complete
opposite of hurting me. It was heaven.”
“Then why did you push me off? You were
breathing hard and your body was all stiff…oh.”
“Exactly. You’re not ready to go any further
yet, so I had to stop you while I still had the will to.”
She started blushing again. “Oh, sorry.”
“Will you please stop apologizing?” He
snuggled her closer. “I love everything you do to me.” Now she was the one
smiling.
They stayed there, cuddled together for a long
time, just talking. Too soon, there was a knock on the door and she heard
Tara’s voice call out, “Everybody decent?” just before the door swung open.
Melanie bolted upright, while Jeremy shot Tara the stink eye.
“Sorry, sorry,” she said. “Mel, it’s nearly
midnight and we have to get going if we are going to make it back before
curfew.”
Mel jumped up in a panic. “What?! What time is
it?”
“Relax, it’s only 11:40. Say your goodnights,”
she waggled her brows, “and I’ll meet you by the front door in five.”
Tara pulled the door shut as Jeremy climbed
off the bed. He pulled her into a tight hug and kissed her temple. She hugged
him back and laid her head on his chest.
“Tonight was really great,” he whispered.
“Yeah, it was,” she whispered back. She pulled
her head off his chest and looked into his eyes. “Thank you.”
“For what?”
“For being here with me. For being nice, and
protective, and considerate, and all the things that you are.”
“You don’t need to thank me for caring about
you, Mel. It is really, truly my pleasure.”
And with that, he gave her a kiss that should
have set the ends of her hair on fire.
Chapter 12
“Alright spill,” Tara demanded. “Every last
detail.”
Melanie grinned at her. Tara had kept the
conversation focused on Chris and the party in general during the car ride
home, but now that they were in Melanie’s room, all bets were off. Melanie laid
down on her bed with a groan and Tara plopped down beside her.
“I’m waiting.”
“Okay, okay! I’ll tell!” Melanie laughed. “I
almost had a heart attack just walking into his room. Then he shut the door,
and I swear, Tara, black spots started swimming in my vision.”
Tara laughed. “You were nervous. I get it. Did
he notice?”
Melanie gave her bland look. “Please. This is
Jeremy we’re talking about. Of course he noticed. And he asked me what was
wrong.”
“What did you tell him?”
“Well, you know me. I stuck my foot in my
mouth, then blurted out the truth. I told him I was scared about what he
expected. And before you ask, no, he didn’t expect anything. Which, of course,
immediately hurt my feelings. I should have known he didn’t really want to do
anything with me.”
“Mel,” Tara started, but Melanie interrupted
her.
“When I said as much, he yanked me into his
lap and kissed the daylights out of me.”
“What?! Oh my God!”
Mel was grinning from ear to ear. “Yep. Then
he told me that what he expected and what he wanted were two
completely different things.”
Tara melted into the mattress. “He’s so
awesome.” She sat back up quickly. “What happened then?”
“We talked for a bit, then I attacked him. I
couldn’t help it, Tara. Everything he said was so amazing. I rolled over on top
of him and kissed him. He ended up pushing me away.”
Tara drew her eyebrows down. “What? Why?”
Mel blushed. “Well, things were getting a
little…heated I guess, and he said he needed to stop before things got out of
control.”
Tara squealed. “Oh my God, he wants you. I
knew it! I told you if you just told him how you felt, he’d be yours.”
“Well, I’m not sure he’s technically mine, but
I am most definitely his.”
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Melanie woke with a start and looked at the
clock. It was 3:17 a.m. She must have been dreaming, but she couldn’t remember
any of it. She slipped carefully from the bed, as not to wake up Tara, and tiptoed
out of the room.
opposite of hurting me. It was heaven.”
“Then why did you push me off? You were
breathing hard and your body was all stiff…oh.”
“Exactly. You’re not ready to go any further
yet, so I had to stop you while I still had the will to.”
She started blushing again. “Oh, sorry.”
“Will you please stop apologizing?” He
snuggled her closer. “I love everything you do to me.” Now she was the one
smiling.
They stayed there, cuddled together for a long
time, just talking. Too soon, there was a knock on the door and she heard
Tara’s voice call out, “Everybody decent?” just before the door swung open.
Melanie bolted upright, while Jeremy shot Tara the stink eye.
“Sorry, sorry,” she said. “Mel, it’s nearly
midnight and we have to get going if we are going to make it back before
curfew.”
Mel jumped up in a panic. “What?! What time is
it?”
“Relax, it’s only 11:40. Say your goodnights,”
she waggled her brows, “and I’ll meet you by the front door in five.”
Tara pulled the door shut as Jeremy climbed
off the bed. He pulled her into a tight hug and kissed her temple. She hugged
him back and laid her head on his chest.
“Tonight was really great,” he whispered.
“Yeah, it was,” she whispered back. She pulled
her head off his chest and looked into his eyes. “Thank you.”
“For what?”
“For being here with me. For being nice, and
protective, and considerate, and all the things that you are.”
“You don’t need to thank me for caring about
you, Mel. It is really, truly my pleasure.”
And with that, he gave her a kiss that should
have set the ends of her hair on fire.
Chapter 12
“Alright spill,” Tara demanded. “Every last
detail.”
Melanie grinned at her. Tara had kept the
conversation focused on Chris and the party in general during the car ride
home, but now that they were in Melanie’s room, all bets were off. Melanie laid
down on her bed with a groan and Tara plopped down beside her.
“I’m waiting.”
“Okay, okay! I’ll tell!” Melanie laughed. “I
almost had a heart attack just walking into his room. Then he shut the door,
and I swear, Tara, black spots started swimming in my vision.”
Tara laughed. “You were nervous. I get it. Did
he notice?”
Melanie gave her bland look. “Please. This is
Jeremy we’re talking about. Of course he noticed. And he asked me what was
wrong.”
“What did you tell him?”
“Well, you know me. I stuck my foot in my
mouth, then blurted out the truth. I told him I was scared about what he
expected. And before you ask, no, he didn’t expect anything. Which, of course,
immediately hurt my feelings. I should have known he didn’t really want to do
anything with me.”
“Mel,” Tara started, but Melanie interrupted
her.
“When I said as much, he yanked me into his
lap and kissed the daylights out of me.”
“What?! Oh my God!”
Mel was grinning from ear to ear. “Yep. Then
he told me that what he expected and what he wanted were two
completely different things.”
Tara melted into the mattress. “He’s so
awesome.” She sat back up quickly. “What happened then?”
“We talked for a bit, then I attacked him. I
couldn’t help it, Tara. Everything he said was so amazing. I rolled over on top
of him and kissed him. He ended up pushing me away.”
Tara drew her eyebrows down. “What? Why?”
Mel blushed. “Well, things were getting a
little…heated I guess, and he said he needed to stop before things got out of
control.”
Tara squealed. “Oh my God, he wants you. I
knew it! I told you if you just told him how you felt, he’d be yours.”
“Well, I’m not sure he’s technically mine, but
I am most definitely his.”
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Melanie woke with a start and looked at the
clock. It was 3:17 a.m. She must have been dreaming, but she couldn’t remember
any of it. She slipped carefully from the bed, as not to wake up Tara, and tiptoed
out of the room.
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