride out the wave.He held her hips as he continued, watching her coil around his bed, biting the comforter to muffle the pleasurable sobs.With that, he was done.He wanted to give her a third, but his balls were already throbbing for a release.With one more long thrust to the hilt, he collapsed on top of her and emptied himself with one of the best orgasms he’d ever had.

Shortly after, he rolled off of her but kept holding her, ending with Dulci on top of him with his arms wrapped around her.They both laid there in silence, trying to catch their breath.Dulci was about to fall asleep on top of him when she heard a whimper.Looking in the direction of the noise was Sam, ears perked looking at the two of them.Dulci faced Sidney, had his eyes closed, rubbing small circles around her back.

“I think she needs to go out,” Dulci whispered after she brushed damp hair off of his forehead.

“I think she’s being an inconsiderate cock block,” he joked as he kissed her while rolling them back onto Dulci.She giggled against his lips at his silly comment.She rolled on her side, head resting on her bent elbow and watched as he wiped himself off with his tee shirt before going into his closet for a pair of basketball shorts and a hoodie.

“Get comfortable.I’ll be back soon.”He bend down and gave her a steamy kiss before patting his leg at Sam and exiting the room.She wanted to wait for him to return before going to sleep, but as she climbed under the covers, as knew she’d be gone within seconds of her head hitting the pillow.

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