Page 6 of A Layperry's Heart
Christian looks away. “It’s whatever.”
“It is not whatever. It is truly appreciated.”
“You’re such a sap.”
“I don’t know what that means but I will take it as a compliment.”
Christian chuckles, sitting back in his chair. “Have you thought about anything else you’d like to add to your list?”
Christian thought it would be a fun idea to make a list of all the things I’d like to experience while here on Earth. I have quite a few things on the list already, but as I learn more, more gets put onto the list. I’m sure we won’t be able to get through them all but it sure is fun to add to it.
“Today I saw a game on the TV I would like to experience.”
“What game?”
“I have forgotten the name,” I say slowly, trying desperately to find the right word. “They had a ball that they kicked. There was a lot of running around. It was fascinating.”
Christian sets his empty bottle on the table. “Soccer?”
“No, I don’t think that’s right. I think they called itfootball?”
“Yeah, that’s soccer. Some places call it football and some places call it soccer.”
I tilt my head to the side. “It makes far more sense to call it football as people are kicking the ball with their foot.”
“You’re not wrong,” he says back with a shrug. “We can put that on your list. I’ll look online for a league or something you can try out.”
“Thank you, Christian.”
“Eh, don’t mention it.”
After we’re finished with our beers, I go back to my own apartment. I take a shower which involves me making myself as small as possible so I can get the water over my head. Then I put on a pair of sleeping pants and get myself tucked into my bed.
As I close my eyes, I swear I hear something coming from the wall beside me. Against my better judgement, I roll over in bed and press my ear to the wall, listening.
“Oh fuck!” I hear, followed quickly by a whimper.
I quickly pull my ear away, not wanting to intrude. My cock twitches with interest and I realize with a start, this is the wall I share with Aldo! Those arehisnoises coming from the wall! Is he pleasuring himself? Is he thinking of me while he’s doing it?
By the Ancestors! I don’t think my cock has ever filled with blood so quickly before.
As much as I want to reach into my sleep pants and stroke myself, that wouldn’t be right. I can’t use his noises to get myself off, not without his permission. Instead, I roll until my back is facing the wall. I close my eyes and do my best to fall asleep, ignoring the way my cock is hard and my heart is racing.
Chapter Three
Aldo
Thealarmfortheoven beeps and I quickly run over in order to take the brownies out of the oven. They turned outperfectif I say so myself. They’re still a little gooey in the middle while the sides have the perfect crunch. One side has walnuts and the other has chocolate chips, that way Gendry has a variety of brownies to pick from.
I have no idea if aliens even like brownies but I sure hope so. This is my way into his good graces. My mama taught me that men can always be won over with food and I’m hoping the same can be said for tall, purple, sexy aliens. It would be incredibly awkward if I found out he’s allergic to chocolate or aliens can’t have fudge or something like that.
I let them cool before cutting them and arranging them on a plate. The plate is one I painted myself, covered in red mushrooms and a little fairy house in the middle. It’ll be a good way to keep the conversation going if it stalls at any point. Plus, I can leave it at his house and have a reason to see him again in the future.
The only issue I see happening is the whole language difference. I could try some charades. I’m not so sure my phone can translate alien dialect yet and I don’t necessarily want to rely on our other neighbor to translate for us. Especially not with what I’m hoping will eventually happen.
I can just picture his annoyed look as I ask him to translate ‘would you like to come back to my place so I can ride you like a cowboy?’
I am a very stubborn man and when I put my mind to something, I make it happen. One way or another, I will figure out how to talk to Mr. Tall, Purple, and Sexy.
