After graduation a group of friends got together, celebrating the end of high school and the beginning of the rest of their lives. Dana was part of this group, and was having a great time with her friends, especially since the group at the party included her crush of 2 years, Brad. Because Dana was very very shy, she'd never managed to let her feelings be known to the very cute track runner, she thought that with his wavy black hair and green eyes and runner's lean and toned body, he was way out of her league. It wasn't really true however, most of the guys in her class wished they could ask the shy brunette out, but they were all afraid of being turned down. Nobody thought she was a snob, it was just that it wasn't always easy to talk to her... not like that anyway. As a result, Dana thought that she must be undesirable, her friends always had to set up her dates to dances for her, and no guy had ever really asked her out. The ones that had hadn't asked for a second date - it never occurred to her that her shyness made them think she wasn't interested in them.
But for now, her hazel eyes were filled with happiness as she was included in a group of laughing, celebrating people, all high off their own success. Slowly the group dwindled until there were 6 of them, who all decided to sleep over at Brad's house because his parents were in Europe on a business trip (if it hadn't been for the very large graduation check he'd been sent, he might have been upset that they hadn't been able to make it home for such an important event... but, well, they still cared, and there was always college graduation anyway.). Because there were no parents, there was also an abundance of alcohol, and all of them began drinking. Dana didn't drink a whole lot, she didn't like to be out of control (especially at Brad's house... she just couldn't embarrass herself in front of him.). She did notice that Brad wasn't drinking very heavily either, probably because he wanted to stay sober enough to make sure that their less lucid friends didn't do any damage to his house.
As they began loosening up, the three guys and three girls started playing Truth or Dare... which (like most games of Truth or Dare) rapidly became mostly "Dare". While the drinking continued, some of the dares started getting wilder. Dana blushed horribly as her friend Kirsten lifted her shirt over her head, showing off her bare 32B cup breasts, pink nipples pointing straight out. Turning her head a little, to ignore it as Kirsten's equally drunk on and off boyfriend Mike groped her titties, she noticed that Brad also wasn't really watching the show. Instead, he was looking at her. In fact, he was smiling at her now... smiling back a little, she quickly lowered her eyes and looked elsewhere. Unfortunately, that little byplay had garnered the attention of Mike.
"BRAD!" he hollered drunkly, "I dare you to kiss Dana!"
The rest of their drunken friends whooped and hollered as Dana's face flushed a deep crimson, as Brad leaned over and kissed her lightly on her lips. Lowering her head, she tried to hide her burning face behind her shoulder-length curls while Mike complained that it hadn't been a real kiss.
"Leave off," she heard Brad say, then he put his hand on her shoulder, startling her, "This isn't really Dana's kind of game."
Grateful for the support, she looked up into kind green eyes. Slowly, as the participants got drunker and drunker, the game wound down. Mike and Kirsten went off somewhere, kissing drunkenly with their hands all over each other, while Jordan and Tia just kind of fell asleep on the couches. Sighing, Brad started to pick up some of the dishes and bottles in the living room, and Dana got up to help him, following him into the kitchen.
"Thanks," he smiled at her as she tossed the bottles into the recycling.
"No problem," she smiled shyly back, "It's not like any of them are much use the way they are now."
"No kidding," laughing, he nodded out the window into the backyard where Mike and Kirsten were half-dressed and rolling around on the ground... apparently they'd tried to lie down in the hammock and hadn't quite managed it. Dana couldn't help but giggle as they flailed around the in the backyard, even though she was desperately jealous that Brad was looking at Kirsten's chest. Dana's own 34D's were much bigger... and still almost as perky as the smaller girl's... looking at him from the corner of her eye, she realized he was doing the same and blushed and looked away.
"Are you always this shy?" something in his voice told her that he was amused, but in a nice way and it didn't make her feel awkward at all that he'd asked. Still, she was feeling shy enough that all she did was nod. Suddenly, he was much much closer. She looked up into a face that was just inches away, and she could barely breath with the thrill of it. Questioningly, he gazed deeply into her eyes, apparently satisfied with something he saw there, he smiled and lowered his head for their second kiss.
It was much more than the first one had been. First his lips lightly touched hers, and then they pressed more firmly upon her pink lips; instinctively her lips parted with his and his tongue probed her mouth. Carefully, he drew her into his arms, pulling her close to his body as he deepened the kiss, her head tilted back as she melted against him. She felt giddy with happiness as he held her close. Finally he pulled his mouth away from hers, and she shyly looked away from him again - she would have pulled away if he hadn't been holding onto her still. Fingers under her chin lifted her eyes back to his, he was smiling patiently at her.
"Do you want to go to my room?" his voice was low, inviting but not making her feel at all pressured. Afraid that if she spoke, it would all turn out to be a dream and she'd wake up, Dana just nodded.
