Stained Red Chapter Thirty-One
Kate took several deep breaths as she stood in the bathroom in the bar where she and Isaac were at. She was nervous about being here..about being out with Isaac because this felt too much like a date and this couldn't be a date. It really could not be a date. She had been married to his brother before.
"This isn't a date," she told herself as she looked at herself in the mirror. She was dressed like it was a date though. Her hair was done up but not too much. She had a bit of make up and she had dressed in a nice shirt and jeans. She was dressed like one would dress if they were going to a bar with someone on a first date.
"It's really not a date," Kate muttered still trying to convince herself that this wasn't a date. She wasn't like Natalie, she didn't date her ex-husband's brother, even if he was good looking and rather charming.
Closing her eyes she took a few more deep breaths before finally leaving the bathroom and finding Isaac where she had left them at their booth. "Sorry for leaving you waiting for so long."
"I was beginning to think you had bailed and went back on that Hanson strike again," Isaac teased Kate as he felt his cheeks get warm. He wasn't sure why but this felt a lot like a date and he was okay with that. He was okay with being on a date with Kate.
"I wouldn't just ditch you without warning," Kate smiled as she picked up the beer she had ordered before going to the bathroom. "Anyway I'm not going to leave a half empty beer bottle behind."
Isaac faked being hurt as he shook his head, "So you only came back to me for the beer huh?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow playfully. "I feel so used Katie."
Kate blushed as she heard Isaac call her Katie, "You're on to me Clarke," she teased back as she took a drink from the beer to ease her nerves at how right it felt to be here with Isaac and how nice it felt to tease him and to forget still how much this seemed like a date.
"Oh Clarke...no one ever uses that on me much," Isaac spoke as he shook his head. "I feel like I'm in trouble and should apologize or something."
"You aren't in trouble," Kate smiled as she took another drink of her beer. It was her second one of the night and the more she drank the looser she began to feel. "Now how about we dance?" she asked hearing some old country song come on the radio. "Unless you really can't dance that is."
Isaac stood from the booth as he held his hand out to her, "I can dance," he said once she stood and took a hold of his hand. He could tell already this night out or well date was going to be one he'd never forget nor would he really want to forget it.
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Later that night Isaac smiled as he sat with Kate on the couch in his apartment. They were both drunk though he had done much more drinking since he had arrived here at his home because he hadn't wanted to be trashed while driving Kate here. He would hate himself if he hurt her or anyone else via a wreck.
"You know I don't think I have ever seen you drunk before," Isaac spoke as he looked at Kate who just turned to give him a smile. "You're kind of funny when you're drunk."
"Good funny or bad funny?" Kate asked hearing her words slur as she raised an eyebrow or at least she hoped she was raising one anyway.
Isaac pretended to think over her question for a bit, "Good funny," he finally said as he found himself inching closer to her. "You're not as uptight," he said soon regretting his words. "Not that uptight is a bad thing or anything. I just like seeing you have fun," he clarified hoping he hadn't made his own grave even deeper by his words he had spoken.
Kate wasn't sure whether to be offended by Isaac's words or not so she stayed silent for awhile, letting her drunk brain take in his words. "No, you're right," she finally spoke after some time. "I can be a bit uptight at times and I know I come across as a bitch. I guess I just like being perfect."
"But you're much more attractive with a bad side Katie," Isaac blurted out soon feeling his cheeks growing hot after he did so.
Blushing as well Kate felt herself inch closer to Isaac, "You really think so?" she asked him as she locked eyes with him. "Because you're much more attractive when you're not dressed up in suits and are just wearing a t-shirt and jeans," she said referring to the outfit that he had on tonight. "Not that you aren't attractive in your suits as well because you really are."
Isaac blushed some more at Kate's words and before he could stop himself he leaned in and kissed her on the lips hoping to God that she didn't push him away.
Kate who had been surprised by the kiss though she really shouldn't have froze for a brief few seconds before closing her eyes and letting herself kiss Isaac. She let herself enjoy the kiss because it had been awhile since she had kissed anyone like this and kissing Isaac like this almost felt nice..it felt real nice.
Maybe it was the nice feeling of it that let her allow Isaac to lay her back against the couch and maybe it was the nice feeling of it that let her undress Isaac as he undressed her or maybe it was just her wanting some sort of passion but she didn't object to any of it.
"Are you sure about this?" Isaac finally asked breaking the silence that had happened after their kissing. Silence that had lead to them being on the couch and undressed with him between Kate's legs and at her entrance and now here he was nervous and not sure if this is what she really wanted. "W..we can stop if you want too."
Kate locked eyes with Isaac before smiling, "I want this," she nodded before reaching up and pulling him down into a kiss. It seemed her words were all he needed because it wasn't long after she spoke them that she felt him inside her and the rest of what happened really wasn't much of a blur even if she was intoxicated.
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Waking the next morning on Isaac's couch Kate groaned and buried her head deeper into..well into Isaac's arm, hearing a laugh coming from the man beside her.
"Are you laughing at me?" she asked as she moved her head out of his arm and glared at him. As she did, she was faintly aware of the fact that they were both still nude under the blankets he had draped over them while they had been laying the afterglow of the sex they had, had...sex that had happened twice. Sex which she found she hadn't regretted either.
"Maybe," Isaac smiled as he reached over to fix some stray hairs that Kate had sticking out. "Just wondering how bad your hangover is now?"
Kate laughed as well at that before shaking her head, "My head is pounding and I feel like I am going to be sick."
"Yeah that does tend to happen," Isaac spoke as he chewed his lip. "I have a cure for hangovers though, at least it always worked for mine and it worked for Natalie when she had hangovers too," he said not sure if he should mention his ex the morning after having sex with someone who was her best friend or maybe still was. Isaac wasn't sure how Kate was going to handle everything with Natalie or with Zac...hell he wasn't even sure how she was going to handle things with him.
"And what's that cure?" Kate asked raising an eyebrow.
Isaac smirked before maneuvering himself off the couch, "Eggs and bacon," he answered as he slipped on his boxers. "Are you okay with eggs and bacon."
"If they cure the hangover I'll be okay with anything," Kate nodded as she wrapped herself in the blanket more and eventually watched Isaac leave, heading to his kitchen. While he was in the kitchen she sighed and closed her eyes wondering what last night had meant and where her and Isaac went from here. She may have been confused about one thing but she was certain of another, she needed to head back to Tulsa. She needed to stop running from the fact that she and Zac had ended and she needed to get back and start new...maybe with the man who she had sex with last night..maybe not.
Standing from the couch she fixed the blanket around her before walking into the kitchen, watching Isaac cook. Kate had to admit he looked really cute standing in the middle of the kitchen in just his boxers while cooking breakfast. "I..I think I'm going back to Tulsa soon," she spoke seeing Isaac turn to look at her. "It's time too."
"I think it's time I head back as well," Isaac said knowing he was feeling like his time in Alabama was running low. The kids missed their mom and he missed home...just plain being home where his family was and where the studio was.
"What's going to happen when we go back?" Kate mused as she went to a chair and sat down at the table.
Isaac shrugged his shoulders, "That's the beauty of uncertainty, not knowing what will happen but facing it anyway," he answered not really knowing what to expect but whatever it was he was ready to face it. He needed too as did Kate. Their time away had seemingly brought them closer and maybe it had helped them heal, just like their time away had also brought Natalie and Zac closer and who knew, maybe eventually things would be okay for everyone. Maybe everyone just had needed new starts. Time would tell in the end.
Kate took several deep breaths as she stood in the bathroom in the bar where she and Isaac were at. She was nervous about being here..about being out with Isaac because this felt too much like a date and this couldn't be a date. It really could not be a date. She had been married to his brother before.
"This isn't a date," she told herself as she looked at herself in the mirror. She was dressed like it was a date though. Her hair was done up but not too much. She had a bit of make up and she had dressed in a nice shirt and jeans. She was dressed like one would dress if they were going to a bar with someone on a first date.
"It's really not a date," Kate muttered still trying to convince herself that this wasn't a date. She wasn't like Natalie, she didn't date her ex-husband's brother, even if he was good looking and rather charming.
Closing her eyes she took a few more deep breaths before finally leaving the bathroom and finding Isaac where she had left them at their booth. "Sorry for leaving you waiting for so long."
"I was beginning to think you had bailed and went back on that Hanson strike again," Isaac teased Kate as he felt his cheeks get warm. He wasn't sure why but this felt a lot like a date and he was okay with that. He was okay with being on a date with Kate.
"I wouldn't just ditch you without warning," Kate smiled as she picked up the beer she had ordered before going to the bathroom. "Anyway I'm not going to leave a half empty beer bottle behind."
Isaac faked being hurt as he shook his head, "So you only came back to me for the beer huh?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow playfully. "I feel so used Katie."
Kate blushed as she heard Isaac call her Katie, "You're on to me Clarke," she teased back as she took a drink from the beer to ease her nerves at how right it felt to be here with Isaac and how nice it felt to tease him and to forget still how much this seemed like a date.
"Oh Clarke...no one ever uses that on me much," Isaac spoke as he shook his head. "I feel like I'm in trouble and should apologize or something."
"You aren't in trouble," Kate smiled as she took another drink of her beer. It was her second one of the night and the more she drank the looser she began to feel. "Now how about we dance?" she asked hearing some old country song come on the radio. "Unless you really can't dance that is."
Isaac stood from the booth as he held his hand out to her, "I can dance," he said once she stood and took a hold of his hand. He could tell already this night out or well date was going to be one he'd never forget nor would he really want to forget it.
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Later that night Isaac smiled as he sat with Kate on the couch in his apartment. They were both drunk though he had done much more drinking since he had arrived here at his home because he hadn't wanted to be trashed while driving Kate here. He would hate himself if he hurt her or anyone else via a wreck.
"You know I don't think I have ever seen you drunk before," Isaac spoke as he looked at Kate who just turned to give him a smile. "You're kind of funny when you're drunk."
"Good funny or bad funny?" Kate asked hearing her words slur as she raised an eyebrow or at least she hoped she was raising one anyway.
Isaac pretended to think over her question for a bit, "Good funny," he finally said as he found himself inching closer to her. "You're not as uptight," he said soon regretting his words. "Not that uptight is a bad thing or anything. I just like seeing you have fun," he clarified hoping he hadn't made his own grave even deeper by his words he had spoken.
Kate wasn't sure whether to be offended by Isaac's words or not so she stayed silent for awhile, letting her drunk brain take in his words. "No, you're right," she finally spoke after some time. "I can be a bit uptight at times and I know I come across as a bitch. I guess I just like being perfect."
"But you're much more attractive with a bad side Katie," Isaac blurted out soon feeling his cheeks growing hot after he did so.
Blushing as well Kate felt herself inch closer to Isaac, "You really think so?" she asked him as she locked eyes with him. "Because you're much more attractive when you're not dressed up in suits and are just wearing a t-shirt and jeans," she said referring to the outfit that he had on tonight. "Not that you aren't attractive in your suits as well because you really are."
Isaac blushed some more at Kate's words and before he could stop himself he leaned in and kissed her on the lips hoping to God that she didn't push him away.
Kate who had been surprised by the kiss though she really shouldn't have froze for a brief few seconds before closing her eyes and letting herself kiss Isaac. She let herself enjoy the kiss because it had been awhile since she had kissed anyone like this and kissing Isaac like this almost felt nice..it felt real nice.
Maybe it was the nice feeling of it that let her allow Isaac to lay her back against the couch and maybe it was the nice feeling of it that let her undress Isaac as he undressed her or maybe it was just her wanting some sort of passion but she didn't object to any of it.
"Are you sure about this?" Isaac finally asked breaking the silence that had happened after their kissing. Silence that had lead to them being on the couch and undressed with him between Kate's legs and at her entrance and now here he was nervous and not sure if this is what she really wanted. "W..we can stop if you want too."
Kate locked eyes with Isaac before smiling, "I want this," she nodded before reaching up and pulling him down into a kiss. It seemed her words were all he needed because it wasn't long after she spoke them that she felt him inside her and the rest of what happened really wasn't much of a blur even if she was intoxicated.
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Waking the next morning on Isaac's couch Kate groaned and buried her head deeper into..well into Isaac's arm, hearing a laugh coming from the man beside her.
"Are you laughing at me?" she asked as she moved her head out of his arm and glared at him. As she did, she was faintly aware of the fact that they were both still nude under the blankets he had draped over them while they had been laying the afterglow of the sex they had, had...sex that had happened twice. Sex which she found she hadn't regretted either.
"Maybe," Isaac smiled as he reached over to fix some stray hairs that Kate had sticking out. "Just wondering how bad your hangover is now?"
Kate laughed as well at that before shaking her head, "My head is pounding and I feel like I am going to be sick."
"Yeah that does tend to happen," Isaac spoke as he chewed his lip. "I have a cure for hangovers though, at least it always worked for mine and it worked for Natalie when she had hangovers too," he said not sure if he should mention his ex the morning after having sex with someone who was her best friend or maybe still was. Isaac wasn't sure how Kate was going to handle everything with Natalie or with Zac...hell he wasn't even sure how she was going to handle things with him.
"And what's that cure?" Kate asked raising an eyebrow.
Isaac smirked before maneuvering himself off the couch, "Eggs and bacon," he answered as he slipped on his boxers. "Are you okay with eggs and bacon."
"If they cure the hangover I'll be okay with anything," Kate nodded as she wrapped herself in the blanket more and eventually watched Isaac leave, heading to his kitchen. While he was in the kitchen she sighed and closed her eyes wondering what last night had meant and where her and Isaac went from here. She may have been confused about one thing but she was certain of another, she needed to head back to Tulsa. She needed to stop running from the fact that she and Zac had ended and she needed to get back and start new...maybe with the man who she had sex with last night..maybe not.
Standing from the couch she fixed the blanket around her before walking into the kitchen, watching Isaac cook. Kate had to admit he looked really cute standing in the middle of the kitchen in just his boxers while cooking breakfast. "I..I think I'm going back to Tulsa soon," she spoke seeing Isaac turn to look at her. "It's time too."
"I think it's time I head back as well," Isaac said knowing he was feeling like his time in Alabama was running low. The kids missed their mom and he missed home...just plain being home where his family was and where the studio was.
"What's going to happen when we go back?" Kate mused as she went to a chair and sat down at the table.
Isaac shrugged his shoulders, "That's the beauty of uncertainty, not knowing what will happen but facing it anyway," he answered not really knowing what to expect but whatever it was he was ready to face it. He needed too as did Kate. Their time away had seemingly brought them closer and maybe it had helped them heal, just like their time away had also brought Natalie and Zac closer and who knew, maybe eventually things would be okay for everyone. Maybe everyone just had needed new starts. Time would tell in the end.
