Kyle and Jessi held hands as they approached the ticket counter. Kyle looked at Jessi and said, "You look very nice tonight."

"Do you like my new blouse?" Jessi indicated her new white blouse which was more form fitting than what she usually wore. "Lori helped me pick it out."

"It's nice," Kyle said.

"You do like it," Jessi said with a twinkle in her eye. "It makes your eyes dilate."

Kyle blushed, "Well, yes, it's very nice."

"And makes you blush too," Jessi said teasingly.

Kyle turned with an effort to the ticket taker, "Two for the eight thirty." He bought the tickets and they entered the theater.

"I'll buy the popcorn," Jessi said, happy to have a tradition.

They watched the movie as they had previous ones, with Jessi cuddled up against Kyle's shoulder and his arm around her, sharing companionship and popcorn. From time to time Kyle would glance over and watch Jessi's face as she watched the movie. Jessi was also glancing over to watch Kyle's face as the light from the movie played over it. Once they caught each other looking and smiled. They kissed and went back to watching the movie.

Butterflies and Electricity, when I had gone to the movies with Amanda, there had always been a feeling of mystery and uncertainty. I called it 'butterflies' and it was exciting. With Jessi, there was the energy, the feeling of power, force waiting to be released. I called it 'electricity'. We were comfortable together in a way I had never been before. There was a feeling of confidence and power, as if, together, we could do anything. I liked that feeling.

When they came out arm in arm, Kyle remarked, "I liked it, it was adventurous but less serious than last time. They were sort of super heroes, although they used technology."

"We're more super heroes than they were," Jessi objected. "We have actual powers. Should we go around fighting crime?"

Kyle looked at her to make sure she was joking, "Technology can substitute for powers sometimes. And may have more expandability than what we have. We do have natural limits." He smiled, "And I think we are fighting crime."

"So then, we're superheroes," Jessi said, laughing. She took his arm and said. "Do you want to go to my apartment for more hot cocoa? I bought some cookies to go with it."

"I'd like that," Kyle agreed after only a moment's hesitation.

As she let them into the apartment, she said, "Sit down, I'll get the cocoa and cookies."

Kyle sat on the couch and Jessi soon joined him with to mugs of hot cocoa and a plate filled with cookies. She happily snuggled up to him against his shoulder while she drank her cocoa.

Kyle looked around the room, "What does Nicole think about you keeping this apartment?"

"She hasn't said anything about it," Jessi said. "I think she knows it's important to me. I keep it because it's where Sarah and I lived. And it's a nice place to have cocoa and cookies with you."

"It is," Kyle agreed. "Although I'm not sure that Nicole would approve of that part."

"Nicole said we were supposed to be discreet," Jessi objected. "This is certainly discreet, there's no one here but the two of us."

"That's true," Kyle agreed, "But I think Nicole's still uncomfortable with us being together."

"Well, she's going to have to get used to it," Jessi said defensively, "We're together now." The final statement had a hint of uncertainty.

"Of course we are," Kyle assured her, then kissed her.

After they finished their cocoa, Jessi shifted and lay down in Kyle's lap saying, "Doing this was really pleasant last time. Let's try it again."

"It got pretty intense; we'll have to see if we can control the intensity." He supported her neck and shoulders with his left arm and brushed her hair with his right hand. He leaned over and they kissed then he looked into her eyes.

I looked into Jessi's eyes and once again felt drawn into their depths. The barriers between us started to drop and I consciously kept the connection more limited than the last time. We were sharing our experience and our pleasure at each others company, but this time my perception of her senses was muted as we limited the connection. I looked at Jessi's face and eyes. I had never realized how beautiful she was, her strong chin, long slender throat. Her shoulders were smooth and as I looked down I ...

Kyle sat up, breaking the connection. His face was red with embarrassment. He said, "Jessi, I'm sorry I didn't mean to."

Jessi smiled at him, "The blouse was supposed to make you look. Besides, you've seen me naked before."

"But, I shouldn't be looking at …" Kyle said.

Jessi smiled and said, "I've heard that it's called 'second base', haven't you wanted to go to second base?"

Kyle was still embarrassed, "Well, yes, but …"

"Lori said that the steps could be a lot of fun," Jessi assured him. She took his free hand and guided it to her chest. He held back and she said, quoting Foss, "In every step, there comes a time when the next foot comes down." He let her bring his hand down to gently touch her chest.

She put her hands up to the sides of his head and pulled him down for a kiss. As he moved back to look into her eyes, she said, "That feels nice, let me show you how it feels to me." Her eyes dilated as she opened the connection between them.

They looked into each others eyes for a long moment and then Kyle leaned back slightly out of breath and said, "I think we have to stop. The urge to take more steps is getting pretty strong."

Jessi said with her voice slightly hoarse, "Yes, I could feel that too. We want to take steps, not run a race." She sat back up and picked up a cookie to nibble as they collected themselves. Then she turned and kissed him and said, "Taking steps together can be fun."

Kyle was having a harder time collecting himself but he said, "That certainly was."

When they reached the front door of the Trager house, Jessi paused for the traditional kiss 'on her doorstep'. It was slower and longer than on previous times and they separated catching their breath once more before going into the house.