Theresa lay on the couch in Ethan's arms. "I love you, Ethan," she said, getting as close as possible.
"I love you more than words can say," he said.
"Make love to me, Ethan," she said.
His touched hers lightly at first but then the kiss got deeper and more passionate until he stole her breath. He next took them to her neck and she moaned as he showered her with kisses. She tugged at the shirt on his back and finally succeeded in pulling it over his head. His lips returned to her mouth and then down her neck. Before long they were making love with only each other to keep themselves warm. Their sighs of ecstacy mixed with each other their souls. Their rhythm was like that of the sea pounding on the shore. At last the final wave, a tsunami of incredible proportions, hit the beach with a force that was enough to draw whimpers of pleasure from her throat. It was over.
"I love you so much," she said. She looked at her beloved and was struck with terror. She didn't see Ethan, but Noah.
Theresa awoke with a start. "Oh my God!" she exclaimed, waking the sleeping Ethan beside her.
"Theresa, what's wrong?" he asked, holding her. "Did you have a nightmare."
"Ethan? Ethan! You're here. Hold me, Ethan and don't ever let go."
Carrie sat in her room, looking out the window. She looked over at her clock. It was 11:11. It was time to make a wish. She looked back at the sky and found the brightest star. "Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight. I wish Noah Bennett loved me the way I love him." Suddenly there was a knock at her door. "Who is it?"
"It's Gwen," said her cousin.
Carrie got up and answered the door. She put on her best smile. "Hey, what's up?"
"Nothing. I noticed you didn't come down to dinner. Cook made your favorite to welcome you back," said Gwen.
"Wasn't very hungry, I guess," said Carrie, returning to the window.
"Something wrong, Carrie?" asked Gwen.
"Gwen, have you ever been in love?"
"Carrie, you know I have."
"Didn't it suck?"
"No, actually, while I had love it was the sweetest experience I've ever known."
"I said I was in love, not that I had it," said Carrie, beginning to tear up.
"Are you alright?" asked Gwen, sitting beside her.
"Not exactly," Carrie said. "I've kind of fallen for Ethan's brother."
"Noah? Oh, you went to the same college, that's right."
"Gwen, I've loved him ever since I saw him. He's like an angel. My world was cold and dark before I met him. He even...."
"Even what, Carrie?"
"He even saved me from a rape attempt."
Gwen gasped. "Why didn't tell anyone? My father would have been there in a second."
"I didn't need anyone but Noah. He was so loving and caring. I remember every minute of that night."
****2000****
Carrie ran as fast as her legs could go. She reached the apartment she wanted. She pounded on it frantically. Noah answered. "Carrie, what's wrong."
"Noah, help me," she begged. "He's after me."
He let her in without hesitation. "Who?"
"Tyler, he tried to... to.... Oh, Noah I was so scared," she said, collapsing into his arms. He understood perfectly what she meant.
Suddenly there came a more violent pounding on the door. Carrie shuddered. Noah answered the door and was met with the sight of a big angry looking man. "Where the hell's Carrie?" he demanded.
"Look, I don't want any trouble, so just leave her alone," said Noah.
Tyler grabbed Noah's shirt. "I said where's Carrie?"
"And I said back off!" Noah punched the brut and sent him flying to the next wall. He lunged at him and gave him a left followed by a swift right. When Tyler go up, he backed away and ran out of the building.
Noah went back into his apartment. He hugged Carrie dearly. "It's alright. He's gone."
"Oh Noah, thank you so much," she whimpered.
"You can stay here if you want," he said.
"Thank you. Just don't leave me alone, please," she begged.
"I'll stay beside you all night," he promised.
****Present****
"And did he?" asked Gwen.
"He did," said Carrie. "I love him so much."
"I have an idea how you can get him," said Gwen, smiling at her cousin.
"How?"
"Come with me to the mall."
Carrie followed Gwen, but was a little uneasy about her plan. What would it include? She wished she knew.
"I love you more than words can say," he said.
"Make love to me, Ethan," she said.
His touched hers lightly at first but then the kiss got deeper and more passionate until he stole her breath. He next took them to her neck and she moaned as he showered her with kisses. She tugged at the shirt on his back and finally succeeded in pulling it over his head. His lips returned to her mouth and then down her neck. Before long they were making love with only each other to keep themselves warm. Their sighs of ecstacy mixed with each other their souls. Their rhythm was like that of the sea pounding on the shore. At last the final wave, a tsunami of incredible proportions, hit the beach with a force that was enough to draw whimpers of pleasure from her throat. It was over.
"I love you so much," she said. She looked at her beloved and was struck with terror. She didn't see Ethan, but Noah.
Theresa awoke with a start. "Oh my God!" she exclaimed, waking the sleeping Ethan beside her.
"Theresa, what's wrong?" he asked, holding her. "Did you have a nightmare."
"Ethan? Ethan! You're here. Hold me, Ethan and don't ever let go."
Carrie sat in her room, looking out the window. She looked over at her clock. It was 11:11. It was time to make a wish. She looked back at the sky and found the brightest star. "Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight. I wish Noah Bennett loved me the way I love him." Suddenly there was a knock at her door. "Who is it?"
"It's Gwen," said her cousin.
Carrie got up and answered the door. She put on her best smile. "Hey, what's up?"
"Nothing. I noticed you didn't come down to dinner. Cook made your favorite to welcome you back," said Gwen.
"Wasn't very hungry, I guess," said Carrie, returning to the window.
"Something wrong, Carrie?" asked Gwen.
"Gwen, have you ever been in love?"
"Carrie, you know I have."
"Didn't it suck?"
"No, actually, while I had love it was the sweetest experience I've ever known."
"I said I was in love, not that I had it," said Carrie, beginning to tear up.
"Are you alright?" asked Gwen, sitting beside her.
"Not exactly," Carrie said. "I've kind of fallen for Ethan's brother."
"Noah? Oh, you went to the same college, that's right."
"Gwen, I've loved him ever since I saw him. He's like an angel. My world was cold and dark before I met him. He even...."
"Even what, Carrie?"
"He even saved me from a rape attempt."
Gwen gasped. "Why didn't tell anyone? My father would have been there in a second."
"I didn't need anyone but Noah. He was so loving and caring. I remember every minute of that night."
****2000****
Carrie ran as fast as her legs could go. She reached the apartment she wanted. She pounded on it frantically. Noah answered. "Carrie, what's wrong."
"Noah, help me," she begged. "He's after me."
He let her in without hesitation. "Who?"
"Tyler, he tried to... to.... Oh, Noah I was so scared," she said, collapsing into his arms. He understood perfectly what she meant.
Suddenly there came a more violent pounding on the door. Carrie shuddered. Noah answered the door and was met with the sight of a big angry looking man. "Where the hell's Carrie?" he demanded.
"Look, I don't want any trouble, so just leave her alone," said Noah.
Tyler grabbed Noah's shirt. "I said where's Carrie?"
"And I said back off!" Noah punched the brut and sent him flying to the next wall. He lunged at him and gave him a left followed by a swift right. When Tyler go up, he backed away and ran out of the building.
Noah went back into his apartment. He hugged Carrie dearly. "It's alright. He's gone."
"Oh Noah, thank you so much," she whimpered.
"You can stay here if you want," he said.
"Thank you. Just don't leave me alone, please," she begged.
"I'll stay beside you all night," he promised.
****Present****
"And did he?" asked Gwen.
"He did," said Carrie. "I love him so much."
"I have an idea how you can get him," said Gwen, smiling at her cousin.
"How?"
"Come with me to the mall."
Carrie followed Gwen, but was a little uneasy about her plan. What would it include? She wished she knew.