Piz had come to her play, even though he didn't need to at all. She was nervous to see him again, and he walked in as she was talking to the bartender. She smiled as he spotted her and made his way over.
He seemed unchanged by the time they spent apart, and went to go sit down in the house as she continued to watch the lobby through the show. She snuck in a few times and caught him smiling, his reactions. When the play ended he said he had forgotten to eat dinner, and he was going to grab something to eat quickly and then meet her and the cast wherever they decided to drink.
He was unsuccessful in his search, and met them at the bar a few minutes later. He was clearly hungry, but got a beer and sat down with the cast. She told him they could leave for food when he was done with his beer, and she hurried to finish hers.
Her actors, as usual, dominated the conversation. Banana got a little upset at a girl that was flirting with Acrobat. She caught her eye from across the table and said "Don't worry about it. You got it, be confident with who you are." Piz looked at her with a confused expression, and she said "Girl shit...I'll explain later." He nodded and she gave him the low down as she got into his car to grab food with him.
Their meal was pleasant, and he seemed to feel a lot better. "What do you want to do now?" He asked her. She had no idea. They drove around for a little while, talking and holding hands. He eventually ended up at her building.
After making out in the car for awhile, he said he could do it all night. She hesitated, then said "Can I ask you a kind of personal question, and you can totally tell me to fuck off if you don't want to answer it?"
He seemed a little shocked, but said she could ask. "Am I the first person you've kissed since your divorce?"
"Yes."
The word hit her like a bowling ball to the chest. She was the rebound. Again. She really liked this guy, he was amazing. And she would never mean anything to him. She started to panic and then stopped herself. She asked for clarification.
He responded, "There is this one girl...we walk our dogs together, but there is no romantic attraction at all."
Again, his ability to be honest was super attractive. There was no one else...right now. And what they had was nice...right now.
He looked into her eyes, lost. "I really want to keep doing this, but I'm getting really tired."
She suddenly remembered when she had first moved in, and how she hadn't wanted KSL to leave her first night. She was overcome with emotion, again. Dare she? She did.
"Listen," she started. "I don't feel comfortable being intimate with someone unless we are exclusive. I'm not going to have sex with you tonight. That being said, do you want to come up and spend the night?"
It sounded stupid as soon as she said it. She berated herself in her mind, and was so busy doing so she almost missed his response.
"I'd really like that. You sure you don't mind?"
Maybe she should have minded...but she didn't.
