Life seems never to work out as I planned. I'm Jacob. I am married to my high school sweetheart. It is not that simple. I had the hots for Melanie since I was in tenth grade. She didn't have the hots for me, though. I always tried to be in her circle of friends. We were friendly but not yet dating. That came much later. Much later. The sweetheart part was definitely one way only back then. She was two years younger than me and even though I was enamored with her, it seemed that she was not even interested in guys or dating other than friendships.
Later, she told me that she wanted to be with boys since boys did more interesting and athletic stuff than some of her girl friends. She was into volleyball and track during the school year and softball during the summer. She liked to hang around the athletic facilities and watch male sports. Just before I graduated, I finally acted on my crush and asked her out. She seemed a little surprised.
"I didn't think you liked me, Jacob."
"Really, why?"
"You are a couple of years ahead of me and I thought you would gravitate to the more mature girls."
"Oh, if you mean older, I see what you are saying but you come across as very mature. You seem more levelheaded and in ways you are more mature than me."
"Tell you what The boys baseball team is in the playoffs. If you would like to go to the game with me, I will pick you up."
And that is how our first date went. I wouldn't say she took charge but I certainly didn't. We went to the game. Our team lost in a squeaker. We ate afterwards. She asked me questions about my circle of friends and what my plans were. I was surprised that she knew that much about me. I told her that I was going to attend the local junior college to get the core courses and live at home. My dad worked as a mechanic at a luxury car dealership. He was actually a supervisor and made a decent living. My mom was a stay-at-home mom. They didn't have quite the savings that they had hoped to accrue by that time in life. My older sister was a total shit head. She did drugs. Drank. Got pregnant. Had a baby and the baby daddy left the same week. She couldn't even get child support.
Melanie knew all this. Seems like everyone knew it. I was hoping to distance myself from that image by being successful and living my own life. It didn't seem to bother Melanie. I came to find out that she was not into status when she chose her friends.
Melanie had only one more year of high school. I started college and worked part time. We were not even that close the first couple of years. Her last year of school, she took mostly advanced placement courses. By the time she graduated the following May, she had more college credits than I did. She was off to university about seventy miles away. I continued plodding along while paying my own way. With my wayward sister still at home, I was sick of drama and turmoil. My little nephew was precious but took a big burden on my mom. I had to get away.
Melanie started college and I would see her sometimes on the weekend. I didn't think I really had a chance with her but it didn't stop me from keeping my hat in the ring. She didn't appear to be dating anyone in particular. I knew that she liked guys and I just supposed she would meet one at school who was more in her career path. I still don't know exactly who and how many guys she dated but none seemed to accompany her home on weekends or holidays.
Being already advanced in college courses before getting on campus, she was ahead of most freshmen. She had a brilliant analytical mind. She already had a major picked out. She was going to study electrical and nuclear engineering. Not blow up kind of nuclear. Mostly communications and utilities. With the privatization of many power and utility companies, top graduates could just about write their own tickets.
That also discouraged me. I didn't seem to match up to her talents. However, she did still choose to go out with me with the understanding that we were free to date others. With Melanie, it was mostly activity related dates just like our first date. I guess guys who didn't like that kind of relationship were free to move on if they just wanted to get in her panties.
I would never be mistaken for a jock. I played sports growing up but not well enough to move to any accomplished level. I worked always part time, so sports took a back seat. Not that I was a klutz or anything. I am 5'-7" and weighed at the time about 130#. I was okay looking by my own standards but not Hollywood material. In fact, I had a rather baby face.
Melanie was not the willowy tall volleyball player. She was mostly a setter and could dig with the best of them. She is also 5'-7" and weighed about 130# when she went off to college. She was average in most aspects. She always claimed her ass was a little too big. I saw it as well developed from all the sports she played. She has a nice distinct waist. But her boobs are a wonder. She is a full DD cup. She always tried to minimize her bust but couldn't. What I found out later, much later is that her breasts are model worthy. They sit high on her chest. They are milky white with the prettiest baby pink areolas and small nipples. The areolas are so pretty pink that they seem to blend into her breast flesh without a clear demarcation of outline. Had I known this at the time, I would have done anything to see her boobs. She was not fashion model pretty, either. She was exceptionally cute but didn't enhance her looks with much makeup.
She told me later on that some girls in high school thought she was a lesbian since she played so many sports and hung out with guys instead of dating guys. She also didn't dress particularly femininely. She wasn't butch by any means. Not at all. That cute smile and dazzling eyes seemed to liven any gathering. Even the girls who thought she was a lesbian, when they got to know her, became her dear friends.
In her second year, she seemed not to make it back home very often. I would call her and we would talk. She didn't withdraw from me but I sensed we were becoming more platonic. If that was even the term. We were never intimate with each other. I began dating other girls and had sex with a few of them. I was prepared to move on. Later that year, she called me, which was unusual. I sensed a closer vibe again. She came home after the spring semester and we went out. This time, she seemed changed. She kissed me eagerly and gave signals that she was receptive to more. We had sex for the first time in her parents' home since they were on a trip to see her aunt. She took them to the airport then called me and told me to meet her at her house.
When I got there, she wasn't in her shorts and tee shirt like she wore back in high school. She was wearing a skirt and scooped neck top with no bra on. The skirt was very short and she wore pretty sandals. I noticed that her finger and toenails were freshly manicured and painted a pretty pink. I sprung and instant hard on. Her smallish nipples were hard as pebbles and I could almost make out the subtle hint of pink through the white top. She smelled of lilac and other scents. She crooked her finger at me and indicated that I was to follow her upstairs to her old bedroom.