by Anne Leigh
Shit. Was that jealousy? I had never been jealous of my friends.
Xavier saw the look on my face, "Easy, Batman. We're cool."
Sedona had no idea of what we were talking about. She just asked me to lift the hood of my car.
Xavier had the cables ready. He connected the cables to his car. Sedona connected the other end of the cables to my car.
A girl who knew what she was doing with cars. How did I get to be so lucky? I started my car, Xavier started his and we were all good to go.
Minutes later, we heard cars pull up. We were in a parking lot so plenty of cars drove around us. The hood was still up. I got out of my car to help Sedona pull the hood down. Sedona was busy staring at my car's engine.
I heard her say, "So this is how what a Porsche’s engine looks like? Very cool. Man, this baby here has a lot of power.”
Where the hell was Xavier? I looked around. There he was, standing a few feet away, with Dom and John, all staring at one thing.
Sedona's ass.
I had the strongest urge to pummel the daylights out of them. She had a fine ass. Worth ogling over. Damn, they didn't have to be so obvious about it.
I walked to them. Dom was the first to talk, "Dude, that girl is fine."
I said, "Yes, she is. And if you don't stop staring at her fine-ness, I'm going to clobber all of you side by side into the ground."
Xavier and John looked at me.
They burst out laughing. Sedona looked at us, "So cool, huh?"
I smiled at her. To Dom and John, I said, "Tsk, tsk, you all decided to show up now after the car's fully revived. No use, a-holes."
Sedona was still smiling as she walked over to us, "Hey, since you guys are all here. We should just all hang out and stuff."
John was going to say, "I think that's a great -"
Oh hell no.
I cut him off, "I think they got something planned already. Xavier, dude, you cool? Alright, we got to go."
I wasn't wasting more of my time with these clowns. I grabbed her hand, shut the hood of my car, and opened the door for her.
She was smiling and waving at them as she put on her seatbelt.
She said, "Your friends are kind of funny. They were there, but they didn't really say anything. I thought it would be great if we all hung out."
Babe, they were too busy staring at your ass so they couldn't say anything.
"Maybe next time." I held her left hand.
We spent the rest of our date walking around the boutiques at Main Street. I discovered so many things about her. She was fun to be around and she was also super smart.
She tried to hide it but when I asked about her major, she said, “Nursing…minor in Chemistry.”
“So you have two college degrees within 4 years? Isn’t that crazy hard?” My surprise must have really shown on my face.
She answered quietly, “Ahuh. I love Nursing and I like Chemisty a lot too. I couldn’t decide which one to take so I took them both.”
“Wow. You’re super smart.”
She smiled, “I’m kind of a nerd.”
“You’re a sexy nerd. There’s nothing wrong with being a nerd,” I held her hand and kissed it. She had the softest hands.
“Yeah?” Her eyes lit up.
“Yeah. Sedona, I’m finding out that anything you do is sexy. You could probably spout out some chemistry stuff and it would turn me on,” I said.
“Whatever,” she dismissed me.
I looked at her, trying to convince her that I was telling the truth, “Come on, try me. Give me one of those chemistry or nursing things that will prove to me that you’re a nerd and I’m pretty sure it will turn me on.”
Her violet eyes gazed at me, her lips pursed, she started, “Here’s my favorite one. According to Avogadro, ‘Equal volumes of different gases contain equal numbers of particles’.”
Damn, she was really smart. I had no idea who this Avocado dude was but I was pretty sure whatever she said was whatever that dude said.
“Explain it to me.” I encouraged her.
She licked her lips and leaned in closer. We were sitting beside each other, outside this little coffee place. When she leaned in closer, I caught a glimpse of her lacy white bra.
“Avogadro was trying to explain…” her breath was hot on my ears, “…that when hydrogen and nitrogen are at the same temperature and pressure, they have the same number of molecules under equal volumes,” she stopped, “and that me explaining this to you right now, makes me have the urge to kiss you.”
She could tutor me anytime.
We ended up kissing right there. She pulled away as soon as she realized that we were at a public place. Her cheeks were flushed.
We continued the make-out session in my car. I wanted to go up to her place, but she said she had tons of schoolwork to do. On a Saturday night?
She was really serious with her school and stuff. I wasn’t about to ruin my chances with her so as much as I hated not continuing what we started, I kissed her one last time and walked her to her door.
I called Xavier to see what he was up to. He said Dom and John were already hanging out at our place. I looked up at Sedona’s apartment, secretly hoping that she would change her mind, but after a few minutes I drove off.
Sedona
Thank goodness, Tanya was home.
I debated between inviting Zander in and having him leave. The latter won because I had a feeling that if I let him inside, we would end up doing something that I had clearly no knowledge of.
I knocked on Tanya’s door.
She was sitting on her bed, trying a new hairstyle, in front of a large mirror. She was always doing something new with her looks.
“Hey, can I talk to you?” I asked.
She looked up at me, “Sure. How did the date with Super Hotness go?”
I grinned, “It went really well. As a matter of fact, that’s why I kind of wanted to talk to you.” Tanya knew that she and Nalee were my only sources of womanly advice. Through the years, I’ve learned that no topic was off limits to them. I only had to ask.
“That’s great! I’m really glad that you guys hit it off. You look really good together. The chemistry between you guys is off-the-charts.”
My face heated up, “About that chemistry,” I hesitated for a tiny second and just blurted it out, “Tanya, I think I’m ready.”
“Ready for what?” Her face looked puzzled and lit up when she guessed it correctly, “Oh, that! You’re ready to be deflowered.”
I laughed, “With Zander, I feel it. It’s different. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this type of innate, chemical imbalance with anyone else.”
Tanya said, “Girlfriend, only you could describe losing your virginity in a scientific statement.”
“So, umm, can you kind of help me out?” I paused, “I know he has tons of experience. I mean, look at him. I just don’t want it to be awkward. I want it to be good for him too.”
I wanted to be prepared. I wasn’t a prude or anything like that. It just hadn’t happened. Not that I didn’t know how to pleasure myself. I just honestly didn’t know what to expect during sex. I’ve read about it from a clinical standpoint. However, I’ve never been an active participant. The day I surprised Brennan was the day I was coming to terms that I wanted to try having sex with him. Obviously, that didn’t turn out well.
She patted her hand on the side of the bed, “Come here, my soon-to-be-ex-virgin friend. You came to the right place.” Her green eyes gleamed with mischief. “We’ll be watching some very, very naughty stuff tonight. Let’s just say, it will be kind of like doing homework for a big test.”
After 2 hours of watching and laughing at some very educational ‘videos’ from Tanya’s collection, I was pretty sure I got the gist of it.
The intense learning experience brought my thoughts to Zander. I texted him, as I settled in bed. Maybe he was out.
Me: Thanks again for today. I really had a great time.
Zander:
Me too.
Me: U busy?
Zander: Nah, just watching the guys play beer pong
Me: Yeah?
Zander: Yup. Watcha up to? Done with ur stuff?
Me: Yup
Zander: Can I call u?
Me: Rain check? Kinda tired today and gotta be up early tomorrow.
Zander: Cool. When can I see u again?
Me: I’m busy tomorrow with group work. How about Tuesday night? Maybe after class. Not too late though.
Zander: I’d love to. Just can’t. Football game.
Me: Oh ok
Zander: How about Wednesday?
Me: Can’t. Early clinicals the next day
Zander: Thursday?
Me: Around 7? I’m free
Zander: Long time between now and Thursday
Me: I know
Zander: Can I call u in between?
Me: Sure. Curfew’s 11 on Mondays til Wednesdays
Zander: Curfew?? U kidding?
Me: No. I have to get up really early on those days. Clinicals start at 6:30.
Zander: That sucks
Me: Kinda, that’s just the way the life of a nerdy student goes
Zander: Alright, Thursday then
Me: K, goodnite
Zander: Goodnite. Dream of me
With that, I went to bed dreaming of him.
Over the next few days, Zander and I kept in touch with phone calls and texts. I told Kieran that Zander and I were seeing each other. He made a few comments about the tongue-drilling that Zander and I were giving each other at the bar. I silenced him and reminded him that I was holding a grudge for the Aaron Miller revelation. He just said that Zander seemed like a ‘good fellow’. Kieran was so weird sometimes. Who described a guy as a ‘fellow’ nowadays?
On Wednesday night, Zander asked me if I wanted to do something in particular for tomorrow. I said it was up to him.
Chapter Nine
“There’s always a first for everything”
Zander
I didn’t have a plan. I didn’t really make plans. I just wanted to see her. It had been 5 excruciatingly long days since I last saw her.
I called and texted her every day, but it wasn’t the same.
As much as I wanted to see her, she really had tons of stuff to do and our schedules were both heavy, so this was not a good week for us to meet up.
When I picked her up at her apartment on Thursday night, she smelled so good and she looked gorgeous. Her hair was tied into some twist behind her head; she was wearing jeans and a sleeveless top.
Each time I saw her, it was like I was seeing her for the first time. I have seen and been with beautiful women. Sedona carried this innate beauty that appealed to an intrinsic part of me. I couldn’t figure it out. It confused the hell out of me.
I didn’t even wait until we were out of her door before I kissed her. Her response told me that she missed me as much as I missed her.
By the time I pulled out of our kiss, my voice was husky, "Where do you want to go?"
She lowered her lashes, I held her chin up. Her face was hot and flushed.
"I just want to chill," she said, "Maybe we can rent a movie."
"Sounds good," I said, "You want to watch it at my place?" Xavier was out with some girl tonight. Yes, we’d have the place all to ourselves.
She answered silkily, "Yes."
First, we stopped by my favorite taqueria to buy some nachos. She said she was in the mood for some nachos and cheese. I was just in the mood for her. We also stopped at a grocery store and she picked 2 action movies from the movie vending machine.
My kind of girl.
When we got to my place, I gave her a short tour. She said that my place was big and screamed ‘Bachelor.’ The moment I told her that Xavier was my roommate, she joked that this place must have a revolving door for women.
I said, "Maybe Xavier's. Not mine."
She gazed at me and I swore I wanted to strip her naked right there.
I pushed the thought out of my head. I made some popcorn in the microwave and started the movie. She enjoyed the nachos and popcorn. She also fed me some. I wasn’t really hungry. I stopped by Hudson’s with the guys after football practice. Having her feed me was plain hot and sexy.
I asked her to put her legs on the couch. Her head rested on a bunch of couch pillows. She looked relaxed. Comfortable.
The movie was turning out to be really good. I was engrossed in it. Sometime during the movie, her feet started caressing my leg. I let her take command of the situation.
She sat up slowly and her hands started caressing the side of my head. She was teasing me. When her tongue touched my earlobe, all bets were off.
I put her on top of me and I carried her to my room. We didn't say a word to each other. Our lips and tongues were doing all the talking. We were communicating through our hands.
I've been waiting for this moment. There was no going back.
Sedona
Wow! His place was nice. It screamed ‘single college guys’. A 60” HDTV and 3 game consoles were encased in the entertainment center in the living room. An elongated couch that could probably seat 8 people surrounded the TV. There was a small kitchen and bar area across from the living room.
I was so hungry so I finished the nachos and popcorn while I fed him bits and pieces. He had this amused look on his face the whole time I was eating. Maybe it was because he was accustomed to his dates not eating when they were at restaurants? I mean, from the pictures that I have seen, the women he dated obviously needed to eat tons of nachos and popcorn before they could even match half of my size.
His couch was really comfortable. I was sitting like a lady should, my feet flat on the floor, knees parallel to my hips and back leaning slightly against the couch. He urged me make myself comfortable and put my legs up on the couch. Whenever he looked at me with those sexy eyes, I found myself saying yes.
The movie was probably great. My attention just wasn’t in it. I wanted alone time with him.
In the middle of the movie, my feet found their way to his thighs. I lightly caressed his thighs with my toes. He was still engrossed in the movie. I was not going anywhere with this. I decided to up the ante. My body was starving for him. He looked so delicious and I wanted a taste of him.
I sat up and licked his earlobe. Kind of like the way the woman did, in one of Tanya’s ‘educational’ videos. Now, I had his full attention. His gaze pierced through me. I felt desire undulating through my body. He sat me up on his lap and carried me over to his bedroom. Man, he was so strong. I was not a puny thing. But the way he carried me, it was like him carrying a regular bag of groceries. Masculine desire poured out of his breath.
We were not talking. Our bodies were carrying on conversations by themselves.
This was all new to me. I did not dare tell him that this would be my first time. I felt that if I did, he would treat me differently. With Zander, I wanted to experience what it was like to have unleashed passion.
I did not want to lose my resolve. Not that I actually could, with Zander now trailing kisses from my breasts to my tummy, as he laid me on his king sized bed.
He was inching his way down to the button of my jeans when he stopped and looked up at me.
"Sedona, we can stop if you want." I could tell he was fighting himself.
"No, I don't want to stop. I want to feel you. All of you." I slowly pushed myself up and started unzipping my jeans and pulling them down. I wore the special silk bra and panties that Nalee helped me pick out. His eyes widened when he saw me stripped down to my underwear.
I reached for his jeans and started unbuckling his belt.
"Baby, we don't have to do this now," he actually hissed when he spoke.
“Zander, I want you. Do you want me?" I looked at his burning gaze. I slowly undid my bra.
"Oh god, yes. More than anything." His voice throaty and his hands shook at his sides. He helped me unbuckle his belt. My hand kept slipping. I was nervous b
ut I was resolute. My heart and mind agreed, it was going to be him.
Tonight, at this exact moment, I wanted my first time to be with Zander. I didn't know when I'd feel this way again - this burning, explosive feeling that I felt for him. Only with him.
