and told me I was too stuck in my ways and that I was boring. The boring thing hurt the most, it seemed like she really liked to do all of the things I did, like training Mallard and going to the park, camping, swimming and spending time with our friends and family, but it turned out she hated it all. She claimed that in the last six months of our relationship pretty much every second we spent together made her miserable. I really don’t’ even know why she dated me for so long.”
“Maybe it was because you’re incredibly attractive and you have it all together, a house, career, that can make someone overlook a lot.”
“I like that you said the incredibly attractive part. Do you find me incredibly attractive? Oh there’s that blushing, that answers it for me. And just so you know, I also find you incredibly attractive.”
Ariel looked up only to realize that he had moved over closer to her on the couch and she was looking right into his eyes. He leaned forward and she could smell his soap and it smelled crisp and masculine and he leaned a little closer as his hand slid along her shoulder to her neck. He gently pulled her towards him and she closed her eyes and felt his lips on hers. Forget the electrical tension in the room, this was a full on lightning storm. His lips were warm and soft and he was kissing her gently. She let herself relax while he took over. It felt safe to have him kiss her and hold her like this. The kind of safe that once you have it you never want to let it go. After a few minutes he deepened the kiss, just a little more hungrily as his tongue nudged her lips apart and she let him enter her mouth with a little moan of contentment. She was leaning back against the high arm rest on the couch now and he over her, kissing her. His tongue was slowly stroking inside her mouth while his hands rubbed over her neck and shoulders. She had one hand clutched in his hair and the other wrapped under his arm, clutching him to her, holding him so tight it hurt her hand. She wasn’t sure how her hands had become so tightly clutched to his body but she wasn’t complaining. One of his hands traveled down from her shoulder and rubbed her side slowly, stopping at her hip and going back up, the back of his hand brushing over her breast. Just that little bit of contact caused her to moan out loud into his mouth. It seemed painful to him but at that point he broke contact with her and waited for her to open her eyes and look up at him.
“Ariel, do you want me to stop?”
“I really don’t want you to, but I don’t want to rush into things. Can’t we keep doing what we’ve been doing?”
“I’m also really enjoying myself, but honey, if this goes much longer, or much further, I’m afraid things are going to happen pretty fast, not that I mind, but I don’t want you to feel pressured or to do anything you might regret.”
In all honesty at that moment in time, Ariel was more than willing to give up her virginity, it seemed like something that wasn’t such a big deal now that she was a little older. Sure, waiting till marriage seemed like a great idea and she was sure there would be some spiritual repercussions, but she had waited a really long time already and she had a feeling that letting John be her first lover would be something she would not regret.
“I don’t want to stop, but, I have to tell you something first and you have to promise not to freak out.”
Mike’s face seemed frozen, he was unsur e now and Ariel had a feeling uncertainty was a rare feeling for him. Mustering her courage Ariel plunged forward while staring down at her hands.
“I know that this might sound a little bit silly to you, since I’m 22 and all, but, ummm . .. well, I’m a
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