Tenderness is a Dangerous Thing

Chapter 64: Lustful Dreams

“Anna, wrap it up!” Anna’s dad calls from inside the house. Anna groaned, frustrated at the interruption. Zack’s entire body goes rigid at the sound of Anna’s father’s voice calling from inside the house. The sudden intrusion of reality breaks the spell of their heated moment, and he releases her immediately as if burned. “f**k,” he hisses under his breath, running a hand through his disheveled bleached hair. His heart is pounding against his ribs from a mix of adrenaline and frustrated arousal. “Your dad,” he says through gritted teeth, stepping back just enough to create distance between them. The evidence of his arousal is obvious in the strain against his sweatpants, but there is no hiding it now. Anna’s frustrated groan makes his jaw clench– he knows exactly how she feels. Every instinct is screaming at him to ignore the warning and kiss her senselessly right there on the porch. “Go inside,” he orders gruffly, his voice strained with effort. “Before he comes out here and sees us like this.”

Anna’s gaze roams over his body and a mischievous smile form on her face. “I will see you tomorrow in the library,” she said quickly. She stepped forward, planted a quick kiss on his cheek and went inside her house. Zack watched the front door click shut behind her, his pulse still racing from their brief encounter. The quick peck on his cheek lingers like a brand, a promise of more to come. A slow, satisfied smirk spreads across his face as he adjusts his sweatpants discreetly. “Tomorrow in the library,” he murmurs to himself, the words carrying a weight of anticipation. He runs a hand through his bleached blond hair again, trying to regain some semblance of composure before heading back toward his own house. The night air feels cooler now that Anna is no longer pressed against him. As he walks he lights a cigarette. Zack walks along beneath the amber glow of flickering streetlights; his one hand tucked into the pocket of his sweatpants as the cool night air drifted through the quiet streets. A cigarette rested between his fingers, its ember glowing bright each time he took a slow drag. Thin wisps of smoke curled into the darkness before disappearing into the night, while the soft rhythm of his footsteps echoes on the tar road. Around him, the suburban houses has settled into an uneasy silence, broken only by the distant hum of traffic and the occasional rustle of leaves in the breeze. The short walk home gives him time to replay their exchange– the cracked phone screen, her shy apology, the way she looked in those pajamas with dam hair. Each memory stirs fresh heat in his gut. By the time he reaches his front porch, his resolve for tomorrow has hardened into steel.

Zack lets himself into his silent house, dropping his keys onto the entryway table with a clatter. The adrenaline from their porch encounter is still courses through his veins, making his hands shake slightly as he fumbles for the light switch. His heads straight for the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of water from the refrigerator and chugging it down in one long gulp. The cool liquid does little to dampen the heat still simmering in his lower abdomen. His mind replays their conversation– her whispered confession about dropping her phone during orgasm, the way she looked at him with those flushed cheeks and hungry brown eyes. The image sends another jolt of arousal straight to his c**k, which has not fully softened despite his best efforts. “Tomorrow in the library,” he says aloud to the empty room, setting the water bottle down with more force than necessary. “An hour with her pretending to study while I figure out how to get up alone somewhere.”

Zack sighs and heads upstairs, to go to bed. He tosses restlessly in his bed, dreams of Anna playing on repeat in his mind. In his dreams, she is not just naked in the bathtub, but she is calling his name, her voice echoing through the steam as she touches herself thinking about him. The vivid image of her fingers sliding in and out of her wet heat keeps him hard and frustrated. He wakes up abruptly with a groan, his sheets tangled around his legs. The clock on his nightstand reads 3:17 AM. His c**k is throbbing painfully against the fabric of his boxers, still erect from the explicit details of his dream. “f*****g hell,” he mutters into the darkness, running a hand down his chest. The memory of Anna’s flushed face and breathy whispers is burned into his brain– real and fictional blending together until he can’t tell where one ends and the other begins.

Zack sits up in bed completely, running both hands through his wild bleached blond hair in frustration. The dream was so vivid– he could almost smell her floral shampoo; hear the soft sounds she made when she came. His entire body is coiled with tension, every nerve ending screaming for release. He reaches into his nightstand drawer and pulls out a bottle of lube, coating his fingers quickly before wrapping them around his hard length. The slick friction provides some relief but only temporarily. “Anna,” he breathes out aloud as he strokes himself faster. “You are going to be the death of me.”

Zack’s hand moves with increasing urgency, is breathing growing ragged as he pictures Anna in the bathtub. The way her wet brown hair clung to her shoulders, the way her skin glistened with water droplets, the sound of her soft moans echoing through his mind. “Goddamn it, Anna,” he growls into the empty room, his hips bucking off the mattress. “Why do you have to be so perfect? So f*****g tempting.” His free hand grips the headboard tightly, knuckles turning white as he imagines burying himself inside her. His fantasy had started innocently– just seeing her naked reflection in the steamy mirror– but quickly devolved into something more carnal. Her hands on his chest, her legs wrapped around his waist… “Tomorrow in that library. I am going to find some empty classroom or closet where I can finally touch you for real,” he panted out between strokes.

Anna’s seductive words from earlier echo in his mind– “You are a bad boy”– making Zack’s entire body convulse and triggering his climax. Hot c*m spurts from the tip of his c**k, painting messy streaks across his stomach and chest while his orgasm rocks through him. He bites back a shout, burying his face in his pillow to muffle the sounds escaping his throat. “f**k, Anna,” he gasps into the fabric, his body shuddering with the intensity of his release. The vivid memory of her seductive tone combined with the physical stimulation proves too much to withstand. For several long minutes afterward, he lies panting on his bed, semen colling on his skin as reality slowly returns. His heart races from the sheer power of his dream-induced fantasy mixed with genuine arousal from remembering their porch encounter. Finally sitting up again, Zack grabs a handful of tissues from his nightstand and cleans himself up with rough movements. Zack stands up, grabs a new pair of boxers and heads into the bathroom. He took a quick shower, hoping the warm water would help him sleep and then he returned to bed.