1 Year, 1 Month
Annie woke up, first registering that it was light out, afterwards that she was naked, next realizing that there was someone next to her, and thirdly that she wasn't in her bed.
She shot up, half almost jumping out of bed when she turned and saw Finnick who groaned and grabbed her arm. He was tousled, warm with sleep, and then the events of the night before came back to her as he rubbed her arm.
"Hey baby, where's the fire?" He asked, his voice raspy and super bedroom sexy. Annie flushed, embarrassed at her reaction and at her nakedness pulled up the sheets to cover her chest, before nervously tucking her hair behind her ear.
"Sorry, sorry. I, um, forgot that I was here and got confused." Annie explained, before she felt Finnick's arms wrap around her and pull her back into bed.
"Well don't be confused." He said with a sleepy smile before reaching up to kiss her sweetly. She sunk back into bed, their lips melded together as he trailed his fingers up and down her back. He pulled away, only to press kisses to her neck. "How do you feel?"
"Sore." Annie answered and smiled crookedly, "But that was expected."
"I didn't hurt you anywhere, right?" He asked worriedly and Annie shook her head.
"Nope. Totally fine." Annie reassured him.
"Good." He said, brushing a stray lock of hair off of her face. "Now according to my clock, it's seven. So, if I may say, let's get some more sleep."
"I don't know if…I can sleep anymore." Annie admitted, "Being naked and all."
"Hey, I'm naked too. Nothing to be self conscious about." Finnick laughed and Annie rolled her eyes.
"Naked for you is normal." Annie said and Finnick smiled, before getting up out of bed. Annie flushed possibly purple and put her head in the pillows before a few moments being tapped on the shoulder. She looked up to see Finnick in a pair of boxers and holding out one of his tee shirts and boxers to her.
"Is this okay? I can run and get your stuff out of the dryer if it's not." Finnick asked, and Annie shook her head and took his clothes in her hands.
"No, no. It's fine. I'm sorry, am I being weird?" Annie asked quietly and Finnick sat down next to her, arms around her shoulders.
"I mean technically speaking that's why I like you." Finnick said with a smile as Annie pulled his shirt over her head.
"Because I'm weird?" She asked and he shook his head.
"No…yes…I like you because you're you. Listen, you're uncomfortable being naked around a guy. That's pretty normal. I don't want you to feel sorry or apologize about it. I wasn't expecting you to wake up and feel like you were okay with seeing me walk around naked all of the time." Finnick said with smile before suddenly seeming thoughtful, "You don't…regret last night, right?"
"Of course not!" Annie said immediately. "Last night was…amazing."
"Yeah, I thought so too." Finnick said, "One of the best nights of my life."
"Now you're being silly." Annie said with a little smile.
"I'm being completely serious." Finnick said, "I'm going to remember that for the rest of my life."
Annie blushed and looked down, only for Finnick to tip her head back up.
"It was worth the wait?" Annie asked hopefully, "I mean…I was awkward."
"It was your first time. Again, that was expected. But yeah, it was worth the wait. It was more then I could've ever dreamed." Finnick said gently before kissing her again, and kissing her, and kissing her until she was underneath him.
"I'm guessing you don't want to wait until next year to do it again?" Annie asked with a smile and Finnick smiled back.
"God no." He laughed before pressing his lips against her neck hungrily. "Are you going to make me wait?"
"God no." Annie said, hugging him and pulling him close.
"Good."
Annie was pacing and Cora just looked on at her expectantly. Annie had just got back home, and it was about half past nine, and Cora was sitting on the couch still in her PJs and was scooping out Cinnamon Toast Crunch from her bowl in front of the TV.
"Well?" Cora asked placing down the spoon and bowl, "How did it go?"
Annie sat down next to Cora drumming her fingers on her thigh.
"Good. Good."
"Just good?" Cora said before smiling, "Don't tell me you didn't-"
"We did. We did it." Annie said and Cora put her arm around Annie.
"How was it? Tell me the deets!" Cora said excitedly, "And don't you dare leave anything out Annabel, I want to know everything."
"Okay. So, I went for a walk him. Like normal. And then it started to rain, so we went to his house. And…uh…he asked if I wanted to take a shower with him."
"Oh my God, really? What happened next?" Cora asked and Annie cleared her throat.
"Well…we started making out, you know, after I got over the whole naked thing. And we ended up in bed doing the deed. The end." Annie finished with a shrug.
"Oh come on. Give me a little more then that. What exactly did you do?"
"Exchanged fluids…sort of."
"Okay, ew. Not the visual I needed."
"Well I mean…he gave me oral first, before you know…he put it in." Annie admitted, "And that felt really good."
"Woah, okay. That's what I wanted to hear." Cora said, her attention piqued.
"Why are you so interest in the sex life I now have again?"
"Because I've been steady with one guy since forever. Let me live vicariously through you."
"And I don't think that I ever wanted to hear this discussion from either of you." Their father's voice caused both of them to jump. They both looked over to see their father walking into the kitchen, tying his tie. Cora gave a sound of muffled laughter at Annie's obvious horror.
"Keep making that face and maybe it'll be stuck like that." Cora teased and Annie smacked her with a pillow.
"Girls, girls." Their father said trying to get their attention. "First off, Cora. Be nice to your sister. Secondly, Annie, you are using protection aren't you? And of course if you're having oral sex you must know-"
"Dad!" Annie said thoroughly mortified before covering her ears. "Oh my God, I don't want to hear this."
"Oh you might as well Annie. Let Dad impart some of his fatherly wisdom upon you." Cora said, smacking her in the back with a pillow.
"Cora, remember what I just said. Nice." Annie's dad reminded Cora who pouted and fell over on her side, hugging her pillow. "Now Annie, answer my question."
"Yes Dad, the total of one time I've had sex I've used protection, and I'm going to continue to do so for the rest of the time I am having sex." Annie said and Cora sat up quickly.
"Wait a second, you're going to have sex again?" She said sarcastically.
"Ha. Ha. Ha. Funny Cora. But really this isn't the time for this discussion." Annie said, before turning to her Dad, "Can I go dig a hole for myself to die in now?"
"Oh come on, Annie. You must realize that I'm a human being too. I'm just making sure that you're aware." Her father said and this piqued both her and Cora's attention.
"What do you mean by that?" Cora asked, and her father cleared his throat.
"Well, I was a teenager once too. I've had relationships before, and have been dumb. I just wanted to make sure you're both prepared." Her father said rather awkwardly.
"Did you and mom have a pregnancy scare when you were going out?" Cora asked pointed and her father rolled his eyes.
"Again, contrary to popular belief your mother and I are humans with certain needs that do manifest themselves in sex at the appropriate times." Their dad reminded him and Annie just put her head in her hands.
"I'm in a waking nightmare."
"True fact. Parents and sex do not go together." Cora agreed.
"You both will understand eventually." Their father said with a roll of his eyes.
"Hey, at least this isn't as bad as Niagara Falls incident." Cora said, nudging her side and Annie nearly groaned at the memory.
It had been the summer of 8th grade, and the family plus her Aunt, Uncle, and Garrett had all gone on vacation to Niagara Falls. The vacation itself had been lovely, no complaints as far as super-friendly Canadians or their wonderful natural wonders went. Nothing eventful occurred when Cora, Annie, and Garrett had all gone down to the hang out by the pool. However, it was a different story when they had come back up to their hotel room just to grab some money to get some Shirley Temples. Instead of Daniel and Laurie having gone done for massages, what they had found was Annie and Cora's mother and father making passionate love on the sofa, and effectively scarring all of them for life.
To make matters worse, they never did get those Shirley Temples. But that's a story for another time.
"In any case, I have to go to work." Their dad said quickly. "Be good you two."
"Bye dad." They both said in unison as their father dawned his coat and grabbed his briefcase in hand, and he was out the door.
"Well, that could've gone worse." Cora said, "You could have mom on your case, like she was on mine."
"But to be fair, your first time was in the tree house in our backyard." Annie pointed out to Cora who wrapped her arms around Annie's middle.
"No, that was the first time I blew Jeff. My first time with Jeff was when Jeff and I went camping. You remember that, right?"
"Yeah, you came home with all of those awful bug bites. And I had to help you put on that disgusting smelling anti-ich cream that made you smell like mint and foot fungus for a week, and I never understood how you got half of them until now." Annie said before Cora forced Annie down and Cora sat up.
"Hey! No, sarcastic comments." Cora said poking her nose before getting off of Annie, "But you do remember how pissed she was about the tree house thing."
"Oh God yes. I thought she wasn't going to let you out of the house for the rest of high school." Annie laughed.
"I was a bad girl, what can I say?" Cora said, and Annie rolled her eyes,
"You don't have a bad bone in your entire body. You are related to me after all." Annie said and Cora laughed.
"Well, the good news is, mom still thinks you're a pure being. It'll keep her off your back unless you give her cause for concern." Cora said before patting her leg, "I think you have until your forty before she starts asking you questions."
"You don't think Dad will tell her?" Annie asked suddenly concerned and Cora shrugged.
"I don't think so. I think he'll expect you to do the responsible thing and tell her yourself."
"Yeah, and why don't I just jump off a bridge? All the cool kids are doing it." Annie snorted and Cora laughed yet again.
"Exactly." She said before smiling at Annie, "So do you have anything going on today?"
"No, why?"
"Well, how about you and I go get out spa on? It's been a while since we did a mani-pedi date. And God knows I need them." Cora asked and Annie smiled.
"Yeah, that sounds really nice actually." Annie said, "What's the catch?"
"You're a bitch, you know that?" Cora said with a laugh. "But no catch. I just thought for once that we should spend some quality sister time and talk about being all grown up. And for more fun we can try to figure out if the Asian ladies are being nice or secretly insulting us."
"That sounds great Cora. Let's do it." Annie agreed.
Her favorite thing about spas was definitely the massage-chairs. She probably would spend all the money for a mani-pedi just so she could sit in the chairs for however long it took. Of course it was even better after the mini shopping spree she had just gone on with Cora, and the lasting effects of the day before.
"So tell me, is the massage almost as good as the sex?" Cora asked sipping on a martini.
"Oh please Cora. We both know that it hurt and was kinda awkward." Annie said with a roll of her eyes.
"It'll only get better." Cora told her with a smile as the lady worked on painting her toes a bright pink. Annie had chosen a soft lilac color that her own lady was working on drawing mini-flowers upon her big toes. "Trust your big sis on that one."
"Alright, I do believe you." Annie said, "Oh ye wise and elder one."
"That's the spirit." Cora said, "And how about after we're through with this we go for some lunch?"
"That sounds great. What's got you in such a good mood?" She asked her sister suspiciously.
"I dunno, the alcohol?" Cora joked, "Or maybe sometimes I like spending time with my sister. No boys, no parents, just Annie."
"Well, for the record, I like spending time with you too." Annie said, "Not in the mushy sort of way though."
"Oh come on, you can fool everyone with that straight man to the funny man act, but you can't fool me. We both know that on the inside you're seriously mushy." Cora said teasingly and Annie rolled her eyes.
"Right, right. Of course."
"Hey, don't you go giving me that sass."
"No sass coming from me, I give you my word. Cross my heart." Annie said doing the little motion to go along with that. Cora smiled back before lounging back in her chair.
It was during this time that her phone vibrated on the table next to her, mindful of the newly dried nails Annie saw that the sender had been Finnick.
Hey babe wat up ;)
Annie rolled her eyes and texted back,
At the spa with my sister and doing girl stuff
No boys allowed Im guessing? He replied and Annie smiled to herself.
Well, unless you like New Age music and facials I doubt you'd much like it.
Damn I must b missin out on a great time.
Great time for me, yes.
It took a minute for him to response. Annie half wondered if he had put down his phone before she got the response,
You want 2 come over fr dinner 2morrow?
Sure, when should I be there?
How about 6
Alright, see you there.
See u l8r
Annie put down her phone and Cora smiled at her.
"Oh now let me guess who that was." She said and Annie rolled her eyes.
"I'll give you three chances."
"Ha ha ha. So, what did he say?" Cora asked, sipping her beverage.
"He asked if I was free for dinner tomorrow, which I am." Annie said, "Unless you had an elaborate plan for tomorrow as well?"
"Nope. But make sure you keep him on his toes." Cora said, "He'll start taking it for granted if you don't start making him work for it."
"Alright, oh ye elder one, I'll keep that in mind." Annie said with a smile.
She really hadn't been expecting to end up in bed with him, but she supposed it had just worked out that way. They had a lovely seafood pasta dish that Finnick had made himself, paired with some glasses of white wine because as Finnick said, why the hell not. And of course the dessert whish was some delicious fruit-pudding thing that Finnick claimed to have invented but eventually admitted to getting online.
But because of the couple of glasses of wine both of them had drunk, they decided it would be better just to sleep it out. And so climbed into bed in her camisole and underwear, while Finnick lounged next to her, perfectly comfortable in just his boxers.
"Mm, you're so pretty." He said, trailing his hand up and down her forearms as he rested his head on his other arm.
"And you're drunk." Annie said, feeling a bit tipsy herself.
"On life, babe. But no, it takes more then that to get me drunk. At the moment I'm pleasantly buzzed." He said with a laugh and smile that was so sweet that it nearly made her heart skip a beat. "Are you drunk?"
"I dunno…I've never drank before, really." Annie admitted, "I mean I have, but with my family at family gatherings and you know it's just wine coolers-"
"Are you nervous about something?" Finnick interrupted, "Because your doing the babble thing that you do when you get really nervous."
"I don't babble…just talk excessively."
"What's got you nervous? It's not like your driving back home or anything." He said turning on his side and resting his head in his hand. "We're just sleeping off the booze."
"Right, right. It's just…being here, with you. It's still a little nerve wracking." Annie said, picking at her newly painted nails.
"What's nerv-" Finnick blinked and sat up. "Are you nervous about having sex? Annie, no. Sweetheart, just because we've had sex doesn't mean that I'm expecting it every time you come over." Finnick said, touching her face, "I'm perfectly happy with just being with you like this. You know, clothes on and all. I don't want you to feel pressured to give me something, especially because I'm not asking for it."
"It's not that exactly. It's just…that I want to try it again is all." Annie admitted blushing. "Is that okay?"
Finnick almost visibly perked up, his eyes wide, almost looking like a happy puppy. He gave a mischievous smile and said,
"Of course that's okay. I'm here to please. But you don't have to be embarrassed."
"But it is sort of embarrassing." Annie answered as Finnick's lips pressed against her jaw, before giving her a peck on her warm cheek.
"You're so adorable." He said with a laugh, before pressing a kiss to her lips, a warm and sweet kiss and that threatened to melt her into a puddle. She clutched onto his shoulders as they both lowered down into his bed.
Finnick made quick work of both of their clothing, before beginning to kiss her neck as his hands cupped her breasts making her squeak as his fingers lightly pinched her nipples.
"So soft." He sighed in pleasure as he latched his mouth to her breast causing her to gasp and arch into the sensation. He continued lavishing attention on her breast before switching to the other one, and once satisfied with that, he gave Annie a wicked smile before slipping under the sheets.
She shivered when she felt his hot breath upon her, before he spread her legs and she felt his mouth upon her. The sound that came out of her throat surprised even her, a keening gasp for more. In the haze of pleasure she could hear Finnick chuckling, but she couldn't care.
"Oh…oh! Oh God…" She panted as she felt his fingers teasingly rubbing her as he continued to give her pleasure with his mouth.
"You're twitching like crazy, Ann. Feel good?" Finnick asked playfully and Annie clutched on to the sheets, trying to summon up the ability to be annoyed.
"Stop teasing me-ugh! D-don't put your tongue in!"
"Why? You seemed to like it when I did it just now."
"Finnick!" Annie cried, she was so close, so close-
Finnick's head popped up in the sheets and he looked at her with an innocent smile.
"Now, now. Someone's a little eager." He said and Annie glared at him.
"You're terrible, you know that?" Annie whined and he just continued to give her that puppy-dog look of his.
"Oh, I've got so much to teach you. I guess you can say that I'm looking forward to it." He chuckled, "Very, very much.
"Teach me about what?" Annie asked and shivered again as Finnick fingers brushed against her.
"Like how to take care of yourself, if I'm not there." Finnick said softly, "Or about all of the ways we can fit together. But first, before all of that, I don't think I can wait much longer to be inside of you."
"Then do it." Annie whispered. "I want it too."
"It might hurt a little still or be sore. If it's bad then just tell me, okay?" Finnick said a bit worried, and Annie smiled.
"Okay, I promise." She said and he gave her another smile.
"Grab a condom from the bedside table please?" He asked, and flushing she did so for him.
He quickly put on the condom before he lifted up her bottom half by her lower back and pushing in. She took a sharp intake of breath as she felt him stretching her once again. A dull ache that was far from sexy reminded her that this was definitely her second time as she involuntarily clenched down on him. At this point sheen of sweat was visible upon Finnick's skin, as he clenched his jaw and obviously resisted whatever instinctual drive he had just to thrust into her.
"Okay?" He asked, his voice visibly strained and Annie nodded.
"It's a little sore, but I'm okay." She said, before reaching up to grab his shoulder and tug him just a little. "I want to touch you."
He leaned down, skin pressing against skin. She curled one hand into his hair as the other clutched into his shoulder as he kissed her and began to move. She could barely get out anything but pants and gasps, because her breath wasn't coming fast enough to be able to make any noise. But in contrast, Finnick was basically singing over her. He was whining and moaning as he gives and keeps on giving through the pain and then the pleasure. Annie was torn between shutting her eyes from the intense feeling and not being able to look away from the man she loved. They clutched onto each other, this giant mess of tangled passion and love and Annie wouldn't mind it if it stayed like this forever.
Finnick switched the angle just a little bit and that's all it took for Annie to come undone. As if underwater, she heard herself letting out a girly, breathless whine that if she wasn't so tired would have left her embarrassed beyond belief. Finnick rode himself out to completion and they lay there in a boneless pile together, harshly breathing and completely tuckered out.
"You okay?" He asked and she gave him a small smile.
"Besides the fact that I don't think I can't feel my legs, I'm all good." Annie said and he laughed and nuzzled against her neck.
"Was it better then last time?"
"I was still a little sore from last time, but yeah. I can't wait for it to stop hurting at the beginning." Annie admitted as he traced waves into her stomach.
"It'll happen eventually. Practice makes perfect. I mean, if you want to practice-" He said before Annie shoved a pillow in his face. He chuckled and lay down next to her, smiling a dopey sort of smile.
"We can practice some more some other night." Annie said with a laugh. "I don't think I can stay awake for a second round."
"I'm game for cuddling and sleeping." Finnick agreed as he pulled Annie in close and clicked off the light.
"Hey Finn?"
"Yeah?"
"Did I ever tell you about the Niagara Falls incident?"
Sorry about the late update. A family emergency came up so I had to help out, but I'm all good now. Just had to take care of some stuff before I could get back to writing.
Next chapter, unless anyone else has got anything else they want to see in the pregnancy arch is going to be the birth chapter! Yay! Just to let you guys know.
In other news, I'm going to be going off to college in the near future, so that might mean less frequent updates. Once I figure out how it's going to go, I'll give everyone a head's up.
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Guest: The chapter where Annie starts tutoring Finnick takes place in Chapter 17, Make Me Real.
Guest #2: Unfortunately that wouldn't be possible because Annie and Finnick got together at the end of high school. But, I could do them going to a club or something. Let me know if that would be what you want to see.
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As always thanks for all of the support, if you would be so kind head on over and give my other Odesta story Adrift a try, and as always review! It means so much. And until next time ~OMGitsgreen