Odd Couple - Chapter 20 (Patreon)

Chapter 20

Steph was in a pickle. Before her eyes, there was this man, a jerk, who was trying to steal her boyfriend´s chips.

Although, technically, he hadn´t grab them yet. And that made them… not his. Even if Noah hadn´t grab them yet, they were the item he aimed for. It was obvious he wanted them. They were literally the only item on the shelve. And now, this other guy, comes out of nowhere, and grabs them.

In a normal case, a regular scenario like this, she would´ve made her way. Intimidate the man, force him to give them up. Which would be so easy, she had the size, all she needs is a small grunt to get him to do what she says.

No one would want to mess up and get on the wrong side of this amazon of a woman. However, the deal is… Steph´s tying to leave that aside. So, what will she do? What will the, now, gentle giantess go for?

“Listen, I grab them first, therefore, they are mine!” The guy said, simple as that.

Noah was just looking at him with anger, and some confusion, how could someone be so despicable?

And, in the meantime, Steph made her way and stopped right next to Noah. This man, as a large shadow was immediately casted all over both, he looked straight at Steph.

It was hard to miss her, inevitable. He didn´t even thought about it, his eyes just drifted away and landed on her. His arrogant smile was lost for a moment and, suddenly, he stepped back.

Was he looking at an actual giantess? Was this woman actually so tall? He hadn´t really met someone as tall as Steph in person, and now, she just popped up, with a not-so-happy look in her face.

Steph´s face had the kind of look you have when you´re pissed, but also, when you have no idea what to do. Which also made her more upset. But there´s something else, she has to be nice.

For as much as she hates it, she must be a kind, peaceful woman.

“Just look at him,” Steph thought as he saw his reaction. “He´s a few words away to give me what I want…” For her to intimidate the man. So easy, so simple. But that was not what she wanted to do.

Instead of doing the “usual”, Steph had to play a game. A different role, a game which´s rules she knows, but never really played by them.

“Excuse me,” she started, drawing a smile on her face, trying to make a gentle approach, “I think my boyfriend here wanted those chips.” She stated. Regretting the sound of her words, and the tone she had to use. Soft, low, sweetly-fake.

The guy was confused, he thought she was going to storm all over him. She said this guy, Noah, he was her boyfriend. The first thing he thought was, how? Just… HOW?! But then, something else came to his mind.

He seems like a loser, and this lady, for as big as she is, if she´s with him, then she must be as much of a loser as he is. He´s certain about that.

He thought he had lost, but now that Steph opened up her mouth to say something so casual, so passive, he knew he still held the upper hand.

“And, lady…” he started, smiling arrogantly again, “why would that be my problem?” he asked.

“Why? What the…?” Noah started, but Steph interrupted him. She´ll show him she can take care of things; she´s always done. But this time, she´ll do it differently.

“Let me do the talking, dear.” Dear? That doesn´t sound like her, he blinked as he looked up at the statuesque, and strangely-acting, woman.

“Yeah, let her talk, dude.” This guy said, standing straight, and looking, even if up at, but feeling as if he stood taller than, Steph.

Steph had to think about what she was going to say. Should she say please? Ugh, she´ll bite her own tongue if she does that. Make an exchange? No, that sounds lame.

“Listen, we all know he was heading for them. It´s obvious. All you did was to rush to them and just…” Steph said.

“What? Get ahead? Take them? Isn´t that just how the world works? Whoever´s faster, stronger, smarter, he shall win. Am I right?” He said.

“M-Maybe, but… don´t you think that´s… rude? I mean, where´s the… where´s the manners?” Silly words she never thought she´d use, but, somehow, she should appeal to this man´s more humane side.

“Manners? Ha! Come on, you´re starting to sound like some sort of… old teacher. Mannes? For real? Listen, I honestly don´t care about manners. I only took what I wanted. And I didn´t even took it off his hands. I took this bag from the shelve. Now, if I wanted to steal something from him… I´d steal you.” Now, he was getting cocky.

“Excuse me?!” Steph truly wanted to knock him up, steal her? Just how?

Steph was mad, but hiding it, but Noah, he was starting to lose it. He could give up the bag of chips, eventually, but Steph? He was messing with his girlfriend!

“You heard me, you might be big, but I think you´re hot. Who minds the size when you´ve got such nice curves. You should leave this deadbeat and come with me. A man who can get what he wants…” This was absurd, and it had gotten way too far.

How could Steph hide her anger now? She knew she wouldn´t even be able to talk without wanting to yell. Words won´t come out of her mouth in the nice, calm way she wants.

But she didn´t have to worry too much, now, it was Noah´s turn to talk.

“What the fuck?! Are you seriously trying to seduce MY girlfriend before MY eyes? I thought you were rude, but you´re a jerk! No, not just that, you´re trash! A piece of trash!” Noah was mad, Steph hadn´t truly seen this side of him. Yelling at this other guy.

Steph blinked, was this seriously him? This was so odd. Now, she was the “quiet” one, trying to solve this in the peaceful manner; and he´d gotten all heat up.

“Hey, I´m just saying… besides, we both know she´s too much for you. Shit, she´d even be too much to me. But, between you and me, I guess it´s clear who´s a better… specimen of a man.” He said, making this no longer about the chips. In fact, he can keep the bag, now, this has gotten personal.

The audacity of this man, disrespecting him. And now, talking to Steph that way? No, this had to stop!

Noah took a step forward. And as he spoke, with an angry look in his face, he started poking this guy on the chest.

“Now listen, you ASSHOLE, how dare you talk to her like that? Huh?” Noah was now in his personal space, and this guy´s smile vanished as he poked him in the chest.

The guy didn´t even care for what he said, he just hated for the short guy to poke him in the chest. “Hey, don´t do that.” He stated.

“Oh, so now I have to listen to you? Fuck it!” Noah said, and by knowing how annoying this was, to poke him, to challenge him, he decided to keep going.

One poke, another one, and then he intensified. Poking deeper.

“I´m warning you, man. Quit it!” This guy was starting to get desperate. Impatient. Angry.

But Noah didn´t stop, he didn´t step back. And Steph, who´s been watching this whole time, felt proud. A smile was drawn on her face. Maybe he can stand for himself. Could it be that he no longer needs her?

But that smile on her face didn´t last forever. When this guy lost it, he just pushed Noah. Easily pushing him away, and straight to the ground. He even let the bag of ships fall to the floor too.

“I said stop! Fuck!” No one likes being poked on the chest, much less when it´s clearly a challenge. It didn´t matter if this guy had started, he was not going to take that. His reaction was to throw Noah straight to the floor, to push him away.

Oh, but how bad he´ll regret it…

Steph´s smile vanished in a blink of an eye. Before her eyes, poor Noah had been pushed to the floor by this bully. This arrogant, stupid man had just hurt her boyfriend. Was this a good time to start talking louder? To yell? To be stern? Intimidate him? To do what she should´ve done in the first place? Well… no.

Steph was way beyond that. Even if she tried to fake it as if she was a nice, calm lady, after seeing Noah in the floor, her instincts just kick in. And no man wants to be before a 7´3” enraged woman. And no one, ever, would want to be the one who she´s mad at.

“YOU!” Was all Steph managed to say. Her face, red, her look, one of rage.

The guy barely had time to acknowledge he was screwed. Didn´t even had a time to run before the huge lady rose her hand and, with a single blow, knock the man down.

He was tossed in the air by a single slap of hers. Steph´s huge hand, landing right on this man´s face. It didn´t feel like a blow, a slap, no, it felt as if a small car had hit him.

In less than a second, his feet left the ground, and he flew to the side. Thrown in the air by a mere slap. And landing on the empty shelves. The sound of the metal, the sound of a man´s body falling all over them and making a mess.

This man won´t get up for a while. In the meantime, it was time for Noah and Steph to leave.

Steph reached out to Noah. Help him get on his feet. He felt so stupid. Trying to challenge a man who´s physically stronger. If he had had a plan, maybe things would´ve worked, somehow, but using only brute force, things wouldn´t had gone his way.

The good thing is, Steph´s all the brute force he needs. Hopefully, she didn´t hit the man with all of hers…

They walked out of the store. Noah was upset, but thankful. Meanwhile, Steph was just upset, to herself. Angry at her.

“Sorry…” she said as they walked out of the store.

“For what?” she wasn´t apologizing for hitting the man, right? He would´ve done it himself. If he could.

“I should´ve done something before. And, because of me, you were pushed to the floor. Thrown at it. That was all my fault. I hope it doesn´t hurt, I… ehm, if it does, maybe I can… carry you.” She offered, trying to say the sweetest, and more comprehensive, thing she could.

Noah didn´t feel that sore. Sure, he can feel he hit himself a bit, but he was fine. The question is, why is she acting that way? She sounds almost… shy.

“Steph, is everything ok?” he asked.

“What do you mean?” Steph asked.

“Well… at the store, I… I think you handled things a little… different from what you usually do in those… situations. Is there something I should know?” Was she hiding something? Was there a reason?

Steph wanted to change the subject. Not to say a thing. But she´s kept a secret before, and it didn´t work well. She must be honest.

“I did. I just… I thought I could be a… better person. Kind, gentle. The one who solves things with words and not with their… their fists.” Luckily, she used no fist, just her palm. Her big, “soft” palm. At least soft by comparison.

“I see… may I know why?” he asked.

“What do you mean why?! Noah, I… I was doing it for you, ok? I want to be kind so that… so that you have a sweet girlfriend, and not just a brute that goes everywhere hurting people. I´d like… to be better. For… for you.” Steph blushed.

To him, the most beautiful woman in the whole, wide world, had blushed. Shy she´s done something she shouldn´t. Embarrassed for her confession.

He giggled. Noah laughed a bit.

“What´s so funny?” Steph asked, annoyed he wasn´t taking her seriously.

“Sorry, but… trying to be sweet? Steph, you´re sweet already!” Noah declared.

“No, I´m not! I´m just… a giant who goes everywhere intimidating people. If I was sweet, then…” She started.

“Then what?” He stopped walking, holding her hand and making her stop with him. He looked up at her beautiful eyes and waited, to see if she was going to say what he was thinking she would.

“Then… then you´d have the lovely girlfriend you deserve…”

“Oh, but I have it. I have her. Steph, you´re the sweetest woman I´ve met.” She sighed, was he for real?

“You… you think so? Even if I´m… sometimes loud? Intimidating? Even if I… hurt other people?”

“Is that what´s making you worry? Steph, you´re the best. Besides, you never hurt anyone without a reason. Sure, sometimes your reasons are… you know… but, most of the time, you´re just… doing the right thing. Let´s admit it, it´s not like you hit someone daily. It´s just, you only use the force when it´s… necessary. And today, you used it to protect me. Maybe it´s not the best thing to say I wanted you to hit that guy, but, sometimes, if you protect someone, it… it´s not necessarily something bad.” He said.

“Are you sure?” She asked.

“I am. Besides, he had it coming! If I could, I´d do it myself.” He said, trying to stand tall and strong.

“Awww, but you can´t dear. That´s my job…” Steph smiled, and laughed a little.

“Come on, I can take care of that myself.” He said, trying to sound strong.

“No, sir. That´s my job.” Once again, everything was ok. Steph was smiling again, things were clear.

Maybe, trying to fake being sweet. Trying to act as someone she´s not, that wasn´t a solution.

Noah finds the sweetness he needs in her. The way she is, the things she does. He was right, she´s not a brute, she´s not going down the streets looking for trouble. She only uses her strength, the force, whenever she needs to.

Not looking for trouble, not trying to hurt anyone. But mostly, most of the times, she´s saving Noah. Protecting him. He might want to stand for himself, but sometimes, it´s easier if she does.

Humiliating? Well, she´s never seen him complaint. Perhaps, this is just the way things should be. Where she´s the muscle, and he´s just… the sweet one.

“Steph,” Noah said.

It was night already, and they were both in bed. Noah just couldn´t stop thinking about what happened today.

“Yes?” she asked, she was half-asleep by then. But he never really talks when the lights are off, he respects her sleep. So, this must be important.

“I was just wondering… were you really trying so hard to be sweet. Just for me? I mean, were you going to make such a change just for… me?” He couldn´t believe it.

“Well, yes, dummy. I love you, and I´m just trying to be better. For you. For both. Trying to make… amends for how I´ve been. You know… maybe you´d like to have a sweet girlfriend who doesn´t… take your stuff without… your permission.” She said, with a guilty tone.

“So this is still about the diary? I forgave you, it´s ok.”

“No, it´s not ok! I shouldn´t just… take things because I can or… I should be more… responsible for my actions.” She said.

“Come on, it´s not like… ok, maybe you should´ve been more considerate. But, that´s in the past. Listen, you don´t have to change for me, you´re perfect. If you want to work on some things, I think there´s time for that. But we´ve got time…”

“Aww, you´re so sweet. I wish I could be as sweet as you.” She purred.

“Oh, but you are. You give the sweetest kisses.” He said.

“Would you like one now?” Her tone, a little sexier.

“Now? But I´ve already brushed my teeth.” He joked.

“Ugh, such a bad joke. Come here…”

A kiss, a kiss between lovers in the middle of the night. In the darkness of the room, in the intimacy of their bed. A kiss, they shared a sweet, tender kiss.

So lovely, and yet passionate. Noah ran his hands over Steph´s luscious body. Not looking for sex, but to caress the body of his lover. Her large, soft body.

Running his hands over her curves. Her alluring curves. Feeling her thick, soft lips on his. Feeling the love, and nothing else but the love of this woman. So deep, so kind, and so sweet.

Why would she think she´s not sweet enough? He didn´t chose her for being the sweetest. He chose her because she was the right woman. With all of her perfect imperfections. She´s the one, and no one can deny it.

Steph was made for him. He was made for her. They are an odd couple, sure. But at the same time, they complement each other.

Their strengths, their weaknesses. They can work together in them. He´d love to walk by the hand of this lovely woman.

And this all makes him think. He´s got such a lovely girlfriend. He´d even dare to say she´s the perfect woman. However, a thought comes to his mind, it appeared as an idea before, but now, it is something bigger, just like her.

The question, he´s got such a perfect girlfriend, should he take the next step?