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I felt Sara climb onto the chair with me.

I don't think she knew it, but I wrapped my arms around her.

The feeling of lust that grew in the pit of my stomach when she simply stroked my arm was so great it scared me. I wanted to reach over and kiss her right then and there.

But, I knew I couldn't Sara had just told me something very important and serious about herself, and doing something like that, catching her completely off guard, it would just be unfair to her and our relationship.

So, as she climbed onto the chair with me, I discretely pulled her closer.

And that's how we fell asleep.

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Sometime later –

I awoke to the feel of something moving on my chest. I kept my eyes closed, enjoying the sensation of what I knew was Sara twirling her fingers gently over my chest. I opened my eyes, and she looked up at me with a huge smile.

"Hey look, I caught a Sara!" I exclaimed quietly, and she chuckled, snuggling into my chest and shoulder. I squeezed her with one hand that rested on her waist. I moved another hand to rest on her abdomen, my thumb trailing up and down it.

"I think I caught you." She said.

"Okay, I'll give you that one." I let her win, and she pressed her hand into my chest momentarily.

We remained quiet, just needing to be with each other for a while.

"You okay?" I ask, half asking about what she told me, half asking about why she crawled onto the chair with me.

"I'd say I'm okay, sure. I'm doing better at any rate. Last night I had a nightmare, that's why I came to sleep with you. I was going to wake you, but –" she started but I interrupted her.

"Sara, I don't care what time it is you can always wake me. Know that." I said, and I felt her nod and laugh.

"I know. But, if you would let me finish. I was going to wake you, but you just looked so darn cute I couldn't bring myself to." She said, looking at me with a smile. I smiled back at her, taking one of her hands, putting it to my face and kissing her palm. She blushed red, and I stroked her cheek.

"I can't help it if I'm cute." I say, and she laughs again.

"I'm glad you can't. Your ego might sky rocket."

"Hey!" I play along hugging her tight as a comfortable silence reigns over us again.

"Wanna tell me about the nightmares?" I ask, my hand sliding low on her stomach, caressing her bare midriff. She takes in a sharp breath, and my heart skips a beat when I realize she is responding to my touch. She released the breath before continuing.

"They're pretty bad. I used to get them way more often, now I don't get them nearly as much. But, you know what happened last night, it just jogged an unfortunate part of my memory." She said, leaning more into me as she shifted her weight. I was lying on my back now, and after she moved, she was lying on her stomach, her arms loosely wrapped around my neck. My hand shifted from her bare midriff to her bare lower back while she moved, my hand sliding slightly up her shirt. She shivered, and I thought it was of dislike, so I removed my hand, placing it on her covered back.

"Nick, your hand was okay." She says, and I feel her eyes closing.

So I replaced my hand, going a little further up her shirt. She grinned.

I knew something else was on her mind. She was taking a deep breath, and I could almost see a scared look in her eyes.

"Sar, is there anything else you want to ask me? You know you can tell me anything." I encouraged gently. She took a deep breath and continued.

"Nick, what's going on with us?" she asks, and I remain silent for a moment while I mulled that over.

"Well, lets see. I know for certain that I care about you as more than a friend now. But I really don't want to loose you...if, you know, if we went further things end up not working out." I added, wanting her to know how much she really did mean to me.

"I don't think I could bare to loose you Nick." She said tightening her grip, burying her head in my neck. I squeezed her tight for a moment, telling her I felt the same way.

"I'm not going anywhere fast." I reassured her. I felt her nod, and she sniffled.

"Promise me we'll always be friends?" she asked, and how child like she sounded amazed me. I knew in that instant that, she needed a good, strong relationship in her life, I knew she needed me. And I was more than willing to give myself to her.

"Definitely." I reply firmly, helping her believe my statement.

She sighs softly, and I can feel her hot breath against my neck. I know I can't just kiss her, but I know I can't sit here doing nothing while she is making this feeling of want grow inside me quicker than you fill a balloon. I content myself with kissing the side of her head.

"So we're gonna take the next step?" she asked, her tone of voice almost tentative.

"I say we go for it." I answer definitively. She smiles and raises her head to look in my eyes.

"I second that notion." She adds.

I am keenly aware of how close our lips are.

"Then it's decided." I say and she nods.

I just want to kiss Sara senseless right now, but I can't. I know it, she knows it, and yet, here we are. I grit my teeth for a minute, trying to gain enough self-control. I kiss her forehead gently, my hand coming to slide through her hair as I allow my lips to remain there for a minute. When I finally back away, her eyes are still closed and her lips are formed in a smile.

Her eyes flutter open and I grin at her. She grins back.

"Wanna get up now?" I ask. She nods slowly, slowly enough to concern me.

"Are you sure everything's alright?" I ask, squeezing her hips slightly. She smiles for a moment at my touch, but a frown creeps up onto her face shortly after.

"I'm still feeling a little weird about last night and that guy...just how similar it was to the first time that happened ... Except you. Thanks for everything last night Nick." She says with a sad smile. I give her a grin. Her sentence doesn't really make sense, but I know what it means. One of my hands comes to cup her cheek, and she leans into it.

"I wouldn't let any guy touch you. Well, maybe the occasional hug from Warrick but..." I say and she laughs a little.

"Okay. I'm ready to get up now." She says pushing against my chest to get up. But I wrap an arm around her back, pulling her right on top of me. Her mouth is a millimeter from mine, and she looks at me, puzzled.

I give her a wicked grin, and squeeze her ass. She jumps out of surprise, and screams. I laugh, and she gets up off me, pulling me with her. When I stand up to join her, she slaps my chest.

"What was that for?" she asks, referring to what I had done.

"I'm allowed to squeeze my girlfriend's ass!" I say, and she blushes a deep red. She wraps her arms around my back, and I hold her close for a moment. All the sudden, she lets her hand fall, and grips my ass, hard. Then she leaves my arms, sprinting down the hallway as I jump back in surprise.

I huge grin spreads across my face and I run down the hallway after her.

"SARA SIDLE!!!!"

She screams in delight as she yells seven words that make me laugh.

"I'm allowed to squeeze my boyfriend's ass!"

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