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I didn't even give him the chance to make it to my front door this time. I didn't want my parents to start another lovely conversation, so I darted out the front door as soon as I saw him pull in. He looked a little surprised as I got into his truck, but a smile quickly took over.
"That eager to see me huh?" He smirked.
"Don't flatter yourself; I didn't want another awkward confrontation with my parents." I replied a bit surprised at myself. Was I actually coming out of my shell around him? "So where are you taking me tonight?"
"Dinner at this special little place I know. Don't worry, no high school boys work there." He teased.
"Good, I already had to lie to him today." I sighed still feeling a little bad about that confrontation with Adam after school.
He was right about it being a little place. It was along the coast, and there were only a few other customers there. Embry seemed so huge compared to everything around us that I had to chuckle a bit, especially when he tried to get comfortable in his chair.
"Having difficulties?" I questioned.
"They don't make chairs big enough." He grumbled.
I laughed and turned my attention to our waitress as she arrived with a smile. After she took our orders she left and I returned my gaze to Embry, who was looking right at me.
"You have beautiful eyes." He said suddenly.
"Really? I always thought they looked plain." I replied.
Why did I just say that? Why didn't I say: 'Oh thank you for that wonderful comment!' No, I had to open my mouth and let shit fly out as usual. I blushed, but Embry just laughed.
"There's nothing plain about them. To you they may be just brown, but have you noticed the dark rim around your eye and the black flecks?"
My blush deepened as he looked me in the eyes. His gaze was mesmerizing; I couldn't look away from his chocolaty depths.
"Yours are like chocolate." I stated.
"Do you like chocolate?" He asked.
"Extremely."
I don't think a freight train could have torn our gazes from each other in that moment. I didn't blush this time though. I felt beautiful with his eyes on me, and I liked it…a lot. After what seemed like forever we finally looked away, but that was only because our food had arrived and we were both starving. As usual his was devoured in a matter of minutes, but I took my time.
He waited for me patiently and once the bill was paid we left. I didn't want this night to end. I was really starting to like this guy, and for once the feeling was actually returned. I thought he would take me home right away, but instead he kept driving. I looked at him confused when he pulled off to the side of the road.
"What are you doing?" I asked a little nervous now.
Was he a psycho killer? This scenario seemed like something from a horror movie. Guy meets girl, guy woos girl, guy takes girl to secluded place to rape and maim her. Just when I thought my luck was actually shaping up.
"Did you see the moon tonight?" He asked.
"No."
"Come on, follow me."
He got out of the truck and I followed after him a bit cautiously. He went to the back of his truck and pulled down the hitch. He jumped up into the bed, laid out a blanket, and extended a hand down to me. I glanced at his hand nervously, before I placed mine in it.
"Don't you trust me Myra?"
My gaze shot to his; how could I not trust him with those intense eyes? I nodded my head and watched as he lay down on the blanket.
"Are you going to star watch with me or not?" He finally asked.
I followed him down, but kept a good distance between the two of us as I looked up at the stars and the moon. The moon was almost full, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. I was starting to pick out constellations when I felt his arm go around me and pull me closer.
"It's cold." He whispered.
I didn't mind being pulled closer to his body; he was warm and it was cold outside. And if I was being completely honest with myself…I liked his touch.
"Thank you for all of this." I whispered.
"You're welcome…we should do it again." He replied.
"Oh…like maybe make it a routine thing?"
"Yeah, like every Friday night." He chuckled.
"Dinner and star watching…sounds good to me."
***
"Why do you look like a crazed idiot right now?"
"Gee thanks Addie."
"I'm sorry; why are you grinning like that?"
I didn't reply, instead I busied myself with searching through my notebook. Addie laughed and poked me in the face with her pencil.
"What happened?"
"Nothing much."
"Something happened; otherwise you wouldn't look like the Cheshire cat."
I grinned, "Nice reference."
"Thank you, but don't try to distract me."
I sighed, she wouldn't give up. She could pry any information out of anyone. I always said she should be a lawyer, but she still wanted to be a massage therapist.
"We're going to make our Friday night dates regular."
She squealed, "Did you kiss yet?"
"What? No, I don't know him that well."
"You're no fun."
"Excuse me for having morals."
"It's only a matter of time before you receive your first kiss now, Myra." She grinned.
That's right, seventeen years old and never once had I been kissed. Considering my track record it made sense. I was thankful that I had never kissed that guy I went to prom with, but still I felt a little lame.
"And I'm sure you want all the details."
"Of course, I'm sex starved right now, I'll take anything."
"Why am I friends with you again?"
"Because you like charity cases."
"More like people who belong in the psycho ward."
***
I was putting the last minute touches on my crazy hair for my date with Embry when Judy called in a panic.
"Can you watch Claire tonight? Something came up with Quil, and I know you had plans but there is no one else that I trust."
How could I say no to that?
"Don't worry about it Judy. I don't think Embry will mind."
"Oh thank you, Myra. I'll pay you extra."
"You don't have to do that."
"I will anyway."
Embry didn't mind at all, in fact he seemed to have expected it already. He must have known that Quil couldn't be there for Claire tonight and put two and two together. Claire was excited to see both of us, but threw herself at me first.
"Hey Claire."
"Can we have a tea party again?"
"We can't gossip about guys though, Embry is here." I laughed.
"He can come too." She declared.
She led us upstairs and into her room where her little table was all set up. Claire and I sat on her chairs, but Embry took a seat on the floor. After she 'poured' us some tea she went on to talk about the antics of her favorite bear, cuddles. Once she was bored with the tea party we made some dinner and sat down to watch another Disney movie.
She fell asleep before the movie was over and I smiled as Embry picked her up and carried her upstairs. I stopped the movie and put it away before I started to straighten up the couch. Embry was back in no time and he joined me on the couch.
"I'm sorry about tonight." I stated yet again.
"It's fine, I still got to be with you."
Yet again I felt my heart race; Embry was the only guy I knew that could turn me into a sappy romance movie. I felt like dramatic music should be playing in the back ground somewhere, but the only sound was the sound of our breathing.
I was so deep in my thoughts that I didn't notice his lips moving closer to mine until I felt his hot breath fan across my face. If I thought my heart was racing before, it was about to jump out of my chest now. When our lips finally met, I felt shivers race down my spine. Embry groaned and pulled me onto his lap. I wrapped my arms around his neck and opened my mouth to him. He wasted no time slipping his tongue in to meet mine. My fingers tangled in his hair as one of his hands slipped under my shirt and started to trace patterns on my lower back. We probably could've stayed that way for a lot longer, but we heard Claire's parents approach the door.
I jumped off his lap, grabbed the remote, and turned on the TV as they walked inside. Embry and I both turned to look at them, with innocent looks on our faces.
"How was she tonight?" Judy asked.
"She was good." I replied.
"Thank you again." She said gratefully.
"No problem, we had fun." I smiled.
***
I was on cloud nine after Embry dropped me off. He'd only pecked me on the lips at my front door, both of us afraid that my parents would look out the window at any moment. I was practically floating on air as I got ready for bed. I had never thought in a million years that my first kiss would be like that. I expected awkward fumbling and a simple peck, not straddling his lap and having his tongue in my mouth.
I had just finished putting on my pajamas when my phone rang. I already knew who it would be. Leave it to Addie to pick up on the positive vibes radiating off of me.
"So, how was tonight?" She asked immediately.
"Great."
"You kissed didn't you?!"
"…yeah…"
"I want details! Is he a good kisser?"
"Well, I don't have anyone to compare him to, but it was better than I ever expected." I stated.
"There was tongue wasn't there?"
"Yeah."
"Oh! My sweet, innocent Myra is growing up!"
"Shut up."
She laughed, "I want to meet him soon Myra. I need to meet the guy who will take away your innocence."
"Whoa! There will be none of that!" I yelled. "You can meet him though, but you have to promise not to say stupid stuff."
"What does 'stupid stuff' refer to?"
I sighed, "Practically everything you say."
"You love me anyway." She declared.
"Sadly."
"I'm just going to harass you until I meet him, but for now I will let you get some sleep."
"Good night."
"Night."
I hung up and placed my phone on my bedside table. I switched off the light, and went to shut my blinds when something caught my eyes. There was something just inside the woods in my backyard; it looked huge. I quickly closed my blinds and brushed aside the fear that had welled up inside of me. It was probably just my eyes playing tricks on me or maybe just a stray dog.
I didn't want to think about it too much; otherwise I wouldn't be able to sleep. So I dove under my covers, closed my eyes, and started dreaming of the kiss I had shared with Embry.