for Kelly
I'd always heard long distance relationships just don't work out in the end. I just loved being able to prove everyone wrong.
We've been going strong for three years now, Kelly and I. What had started out as a very simple online friendship had grown and nearly exploded as we realized how strongly we felt about each other. I know it wasn't what I had planned on, and was pretty sure he hadn't either, but there it was.
Our first meeting was one of simple recognition. After chatting, emailing and finally talking on the phone for months, Kelly drove from Ontario to Alabama for a visit. I opened the door and saw him there, in the flesh, after dreaming and imagining for so long and then he was there. Four inches or so taller than my 5'7', nicely muscled body, and long black hair that I had only dreamed of running my fingers through. We looked each other up and down, almost shyly comparing our imagined version of the other to the reality, and then our eyes met, and that's when I felt the click. I described it later as recognition, and that's exactly what it was. I recognized the one I had looked for and wanted for as long as I can remember. Kelly told me later he felt that a puzzle piece that had been missing was suddenly right in front of him.
I smiled and stepped back from the door, wordlessly inviting him in, both of us still quiet in the face of what was happening.
"Want a beer?" I asked him as I started towards the kitchen. He nodded, and I realized that I still hadn't heard him speak. Was he disappointed? Shy? I felt an insane urge to call the whole visit off, but knew I would be sorry forever if I did. I got two beers out of the refrigerator, and walked back into the living room, where he was already sitting on the couch, looking around.
I handed him his beer, opened mine, and took a long drink while I watched him out of the corner of his eye - he was watching me. He reached out and grabbed a sable curl that had been laying over my chest and ran it between his fingers. "So beautiful," he almost whispered.
Before I realized what I was doing, I reached out and held his face in my hands, and kissed him, hard. I felt him draw back in surprise, but then his mouth opened and his tongue met mine. He put down his beer, and then I felt his arms go around me, and he pushed me back into the cushions of the couch, kissing me back and teasing my lips with the tip of his tongue.
When he finally broke the kiss, he was smiling into my eyes. I grinned back at him, and all I could think of to say was, "Wow." Kelly erupted into laughter and drew back, picking up his beer and sipping it while continuing his perusal of me.
I jumped up, and grabbed his hand, pulling him after me. "C'mon. Let's get out of here for a little while. Some of my friends are really anxious to meet you." I knew that if we stayed in the house, we would end up in bed very soon, and I wanted some time for us to get to know each other, and feel comfortable together first.
We got in my car, and headed over to Katie's house. She normally had a few people over there on Friday nights, playing cards, drinking beer, and just in general goofing off, and I knew it was a good place for Kelly to meet some of my friends in a relaxed atmosphere. When we got there, her driveway was crowded with trucks and cars, causing Kelly to look over at me and say,"I don't mind meeting your friends, Patti, but I'd really rather just spend time with you, I'm not really into partying with a lot of people I don't know."
"We'll just stay for a bit, I promise. Most of my friends are usually here around this time. Let's just stay long enough to drink a beer or so and then we'll leave, okay?"
Kelly smiled and winked at me, then said, "For you....okay. But, soon. I want to have you all to myself soon."
We walked into the open front door, and were greeted with shouts and people craning their necks to see Kelly. My friends had all heard about him and were curious. My girlfriends all grinned when they saw him, and several were giving me the thumbs-up signal when his back was turned, making me laugh. Kelly found a seat on the couch, and pulled me with him, seating me firmly on his lap. Someone passed us a couple of beers and we passed an hour or so chatting and laughing at the ribbing my friends were giving Kelly for his slight Canadian accent. It was a novelty to us, and a huge source of amusement to most of those there.
When Kelly thought no one would notice, he would slip his hand between my thighs, stroking me through my jeans. Reaching for another beer, his arm would brush the side of my breast, and he would make the gesture last longer than was necessary. Several times I used the cover of everyone's banter and laughter to whisper to him, "Behave."
He reached for the ashtray on the table in front of us, and I heard an equally emphatic, "No." I turned and caught him laughing at me. He loved the fact that I was so clearly his, even with all my friends around us. He kept up his clandestine stroking, keeping me permanently flushed. My wiggling around in his lap was apparently having the same effect on him - I could feel the growing bulge of his cock underneath my ass.
Kelly started lightly bouncing me with his knee, and then he leaned forward to lightly nibble on my earlobe. He breathed into my ear, "Ready to go, gorgeous?"
I quickly nodded my agreement, and we stood to say goodbye, amid laughs and winks. Everyone knew why we were leaving and couldn't resist the opportunity to tease me just a little about it.
Kelly and I walked, hand in hand, out to the car. He opened my door for me and leaned down to kiss me before he closed the door. I waited for him to get in, and as I turned the key in the ignition he reached for my hand and kissed it. "Your friends are great, but I can't wait to get back to your house," he said, looking me in the eye. His eyes were the deepest black I had ever seen, yet they were warm and soft.
"Are you nervous?" he asked after a minute. I glanced over at him, and then back at the road.
"Yeah, a little. That sounds goofy, doesn't it?"
"No, it really doesn't. I am, too. Some." He still had my hand in his, holding it lightly in his lap.
I grinned at him. "That makes me feel a little better."
We pulled into my driveway, walked up to the door, where he took my keys and unlocked the door for me. I headed in towards the kitchen and dropped my purse and keys on the table. When I turned, he was very close behind me.
His voice was very quiet. "Patti"
I raised my eyebrows in question, leaning my hip lightly against the kitchen table.
He held his hand out towards me. "C'mere."
I went to him, and felt him wrap his arms around me and pull me close. I expected him to kiss me, but he didn't, not right away. Kelly rested his chin on my shoulder and breathed into my hair.
"It's so good to feel you here, in my arms, finally. I've wanted to just hold you for so long now," he whispered. He held me there, slightly rocking me, and then let go. Grabbing my hand, as if he thought I might slip away from him, he led me down the hall to my bedroom.