I remember the first time we made love very clearly.
It was winter, and the house was - not cold - cool. It was late, and everyone else had gone to bed, but the two of us were still up, bundled under a blanket, and talking quietly between kisses.
We had been dating for several months at that point, but we were still a little afraid, I think, to decide how serious we wanted to be. Hanging over us was the fact that she was in the United States only on an extended visit to her brother, and that she was due - eager really - to return to Hong Kong in a few more months. Unspoken, but always present, was the knowledge that we needed to decide what our relationship would be soon; neither of us was certain whether we should spend more time together or break off immediately to lessen the eventual pain.
Neither one of us had a great deal of sexual experience. Although we both had dated others in high school and college, she was still a virgin. When compared to her, I was knowledgeable, but one college love affair does not a complete lover make. I did know enough to at least realize that she was not ready give herself to anyone until she was ready to make a commitment; I managed, somehow, not to pressure her about it. We had kept our relationship on a light, flirting, level, the highlights being the slow good night kisses at the end of each date.
That night, though, the longer we talked, cuddled, and kissed, the harder it was to part. I could feel her pressing tighter against me; I was acutely aware that all she had on was a flannel nightgown. When she straddled my leg and began to unconsciously rub up and down on it as we kissed, I realized that she was just as excited as I.
I pulled back until I could see her face, and asked her "Are you ready to make love with me?"
She lowered her eyes, and seemed to struggle with herself. Finally, she whispered "I don't know - but if you told me to come to bed with you I would."
For a moment, I was very tempted. I had wanted her since we first met, and she was telling me that she would let me decide. But if I had learned anything about her at all, I knew that she would not take an affair casually; it was just too easy to hurt her if I took her offer. Slowly, regretfully, I shook my head. "No. I want you very much, but you yourself aren't sure. I would rather wait until you know that you are ready. I think we had both better go to bed; I don't know how long my self-control will last."
I could tell I had guessed right by her expression, which blended disappointment and relief in equal measures. She leaned forward, gave me a light kiss, and climbed the stairs to her room. More slowly, I went down the stairs to mine.
Though I went immediately to bed, my mind - and body, damn it - was still wide awake. For over half an hour, I lay looking up at the darkened ceiling, not sure if I felt good due to temptation declined or stupid for the same reason. No matter how many times I reasoned it out, I came to the same conclusion - to push her before she was ready would almost certainly hurt her. Unfortunately, you can make the right decision and still feel terrible.
Suddenly, I came fully alert; I heard a light scratching at the door. I opened it to see her. She looked determined, excited, and frightened, in just that order. "I've decided." was all she said.
For all of our flirting and kissing, I had never seen her without clothes. Now, she pulled off her nightgown rapidly, as if to prevent second thoughts from stopping her. Her panties followed with equal speed. Though she was blushing, she held her clenched hands at her sides and stood erect, then slowly turned to give me a full view.
I could have given you a good guess, before, about how she looked without clothes - slender, golden skin, long dark hair, small, firm breasts. What I couldn't have predicted was the details, and how she fit together into a graceful whole. And I would never have guessed that those small breasts would have supported such large - no, huge - red-brown nipples.
She shivered when I put my arms around her. It could have been the coolness of the house, or it could have been nervousness. Rather than guess which, I pulled her under the covers and held her until she was still. Soon, we were kissing once more, the only difference being the feel of skin on skin. This time, when she straddled my leg I could feel a warm wetness, proof that despite any nervousness she was as ready as I.
She giggled when I lightly kissed her breasts. Inexperienced as she was, she expected me to push right in, but I wanted her first time to be more than a quick fumble. Instead, I slowly began to explore her body with hands and lips.
Her skin was silky smooth, and warm to my touch. She shivered slightly as I began to kiss my way slowly down her body; as I neared her center, I could feel her legs tense slightly, and slowly relax as I continued past her hip and on down the outside of a leg. Another, stronger, giggle as I kissed her toes, and ticked her instep. I transferred my attentions to the other foot, and gradually worked my way up the outside of that leg. This time, she did not tense as much as I worked my way higher, so I took a chance and planted a light kiss at the base of her small pubic V.
The hair was sparse, soft, and only slightly wavy; inconsequentially, I remembered how puzzled she'd been by the phrase "by the short and curlies" in a movie we'd seen. This close, her aroma was intoxicating. She'd showered after dinner, but the smell of clean skin and soap overlayed with the musky-sharp smell of her arousal. I moved slightly lower, and slid my tongue tip up her folds to glance off her clit; before I could even register the taste, she shuddered and pushed her crotch into my face, hard.
What followed was almost comical. I was determined to take my time, and thoroughly explore her pussy. She was equally determined to grind it into my face as hard as she could; it was the first time she had ever experienced more than heavy kissing, it felt good, - and she was in no state to remember that I might like to breathe. I finally had to concede defeat; I could tell that her pussy was small, smooth, smelled and tasted wonderful, and was rather wet at the moment, but sight and even touch were not really functional. When I began to run out of breath at the same time that my jaw started tiring, I pulled back and started kissing my way back up.