"Revelations" Part 1
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By Guen 
June 2000 
Adult: M/F (Mild - because hey! - it's just part1 !) 

"Stay in the car!" The words came out louder and gruffer than Natalie had 
intended but she was just so angry she couldn't help herself. 

"Why? What did I do?" Nick leaned over into the passenger side of the caddy 
as Natalie got out and slammed the door in his face. It was a balmy June 
night and Natalie had been riding with the window down. She didn't put it 
back up before she got out of the car and so Nick's voice easily carried out 
of the open window and to her ears. 

"What did you do??" Natalie repeated. "It's what you DON'T do, Nick. It's 
what you DON'T say!" 

Completely puzzled -- [author's note: as usual] -- Nick was silent for a 
moment. Then he tried putting on the charm. Puppy dog blue eyes. A pouty 
expression. But Natalie wasn't impressed. Well, she was turned on. Nick WAS 
hot and those puppy dog eyes were just to die for but she wasn't doing to let 
him off the hook just for a cute look. All the things Nick didn't do for her, 
the things he didn't say, the kisses those other women got, the love Janette 
experienced, none of it was for her. And the cute lips weren't getting her 
from being angry with him this time! 

Nick acquiesced. The look wasn't helping. "I'll see you to your door" he 
said. 

"No!" Natalie leaned back in through the passenger side window. "I said stay 
in the car and I meant it. Don't play games with me Nicolas Knight. I'm sick 
of your games." 

"Games...?" 

"I'm sick of you taking me out to dinner and ignoring me while you stay at 
the waitress." 

"I wasn't staring at...." 

Oh puh-leeze! You were looking at her like you never saw boobs before, Nick. 
Damnit, Nick - I'm a woman too. I have boobs too. You never look at me like 
that!" 
As soon as the words escaped her mouth, Natalie felt hot and red all over. 
And this time it wasn't because Nick had accidentally brushed her arm or 
leaned in close to her to whisper something that was for her ears only. This 
time Natalie felt flushed by what she had heard herself say. For the first 
time in the five years she had known - and loved and lusted - after Nick, she 
had finally slipped and said what was on her mind. It wasn't liberating at 
all like she thought it would be. It was downright embarrassing. She had to 
go. Now. 

"I have to go" she mumbled, looking away from Nick's shocked expression. "I 
have to go. Now." 

The run to her apartment seemed to take forever. She locked the door behind 
her as soon as she entered and fell against it. 'You fool!' she screamed at 
herself in her own mind. 'You just blew it. You blew you're whole friendship 
with Nick. Jerk.' 

The next half hour was sheer hell. Natalie couldn't think of anything else 
but what she had blurted out to Nick downstairs. She tried to make coffee but 
she just spilled it all over and scrapped the thought. Turning off the stove, 
she decided to change for bed. 

In her bedroom, Natalie clicked on a bedside lamp and began to undress in the 
semi-darkness. Then she stopped. Wearing only a bathrobe, Nat spun around in 
her darkened bedroom. Yes, there it was! A sound! It was soft but it was 
certainly a footstep. 

"Whoever's there identify yourself! I have a gun!" 

"Um, no you don't." Nick's voice broke the silence. 

"Nick!! What are you DOING in my apartment?" 

"The um...parlor window was open and I...well, I couldn't leave what you said 
unanswered and...I just wanted you to know..." Nick stuttered for the right 
words. He didn't want to ruin this moment. 

'Maybe' he thought, 'I should just stop talking and kiss her.' Acting on his 
thoughts, Nick leaned forward and reached for Natalie in the semi-darkness. 
His hands found a gap in the front of her bathrobe and slipped inside. 
Natalie gasped, unable for a moment to ascertain if this was all a dream. 
Nick's right hand found the soft mound of Natalie's left breast and he 
touched her as light as air and leaned in closer for a kiss. Their mouths 
met and the kiss, at first soft and light, became feverish and passionate. As 
the kiss deepened, Nick used his left hand to pull Natalie closer to him as 
his right hand began to squueze and explore Natalie's breast. Without 
thinking, Natalie slipped her bare leg between Nick's thighs and began to rub 
her leg against his. 

"No," Natalie pushed back suddenly, catching Nick off-guard. "You're just 
doing this because of what I said before." 

"No, I'm not." 

"Yes, you are. And anyway, I shouldn't have said what I did. I know that you 
are only trying to protect me from your beast. Plus, there's something you 
should know." 

"What??" 

"This would be wrong because," Natalie took a deep breath and swallowed, 
"because I'm seeing someone else." 

Nick's hand dropped from Natalie's breast in shock. "What? WHO?" 

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