Mandy stood there watching them for a minute; Katy had literally tackled Brandi onto the sofa and was trying to calm her down.  Mandy wasn’t sure exactly what had happened but she got the just of it from what the two of them were saying.  Of course Katy trying to convince someone that they didn’t do anything wrong is like a drug dealer telling you that you aren’t a drug addict.

              That’s when Mandy thought of a better solution; after all they needed Brandi to be comfortable and in the right frame of mind if any of this was going to work for them.  She headed down to the basement, where she found Chris and Joey playing cards.  Joey smiled right away when he saw her, he couldn’t help it that she made him happy.  Mandy approached Chris and waited for him to glance at her.

            “Can I trust you?” Mandy asked.

            “Is that a trick question?” Chris questioned, still focused on his game.

              “No, I don’t care what you and Brandi did or didn’t do in the bathroom, but we need Brandi mentally here to make this all work.  So if I unchain you will you go upstairs and talk to her?” Mandy asked.  That got his attention, now his eyes were fixed on her.

            “Of course.  I would have done it already but I wasn’t about to chew off my own hand.” Chris joked, flashing his tethered wrist at her.

            “Okay, I’ll unchain you but if you try to escape I will shoot you with the tazor gun myself and by talk to her I mean have a conversation, not whatever else to two of you do together.” Mandy explained.

            “Jesus, I am not a pervert.” Chris snapped.  He was appalled by her assumption.  He was pretty sure that he could control himself, tough he wasn’t sure what had caused him to cave in earlier.  It wasn’t like he had planned it the first time and he didn’t want to make a complicated situation even worse.  Mandy smiled and proceeded to unlock Chris’s chain.  She let him lead the way as they headed back up the stairs.

            When they entered the living room they found Brandi and Katy in the middle of a friendly hug.  It wasn’t clear what had transpired between them while Mandy was away but apparently the rough and tumble session had ended and they had made amends.

              “Not sure what you need me for, I think you two make a cute couple.” Chris joked.  His arms folded neatly across his chest.  His gazed fixed on the two of them.  Brandi looked at him in awe and quickly shoved Katy away from their hug, realizing that it probably didn’t look kosher.    “Can we talk, in private?” Chris asked.  Brandi just nodded and motioned for him to follow her.  She felt her heart rate increase as she led him up to her bedroom, even though her intentions were pure.

            Mandy smiled, she was pleased with her good deed for the day so as her own reward she headed back to the basement, and after all it seemed Joey needed a new opponent for his card game.  Katy headed outside, still on her mission to find her missing stuff, and she hadn’t check out side yet, though she really hoped they weren’t out there.

              When they got to the bedroom Brandi sat down on her bed and faced Chris.  Chris leaned up against a nearby wall, trying to avoid the bed at this point and the temptations it might cause.  Though he respected and cared about Brandi from now on that temptation would always be there.  She looking up at him with her loving blue eyes and Chris felt his heart melt.

            “So what do you want to talk about?” Brandi asked trying to play dumb, deep down she knew what this was all about. She was having a hard time looking at him, but she forced her gaze in his direction.

            “Well you took off like a bat out of hell earlier and I just wanted to make sure that you were alright.” Chris explained.

              “I just got embarrassed, that’s all.” Brandi said, a little ashamed.  It wasn’t like her to get embarrassed so she wasn’t sure what really happened.  Maybe the whole situation had just been too much for her, after all she had been dreaming about Chris for year.

            “You don’t have to worry, Joey is just a dick.  He didn’t hear anything he was only assuming that something happened and he just smiled at you just to fuck with you.  And I am not going to tell anyone exactly what went on in there.” Chris offered, trying to make her feel better.  But it was the truth, Chris didn’t kiss and tell.

            “What you guys don’t talk about your sexual conquests?” Brandi joked.

            “No, we don’t generally.  I mean I really don’t want to hear about Lance and his boyfriends or Justin and his Hollywood sluts.” Chris said with a laugh.

              “Oh I bet Justin has some good stories, didn’t he date Janet Jackson?” Brandi said.

            “Well there are just some things about some people that you are just better off not knowing.  Besides Justin is young he can afford to do stupid stuff like that.” Chris explained.

            “But I am young?  So what does that make you just one of those ‘stupid things’?” Brandi asked.  Chris cringed a little that was not all what he had meant to say or imply.

             “I am convinced that guys mature slower than women.  Justin is a great guy and one day he will find a great woman that will help he realize that there is more to love than just sex.  Me on the other hand I am an old fart that already knows all that crap.  I don’t normally do this kind of stuff.”  Chris explained.

            “What get kidnapped and then seduced in a bathroom?” Brandi joked.  She could tell that Chris was struggling to find his words, though she couldn’t tell if it was nerves or if he was trying to lie to her. 

           “Well the being kidnapped is a new experience for me, but I have to say it does seem to have some perks.  What I meant was I don’t have meaningless sex with random women.” Chris said.  Brandi laughed, trying to hide the fact that the wheels were really turning inside her head.  She couldn’t help but think how cute he looked standing there addressing her.

              “Is that what this was to you, just meaningless sex?” Brandi replied.  Chris snapped to attention and looked at her nervously.

              “No, that is not what I am trying to say at all.  Honestly, it’s not like that.   Women are nothing but trouble.  I only go for the ones that I have feelings for.” He said.  He looked down at her as he said that last part and Brandi felt like she was about to burst, had he really just said that.  “I don’t want you to think that I am just one of ‘those guys’, we have had conversations and yeah I have only know you for a few days, but Justin always said that I fall in love too fast.”  Brandi stared at him for a moment; if she hadn’t been blinking Chris might have thought she was frozen in place.

            “Love?  And I am not so sure that any one should listen to what Justin says.  He gives out bad advice.” Brandi finally breathed.  She couldn’t wrap her mind around what Chris was trying to say anymore, her trust issues bubbling up inside of her.

            “Well maybe not love yet, but you said that you wanted me to like you and I can tell you that much is certain.  And as for Justin, his heart is in the right place but sometimes I wonder where that boys mind is.” Chris said, after all he didn’t want to freak her out with the ‘L’ word just yet.  “Also, I don’t think that we should do what we did a little bit ago again for awhile, but I would just like to see where this goes.”  He motioned for her to come to him.

            Brandi got up and walked over to him; he pulled her in close and held her there for a minute.  He kissed her on the fore head before releasing her, but she stayed near to him.  She was still reeling from what he had said, was this really happening?  Was she really about to start seeing Chris Kirkpatrick.  She laughed at the thought of it all which made Chris shoot her a concerned look.

            “Can you really call it dating someone, if you abducted them?” Brandi asked.  Chris laughed and held her tight.  This was a pretty insane situation, though technically her crazy friend had abducted him not her.  He wanted to reassure her of his feeling for her so he tilted her chin up and kissed her, trying to keep it as tame as he could, not wanting the fact that they were alone to tempt him into to taking it any further with her again.

              “We should go back to the other before someone starts more rumors about us.  I think Mandy already thinks that I am a sex addict.” Chris suggested, not that it bothered him after all Brandi was young and very pretty.  He wasn’t sure that he could do better at his age but he thought in his mind that she could do much better than him.  He hoped to god that she wouldn’t realize that at least for awhile longer.