"Wait...surely you wanna think about this first? I never guessed you'd accept right after I laid it out there! I want you to be sure, not say yes on impulse."

"I'm not saying this on impulse. I've been thinking about this for months, I was just too afraid to say something. I've dreamed about this for a long time now...but I kept it to myself, because you were always such a gentleman, I just thought there was no way you'd want me that way before marriage. It's been agonizing, getting turned on just thinking about you! You have no idea how happy you've made me today! So yes, Braden, I want to do this with you. I'll admit there were times I doubted my desire, but that was only because I'm still a virgin and I was afraid of not knowing what to do." At that moment, he put a finger on my lips to shush me. He looked straight into my eyes, pausing only for a short moment before he replied.

"Wait...you're tellin' me you're a virgin, too? Damn, and all this time I was worryin' about not knowin' what to do! I thought for sure a beautiful woman like you..."

I was definitely surprised...I'd always assumed he'd been with at least one woman before me. But, then again, when I let him play with my breasts for the first time, he had been pretty awkward...almost like he was scared of doing something wrong. "Wow...I never would've guessed we're both in the same boat as far as experience, Braden."

He almost looked like he was ready to burst into tears, but he suddenly grabbed me in a hug so tight I felt my back crack. He just held me there in his bear hug, and whispered into my ear.

"Goddess, I love you so much...I swear, I'm gonna do this right...we can take it slow and easy, learn about this together...if I do somethin' you don't want, just tell me, and I'll stop. The last thing I wanna do is hurt you."

It was so sweet that I would've been on the verge of tears myself, but unfortunately he hadn't let me loose from his powerful bear hug, and I was beginning to have trouble breathing. "Braden...babe...choking...need air..." He let go right away and started apologizing like crazy, but I just giggled at him. He always hugged me so tight, I don't think he really realized just how strong he was compared to me. At first he wanted to go home and get a shower, then come back, but I told him no. We could easily both use my large shower together, and that way he wouldn't have to trek through the rain and mud to get back here. "Braden, let's just shower together...my shower is big enough for two people, and we're both pretty dirty after tending the crops and livestock today. Besides...it'll be a good chance for us both to get more...acquainted with each other's bodies. I don't want either of us to be hesitant or nervous, and taking a shower together would be a good opportunity. We'll see each other completely naked for the first time, and we can take time to...well, get used to each other. Learn about each other."

We both went to the bathroom together, and I pointed out the hamper in the corner. It was pretty easy for us both as far as taking our tops off...bottoms was another story. I took a deep breath and decided to just do it, like ripping off a bandaid. I pulled my skirt straight down, which seemed to give him the courage he needed to do the same and pull his pants right down as well. We tossed everything into the hamper, but neither of us had gathered up the courage to pull off our underwear. To be completely honest, I was back to admiring his muscles. I hadn't noticed before, but he had a very visible "happy trail" showing. I looked back to his eyes, he knew I was afraid, and I could tell that he was, too. He hugged me again, surprisingly much more gently this time, and started kissing me. He started gentle, as his kisses always were, but he slowly began kissing with more passion, finally beginning to touch his tongue against my lips, asking for permission. I gladly granted it and before I knew it, we were kissing so hard against each other, our tongues twirling together, exploring every bit of each other's mouths. Finally he broke our kiss, and looked me straight in the eye.

"You ready, babe?" he asked, with a smile on his face.

"If you are." I smiled back at him, that gentle look on his face that nobody else ever seemed to see...after finally removing my panties, it took me a few seconds to register that I was now completely naked in front of him...but when I did, I tried to throw my hands over my crotch out of instinct. But before I could cover myself, he grabbed my wrists and pulled them away. He looked me in the eye with a very serious look...I tried to look away from his eyes, but he wouldn't have it.

"Hey. Look at me right now. Why...why on earth would you be tryin' to cover yourself up? I'll never forget the day you found out who I really was...and to this day, you've honored your promise to keep it a secret. On that day, you accepted me for who I was. Every part of me. So how could you possibly be thinkin'...that I wouldn't do the exact same thing for you? I know it's scary the first time, it's scary for both of us. But you should know by now that I already accept every part of you...body and soul. Don't try to cover yourself, never again. Because to me, you are the most beautiful person in the world. Every part of you."

He let go of my wrists and looked down. That gentle smile came over him again, and he just said, "Just as I thought...absolutely beautiful." He kissed me again, then chuckled to himself as he asked "Hey...you gonna' take a gander at your man? Or am I the only one lookin' down?"

My face must've went beet red when he said that...I hadn't even thought about looking at him, I'd been so busy trying to cover myself and taking reassurance from him. I finally looked down and my jaw damn near dropped to the floor. Goddess, he was big...even bigger than I'd imagined him! How...how was that giant thing going to...it looked like he had a damn horse cock! The sheer girth of it...for a split second, I actually wondered if he was really human!

He just shook his head and sighed. "Yeah...I've always been a pretty big boy. Let's just take some time to calm down, take it easy. When the time comes, I promise I'll be gentle...I already told you, last thing I wanna do is hurt you." He looked over to the shower and picked up a sponge placed near it. "So...I'll wash your back if you'll wash mine."

I don't know where it came from, but suddenly it was like a rush of courage came over me. His size was intimidating, for sure, but it somehow also excited me...and no matter what, he was still the man I'd loved from the day I met him. I looked into his eyes and gave him a grin before saying "Well...I'd rather you wash every part of me. Sound good?"

This time he gave me a wolfish grin. "Well, I'll be damned...someone's gettin' mighty courageous. C'mere, darlin'!" Suddenly, he'd slung me up over his shoulder and was heading to the shower with me. "Let's get that beautiful rear all squeaky clean!" He playfully spanked me on the way, then set me down in the shower, starting to run some nice, hot water.

I no longer felt doubts or fear. I was ready to go all the way with him. Sure, it was still just a little intimidating, but I knew he'd never hurt me...well, not intentionally, at least. After all, he was bound to cause me at least some pain when we went back to the bedroom, there was no escaping that. But...he was the gentlest man I'd ever met...and in that moment, I knew I was ready for whatever may come.

*Author's note*

I thought I was going to have lemons in this chapter, but when I started writing it just turned into something more slow and gentle. After all, Braden isn't the type to just haul a woman into bed and fuck her, he's more of a romantic, so I just went with it. I promise there'll be plenty of smut and lemony goodness in the next chapter! Be sure to review, I always listen to any constructive criticism! Hope you enjoy my stories!