(This story is a dramatized version of a journal entry given to me by the man in the story, for the purposes of writing this story. It is true-ish, if he is to be believed.)
I lost my virginity on July 1, 2012. It was the beginning of a four-week adventure unlike anything else I've had since, and which I know I'm unlikely to experience again.
My family used to go to a lakeside resort for four weeks every summer, and there were a few other families that went to the same place for similar times. We and Margot's (name changed) family always went for the four full weeks in July, whenever those fell.
This would be the last time I planned to go to the resort, having turned 18 and graduated the previous month. I'd be off to college, and hopefully doing some things my own way shortly. But, I'd be along for this last time. There was, of course, Margot.
Margot and I had been friends, though only for the summer, since we were each about five years old. We didn't really stay in touch outside of the resort. She lived someplace else entirely, and although our parents stayed in touch via e-mail, we didn't really.
That said, I couldn't help but remember that on the last day we were at the lake the year before, she'd kissed me. In a way that had seemed like she really meant it. So, as we got closer to July, I gave it more and more thought. I wondered what our summer would look like.
The answer came that first night, when her family was over at our cottage getting reacquainted and catching up with everything from the past year. After about half an hour, Margot spoke up and asked if we could go for a walk down to the lakeside. Having secured the blessing of the parents, we left.
As we left the house, though, Margot quickly led me beside the cottage next door. "There's no one here this year," she said. "Something wrong with the wiring, Dad said, and so it's just closed up," she said as we crept along to the back door. She opened it up and led me inside.
"Which is convenient for us, especially if they leave the back door unlocked."
She took my hand and pulled me into the cottage, through the kitchen and into the living room. She sat me down on the couch and then sat beside me, her legs up under her body, and facing me. "So, what I want to know is: how far have you gotten since last year?"
I tipped my head sideways. "What do you mean? I graduated..."
"No. With girls. What base have you made?"
I opened my mouth to answer, but nothing came out. I hadn't really expected this particular conversation, and also wasn't sure how to answer it at all.
"You don't really know the bases, do you?" she asked. I shook my head, and she took both of my hands. "Okay. It's like this. Full-on sex is home base. Have you made it there?"
In that moment, I froze. Should I admit that I hadn't? Would she know if I lied? What was the solution, here?
"You haven't, then. Got it," she said, possibly disappointed. "I suppose you haven't made it to third base, either, then?"
I tried not to look puzzled, but I'm sure that, even in the dark room, she knew what my face said. She raised both of my hands a little, then lowered them again. "Okay. Before we left last year, that kiss was a first base kind of thing. At least, I hope it was. First base is kind of innocent stuff, but something that gets your motor going, you know? A kiss, some touching, but nothing too serious. But it gets you worked up. Have you done that since last year?"
Slowly, uncertainly, I shook my head. She sighed.
"Well, then," she said. "I guess we'd better start there again." With that, she placed my arms behind her back. She leaned forward until her face was up against mine, and she kissed me. Her lips were warm and soft, and her breath hard and hot. She opened her mouth against my lips, running her tongue over my lips until mine opened and she thrust her tongue into my mouth. With that, she grabbed the back of my head and held us close. I pressed my own tongue against hers, and she let it into her own mouth with a soft moan.
After several moments, she backed up a bit and we separated. She wiped her lips with the back of her hand, and smiled. "That was pretty good, for a guy who hasn't been practicing." She leaned forward again, and our second kiss of the evening was even more serious. If this was meant to, as she put it, "get my motor running," it certainly did. I could feel this intensity everywhere in my body.
"Now, let's talk about second base," she said. "Most people think of it as boobs." She paused to smile as my eyes flicked to the neckline of her tank top. "We'll get there," she grinned. "Technically, it's more like touching intimate places, but not genitals." She eased one of my hands down to her butt, and I offered no resistance. The denim shorts were softer than I'd expected, and her body felt incredible even through the material.
She moved my other hand to her chest as she leaned back. "That said, we both want you touching my boobs," she whispered. I ran my hand over the curve of her chest, trying hard to make it perfectly obvious that I'd never touched a girl's breasts before, even over her clothes. I slid my hand around from her back and brought it to the front, and cupped both of her breasts, circling the sides.
"Second base is pretty extensive," she said after what might have been a minute or a week. "It's still second base, whether you're touching clothes or skin," she backed up a bit, then reached down and lifted her tank top over her head. She revealed a pink demi-bra as she dropped the shirt on the floor and lay back on the couch. "But skin is a lot more fun, isn't it?"