I'd known Rachel for over three years. We went to college together, and though I had graduated a year ago, we still kept in touch while she completed her degree. Rachel was not what most men would consider a classic beauty - more like the girl next door. Nothing about her stood out - average face, average height, average body, medium breasts, regular ass, but you put everything together, and there was just something about her that I could never take my eyes off of. Maybe it was the way she always touched my shoulder when she laughed at my jokes.
Maybe it was her incredible smile, or the way she would always look in my eyes when I spoke, as if what I had to say was the most interesting thing she'd ever heard. Whatever it was, we became best friends right away, but because of that, we'd also never gotten intimate with each other. Friendly hugs, light kisses hi and bye, the occasional massage, was as far as we'd ever taken things. Maybe we were afraid of losing our friendship if we became lovers, or maybe we were both afraid to make the first move, in case the other person didn't feel the same way. Either way, we'd made it through college, and into her final semester of her senior year without getting together, so it seemed like it would never happen.
One night, we were going to go out to the movies together, and like usual, Rachel was running late. We were going to go see "Terminator 2" at the local multiplex, as just a couple of friends enjoying the newest summer blockbuster. Since neither of us was seeing anyone at the time, and we hated going out alone, we did a lot of stuff together as "just friends". I got to her apartment at 5:30, but as usual, Rachel was running late, and she still had to take a shower. We were going to go to a diner across the street from the theater for a quick dinner, and then to the 8:00 movie. Looking at my watch, I knew we'd never have time to eat and see the picture, since we still had to get our tickets, too.
I yelled at her, "Is a shower really necessary? C'mon Rach, we need to hurry!" She told me she'd been at the gym and rushed home to get changed and was still all sweaty.
I said, "Great, let's go then. Nobody will want to sit next to us at the movie, and we'll get a whole row to ourselves! We can really stretch out!"
She laughed that incredible laugh of hers and said, "I'll be quick, don't worry. Why don't you put some water on the stove and I'll cook us up some pasta so we can still make the movie?" I laughed at her, and went down to the kitchen to boil the water.
I hung out in the living room as she showered and dressed, watching TV. She came out of her bedroom, and as usual I couldn't take my eyes off of her. She wore a tight t-shirt that accentuated her breasts (I could see her nipples pointing through the thin material) and pair of jeans shorts that hugged her ass tightly, making all her curves stand out.
As I watched her walk past me into the kitchen, I imagined grabbing her and throwing her down on the couch, as we ripped each other's clothes off and fucked each other like animals. I came crashing back to Earth as I saw her standing in the doorway, hands on her hips saying, "Well!?!?!?!"
A weak "huh?" was all I could muster. She laughed at me, and said, "I said, the water's boiling, what kind of pasta do you want?"
I said, "Spaghetti is fine," and she said "Great. Ziti it is." We both laughed - she loved teasing me like that.
We ate dinner, making the usual small chat, and started to clean up. She brought the dishes to the sink as I followed her, intending to get the sponge so I could wipe down the table. As she turned around to go back to the table she ran into me. We stood there, face to face, inches from each other. I put my arms around her and gave her a tight hug. Kissing her cheek, I said, "Thanks for dinner, Rachel."
She had her arms around my neck as she kissed my cheek and whispered, "Any time, Jake." We pulled back a little, our arms still around each other as we looked in each other's eyes. We were suddenly at a loss as we looked at each other. I took a chance and leaned my head towards her, kissing her flush on the lips.
After an initial moment of shock, she pulled me closer to her and kissed me back. It was the best kiss we ever shared. Our mouths opened slowly as we kissed over and over, and soon I felt her tongue enter my mouth. I moaned quietly, as I pushed my tongue to meet hers. I felt her slowly grinding her body against me, making my cock stir to life. We broke our kiss and she said to me, breathlessly "Wow, Jake. You don't know how long I've been wanting to do that."
"Me too," I said, "I've wanted to kiss you for almost four years, Rachel." She smacked me on the ass, playfully. "So why didn't you," she demanded. "Well...I was afraid you only thought of me as a friend. The way you talked to me about other guys and stuff..." I looked down at my shoes, embarrassed. "I thought you'd laugh at me if I tried to kiss you."