The Moon Queen

The First

“Well, it’s getting late. I should probably take you home before your roommate thinks I kidnapped you.” He chuckles in a kind of adorable way. “Here are the keys. I told you that you could drive it back to your place.” I stare at him in shock. I can’t believe he is going to let me drive the car!

“Oh my god, thank you! I thought you were joking!” I squeal like a middle school girl whose crush just said hi to her. “You’ll have to tell me how to get out of here because I have no idea where we are.” We get into the car, and he tells me which way I need to go. During the drive, I catch him staring at me a lot. He is extremely friendly, and I am thrilled Brina told me to give him a chance. I didn’t realize how far out of town we went. “Did you grow up here?”

“I grew up in Montana, yes, but I grew up in a small village-like place about an hour north of your town. My whole family lives there, and I never needed to move away. Home is where the heart is. My family is mine.” I’m surprised he tells me he still lives close to his family. At least he has morals and cherishes his family. He continues to tell me about some of his family but tells me the rest of his family story has to wait for another time. He continues to direct me back to town. The rest of the ride back to my apartment is quiet because I am just trying to enjoy driving this car and catching him staring at me. I pull into a parking spot in front of my apartment complex and shut the car off.

“Well, it looks like we’re here. I had a great time with you tonight. I enjoyed getting to drive the car. This thing is amazing.” I look at him while talking, see a sparkle in his eyes again, and see the lapis part of his eyes growing again. Oddly enough, he is highly charming, and he looks exceptionally handsome. We’re less than two feet apart in the car, and I catch myself looking at his lips. I force myself to look back at his eyes which are now dark and blazing right through me. Our eyes are locked on each other and my hands are locked on the steering wheel. He pushes a piece of hair behind my ear and caresses the side of my face with his thumb.

“I really want to kiss you right now, but being the gentleman that I am, I’m not going to. I will walk you to your apartment door though.” It sounds like he is struggling to restrain himself. I really hoped he would kiss me but I guess I will take what I can get. He gets out of the car and opens up my door, keeping the gentleman theme of the night, and we start walking to my apartment. After walking up the first flight of stairs, he stops walking and grabs my hand.

“What are you…” Before I can finish my sentence he pushes me into the wall and his lips crash into mine. Sparks are flying everywhere and the world feels like it stopped spinning. His hand goes to the side of my face and he pulls back. Before I can even catch my breath his lips find mine again and I feel sparks where his hand is on my face. He pulls back again and rests his forehead on mine and starts to catch his breath. I can’t believe that. He actually kissed me and it felt like nothing I’ve ever felt before.

“I couldn’t help myself. I had such a great time with you tonight and you just look incredibly beautiful. I’m sorry if I over stepped.” He tries to say between heavy breaths.

“Michael, that was amazing. I have never felt anything like I felt with you. I had an amazing time with you. No need to be sorry, I wanted it as much as you did.” I explain as I run my thumb over his lips, feeling all the sparks fly through my hands where they continue to touch his body and face. He grabs my hand and pulls me towards him, he kisses me gently this time and starts walking toward my apartment when he pulls away again.