Hurried knocking greeted Jo who had just sat down to enjoy a bowl of apple cobbler Hannah had taken out of the oven only minutes earlier.

Shoving the warm bite in her mouth, unwilling to go without, the girl rushed to the door as the incessant knocking continued.

"Coming!" she shouted through her mouthful, such that it came out more like a garbled mess.

Opening the door still chewing, Jo was greeted by the handsome face of Laurie whose hand was up and ready for another onslaught of banging against the door.

Swallowing, Jo wrinkled her forehead questioning the boy's fervor.

"Is something the matter, my boy?"

"No, the opposite in fact. You must come with me now" he went to grab her hand, but Jo pulled back.

"Go with you where?"

"Back to my house."

"Teddy, I don't even have a coat on yet and Hannah just made the most delicious cobbler. Come inside first for a helping" Jo moved to the side ushering with her hand for him to cross the threshold.

Laurie shook his head.

"Jo, my grandfather just announced he has to tend to business two towns over which forces him to spend the night at a hotel, as his meeting isn't until tomorrow morning."

"Okay" Jo deadpanned, uncaring of this development.

Teddy blew out an exasperated breath. He was going to have to spell out the obvious for his girl.

"He'll be gone. All day. And night" Teddy maneuvered his eyebrows suggestively.

Oh.

Oh!

Jo's confused expression quickly melt into a pretty blush.

"Teddy… I can come by later. I can't just drop everything right this second for… well, for that."

Laurie had a feeling on the way over that she'd have this reaction. Jo was stubborn through and through and didn't like to feel as though she was being bossed around, no matter how gently he pled. He had to go straight for the kill in order to get his way this time. Leaning in he bent down to her height so his mouth grazed ever-so-gently against her earlobe.

He smirked as he heard her breath catch.

"My love, it's been far too long since I've felt your smooth skin bare against mine, since I've stroked the depths of you, since I've heard those beautiful little sounds you release only for me… because of me" he murmured.

Leaning back he could see Jo's chest rise and fall rapidly at his words. Her eyes had already begun to dilate.

Biting her bottom lip in an incredibly provocative manner that had Laurie squirming slightly as he stood in place, he awaited her answer.

"Come in. I just need to let Hannah know I'm leaving."

Laurie stood tall in the foyer watching as Jo rushed to the dining room table and practically shoveled her food into her mouth.

"Jo, slow down my love, you don't want to choke" he chuckled, amused that his small preview had left her that needy.

She bustled about, cleaning up the table and getting herself ready with lightening speed. She grabbed her coat and gloves, calling out to Hannah as she buttoned up.

"Hannah! Teddy is here. I'll be over at the Laurence's should anyone need me. I'll be back in time for supper."

Not waiting for a reply, Jo grabbed Laurie's hand and vacated the house with dire urgency.

The two walked in silence side by side holding hands. Little puffs of air could be seen from their panting breath as they all-but sprinted toward the manor.

Laurie already had his key out and ready as they approached the front door.

"Is anyone home?" Jo inquired as he fiddled with the locks.

"Emily just left for the day, as did the other servants. She offered to make me a light dinner to keep warm in the oven for later, but I had other pressing matters and dismissed she and the staff early" he grinned.

"Good" was all Jo said.

He got the deadbolt unfastened and with a loud click the scaling door gave way and he and Jo rushed inside.

Laurie only got so far as to press the door shut and latch the deadbolt once more before Jo was on him.

Shoving Laurie back firmly, she kissed him open-mouthed without preamble.

She tasted of apples was the only clear thought that registered for Laurie as he fell in synch with her movements, grasping her tiny waist in his hands.

Laurie gave as good as he got and responded in kind by beginning to unbutton her coat. Once the last button was unfastened, he let the coat drop to the floor.

Still kissing, he began to toe off his shoes. Taking cue, Jo did the same.

Jo grasped the back of Laurie's head, tendrils pulling sharp in her grabbing hands. He moaned at that and let her guide him down to her height so she could fully explore his mouth, cradling his cheeks between both her hands.

He tried saying her name, but it came out muffled.

Trying again, Laurie whispered her name.

"Jo, wait."

Undeterred, she bit at his bottom lip earning another grateful moan.

"Jo"

"What?" she asked in a clipped tone, perturbed at being stopped.

"Let's take this upstairs behind closed doors, my love" he gently requested, kissing her brow for good measure.

Eyes softening, the girl took to removing her gloves and taking the time to properly hang her coat on one of the gold hooks lined against the wall.

Laurie did the same with his garments, eyeing Jo from the side, watching her swift movements.

Once they were both divested of their winter garb, Laurie grabbed her hand and dashed off toward his bedroom.

Shutting the bedroom door, he was pleased to turn around and find Jo already unfastening the lacing of her waistcoat.

He saddled up to her, playfully slapping her hands away as he took over the task.

Raising on her tiptoes she kissed and licked at his neck while he got the top portion of her ensemble loosened.

Pressing her hands against his firm abdomen, she clutched his dress shirt and pushed up.

"Off" she instructed.

Wasting no time, Laurie easily complied. He backed up a few feet and eyed Jo hungrily the entire time he removed the item.

Jo reveled in each bit of lightly tanned skin revealed to her eyes.

Laurie was naturally slim and tall in stature and the young man had just the right amount of muscular definition and tone to his torso that was absolutely appealing.
Jo had the brief thought of wanting to run her tongue along the sharp v his hips made.

Rustling herself from her thoughts, she approached him once he'd let the shirt drop forgotten to the ground and the vast expanse of golden skin beckoned her into his embrace.

Stroking Jo's cheeks, Laurie's large hands maneuvered her to where he wanted and Jo melted into his grasp.

After several moments, Laurie began to creep backwards, nearing his bed.

Once he felt the backs of his legs hit the frame, he stopped. Jo playfully pushed him to a sitting position. Bouncing slightly on the mattress, his hands were soon full with the girl who continued kissing the breath out of him.

Laurie pushed off her waistcoat and set to work on the buttons of the patterned blouse underneath. She looked down and watched with rapt attention as his hands slid the gold buttons over and out.

She shook the garment off once it was completely undone. Laurie moaned quietly as her movements caused her bottom to brush against his quickly hardening member.

Wickedly, Jo took to twisting a little extra to make sure she rotated in his lap a bit more, giving him a tease of friction.

"Jo…" he murmured.

Jo picked up one of his hands and brought it to her lips. She softly kissed his palm and then each fingertip, allowing his index finger to slide between her lips when she got to that digit.

"Oh Jo" Laurie moaned.

It was music to her ears. She continued stroking her tongue against his appendage as she felt him spread his fingers and gently cradle her jaw in his hand.

Opening her eyes she was taken aback at how dark Laurie's orbs looked as he watched her. His usually bright green eyes were now a dark shade of emerald, practically sparkling as he took in her performance.

Finishing her ministrations the two collided together once more in a heated embrace.

Jo still had on her slip dress and skirt, so Laurie was in a further state of undress than she, but he didn't seem to mind, toying with her straps, signaling for her to shimmy them down further.

The swell of her breast was enticing and he bent down to place kisses upon them. With one stern tug he was able to get the slip down to her ribcage, revealing her naked bosom.

"Beautiful" he breathed.

Jo bashfully went to cross her arms, not having been this nude in front of anyone else before, least of all Laurie.

"Don't" he gently placed his hands over her elbows.

"Don't hide from me. I want to see all of you."

At that, Jo felt a deep stirring inside and her belly clenched.

She let her arms drop and Laurie took in the spectacular creature in his arms. How did he get so lucky? Jo had no idea how absolutely stunning she was. Her wavy auburn locks draped over one shoulder, hanging loosely down to her waist, her hardened nipples were taut and straining outward- begging to be touched, caressed and licked. Her alabaster skin was a stark contrast to her darker locks and it only sparked further longing in the boy.

Pressing his fingers against her spine, she pliantly moved forward, letting out the softest of moans as a nipple brushed against his lips.

Taking one of the buds into his mouth, he allowed his other hand to twist and pinch at the other, not wanting either to be neglected.

She tasted sweet. Faintly of vanilla and soap. He quickly got lost in her modest pillow-soft breasts, alternating between each with bites, kisses, licks and gentle sucking.

Jo lost her wits. Panting, she ran her fingers through his dark curls.

"Oh my god, Laurie…"

In a smooth motion, Laurie tightly held her to his chest and flipped them over on the bed so they were lying down, Jo underneath his larger frame.

Not missing a beat, he reconnected his lips to her milky globes.

She whined when he sucked a nipple particularly hard into his mouth. Loving the sound he did it again, smiling to himself when she mewled loudly in his ear.

"Teddy, please."

"Please what? What do you need, my love?"

"More"

"More of what?" he teased one of her nipples with his fingertips as he questioned her.

Shivering in his arms, she pouted.

"Teddy."

"Yes, my love? Tell me what it is you want and I'll give it to you."

"I want…" she started.

"Yes…"

"… more" she finished on a groan as he continued fondling her breasts.

"With words, my love" he urged.

"I want to feel you."

"Where?"

"Everywhere" she quickly answered, feeling her composure weaning away at his ministrations.

"Here?" he asked pinching a nipple.

"Teddy…"

"How about here" he kissed at her collar bone.

"No? Is that not where you want me?"

"Lower" Jo pleaded.

"Here?" he bent down, kissing her belly button.

Shaking her head, he felt her begin to part her legs for him.

"Are you going to show me where?"

Jo let one of her hands wander down her waist, past her hips and swiped across her lower half.

"My girl, you'll have to show me where you need me."

Sighing gently, the girl took one of Teddy's hands in hers and moved it down to her center.

He squeezed the mound over her skirt and grinned wickedly when she called out for him.

"Is that where you need me, my love?"

Jo nodded her head frantically.

"With words, love."

"Yes!" she blurted out.

"Good girl" he encouraged.

Jo whimpered at that.

"Come here" he said, one hand coming up to cup her cheek as his other began gathering her skirt.

Jo clutched tightly at his toned back.

"Open up, darling" he requested as he got to the apex of her thighs.

Immediately she parted her legs for his hand to take up residence.

Deftly, his fingers stroked the edge of her panties before dipping under and finding purchase upon her wet folds.

Jo gasped.

"Is this all for me?" he teased. He knew it was his doing that had her so worked up, but liked to hear her say it.

"Yes" she moaned.

He went to work, plunging two fingers inside, curling them into a come-hither motion.

Jo thrashed in his arms.

"Open your eyes."

She couldn't. It all felt so good. So right. He played her perfectly, just as he did the piano.

Delving further into her, Laurie added a third finger into her tight entrance.

"Teddy!"

At that, Jo's eyes popped open.

"There you are" he smiled looking down into her hazel eyes.

"Stay with me" he urged.

Shaking her head side to side, the girl did her best to keep contact with his eyes.

"You feel so tight and warm against my fingers. This is exactly what I wanted. What I needed. Do you need me, Jo?"

She nodded.

"You need this?" he twisted his fingers at an angle inside of her and she cried out.

"Like that, my love? Yes- I think that's exactly what you need."

Jo tended to absolutely lose her mind when she and Teddy engaged in more carnal affairs. The boy had a way with words and painted beautiful pictures for her as he took her soaring to new heights.

"I want to feel you let go on my fingers, Jo" he spoke, looking down into her fevered eyes.

"Come on Jo, let go for me; because of me."

He picked up the pace of his fingering, pulling his digits in and out of her depths with greater speed.

"Let go, my love. Show me how much you like this."

He bent and kissed her hard as she began to come apart.

"Good girl" he mused as she chanted his name.

"Beautiful."

He peppered kisses across her chest, allowing her time to come down from her high.

"You're perfect, Jo."

"Hardly" she chuckled.

"Hey…" he gripped her chin.

"You're perfect" he sternly stated.

She smiled.

"I do believe it's your turn, my boy" she grinned rubbing her thigh against his hardness at which he immediately hissed.

"Can I?" she asked as she lowered her fingers to his trouser buttons.

Now it was he who was speechless. His tongue felt too big for his mouth, so he settled for nodding his head dumbly.

Laughing gently at his unusual loss for words, she unbuttoned his pants and pushed both them and his undershorts over the slight curve of his rear and down his thighs.
Puzzled, the boy looked down.

"Jo?" he asked in a small voice.

"Shhhh… let me do this for you."

Laurie had an idea of what she was going to do, but was having a hard time believing it. Sure he'd talked to boys his age about the act and he'd seen a few naughty drawings over the years, but this was Jo, his Jo lowering herself down to his pelvis.

He was going to die.

He felt her breath against his thighs and squeezed his eyes tightly shut.

Jo was a bit worried at the prospect ahead of her. This act was seldom talked about, frowned upon even and most definitely vile to many of the women in high society. Jo didn't see things that way. If it was pleasurable and consensual, why did it matter what a couple did behind closed doors? So long as they weren't hurting one another, she failed to understand the lewdness in the act. All she wanted was to bring Laurie pleasure. She knew this moment would change their relationship forever, but she wanted it and trusted him to not judge her in this moment.

Having never done this before, the girl was getting her bearings. Psyching herself up, she took one more steadying breath before bending further down and placing the gentlest of kisses against his member.

Laurie keened at this.

Wanting to hear that sound again, she opened her mouth and tentatively licked at the heated flesh in front of her.

Laurie writhed and moaned her name low and long.

Without further adieu Jo widened her mouth and engulfed the tip of him into her mouth.

Laurie cursed loudly, gathering her hair up with one hand. He dare not look down. He didn't think he could take seeing the sight that threatened to be his undoing.

Jo sucked softly at the flesh, noting the scent of Laurie- his soap and cologne tinged with a manly musk. The sounds he was making were absolute poetry.

His strained groans and panting breath orchestrated the loveliest of melodies.

She quickened her pace, bobbing her head up and down faster.

Wanting to get back at him for his earlier teasing, Jo released him from the confines of her mouth for a moment.

Immediately Laurie's eyes sought out hers.

"Open your eyes" she echoed his earlier words.

Smiling softly, Laurie drew in a deep breath and watched in rapture as Jo took him back into her mouth.

She kept her gaze locked with him, loving how he bit at his lips and clutched at the bedsheets in a bid to continue watching.

Popping off once more, Jo kissed up his abdomen- licking at his 'v' the way she'd wanted to earlier and finally lifted herself up within eyesight of Laurie. He immediately kissed her, whining into her mouth when her small hand took over.

He was still wet from her mouth and hard to the touch. Jo knew it wouldn't take much longer before he lost himself.

Stroking firmly, the girl kissed over his closed eyes, his nose, his chin… anywhere on his face she could reach.

"Jo, I'm close. So close" he panted.

She curled her fingers tighter around him.

He moaned brokenly.

Focusing her attention on his long neck, Jo kissed at the slightly damp skin.

"Faster, my love."

She pumped him up and down with zest.

"Yes, like that" he hissed.

Expletives were shouted as Laurie finished in her hand, shivering and shaking against her side as he spent himself.

The two youths lay side by side, legs entangled with their remaining clothing askew attempting to catch their breath.

"I love you, Jo" Laurie breathed into the cool air of his bedroom, staring at the ceiling, but knowing she heard his sentiments.

"And I you, Teddy" she smiled lazily.

Sitting up, Laurie propped himself on one elbow and played with her hair with his free arm.

"Are you mine for the afternoon?"

"I'm yours for always" she responded without a beat.

At that, the boy's face broke out into a brilliant full-on grin.

"I say we take a nap, have some tea and then see what further mischief we can get ourselves into."

Jo nodded her head in agreement, surging up to capture Laurie's lips with hers. A renewed wave of want pinged through her system.

As Jo began to doze off she heard Laurie's stomach let out a loud rumble.

Giggling, the girl doubled over laughing loudly at the sound.

"Perhaps we skip the nap and go straight to tea?"

"Of course, my boy."

The two straightened their clothing and preambled downstairs to the kitchen to piece together a haphazard tea (Aunt March would have clutched her pearls at the quickly thrown together items).

Laurie quickly scarfed down one of the ham and cheese sandwiches he and Jo had made and went for a second. Jo shook her head at his antics, amused by his massive appetite despite his thin physique.

Nibbling at her food, Jo bashfully went to ask him a question.

"Teddy?"

"My love?" he quickly answered, preoccupied with snagging several green grapes from off the vine of a bunch they'd placed into a bowl.

"What we did- well, what I did in particular just now. Is it…" she stopped. "Is it foul?"

Teddy chewed slowly, piecing together what she meant. Upon figuring out her musings, his eyebrows furrowed.

"Foul is a strong word, wouldn't you say?"

"I wouldn't necessarily say, but plenty of women in society believe it so."

"Jo, are you having regrets? Did I push you in some way?"

The boy was quickly getting worked up and Jo made a movement to gently stroke at his forearm, the touch calming him instantly.

"My boy, you did nothing of the sort. I just wonder if others would consider the act… unbecoming."

"Jo, I'd never judge you" Laurie stated plainly.

She looked down at the ground feeling her cheeks grow hot.

"Look at me" he softly implored.

Hazel met green.

"Never."

Laurie watched in satisfaction as relief spread throughout her face. He hated seeing her features worried over something he felt completely honored to have experienced with her. He thought it best to tell her so.

"Jo, I'm absolutely honored you allow me to witness you in such a state. You're lovely, attentive, sexy and all mine. I still don't know how I got so lucky."

"Sexy?" Jo laughed loudly.

"Yes, sexy."

"Teddy, I-"

"You're sexy to me. Plain and simple. Please don't ruin genuine sentiments with unfounded claims otherwise."

"Okay" she quietly answered.

Laurie pet her hand that was still brushing up and down his arm.

"I must say though, you did catch me by surprise, my girl."

"Oh did I?" she coyly retorted.

"I about combust on the spot" he deadpanned, his attention once again going to the spread in front of them.

"I'm glad to know I can keep you on your toes, my boy."

Laurie chuckled, swallowing the bit of tea he'd just sipped.

"All this talk has me wondering why we aren't already taking pleasure in more private affairs" he grinned cheekily.

"Sounds like we should do something to rectify that" Jo pretended to ponder their options, tapping her index finger against her chin in mock thought.

With one last bite of fruit, Laurie quickly pushed back his chair, taking Jo's hand in his in the process.

"But Teddy the foo-"

"There's something else my appetite desires."

Jo shook her head, laughing lightly at his direct advances.

With that, the two made their way back up the stairs, stopping every so often to softly kiss or push the other gently against a wall and capture the other's lips.

Jo's hands were once again tangled in Laurie's onyx locks by the time they'd made it to his open chamber door.

In a quick movement Jo didn't see coming, Laurie bent down and scooped her up over his shoulder as though she weighed nothing at all.

Squealing, the girl playfully swat at his shoulder blades.

"Teddy! Put me down!"

"As you wish, my love."

With that, the boy kicked the door shut with the back of his foot and promptly took to tossing Jo playfully onto his bed.

The sound of light giggling soon melted into strained groans and tight cries in the vacant hallway as the two continued their escapades further into the afternoon.