Quiet Desperation - Chapter 7

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Quiet Desperation - Chapter 7
Caliko

Hilde:

I threw another file into the garbage, wondering if this was an omen. Every file that I had come across was systematically perused, then thrown out. It was almost as if fate were telling me that there was nothing worth saving here.

I glanced across the desk as Duo sat typing figures and formula into the accounting program. He was frowning as his feet fidgeted over the concrete floor. He closed the drawer with a slam, ran long agile fingers through his hair, and tapped against the desk before bounding out of his chair.

He picked up a set of darts and began to throw them at the picture of Sid he had taped to the door. Sighing, I got up, knowing that he had the right idea. It was time to take a break.

I went upstairs to check on the girls. Howard had fed them dinner, and got them settled into bed. He had fallen asleep in front of the TV, his black socks resting on the arm of the beat up loveseat. Realizing that he was asleep, I grabbed a couple of soda's and went back downstairs to check on Duo.

Duo:

I sat at my desk, glaring at the screen of the new computer Hilde had installed. She kept insisting that it would make my life easier, but so far, I hadn't seen it. The woman had the habit of thinking that everyone was as brilliant as she was when it came to a few silicon microchips! Give me paper and pen any day! I was lucky If I did my email this month!

I know.. how could I pilot a gundam and not be able to run a computer program? Hilde asks me that, too. It's easy. I had Howard during the war... well.. Heero, too. All I did was give my 'ol buddy the juice, and the battle, and he did the rest according to Howard's programming.

So, needless to say, I didn't want to be doing this! I sat here, entering stupid figures into the accounting database that I was never going to use again, just so the income tax men could come in and take half my earnings more efficiently! To top that.. the damn thing kept beeping at me!

I longingly looked at the crow bar I put through the last computer... and sighed. Hilde took it away from me when I picked it up with destruction in my eye. How the hell does she read my mind, anyway?

Speak of the devil.. here she comes. She put her hand on my shoulder for balance, then reached over my head to get last Aprils receipts.

Without thinking, I turned my head to voice my normal complaint about the computer.. and was met by one of the most gorgeous sights I had ever seen. There, in front of me, lay this beautifully rounded breast. It was small, yet soft, the texture of one of those plushy dolls that girls seemed to be crazy over. It was so close, that if I closed my mouth, it would surround the nipple.

My mouth started to water, as I forced myself to pull away just a little bit. I closed my eyes, pushed my body away from the desk, and got up. Pretending to want another cup of coffee, I kept my eyes on my cup, away from Hilde's beautiful bosoms.

Hilde pulled the file off of the shelf, then looked at me with her eyes squinted, not understanding why I was so jumpy. I just gave her a sick smile, then sat back down to finish the book keeping.

Of course, she took that as a 'I'm lost' smile, and leaned against my back to check my work. Frowning, she found a mistake that I didn't even catch.

"You have the wrong formula, here, Duo. That's only going to give you a zero value. It should be this...."

The petite woman leaned closer against my back as she typed over my shoulder.

I could feel the sweat bead up under my collar as her raspberry body spray invaded my nostrils. Once again, the plushy texture of her breasts pressed against me. I could feel my little friend stirring in interest, and groaned. There was only so much a man could take! If she kept climbing all over me... Damn! I wouldn't be able to control myself much longer!

"Um... Hilde? Why don't you go look in on the girls?" I asked, trying to put some space between us. Being a gentleman could be hell.

"I just did, and they're asleep. Now, C'mon! We're almost done, here! Stop trying to get out of it!" She slapped her hand down on top of the open account book, bringing the offending object back into the conversation.

"I am NOT trying to get out of it! I know I made a mess of the office, and, if you remember, I was in the process of straightening it up before you got here!"

Irritated, I deliberately closed the book and spun my chair around. Hilde glared, putting one hand on her hip, and bracing the other on the desk.

"Hmmph! You were in the process of hiding the mess when I got here. I started the actual clean up." She smirked, knowing that I couldn't argue with her. "How did you know I was coming, anyway?"

:::This is it. I've been waiting for this question.:::

"Sidney let me know, but I didn't expect you for a few days." I admitted. "Her exact words were, 'You should have enough time to get the office in order.' Yeah. Right. I forgot that she hates me."

Hilde stood up straight as my remarks made everything a bit clearer. She crossed her arms under her breasts, pushing those oh so delectable peaches higher, and raised her brows. Holding the laughter down, she shook her head, and leaned over me.

"Don't tell me you actually trusted her to make your life easier?" She laughed, batting her eyes. "Duo, I thought you knew better."

She might have said something else, but my eyes were caught by the usual... her open neckline.

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Hilde:

I stopped talking mid-sentence, noticing that his eyes were glued to my front. Looking down, I cringed as I realized that I was hanging out. Shaking my head, I put my palm over my neckline, holding it tightly to my chest.

:::Uh huh.. I thought so.:::

"Duo." I said, waiting for his eyes to unglaze. "Duo!"

"Huh?" He shuddered, looking up at my face with his cheeks flushed.

"Did you hear anything I just said?"

"Err.. you thought I knew better than to trust Sid?"

:::Good try, idiot.:::

"Uh huh.. look, I'm turning in for the night. Between the trip from Earth, and the work I walked in to, I need sleep. Do you have a bed down here for yourself?" I asked, knowing that he would want me to take his bed.

"Huh? What do you mean? I have my own room, remember?"

He honestly didn't realize that I had no place to sleep!

"Duo, Howard has the couch, and the girls have my room. Now, I know that you didn't invite me here just so Howard can see me in my pajamas."

"Well.. no.. but..."

:::Oh great... next thing you know, he'll insist that we share the bed.:::

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Duo:

That's IT! This is where I draw the line! I was a gentleman, and kept my hands to myself, but I will not go so far as to sleep on the floor of my shop!

"Hilde, the bed is big enough for us both, ok? You keep to your side, I'll keep to mine. I really don't have any place else to sleep! Tomorrow night, I'll take the couch. Tonight? We'll have to share."

"You expect me to sleep with you?" Her face was a lovely shade of purple, more than making up for my squirming before.

"What's the matter? You don't think you can keep your hands to yourself?" :::Oh, that was bad, wasn't it? Well, she's not going to back down from that one!:::

"FINE! Just don't even THINK about 'sharing warmth' until we have everything settled between us!"

:::She's gorgeous when she's embarrassed.:::

I followed her upstairs, careful not to wake Howard up as I passed. Being nice, I let Hilde have the bathroom first, then took over the shower when she came out dressed for bed.

I scrubbed the day's grime out of my hair and off of my arms, and braced my forearms against the back of the shower. The hot water ran down my face and over my back, and I just stood there, enjoying the heat as I listened to the strange rustling Hilde made into my room.

:::What is she doing now?::: I asked myself, not sure if I really wanted to know.

I twisted the excess water from my hair and braided it wet. The only thing worse than a wet braid was a dry rat's nest, so I chose the lesser of the two evils. Wrapping a towel around my waist, I opened the door into the bedroom.. and smirked.

Hilde had formed a wall out of every winter comforter I had. Not only was she determined to keep me off of her side of the bed, but she wanted to cook us both at the same time!

I didn't say a word as I dropped the towel and pulled down the sheet. Ignoring her gasp, I got into bed and shut the light off. Minutes later, I threw the quilts onto the floor, and purposely turned over so that my back was facing her.

"G'night, Babe." I said, keeping my face straight as I imagined her chagrined face.

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Hilde:

Ok... the quilts were too much. I mean, this was Duo! Did I expect him to rape me or something? Of course not!

:::He didn't have too!:::

Ooops! Did I think that? Yeah.. I did. Ok, so it was true. I had every intention of living with him again, and eventually making love to him, but I didn't want to just fall back into bed with the man! Yes, I was still attracted to Duo, but I had to be careful! I didn't feel like having my heart wrenched from my chest again, and Duo was the one man who had that power.

Was I a coward? Maybe... but I was trying to get over it.

I punched down my pillow, then turned on my side to sleep. Nothing would be solved with my mind marching in circles.

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Duo:

I woke up in the middle of the night and froze. The streetlight cast it's weak rays into the room to land on my bed, highlighting a mass of inky black hair on my chest. Opening my eyes wider, I became aware of three things. One, Hilde was wrapped up in my arms using my chest for a pillow, two, she was nibbling on my skin, and three, I had a raging hard-on.

I carefully tried to lift her off of me, but her arms tightened around my waist. I was stuck like this, and she was driving me crazy! If she didn't stop, she was going to get more than she was ready for! I looked down into her face, realizing that she was still asleep.

I let my head fall back onto my pillow, calculating my chances of having sex without waking her up. Then, I gave myself a mental slap, and reminded myself that I wanted her awake when I loved her.

Hilde continued to nibble and kiss my chest under her lips, making sexy mewling sounds in her sleep. I groaned, seriously tempted to wake her ass up.

Once again, I tried to roll her off of me, thoughts of doing the 'right thing' still winning the argument inside of my head. Then.. I felt her tounge touch my nipple, circling the tight pebble just before her hot lips closed over it and sucked.

Nearly climbing out of my skin, I gave up on being nice.

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Poor, poor Duo.. he really doesn't enjoy being teased, does he?