Chapter 1
Jared did not consider himself a nice guy. He was a good friend, son, brother and co-worker. He was the type of guy to offer his seat on the subway to someone who needed it more and never took a handicap spot in a parking lot. But he did not do relationships. Jared did not date, nor spend any time looking for "the one." He didn't care about love and marriage the way most people did.
This did not mean that Jared was celibate. On the contrary, Jared loved sex and had it quite often. He just didn't form connections with the women he slept with beyond sex. However, Jared wasn't a liar or a user. He was always straightforward with the women he slept with. He usually met them online and was upfront about his expectations and the women he bedded were of the same mind as him. They were not looking for anything more serious than a fun hookup either.
Some girls were one-night stands while some he would see again for a few weeks or months. One girl lasted an entire year before she moved away for a job, and they never spoke again. It wasn't love. Not with any of them. Friends with benefits was the absolute most it could be, and Jared honestly didn't even care about the 'friends' part.
This alone might not have been enough for Jared to label himself a "bad boy." But Jared didn't just have sex. Jared loved rough sex. Spanking, orgasm denial, whips, handcuffs/and or ropes. He also loved it when a girl liked anal sex and if she hadn't tried it, he was more than happy to introduce her to it. That was rare though. Most of the women he met up with were more than familiar with it and frequently requested it.
Nope Jared had no desire to settle down. Not when he could have all the dirty sex he wanted with none of the problems a relationship caused. That is until one evening when he attended a get together one of his friends was hosting. It wasn't unusual. Jared frequently got together with his buddies and their wives/girlfriends. But this evening would change everything. After grabbing a beer from the kitchen, Jared wandered into the living room where most people seemed to have gathered. He looked around to trying to decide what group to join when suddenly his breath caught, and Jared would swear afterwards that his heart skipped a beat. There, talking to his buddy's wife, was the most beautiful girl Jared had ever seen.
She was laughing and her smile lit her face as if it were summer. She was fair skinned with sky blue eyes and pale blonde hair that cascaded down her back in a riot of curls. She looked exactly like what Jared imagined an angel to look like. Jared stood transfixed for a moment as he watched her talk and laugh with Jessica before he found the courage to walk over to her. He said, "hi," to Jessica and gave her a quick hug. Jessica returned it before directing his attention back to the girl she was chatting with.
Her name was Cindy, and she was a co-worker of Jessica's. Jared shook Cindy's hand and took notice of how petite she was. Jared was tall at 6'3 and Cindy just came up to his chest. Cindy smiled and blushed when Jared took her hand before looking away shyly. Jared smiled and asked about her job. The conversation started with Jared, Cindy and Jessica but, it didn't take long before Jared and Cindy were only staring at one another. When Jessica walked away with an amused expression on her face, neither Jared nor Cindy even noticed. They talked the entire evening and when Cindy finally said that she needed to leave, she and Jared exchanged numbers. An hour later her phone rang; it was Jared. He asked her if she wanted to have lunch with him the next day and she excitedly agreed.
Lunch turned into dinner and dinner turned into a walk around the city, neither of them wanting the night to end. They ended up on a stone bench looking at the stars when Cindy finally started to doze off, her head on Jared's shoulder. Jared looked at her sweet sleeping face and gently kissed her forehead. Cindy opened her eyes and smiled though it was obvious she was still sleepy. Jared said, "Come on Angel. Time to get you home." Cindy had taken an Uber but agreed to let Jared drive her home. Jared walked her up to her apartment door and when Cindy looked up at him with her beautiful blue eyes, Jared slowly leaned down to kiss her. It was the most amazing kiss Jared had ever felt. For the first time he kissed a girl gently with adoration and reverence. It was beautiful. Jared finally understood what it was to love.
It was obvious to Jared that Cindy wanted to take the physical side of their relationship slowly and Jared was surprisingly ok with that. She was his angel and whatever pace she wanted, Jared would respect. He was not going to push for anything. One evening Cindy invited Jared into her apartment to watch a movie and eat popcorn. One thing led to another and about halfway through the movie Jared and Cindy were making out.
Jared gently slipped his tongue into her mouth and Cindy sighed in contentment although it seemed to Jared that she almost appeared surprised by the action and wasn't sure what to do. Still, it didn't take long for Cindy to slowly try and taste Jared with her tongue as well. Jared got hard immediately, kissing Cindy with a passion he had never known before. He reached to massage her breast with his hand when Cindy suddenly grabbed his wrist. Jared stopped immediately, and Cindy pulled away from him panting and her cheeks flushed. "I'm sorry Jared, but I can't go any farther."
"It's ok, Cindy," Jared said. "I didn't mean to push. Whenever you're ready for more you let me know. I'll follow your lead."
Cindy smiled nervously and looked at the ground. "No, you don't understand," she said quietly. "I've never...I mean I don't plan..." Cindy sighed and took a deep breath before blurting out, "I don't want to have sex until I'm married. I'm a virgin Jared and, I intend to remain one until my wedding night."
Jared looked at her in complete shock. A virgin?! The last time Jared had been with a virgin had been his first time as well. It was in college with a girl he was friends with. They decided to lose it to one another just to get it over with. It had been short, sloppy and a bit painful for the poor girl. They never had sex with each other again. Both had been so embarrassed by the experience that they barely spoke afterwards. Eventually they became strangers who actively avoided one another.
The next girl Jared slept with was a year older than him and much more experienced. She had been into BDSM and taught Jared what to do. It was with her that Jared got his taste for rough sex. Some of the things she was into had been a little too extreme for him, but he appreciated all she had taught him.
Now here he was, with Cindy, the most incredible woman he had ever known, and she was telling him that she was a virgin waiting for marriage. With anyone else this would have been a deal breaker. But with Cindy it wasn't at all. He admired that about her. It couldn't have been easy to remain a virgin into her mid 20's but she had done it because it was important to her. Jared smiled. "Ok, Cindy. If that is what you want, then you won't get an argument from me. I promise I won't ever press for more."