Chapter 5



She was so absorbed with being able to see Jeff that she didn't even realize tomorrow was her birthday. She didn't even remember her birthday. What could be a better birthday gift then your parents being out of town, your best friend is staying with you, and the man you love just drove three thousand miles to be with you on your birthday. Not only that but he brought a beautiful gift with him.

"Jeff, I love you too." She whispered back to him. She got lost in his arms, in his words, and in his kiss. Everything feels right when they are together, and she hoped it would never end. At that moment she didn't care about anything else. The world could be coming to an end, but she wouldn't care she had her Jeff. For the first time that night everything was perfect.

Although all was right, she still wondered how he got everything done. So she asked him. So he told her his devious plan to surprise her for her birthday. He told her that while she was at the mailbox receiving his letter, he was in he backyard throwing the roses through her open screen- less window into Amanda. Then he ran back around to the front of the yard in time to see her holding the poem and start crying. He stood there and watched her cry, Jeff told Erin that he wanted to die for making her cry. So that's when he sent her back inside to see the roses. As soon as she shut the door he ran back to her backyard and then waited outside her window, he said even sometimes he got brave and looked directly in it. He said he thought without a doubt she saw him when she looked out the window, he told her she was looking right at him. He just had to see her reaction to his surprise.

As he told her the rest of his little birthday present plan she began to get confused. So he ended up just stopping. He even began to confuse himself. She thought of how he kept running back and forth for her and she thought that was the sweetest thing she had ever heard. No one had ever gone through so much trouble just for her. She felt like the only thing important in his life. It was the best feeling in the world.

"Wow, you were a busy boy now weren't you?!" she said still astonished. "You didn't have to do all this. A simple phone call would have done it. I would have just had to wait one more night to see you. I've had to wait six months, I think I could wait one more night. It would be hard, considering how I've been zoning out thinking about you but I'm pretty sure I could do it. It was getting pretty bad though. Ask Amanda!"

"Yeah it was! She could not stop talking about you and how you two were going to go off together later in the night. She kept telling me how I wouldn't be able to find you two for at least two hours. Yeah it was really bad." Amanda added just to embarrass Erin.

Jeff looked at Erin with a face that didn't need words. He was giving her his "Oh is that a fact" face. She felt his glare and began to blush. She couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed by what Amanda had said, but she admitted to it. She wasn't going to deny how much she really wanted to spend the night with him. He could even give me a better birthday gift she thought to herself, or better yet I could give him something in return. Amanda noticed the face Jeff was sending Erin so she got up to get herself a drink.

For the moment she decided she would just sit there looking at him innocently. She put the sweetest smile she could on her face and looked into his eyes. It was those eyes, those sweet, beautiful, sexy eyes that seemed to be seducing her with their glare. One moment she had her mind together then she glanced in those eyes and seemed to get lost. Lost in her emotions, she was found by Jeff's lips kissing her neck soothing her. It was almost like he had a sixth sense indicating when she was most vulnerable, and he always acted upon it. He always knew exactly what to do to make her melt.

She returned from her voyage through her emotions and immediately stood up and walked away from him. She knew she wanted things to get more serious, but she didn't know if she was ready. She was wondering how giving Jeff her virginity might change their relationship or him. She was mostly afraid of their relationship turning into one of those relationships where all that mattered is sex. She didn't honestly believe it would effect Jeff, but she still needed a little more time to think it over.

She looked at Jeff from across the room and asked him if he loved her. He motioned for her to come to him and sit on his lap. She acted on the motion and was soon on top of him straddling him. Then she thought, "what am I doing? It's those damn eyes, and Amanda's even here. Sure she's not in the room but she's still here. This is wrong." She stopped, pulled Jeff's shirt down where it had originated and Jeff sat up. He looked at her and instinctually understood just by looking in her eyes.

"Later tonight will pick up where we left off," Erin said with a playful smile.

Jeff questioned, "Are you sure? I don't want to force you. Take your time. You know I'll always wait for you."

"Just wait till later baby." she replied with a kiss and got off him.