First
Time for Everything
By Diane
Category:
M&M, AU
Rating:
NC-17
Disclaimer:
Nope, I don’t own a thing
Summary:
Maria’s relationship with her brother’s best friend changes...
Author's
Note:
Thanks to the girls at RCWW for all
your help and support. :D
It
was Friday night and Michael Guerin was getting ready to meet up with some of
his friends. He had just arrived back home in
“Hang
on, I’m coming.” He called out as the person on the other side of the door
knocked again. Opening the door he was more than a little surprised at who was
standing in front of him. “Maria? Uh....hi. What are you doing here?”
Maria
Deluca couldn’t take her eyes off the vision in front of her and she stood
there open-mouthed as she stared at the water droplets glistening on his skin.
She had a sudden urge to move closer and capture them with her tongue.
“Maria,
are you okay? Is anything wrong?” He asked genuinely concerned. The young girl
in front of him was someone he had known for years and considered a sister.
“Uh....what?”
Giving herself a mental shake, she gave him a crooked smile and said, “No, no
everything’s fine. I’m sorry I spazzed out on you there Michael. Could I
come inside for a minute?” she asked a little shyly.
“Sure,
come on in.” He held the door open wider so she could enter.
Michael’s
“apartment” was basically the Evans’ large garage. They had taken him in
when he was 15 years old after his foster father had beaten him to within an
inch of his life. Philip and Diane Evans had known Michael for some time as
their children’s friend and had no hesitation in taking him into their home
but they knew what the young boy was like about accepting help. They were
already in the process of converting their garage into a room that Max and
Isabel could share as a type of den but neither their son nor daughter objected
when they decided to convert the room into an apartment for Michael. The room
was large and airy and provided Michael with a bedroom, a bathroom and an area
where he could entertain friends. He accepted their offer but as soon as he did
he got himself a job as a cook at the Crashdown, a local diner, so that he could
pay his way.
“Make
yourself comfy while I go and get dressed,” he told her before heading towards
his bedroom which was situated behind some screens.
Maria
smiled at his retreating form and took a seat on the couch. It had been a while
since she had last been here but nothing had really changed. He still had his
Metallica posters on the wall and his motorcycle magazines scattered all over
the couch and coffee table. Leaning back she closed her eyes as she worked up
the courage to ask him the question she had come over to ask. She had
deliberately waited until her overprotective step-brother, Kyle, was out of town
with his girlfriend for a few days. He’d kill her if he knew what she was
planning.
Walking
out from behind the screen Michael was about to say something when he saw Maria
leaning back on his couch with her eyes closed and he took the opportunity to
look at her. He hadn’t seen her for months and she had changed quite a bit
from the young tomboy he and Kyle had often hung out with. During high school
his best friend had often insisted on having Maria with them so he could keep an
eye on her and protect her from guys their age and younger. They had noticed
that her name was starting to appear on the boys bathroom walls and this made
Kyle ever more protective of her. He knew only too well what guys their age were
like being such a horndog himself.
Maria
could feel his eyes on her and she slowly opened them and smiled at him. Taking
in his semi-smart appearance she asked, “Hey, you look nice, are you on your
way out? Oh god you are. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have come round tonight. I
know it’s your first night back and all but I really wanted to see you
and...”
He
held up his hands in mock surrender. “Woah! You haven’t changed a bit with
your babbling have you?” he said chuckling. “I am on my way out but I’ve
got some time to spare so it’s fine. It’s always great seeing my little
surrogate sister. What did you want to see me about?” He walked towards her
and took a seat on the couch beside her.
She
groaned at the sister comment and decided not to ask him her question.
“Uh...it’s...er...it’s nothing. I just wanted to come by and say hi. It
seems like forever since we last saw each other, you know.”
Michael
saw the blush colouring her cheeks and looked at her curiously. “Come on
Maria, I know when you’re lying so you might as well drop it. Just say what
you came over to say. I promise not to say a word until you’re done if that
helps.”
Thinking
about it for a moment she nodded before getting up from the couch and starting
to pace up and down in front of him. “Okay, but don’t look at me when I’m
asking you this. It’s just....it’s kinda embarrassing and I know you’re
going to freak when I ask but.....”
“You’re
starting to get me worried here so just ask me. Please. Or do I need to give
Kyle a call?”
“NO!
Please, you can’t call him. He’ll absolutely freak if he finds out about
this and....oh god I...I’m just gonna go okay. Just forget I was here
Michael.” She told him before turning away and heading towards the door. Just
as her hand touched the lever to open the door his hand covered hers, stilling
her movements.
“There’s
no way you’re leaving here until you’ve told me what’s going on. Never
mind freaking Kyle out you’re starting to freak me out.” Taking her hand
firmly in his he led her over to the couch and gently pushed her down. Crouching
in front of her he cupped her cheek with his palm and tilted her face up so he
was looking into hers. “I promise that what you tell me won’t leave this
apartment. Okay?”
“Okay,”
she whispered. Taking a deep breath she closed her eyes before saying the words
that came as a bolt out of the blue to Michael’s ears. “I....I want you
to....erm....teach me about sex.”
A
moment or two had passed and Maria slowly opened her eyes and looked into
Michael’s. He seemed frozen to the spot and his eyes although looking into
hers seemed vacant and unseeing. His hand was still cupping her cheek and she
covered it with one of her own hands. “Michael? Dammit, I knew I shouldn’t
have said anything.”
Blinking
a few times Maria’s face came back into focus and before he knew it he was
laughing. “Okay you got me. Whose idea was this, huh? Yours or Kyle’s? I
can’t believe he’d use you to stun me like that.”
Her
eyes filled with tears at his laughter and she quickly removed his hand from her
face before practically jumping up off the couch. “Thanks Michael, thanks for
making me feel like an idiot. I’m sorry I ever came to you with this.”
Sobering
up quickly at her reaction he said, “You...you mean you’re serious about
this? But why? Why do you want me to teach you about...um...you know?”
“Sex
Michael, it’s called sex. I would have thought you were adult enough to use
the word by now. You don’t know what it’s like for me having Kyle as a
brother. He’s great and I love him but I’m 18 years old and I’ve never
been on a single date because between him, you and Sheriff Jim no guy will come
anywhere near me. I’m about to go off to college where all the girls will be
talking about boyfriends and sex and how far they’ve all gone. I’m going to
look like some kind of country hick who doesn’t know a damn thing.”
“There’s
no need for you to rush into things...”
“Rush?
I’m not talking about rushing anything. I just want to know what I’m
supposed to do on a date, how to kiss, how far I’m expected to go, that type
of thing.”
Michael
breathed a sigh of relief at hearing her words. “So you’re not talking about
having sex with guys at college?”
“I
didn’t say that. Look, if I meet someone I like and we start dating then
it’s only natural that we’re going to want to do...stuff and I’d like to
know what I have to do.”
“But
why me?” He asked scratching his eyebrow.
Maria
walked back over to where Michael was still kneeling in front of the couch.
Taking a seat, she took one of his large hands between hers and said, “Because
I trust you. I’ve known you practically my whole life and I know you won’t
hurt me...well at least not deliberately.”
“I’d
never hurt you deliberately or otherwise, Maria. I...I just don’t know about
this. If Kyle ever finds out then I’m dead meat and you’d probably be locked
in your room for eternity or something.”
“He
won’t find out, I promise. Why do you think I came over here tonight, huh? He
and Vicky just left for their trip a couple of hours ago so I was able to leave
the house without the third degree. I can’t understand why he’s so
overprotective when Mom and Jim are cool about me going off and doing my own
thing.”
“He
cares about you that’s all,” Michael told her as he got up from the floor
and took a seat beside her again. “I know he can be a bit over the top but
he’s just looking out for you.”
“I
know he is and I love him for that but I’m a big girl now and I want to live
my life without his restrictions. What does he think is going to happen when
I’m at college? Is he planning on changing schools so he can keep an eye on me
there?”
He
laughed at the look on her face. “No, but I wouldn’t put that suggestion
into his head just in case.”
She
paused for a second before laughing too. “Yeah, thanks for the tip.”
They
sat there in silence for a while before Maria spoke again. “I think we should
pretend I didn’t ask you to help me. I know it puts you in a difficult
position what with you and Kyle being best friends so I’m going to...”
“Forget
your plan?” He asked hopefully.
“No,
I’m going to find someone else to help me. I still feel exactly the same way
as I did before I asked you to help me. Maybe I could ask Doug. Lizzie told me
that she heard from Alex that he has a crush on me so I’m sure he’d be
willing to help me out.”
Michael
couldn’t hide his outrage. “There’s no way in hell you’re asking anyone
else to help you with this crazy idea Maria. If you’re determined to do this,
then it’s going to be with me.” He told her vehemently. “Are you
absolutely sure you want to go through with this because once we start it’s
going to change things between us?”
Maria
bit back the smile that was threatening to take over her face. “Yes, I’m
absolutely sure Michael. And nothing will change between us because we won’t
let it. You may be Kyle’s best friend but I’ve always thought of you as one
of mine too.”
Michael
gave her a grin. “Really? Well I’ve always thought of you as Kyle’s
annoying little sister.”
“Well
in that case I think I’ll definitely find someone else to play with then,”
she teased.
“Don’t
you dare.” He glanced at the clock on his desk before cursing. “I’ve gotta
go now otherwise I’m going to be really late meeting the guys so I’ll just
walk you home before I hook up with them.”
“There’s
no need ‘cos I brought the Jetta.” Seeing the look of panic on his face she
smirked. “Don’t worry, I didn’t park it outside. The last thing we need is
for Max and Isabel to hear about this. I parked the car in the next street.”
He
breathed a sigh of relief. “Cool. Come on then, lets sneak you out of here
before anyone sees you. I’ll walk you to the car.”
“Okay,
thanks. Uh…when do you...I mean, when should we get started on our...er…project?”
He
couldn’t help smiling at the embarrassed look she wore. “How about tomorrow
evening? I’ve got a shift until four and then I’ve got to be back here to
wave the Evans’ off on their vacation so how about you come over here about
seven?”
“Seven’s
fine. Hey wait a second, why aren’t you going with them this year?”
He
shrugged. “I need to try and earn some money to help with next semester so I
got my old job back at the Crashdown plus I get this place to myself for the
next two weeks.”
“Cool.
Am I...” she coughed to clear her throat. “Will I be staying over tomorrow
night?” she asked him, her eyes concentrating on the floor.
“NO!
Why would you ask that?”
She
raised her eyes to look at him and catching his shocked expression she let her
gaze drop to the floor again. “I…uh...I just thought...I don’t know.”
“Besides,
I’m sure I’ll be able to teach you all you need to know in a hour,” he
said with a smirk.
The
surprise she felt at his statement made her look at him questioningly.
“Really? I thought it would take longer than that.”
“Nah.
If you’re as good a student at this as you are at school stuff, you’ll know
everything you need to by the end of the hour.”
Her
face was burning with embarrassment at his casual words. ‘Get over it Deluca,
he’s going to be seeing you naked so stop blushing dammit. Red is so not your
colour,’ she told herself.
“Come
on, lets get you home.” Michael said taking her hand in his and sneaking her
out of his place. He was lost in thought as he walked her to her car. ‘This is
going to be so embarrassing. How am I supposed to talk about sex with my best
friend’s little sister?’
The
next night Michael was anxiously awaiting Maria’s arrival for her first
lesson. He couldn’t believe he was going through with this and he silently
prayed that no one would ever find out. By no one he meant Kyle.
He
had to admit that Maria was beautiful and if he was being totally honest he
could admit to having fantasised about what her gorgeous pouty lips would feel
like against his own. But he would never in a million years have imagined her
coming to him to ask for sex advice. Even though he knew this was wrong and he
was signing his own death certificate, he would rather it was him that helped
her than some other jerk who would end up hurting her.
As
soon as his shift had finished he had raced home from the diner and had eaten a
farewell meal with the Evans’ before they left for their annual summer
vacation. Before they had left Diane had once again tried to persuade him to
join them but he had politely declined. She had given him a soft smile and
hugged him tightly before she and the rest of the family had driven off to the
airport in a taxi.
Once
they had gone he had started to tidy up his apartment. Luckily there wasn’t
too much to do seeing as he had only been home a day. He had then jumped in the
shower to wash away the smell of the greasy fried food he had spent most of the
day cooking.
Now
he was standing in front of his closet trying to decide what he should wear;
should it be smart or casual or a mixture of the two. Hell, maybe he should just
stay as he was with the towel wrapped around his waist and they could get
started as soon as she arrived. ‘What am I thinking, we’re just going to be
talking about sex that’s all.’ he told himself trying to suppress the
disappointment he felt about that.
He
finally decided on casual, there was no need to make themselves feel more
nervous than they already were. Grabbing his black jeans from last night he
pulled them on before pulling one of his Metallica T-shirts over his head. Just
as he was tying the laces on his sneakers there was a knock at his door. His
legs felt like boiled noodles as he made his way towards the door and before
opening it he wiped his sweaty palms on the back of his jeans.
On
the other side of the door Maria’s heart was racing as she waited for him to
open the door. She wiped her sweaty palms on the front of her denim mini skirt
before putting her hands in the pockets of the fleece jacket she was wearing.
The only reason she had worn the jacket was to cover up her straining cleavage
created by the white Wonderbra she had on underneath her pale blue spaghetti
strap top.
Suddenly
the door was flung open and her eyes locked with Michael’s and they shared an
awkward smile.
“Hey,
come on in.” He told her as his eyes looked behind her to make sure no one was
around watching them.
“Thanks.”
Maria crossed the threshold and stood anxiously in the centre of the room unsure
as to what she should do next, if anything.
“Do
you want to take your jacket off?”
“Uh...oh
sure. I guess we should get started huh?”
He
smirked. “No, I don’t think we should just jump into this. I was just asking
if you wanted to take off your jacket because it’s a bit warm in here. You can
keep it on if you want to.”
She
laughed nervously before removing her fleece jacket and handing it to him.
“I’m sorry. I’ve been on edge all day thinking about whether I should go
through with this or not.”
As
she handed over her jacket Michael’s eyes wandered down to her chest which
seemed larger than it had yesterday and he couldn’t help staring at her
impressive cleavage. He gave himself a mental shake before saying, “We don’t
have to do this Maria, not if you’ve changed your mind. I’m not going to
think badly of you if you want to call this off.” He coughed to clear his
throat of its sudden huskiness.
Shaking
her head no she replied, “I want to do this and if I’m going to do it, then
I’d rather it was with you. I trust you.” She gave him what she hoped was a
reassuring smile.
After
hanging up her jacket on the back of a chair he walked back over to the couch
and took a seat beside her. Seeing how she was twisting her hands in her lap he
placed one of his hands over hers and stilled them. “Can I get you a drink or
something? I’ve got some sodas in the mini fridge if you want one.”
“No,
I’m fine for now thanks.”
“Right.
So I guess we should get started now?” He asked her removing his hand from the
top of hers. He could feel his palms sweating again and he discreetly wiped them
on the back of his jeans.
“Yeah,
I guess we should.” she mumbled. “Is the door locked?”
“Uh
huh. I locked it as soon as you were inside. Not that I was presuming...”
“It’s
okay. I don’t want anything interrupting this. I’m nervous enough as it
is.”
He
nodded in agreement before asking, “So...uh...what do you want to know about
first?”
“Well
I guess kissing would be a good place to start unless you can think of something
else.”
Michael
inwardly groaned and thought to himself, ‘Great, how do you explain how to
kiss? Surely she’s seen how it’s done on TV and stuff.’ He was about to
tell her that maybe they should forego the kissing part but surprised himself by
instead saying, “I think kissing would be the best place to start.”
Maria
gave herself a mental pat on the back. She had had a crush on Michael for as
long as she could remember but he had always considered her Kyle’s little
sister and so would never make a move. When she had decided to ask someone to
help her with her plan, which was a genuine one as she really didn’t want to
be clueless at college when it came to sex, Michael’s name was on the top of
her list. Okay, she didn’t have a list. Just his name. She just hoped she
didn’t screw this up. Even if things didn’t work out between them and this
experiment stayed just that, an experiment, she was determined that their
friendship should remain intact and that at least she would have the memory of
him being her first kiss. Getting up from the couch she stood in front of him.
Michael
looked up at her confused. “Where are you going?”
“Uh...to
your bedroom.”
“Oh.’
He felt even more confused at her reply. “Why don’t we stay here on the
couch?”
“Um...okay
I guess. I just thought it would be too small.”
“For
sitting?”
Now
it was her turn to look confused. “You do it sitting?”
“Yeah,
sitting, standing, whatever.”
Maria
stared at him open-mouthed. “Uh...right. I figured we’d be lying down when
we did it.”
“Did
what? We’re only talking Maria. You tell me what it is you want to know and I
try and explain it to you.” He looked at her closely, the way her mouth kept
opening and closing and the way she seemed to be constantly blushing.
“That’s what you wanted to happen right? Me to answer your questions about
sex?”
She
couldn’t help the giggle that escaped her lips at his adorable expression of
confusion. Shaking her head she sat beside him again and forced herself to look
him in the eyes while talking. “Yes and no. Yes I want you to explain it to me
but no I don’t want to just talk about it. I want you to show me...physically
show me how to do the stuff I want to know about.”
It
was Michael’s turn to blush and stare open-mouthed. “Oh...I...er...I
didn’t know that. I figured we’d just...we’d just be talking about it. So
that’s why you were heading for my bedroom.” He ran his hands through his
hair. “This changes things Maria. Kyle’s gonna more than kill me if he knows
I’ve laid a finger on you.”
Maria
placed one of her hands on his which was resting on his thigh. “Well I was
hoping you’d be laying more than your finger on me.” Seeing the look of
horror that passed over his features at her remark she lowered her eyes
realising she had made a big mistake in asking for his help. “Lets just forget
this then Michael. The last thing I want is to cause trouble between you and
Kyle. It was a stupid idea anyway. I’ll see you around.” She gave his hand a
squeeze before making a move to get up from her seat. Moving his hand Michael
grabbed her wrist stopping her from going anywhere.
“No,
don’t go. Like I told you before, if you’re determined to do this then I’d
rather it was with me. I care about you Maria and the last thing I want to do is
hurt you.”
“Are
you sure?” she asked hesitantly.
He
nodded.
Turning
to face her more comfortably, Michael took her hands in his and stroked his
thumb over her knuckles. “Okay, when you’re about to kiss someone you tilt
your head to one side, the opposite direction of your partner. It’s usually an
instinct although with my first kiss we seemed to tilt heads in the same
direction for ages before she suddenly took my face between her palms and
planted one on me.”
She
chuckled at his words and started to feel a little more comfortable. The feel of
his hands on hers was helping to relax her. She followed his advice and tilted
her head to one side and said, “Like this?”
He
nodded. “Yeah. You both slowly lean in so you’re closer together...” he
trailed off as they inched closer and he instinctively tilted his head to the
opposite direction. “...then you close your eyes and part your lips and
then...”
Just
as Maria closed her eyes she felt Michael’s warm breath on her face and then
his soft lips were upon hers. He held them there for a moment or two before
gently sucking her top lip between his lips. He then repeated the action with
her bottom lip. Using his tongue he parted her lips a little more and he let his
tongue wander inside her mouth to play with hers.
Maria
gasped at the sudden invasion of his tongue but a moment later she was letting
her tongue stroke against his, loving the soft silky feel of it. She copied his
actions by sucking on his top and bottom lips, enjoying the feel of his soft
plump lips beneath hers. After what felt like hours but in reality was only a
few minutes they pulled apart, panting heavily.
“Wow!
That was...wow!”
He
chuckled at her. “Yeah, wow pretty much covers it.” Looking into Maria’s
sparkling emerald eyes, he couldn’t help smiling broadly at her. He couldn’t
believe how good it had felt to kiss her.
Looking
into his eyes she blushed and quickly averted her eyes to look at the floor.
“Did I...um...did I do it right?”
Michael
stared at her incredulously and using his fingers raised her chin so she was
looking into his eyes. “You did it beautifully. You’re a great kisser. Are
you sure you haven’t done this before Maria?”
“Nope,
you’re my first. Can we...”
“Do
it again?” He finished for her.
“Yeah.
I mean, we don’t have to if you don’t want t...”
Before
she could finish her sentence Michael’s lips were on hers and he was
practically sucking the breath out of her.
“Okay,
so what’s next?” Maria asked eagerly as she lay propped up against the
pillows on Michael’s bed. After they had spent some time kissing she had taken
him by the hand and led him to the bedroom area of his apartment so they could
have more room and be more comfortable.
Walking
back into the room he handed her a can of Coke before sitting down on the bed
beside her and opening his can. He couldn’t help smiling at her mussed up
look. Her lips were puffy and kiss swollen and he felt a sudden surge
of...pride, for want of a better word, that he was the one responsible. “Well
we’ve got a couple more hours before I have to get you home so we could
continue the kissing but add in touching. That is if you want to move it forward
a bit tonight. If you’re not ready we can do it another night.”
Taking
a long drink of her soda Maria swallowed and then nodded.
“Touching...uh...sounds good. Do you want to start now?” She shifted on the
bed and placed her drink on the nightstand and nervously started playing with
the hem of her top.
“Now’s
good.” He placed his own drink on the nightstand before climbing onto the bed
next to her. He lay on his side facing her and gestured for her to do the same
which she did. Moving in closer he slowly began to kiss her and Maria was soon
responding and kissing him back just as passionately. While he was kissing her
he brought a hand up to her cheek and stroked it softly, letting it trail down
to her jaw, her neck and then her collarbone. She wasn’t objecting in the
slightest to any of his touches and finally he took the plunge and let his
fingers graze gently over one of her breasts. He felt her gasp into his mouth
but she didn’t object and just continued sucking on his tongue.
Maria
loved the feeling of Michael’s hand on her skin and the way he was moving so
slowly was perfect. The situation felt so completely natural that she could let
herself believe this was happening for real and wasn’t something else. His
fingers were stroking over the exposed part of her breast peeking out from her
top and she gasped at the tingles that were shooting up and down her body. She
brought one of her arms up and wrapped it around his neck before tangling her
fingers through his soft hair. They reluctantly broke the kiss in order that
they could breathe in some much needed air and the only sound in the room was
their heavy breathing.
“Was
that okay? I didn’t move too fast for you did I?” Michael asked her, his
hand cupping her cheek.
“It
was more than okay. It felt really...it felt good. What should I do to you? I
mean, in this situation what would a girl do to the guy while he’s touching
her?”
He
leaned in and captured her lower lip between his lips and sucked on it before
tugging it gently. “What you were doing was fine. You can play with the hair
at the nape of the guy’s neck or scrape your nails against his scalp or you
could run your hands up and down his back.”
“Uh
huh. I just wanna say that I...I really appreciate you helping me like this. I
don’t feel like such a freak now that I’ve at least had my first kiss.”
He
nodded and placed a kiss on her forehead. “I’m glad I could help. And
you’re not a freak just because you’ve never been kissed before. Don’t let
anyone ever make you feel that way.”
“That’s
easier said than done,” she told him giving him a soft smile. Pausing for a
moment she then added, “Um Michael, do you think we could...er...maybe...”
“Just
say it Maria. I agreed to help you so just say whatever you want to and we’ll
take it from there okay?”
“Okay.
Well, I was going to ask if we could do some more touching. Maybe go a
little...go a little further this time?”
“Are
you sure? We don’t have to rush things and do it all in one night.”
Realising what that sounded like he quickly added, “Not that I’m expecting
you to want to do that with me.”
She
leaned in and kissed his cheek. “I know what you meant. Lets just move things
a little further along and see how it goes.” He smiled and nodded in response.
“Hey Michael, were you babbling just then?” she teased.
“I’m
going to refuse to answer that on the grounds that it might incriminate me,”
he joked before his expression turned a little more serious and he turned them
slightly so that Maria was laying on her back and he was half on top of her.
Seeing the trusting look in her eyes he smiled again and lowered his head to
kiss her lips once more. This time she took the lead and parted his lips with
her tongue and once she had slipped it inside the hot cavern of his mouth she
let it explore every crevice. Breaking the kiss he kissed down her jaw until he
reached the soft skin of her neck and proceeded to suck and nibble on the flesh.
Moaning
in pleasure, Maria’s hands flew to each side of Michael’s head and holding
him in place she shivered when she felt him lick over the area he had been
sucking furiously. Remembering his words from earlier she raked her nails
against his scalp and felt his moan reverberate through her and she smiled
broadly, happy that she could elicit the same feelings in him as he was with
her. She also couldn’t fail to notice the evidence of his arousal pressing
against her thigh which was further proof that he was enjoying this as much as
she was.
Moving
to suck on the other side of Maria’s neck, Michael brought one of his hands up
and placed it over one of her breasts and he held it there for a moment to see
what her reaction would be. The next thing he knew her hand was covering his and
squeezing it gently and he complied with her silent request and began massaging
and kneading her breast. He wasn’t able to feel much of her and he put this
down to the padding of her bra so stopping what he was doing he pulled back and
looked into her face. Her skin was flushed, her eyes were closed and she was
biting her bottom lip in what seemed like concentration while one of her hands
was running up and down his back. He couldn’t remember ever having seen
anything so beautiful.
Sensing
him watching her, she opened her eyes and stared straight into the rich
chocolate pools of his eyes and she gave him a crooked smile. Bringing her free
hand up she caressed his cheek with her fingers before hooking her hand around
his neck and pulling him down to crush his lips to hers. He had wanted to say
something but she seemed to suck the words right out of his mouth. It was when
his hand once again touched her breast that he remembered what he was going to
ask and he again pulled back despite her objection.
“Maria,
do you....uh...still want to move this further now?” He couldn’t believe how
husky his voice sounded but he didn’t care. Right now he didn’t care about
anything except what they were doing and how she was making him feel. He never
would have thought that this young girl, a girl he considered a sister, could
evoke such strong feelings in him.
“Yes
Michael, I do. Did you have anything specific in mind?” she asked as she
wrapped her arms around his neck.
“Uh...yeah.
I was wondering if you could...that is if you want to...take off your bra.” He
suddenly felt the years melt away making him feel like an awkward teenager
again.
She
blushed self-consciously before gently pushing him over on the bed so she could
sit up. “Oh...uh...why?”
“It’s
just that I can’t really feel you through the padding and if you want to know
what it feels like to be touched, then it’s probably best if you take it
off.” He reasoned and seeing her hesitation he added, “You don’t have to
take your top off yet if you don’t want to. Just do whatever you feel
comfortable with, we can stop any time you want to.”
Releasing
a deep breath, Maria unfastened her bra and slipped it off from under her top
and let it fall to the floor. She had always been self-conscious about her
breasts, feeling that they were too small compared to what some of her friends
were endowed with. Keeping her top on for the time being made her feel much more
comfortable. Laying back among the pillows she closed her eyes and let herself
relax again.
“Are
you okay?”
“Uh
huh.” She reached out a hand and traced his lips with her index finger and
gasped when he caught the digit between his lips and nibbled on it before
letting his tongue swirl around it. Slowly removing the finger from his mouth
she grabbed a fistful of his T-shirt and pulled him back on top of her and
leaning up slightly she captured his lips with hers and kissed him hard.
Michael
stroked his fingers over her cheek before again finding his hand resting on her
breast and this time he kneaded and massaged the soft flesh without any
hesitation. Her hard little nipple was proof enough for him that he was doing
something very right and he loved how her breast fit easily into the palm of his
hand.
“Ohmigod!
Don’t stop...please don’t stop,” she panted after they had pulled apart.
As she sucked on his Adam’s apple she let her hands roam his back pulling up
his T-shirt as she went, desperate to feel his skin.
He
was feeling the same way and he let his hand move down from her breast to play
with the hem of her top before slipping underneath. They both gasped at the
sensation of his hand cupping her naked breast.
Maria
loved the feel of his slightly rough callused hand touching her and she wanted
more. For some reason unknown to her she didn’t feel self-conscious anymore
and wanted more but wasn’t sure how to go about getting it. Tugging on his
T-shirt Michael stopped sucking on her neck and looked into the emeralds of her
eyes.
“What?
What is it?” He panted, his hand still gently massaging her.
“I...um...I
want to feel you,” she told him shyly.
“Huh?”
“I
want to feel your skin against mine. I want to know what it feels like.”
Moving
off of her he knelt beside her on the bed and ran his hands through his hair.
“I don’t know Maria. Maybe we’re moving too fast too soon. We’ve got
another couple of days with Kyle gone so we don’t have to worry about being
sprung. I don’t want you to end up regretting this.”
She
shifted in the bed so she was propped up a little more against the pillows.
“I’ll never regret this Michael. Do you honestly think I would let anyone
else touch me like this so soon? You’re the only person I trust enough to feel
comfortable doing this when I’ve never done it before.”
“Then
why were you so nervous when I suggested you taking your bra off, huh? I
wouldn’t have minded if you’d said you wanted to stop things there or...”
“I
wasn’t nervous, I was...I’ve always hated the fact I’m so under developed
in the chest area. I just felt self-conscious about you seeing me without the
Wonderbra on. I saw the way you looked at me when I arrived tonight. You
couldn’t take your eyes off my cleavage.”
He
smirked at her. “Only because I was trying to work out if they really were
bigger tonight or if I was imagining it. And I don’t think you’re too small
at all. They’re perfectly in proportion with your frame and besides it filled
my hand nicely.”
She
blushed at his words and looked away from him. His fingers under her chin
directed her to look back at him. “I’m serious Maria, you’ve got nothing
to worry about on that score.”
“Thank
you for saying that.”
“You’re
welcome,” he told her sitting beside her and putting an arm around her
shoulders. “How about we leave things here and pick up tomorrow evening, if
you’re free that is?”
“Sure,
that sounds good. Are you working again tomorrow?”
He
nodded. “Yeah, I’ve got the morning shift and then I’m hanging out with a
couple of the guys in the afternoon. Do you want to come around about seven
again?”
“Seven
should be fine. I guess I’d better be going huh.”
“Yeah,
I guess so. I’ll walk you to your car.”
Giving
him a smile she got up off the bed and slipped on her sandals and remembered to
pick up her discarded bra off the floor. Michael pushed his feet into his
sneakers without untying the laces and taking her by the hand he led her back
into the living room area where she put her fleece jacket on and quickly stuffed
the bra into her bag.
Opening
the door he scanned the area to see if any of his neighbours were around and
seeing that there weren’t he opened the door a little wider and let her exit
first. They walked in silence to where she had parked the car and they reached
their destination after a couple of minutes.
After
unlocking the car Maria turned to face him and giving him a soft smile said,
“So, I’ll see you tomorrow night then.”
Michael
smiled back at her. “Yeah, you will. Would you do me a favour and call me as
soon as you’ve arrived home? I just want to make sure you got there okay.”
“I’ll
be fine but if it will make you feel better I’ll call you.”
“Thanks.”
He had a sudden urge to kiss her lips but he resisted it and instead leaned
forward and kissed her cheek. Opening her door he gestured for her to get in and
she did so, buckling her seat belt once she’d tossed her bag onto the
passenger seat.
After
saying goodbye Michael watched as she drove away and he gave her a wave before
walking back to his place. He had enjoyed Maria’s first lesson and he had to
admit that he couldn’t wait to see her again the following night and pick up
where they had left off.
Just
under ten minutes later Maria arrived home and after greeting her parents who
were watching a late night movie in the living room, she went up to her bedroom
and dialled Michael’s number. He picked up on the second ring. “Hey, it’s
me.”
“Hey
you. You got home okay then?”
“Duh,
would I be phoning if I didn’t? Sorry, I retract that last comment. I’m glad
you care about me enough to worry.”
“I
do care.” He coughed, trying to relieve his voice of its sudden husky tone.
“Anyway, I’ll let you get to bed. Sweet dreams Maria.”
“You
too Michael. See you tomorrow.”
After
they hung up Maria quickly washed up and changed into her PJ’s before climbing
into her bed. She couldn’t stop her mind replaying that night’s events and
as she slowly succumbed to sleep her dreams were filled with Michael.
The
next morning Maria entered the Crashdown carrying a few boxes of
desserts that her mom had made for the diner and seeing Liz at the
counter she smiled warmly at her friend. “Hey Liz, how’s it going?”
“Oh
hey Maria. It hasn’t been too bad so far but I’ve probably just jinxed
things by saying that. Oooh I see your mom’s been busy,” she said as she
observed the boxes before taking them from her.
“Tell
me about it. Poor Jim’s hand is red raw from all the slapping it’s taken due
to her evil wooden spoon. Every time he’s reached for a slice of pie, down
comes the spoon.”
Liz
laughed before carrying the desserts into the kitchen to set up on display
plates. While her back was turned Maria took the opportunity of
looking through the serving window to see if she could spot Michael
working. She bit back a smile when she saw him but suddenly, as if he could
sense her staring, he turned and looked straight at her. Their eyes seemed to
lock and it was only Liz’s voice that broke the spell.
“Maria?
Hello, are you listening to me?”
Blinking
quickly, Maria nodded. “Sorry Liz, what were you saying?”
“I
was asking if you wanted to go and see a movie with me tonight?”
“Oh,
I’d really like to but I’ve...er...I’ve got to help my Mom with
something,” she told her, wishing she could kick herself for the lame excuse
she had come up with.
“What
are you helping her with?” Liz asked curiously.
“I’m
not sure...I mean she hasn’t told me what it is, just that she needs me to
help her.”
“Oh
okay. Maybe some other time then. We definitely should do something before we
leave for college though. I can’t believe we’re going to be separated.”
Placing
her hand over Liz’s which was resting on the counter top she smiled. “I
know, it’s weird to think that for the first time in our lives we’re going
to be apart. But at least we can keep in touch by phone and e-mail and we’ll
see each other during the holidays.”
“Yeah,
but it won’t be the same without you there. I’m really going to miss you,
Maria.”
“I’ll
miss you too. Hey, why don’t we plan a night out for before we leave? The
whole gang can get together before we all head our separate ways.”
“That’s
a great idea. Do you want to meet up tomorrow and start arranging something?”
“Sure.
Come over to my place about one-thirty and we can have lunch while working out
the details.”
“Okay,
I will.” Seeing a big group of customers suddenly walk into the diner Liz
groaned. “I knew I spoke too soon. I’ll see you later Maria.”
“Bye
Liz.” Before turning to leave she looked through the serving window again but
only saw Michael’s back. She stood there watching for a moment, wondering if
he would turn around again but when he didn’t she made her way towards the
door and left.
Michael
turned and seeing her exiting the door quickly called out, “Jose, I’m taking
a break.” before practically running out the back door and heading towards the
parking lot.
Feeling
a hand on her shoulder Maria swung around ready to punch out whoever was
touching her and she breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing who it was. “Hey,
what’s up? What are you doing out here?”
“I
just wanted to say hi and…uh…to see if we’re still on for tonight.” The
last part of his sentence was almost a whisper.
“Oh,
well hi to you too and yes, if it’s still okay for you.” She answered
smiling at him.
“Yep,
it’s still okay for me. So what are you up to now?”
“I’ve
got a few errands to run and then I’m heading over to the video store. I’m
thinking I might have me a date with Brad Pitt,” she joked.
“I
wish I could go with you. Not that I particularly want to see Brad myself but
I’d rather be watching movies than slaving over a hot grill. I’d better get
back inside before Jose remembers I’ve already had my break. I’ll...er...see
you tonight.” He said and suddenly found himself lowering his head so he could
kiss her lips, as if it was the most natural thing for him to do. Realising what
he was doing before it was too late, he straightened his back and smiled shyly
at her before quickly turning and jogging back towards the diner.
Maria
couldn’t help feeling confused as she watched him go back inside. She could
sense he was about to kiss her and while she had really wanted him to, she was a
bit surprised that he would attempt to do it where anyone could walk by and see
them. Oh well, she had tonight to look forward to and she couldn’t help
grinning as a rush of images of the two of them suddenly ran through her mind as
she drove out of the parking lot.
*
* * * *
Back
inside the diner Michael leaned back against the door he had just walked
through, closed his eyes and then banged his head on the door a couple of times,
trying to knock some sense into himself. He couldn’t believe he had almost
kissed her...and on the lips this time. While he had known that things would
change between him and Maria if he was to help her with her plan, he didn’t
realise how quickly it would happen. He hadn’t been able to stop thinking
about her after she had gone home and he was left alone in his apartment,
painfully hard. Before going to bed he had taken another shower, relieving
himself of the problem whilst in there. He couldn’t help the low moan that
escaped his lips at the thought of Maria doing that for him. Suddenly, the
thought of moving things forward looked good...very good indeed.
*
* * * *
Flicking
off the TV Maria rolled over on her bed and stretched. She had just finished
watching the gorgeous Mr Pitt in Meet Joe Black which was one of her favourite
movies. He looked so good in the suit he wore and she closed her eyes savouring
the image when all of a sudden Brad was replaced by Michael wearing a black
suit. Damn! He looked way better in black. Giggling she got out of bed and
headed over to her wardrobe to start getting her outfit together for later.
There
was a knock at her bedroom door and she called out, “Come in.”