SETH
I had a feeling she was about to cry.
"Did you tell them?" Emily burst out.
Whatever Roland had said had affected her more than it should have.
"Tell them what?"
She looked around as if expecting someone to hear our conversation.
"That we are sleeping together?"
"What? No!"
"Then how does he know?"
"Roland knows nothing. He teases me every time he sees me talking to a girl, it's literally just anyone. You can even ask Sky."
She looked a bit relieved but not convinced entirely.
"I know you're not that type of a jock who would do that but I'm not sure why I thought he picked on something between us and I got anxious."
"Well, would it be bad if people found out about us? If everyone finds out that we're dating, it would be obvious that we're sleeping too, right? Would that bother you?"
"Are you making this about me? I wanted us to go public, remember? It was your idea to hide the relationship." She whisper screamed at me.
She was right. It was my idea and I was starting to see it sucked ass.
Before I could apologize to her, she left me standing there at the door as she bulldozed her way into the classroom without a backward glance.
*~*
When I got home after practice, I didn't find Emily in the living area so I assumed she was in her bedroom. I needed to apologize to her for this afternoon.
She'd texted me earlier that she didn't need me to cook tonight as Indie was taking her out to dinner. I couldn't keep the jealousy from brewing inside me and throughout the entire practice, I kept running different scenarios in my mind in which Indie stole my girl but he was her best friend, I had to consider that and show some trust.
I knocked on her door that evening.
"Come in." I heard her call out.
I stood at the door awkwardly, "I just wanted to say I'm sorry for this afternoon. I know what I said about not going public with our relationship and I took out the frustration on you."
She scooted over on her large bed, making more space for me. When I sat down beside her, she put her head on my shoulders and we linked our hands together.
It's as if she could sense what was going on in my mind.
"It doesn't matter to me if you're rich or poor. You're you, and I'm me. Don't we deserve to have something normal like other couples?"
"You're right. If we can't be together in public, we could at least make the best of what we have."
"Let's kiss and makeup?"
"Let's do that."
*~*
EMILY
When we kissed and made up, our clothes would always come off. Not this time though, sometimes it was nice to just be in his arms, surrounded by his warmth. I knew he was under financial strain as he was still paying the lawyer's fees and the damages for the arson. The last time I tried offering him some money, he completely refused me. He wasn't going to let go of his pride anytime soon and I realized the only thing I could do is support him.
He looked so gorgeous even in a faded casual t-shirt and sweatpants. The t-shirt spread over the expanse of his chest and hugged his biceps deliciously. I was never going to get enough of looking at this beautiful man. It's surreal that he was now my boyfriend.
"Close your eyes." I urged him.
He gave me an amused look, "Why?"
"Just do it!"
He did as he was told but tried to keep them a bit open.
"Hey, don't cheat."
"Okay, fine!"
I reached towards the floor for the package I'd been hiding and placed it in front of him on the bed. I was more excited while giving presents to people than receiving them. I guess I was weird that way. I'd been planning this one for a while now and had taken Sky shopping. When I told her what I planned to give him, she told me it was the best idea ever.
"Okay, now you can look."
Seth opened his eyes and stared at the box wrapped in silver glitter paper in front of him.
"What's this?"
"What would be the point of gift wrapping if I just told you?"
He sniggered, "You're right."
I watched him as he began pulling the red ribbon tied on top of it and started peeling off the silver paper. I snagged my phone so that I could record his reaction. I wanted this on video. I was nervous about him opening my gift, what if he didn't like it or preferred something else instead?
"You're going to record this?"
"Just open it, Seth."
"I don't know why. I feel like this is some kinda prank that you and Sky are playing on me, which would make sense since you're recording this."
"Open it, will you?"
He looked skeptical about it, his lips stretched in amusement but he proceeded to move his fingers deftly. Finally, he took off the box's lid and moved the thin layer of paper aside to find what lay inside it.
"You can't be serious!" He stared at the contents of the box in awe.
With shaky hands, he pulled out the black chrome-colored hockey skates from the box. He inspected it with wide emerald eyes like a kid on a Christmas morning. His long fingers ran lightly over the stainless steel blades. I knew how much he needed a new pair of skates, I'd seen his old ones and they had little holes in them and you could tell they were worn out through years and years of use. It was something his mom had given to him after saving a lot of money.
"Emily...these are super expensive...these are pro-hockey skates..." His throat clogged with emotion.
"They are not expensive." I lied.
"These are over nine hundred bucks! You can't say they're not. I saw them online. It's too much, baby...I..."
"Please, I've wanted to give them to you. I know how much you want to go pro and I don't know much about skates but the salesperson there told me these were the best. You deserve the best. I want you to have them."
Emotion filled his features, tears forming in his eyes, he laughed through them, "I don't know how to thank you."
"I would be happy when you use these at your next game and when you become an NHL star, I want you to look at these and remember that your first girlfriend gave them to you."
"It wouldn't be manly of me if I cried, right?"
"Aw, come here." I crawled in bed to him on my knees and hugged him, smothering him with light kisses all over his chiseled jaw, tasting his salty tears. "I'm glad you like them."
"Like? I absolutely fucking love them. Thank you, Emily." He kissed the side of my neck sending goosebumps over my entire body.
"You're welcome, babe."
He looked at me, grinning.
"What?"
"You never call me babe." He pointed out, grinning.
"Do you mind if I did?"
"No, I like it." He kissed me full on the lips, "This is the best gift ever."
Heat coursed through my body as his fingers caressed my back slowly, he had a sly little smile. "I want to thank you properly."
I giggled, "I haven't stopped you."
*~*
SETH
"Wanna go for a long drive after?" I helped her out of the loose t-shirt she was wearing.
"Sure." She began unzipping my jeans for me.
When we were both completely naked, I pulled her body against mine, her large breasts brushed against my pecs sending a shiver down my body.
The bed was huge and I'd never done this in her bedroom before and if I was being honest, it felt all kinds of wrong to me like I was looting a safe in the mansion. That was one reason I always insisted that we should get intimate in my room.
She shivered a little so I pulled the fluffy comforter around us, "Cold?"
"Just a little." She whispered.
I pulled her legs around my waist, interlocking them there, and rubbed her arms. "I'll warm you up soon."
Her tongue traced my collarbone and went down to lick a trail over my nipple. Her mouth closed around one as she suckled it. I closed my eyes, enjoying her exploring lips over my body, her teeth grazed my neck where she bit softly into my skin, my fingers dug into her ass.
"I want everyone at school to know whom you belong to." She admitted softly.
My face was buried in her hair as I let out a growl of possession, "Can I tell you something if I won't scare you?"
She mumbled something under her breath which I took as a yes.
"Sometimes I just want to crush you under me, or eat you, I can't decide." I jammed my tongue into her mouth, kissing her ruthlessly while kneading her breasts, "You're so pretty, so pure...but I can't stop imagining you on your knees for me with my cock in your mouth. I keep having these filthy thoughts...and I tell myself that it's wrong. Every time that you're around other guys and when they look at you, I want to punch them."
I reached out for a condom and put it on, lining up my glistening cock at her entrance and sank inside her moist core. She was so so goddamn wet, that I slipped in easily. I heard her loud gasp. Her hands thread into my hair as she pulled my head down to her right breast. I obeyed, suckling hard, playing with her left nipple with my fingers.
My saliva dripped there as I pulled away to ask her, “Baby, did you hear that?” I panted.
Her dark eyes peered at me in sheer annoyance, “Hear what?” she moaned.
I'd noticed that she mostly got irritated in bed if I wasn't giving her what she wanted.
"A sound on the stairs."
"Uhhh...” she began squirming, "It's just Chanel. She's playing with the new toy I got her.”
"Baby..."
"Seth, can you shut up and fuck me?"
I went in to kiss her again, thrusting inside her once, then twice when we heard a loud gasp of surprise that wasn't me neither was it Emily.
We turned towards the door in time to see my mom standing there, her mouth open like a fish's. I bet she wouldn’t have been shocked to witness a UFO spacecraft in Emily’s room.
Before either of us could react she slammed the door shut.
A few seconds later, I heard, "Seth, honey, get dressed and meet me downstairs."
I was in big trouble.