The next couple of weeks flew by. Mike and Jill spent as much time as possible but with her school work and job and Mike's commitment to the Air Force, it wasn't enough for either one of them.
They were sitting on her couch on a Thursday night when Mike turned to Jill and asked "Hey, do you think you could get off next Sunday night?"
"Probably, why? I don't have to be in work until 11:00, so whatever you have planned, I should be home in time."
"Yeah, but you will probably be tired."
"Do you need me to take it off or can I trade shifts with the nurse's aide that works on Saturday night?"
"No, what I have planned, you can't work the weekend at all." Mike grinned. He knew Jill's curiosity must be killing her.
"Mike, are you going to let me know or do I have to tickle you?" Jill turned straddling Mike's legs and leaned in to kiss him.
Mike's arms wrapped around Jill's waist drawing her into him as close as possible. The kissing continued for a few minutes until Jill realized that Mike had not answered her.
"So, Major, what do you have planned?" Jill glared at Mike hoping that might make him answer. She hated surprises.
Laughing, he said "Jill, that look is scarier than the one the General gave me when I asked for next Thursday and Friday off. Since I'm not trying to take time off for Thanksgiving, he agreed to let me have the days. My plan is to take you away for the weekend. We will leave right after your class on Thursday and return Sunday night. Before you ask or let that crazy mind of yours get any ideas, my grandparents have a 2 bedroom cabin. The cabin is by a lake and I know that it's a little late for swimming but they have kayaks for us to use. There is also a horseback riding rental place about a mile away and great hiking trails. I don't expect anything from you except some uninterrupted time alone to get to know each other better."
Jill pulled back from Mike's body to look him directly in the eyes but still straddling his lap. She trusted Mike. It felt right between them. She did wonder why he had picked that weekend. Her birthday was that Friday but she hadn't told him that. How would he have found that out, she wondered.
"You look a million miles away. Jill, it's alright if you turn me down, I understand that this relationship is still new but I promise you, I have only good intentions." Mike said evenly as he looked directly into Jill's eyes hoping that his sincerity shown through.
"I believe you, Mike. I was thinking about something else. I would love to go away with you for the weekend. It sounds like the perfect weekend. I'll call my supervisor tomorrow to ask for Sunday night. If I can't get it, we'll just have to get home early enough for me to go to work and if I'm too tired on Monday, I'll cut a class or two."
"You will not cut a class, Jill. Your education is too important."
"God, you sound like my father." Jill grunted as she moved from Mike lap to the couch.
"Sorry, didn't mean to. I just know how much effort you have put in to graduate in January, I wouldn't want to jeopardize that with a weekend away. I don't want you to stress out."
"After horseback riding and hiking, how could I stress out? They are two of my favorite things. So tell me about the cabin. Is it far away? Do your grandparents stay there often? I'm guessing it has a kitchen, should we bring food so we can cook and not to eat every meal out? I doubt there is a pizza place that delivers nearby."
"It's about 90 minutes from here. Two bedrooms, large living room/dining area with a fireplace, fully working kitchen and a bathroom. My grandparents don't spend much time there lately but it's one of their favorite places. They rent it out sometimes but would rather family members use it. They have a cleaning service that comes in once a week to dust and wash the sheets and keep it fresh. I called Pop on Monday. I try to call every couple of weeks but you have kept me so busy that it had been a while. When I told him all about you, he suggested the cabin and since it's open next weekend I thought it was perfect. I haven't been there in a few years. Pop built it along with his brothers. I've helped him put on a new roof and build a new deck. It was a labor of love and it shows. It's special Jill and I would love to share it with you."
Jill leaned in to kiss him. After a few minutes the need for air finally became an issue so they slowly parted.
"I would love to go with you. I guess packing should be easy, all casual, hiking boots, sweaters, jeans. Should we pack towels, pillow, blankets or are there some already there?"
"We will need to bring soap and whatever toiletries we might need but the basics are all there already. Bring a nicer outfit. There is a restaurant in town. We will go there for dinner either Friday or Saturday night. Do you think you can be packed by Wednesday night? I have training that won't let out until 9:00 but I can swing by and pick up your stuff after that and drive you to work. That way we can leave right from your class on Thursday."
"I'll be packed. Mike, thank you for this. It will be nice to spend time alone with you without interruptions or commitments." Jill leaned in for another kiss and they were lost for the rest of the night.
Mike was sitting on their bench on Thursday when Jill got out of class at 1:00. As Jill approached she noticed he was lost in thought with a smile on his face. She stopped and just stared at him. It wasn't often that she caught him not aware of what was going on around him and thought she could take this opportunity to really look at him. She realized that she loved him but when would be the right time to tell him. Should she say it first or wait until he said it first. Should she sleep with him first before she said it. Should she sleep with him this weekend? Jill knew Mike meant it when he said he wouldn't push her into anything but what if he didn't try something, would she have the nerve to make the first move? It would be the perfect time. They would be alone without a roommate to interrupt them and no one would have to get up to leave in the middle of the night to go home.
"Hey" Mike said once he realized Jill was there.
Jill jumped at hearing Mike's voice, once again dropping her books. While bending over to pick them up she said "You really have to stop doing that to me."
"Sorry, since you approached me, I thought you knew I was here." Mike laughed.
"I did but then got lost in thought once again. I don't think I've done this much thinking in years. What is it about you Major that seems to make me lose all track of my surroundings?"
"I hope it was me you were thinking about with that smile on your face. I would hate to think that someone else could make you glow."
"It is you that causes that smile but I could ask you the same thing. Catching the smile on your face is what stopped me in the first place."
Mike stood up and moved towards Jill. Wrapping his arms around her waist, he pulled her towards him and leaned in for a kiss. "You ready for our weekend?"
"I've been ready since you asked me last week. I really could use this break away from life to lay back and relax"
"You don't do too much of that do you?"
"No, I like to keep busy."
Mike took Jill's books from her and wrapped his right arm around her waist and started walking towards his car. "Jill, before we leave, I really want you to know that I'm not expecting anything from you but to relax and get to know you better. I like where our relationship is right now and don't want to push us into a situation where you're uncomfortable."
"Mike, I know that. I trust you or I wouldn't be going away with you. Let's just relax and let the weekend take care of itself. What happens, happens and what doesn't, wasn't meant to be. Okay."
They reached Mike's car. Mike put Jill's books in the back seat before opening Jill's door and helping her in. After closing Jill's door Mike slowly made his way to the driver's side letting out a breath he didn't realize he was holding. The worry that Jill would back out or misunderstand his intentions finally left him. Getting into the car, he turned to smile at Jill and said "Okay, Milady let the adventure begin. Jill, I know you've been up all night, if you want to lean back and close your eyes for the drive, that's fine with me. You don't have to keep me entertained."
"Thank you for the offer Mike but I actually like to watch out the window and watch the world pass us by. You never know what you might see."
"Alright but anytime during the trip, please feel free to fall asleep. Are you hungry, should we stop along the way or do you want to wait and eat at the cabin?"
"Let's wait. I'm dying to see this special place you've been talking about all week." The 90 minute drive passed quickly with little conversation.
They had passed the lake and turned onto a dirt road that if you didn't know it was there you would have missed it. The tree lined path opened up to a clearing that sat a beautiful cabin. The front porch had a couple of rocking chairs on one side and a porch swing on the other.
"Mike, this is breathtaking. Your grandfather built this?"
Mike smiled while he watched Jill's face light up. He was thrilled at his decision to take her here. He knew she would appreciate it as much as he always had.
"Yeah, Pop bought the property on a whim when he and grams were dating. They had had a picnic near the lake and wandered around. Grams loved it. Pop gave it to Grams as a wedding present. They built a small one room cabin over there." Mike pointed to the clearing on the right that now had a couple of chairs and a fire pit. "It really was just a large room but it gave Pop somewhere to sleep and keep his equipment when he came up here to work on their dream place. His 2 brothers offered to help. By their 10th anniversary the basic cabin with running water was done. They just kept adding on as they needed it. By the time I was 8, I spent a couple of weekends a month here with Pop. He showed me how to use the tools. The porch swing was the first thing I made by myself. I was 15 at the time and wouldn't show Pop. I surprised them for their anniversary that year."
"Mike, it's beautiful. Your grandparents must have been so pleased."
"Grams cried. I think I saw a tear or two from Pop too." Mike smiled at Jill's praise.
Mike turned to Jill and put his arms around her drawing her as close as possible. Lowering his lips bestowing her with a tender kiss, Mike's heart was ready to burst. Pulling back, he raised his right hand to slowly push Jill's hair behind her shoulder so he could look directly into her eyes. "Jill, I love you." Mike said quietly while deeply looking into Jill's brown eyes which warmed at hearing his words.
Jill smiled and pulled Mike's lips to hers. "Oh Mike, I love you too. I think I've been in love with you since you showed up at our bench."
Mike released the breath that he didn't even realize he was holding. Pulling Jill closer, Mike lowered his lips to hers and passionately kissed her trying to relay all he was feeling into that kiss. He needed to show Jill the depth of the emotions she brought out in him.
Jill reluctantly pulled back needing to breathe. Once her heart started beating at a normal pace, she said, "So Major, are you ever going to show me the rest of this cabin or are we going to stand out here all weekend?"
"Come on, I'll come back for the bags." Mike wrapped his arm around Jill and started towards the stairs of the cabin.
As Mike unlocked the door, Jill wandered over the porch swing and ran her hand over the back. She couldn't believe that Mike made this. It was well made with Danko engraved into the back. Mike wandered over to Jill and wrapped his arms around her from behind. "So do you like it?"
"Like it, no, I love it. Mike, you did an incredible job." Jill smiled as she felt Mike's arms tighten around her. He started kissing the pulse point on her neck. A spot that he had found in the last week that seemed to make Jill melt. It didn't fail this time either. Jill leaned back into Mike's embrace and sighed. Raising his lips from her neck to her ear, Mike whispered, "Let me show you the rest of the cabin before things get out of control."
"If you insist."
They entered the cabin into a large open floor plan. The fireplace was to the left with a large couch in front of it. To the right was a seating area with a couple of chairs and a TV set. There was a kitchen area with a table and chairs against the back right corner. To the left of the kitchen were 3 doors. Behind the first door was a bedroom with a queen size bed, a chest of drawers and a night stand, a closet door and another door that seemed to lead into the room next to it. When Mike opened the next door, Jill looked in to see an old fashioned claw tub. She hoped to be able to use that this weekend. Being tall, she didn't find many tubs that she fit into comfortably. The third door was another bedroom mirror image to the first bedroom. She noticed that both bedrooms had doors directly into the bathroom.
"When I was a kid, this room had bunk beds in that corner and a twin bed against that wall." Mike said. "When we got older, my grandparents decided to make the room more adult than child. I helped Pop make the bed."
"Mike this place really is special. Thank you for sharing it with me." Jill turned to face Mike and reached around his neck to pull him into a kiss. Mike held Jill close and swiped his tongue across her lips asking for permission. Jill granted him access and got lost in the deep kiss.
Finally the need to breath made them pull back from each other. "Jill I'm so glad you like it here. Most of my good memories from my childhood are from spending time here with Pop and Grams. I have never wanted to share it with anyone else."
"Why don't you wander around and I'll go get the bags."
"Mike, I can help with the bags. The faster we get the car unpacked the sooner we get to relax."
"Okay, come on."
Jill helped Mike carry in the groceries first. Since there was only 2 suitcases, Mike told Jill to start unpacking the kitchen and he would get them.
"So, which bedroom would you rather?" Mike asked when he returned from the car.
"Where do you usually sleep when you are here?" Jill answered while unpacking the groceries.
"I usually sleep in the second bedroom but have slept in both."
"Well, why don't you take that one and I'll sleep in the other one." Jill said smiling at Mike. She realized he was trying to make her comfortable and not feel pressure to share his bed.
"Okay, I'll put our suitcases away and then be out to help you unpack the kitchen."
By the time Mike returned to the kitchen, Jill had unpacked all of the bags and had started to make sandwiches. "I don't know about you, Major, but I've worked up an appetite."
"I can always eat, you know that. Let me help."
"No, I can make the sandwiches, why don't you wash up and then get us a couple of drinks."
"Okay, do you want a beer or wine or would you rather a juice?"
"If I had a drink right now, I would be useless for the rest of the day. I have been up for almost 24 hours and only got a couple of hours yesterday. Juice would be good."
Mike poured them each a juice, opened a bag a chips to add some to their plates and then carried his plate and drink to the couch in front of the fireplace. Jill followed. They sat close together on the couch while eating their lunch. Once they were done, Mike took Jill's plate and placed it on the coffee table and then moved towards Jill. He felt he couldn't keep from touching her. Wrapping his arms around Jill, Mike started kissing her. His right hand tangled in her long brown hair and his left hand gently caressing her side. Jill leaned back bringing Mike with her until they were lying on the couch, Mike's body covering hers. Mike groaned as his body came into complete contact with Jill's. Boy, did she know how to kiss. After about 20 minutes of hungry kisses and caresses. Mike slowly pulled back. Jill whimpered at the loss of Mike's lips.
"Sorry, Jill, I need a couple of minutes or things might get a little out of hand." Mike said while trying to control his breathing.
Jill smiled up at Mike. "I understand. How about a nice walk around the area then."
"That would be nice, just give me a minute to clean up."
"I've got it Mike, you might need a couple of minutes before you can get up comfortably." Jill laughed as Mike blushed and then got up and started taking their dishes into the kitchen. A few minutes later, while Jill dried the dishes, Mike came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her neck. "I love you."
Smiling, Jill turned in his embrace and lightly kissing him. "I love you too, Mike."
After another couple of kisses, Mike pulled back a little, "If we don't go for that walk soon, we might never leave the cabin."
"I agree, let me just grab a light jacket and we can go."
Jill found Mike leaning on the porch railing. "So, Major, where to?"
"Let's head towards the lake. It's about a 2 mile walk if we walk around the lake. That should cool us off a little bit." Mike smiled at Jill when she blushed.
"Sounds good. What our plans tomorrow?" Jill asked as Mike took her hand leading her down the path to the lake.
"I thought we could get up in the morning and take a horseback ride. I called earlier this week and booked us two horses until noon. Then I thought maybe a picnic by the lake. Depending on what time we finish with that and how tired we are, we could go for a small hike, there is a nice trail that's not too hard to navigate and then back to the cabin to dress for dinner. We have reservations at 8:00."
"Wow, did you leave anything to do on Saturday?"
"Yup, a longer hike on Saturday, should take us most of the day but the view is worth the trip."
"Sounds perfect." Jill said, dropping Mike's hand and wrapping her left arm around his waist, snuggling up against him.
When they returned to the cabin, Jill said, "Do you mind if I jump into the shower or should we start dinner?"
"Jill, shower if you want or take a nice long bath, I'll start the grill out back and put a couple of potatoes in the oven to bake. When we're ready, we'll throw a couple of steaks on."
"As much as a nice bath sounds, I don't want to leave you alone for long, Mike, I'll take a quick shower and then come out and help you, maybe make a salad."
Mike put his arms around Jill, drawing her close to him. "Jill, take a nice long bath. I'm not hungry yet and it's going to take a while for the potatoes to bake. While you're in there, I'll take a look around the property and see what needs to be fixed. I'm hoping to help Pop out one weekend soon and if I have an idea of what might need to be done, we can come prepared. We have all weekend to be together, take a nice hot, long bath. Do you have a book with you or a magazine?"
"I have my text books, I could study for a while."
"Well, I don't know how relaxing that is but please, take as long as you want." Kissing her quickly, he released his hold on her, turned her around and slapped her butt in the direction of the bathroom.
An hour later, Jill emerged from her room in jeans and a t shirt and a towel wrapped around her head. Not seeing Mike anywhere around, she slipped her sneakers on and headed out the door. She found him on the roof looking for any loose shingles.
"Isn't it a little dangerous to be up there by yourself." She yelled to him.
Mike leaned over the edge and smiled "I knew you would come looking for me sooner or later. If I fell, at least I had a nurse here to help." He said as he climbed down the
"Student nurse, Major, one very relaxed, happy, student nurse. I want a tub like that."
"Liked it huh" Mike said while taking Jill into his arms and kissing her. He reached up and took the towel from Jill's hair releasing it down her back. "God Jill, you are beautiful. How did I ever get so lucky?"
"Mike, I'm a mess. I have no makeup on, my hair is wet and not brushed, I'm in an old pair of jeans and t shirt and" "and you couldn't look more beautiful to me if you just stepped out of the beauty parlor in a ball gown." Mike took possession of her lips then with a demanding, all consuming kiss. Jill sank into his arms. Coming to his sense, Mike slowly pulled away from the kiss but kept Jill wrapped in his arms. How was he going to make it through this weekend without trying to get her into bed? He had never wanted a woman as much as he wanted her.
"Mike, is everything okay?" Jill asked
"Yeah Jill, I'm just having a hard time keeping my libido in check." Mike admitted. "I don't want you to think I brought you here just to sleep with you. I didn't."
"I know Mike. It's okay, I understand. You have the same effect on me. Let's start dinner. That will at least keep us occupied for a little while."
"Good plan. I'll put the steaks on while you make the salad. Do you want to eat outside on the swing. I could pull the small table over or do you think it will be too cold."
"I think it would be perfect. A little cool air might help the both of us." Jill smiled, kissed Mike quickly and headed for the kitchen to prepare the steaks.
After the dinner was cleared and dishes were done, Mike and Jill were comfortable sitting on the couch in front of a fire. Jill was sitting with her back against the armrest and her legs across Mike's lap. A light weight blanket covering them.
Mike absently playing with Jill's fingers took a deep breath and spoke. "Jill, do you mind if I ask you a personal question?" Mike kept his eyes on their hands.
Jill took her free hand and raised Mike's chin to make him look directly into her eyes. "Mike nothing is personal when it comes to you. No secrets. Ask me anything that you want."
"Ummm, well," Mike stammered, "I was wondering if you were still a virgin." At seeing the look of surprise quickly cross Jill's face, he added, "it doesn't matter to me either way, it will just change the way I handle things."
"Mike, I will answer the question as long as you will be honest with me in the same category."
"I'm not a virgin." Mike stated earnestly
Jill laughing said, "I wasn't asking that, I never expected you to be where you are in your life. I meant that if we are having an open conversation about sex and such that that is what it's going to be an OPEN CONVERSATION." Jill stressed. "I'll answer every question you ask honestly if you will do the same. It cannot be a one-sided discussion."
Mike smiled and said, "I'm game if you are. All cards on the table. So, are you a virgin." Mike looked at Jill with more confidence that he had earlier.
"No, I gave away my virginity when I was 16. How about you?"
"I was 18, a senior in high school after prom."
"Prom season does always seem to play a part in losing one's virginity doesn't it." Jill laughed "I slept with my then boyfriend, the football quarterback, on his 17th birthday."
"Nice present."
"Well, maybe for him." Jill laughed. "It was his first time and things got a little messy fast."
Mike laughed at Jill. "Oh do tell."
"Well, we went out to dinner and then a drive in. Sean and I had been dating for about six months and he had been begging for months. So we are in the back of his dad's caddy with the windows all fogged up and he once again asked. He had tried many times before with me stopping him just shy of the goal line. I don't know what was different in my mind this time over the last time but I gave in. Nothing romantic and we both had most of our clothes still on. You know, my skirt pulled up, his pants around his knees, typical teenage stuff. Anyway, he was so excited that he barely pushed himself in when he lost control. The whole experience shocked him so he pulled away quickly. Well, let's just say, there was a lot of clean up needed."
Mike laughing said, "You considered that your first time? It doesn't seem like you got anything out of it."
"No, I didn't know if it really happened or not. Sean was so embarrassed that he avoided me for two weeks and then dumped me." Jill laughed, "not that I wanted to continue the relationship."
"Okay, you count that as your first time, I'm assuming it wasn't your last time."
"I dated through the rest of high school but no one that I was serious about so nothing until college. Then I met the quarterback of the football team that November. He was a senior."
"Is he the one that you had broken up with just before we met?"
"Yeah, about six month before we met. His name was Cleve. We were pretty serious for about 2 years but then he a little too possessive. I thought it best that we break up. I don't want someone to dictate who I can and cannot talk to."
Mike immediately grew concerned for Jill's safety. "Did he ever hurt you?" Anger evident on his face.
"No, it never escalated to that but I felt it might so I got myself out of the situation. He accused me of sleeping with his brother. They shared an apartment and I got out of school a little early and headed to his apartment instead of going home. His brother was home but he was at the store picking up stuff for dinner. I had been alone with the brother on many occasions so didn't think anything of it until he came home and made outlandish accusations. I left immediately and wouldn't respond. He came by my apartment the next day to apologize and I forgave him but when I saw the same kind of response when we were in a group setting and I was talking to a male friend, I knew I couldn't live like that anymore." Jill finished looking a little sad.
"Oh, Baby, I'm sorry you had to go through that but it did free you up to meet a handsome major on the steps of the hospital who swept you away." Mike smiled at Jill hoping to lighten the mood.
"Yes, it did. That was the luckiest day of my life." Jill leaned forward to kiss Mike. Mike wrapped his arms around her with his left hand sliding up her side under her t shirt. He had done this on other occasions but never continued his journey. When Jill wrapped her right hand in his hair deepening the kiss, Mike took this as a sign to push a little further and brought his hand up to the side of Jill's breast. Still meeting no resistance, he continued his journey and brought his fingers over her nipple. Jill arched into his hand and a small groan escaped her lips. She could feel his excitement where her legs made contact with his. Mike shifted his position on the couch removing himself from under Jill and laying her down on the couch, never losing contact with her mouth afraid of breaking the moment. After twenty minutes of heated kisses and caresses, Mike pulled back causing Jill to whimper at the loss of contact.
"Jill, I'm sorry, I need a few minutes again. The things you do to me. What you make me feel is so much greater than I have ever felt before." He said shifting their positions once again so he was lying flat on his back with Jill on her side between the back of the couch and his body, her left hand caressing his chest under his t shirt and her left leg thrown across his.
"It's okay Mike. We can go back to our interrupted conversation. I told you about my love life but you didn't tell me about yours. Tell me, Mike, what tramp stole your virginity." Jill said smiling up at Mike.
"She wasn't exactly a tramp and she didn't steal it, I willingly gave it away." Mike corrected her with a smile. "You really want to know?" When Jill nodded, Mike continued, "Okay, as I said, it was prom and I took the girl my parents had set me up with. I had just been dumped for the captain of the baseball team when my girlfriend found out I was going to the academy instead of Princeton. My mother thought it would be a disgrace that I not go to the prom. It just wasn't done so she called a friend of hers and made me take her daughter. 'Mary is a good girl, who has a great personality and comes from a good family. She'll be good for you, Michael.'" Mike laughed as her repeated his mother's words in a high society accent.
Jill laughed, "Good personality is the kiss of death."
"That's what I thought. I also thought that I was going to the air force academy a virgin. That would not have been good but what were my options. My girlfriend had promised me that if I didn't push her into anything that we would 'go all the way' after prom. I found out afterwards that she slept with the baseball captain on their second date." Mike shook his head. "Anyway, I go to pick up Mary at her house and was greatly surprised. She was short, blond, built and cute. I thought well, I won't be losing my virginity tonight but at least I'll make my ex jealous. We leave her parents house after the pictures and get into my car. We are barely out of the driveway when she pulls out a cigarette and asks if I have anything to drink. I didn't. She said that was okay because she knew a liquor store on the way to the venue. I went into the store for a six pack and when I returned to the car, she was nowhere to be found. A few minutes later she comes back to the car carrying a bag. I didn't think anything about it until we started driving again. She turns to me and says, sorry, I didn't think I would take that long but I couldn't decide between brands. I said brands of what. Condoms was her reply. She didn't know if I had any with me and she only had one. She thought she might need more than that for the night. Needless to say, we stopped at the point for a couple of beers and sex."
Jill was laughing at this point. "Oh Mike, did you tell her it was your first time. Obviously it wasn't hers."
"No, I thought I just had to keep my cool and go along with everything. I had better luck than Sean did with you but I will admit, it was a good thing she handed me the condoms. If she had put it on me, it would have been all over." Mike said laughingly but his face was many shades of crimson.
"So exactly how many condoms did you use that night?" Jill could hardly ask while laughing hysterically.
"We used 2 that night, she used 4," Mike joined Jill in her merriment.
"Oh no, she cheated on you at the prom."
"She decided she wanted to get my ex back so she had sex with her date too in the locker room. I found out two days later that she also had a quickie with a member of the band in his car during their break."
Jill was laughing so hard that she couldn't talk.
"So you think this is so funny, huh. Well then how's this?" Mike asked as he started to tickle her flipping her over to her back on the couch and sitting on top of her, pinning her arms under his legs.
"Mike stop, I can't breathe. Stop please this is torture. I can't take anymore. I'm sorry I laughed at you." Jill gasped between laughs and trying to catch her breath struggling against Mike's strong hold on her.
Mike taking great pleasure in the control he had over her didn't stop until he could tell she had had enough. Staying in same position, he leaned forward catching her lips in a searing kiss. He pulled back and brought both hands to her face gently tracing her features with his fingertips as if to memorize each detail. His hands continued their journey past her chin and down her slender neck to her collar bone, spreading his finger when they reached her breast, slowing down but continuing down to her waist. At this point, he stretched out his body and grasped Jill's hand in his bringing them above her head and attacking her mouth.
Jill groaned into Mike's mouth enjoying the control Mike had taken. She brought her left leg out from under him and wrapped it around his legs bringing his straining erection in contact with her which produced a loud moan from Mike. Breaking away from the kiss, Mike buried his head in Jill's neck finally freeing her hands. Jill immediately buried her left hand in Mike's hair and started rubbing his back with her right, while moving her head giving him better access to her neck. The couple enjoyed their exploration of new territory for another 30 minutes before Mike rolled off the couch and onto the floor. Jill turned to follow him but was stopped by Mike.
"Sorry, Babe, as much as I am enjoying this we have a long day tomorrow. I think it's time for sleep." Mike stated while trying to catch his breath and choosing his words carefully.
"Okay, I guess you're right." Jill said, disappointment evident in her voice. She got up and straightened her clothes.
Mike was immediately on his feet pulling Jill towards him in a tight hug. Jill immediately started to kiss his neck while wrapping her arms around him. "I'm just going to take a few minutes to make sure the fire is out and everything is locked down out here. I'll see you in the morning. We have reservations are the barn at 8:00 so we need to be on the road no later than 7:45. Do you want me to wake you?"
"If I'm not up by 6:45, please wake me. I probably won't sleep in. I never do."
"Jill, it's 11:40. You've been up for over 24 hours, you sure you don't want to try to sleep in. I can change the reservation for Saturday and we can hike tomorrow instead."
"No, I want to ride tomorrow. I love you, Mike. I'll be about 5 minutes in the bathroom and then it's all yours." Jill captured Mike's lips in a searing kiss.
Once they pulled away from each other, Mike said, "Goodnight, Babe, I love you. I'll see you in the morning." He kissed her once more and finally released her from his tight hug.
Jill turned towards her bedroom, a small smile escaping her lips.
Mike went to the fire which had extinguished itself a while earlier. He prodded it to make sure there were not embers still simmering under the ash. He then turned to the doors and windows to make sure they were locked and shut off the lights heading to his bedroom knowing it would be a while before sleep would settle around him. Jill, he thought with a smile. She was in the next room. How he longed to go to her and beg to make love to her. He knew she wanted to. He could tell from her kisses and caresses, from the noises she made while he was kissing her. She enjoyed their little make out session as much as he did. Mike took out a clean pair of boxers and a t-shirt and tapped on the bathroom door that led from his room into the bathroom. A cool shower might help he thought as he opened the door and entered the bathroom. He turned on the faucets and went to the sink to brush his teeth before stripping off his clothes. As he stepped under the cool water he shivered. His thoughts once again turned to Jill. Was she already in bed? Was she wearing a nightgown or pajamas? Did she fall asleep immediately or was she lying there thinking of him? When he realized that his thought were negating the cold shower he grabbed his facecloth and soap and made quick work of cleaning his body. God, what he wouldn't give to be in bed with Jill right now. Once he was clean and hair washed, he quickly dried off and put on his boxers and t shirt and turned to his bedroom stopping briefly to touch the door into Jill's room. He thought about forgetting everything he promised both Jill and himself about controlling himself this weekend. He knew she wouldn't turn him down. Shaking his head as if to rattle those ideas from his brain, he turned to his room opening the partially closed door while shutting off the bathroom light. His eyes quickly adjusted to the dim lights in his room and he smiled when he saw Jill sitting on his bed in a blue negligee.
"I hope you don't mind that I came in without knocking." She stood and approached him.
"Jill, are you sure? We don't have to if you have any reservations. I really didn't bring you here for this." Mike looked into her eyes while questioning her but he pulled her against him at the same time, his excitement obvious to her when their bodies connected.
"Mike, I brought this," pointing at the gown she wore, "I came to your room without being invited and waited for you. If I had any doubts, I had plenty of time to change my mind and leave. I didn't, I don't. I know you love me and I know I love you too. I want this, I just hope you want it too." Jill looked directly into Mike's eyes hoping to convey her confidence in this moment. How much she wanted him.
"Oh God, Babe, I do love you." Mike said before capturing Jill's lips and backing her towards his bed.
