Orc Girlfriend: Ria (special preview)

Ria smiles and shrugs. “It’s still nice to have someone like that, even if I am my own knight. You know? Someone who will make you feel safe, it’s comforting to have.”

You nod as your smile goes soft. “I get it. I’ve been going through a breakup, and trying to find something of comfort is hard to come by.”

“Oh gosh-” Ria sighs. “No wonder I thought you were cute. You’re a little bird with a broken wing. It figures.”

“It was a while ago,” you try to cover. “I’m just lingering on it.”

“I always go for the underdog,” Ria then smirks. “I guess it’s my specialty to sniff them out even when I’m not looking.”

“There could be worse things to find.” You then motion back to her friends. “Do you want to get back to your friends or could I buy you a cup of coffee?”

“I see them all the time, they’ll survive without me.” Ria twirls her finger into her hair again. “I like the cinnamon dolce with extra whipped cream and cinnamon on top. Two pumps of the dolce!” She then giggles and ducks her chin down. “I like sweet.”

You stand up to go order. “No worries, I don’t mind sweet.”

You end up chatting in the cafe for a long time. Luckily, it was a twenty-four establishment so you didn’t have to leave right away. You end up moving to the sofa and continuing your chat. She tells you all about college and how she worked at a women’s shelter to pay for it. You talked about the garage you worked at, as well as some horror stories from working at fast food restaurants. It was over when you both started talking about video games, especially Pokemon. Watching Ria’s eyes light up when you said you were playing some of the originals made you almost fall in love with her then and there. For the rest of the night, you both talked at length about the game, your favorite Pokemon, and on and on.

“It’s getting late,” Ria says when you start to yawn. She glances at her watch. “Oh god,” she laughs, “really late!”

“That’s not an issue.” You rub your eyes. “Unless you have to be at work early.”

“Fuckballs I do,” she smiles at you. “This was really, really fun. I hope I didn’t bore you too much.”

“You’re in the interesting one here,” you snort. “I could listen to you until morning.”

“You might have to if we don’t go.” Ria stands up and offers you her hand. You take it, squeezing gently as you rise up. Ria tilts her head down, placing a kiss on your lips. She moves in closer, placing her hand around your waist as the kiss deepens.

You moan softly and brush your hand against her cheek. Once you part you feel a bit dizzy, but you chalk it up to how late it is. 

“Tomorrow?” Ria asks hopefully.