How about finding danger somewhere else eh? We'll find you a really big tree to climb tomorrow shall we?” I attempted a laugh but it wasn't really that funny.
Amber suddenly shrugged me away from her, “You see? This is probably why I did what I did. You all treat me like a child and what's more you all treat me like a boy, well I'm not a boy, today I became an adult and I wanted to know what it felt like to be treated like a grown woman!” she snapped angrily.
Her outburst amused me. “Amber you don't have to rush these things you know? Jumping into bed with just anyone isn't something you're going to respect yourself for in the morning.”
She looked back at me; the moonlight was filtering its rays onto her face, lighting up her already flushed cheeks. “Who said I wanted to respect myself in the morning?”
Sighing and replacing my arm around her shoulders, she allowed me to pull her close again. “Oh Amber…your first time should be with someone special, not a bastard like Trey Haughton who's only after one thing. He's the kind of guy who's only in it for himself, and trust me, he will not make it special for you, and you deserve to have that, Amber. You deserve to be treated respectfully; waiting for that 'someone special' will make it so much better.”
"Was it special with Becky?" she asked dryly.
"No, and that's exactly why I'm trying to caution you...I wish I'd waited for someone special," I admitted.
In a whisper Amber spoke carefully, “I have been waiting for someone special, but he only sees me as a child who needs protecting."
For a second I was speechless and couldn't move. Did she mean me? Did I want her to mean me? I loved Amber, I couldn't not love her, but did I love her that way? She was right, I had always seen her as a little sister....except when she walked in tonight wearing that scrap of a dress, but I'd always presumed she regarded me as a brother. I had felt an incredible pang of jealousy when I'd thought of her with Trey. In fact, when I thought of her with anyone else in that sense, I didn't like it at all. I realized from the heavy sensation in the pit of my stomach, I did have more than just friendship feelings for her.
As I looked into her face, the pupils of her eyes dilated; the crystal blue pools of color disappeared as the blackness expanded, overtaking the diameter of her eyes. She bit down on her lip and my stomach flipped, before I could say or do anything she leaned towards me and planted a soft, sweet kiss on my lips. It wasn't like kissing Becky and I held onto the somewhat chaste kiss for as long as she let me. As she pulled away, I gently brought her back, this time letting the kiss develop into something stronger, deeper and more urgent. Amber let me drive the pace of our passionate kiss and I felt so many emotions awakening inside me; I couldn't believe I'd never realized how much I loved this girl. This was not at all what I had envisioned for this evening.
I lifted my hand up to her face, stroking my palm across her smooth skin. “Where did that come from?” I asked gently, searching her eyes for answers.
“I don't know, but I've wanted to do that for such a long, long time.” She smiled.
We kissed again, but now our hands were wandering, and I knew I was letting this move way too fast for how inexperienced she was, and the last thing I wanted was to scare her after what she'd already been through tonight. I couldn't still my hands or slow our kiss; the way our bodies moved together in unison was as if we'd been doing this together for years and I never wanted to stop. Finally, I backed away, careful not to make her think I didn't want this, I just needed to make sure she wanted this...with me.
"Are you sure you're ready?" I asked breathlessly, resting my forehead against hers, stroking the line of her jaw with my fingertip, delighting in the way she shivered in pleasure at my small
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