(For whatever it's worth, this is a true story. Possibly everyone says that? I don't know, I'm new here. But this story is a genuine, treasured memory of mine. My wife has given me permission to share this snippet of our history together, and it feels like it's the right time. I hope you enjoy!)
Some background: My wife and I started dating toward the end of high school. We'd both turned 18 by then, but neither of us had much "experience" at that point. The most I'd done was kissed a couple of girls before.
For her part, I was technically her first "serious" boyfriend. That's not because she had any lack of admirers! She had the whole sweet girl-next-door aura. She was the type of girl who'd wear frilly white blouses and fuzzy sweaters, and she'd always be clipping cute flowers and stuff into her hair. She didn't try to be "sexy" per se, but as you probably know, that "good girl" type is kryptonite to a certain kind of teenage boy. I know for a fact that I wasn't the only guy who drooled and daydreamed over her.
Still, she hadn't dated much. I imagine that's because she was so cute and sweet and pretty that she felt... unattainable? Or like it was somehow wrong to lust after her? (Not that that stopped me, lol.) She just didn't seem like she was available for sex or romance. A lot of people thought she came from a super religious family, though I don't know how that rumor started. She just gave off that vibe, which tended to hide the fact that she was actually a typical hormone-ridden teenager.
Anyway, my point is that she was fucking beautiful, and somehow I got lucky, and she decided she liked me too. The story of how we started dating is too long and far too embarrassing to share here, but trust me when I say she was, and still is, out of my league. (Seriously, way out of my league. I once introduced her to a new co-worker of mine, and afterwards he looked at me and said "you must be really funny or something." Thanks.)
One day, a couple months into our relationship, we were hanging out in the basement at my house. This wasn't an especially sexy location, since my parents were usually there too. But the presence of my parents wasn't quite as awful as it sounds, since they were pretty chill and since they absolutely adored her (good grades, polite, nice family, etc). They were constantly inviting her to join us for family movie nights and stuff.
We were all downstairs, getting ready for movie night, settling into the giant couch in front of the TV, when my mom got a phone call from a neighbor. (I never found out what it was about, but I will forever be grateful to whoever made that call.) She spoke briefly to my dad, and they told us that they'd have to leave for an hour or so. Would we mind waiting for them before starting the movie? Sure, sure, no problem...
And so my girlfriend and I suddenly found ourselves alone, together, on a nice big couch, with total privacy, for the first time.
At this point in our relationship, we had made out a few times, but that was it. We were self-conscious and inexperienced, and we were deliberately trying to "take things slow", and we were both silently terrified of fucking things up. I have the impression that most 18-year-olds in our situation would have gotten down to business right away, so to speak. But that just wasn't us.
Instead, we cuddled. She curled up with me, and we kissed for a while, and then we just started chatting about nothing. (Years later, reminiscing about this moment, my wife and I would joke that we wish we could go back in time and tell our younger selves "oh my god, just fuck already", but alas, it was not to be.)
We ended up spooning, with her nestled into me as I held her tenderly, cherishing her warmth, and awkwardly (but successfully!) trying to angle my body so that she wouldn't feel my boner pressing against her. It was wonderful. We talked, and I would rest my nose against the back of her neck. I remember that she smelled wonderful, and sometimes she would shiver when I breathed out.
I was happy, and I told her so. I told her how lucky I felt, and how utterly devastatingly beautiful she was, and how much I loved her. (Despite "taking things slow", we were very free with the L-word.) Every time I said it, she'd make this cute little humming sound and wiggle in my arms.
That was more than enough to start driving me crazy. Eventually I said something like, "God, I just want to..." And I trailed off into silence before saying anything I might regret.
"You just want to... what?", she asked.
I tried to brush it off. "I shouldn't..."
"C'mon, tell me! What were you gonna say?" Her tone was teasing, but she was insistent.
Again, you need to understand, I was very new to this. We had never, never talked dirty before, and I was afraid of scaring her away.
But I was also young and very, very horny.
"I was gonna...", I began. "I was gonna tell you everything I want to do to you."
Instantly, I regretted phrasing it like that. As tame as it sounds to me now, back then I was
sure
I had gone too far. I felt her freeze up in my arms. I scrambled to think of what to say to fix it, but she replied before my brain started working again.
"You can say it", she said. I remember that her voice was a little unsteady. "What... What do you want to do to me?"
(I'm
pretty
sure I'm remembering most of this conversation correctly, but I'm absolutely 100% certain about that particular line, because it remains one of the sexiest things I've ever heard in my life. Something about the way she said it. Maybe you had to be there, but trust me, those words, "what do you want to do to me", have been looping in my head ever since.)