I sat waiting for what seemed forever. I checked the time every couple of seconds. I fidgeted nervously and couldn't get comfortable, no matter how hard I tried. I tried to read a magazine but I couldn't concentrate long enough to look down at the pages.
I was more nervous and more excited than I'd ever been in my entire life. My heart alternated between trying to beat its way out of my chest, and climb up my throat to make its escape. After 3 years, 291 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes, and 47 seconds, or perhaps it just seemed that long and longer, I finally started to let my mind wander.
And of course, that's when you arrived. I had just finished daydreaming about you being there and me passing out for the sixth time, when I glanced up and saw you. My mind, unwilling to accept this, decided not to let me know until I had glanced away. My head went back to facing towards you without moving back; I think it teleported. You were looking around, but looking too high. I catapulted out of my seat, and the magazine still in my lap fell to the floor. But I didn't notice or care. You had just turned away to look somewhere else and I tried to run, skip, hop, and jump towards you all at the same time. I ended up stumbling into a power walk. You looked back just as I stepped up to you. And by back, I mean back and down. You had a disbelieving look on your face, like you couldn't believe this was actually happening. The look was mirrored on my own face.
I tried to open my mouth to say something, anything. A "hi" would have felt like a gold medal worthy achievement. But somehow during my walking, my lips had welded themselves shut. My stomach felt like there had once been butterflies in it. Tragically they had been killed by the rabid porcupines that had been shot up with speed. My head buzzed, and swam. My heart was pounding so hard my body was shaking. I was paralyzed from the hair down.
Luckily, you weren't as handicapped. You reached out with your hands, and took mine. This freed me, and just as I was about to speak, you again demonstrated your greater ability to function. You said "hi," and your face blossomed into the most beautiful smile I'd ever seen.
I tried to mumble out a hello, and I wasn't making much progress. Then you leaned over and brushed your lips against mine. As quickly as it began, it was over. I looked in your eyes and my face brightened. This time I got out a full "hello."
After that we just looked at each other for a long time and continued holding hands. People looked at us and wondered what was going on, but neither of us cared one bit.
Eventually we both realized we should at least move. We released one hand, but kept a hold of each other. We both walked half sideways, trying to look at each other, talk to each other, and almost attempting to not walk into people. We failed more often than not, but it didn't much matter.
We walked over and got your stuff, and then walked to my car. When we got in I spent what seemed like an eternity just admiring how beautiful you are. Somehow you looked even better in person. I didn't think it was possible, but it was.
I leaned over and kissed you after we both got in. This one was longer, deeper, more. I wanted it to never end, but knew it had to. After that I quickly started my car and drove out of the parking lot. On the drive home I spent more time looking at you than the road. Red lights were a blessing as they gave me a safe opportunity to look at you. We talked, and joked, with some quiet music in the background. I thought things couldn't get any better.
I knew you were probably hungry, and I wanted a chance to look at you without having to glance back and swerve back into my own lane, so we stopped at a small restaurant. We got a booth near the back, ordered something, and chewed absent mindedly, talking, laughing, just enjoying the time spent with each other.
We didn't really notice we had finished for a while, being too absorbed in and with each other. Once we did, we paid and left. After that we finished driving back to the hotel. We went inside and flopped down on the couch facing each other. We just looked at each other and mumbled a few sentences for a long time.
I leaned back against the arm and sat my legs on the middle cushion. You shifted forward and begin crawling towards me. You moved to straddle me, and sat yourself down on my lap. You smiled down at me, then lowered your head down and kissed me. This kiss turned into the longest so far, and both our mouths slid open. We wrapped our arms around each other, sliding our hands along every inch of one another. Our mouths broke after what seemed like hours. We both began kissing our way around each other's faces, and necks, and shoulders.
We spent what seemed like forever this way. Kissing, holding, smiling, laughing, and whispering to each other. The outside world didn't matter in the least. It felt impossibly good just to hold you in my arms, to feel you on top of me. To feel your legs pressed against mine. To feel your chest swell against mine with every breath you took. Slowly we slid father down the couch. Eventually I was lying on my back with you on top of me, still straddling me. You reached above me and pinned my hands gently against the arm. I didn't bother resisting. You leaned down and teased my face with soft, gentle kisses, every so often briefly touching your lips to mine. Whenever your face came within reach I would lash out with my lips and try and kiss you, but you quickly grew adept at avoiding my lunges.
You continued this for a while, then eventually leaned down and kissed me once, long and deep. You released my arms and grasped my face. I wrapped my arms around you. You leaned back and smiled down at me. In one smooth motion, you slipped your shirt over your head and let it fall beside us. Still in the same motion, you unclasped your bra and shed it, dropping it atop your shirt. I reached out for your hands and wrapped mine around them, giving them a gentle reassuring squeeze. You leaned down and kissed me again. You gently pulled your hands away, and I released them.
You reached for the button on your pants and slowly unbuttoned it. You looked in my eyes and gave me a conspiratorial smile as you unzipped them. Raising your hips from mine for the first time in hours, you shimmied them down your legs and kicked them aside. I reached out and slid my hands along your hips. I ran them lightly up your sides and slowly across your belly. I pulled them away just as I got to your waistline and began rubbing them along the front of your thighs.
You slid your thumbs inside your underwear. Raising your hips oh so slightly you slid them down and moved them off of your legs. You blushed slightly and moved your hands to try and cover yourself. I reached out and took hold of your hands, warming them between mine. You leaned down to miss me once again, our hands clenched between us. You straightened and looked in my eyes with a questioning look on your face. I nodded quickly, once.