Grant slid his hand under her top as they kissed and she shivered
as he moved his fingers over her skin. She mimicked the move on his body and
felt an answering tremor pass through him. The slow exploration went on and on,
clothes were stripped off and discarded as they touched and discovered. Then when
they were both naked and needy Grant rolled them off the low couch to the floor
which was covered in a thick pile rug. He positioned himself over her and leaning
up on his elbows, he looked down at her for a moment.
Stevie gazed into his eyes and was fascinated by how changed
they were. As she looked into them now, she saw they had a soft touchable quality
like teal velvet and she could see the desire in their depths. She reached up
and touched his face, tracing the line of his lips.
Grant lowered his head and as he kissed her and moved above
her Stevie felt the world slip away until the only thing she was aware of was
the man in her arms.
Later lying next to him Stevie was thoughtful as she played
with his hand. They hadn’t moved from the rug in the living room and lying
naked next to him, she was amazed that she didn’t feel self-conscious at all.
“Everything okay?” he asked.
Turning her head to look at him she smiled. “Perfect” she
said.
“Are you always so quiet?” he asked returning her smile.
“Sorry I was just
thinking” she said, looking away again. “This is so unlike me. I normally hesitate
and over think everything. As I said I don’t jump into anything, so I’ve
surprised myself.”
“Why is that, do you think?”
“I don’t know” she said a slight frown wrinkling her
forehead. “But with you, I didn’t feel the need to hold back. I don’t know
why.”
He reached out and smoothed out the skin on her forehead
with a gentle touch. “I’m glad” he said. Then leaning down to give her a quick
kiss, he added “I haven’t been with anyone for a long time, so this is a bit out
of the ordinary for me too.”
Rolling over to face him, she said “can I ask you
something?” After what they’d just shared and her fast developing feelings for
him, she felt the need to understand even a small part of him.
“Sure” he said.
“Why me?” she said “I mean you’ve just said you haven’t been
in a relationship for a while, you don’t have many friends, you don’t have any
family. I get the feeling you spend a lot of time alone, so why did you let me
in?”
Grant’s eyes dropped away from hers.