55. Ikea

Ilari is starting to go to bed when his doorbell rings. To his surprise it's Venla. The last person he expected to be there. More to his surprise she's tipsy and has to lean to the wall to stay on her feet. 

– I want you, she manages to say and starts to giggle at seeing expression in his face. – to go to Ikea with me. 

– Ooookay? Ilari stares at her giddy face. 

– You’ll come? Venla smiles and bites her lower lip. – oh god, you look so… she can't control herself and her eyes wander hungrily on Ilari’s body. 

– What are we talking about here? He asks. 

– Ikea! Venla reminds herself and returns her look to Ilari's face. 

- Ikea? Ilari says slowly and curses in his mind. If another chance needs diving straight to hell he'll… well. He'll do IT. - Ok. When? 

– When you’d able to go? You are the one with car. Ilari goes thru his schedule in his mind. 

- Thursday? 

- Ok. It's a date then! 

– I kinda have different opinion about date, he let’s little smile to surface. 

- We'll see about that, Venla smirks, touches softly his bare chest and now she flirts openly. Ilari notices movement in the corner of his eye and sees Susanna at Venla's door. She smiles and nods. Looks like she did the right thing and Venla smiles to him again. 

- Oh. Almost forgot, Venla whispers and before Ilari gets to react, she lands soft kiss to his cheek. – Good night!

- What you think? Venla looks Ilari after they leave IKEA. To Ilari's surprise they have been spending last two hours choosing a new bed for Venla. He has no idea why.

- You certainly need a new bed, Ilari states. 

– Howcome?

– You have children's bed. It's so short it was impossible to sleep in it. And too narrow for two person’s to sleep comfortable.

 – Oh. So you didn't…? 

– Sleep at all that one time, Ilari confesses. 

- I'm sorry, Venla says.

 -Don't be. Without that incident we wouldn’t be here now. 

– I guess you're right. Venla smiles. – Thank you for coming. 

– Nah. I like to hang with you, Ilari replys.

 – So. The bed. 

- I'm probably going to spend a lot time in it soon, Venla says both joking and flirting the same time. 

– You think so? Ilari's mouth is twiching. -is that a promise? 

-Yeees. I'm getting another operation and that means life in bed for a week or so. 

– Shit. That didn't sound too good. 

-It's a good thing. I hope pain will diminish or even go away. 

– There’s still lot of pain? 

– Every waking minute.

-Poor thing, Ilari's brows furrow, he stops and touches Venla's hand. – If you need anything, let me know. 

- I could have company every now and then, Venla suggests. 

- I'll be there.