Calvin woke with a smile, feeling the best he ever had. Instantly, he had an idea. He rolled over to look at Mandy. She was so beautiful. She slept so peacefully he thought. He looked at the hair that surround her face, a spectacular chestnut color. All he could think about was how crazy in love with her he was. Calvin was figuring all the finally details for the day when he saw Mandy's eyes open slowly. He saw the startling green that sent shocks through his body as she looked him in the eyes. She smiled a sweet sleepy smile as she began to wake up. "Hey," Mandy softly said. She blinked her eyes slowly. She moved and snuggled into his arms. "Hey," Cal said just as softly. He wrapped one arm around her and started rubbing little circles in her back. Just looking at her skin, he knew how soft it was, but that just wasn't enough. He had to touch her. "Mmm, that feels good." Mandy gave him a smile. "What were you doing up?" "Hmm, watching you sleep. Your beautiful." Calvin was breath taken. Mandy grabbed his necklace with his little silver cross and used it to bring his lips crushing onto hers. They became lost in the kiss, like they always tended to do. Mandy let go of his necklace and put both of her hands on his pecks. She started to grab his body and run her hands all over his chest. Cal's hands went up and down her back. He hadn't realized that he was pulling up her shirt until he was touching her skin. Her skin felt so soft. Mandy pulled back, "Mmm, we should get up." "Yeah, sooner we get up, sooner we can go." Calvin smiled, knowing quite well that he hadn't said what about their day they were going to start. "The sooner we can go where?" Mandy smiled at him hoping he would tell, but also knowing like a lot of things, that he would leave it to be a surprise. "The sooner we can go where we're going," Cal smiled. He jumped out of bed. Mandy quickly jumped after him and onto his back. He ran around the room with her, giving her a piggy-back ride. "Please tell?" Mandy whispered in his ear. She kissed his ear hoping to sweeten the deal and get him to reveal his secret. "Sweetie, I'll tell you anything and everything, but I would like this to be a surprise." Calvin pleaded with her asking for a bit of patience and understanding. He knew his parents had left for a few days. They would be back just in time to see him and Mandy off for the last concert. "Okay, but please don't keep me waiting too long," Mandy said as she climbed down off his back. "Calvin turned to face her and held her hands, "I promise I won't keep you waiting. I better go take a shower so that we can get going." "Good idea, I need to take a shower too," Mandy commented. I hope this works, she thought. "I'll be quick and if you can't wait." She interrupted him. "Actually, I was thinking it would be easier if we just took it together. We'll be done twice as fast, then we can leave." Mandy put his hands on her waist and leaned into him. She started scratching his back gently to try and coax him into it. "Are you sure?" Cal asked nervously. Mandy laid her head on his chest and snuggled up in his grasp. "I wouldn't have said it if I wasn't sure." Calvin still had a tension in him, she could feel it. She lifted her head to look up at him. "Look at it this way, maybe it will help you to not be so nervous with me. You have no reason at all to be, but I know you are. It's okay, we'll work on it, and sooner or later, who knows how relaxed you'll be with me." Mandy bit her lip still wondering if he was going to fight it or concede. "You're right. How can you ever know how much I love you if I still keep something hidden from you. Especially if that thing is me." Cal leaned down to place a slow and delicate kiss on her lips. Mandy turned around and grabbed his hands at her sides. She pulled him, leading the way to the bathroom. Every step brought them closer to some new untouched and unspoken territory of their relationship. They were both anxious, that perfect mix of excitement and nerves. Mandy walked in and Cal closed the door behind them. She walked to the shower to start getting the water running. She felt the cool water on her hand. Even in it's smallest part, it was cleansing not only to the skin, but the soul. "What kind of temperature do you like the water at?" Mandy had her back to him as she started getting it ready. "I usually take a hot shower, but I'm thinking that I'm gonna need a cold one." Calvin laughed at his off-hand joke. He knew this humor was a poor cover up for what he was feeling. "I think we'll try for medium then, it may very well be hot enough with you in there anyway," Mandy retorted to his joke. She turned around to him. It had come down to the part that was on both of their minds. They had gotten there so quickly it felt as though it had jumped up and went 'boo.' Mandy, still wearing only his clothes, laughed. She walked over to him and put her hands on his back. She laid her had between his shoulder blades. "Why are we so nervous about this?" Mandy had that smile on her face that always made Cal go weak. He couldn't see it, but he could feel it. He knew her well enough to know it was there along with the question. "Because it's the first time that we would see each other." Cal trailed off, shy of saying it. ".naked," Mandy filled in for him. Calvin just nodded. "Maybe I could help you with the uneasiness of undressing in front of me."

Calvin turned around to face her. He held onto both of her upper arms. Mandy started tracing his abs with her finger giving him twice the chills already moving across his body. "How do you plan to accomplish that?" "Like this." Mandy slipped her fingers under the waistband of his boxers. She stretched the elastic, pushed them off of him, and they fell to the floor. Calvin had no time to react. Before he could she grabbed his neck with both hands, pulled him down to her, and began kissing him passionately. This thoroughly distracted any thoughts he might have had as he pulled him into a full bodied embrace. Mandy pulled away leaving them both breathing heavily. "Are you okay?" She asked. Calvin nodded, "Perfectly, just feeling a little exposed." Mandy let out a slight laugh, "Don't worry, I'll be joining you in a second." "Want me to help you?" Calvin asked, gathering his composure and gaining some courage. "That would be great." Calvin grabbed her hand and twirled her around so that her back was against his front. He reached to the front of her and started unbuttoning her shirt. He brought his mouth to her ear and said, "I love you." He kissed her ear and her neck as he slowly finished undoing her shirt. He brought his hands to her shoulders. He lightly grabbed the collar of the shirt to pull it slowly off. As each bit of skin was exposed he kissed it gently. His lips grazed her spine all the way down with kisses, comments of love, and reciting her name. Mandy's shirt soon joined Calvin's boxers on the floor. He was squatting down with his fingertips caressing her legs and his lips on her back. Her skin felt like silk. He relished being able to be with her as much as he loved her. Mandy closed her eyes through all of it. She was frozen into place. She knew only his touch as they continued down their path of no return. The yearning for him to be with her was growing and growing. With every meeting of there lips and every feeling of his touch she wanted him more. Her love for him ran so deep she knew it could only be match by his love for her. A part of her always knew that it was still so new, they were still young. To love someone so much so soon scared her at times. But when she looked into his eyes and saw everything that he felt. It didn't matter that he told her every chance he got, she could see it, and feel it. Every time he held her and she thought of these things, all her worries went away. She knew only this, only love. Calvin slid his hand up her legs and stopped at the hem of the boxers she wore. Those very special boxers from their first date. He lightly pinched the edge of them. He pulled them down to fall to the floor with the rest of their clothes. He ran his hands back up her body as he stood up behind her. His hands stopped at her waist and held on gently. He kissed her shoulder softly again, pulling her back into him. His hands wrapped around her stomach and hers laid on top of his. He kept kissing her shoulders and neck as they stepped together towards the already running shower. He kissed her cheek right before she stepped in and he followed her. The water hit them sending a wave of relief along with it. Calvin stood under the shower head with his back to Mandy. He raised his face to the onrush of water and let it soak his hair. Mandy watched Calvin as he did this. She watched him push his hands against the wall and lean under the water. She followed the water with her eyes as it slid across his neck and follow a narrow path down the middle of his back. She saw his muscular back shift under his skin when he moved his arms and rubbed his head. Calvin could feel her eyes on him. He turned around to face her with the water falling all around him. He did a finger gesture for her to come to him and she obliged. He took her in a close embrace. They could feel each other so closely over every inch of their bodies. Mandy grabbed the sides of his broad shoulders with their arms entwined as they were, while his hands cupped her shoulders from behind. Mandy lifted her chin, giving him more access to her neck when he leaned down to kiss her there. She let out a small moan feeling his touch and closed her eyes.

Calvin stopped and whispered in her ear, "You can't take a shower if your standing away from the water." Calvin turned her around and slowly backed her into the stream of flowing water. Mandy leaned her head back to soak her long hair. Calvin used the opportunity to lift her up more. She wrapped her legs around his as he pulled her more into his arms. He began placing delicate but sensual kisses in the middle of her chest. Mandy pulled up quickly. The water rushed between them and onto Calvin's still bent down head. She let go of his back. She started running her fingers all through his wet hair, pulling him more to her at the same time. She wrapped her legs around his waist. He pushed her up against the cool tiled wall of the shower stall. His hands moved along her body. They finally stopping at the bend in her knees, pulling her to him as much as possible by the second. Calvin had no idea of the things he was doing to Mandy. The growing need to feel him deeper was going out of control. The more they progressed like this, the stronger it became. All she could think about was the immense need she was having to feel him inside her, to feel him were she'd never felt anyone before. She wanted him more then anything. She craved to be with him like no other. She was so completely in love with him. She wanted to show him just how much. The intensity of it all was unbelievable. Both wanting something they had never brought up before. They hadn't exactly talked things out because either they were both nervous, or just felt that if something was going to happen, it would. They were breathing hard enough to hear, heavy and deep. Their thoughts ran rampant. Calvin and Mandy started kissing quickly over and over again. Each kiss becoming harder and more desperate by the second. The flood gates had been lifted and there was no turning back. They knew what they wanted. The last step was to let the other know it was the same thing. Mandy pushed open the sliding door to the shower stall, never removing her lips from Calvin's. They let go and climbed out. They hadn't returned to each others grasp as Calvin followed Mandy down the hall and to his room. That look remained in their eyes, the one that confirmed both their desires. When they reached the room they could hold back no longer. The smiles on their faces grew as Calvin tackled Mandy to the bed. He heard that bubbling laughter come from her and grinned. They started kissing again with the same fever as before. Mandy's hands grabbed roughly at Cal's back as they went up and down across it. His hands went everywhere as he kissed her anywhere he could. He pulled the blankets on the bed down just enough to crawl under. Mandy laid back on the pillow. They slowed just a bit and relaxed into each other. They pulled back to look into each others eyes. Then they whispered softly to each other. "Mandy...I love you." "I love you, Calvin." "More then life itself." Calvin kissed her once lightly. "Calvin." Mandy looked back into his eyes. He didn't say a word, just stared back with all the love he had in his body. "Make love to me."