Once in my place, Morgan comes out of nowhere and goes, "Well? How was it?"

" It was amazing." I sigh as I lean against the door.

"Spill dude!" She says while dragging me to the couch. We sit there and I give her the rundown.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so happy for you! When will you see him again?"

" Tomorrow, he gave me his coat so he'd have a reason to see me." I'm smiling like an idiot. I think my face may get stuck like this.

"Serephina. You don't understand how awesome this is. You might become the girlfriend to the most eligible hockey player bachelor!" Morgan exclaims. She bounces up and down in excitement.

" who said we're going to date. Maybe we'll be close friends." I try to downplay my excitement but I can't help but think of what she said.

"Yes, friends with benefits." she says.

"I'm going to bed I'll talk to you tomorrow." I get up and kick my shoes off, headed towards my bedroom.

"Alright. Goodnight, guess I'm taking the sofa bed, huh?" Morgan whines.

"Sorry dude." I shrug apologetically.

As I lay in bed after cleaning up and changing, I run through tonight's events in my head. My brain is going a million miles a minute. I still can't believe I went o a date with Sidney. Still amazed I fall into a deep happy sleep that was actually enjoyable.

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My doorbell rings and I look at my clock and it says 8:30am. Still in my NYU tank top and shorts I throw on a bra fix myself up a little and head to the door. Morgan left already, maybe she's left her key here. I answer the door. Shit I should've cleaned up more or changed or both.

"Oh! Hi Sidney!" I say as I face my back to him. Maybe a good idea since I'm in booty shorts but still. Still not facing him, " you're probably here for your coat."

"Yea, sorry I should've call you. If this is a bad time I can leave-" Sid rushes through his words.

" No! It's cool. Uhm, can you sit on the couch while I clean up? Sorry." I'm so embarrassed right now, I just want to run and hide in my room, not coming out until he leaves.

"Sure and it's ok, not everyday I get to see a girl in really short shorts open the door" he says grinning. "Nice tattoos by the way." He says motioning to my lower back. They're two elephants, one of my favorite animals, facing each other with their trunks intertwined. Their eyes are my dimple piercings. I have others, Harley Quinn diamonds on my hips, dream catcher on the right side of my ribcage, batman and superman logos on my wrists and plenty more.I turn around slowly to face him.

"Oh thanks," I say flustered. Suddenly I feel very naked under his stare.

"You ever gonna show me the other ones?"

"I'll think about it." I say putting my hands on my hips. I suddenly remember my hip piercings and pull my top down to cover them but its no use. He's already seen them, grinning at me. Frustrated,I run to my bathroom and brush my teeth and put a little make up on. Do my hair and put some deodorant and perfume on. I put on my favorite dark wash skinny jeans with a white fitted v neck tee-shirt. I come out with his coat.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Here's your coat."

"Thanks. I was wondering if you would like to show me around, since you know your way around here so well." Sid says in reference to last night. There's sarcasm and playfulness to how he said that. I would be irritated if it was anyone else but it's sexy on him.

"Of course I'll show you. Let me grab something to eat first. Actually I'll take you the bakery nearby." I put on socks and get into my high top Adidas Originals shoes. I grab my keys an green Michael Kors tote and we leave. It's a beautiful day. Not too hot out with clear sunny skies. Everyone is out and about doing their own thing. We go to the bakery and grab bagels and coffee. As we're walking and eating, we make our way to NYU's campus.

"Here's NYU! It's my baby. I love this school too much." I really do. I came for a campus tour when I was in high school and imediately fell in love. I've worn out so many NYU t-shirts it ridiculous.

"Your baby? You really do love this place." Sid's voice is teasing.

" Hey, you have your loves, I have mine. I have to grab something really quick. Come on," I say quickening my pace to press the crosswalk button. Don't want to jaywalk in front of Sid and nearly fucking die. That can come later.

"Where are we going?" Sid asks after he catches up to me.

“The liquor store.’’ Sid's face is stunned while we cross the street to the store. When we get there, I buy a six pack of Heineken, red and white wine.

"Wow," he says.

“Yea I always have friends over so I need a lot of alcohol". He laughs as I hand him the two bottles of wine.

"Having a party tonight?" he asks juggling to the bottles as we walk towards the checkout counter.

" No everyone is busy tonight, I’m just stocking up." I get carded, thankfully and pay for everything. Sid follows close behind me when we exit.

" Mind if we hang out tonight?"

"No, no not at all." This just might be the best summer ever.

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We start to hang out a lot. Seeing movies, going out to eat, walking around in the city, hanging at my place. This goes on for about a month. One Friday in mid July, we're sitting on my couch watching a Real Housewives of New York episode. I forced him and his commentary is perfect and unexpected.

"Why do you watch this shit? It's just a bunch of trashy old women." Sid says critically.

"I have to agree and I have no idea. They're not even housewives some of them!"

"Exactly." Sid reaches for the remote and turns off the TV then pours me more wine. My cats, Coco and Kors—named after Chanel and Michael Kors—come sit near us.

" Hey guys," I say. "You never told me why you're here," I begin to probe while the cats roll around in my lap.

"New York is growing on me so I came to visit for awhile before training camp," Sidney explains while petting Kors. Kors lets out a low purr and hops out of my lap and leans into Sidney's palm.

"He likes you. Good thing you came," I say as I set the cats down on the floor. The two scamper off into to a different part of the apartment.

" Why?" He looks over at me with the most adorable confused face.

"Because I got to meet you. In person. You are my favorite athlete you know so this is kind of crazy to me. "

He laughs. " You're right. You're a great friend. I'm glad I met you." He leans back into the couch, his left arm slung behind the back. Sid's body turns open to mine. I can't even look at him.

"Right back at you." Well, I'm bummed out because I'd like to be more than friends. Silently fuming, I notice that Sid's moved closer to me. I turn to face him. "Yes?"

" I was wondering if you'd let me kiss you?" he asks. I can't remember how to breathe. I've been fantasizing about kissing those lips for A long time now. No one has ever asked to kiss me, they just went ahead and did it.

" Um, yes..." I answer. He gives a small smile and leans in. When our lips meet I get that warm feeling all over again. It was slow and sweet, at first. Then it turned into hungry kissing like he's wanted this for a long time. His hands are now in my hair then run down my back. I grab his face in both of my hands. I never knew that kisses like this could do this to you. You blank out and the only thing on your mind is how their lips feel on yours and when your tongues touch it makes you only want them more. That's how I feel anyway. He pulls away before I can get anymore of him.

“What?" I ask. Oh God, I fucked up already.

"Nothing! I just wanted to look at you." He blushes.

“You're so incredibly dorky and I like that.” Before I could say anything else, he attacks me with his lips with such force it catches me off guard. He pulls me on top of him, still kissing. He runs his hands go up underneath my shirt and takes it off. I move to kiss his neck then give him a small bite on his shoulder, when he groans.

"Oh my, that was really hot. Don't stop doing that, Sidney” I say while taking his shirt off, exposing a fantastic chest. I kiss him again and he bites then pulls on my lower lip which causes me to moan softly.

“Don’t stop doing that Sera," his lips move to my ear when he whispering, " It was sexy."

"Maybe we should move to my room if this is going where I think it is." I suggest softly. Every nerve in my body is alert and ready to respond. I desperately want him to touch me all over.

"It is." Sid takes my legs and wraps them around his waist and carries me to my room. Sidney drops me on my bed and slowly kisses my stomach and moves up to my neck. His lips leave a trail of heat on my skin. Our lips touch again and I use all my strength to be able to straddle him. I do it successfully and do the same thing to him. His groans and moans are way sexier than mine. I begin to remove his jeans then I remember something kind of important.

"Did you have a helmet on your person?" I ask. It takes Sidney a little time to figure it out before he rolls his eyes and laughs.

"Shit, I wasn't really planning on this happening." I reach into the side table draw and pull out a condom and hand it to him. I haven't started my birth control due to hormone and medicine issues and I'm not trying to have a kid. Even if it's Sid's.

"Look who's prepared. Really? A helmet?" Sid chuckles. Let's just say, watching him put a condom on is the hottest thing I have ever seen.

"Yeah I thought it was witty and kinda funny" I whine. I never miss a chance for a bad pun.

"You're adorable and I want you so bad right now." Sid groans. He sits up and kisses my collarbones while he grinds his waist against mine.

" I can tell," I say with a giggle. He grabs my ass and flips me on my back, pulls off my jeans and has starts to kiss my neck. I have to say, this has been the happiest I've been in a long time and my body needs the attention that I've been denying it. His hands move up and down all my exposed skin. My hands move down his back, long and toned, feeling the muscles move as he moves against me. This is better than I could have ever imagined but I need more. As if reading my mind, he wraps my legs around his waist, as he fills me slowly. It's like a hot knife searing into my body, the warmth moving from down there to my chest. I gasp, my heart thudding, and my body aching for more.

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Sidney's POV

I slowly enter her as best as I can, and when I do I swear to God I could blow it all. But I won't. I want this to be good, I want this to be perfect. I want to make her feel good, have her begging for mercy near the end and screaming my name. I've been imagining what that could sound like for so long and I won't rush my needs before I please hers. I move slowly, her legs wrapped around my back, bring me closer to her. I kiss her mouth fiercely, taking ownership of it our tongues mingling together. I move to her neck and kiss there then behind her ear.

"Tell me what you want." I ask softly.

"I need more please. Just, more." Sera moans.

"Then you'll get it." I move faster, harder as her moans get louder. Her hands are in my hair as I kiss her chest, her back arching pushing her against me.

"Sidney." Sera groans. This triggers something in me and move faster than before, feeling the heat radiate off her and as it seeps into my body. I'm aching to release but not yet. Her pleas get louder, her breathing faster and sharper, voice shaky when I ask her how close she is. I don't get answer because with a few more thrusts, her head rolls back against the pillow cursing and yelling my name as her back lifts off the bed. I come right after hers start, growling in her ear how good she feels and good she's made me feel. Wrapping my arms around her, I hold her close as we both come down, shivering. I roll off her and pull her into my arms holding her close. For the first time in my life, I think she might be the one.

Notes

Ok so you might be wondering "why is it in a different POV all of a sudden?" Truth is, I don't really know, It just felt right for this scene. I don't know if I'll continue this throughout the rest of the story since it will take me longer to finish.