Liz had known Jay for several years, and their friendship had always been crazier than most. Their friendship started almost two years after they first met, after a year-long fight. Soon they discovered they shared all of the same passions and really hit it off. Before long, they were starting to fall in love. Each of them tried to hide their true feelings of attraction--she had only been 16 when they first fell in love, and he was 5 years older. But there was no denying how they felt about each other, and they finally admitted they were in love.
A relationship that seemed so wrong...yet they both wanted it more than anything. Things started out very awkwardly, but soon they both grew comfortable with their desires, and hugs led to kisses, kisses led to nibbles, and eventually they ended up watching each other more than the movies they were supposedly viewing in Jay's room. It was understood that they could not fully unleash their desire for each other until she turned 18, but they found ways of pleasing each other that they both felt comfortable with in the meantime. They loved to get each other off online, playing not-quite-so-innocent little games with each others' minds, but they wouldn't have had it any other way.
Eventually, Jay began to lose interest in Liz. She was 100 miles away and still 5 years younger than he, and he always had many girls in his life to satisfy him anyway. They began to drift apart, and the two, who had been the best of friends for over a year, were suddenly becoming separated. Their relationship cooled off for several months, and sadly, they both began to forget about each other. Though hard as she tried, Liz could never forget about Jay, her first true love.
For her 18th birthday, Liz went to visit her friend Stephanie, who lived in the same apartment building as Jay. Liz and Stephanie were leaving Steph's apartment to go grab a bite to eat when Steph noticed that Jay was coming down the hallway. Liz simply walked past Jay without a second glance, for she was still quite angry with him. Jay, however, recognized Liz immediately, between her long brown hair and the familiar electric tingle she seemed to bring to his body every time they were together.
"Liz?" he said, reaching out for her arm. Liz turned around reluctantly. "Hello, Jay." Jay pulled her into a long, tight hug, and Liz felt her old feelings for Jay come rushing back. No one could possibly make her feel like that with just a hug other than Jay. She felt as though every nerve ending in her body was on fire. Jay pulled back and looked at Liz from head to toe, from her sandals to her tight jeans, from her black halter top to her deep green eyes. 'Damn, she's still so hot.' Jay thought.
Liz felt the familiar gaze of Jay's eyes checking out her body, and she didn't know whether to be offended or feel turned on. She removed Jay's hand from her arm, shook her hair out of her eyes, and coldly said, "So, you're talking to me now, are you?" Jay looked crestfallen and realized how much he had hurt her, and even moreso, how much he wanted her back. "Liz...I...I'm sorry. I know today's your birthday...let me take you out, make things right between us...I've missed you."
Liz was wary of Jay's apology; it's not like this was the first time she had heard these lines from Jay. "How do I know I can trust you this time, Jay?" she asked, her eyes beginning to brim with tears. "Because I love you. And you love me." he answered. She shook her head. "You've hurt me too many times, Jay. I can't risk this again." "Baby, please," Jay said, stroking her cheek with the back of his forefinger, something he knew Liz could not resist. "I want us to be friends again. To be together again. Lemme do right by you..." he pleaded, almost begging. Steph gave Liz a push toward Jay. Liz sighed. "Alright..." and then she broke down in tears.
Jay engulfed her in a hug as she cried into him. "I've missed you so much, babe." he said, burying his nose in her dark brown hair as he ran his hand comfortingly up and down her back. Liz pulled away slowly. "Just gimme a few minutes to get changed, then." she said, and walked back into Steph's apartment to get dressed.