The Eyes Have It

Will could feel the corners of his mouth turning up into a smile. He couldn't help it. He could feel Hannibal studying as they sat across from one another. He tried to hide his smile as best he could but it was becoming increasingly difficult as he remembered the events from last night and early this morning. He remembered Julie leaving with Titus and how she kissed him before she left. He told he would call her later on this evening. He really wanted to see her again.

     "Your smiling Will, like a giddy school boy. Did something happen?"

Will shifted in his chair and cracked his neck out of habit.

    "Ummm yeah I guess you could say that. A friend of mine who lives down the road, she and I have known each other since college. Her dog was lost last night and she came to me to help her find him. We....we were intimate last night."

Hannibal pursed his lips and raised his eyebrow in amusement.

    "How was it Will?"

Will thought for a moment. Cleared his mind and let all the events of last night come back to him in vivid detail. The smell of her, vanilla and sugar. The feel of her skin, velvet and petals. The taste of her, warm honey and cinnamon. The sound of her voice when she moaned his name, dark and raw. How her eyes looked when they locked with his, molten and hungry.

    "Will?"

Will shook his head to clear the images and became aware of the erection growing in his jeans.

    "Sorry.....it was...dark. Beautiful, intense, passionate, wild."

Hannibal leaned back in his chair. A look of satisfaction came over his face. Will sensed that smugness and pride Hannibal was so known for. He was very pleased with himself.

      "Will you be seeing her again?"

     "I had planned on seeing her tonight actually."

Hannibal stood from his chair and walked to the small table that stood next to his fireplace and poured a whisky for himself and Will.

     "I would be honored if you two would come for dinner tonight. I would love to meet her. What's her name?"

Will took the glass from Hannibal and swallowed the syrupy liquid, feeling it warm his throat.

    "Her name is Julie."