"Elise," Chapter 9 (F solo mast teen)
Elise
I drove home and ate some leftovers for dinner, replenishing my energy, then said good night, going upstairs to my room and doing a little reading in my current book to try to reset myself mentally as well. A lot of people space out with TV or online videos; I guess I'm old-fashioned in that the written word does that a lot better for me.
After a while, I laid out on my bed and began to think. I always do my best thinking there, sprawled comfortably on my back. I have this mental image of the bed being like a companion who gives me physical support, maybe like when a teammate spots me in the weight room, so I can focus completely on what I want to do with no other worries. In this case, it was to think seriously about the last few days and about my conversations with Sandy, and try to figure out what, if anything, I wanted with him now.
I already knew that if I decided to explore this "sex play," as Sandy called it, with him, I'd want to make a decision soon. I'd never been one to procrastinate on anything, not even an important decision that could have a major impact on me. I believed in sifting through the process without delay, making the decision, and going full-tilt forward with it, with no looking back or regrets, knowing I had done my very best with the decision.
Lying there relaxed, I considered what I knew and what I wasn't yet sure of. I knew I was ready to have sex with the right person; that is, there was no reason to delay any longer if everything felt right. I was 18, legal for any adult. I was as prepared as I'd ever be. I was knowledgeable about everything relevant, believed I was grown-up enough to make the right decisions, and knew I was protected enough from unwanted consequences.
So did I have any reservations about being naked with a man, to showing all of myself to him in the most intimate ways? I had no experience with that of course, but I certainly had no problem being naked with girls my age, coming up through school. I'd been involved in athletics since middle school, and I was never uncomfortable being undressed and doing things I did in front of other girls in locker rooms. I was completely comfortable with my body, and I couldn't remember ever having felt otherwise.
Try as I might to think of one, I couldn't think of a way I'd be embarrassed to be naked in front of a man of any age, and particularly one I'd trust not to judge, ridicule, or disparage my body. I certainly didn't think there was a chance Sandy would ever do something like that. From the signals I was picking up, he liked my body just fine. I'd noticed him taking some extended looks at me, more appraising me rather than leering. Just checking me out as I'd expect any normal, healthy man to do when it came to a normal, healthy, athletic 18-year-old woman with whom he'd spent some time.