Chloe caught me on my own at the theatre group a few days later.
"Harry, I wanted to apologize about the other night," she said.
"It's OK, Chloe, nothing to apologize for, let's just forget about it, OK?"
"But I've been thinking about it a lot since, and I feel terrible about laughing at you. Really I should feel flattered that you're thinking of me in that way."
I coughed guiltily.
"Honestly, it was just a physical reaction, Chloe. I couldn't help it."
"Well yeah, Harry, I understand that now. I mean, after you left ... I guess I understood. When I, er, thought about it. I mean, girls can have physical reactions too, that they can't help. So, yeah, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have laughed at you."
"Well that's fine, I mean, I just got a bit flustered, that's all. I'm sorry too."
"So can we do it again then?"
"I'm not sure that would be such a good idea, Chloe," I replied.
"But this Brian guy sucks! He's really pissing me off! He's trying to act all manly for his mates and he's just messing around the whole time, I'm not getting a chance to really explore the part."
"How do you mean?"
"Well, like he makes a great show of ramming into me really hard, like he exaggerates it too much, and he's not even looking at me he's like looking at his mates the whole time. Sometimes he acts like he's doing a rodeo or something. It really fucking annoys me."
"Ah, yes, well, the subject matter kind of encourages immature jerks," I said sagely.
"The way you did it was much softer and more gentle, even though it was forceful and kind of dominating. I don't know, I can't explain, but it felt so much more ... right ... than what Brian's doing. It must be your extra years of experience, I guess."
"Well, yes, I expect that's exactly what it is," I said, pushing my chest out and standing taller.
"But we didn't really ... finish. The other night. Can we try again? Please? Pretty please?"
She started fluttering her eyelashes at me, which made me smile despite myself.
"OK, Chloe, I guess we can try again," I said to her.
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The next time Chloe opened her door to me, she was wearing a looser top, like a vest. It hung low, showing not only her cleavage, but the whole top of her breasts, and the top edge of her bra too. Underneath she was wearing grey leggings, which clung tightly to her curvy legs. If I had been a bit younger, or a bit less married ... but I put the thought quickly out of my head.
Not before I'd given off a low growl, though.
I did it without thinking. To be honest, earlier that night, I'd drunk a bit more wine than usual over dinner - the consequence of another argument with my wife. She'd told me she didn't want me talking to Chloe anymore, which I thought was a bit rich, since I never told her where she could or couldn't go, or who she could or couldn't see. It was a bloody double standard if you asked me, and it smacked of distrust. But the argument had left me drunk, and now I was growling at sexy teenagers without even meaning to. I would have to watch myself.
"Hi!" Chloe gushed, instantly evaporating my foul mood and just leaving me nicely tipsy from the wine.
"Hi, Chloe," I smiled happily, wondering how she did this to me; how she made me feel so good with just a "Hi" and a smile.
We went straight upstairs this time; I didn't even see her mum. Chloe sped ahead and I couldn't help admiring her ass again, which looked fantastic with her leggings clinging tightly around it. They were thin enough that there was a hint of flesh colour showing through in places, although I couldn't see a panty-line. I looked away to avoid growling at her again.
As soon as the door was shut, Chloe started apologizing again.
"I'm so sorry about last time, Harry. I'll make it up to you, I promise," she said.
I gave her a bear hug, holding her close to me. "There's no need to apologize, Chloe, let's just start afresh now, OK?"
She looked up from my arms and smiled sweetly.
"Yeah, OK. Don't forget to take your keys out of your pocket this time! I can already feel them!" she laughed, then I released her and she sat down.
I removed my keys and phone, and put them on her little bedside table, next to her nail scissors.
"Oh, Tom, you know how much I love you," Chloe said as soon as I turned back around. I sat down next to her on the bed.
"Oh, baby, if you love me, why won't you show it?"
Chloe kissed me wetly on the cheek.
"I show you every day, Tom. You know I'm not interested in anyone else."
"I just need you to do this one thing for me, baby, to prove you're really mine."
"But I've never done it with anyone before."
"Just lie down, baby."
I shoved Chloe hard onto the bed. She started giggling.
"Oh, Tom! Kiss me!"
I puckered my lips in a deliberately exaggerated manner and leaned over her, and she started laughing uncontrollably.
Then I grabbed her leggings by the waistband, and pretended to pull them down as a joke. They actually moved an inch, revealing a strip of enticing bare flesh, before she shrieked and grabbed onto them, pulling them back up while she laughed helplessly.
"Don't do that!" she giggled. "I haven't got any ... I mean, what are you doing?" she said, remembering her line.
Then I rolled on top of her, but her legs were together so I had to put mine either side. I started banging uselessly against her pelvis, and she screamed with laughter again.
"This isn't right, is it?" she asked when she was able to talk again.
"You mean with my legs on the outside?"
"Yeah, you can't fuck someone like that can you?"
"You can, but it's difficult. You're supposed to spread for me."
She started giggling again, and so did I.
"Spread for you?" she asked, laughing.
"Yeah, you know, you need to open your legs for me," I replied, looking her dead in the eye, "if you want me to pop your cherry."
I held her gaze as she turned bright pink.
"Let's try it properly then, Harry," she said, smiling demurely at me.