Going Down
Ally's heartbeat pounded audibly against her chest as Austin created a trail of licks and kisses downward from her mouth. The raft rocked and squeaked awkwardly as he tried his best to carefully slide down Ally's body. His mouth traveled back over her neck and chest, this time continuing onto her stomach and not stopping until he planted one quick kiss atop the waistline of her panties. His hot breath made her gasp as it tickled her intimacy. They were both so lost in the moment that they didn't think to remember to keep their weight balanced. Austin's crooked fingers hooked inside her panties and he pulled down in one swift motion - sending his end of the raft sinking under. Both of their eyes grew wide as he tried for a split second to scramble back up, but it was no use. The entire thing toppled over in a matter of seconds, throwing them both back into the pool and landing over them as they rose. Austin reached the surface first with Ally not too far behind, coughing on an unexpected mouth full of water. Austin wrapped his arms around her, her legs meeting around his torso as they waded. The couple instantly burst into laughter as soon as she caught her breath.
"I don't think that's quite how 'going down' is supposed to happen.", Ally remarked in the same old tone she always uses when she makes bad jokes
"Maybe that was a sign that we shouldn't spoil our appetite?", Austin tried to shrug the dissapointment off as best as he could
After all, there's not much you can do to salvage a moment after you and your partner go plunging into cold water. Plus, the food had been sitting a while and he could almost guarantee Ally was as hungry as he was. She nodded in agreement and after collecting their discarded clothes they shuffled into Austin's house through the back door. He was in the kitchen reheating the food he had made when she appeared, now dry and wearing one of Austin's favorite tee shirts over a fresh pair of panties. Her hair was still damp and had been thrown up into a neat bun that completed the "stay at home girlfriend" effect; but Austin could tell she had taken the time to fix her smeared makeup.
"Whoa", Ally announced as she strode into the kitchen and noticed the enticing aromas in the air, "Whatever you made smells great. I'm surprised it's not pancakes."
"Yeah well...I wanted to do something a little more special.", Austin's voice cracked on that last word and he cursed under his breath
Ally whipped around and stared at him, arms crossed in the intimidating way that only she could do. He gulped his anxiety away, trying to make himself look busy in the cupboards.
"Why do you seem so jumpy all of the sudden?", she questioned as she watched him bounce around and open up drawers just to shut them a second later
"Jumpy? I'm not jumpy. What's with the accusations?", he tried to use a big word to distract her, but she wasn't buying it
"Well...you just seem kind of nervous", she started letting her voice trail off for a second, "Your voice is cracking and you seem a little restless... and you've opened every drawer and cabinet in the room twice without taking a single thing out."
He blushed a deep crimson as he realized that she was right, and he should have at least tried to seem busy by doing something productive. He walked back to where they kept the plates and silverware and began to take out two of each of them. He didn't even realize that he had ignored her comments as he began to open up the pots and pans and dish their food out in even portions. It took him by surprise when he felt two thin arms wrap around his waist, and his nerves instantly vanished.
"Austin. What's wrong baby?", she asked as she hugged him from behind, pressing her cheek against his back
He dropped the fork in his hand onto the countertop with a clang and let his hands rest on top of hers. He squeezed her back and as he spoke she could sense the sincerity in his voice.
"Nothing's wrong", he paused and took a deep breath before initiating the conversation that could make or break the whole night, "There's just something I want to talk to you about."
