[Natalia] A Planned Mistake

[Ethan John Fox]

Ethan figured if he was going to get ‘ the speech’ from any of their friends about Natalia, it would be Anthony. Claire would most likely slap him upside the head, point at him and say something along the lines of ‘ You hurt her, I’ll junk punch you’. But he just nodded when Anthony spoke to him, because he knew that he would have to say the same thing for any guy that came to talk to Claire, or even just a few weeks or months ago he would have been the same one doing the speech for Natalia as well. ” Yeah I just… I mean come on man. I wish you understood what it was like to want to sleep with a girl, and she’s gorgeous and the way her clothes hang against her body is ridiculously tempting, but you can’t. Because you care too much about like… hurting them” he sighed as he took a drink from his beer. “ You just don’t get it,”. He set his beer and turned around to face Claire and Natalia as they came up to the bar. “ Always free to interrupt Anthony and I when we’re in public.. I mean.. if you wanted to come talk to us in the middle of the night in our room, you’d need to call and check in. We like to cuddle” he said before he threw a loving wink in Anthony’s direction.

After a few more rounds it was obvious that the place was starting to die down and he watched Natalia carefully as she stood up from the table.He covered his lips by taking another drink and smiled at her. “ Good night, Natalia.I’ll see you tomorrow. “ he said before watching her walk away. He looked back over at Anthony and took in a deep breath, giving a small nod as he hoped that Claire wouldn’t notice the exchange between the two of them. But the next hour went by in a blur quickly, as he waited. If he had left right after she did then Natalia would have figured out what was up. It was best to wait, but he saw his plan starting to crumble as Anthony stood up. He said his goodbyes and he tried to look casual as so Claire wouldn’t suspect anything, but inside he was thinking ‘ dude what the fuck’. He looked over at Claire. The girl he now had to make sure got in a safe place before he could go to Natalia. She was surely going to want to go to her room and he was trying to figure out how to distract her from her own room, without her raising suspicion. ” Shit” he said beneath his breath before he ran his hand over his face.

Ethan realized that during his state of trying to figure out a new plan he had lost sight of Claire. He stood up when he saw her talking to one of the bartenders and did a kill gesture to tell the bartender to cut her off. When he came over to the bar, he picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. “ Okay drunky. Time for bed for you” he waved to bartender and picked Claire’s clutch off of the counter and held it over her legs since he wasn’t sure how the dress would ride up. He left the bar quickly and tried to keep her talking so she wouldn’t notice the path he was taking to get to his and Anthony’s room. ‘ So what are we doing tomorrow? Did anyone set plans? Like breakfast or something?” heheld onto her tightly, giving a small nod to people they passed, who probably assumed he was her boyfriend. Gross. When he reached his room he dropped her down on her feet and looked at her. Good, she looked drunk and like she hadn’t suspected anything. Ethan took her key out of her clutch and handed it to her. “ Here, I gotta head out” he said, putting the key in her hand and forcing her to hold onto it before putting the clutch under her arm and stepping back. “ I’ll see you in the morning,…”. Ethan took a step back and turned around corner, looking around a few times to watch as Claire stared at the door. Eventually she started to try and unlock the door and after a few attempts she made her way in. Once the door was shut he leaned away from the wall and made his way to Claire and Natalia’s room. He took the key for Claire and Natalia’s room before he unlocked the door and stepped inside, shutting it quietly behind him.

[Natalia Anne Richmond]

Natalia got to her room and she just stood at her door for about five minutes. All she couuld think about was the way Ethan held her and the way his lips felt on her jawline. She put the key in the door and just stood there smiling and biting her lip. Finally she snapped out of whatever trance she was in and entered the room, letting the door close behind her. She sighed and walked over to her bed. She plopped down and stared at the ceiling, boy, she could not stop thinking about Ethan. She turned her head and looked out the big window they had in their room and sighed. Natalia sat up, walked over to the window and closed the curtains. She slowly undressed and placed her clothes in the empty bag she had and placed the boots by the dresser. She picked out a loose back Metro Station t shirt and black and white boyshorts and placed them on her bed.

Natalia walked into the bathroom and turned the water all the way to hot. She looked at herself in the mirror and then washed all the make up off of her face, not that she had much on. She stepped in the shower and started singing her songs. After about a half hour, she turned the shower off and wrapped herself in a towel. She heard the door close and figured Claire was back, she had so much to tell her. Natalia opened the door and began walking to her bed and then looked up, "Oh man Claire.....oh wait you're not Claire," she said as she saw Ethan standing there. She quickly went back into the bathroom and closed the door. She soon realized that her clothes were out there on her bed, "Shoot!" she said to herself. She could feel her heart racing. Natalia took a deep breath and then opened the door and headed to her bed. "Gotta get my clothes." she said as she grabbed her pjs and headed back into the bathroom. Natalia quickly dried herself off and got dressed. She dried her hair out a bit with the towel and then headed out of the bathroom leaving it down and a little damp. She looked over at Ethan, "Uh, um, what are you, um, doing here?" she sounded like a babbling idiot.

[Ethan John Fox]

Ethan scratched the side of his jaw as he wondered how in the hell him and Anthony were going to pull this off. He looked up quickly when he heard the bathroom door open and dropped his jaw slightly as he saw Natalia in her towel. ”No, I’m not Claire”he repeated back to her, like a retarded seal. Just as quickly as she had come out of the bathroom she was running back inside. He blinked, staring at the door and then looked around the room. But she came back out again, getting her clothes before she went back into the bathroom. Seriously, just the towel would have been fine. He ran his hand over his hair as she asked what he was doing there. “ Claire and I’s keys got switched up and when I was at my room Anthony and Claire must have not gotten back from the bar yet.. So I thought I’d use your phone but they aren’t answering, so..is it cool if I stay here until we hear from them? They’re probably just out dancing” he said, adding that last part so she wouldn’t worry about her friend and decide they needed to go look for her.

Ethan looked at the phone as it rang twice and then stopped. Jesus Anthony. ”Probably a wrong number,” he said before he looked back at Natalia. She looked just as stunning in her pajamas as she did at the club. Though he always had a soft spot for boyshorts on girls, and her tank was loose against her skin. He diverted his eyes from watching her before he looked around the room. “I’m really glad that you agreed to come out with all of us,” he said as he kept his eyes on her. He found himself nervous, which he hardly was. The steam from the bathroom had made it’s way to the room and it was sort of hot.Not to mention she naturally made him feel warm just by being around him, his whole body felt like it was on fire half the time. “ I’m just gonna make myself a little more comfortable” he said carelessly as he reached down and took his shirt off.It wasn’t like it was a huge deal, they all saw each other in their bathing suits all the time anyways. “ You’re sure it’s alright if I stay?... We could watch tv…” he said.It didn’t sound ‘exciting’ but he had to remind himself that it wasn’t supposed to. He wasn’t supposed to openly hit on her.But he wasn’t an idiot, watching tv meant that they could lie on the bed together. He took a small step back before he leaned down,placing his hands against the bed before he laid down.

[Natalia Anne Richmond]

Natalia just stood there, staring at Ethan. "Um, yeah. That's fine." He didn't even ask a question, she answered him like he did, "Uh, I mean, Yeah they're probably still out." She sounded like such an idiot right now. She was so nervous. She looked around her room and then looked at Ethan when he took his shirt off. She sighed out loud and then looked away from him. Wow, this was embarrassing. "Yeah, make yourself at home." she said as she walked away from the bathroom door and over towards the bed and slowly passed by Ethan on the bed. She picked up her toothbrush and toothpaste off of the little nightstand next to the bed. She picked up the remote, turned on the TV and handed it to Ethan. "Yeah, you can stay. I'm sure Claire and Anthony won't be too long. And you can put on whatever you want." she walked back by him and headed into the bathroom again. "I'm just gonna brush my teeth." she called as she got to the sink. She tapped herself on the forehead , "Of course I'm brushing my teeth, that was obvious." she whispered to herself. Natalia brushed her teeth and then sprayed on some body spray. She sighed and then puffed her cheeks and then fluffed her damp hair.

She shut the light off and then walked over to the bed. Natalia sat down up at the head of the bed and crossed her legs indian style and leaned against the headboard. Natalia bit her lip nervously and looked around her room. There was an awkward silence. "I had a lot of fun tonight. Thank you for the dances." she smiled over at him and took another look at his bare torso. Man did he have great muscles. Natalia looked back at the TV when she realized she was staring too long. Why was she being so awkward?

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[Ethan John Fox]

Ethan rested his arm behind his head after he picked up the remote and flipped through a few channels. It was funny how she seemed to be thrown off by him being here.Maybe it was a mistake to come, maybe she didn’t really want to spend time with him at all.He nodded. “ Yeah you know how Anthony is when he’s drinking..and if he wants to stay out, he’ll stay out. So I’m sure Claire is in good hands,” he nodded again,appreciating the fact that his friend had taken one for the team tonight. He watched her as she walked back out of the bathroom and sat on the bed. It was pretty quiet. Ethan narrowed his eyebrows as he sniffed the air and looked at her. “Did you… did you put on perfume? For bed?....Do girls do that?” he asked with a confused look. In the entire time he dated his ex girlfriend she never wore perfume to bed. The only time she had was when they were…well, when they weren’t going to bed right away.
Ethan sat up on his elbow and picked up the phone. “ I don’t know about you but I’m pretty hungry. We ate like…hours ..ago” he said as he dialed the number down to order room service. He wasn’t sure what he wanted until the lame, cliché, totally stupid idea entered his head. “ Yeah I’m in room 312. Could you send down some strawberries and champagne. But uh charge it to room 278. Alright…appreciate it man”. Ethan hung up the phone before he looked back at Natalia and smiled. “ Felt like having some fruit.. and champagne goes good with that, yeah?” He laid back down with his arm behind his head and looked down at her legs. He puffed out his cheeks so he wouldn’t sigh and looked back at her, giving her a grin.” Relax, you look like you’re about to throw up or something. Did you get sick tonight? “ He sat upand placed his hand against her forehead.She felt fine… “ Try laying down,” he said before he laid down.Hemoved his arm so that he could rest it behind her head and pulled her up close to his chest.

[Natalia Anne Richmond]

Natalia felt her face get hot when Ethan questioned her about girls wearing spray to bed. Of course they didn't, she didn't either. "Uh, it helps me sleep. You know, like aromath...oh never mind." she laughed, "I put it on for you." she smiled over at him. Gosh this was so embarrassing. Why was she acting like such a little schoolgirl? This was only Ethan. She always acted like herself with no problems. What was now so different? Natalia shrugged when he said he was pretty hungry, "Kind of, but not hungry enough to eat anything. I'm sure I'll steal a bite or two of whatever you get." she smiled and then watched him order. Natalia's smile got bigger when she heard him order strawberries and champagne. Natalia turned back to the TV and listened to him, "Strawberries sound delicious.." she said, still looking at the TV. Natalia sighed to herself.

She was so nervous and she was making herself sick to her stomach. The butterflies that she had were not happy ones. Inside, they were throwing up. She really needed to cool it. Natalia turned her face when Ethan felt her, of course she was fine on the outside. On the inside, she was totally freaking out. Natalia watched him lay back down and then let out a breath when he said she should try laying down. There was no way she was going to pass that up. Natalia laid down with her head resting on his arm. She smiled when he pulled her in close to his chest. She took a small breath in and smiled again, he smelled so good. He had been sweating all night, but she couldn't smell any sweat. Natalia hesitated before she rested her arm across his stomach. His body was so warm. She looked up at him smiling, "This is definitely helping." she could feel her nerves wiping away.

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[Ethan John Fox]

Ethan narrowed his eyebrows as he looked at Natalia and listened to her start an explanation about how it was for aromatherapy or something but then quickly changed her mind.He smiled as she admitted it was for him,but knew that they were treading on dangerous territory. He sighed, she was not making this easy. She was his best friends sister. She was someone that he had cared about,wanted to protect. Now she had grown up and she was.. this beautiful, talented woman that he couldn’t get out of his mind. He smiled as he looked down at her resting against his chest and rested his arm gently around her. He flipped through a few more channels before he settled on MTV. There wasn’t anything good on tv anyways so it was just a good place to resort to. At least, it was better than forcing her to watch sports.

“You’re feeling a bit better?” he said as he tilted his head down to look at her. He traced his finger gently over the outline of her jaw before he sat up on his side. He smiled as he looked down at her. Placing his hand over her jaw he leaned down, hovering above her so that he could kiss her. Before his lips could brush against hers he heard the knock at the door and froze in place.He looked in her eyes for a few moments before he pushed himself off of the bed and went to the door. He opened it and stood to the side, letting them bring the cart in to the room and thanked the guy, tipping him before he shut the door. Ethan kept his back to Natalia, opening the bottle of champagne. He poured it into a glass before tilting his back and finishing a drink. He took in a deep breath and poured himself a second glass. That had been close. He needed to think more about what was going on inside of Natalia’s heart than in his pants. He cared more about her feelings and knew that doing this to her, when he didn’t know how he felt about anything, wasn’t fair to her at all. He finished the second glass of champagne before he picked up the tray of strawberries and set them on the bed for her.

[Natalia Anne Richmond]

Natalia closed her eyes and smiled to herself when Ethan rested his arm on her. She opened her eyes when she heard talking on the T. He had decided on MTV, that was cool. She nodded her head when he asked if she was feeling a bit better. Natalia watched him trace his jawline. He had beautiful jaw muscles, she had a weakness for that. Just then he rolled to his side and Natalia felt her heart start to speed up and beat harder. Natalia looked at his lips and then back into his eyes as he got closer. Her heart beat faster and harder with every inch he moved in. She stopped breathing. There was a knock at the door and Natalia just looked into Ethan's eyes until he got up to answer. She laid her head on the pillow and finally took a breath.

Natalia got off of the bed and turned the AC on, it was hot in that room. She laid down on the bed on her stomach, facing the TV. It was time for the nightly music videos to come on. Natalia looked aver at the strawberries and took one off of the tray. She brought it to her mouth and took a bite out of it, it was juicy. She picked the green leaves off and took another bite. That had gotten awkward quickly. The video for Firework by Katy Perry came on and Natalia finished off the strawberry. She rested her chin on her arms that were folded in front of her and crossed her legs up in the air behind her. She sang along with the song. That was a close one, she thought and continued to sing along. She thought about feeing Ethan a strawberry, but quickly decided against it, she needed anymore "almost" events.

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[Ethan John Fox]

Ethan looked down at his chest and wondered if it made Natalia uncomfortable at all for him to be shirtless. He knew one thing that she and Claire had in common was the fact that neither of them had ..well, been with anyone. He wasn’t really sure how they would react to different situations like that, and the last thing he wanted was to make Natalia uncomfortable. He leaned against the dresser as he watched her laying on the bed. She had no idea how attractive she was, or how difficult it was for Ethan to stay away from her. “ Claire ever talk about how you and I hang out?” he asked before he looked up at her, “ I mean.. does it bother her at all when we do?” He tapped his fingers against the top of the dresser as he watched her. Ethan bit the inside of his cheek as he looked at Natalia.He honest to god didn’t want to push her too far. But a kiss wouldn’t hurt ,it was just a kiss. They were adults.She wore perfume. She wanted this too. He wouldn’t let her turn into a way to ease his addiction, he could never do that to her. But a kiss….hell, that was something people could do while they worked their feelings out. Friends kissed. Ethan leaned away from the dresser and watched her carefully.

“ You ever.. do something.. that you aren’t really sure how it’ll turn out.Or if it’s the right thing to do or not? One little mistake and you just.. crush someone. And you have to sit there and decide whether or not it’s worth it” he questioned as he moved over to the bed to her. Ethan ran his hand over the small of her back before he gripped her hip and turned her onto her back against the bed. He smiled as he ran his hand along the outside of her leg, tracing his thumb against the inside of her thigh. Ethan lowered against the mattress, pinning himself closer to her as he kissed her collar bone. He trailed his lips from her collar bone, up to her neck, across her jawline.He smiled as he nibbled against her ear, pulling her closer by placing his hand under her back and lifting her towards him. Ethan pulled her up so that she was sitting.As he brought his hands from her hips to roam her sides and her back he leaned into kiss her. Every part of him knew this wasn’t fair for Natalia, but who was he kidding if he thought he could get by with intellectual thoughts when Natalia was dressed the way she was.

[Natalia Anne Richmond]

Natalia looked over at Ethan as he leaned against the dresser. "I asked her about it once.. She told me she didn't have a problem with it." Natalia remembered that day Claire came over looking for something to wear. That was the same night she went out to dinner and the movies with Ethan. "I don't see why she would, I mean, we're just hanging out." That's all this was, two friends hanging out. That's all it could be. Natalia wanted more, but she knew how Ethan was. She wasn't going to be some girl that Ethan used to ease his ways. She brought her attention back to the TV screen when the song changed. She picked up another strawberry and ate it. Natalia watched Ethan walk towards the bed and listened to him. Of course she had, what was he getting at?

"Uh, yeah, I have." Natalia looked down at her arms. She felt Ethan's hand on her back and she went to look at him. As she turned her head, he grabbed her hip and rolled her over on her back. Natalia smiled back up at him, the goosebumps instantly formed when she felt his thumb on the inside of her thigh. Once again, her heart started beating faster. She watched him get closer. Natalia closed her eyes when he kissed her collarbone, she ran both of her hands through his hair. Natalia tilted her head back a little when Ethan kissed her neck and along her jawline. A small sigh escaped her lips when he got to her ear. She felt chills go down her back. Before she knew it, she was sitting up, facing Ethan. She slowly opened her eyes and looked into his. They both really wanted this, but he may have wanted it for a different reason than she did. Natalia hesitated once again, should she do this? What if he hurts her? Natalia didn't think Ethan had it in him to, but that's what she thought about Nick too. Ethan leaned in to kiss her and she met him along the way. Natalia out her arms around the back of his neck and kissed him back. She traced her fingers along his neck, just like she had when they were dancing.

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[Ethan John Fox]

Ethan wrapped his hands tightly around her lower back as she wrapped her arms around his neck. So technically he’d already crossed a line with her. They were already in the danger zone of getting hurt, so what could a few more small steps do. But he needed to think clearly, but he also didn’t want to stop kissing her. Maybe they just needed off of the bed. He picked her up in his lap, holding her against his chest as he stood up, moving them away from the bed, away from absolute temptation until she was able to have her own stance on what was happening. But instead of cooling the kiss down he pressed her against the wall and held her there, holding his hands against the bottom of her legs as he leaned in against her body. He moved away from his lips, trying to catch his breath as he tasted the skin again against her shoulder.All he could think of was the way she danced tonight in the club, the way she looked in her bikini, the way she sort of made him want to be a better person when they hung out, leave his former lifestyle behind, the cute apron against her neck at the seafood restaurant.
“ Say the word and I’ll stop,” he offered her, though he tightened his grip against her legs and pulled her hips closer to his body. It was obvious he wanted her, and it wasn’t like he was really trying to hide it at this point since they were so close to each other physically.He wrapped her legs around his waist so that he could use his hands to touch her, bringing them up carefully he traced his fingertips under the fabric of her shirt,tracing his fingers lightly against her stomach before he brought his entire hand underneath it and brought it up to her chest. God her skin was soft. Ethan tightened his hands over her body, counteracting that roughness by tracing his tongue gently over hers.He knew no matter what happened tonight, they had already crossed into dangerous territory, but honestly there wasn’t anyone else he’d rather be in this predicament with.

[Natalia Anne Richmond]

This was all happening so fast. Before Natalia knew it, she was being pressed up against the wall, Ethan holding onto her legs. Her heart was beating a mile a minute and almost through her chest, at least that's what it felt like. She was so nervous, but enjoying every single second of it. She sighed when he kissed her shoulder and then looked into his eyes when he said all she to do was say when she wanted him to stop. She shook her head lightly and then kissed him again, running her fingers through his hair. She wrapped her legs around him tightly when he gripped onto them. She pulled him in closer to her with his legs, causing her to be pushed more into the wall.

Natalia sucked her stomach in lightly when she felt Ethan's fingertips on it, she was ticklish. Natalia took a breath in and then moaned lightly against Ethan's kiss when she felt his hands on her chest. She kissed him for a few moments longer and then gently pulled his head back by his hair and she placed soft kisses on his neck. Natalia gently bit down on his neck and then kissed up to his ear. She blew softly into his ear and then nibbled on it lightly.

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[Ethan John Fox]

Ethan couldn’t help but smile as Natalia gripped his hair to pull his neck back and kiss against the skin. He closed his eyes, taking in slow, deep breaths. She seriously had no idea the effect that she had on him. He slowly moved his hands over her legs, before he finally leaned down to kiss her, wrapping his arm around her lower back and pulling her away from the wall. Putting her against the wall hadn’t really slowed things down the way he thought it would, so there was no sense in keeping her away from the bed. He dropped her onto the bed and leaned down eagerly to kiss her again,using his right hand to gently push her legs apart from one another. “ You have no idea how many times I’ve thought about this,” he said quietly before he nibbled against her ear.

Ethan kept his right hand gripped tightly against the inside of her thigh before he brought his other hand back down over her chest, slowly he moved his under the fabric of her shirt and brought his hand back up to the curves of her body. He sat up slightly, to move his lips away from hers before he lowered them to her chest, kissing slowly down to the edge of her belly button. He smiled against her skin for a moment before he hovered over her. He placed his hand gently over stomach, gently placing his fingertips under the fabric of the tight little boyshorts she was wearing.He traced them there gently for a few minutes before he slid the rest of his hand under the fabric , gliding his fingers over her as he trailed his lips back to the curves of her chest.