Their date was set up for picking up her favorite portable beverage, eating, and sleeping for a bit before getting up at 4AM for her favorite community event. She was excited for it, and rounded the corner to pick him since his brother had borrowed his car.
He came out of his house with his dog, and she had a mini-panic attack. She didn't realize she was going to meet the dog yet, and hadn't mentally prepared. He handed her a large handful of treats and told her that his dog was known to snap at new humans, so it's better to have a treat. She treated the dog with care, and the dog seemed to be okay with everything. He put the dog back in the house, grabbed a coat, and they were on their way.
They got back into her apartment, and she asked if he was hungry right now, or if he wanted to wait to get food and drinks later. He said he could eat right then, he was fairly hungry. But then he started to kiss her neck. Before long they were again just down to their underwear on her bed. She again had to ask him what he was doing when he tried to get the remainder of her clothing off of her. He respected her and stopped.
Piz laid down beside her, absently stroking her hair, and she commented on how passionate he was. "Sometimes I wonder if that's just the only way you know how."
He laughed, and said that his ex had said that he was completely lacking in passion, one of her main complaints. She must have been Cleopatra in a past life or something. She felt so worshiped by him that she almost didn't trust it, especially considering his reluctance to date exclusively.
As if he was reading her mind, he brought up their developing relationship. He said he was really afraid of jumping into another serious relationship, he was deathly afraid of hurting her. "You don't think you'll also be hurt?" She asked softly. He again said he thought he had been hurt so much that he didn't think he could be anymore.
"So, do you think you are maybe overthinking this? I mean, we both just got out of relationships where you were the person's everything. We can be in a relationship without being in a Relationship. You know?"
He took a deep breath, and said he thought that was true. He had fallen into a Relationship with his ex pretty quickly, and he thought that might be what went wrong...they hadn't taken the time to get to know each other.
"Yeah....I'm overthinking this. Let's do it. I want to do it." He looked deeply into her eyes, and although she saw his honesty and earnestness in his face, she didn't trust it. She was so damaged.
"How about we wait until we have all our clothes on before you go making those big decisions? I don't trust your words with your hands almost down my pants."
He laughed, and they got dressed and went down to get dinner.
