18. Girlfriend
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Me, Nyx, and Everett go to the mainland after lunch. We found some zoo tickets in the folder.
We point out animals to each other on a safari ride. Then I get some pictures. I send a picture of a lion to Dante and tell him I'm at the zoo. He doesn't reply. Maybe he doesn't want me to text him. But his name is in my phone. He had to have put it there, I think. Or maybe he's in it because he's the owner of the plan. I'll just leave him alone and forget about it.
"So, what are you two? People seem to tiptoe around it, but you seem inseparable to me." Nyx leads us to the bear enclosure.
"We're figuring it out."
"What's to figure out?"
"With school coming, we're going to get separated. That doesn't sound fun. We're still getting to know each other. And what's a title mean anyway? We can be friends."
"Who share a bed?" Nyx laughs.
"Pretty much." I roll my eyes.
"You know. When he's your boyfriend, he won't date other people. That's all that's really going to change for you two. I think everything else will stay the same."
"YOU'RE DATING OTHER PEOPLE?" I turn and glare at Everett.
"NO. Are you?"
"No."
Nyx loses it. "It makes it official. You're saying that you are officially together, and you're off the market. Nobody else can have you. You can still get to know each other better. It's more of a commitment to each other than anything else. You're going to be together and not run off with someone else or date anyone else. Check him out."
I put my hand over my eyes. "No."
"YOU CAN STILL LOOK. Even with a boyfriend, you can still look. Just no touching. I've already explained this. Your boyfriend is checking out that girl over there anyway."
I move my hand and glare at him again.
"Stop trying to get me in trouble, Nyx. I didn't check anyone out." Everett kisses my head.
We go home after a couple of hours. It's too hot at the zoo.
Everett and I lay in our room in the air conditioning. I snuggle up with him once I cool down. He wraps his arms around me like always. I'm starting to love this.
"Will you be my girlfriend, baby?"
"Yes. The thought of you dating someone else, drives me crazy. I don't want to share."
He chuckles. "Me too. Once Nyx said that, I knew I had to lock this down. We can keep going like we are. We'll take our time and keep getting to know each other."
I give him a kiss and someone starts banging on the door.
He tosses the sheet over our heads. "I love that kiss."
They bang on the door again and I laugh. He gets up and answers it.
"Took you long enough." Nyx comes in. "I need to go back to my uncles. My parents are flying in. They'll expect to see me some. I'll be back after they get tired of me."
"Have fun."
"Well, that's not going to happen around them." He stomps out.
Everett shuts the door and shakes his head. "Now, where were we?"
The intercom beeps. "Dinner in 20 minutes."
I crack up laughing. "Right about there."
After dinner, he runs off with his dad and Andy to do something. I take a nice long shower. Even the shower is amazing. Water shoots at me from every direction. I wish I could bring this bathroom home with me.
After that, I put on the pink nightie. Then I leave my underwear off. I'm going to give it to him. He deserves it. He does so much for me and I know he cares. I want to take care of him like this. I know it'll hurt but I'll survive. He needs me.
When he gets back, he goes through his room and gets in the shower.
I open the door and smile. "Were you sneaking in?"
"No. I needed different clothes and I had to take a shower. I should have taken one before I played golf with them. I felt gross." He steps out of the shower and wraps a towel around his waist. "All better now."
I grab a towel and dry his back. Then I dry his chest and kiss his neck.
"You're being lovey."
I give him a kiss, then pull him to bed. I'm nervous but I'm ok. I face him and push the nightie down. It falls to the floor.
He swallows hard. "Are you sure?"
"Yes." I pull him into bed.
The towel flies away, and he props himself over me. I get the sweetest kiss. I pull him against me. I've always loved his skin against mine.
"Let me get a condom, baby." I hear the wrapper tear. I knew they were in the nightstand. They weren't hidden, they just weren't talked about.
I feel him against me again. I pull him in for a kiss. I relax my legs, and they open a little more.
He lines it up, and I feel it entering into me slowly.
I feel really full, but there's not a lot of pain.
He buries his eyes in the side of my neck as he pushes the rest in. "Oh, god."
I rub his back as he drags it out and pushes back in. His muscles tense and he gets shaky. I can tell how good he feels. He gives me the deepest kiss. He can't even keep his eyes open. He grabs my hip and thrusts faster. "Uuuhhh" His breathing speeds up. His movements get jerky right before he pushes it in as far as he can. I feel it throbbing inside me. He holds me tightly as he comes undone.
I hear the condom fall in the trash and I roll over on his chest. I loved that. I loved making him feel that good. I fall asleep nearly on the spot.
In the morning, we get into the bath. I try to turn on the TV, and he tells me no. "We need to talk about last night."
"What about it?"
"What happened before?"
My body tenses and I hug myself. This is not what I wanted to do today.
"Tell me things you can, baby. If it's too hard, don't force it."
"It hurt. There was a lot of blood. It was violent. I had bruises."
"What happened with me?"
My body relaxes. "You felt good. It didn't hurt much. I don't think there was any blood." I hold out my arms. "No bruises."
"Did you think it would hurt and be violent and bloody?"
"Maybe not violent."
"You thought it would hurt?"
"Yea."
He seems to be thinking. "Did it feel good?"
"I like holding you that close. Feeling your breathing speed up. Your warmth. Your kisses. I love your skin against me. I felt safe. I wanted you to feel good. I loved it."
"Do you want kids someday?"
"This is a weird time to ask that."
"It's just a question. Did you ever think about having kids someday?"
I shrug my shoulders. "Before it happened, I wanted kids. After it happened, I couldn't figure out why anyone would do that twice. I gave up the idea of kids. Then I would think about marriage. Maybe if my husband wanted kids, I could do it once or twice." He nods. "Now, I haven't thought about it again. All I know is I want you to be happy. I love making you feel good. After last night, I think I could give you as many kids as you want."
He puts his arm around me. "One or two sounds nice. Eventually, though. We have a long time before we get there."
I kiss his neck and wrap around him. "This is nice."
"Yes, it is, baby. Last night was amazing. I loved that. I love you."
I hug him tighter. "I love you too." Then I straddle him and relax against his chest. I rub against his d**k a little.
"Are you teasing?"
I giggle and lay my head on his shoulder. "He's hard. It's not my fault."
"He's always going to be hard when you're rubbing on him, woman."
I kiss his shoulder. Then I work my way up his neck to his lips.
He grabs my sides and lifts me. He kisses my chest and goes back and forth on my boobs. Then he puts me down slowly onto his d**k. "MMM, woman. It feels more intense without a condom on."
I move up and down on it until he grabs me. "We need to get a condom, baby."
"I'm on birth control."
"Are you really?"
"Yes. It's a backup."
"Let's use the backup. I need to c*m inside you once." His hips rock underneath me.
I take control and he holds me so tightly. He moans and grabs me all over. I feel his heartbeat through his chest. Then I feel him come apart. He lays his head against my chest as it happens.
I let it fall out, then I cuddle with him again. "I can do that all the time."
"I don't like that you don't feel pleasure, baby." He rubs my hair.
I snuggle him. "I love holding you. And I do feel pleasure. Just because it's not the same pleasure you feel, doesn't mean it's wrong."
"We'll figure it out, babygirl. We have time."
I smile and hug him. "I really do love you."
"I love you too."
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