Author's Notes: Set during their younger teens years and quite some time prior to Warning Bells.
Connie and Steven came rushing in passed the screen door of his home breathing heavy, dripping wet and freezing. They'd been goofing around on the beach, taking photos when Connie had observed the the dark grey clouds. The next thing they knew they were running through a heavy rain trying to get to cover.
Conscious of the hard wood floors they wasted no time heading to the washroom to change. Steven instructed her to go in the shower and pull the curtain across promising not to sneek a peek - gentlemen - boyfriend that he was while he would quickly ditch his drenched clothes in the sink, grab a towel and find them something dry to wear.
"Do you mind If I take a shower to warm up?" Connie asked as she carefully pulled back the curtain. Just enough for her to toss her skirt, blouse and undergarments out to the sink.
Quite accidentally she'd caught sight of his broad bare back. Granted she'd seen him shirtless before but that was never in a confined private space.
"Sure thing." He called over his shoulder, struggling to get out of his drenched clingy jeans. Decency demanded she avert her eyes but his state of undress and the realization that they were alone in his home gave her a provocative idea.
"Um," her voice more timid than she intended. "Do... you wanna join me?"
He froze just as he'd gotten his jeans around his knees then - "Y-yeah?"
Slowly he turned to look towards the shower hearing the rings of the curtain scrape. She poked her head out, cheeks rosy. It would be their first time seeing each other completely naked and it was as exciting as it was intimidating. She took a breath. "Yeah."
The chance to see his girlfriend in all her glory was not something he was going to pass up - obviously. He scrambled. Tripping over himself as she retreated further inside to run the water. Warming quickly, she switched it over to the shower head. As the spray began Steven stepped in behind her. His large trembling hands carefully slid over her hips as he drew closer. She pulled her hair off to the side as he pressed his face into her shoulder blade. He peppered kisses until she turned around in his arms. She stooped, being the taller of the two of them and he stood on the tips of his toes until their lips met.
The kiss was gentle at first, sweet, exploration. Their make out sessions always started out that way building gradually with passion. Today was no different except for their lack of clothes. She draped her arms over his shoulders pulling him closer still until pink flesh met dusky brown. He tightened his hold; gripping her hips, pressing himself between her legs and the shower wall. She yelped arching her back away from the cold tile and closer into him. His hands slid down to her thighs and lifted her.
"We can't." She gasped suddenly. Realizing something crucial, "I'm not on the pill."
He stopped cold, her words a rude jolt. "I... don't have condoms either..."
Steven lowered Connie until her feet touched the bottom of the tub. They stood quiet, eyes downcast at a loss for how to move beyond their compromising positions. They could so easily and perfectly fit together. Both still wanting but knowing better. The sound of the running water the only noise that passed between them until-
Finally he let out a frustrated groan burrying his face in the crook of her neck.
"Damn." Connie agreed. She looked up to the ceiling and let out a sigh. "Damn it..."
"Sorry." He told her.
"Don't..." Her fingers caught in his tangly mess of hair. "It's not wrong. But we're not ready." But she should have known better. Anything could happen with Steven especially when it involved the two of them together. Stevonnie was a prime example of them losing themselves in the moment. How many times had they accidentally fused in the years they'd known each other? Did she really expect their romantic - sexual relationship to be any different? At least they'd had the sense to stop...
"Let's cool down." Steven said. Suddenly pulling her from her thoughts. Before she could protest he changed the temperature to cold.
She shrieked. He laughed, using his size to keep her with him under the icy water flow.
She batted at his solid chest. "What part of 'take a shower to warm up', did you not understand?!" He laughed harder grappling with her until she's started pinching his side.
"Okay, okay!" He let her go. She stepped out of the shower grumbling. "Loooove you." He sing songed.
"You're lucky I love you too." She shot back.
"It was a necessary evil." He turned off the water and pulled the curtain back to see her already wrapped in a towel and using the second to bind her hair. "You took all the towels."
Her face was set with a very unimpressed look as she spun on him and put a hand on her hip.
"Co-nnieeeee", he whined. "I need something to cover up with before I go out there. What if the gems come back while I'm in the buff?"
She glanced down at his abandoned wet boxers on the floor and back up at him.
He groaned but put them on. "Ugh, this feels weird."
"Yes, but it's a necessary evil."
Steven and Connie changed into near matching clothes seeing as they were picking from his wardrobe. The star T-shirt was enormous on her dipping low on her chest - not that Steven minded, and wore his blue and white striped pajama bottoms because they had a string at the waist. The rest of his pants would be too wide to stay on her.
He made two cups of hot chocolate before settling on the couch. She sat on the floor in front of him sipping on her beverage listening to the pitter patter of the rain overhead.
He ran his comb through her damp hair working out the tangles before he spoke. "About... today..."
"I'm gonna look into birth control." She set her mug down and turned to look up at him, resting a hand on his knee. "I don't know when we should start, y'know... doing it. But I think I should start taking it just to be safe. For when we do..."
"Oh..." He wasn't expecting that. Steven put the comb on the table and slid down on the floor beside her. It was time for a serious talk.