Her eyes instantly lit up so I knew she did before she even confirmed it. “I do. It was absolutely beautiful and magical.”
“I believe the exact word you used was majestic.”
Nodding her head she leaned into my side and bumped into my shoulder with hers, “It definitely was.”
I looked off into the distance and was surprised to see two otters playing near the stream. What were the odds? Shoulder checking her back, I jerked my head in the direction of the playful animals.
“Oh, look at how cute they are,” she brought a hand up to cover her mouth.
I had always admired her heart and how much she loved animals and the outdoors. Moving my hands from my lap to grip the edge of the platform, I took a deep breath and said, “That day, when we came here in the snow. That was the day.”
“What day?” She asked looking a bit perplexed.
“The day I knew that I loved you.” I looked up to her again and could see the tears swimming in her eyes just waiting for the moment she would allow them to spill over. “I had this plan to kiss you and if you kissed me back, without decking me, then I’d know you felt the same way. My next move was to ask you to the winter formal.”
“That’s what you were trying to do when I saw the otters?” I nodded. “You should’ve spoken up,” she took a moment to release a deep sigh, “I guess we both had major communication issues.” She was quiet for a bit then looked down at the empty space that was between us. “You went to that dance with Kristina.”
I covered her hand with mine and gave it a gentle squeeze, trying to convey my apology, “Yeah.” I was a freaking coward but that next Monday at school Kristina, with her take-charge attitude, sought me out and asked me to the dance.
“You want to know when I fell in love with you?” Eden asked softly. The rain had started back up again, the steady stream of droplets pouring down and coating each of our jackets. I nodded because I was truly interested and afraid all at once. “It was when I had to make a big delivery to Tillie’s and everything wouldn’t fit in the basket on my bike.”
“I remember that, my mom was driving us home and I saw you struggling on the side of the road. Since your bike was too big for the car, I got out and took the bulk of the load and walked alongside you. But that was our sophomore year.” She had loved me for two years in high school and I never knew it. She must be one hell of an actress to be able to cover up her emotions like she did.
“Indeed it was. You were it, Baylor. No guy in high school would’ve ever compared. No guy still compares to you. You set a pretty high standard.” She looked at me with much more confidence than she had all those years ago. “I’m going to let you in on a little secret: the next time you want to kiss me, don’t hesitate, just take it.”
In that moment I never wanted to kiss anyone more and I was following her instructions and taking what I wanted. I grasped her chin between my thumb and index finger, guiding her towards my face, meeting her halfway and sealing our lips together. The kiss was slow at first but once my tongue entered her mouth and she released one of her moans all bets were off. At that time the rain decided to pick up from a steady stream cascading down to a heavy downpour, making us break apart.
“Come on, let’s go home,” I took her hand in mine as we ran back to my truck and made our way back to my house. The windshield wipers were working overtime and it was hard to see three feet in front of us, but luckily I knew the town like the back of my hand and we pulled into my driveway safe and sound. During the whole ride to my house we kept our hands intertwined with one another’s. And it dawned on me that I said we should go home. Home. I wished like hell that it was her home still and I wouldn’t ever have to let her go.
We darted into the garage completely drenched from head to foot, but at least we made it. I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Eden was shivering and if I was being honest the rain made me pretty chilly as well. I took her hand again and said, “Come on,” as I pulled her into the house and straight into the bathroom. “Stay here,” I instructed as I sat on the edge of my oversized claw foot tub, turning the nozzle on and filling it up with warm water. I inched my way towards her, never letting my eye contact break, and I slowly and seductively lowered the zipper on her raincoat, then dragged it down her arms until it was completely removed from her body.
Then she raised her arms high above her head allowing me access to peel her wet tank top off of her body. She looked at me through parted lashes and in that moment and her vulnerable state, she had never seemed more beautiful to me. This woman, whether she knew it or not, owned me and my heart. She always had the ability to strip me bare of my emotions and leave me raw. I hoped that I consumed her even a fraction of what she had consumed me.
I dragged my calloused hands up her body and around her back and with quick work rid her of her black lace bra. I took a few steps back away from her and approached the tub. I began removing my own saturated clothing piece by piece, starting with my jacket then my shirt, exposing my chest. Eden’s bottom lip was pulled into her mouth and you could just make out her teeth biting down on the pink flesh. Every single time she did that it would make my knees tremble and my dick swell with desire.
Soon I was completely naked and laid bare before her while she was still wearing her shorts. Her eyes roved from my head all the way to my feet and I could almost laugh at how vocal her expressions could be.
I wanted to tease Eden a bit, so I turned my back to her and went ahead and stepped into the bathtub. As I sat down, the lukewarm water soothed my bones as I immersed myself and leaned back against the cool ceramic to relax.
Taking my already inflated cock in my hand, I watched Eden’s eyes go wide with surprise while a small gasp escaped her mouth. “Would you care to join me? I may need some help,” I goaded her with a smirk.
She genuinely tried her best not to come off as overeager but she quickly pulled the snap on her shorts and shimmied them and her black lace panties down her legs until she could completely step free.
Eden slowly moved towards the tub, biting that lip once again, and lifted first one leg then the other into the tub and sat on the ledge.
I was sliding my hand up and down my shaft at a reasonable pace until she parted her legs, exposing her entire self to me. My speed started to increase and when she placed two of her fingers into her mouth I thought my head was going to combust. Actually both of them were. Was she bold enough to do what was crossing my mind? If the smirk that was plastered on her face was any indication, the answer was ”oh hell yes.”
Drawing her moistened fingers from her mouth, she dragged them down the curve of her neck and over her breasts all the way down until she reached her core, and just hovered over her center.
Do it, my mind was reeling and my hand was pumping even faster than before. I felt myself building up towards my release and I would have to stop soon or else it would be over far too early and what I had planned just wouldn’t suffice.
Once her fingers touched and circled her clit, her eyes closed and I released a deep throaty growl. I loosened my grip on my dick, letting go of it completely, and still felt it pulsate just watching her pleasure herself. In a flash I darted towards her, wrapping my arms around her waist and pulling her on top of me through the rocking waves in the water.
“That was the hottest thing I’ve ever seen before,” I said as I smoothed back a few strands of hair from her face.
“I’ve never done that in front of another person before,” she tried to hide her face as she said it, but then looked directly into my eyes, “I felt sexy doing it for you.”
“You should always feel sexy, Eden, and if you don’t then the man isn’t doing his job. In my eyes, baby, you are the epitome of sexy, nothing could ever top it.”