This is my first story, so open to any feedback. This is the first of a series, and it starts a little slow and helps set up some backstory on the characters. Hopefully it will all pay off in later chapters.
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I gripped the steering wheel impatiently, willing the car to pick up speed without actually pressing down on the gas. The sun, which hung low on the horizon outside the driver's side window, cast a yellow glow that enveloped the entire countryside. It was a beautiful night to be driving, not a cloud in the sky, and traffic was lighter than I expected heading into the weekend. Perfect driving conditions, but all I could think about was what awaited at our destination.
Bonnie, sensing my impatience, took my hand in hers and squeezed tightly. "We'll be there soon."
I smiled over at her and, for the millionth time since we started dating, thanked whatever God had blessed me with such a beautiful girlfriend. My gratitude increased even more as I caught a glimpse down her blouse, which she'd left unbuttoned at the top. The tight, flower-pattern affair was probably my favorite of hers for the way it accentuated her breasts. She wasn't especially well endowed, but the sleek cut definitely helped them stand out in all the right ways.
I also noticed she was wearing her red silk bra, my favorite. Just thinking about reaching in and rubbing her tits as I drove started to nudge my little soldier to attention.
"Like what you see?"
I'd been caught in the act, and my cheeks reddened. Even a few weeks ago, I'd have been mortified, sure that Bonnie would never speak to me again now that she'd realized what a sex-crazed pervert I was. But thanks to Bonnie's reassurances I'd grown in confidence, enough to respond, "Yeah. I'd love to pull over at the next exit and get a closer look."
"What's stopping you?" She took my hand and placed it against her left breast, then placed her left hand on my inner thigh. We both started rubbing each other as I tried not to drive off the side of the highway.
Before things get too out of hand (excuse the pun), maybe I should offer a little backstory. My name's Thomas, though my friends call me Tommy. I'm a freshman at university, something of a dork, and, to my great shame, still a virgin. But that last part at least is hopefully about to change.
In high school, I was never what you'd call a catch. Okay, I'll just go ahead and admit I was definitely something of a loser. I was painfully shy, not interested in sports, and a little too smart to be well liked by the jocks and popular kids. I had a few good friends in the same gifted classes as I was, and even a couple of girls that probably would have said yes if I ever asked them out, but I never worked up the courage. The threat of being laughed at seemed immediate and real.
I kissed Jessica Goldberg at a party once, or it would be more accurate to say she kissed me. All the kids from the marching band (did I mention I was in band? I was on French horn, which I picked because the teacher had said it was the hardest to play while marching and I was excited by the challenge) had gathered for an end of the football season party. I'd always thought Suzie was cute, even if she was a little on the chubby side.
She was pretty drunk. She grabbed me by the shirt and dragged me into one of the bedrooms and we made out on the bed for about 10 minutes until she said she had to go to the bathroom and told me not to go anywhere. I waited half an hour for her to come back but she never returned. When I finally went out looking for her, someone told me she'd gone home because her ride was leaving. The next Monday she acted like nothing had happened and I have a feeling she'd completely blacked out.
So that was my first kiss.
This past summer before I started college I got to second base with Suzie Farkas. She was my neighbor across the street who'd graduated two years earlier. I'd always had a crush on her, and used to watch her play in her front yard from my bedroom window. The Sunday morning she and her friends held a carwash to raise money while in their bikini tops for some school trip still stands as one of the highlights of my young life.
Anyway, we ran into each other one day at the corner grocery and she didn't even recognize me. I said hi, and at first she looked at me like I was a stranger creeping on her in a bar, but she mellowed out as soon as she had a chance to look me up and down. It was only when I mentioned my older brother, who she used to date back in high school, that she realized who I was.
"Tommy! You're so tall. It's like you sprouted a foot since last fall."
"I hit a growth spurt, I guess." I was embarrassed. My newfound height happened so quickly, it was immediately obvious to everyone in school, and my years of cultivating a low profile were at an end. It was hard to avoid attention when you're six foot three and weigh 190 pounds. What's worse, I wasn't used to my new body, and I must have looked like a gangly giraffe stumbling up and down the hallways between classes. And while I was one third of the way to being tall, dark, and handsome, there weren't any apparent benefits when it came to my love life.
But that was months ago. I'd since filled out a bit and people stopped gawking as I came into view. I had earned the nickname long, tall Tommy though, something I wasn't about to share with Suzie.
"I'll say. I guess I dated the wrong Bishop brother." I assumed she was making fun of me. Everyone knew that my brother was the better-looking sibling, not to mention funnier and easier to talk to. It wasn't necessary for anyone to actually say anything to that effect. I was fully aware of the silent comparison thanks solely to the way people looked at me after learning of the family connection.
Suzie seemed to be telling the truth, however, because she invited me to a house party that night and didn't allow me a chance to make any excuses. She even offered to drive.
Most of the people at this party knew me as Evan's little brother, which didn't bother me so much. At least they weren't likely to harass me, since Evan was so well liked. Normally at parties I'm awkward and end up in a corner somewhere pretending to look at a book or staring at my phone. Anything to avoid an actual conversation. But Suzie kept me close by her side the whole night, introducing me to people I'd worshipped from afar for many years and feeding me more beers than I was used to.