Grab the thermometer

You reluctantly pull your finger away from Melody, who lets out a little sigh. You can't help but wonder if it is a sigh of disappointment. You begin to reach for the thermometer, but first give her a playful smack on her ass cheek with the lubed hand.

"Hey!" She yelps, jumping a bit. "What the hell was that for?"

"Lighten up a little, okay?" You say to her. "This would be less awkward for you if you weren't making such a big deal of it."

"Lighten up?!" Melody cries out. "My head's burning up and I'm half-naked in front of my best friend, whose bare finger has just spent the last few minutes rubbing lube between my ass cheeks! I think I have a right to be making a big deal of this!"

"C'mon." You say, trying to get her to ease up. "I know it's embarassing, but it's just me! Jack!"

"That's the problem." She mutters, although you can barely hear it. She clears her throat and speaks up. "Just hurry up and get this nightmare over with, okay?"

"Okay, okay." You nod and grab the thermometer. Still holding her cheeks apart, you slowly move the device toward her ass. Slowly and gently, you push the thermometer into her asshole. Melody gasps and groans at first, but her ass eases up and gives way to the intruding metal device and you are able to slip it in the rest of the way. You slowly lower her top ass cheek back down, holding the thermometer in place. "All right, don't shift too much." You tell her as you set the alarm on your watch.

"Okay." She responds somewhat weakly. You sit up and move away from her ass so you're closer to her head. You wipe the lube off your fingers, then slowly start to rub her back. Melody is shocked at first, but doesn't fight you at all. She sighs and lowers the pillow down to the bed, revealing her face. You look over and can only see the side of her face, but her cheeks are still bright red. Her eyes are closed, but her breathing is more steady now.

"Sorry if I've made this too embrassing for you." You say finally, feeling a little guilty about messing with her so much. You kinda feel like a heel for taking advantage of her, especially when she's sick.

"No...I overreacted." She reponds, arching her back a little so you can rub it easier. "I shouldn't have treated you like a common pervert. And it really isn't as bad a nightmare as I said it was. I just don't like feeling weak around you, yeah? Like I need someone to take care of me." She sighs. "But the truth of the matter is...I kinda like it when you take care of me, Jack."

"Well, that's good. I like taking care of you." You say. Melody finally rolls her head to the side to make eye contact with you. She smiles, the first time since you start the rectal treatment. "How do you feel?"

"Still like crap, but you've kinda taken my mind off the fever." She said with a laugh.

"Well, I'm happy to provide the distraction." You grin.

"I bet you did. So...did you mean it when you said I have a nice ass?" She asks smugly, acting like her old self again.

"Of course!" You respond with mock indignity. "I can't lie about something so beautiful!"

"Well, you did take your time looking at it. And touching it too." She grins. "Was it turning you on, Jack?"

"Oh yeah, baby." You laugh. "Nothing gets me harder than lubing up a pretty girl's ass so I can stick in a thermometer."

"You probably didn't even need lube. A few more minutes of your hand on my ass and I would have made my own lubrication." She winks at you and you both start to giggle. But your laughter dies out when your eyes reconnect. You've always mock flirted with each other for a long time, but somthing was different now. This wasn't the same and you both knew it. There was something in her eyes and, you can guess, something in yours as well. Melody's bottom lip quivers a bit and her eyes seem to bore into your own. She opens her mouth to say something, but the words die out

Oddly enough, you find yourself moving a little closer to her face. Melody notices this as well and she starts to lift her own head. Her eyes suddenly close and her lips seperate and you can feel yourself getting very close to her. You can almost feel her breath on your...

A loud beeping jerks you away suddenly. You notice that Melody has pulled away as well, laying down on the bed again. You quickly go to your watch and shut it off. You turn back to your friend, who is turned away from you again, her cheeks flushed. You're not sure how it happened, but the two of you almost kissed back there.

You clear your throat. "I guess I should take the thermometer out now." You say weakly. Melody doesn't respond verbally, but nods in agreement.