Thomas Prest: A Simple Magician

"Well," The redhead helplessly started with a wry smile and a dismayed look on her face, "unfortunately for me, I accepted a date and looked forward to having a good time only to find out my partner belongs to the ten percent of men here that couldn't care less how good-looking I am since I lack a dangling part between my legs."

A brief silence spread between them before Tom burst into laughter he could not suppress.

"Aw, that sucks." He eventually wheezed out, noting the woman was also chuckling at her misfortune. Really… What were the odds of that happening?

"Tell me about it. The man was actually really nice too, you know?" The woman cutely pouted, "If he told me something before the party, I would at least know what to expect but no, I just had to find out by observing how he behaved around his 'friends'." She released a long sigh, and leaned her forearms on the railings next to Tom, slouching a bit in dejection.

"You sure you didn't misunderstand it or something? It wouldn't be nice to have a dude try to start a fight because he thinks I am seducing his date." Tom teasingly asked.

He had no idea if the woman next to him understood the situation correctly or not. For all he knew, her partner could have been just greeting his best friends in an unusual manner that they used only among themselves and she misunderstood it.

"They were 'subtly'," The quotation marks in her voice couldn't be more obvious, "squeezing each others' butts." She rolled her eyes. "Pretty sure I understood that correctly."

"Heh, at least one of you is getting laid tonight." Tom snickered, trying to lighten her mood with a crass joke, getting a playful shove in return for his effort.

How... rude.

"If you keep being so... charming," She said in a teasing sarcasm, "then who knows? Maybe I too will get laid tonight." She threw a meaningful look at Tom, making him freeze for a moment.

After his brain rebooted, he threw a glance at the redhead... and inwardly cursed, 'Damn, she noticed.' He thought in disgruntlement after seeing her smug smirk full of satisfaction.

Tom clicked his tongue and stopped leaning on the railings. Just as he expected, his sudden action prompted the woman to mimic him and also stop leaning on the railing as she straightened her back and turned towards him.

Tom used her momentary distraction and swiftly stepped closer, entering her comfort zone while taking her cheek into the palm of his right hand and putting his face close to her as he whispered, "Don't promise what you don't mean to deliver."

Unlike what he expected, the woman was not stunned at all by the sudden intimacy. Her calm emerald eyes stared into his brown ones, both of them refusing to blink as if it was some kind of unspoken match...

At that moment, Tom felt incredibly embarrassed but he refused to show it. He did the first thing that came to his mind and now he was slightly regretting it. The silence was becoming somewhat awkward.

At long last, the corner of Tom's lips twitched and the woman smiled, her eyes declaring a smug victory, much to Tom's annoyance. But he didn't get a chance to show it because she finally whispered back.

"You are right. I am not that easy. But..."

She decided to have a bit of fun at Tom's expense.

Before he could react, her hands found their way around his neck and the woman raised herself on the tips of her toes as their lips met in a tender kiss.

At that moment, Tom's mind was blown as his erratic thoughts betrayed him, making him unable to do anything but put his free hand on her lower back and clumsily respond to the kiss, deepening it.

The kiss soon enough became a slow make-out session, the two people exploring the other's taste and enjoying the warm touches in the slightly chilly nightly breeze as the music, the dancing people, and even the other people skulking on the balcony withdrew into the background from their perspective, their senses fully focused on their current activity.

A minute passed and the woman slowly pulled away, both she and Tom breathing a bit harder as they refused to part their eyes or let go of the other.

This was the first time Tom felt so... drawn to another person. He could almost lose himself in her beautiful green eyes.

His reverie was interrupted, however, when the woman licked her lips and whispered, "You are a lot less experienced than I thought."

The only thing that prevented Tom from blushing was that her tone didn't hold any sort of judgment or disappointment. It was just a plain and simple observation.

"Ouch, there goes my pride." Tom jokingly stated as he put his forehead against hers, both of their cheeks gaining a slightly pink dusting, "I am too busy to care about relationships. Now that I think about it... you just stole my first kiss in this life. How are you going to take responsibility for that?"

"Mhm. I guess I will just have to teach you how to get better in return, no?" The woman licked her lips, and before Tom barely registered what she said before he once again found her lips on his, this time her tongue demanding an entry into his mouth.

For Tom, it was decades since he last kissed a person. It was natural he totally forgot how to do it. But he decided to gather the last fragments of his manly ego and started his counterattack, not letting her dominate him as he pushed his tongue against hers, accepting the unspoken challenge.

Maybe he didn't know her but his hormones and young body got the better of him at that moment. He sure as hell wouldn't do something he would later regret but a little fooling around? Why not.

It seemed that was the correct answer and the woman enthusiastically returned the sentiment, fighting to give and receive as much pleasure from the kisses.

When they reluctantly pulled away from each other, their breathing once again strained, the woman leaned into Tom's body, causing him to feel every bit of her soft chest pressing into his as she almost melted into him. Their faces were so close, their noses were almost touching.

The woman impishly smiled as she playfully quipped, "I must be a really good teacher because you are improving fas-"

Tom didn't let her finish and cut her off by claiming her lips once again, making her lean back from surprise but he didn't let her off so easily and their tongues once again fought against each other, this time Tom having a complete advantage as he towered over the redhead's petite form, pressing her butt onto the railing. He held her close, eliciting several moans from her as his hands wandered over her back.

Pulling away, Tom smirked at her, proud of finally being 'on the top' for once, "Like that?" He cheekily asked, knowing full well he got the better of her only because he used her momentary distraction.

He didn't get the expected cheeky reply, however. He was about to ask what was wrong when he noticed the redhead was slightly blushing and sporting a surprised, yet, happy smile.

It dazzled him for a second, giving her a chance to regain her bearing, making her blush even harder as she realized she enjoyed that kiss enough to space out a bit... which made her eyes go wide in astonishment.

To hide it, she clutched at Tom's shirt and pulled her face into his shoulder as she tried to nonchalantly say, "Yes. That was rather enjoyable."

Unfortunately for her, her voice didn't sound as cool and composed as she hoped for.

That cute reaction completely broke the impression of her control over the situation as far as Tom was concerned and he couldn't help but feel smug about it.

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Author Note:

Cringe!!!!!