Bittersweet Love

by Davids, Jesse

  Every second Daniel spent with her, the more he became attached, the more he couldn't get enough. Daniel slowly released his lips from hers. Looking at her with sexual tension only increasing, followed by slower ragged breathing. “Shall we?”

  Daniel stated in a soft tone as he kissed her once again, he changed the gear to drive and left the parking lot.

  Minutes later tall skyscrapers became tiny miniature figures in the distance, lights coming from the big city looked like tiny diamonds in a zoomed picture of a studded diamond ring.

  Daniel got closer to their picnic spot as he handed Athena a blind fold to put on. “Here, put this on baby.” “Wait what is this for?” Athena looked confused but felt excited at the same time. “Trust me.” Daniel looked at her with a sincere face. “Al right I trust you.” Athena proceeded to putting the blind fold on, she felt scared but couldn't help being over taken by the oddest sensation of her peace of mind that her ex have been replaced by a more manlier version, what a man should be.

  Daniel parked only a few feet from the tree as he hurried to get the stuff out of the trunk. “Sweetheart, wait here I have to set some stuff.” Daniel rushed and put some music on to block her from hearing what he's doing. “Okay baby, just don't forget me.” Athena laughed hysterically, so nervous it went straight to her bones.

  Athena’s door opened, she felt a hand holding hers. “Watch your step.”

  Daniel directed her out of the car safely; they walked a couple of feet away from the blanket they are supposed to sit on. He laid her down on the grass with her head resting on one of the king size pillows looking straight up to the sky. “Now just lay there and look up okay, I’ll tell you when to take the blind fold off.” Daniel spoke while slowly walking away to the tree making sure not to miss anything. “Okay take it off!”

  Athena took it off, as she opened her eyes they were met with beautiful stars, clearer than ever. A mild breeze was blowing, not too hot and not too cold. She sat up and looked around for Daniel, only to find him standing behind her at the tree, the moment she looked, Daniel flipped the switch and the lights came on in the tree, Athena couldn't believe her eyes as if it was fire flies flying in and around the tree. “Its pretty dark so I thought why not light the place up! Come!”

  Daniel yelling from the tree, Athena started walking towards him with one hand holding the pillow; she could see the blanket set perfectly with 2 bottles of wine ready to get evaporated by their mouths. Athena jumped on Daniel folding her legs around his waist. “Thank you baby, this is perfect!” Athena laughed, almost crying because of how happy she felt at that moment, tears of joy ran down her pink blushed cheeks.

  “This is all for you my love.” Daniel walked over to her side of the blanket and laid her down slowly as he kissed her full of emotion, passionate. “I had no idea you had this in you.” Athena moved her hips and faced him, mesmerizing how amazing he is, and how lucky she is to find a guy like him. “I can just call you Casanova.” Athena giggled as Daniel tried his hardest not to laugh at that.

  “Some wine?” Daniel raised his eyebrow knowingly she won’t say no. “Of course, you got 2 bottles for a reason right.” Athena blushed towards him.

  Daniel poured her glass full and gave it to her. “Are you trying to make me drunk Mr. Cole?” Athena looked at him with a sarcastic smile. “Oh yes Ms. White that is my mission tonight and for you to have a good time, we only have around 2 hours left then you’ll be 22 and a day old.” Daniel chuckled after taking a gulp from his wine glass. “So you thought about this all right? No one else?” Athena pointed at everything and smiled.

  “Yes, baby I swear this was all my idea.” Daniel shyly replied. “Do you want a roast beef sandwich?” “Yes, please.” Athena stated as Daniel reached over to the picnic basket and took out grated cheese and 2 roast beef sandwiches and sprinkled the cheese all over the sandwiches.

  “Here you go baby.” “Thank you my love.” Daniel handed it to her while leaning back against his side of the pillows.

  Athena kicked off her shoes and sat comfortably; Daniel noticed and did the same. Half way into the bottle of wine, Daniel decided to clean up some of the things and make more space for them to lie next to each other; he turned the lights in the tree off as the sky lights got even brighter.

  Daniel felt her connection and began to get emotional. “Do you ever think sometimes of where you came from?”

  He asked her while he rubbed her arm; Daniel took off his jacket and laid it on her legs for they were bare. “That’s a weird question but yeah sometimes I do think like that when I'm alone, when I'm alone with people around I just can’t help feeling like an alien. You are truly the only one that doesn't make me feel like that, I’m already so attached to you it's getting pretty damn scary.” Athena looked into his eye, catching a short smile. Daniel got up leaning on his arm and got closer to her face.

  “I always think about that, it has been haunting me ever since I was young, I don't know if I would ever be able to find my place in life. But I hope that place has you in it.” Daniel slowly poked his head down for a kiss, but stopped mid-way, and stared at her.

  “I love you.” Daniels voice trembled in shock for he didn't want to say that just yet, but he also wanted to say it because to Daniel it felt right in his heart to mention what he feels. He kept it in for too long and his brain, mind, body, and soul wouldn't let it go any further.

  Oh my god did he just say that.

  Athena laid there in shock, her heart felt like it’s about to burst into a thousand pieces. Athena’s pulse began beating faster as he got closer to her red lips.

  Contact was made, releasing endorphins never felt by neither of them, heavy breathing, Daniel threw his jacket off of her exposing her thighs to the cold breeze, he moved his hand from her foot all the way to between her thighs, just missing her vagina by an inch he felt her stomach. Revealing her anatomy Daniel couldn't think, as no one was around.

  He took his hand back. “Hold on to me.” Daniel said while picking her up, Athena’s legs wrapped around him, her dress moved up as he was holding one side of her butt cheeks. Daniel pushed her against the tree while standing on top of the pillows. Athena holding on tightly as he moved down her neck, kissing every atom he finds.

  “Can we go to?” Athena, breathless, tried to speak but she felt Daniels finger on her clitoris, moving it side to side. She couldn't help but moan as her legs were beginning to shake. “Car?” Daniel asked quickly with no hesitation. He carried her just like that all the way to the car, leaving everything they came with on the ground, not caring about anything but their sexual lust for each other. He opened the back door of the passenger’s side and carefully placed her on the seats; laying down Athena began to undress Daniel furiously.

  No minute to spare he lifted her legs together in the air and took off her white laced panties slowly revealing her vagina to him, he opened her legs, and with no one saying a word he started giving her clitoris a meeting with his tongue.

  Daniels 2 hands were holding Athena’s thighs in the air; he moved his tongue from left to right, repeating it over and over. Athena moaned until her throat became dry. The cold breeze moving through the car showed little goose bumps on her skin.

  Daniel got up and kissed her hard as she tried to take off his pants in the process. He got up and quickly did it himself and reached over into the ashtray and got 2 condoms. He gave them to Athena. “Do you mind?” Daniel asked with a shy face, he could barely speak properly for his tongue became numb. “Of course not, I like that its strawberry flavored.”

  Athena giggled, carefully slipping the condom on Daniels penis. “Well, I like strawberries they remind me of you.” Daniel sitting on his knees made way for himself to lay on top of her by moving her legs away. “Come, I'm getting cold.” Athena moaned as Daniel made his way through.

  “Wait!” Daniel shocked as he forgot to lubricate the both of them, he put some lube on his hand and placed it right by her opening, and proceeded to pu
t more on the condom in case it got dry.

  Daniel finally laid down. “Wait! I love you too.” Athena finally replied, she wanted to make sure the emotion she was feeling is real, and not fake. He smiled at her and kissed her hard on her lips, he felt her opening and thrusted himself inside of her. Athena’s eyes opened wide as he felt big and made her feel complete. Her legs wide open; it clicked a button to disable the convertible method by accident.

  Neither of them paying any attention to it as the sex felt good and neither wanted to stop either. The roof top closed as the car was shaking. Moan after moan could be heard from as far as 100 feet away, Athena breathed heavily holding on to Daniels back, piercing him with her long nails stroke after stroke. He held her hair firmly making sure not to pull it too hard.

  Precipitation became visible on the car windows, Athena began to moan even louder as she was close to an orgasm. “Baby! I'm going to cum!” Athena moaned loudly pulling on Daniels hair.

  “Baby me too!” Daniel agreed as they were both close, they orgasmed at the same time, the car from a distance looked like a rocking chair about to brake, to them it made a lot of difference than to orgasm without each other as this was their first time having sex.

  Daniel rested his head next to Athena’s; she clenched her vagina while Daniel was still inside of her and made him jump of how ticklish it got for him. “Hey, come on it was warm in there.” Daniel started to burst out laughing and so did she. “Wow, I came so hard right now.” Athena couldn't believe it as her legs were shaking from the after effects. Daniel got up and moved in such a way that she would lie on top of him.

  2 naked bodies, cuddling under the stars as Athena opened the roof top again. “Oh shit that feels cold.” Athena went back and closed the roof top. Daniel looking at her with big eyes, he adored her more than anything in this world, he reached down under his seat and took out her gift. “Here I got this for you.” Athena got caught off guard and started giggling. “Again, another surprise,” She shyly responded, Athena opened it slowly and tore the ribbon apart.

  “Sweetheart!” Athena gasped and covered her mouth quickly, Daniel staring at her face expressions as it made him feel good that he made her happy. She opened the heart shaped pendant and found a picture of him in it.

  “So that you can always remember me, or what I look like.” Daniel chuckled and chocked on his own spit. “Baby, you okay?” Athena helped him sit up, he put on his underwear and threw the condom outside of the window, he proceeded to help Athena put her panties back on but couldn't find it, till minutes later it was discovered under the seat. “Here is your dress my love, wear it, it's getting cold.” Athena quickly put on her dress and fixed her hair a bit. “Baby thank you so much, you really didn't have to I swear, I would've been okay with Netflix and popcorn, as long as you're there I have everything I need baby.”

  Athena smiled at him gratefully and hugged him tightly. “Yeah, I know baby but I wanted to do this for you, and I’m happy I did. Here let me help you.” Daniel took the necklace and put it around her neck. “There you go, beautiful.” He smiled and laid back down as Athena fell into his arms. Both of them dosing off to an unexpected sleep.

  Daniel got awaken by a tingling sensation sending through his spine, he jolted up quickly waking Athena up in the process. Daniel realized he was laying on his cellphone the whole time and answered the call without noticing who it is.

  “Hello?” Daniel asked while clearing his throat. “Yo, how did it go?” Will on the other end, sitting in their dorm taking a shit at 2 in the morning. “Oh hey bro, it was very good actually.” Daniel chuckled as he looked over to Athena with a guilty conscious leaking through his brain.

  “That’s good, when are you coming back? You do know we have to start studying for our mid-term exams right?” Will said silently sitting on the toilet as he took a puff from his cigarette. “Oh yeah, fuck man I completely forgot about that, we are coming now.” Daniel ended the call, shocked, as he gestured to Athena to get in the passenger’s seat. Daniel rushed over to get the blankets and the stuff they used that night. He threw them all in the trunk and got in the car. “Baby? Is everything okay?” Athena looked at Daniel quizzically as she leaned back on her seat pushing her feet against the dashboard.

  “Yeah, we just completely forgot that we have mid-term exams coming up soon.” Daniel spoke in a concern tone, as he is not supposed to fail any exam. “Don’t worry, we can start a study group later today.”

  Athena suggested as she took his hand, feeling every crack in his palm and kissed it. Daniel felt warmth running through his veins.

  Minutes later they arrived at the dorms sections of the campus, sneakily they tried to bypass the guard for they forgot their dorm ID’s.

  Daniel and Athena quickly ran to her dorm making sure not to be spotted by anyone. “Are you staying the night?” Athena asked him while standing at the door, swaying from left to right. “Not tonight, I think I’ll head over to Will for a while, haven't slept there in ages.”

  Daniel laughed silently as he approached her; he lifted her up in the air and kissed her. “You’re my everything.” Daniel said, looking into her deep rich hazel green eyes seeing his future with her, and only her.

  No one made him feel this kind of love, loyalty, honesty, and trust from one single person. It made him think about the thought of having to leave her, abandon the only love he ever had. Daniels eyes began to tear up as a tear-drop slowly ran down his cheek.

  “Baby, what’s wrong?” Athena jumped down from his arms, reaching for his face and wiping off his tear. “Nothing, I just really love you so much.” Daniel tried with all his might to stay strong, to not crack and spill everything he worked for. Athena looked at him with a sincere face; she pulled him down to her level of height and kissed him. “I love you Daniel Cole, with all of my heart.” Athena hugged him tightly never wanting to let go, she feared it might be her last time holding him. A love so deep made the ocean seem shallow, the heavens seemed much closer, but neither of them could stop their fate.

  Chapter 7

  Daniel, sleeping soundly, woke up by this strange feeling that someone is watching him. He opened one eye and saw Will standing over him in a robe. “Look who decided to show up.” Will speaks while eating a green apple from the fridge. “Please don't say that, you sound like Melissa.” Daniel covered his face as soon as a beam of light traveled into the room and caught his eye.

  Daniel moved in a frustrated way like he didn't sleep for a thousand years. “Man, what time is it?” He recovered and got up hopelessly. Will walked slowly to his phone and checked the time. “12pm on the dot.” Will looked over to him as he went and laid down, kicking his flip flops to the ceiling.

  Daniel got up vigorously looking for his phone incase Athena tried to call him to check up on him.

  “Dude you can’t go back to bed, Athena said she’ll make a study group or something I don't know yet, we have to go check.” Daniel rushed to get ready, packing his books in a small blue back pack. He walked into the bathroom and saw his unfinished painting in front of the toilet seat. “Will! What’s my painting doing here? I put it behind the door incase Athena came in here.” Daniel spoke in a loud tone; he walked out of the bathroom and saw Will still lying down with Bose headphones over his ears.

  Daniel slapped him under his foot sending a shock through his leg. Will got up in shock and quickly removed his headphones. “What the fuck man!” Will yelled as Daniel started to laugh as he never saw Will in a shocked state before. “What’s the painting doing there Will?” He asked.

  With no response Daniel sat next to him silently. Looking dead into his eyes, he didn't blink once.

  “You didn't do anything to the painting did you?” Daniel raised his eyebrow with a slight smirk on his face.

  “I swear, I was scared that I might open the door too hard and break the canvas, so I put it where it won’t be damaged by my stupidity.” Will went and laid back down putting his headphones back on. “Now sh
ush I'm studying.”

  Daniel unplugged his auxiliary cable from his laptop. “I just told you, Athena might arrange a study group so you're studying with me for the day. I’ll call her now and check.” Daniel dialed her number, as Will got up to get ready.

  “Jenny, it was perfect, I couldn't have imagined it better myself. He was so romantic and gave me butterflies the whole night, we looked at the stars and it was just perfect. No one ever did that much for me in one night before.” Athena told Jenny everything about the wonderful night she had on her birthday with Daniel, leaving out key parts as Athena was afraid Jenny might have an evil eye on their relationship.