Love in Between (Love #1)

18

Luke

When we arrived home, I walked around and helped Lily out of the Jeep. I took her hand and walked her to her apartment. I couldn’t stop thinking about what happened and how much she enjoyed it. Feeling the inside of her was incredible, and hearing her moan as I gave her pleasure was heart-stopping. My feelings for her were strong—stronger than I’d ever imagined. I needed her in ways I didn’t understand. Every time she smiled at me, I grew weaker.

“Please come in and have a beer,” she said innocently.

I couldn’t resist her and the tone she used. “That’d be great, thanks.” I smiled.

She threw her keys on the counter, and I pulled out my phone to see if I had any messages. The only one was from Sam’s phone.

“Have fun with Lily, Uncle Luke.”

I laughed and looked at Lily as she grabbed two beers from the fridge. She handed me one, then we both sat down on the couch.

“You haven’t told me anything about you. All I know is that you’re the maintenance man, you love my father, and you’re in a band.”

Eventually, I needed to tell her about Callie and the accident. It wasn’t fair to her that I haven’t spoken about it yet. I looked at her and took in a deep breath.

“I was the quarterback of the high school football team, and Callie was the lead cheerleader. We met senior year, when her dad was transferred here from Ohio. We both felt an instant attraction, and we had dated up until the accident.”

Lily reached over and grabbed my hand. She could see the tears beginning to fill my eyes. It was still too hard to talk about.

“It’s ok, Luke. You don’t have to talk about it anymore; I understand how hard it is.”

I leaned forward and grabbed her, pulling her into a warm embrace. I needed to feel the comfort of her being in my arms. I drank most of my beer and looked at the clock; it was 12:00 a.m. “You need to get some sleep; you have to be up early for work, and I don’t want you to be tired,” I said to her as I got up from the couch.

“I don’t sleep anyway,” she said.

I set the beer bottle on the counter and turned to look at her. “What do you mean you don’t sleep?”

“I can’t sleep more than a couple of hours a night.”

I walked over to her and pushed her hair behind her ear. “Have you talked to someone about this?”

She took my hand and kissed my palm. “No, not yet.”

“How long has this been going on?” I asked her with concern.

“Since the whole church ordeal,” she said as she turned and started walking away.

“That was over a year ago, Lily!” I exclaimed. “How the hell do you function on only a couple hours of sleep?”

“I don’t know. I’m used to it, I guess.”

I walked over to her and kissed the top of her head. As I wrapped my arms around her, she held on tight. “I’m staying here tonight to make sure you sleep,” I said.

She turned around and looked at me. “If you’re staying here, then you’re going to have to make love to me,” she said as she stared into my eyes.

“Lily,” I whispered as I tilted my head and gently kissed her lips.

I couldn’t refuse her. She wanted me to make love to her just as bad as I wanted to. I slowly took down the straps of her dress; then it fell to the ground, revealing her lace bra and thong. Her body was amazing, and I instantly became hard. I took her face in my hands. “I don’t have a condom; I’ll have to go get one.”

“You don’t need one. I’m on the pill, and I’m clean. I haven’t had sex in over a year,” she whispered.

I smiled at her. “I haven’t had sex since the accident, and I’m also clean, so I don’t want you to worry.”

“I’m not worried,” she said as she lifted my shirt off.

As I picked her up and kissed her passionately, pushing her up against the wall, she tightly wrapped her legs around my waist. I was holding her by her perfectly tight ass as my lips traveled down to her neck. I’ve never wanted anything so bad in my life, but I had to slow down. I wanted this moment to be as perfect as she was. I stared into her beautiful eyes as she stared into mine.

“I’m nervous,” she whispered.

“So am I.” I smiled as I carried her to the bedroom and sat her on the bed.

I kicked off my shoes, unbuttoned my jeans, and took them off. I unhooked her bra, exposing her beautifully shaped breasts and hardened nipples. She laid herself back on the bed as I took off my boxers. I hovered over her and kissed her tenderly on her breasts. She let out a soft moan when I took her nipple in my mouth and lightly tugged on it. She arched her back in excitement, wanting more. I moved my hand down her torso until I reached the edge of her thong; then I grabbed it and slid it off her body. I could feel how wet she was when I touched her, so I slid my finger in and out of her, feeling her warmth. She was ready for me, and she had me throbbing.

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