As Lee gently began to move his lips against Lucy's, and his hands found their way into her hair, she quickly responded and deepened the kiss, grasping his T-shirt and using it to draw him towards her. It was a kiss full of emotion, of building passion and urgency, fuelled by the powerful longing which had remained coiled like a spring inside them both for so long. When Lee traced the outline of Lucy's lips with his tongue, she opened her mouth immediately to grant him access, feeling herself twinge in anticipation as she allowed her tongue to meet his.

Lucy never imagined kissing Lee would feel this incredible, and she'd imagined it many times. It felt so natural, yet so exhilarating. To her it seemed that Lee had a supernatural touch, as every graze of his fingertips, even the slightest of touches, sent lightning bolts across her skin and through to her very core. It had been a long time since anyone made her feel like this, like a teenager in the throes of first love.

Lee tried to stop his mind racing, as the mind-blowing feeling of Lucy's body flushed against his, the way she sighed and purred softly into his mouth in response to his caresses, threatened to overwhelm him. Still, he continued to throw everything into the kiss, clutching Lucy to him, pulling her as close to him as physically possible, as though he was afraid she would come to her senses any minute and leave.

As things became more and more heated, their kisses more and more frantic as their hands roamed eagerly. Each time the need for oxygen forced Lee and Lucy to break their kiss, they separated just enough to breathe in each other's air, making them both dizzy.

"Mmm hmm…", Lucy moaned out loud as Lee moved his kisses away from her mouth, trailing them in a fiery path down her jaw and along her neck, drinking in the sweet scent of her perfume and cocoa butter moisturiser. He dipped his tongue into her collarbone and she whimpered, her eyes opening briefly then fluttering closed again. As Lee nibbled and licked and licked the sensitive flesh there, Lucy nuzzled into his shoulders, brushing and nipping her mouth against him, her urgent breaths warming his skin.

Frustrated with the barrier of clothes between them, Lucy guided Lee's hands under her top, and he lightly stroked the soft and slightly ticklish skin at the side of her waist, almost sending her insane as they skirted tantalisingly near to her breasts but never reached there.

Sensing things were accelerating to a point of no return, Lucy managed to speak, her voice only just audible,

" ...Lee?"

His response was more of a murmur than an answer.

"Lee, stop a second…wait"

He pulled away then, fearing things were moving too fast for her. He didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable. She was probably right, if they carried on like this…well, he wasn't sure if he'd be able to stop himself from just ripping off her clothes and…

"Lee…"

"Sorry Lucy. Is this too much? We don't have to do this tonight…"

"It's not too much. I just think it's time we moved to my bedroom".

Lee swallowed hard, hearing the arousal in her voice, matching his own. "Okay", he rasped.

"Lee?"

"Yes?", he replied, noticing Lucy was blushing now.

"Do you have any condoms?"

He nodded, trying hard not to let the slightly hysterical voice in his head take over. He cleared his throat,

"I think so…yes, I do". He hadn't needed any for a while, but kept a stash in his room just in case.

"Then can you go and get them, please".

Lee nodded again, not sure if he should try to speak. So…this was really going to happen with Lucy tonight. The thing he had dreamed and fantasised about for so many years.

Lee walked unsteadily across the living room and entered his bedroom. He took a deep breath. He needed to calm down. Things were escalating really quickly and there was a danger this would be over all too soon if he didn't keep his excitement in check. He rummaged in his chest of drawers and found the box of condoms. Pushing the drawer closed again, he realised how much his hands were shaking. There was nothing stopping them now and this was all suddenly very real, and suddenly very scary.

Lee returned to the living room, the small box in his hand and glanced over to Lucy, who was still sitting on the sofa. She turned and caught his eye, and he saw her relief as she realised he was not returning empty-handed.