Every summer my family rents a large beach house on North Carolina's Outer Banks. This year it was a massive gray structure, rising from a mass of support beams underneath where we could park our cars and shower after hitting the beach. We all got out, my parents, my sister, and my girlfriend, Laura, stretched our stiff muscles and breathed deeply in the fresh sea air. Grabbing some bags we walked up the stairs, unlocked the doors and went inside.
It was decorated just like any other house on the islands, full of nautical decorations, somewhat old but sturdy furniture, and lots of obscure books for reading on the sand. The entire back was made up of windows, looking out onto the rolling waves; the local pier was just visible off to the right. A few bedrooms were located on the bottom floor but the best ones were on the top floor.
I went up the stairs, two at a time, and picked out a small room with a great view, dropping my bags on the bed. As I opened the window I could tell someone was behind me. I turned.
"Well, where am I going to sleep?" Laura asked arms crossed her chest and two bags at her feet, her lips in a fake pout.
I turned and walked over to her, reached my arms around her. She seemed to soften in my embrace. "You know we can't share the same room, not with my parents."
"I know, but I was just hoping…" she trailed off, a look of lust and desire in her eyes.
"I'm sure we can work something out," I said as I leaned down and kissed her.
"Break it up you two," my sister said as she walked upstairs and looked for a room.
"Oh stop, you're just jealous cause you don't have anyone."
"Yeah, whatever," she mumbled, and closed her door.
"Sorry about that," I said, readjusting my arms around her waist and giving her a quick kiss on the mouth, "won't happen again, promise."
"Yeah, better not," and she laid her head on my chest.
I back slowly into my room, still holding her, and we fell onto my bed.
"Now this is an interesting position…" she said, holding herself above me, her long hair hanging down, and smiling. "Hmmm, what have we here?" she said, rubbing my crotch and laying back down. I held her tightly, with one arm around her waist and the other on the back of her head, as our lips met.
Then, out of the blue, I heard my mom from downstairs. "Come on kids, we're going to dinner!"
My sister came out of her room, gave us a dirty look, and went downstairs where my parents were already waiting.
Dinner was great, a small seafood place that we always go to, then we went and got groceries to last us the two weeks. By the time we got back it was nice and we were all tired. As everyone else sat down to either watch TV or read a book, Laura and I grabbed a blanket and headed out to the beach. I set it down near the dunes and we sat down, Laura sat between my legs.
Beyond the sand, blue in the moonlight, the water and the ocean seemed to merge into one large black mass. The only sounds were the waves and the occasional car along the road. I wrapped my arms around her, resting them on her soft stomach. I leaned my head down and rested it on her shoulder, smelling her hair.
"I love this place," I said, looking up at the twinkling stars.
"I can see why, its perfect."
"Even more so when you're here," I whispered with a grin.
"You're too sweet."
"I know."
We sat there for an hour, just staring at the sky and the water, not saying a word, just enjoying each other's company. Finally she spoke up. "I need a shower and we have a big day ahead, lets head back."
I shook the blanket off, folded it, and we walked back to the house, hand in hand. While she went off to shower I sat on my bed, back against the wall, and read a book. Then the water stopped and a few minutes later I heard the bathroom door open. Laura came over and stood in my doorway, wrapped in a large bathrobe, hair covered with a towel. "Good book?"