Slowly, a rhythm develops between us, our mouths open and our lips and tongues begin to move together. Charlie's hand comes up to hold my arm above the elbow, keeping my hand around her waist. Her other hand slides around my back and rests above my right shoulder blade. Her hand opens and closes slowly' her nails gliding along the surface of my shirt, sending electric waves along my back that shoot down into my groin. My thumb traces gentle circles above her hip bone. I step in closer to her, and slide my hand from her hip to the small of her back as our bodies press together. I slide my left leg forward, bringing out bodies closer together at the waist. Charlie breaks our kiss suddenly, and I freeze. Have I gone too far? I pull back a little, looking into her eyes. They've always been striking. A light brown with surprising bursts of green in the center, like leaves floating in a river. Now, her eyes are dilated, and the only color remaining is a thin shell of brown. Her voice, when she speaks, is husky and slow.
"I think we should go back to the house."
Oh shit. I fucked it up. I swallow hard and step backwards. Charlie steps forward and walks back across the bridge without looking back. I follow hastily. Shit, Shit, SHIT! I fight tears as we make our way back down the road towards the house from the park.The half mile between the old oak and our house stretches as I struggle to keep up with Charlie's quick pace. A mosquito lands on my arm and I slap it hard, taking out my frustrations on myself. Charlie heads into the house and the screen door slams behind her before I can catch it.
"Charlie, wait!" I call as she rounds the corner towards my room.
Wait, what?
I turn the corner, my mind two steps behind me, and crash into Charlie. Or maybe she's the one doing the crashing, because before I know what is happening, her hands are in my hair and her lips are on mine. She's devouring me. Her momentum carries us to the bed, and I sit down hard. Charlie, taller than me now that I'm sitting, leans in, holding my face in her hands. I can feel the moisture on my face from my earlier tears, and apparently so can she. She pulls away, her thumbs come up to wipe my cheeks.
"What's this?"