-Chapter Eleven-
As Craig was driving, the couple was talking about how much fun they had been having with each other. When they finally got to his house, they parked but didn't get out of the car right away.
"I've never had so much fun with one person Cris, I can't believe how similar we are, and I'm not just talking about our family situations. I don't know what I'd do without you.I love you."
Christie looked up at Craig with a sparkle in her eye," I love you too Craig, and I can't even explain my feelings for you. All I know if that I love you."
They both opened their doors and Craig led Christie to the front door. He opened it and let her go in first, she turned on a light by the couch. She motioned for Craig and he came over to her. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. She gently began sucking on his bottom lip as he ran his fingers through her hair.
Craig slowly turned her around and moved toward the couch, never breaking their kiss. Christie broke away long enough to get comfortable on the couch, bending one leg and resting it against the side and stretching the other one out with her foot on the floor. She pulled Craig to her and he meshed his lips with hers, letting out all of the passion he had been feeling.
This kiss was much more urgent than the previous one and the couple knew what they were getting themselves into. Within minutes they were entwined in a steamy make-out session. Christie lost herself in Craig running her hands through his hair. Craig's hand slowly moved from Christie's cheek down to her thigh. He ran it up over the button on her jeans to the zipper on her sweater and took hold of it as she sighed into his mouth. Just as he was about to pull it down Christie gently pushed him away.
"Craig, we can't," she said.
Craig looked hurt," Oh," he replied sitting up and rubbing his face with his hands.
"Baby, I love you okay? This just wouldn't be right tho, as right and as good as it all feels you know it too"
Craig turned and gave Christie a soft smile," You're right, we're not ready yet. There's too much at risk and we can wait. I could wait forever for you."
Christie leaned over and softly kissed Craig. "Thank you," she whispered.
He got up and grabbed the remote for the TV. He turned it on and they found a re-run of Saturday Night Live. Christie snuggled into him and they lay there together laughing, until it was time for her to leave.
Craig didn't want her to walk home in the dark and the cold by herself, so he insisted on driving her home. She didn't mind because this just meant she could see him longer. They got to her house and Craig kissed her cheek.
"I love you," he said.
"I love you too," she smiled and grabbed a hold of her necklace.
She got out of the car and waved to him as he drove off. She got inside and turned off the downstairs light making her way up to Emma's room. When she opened the door she found Emma on the phone with Sean.
"Sean! If my mom picked up the phone and heard you saying that she'd kill you!" Emma looked up and saw Christie taking off her shoes.
"Hey, Christie's home. I'm gonna let you go now so we can talk and I'll talk to you later."
Christie smiled as she finished putting on her pajamas. "How was the rest of your night?"
"Oh it was good, nothing you guys didn't already see," Emma said laughing," what about yours?"
"Well, in the car he told me he loved me, and of course I told him the same. We went to his house, Joey's gone for the weekend. Angie was at her grandma's.."
"And.."
"We had fun, we almost made a mistake, but luckily we stopped ourselves."
"You mean you guys almost."
"Yeah, everything felt great Em, kissing Craig is.well heaven really. We both knew it wouldn't be right tho. We're in love, and someday it probably will happen between us, but we knew if it happened now we'd regret it. No matter how much we love each other."
"Awww Christie, that's so, beautiful."
Christie threw a pillow at Emma, and both girls laughed.
"We're making cookies tomorrow!"
"Yumm, Spike bakes a lot during the holidays?"
Emma nodded and prepared to go to sleep," Like you wouldn't believe."
As Craig was driving, the couple was talking about how much fun they had been having with each other. When they finally got to his house, they parked but didn't get out of the car right away.
"I've never had so much fun with one person Cris, I can't believe how similar we are, and I'm not just talking about our family situations. I don't know what I'd do without you.I love you."
Christie looked up at Craig with a sparkle in her eye," I love you too Craig, and I can't even explain my feelings for you. All I know if that I love you."
They both opened their doors and Craig led Christie to the front door. He opened it and let her go in first, she turned on a light by the couch. She motioned for Craig and he came over to her. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. She gently began sucking on his bottom lip as he ran his fingers through her hair.
Craig slowly turned her around and moved toward the couch, never breaking their kiss. Christie broke away long enough to get comfortable on the couch, bending one leg and resting it against the side and stretching the other one out with her foot on the floor. She pulled Craig to her and he meshed his lips with hers, letting out all of the passion he had been feeling.
This kiss was much more urgent than the previous one and the couple knew what they were getting themselves into. Within minutes they were entwined in a steamy make-out session. Christie lost herself in Craig running her hands through his hair. Craig's hand slowly moved from Christie's cheek down to her thigh. He ran it up over the button on her jeans to the zipper on her sweater and took hold of it as she sighed into his mouth. Just as he was about to pull it down Christie gently pushed him away.
"Craig, we can't," she said.
Craig looked hurt," Oh," he replied sitting up and rubbing his face with his hands.
"Baby, I love you okay? This just wouldn't be right tho, as right and as good as it all feels you know it too"
Craig turned and gave Christie a soft smile," You're right, we're not ready yet. There's too much at risk and we can wait. I could wait forever for you."
Christie leaned over and softly kissed Craig. "Thank you," she whispered.
He got up and grabbed the remote for the TV. He turned it on and they found a re-run of Saturday Night Live. Christie snuggled into him and they lay there together laughing, until it was time for her to leave.
Craig didn't want her to walk home in the dark and the cold by herself, so he insisted on driving her home. She didn't mind because this just meant she could see him longer. They got to her house and Craig kissed her cheek.
"I love you," he said.
"I love you too," she smiled and grabbed a hold of her necklace.
She got out of the car and waved to him as he drove off. She got inside and turned off the downstairs light making her way up to Emma's room. When she opened the door she found Emma on the phone with Sean.
"Sean! If my mom picked up the phone and heard you saying that she'd kill you!" Emma looked up and saw Christie taking off her shoes.
"Hey, Christie's home. I'm gonna let you go now so we can talk and I'll talk to you later."
Christie smiled as she finished putting on her pajamas. "How was the rest of your night?"
"Oh it was good, nothing you guys didn't already see," Emma said laughing," what about yours?"
"Well, in the car he told me he loved me, and of course I told him the same. We went to his house, Joey's gone for the weekend. Angie was at her grandma's.."
"And.."
"We had fun, we almost made a mistake, but luckily we stopped ourselves."
"You mean you guys almost."
"Yeah, everything felt great Em, kissing Craig is.well heaven really. We both knew it wouldn't be right tho. We're in love, and someday it probably will happen between us, but we knew if it happened now we'd regret it. No matter how much we love each other."
"Awww Christie, that's so, beautiful."
Christie threw a pillow at Emma, and both girls laughed.
"We're making cookies tomorrow!"
"Yumm, Spike bakes a lot during the holidays?"
Emma nodded and prepared to go to sleep," Like you wouldn't believe."