Sorry about the delayed update, hopefully this longer chapter makes up for it :)

Age 18

This year we waste no time in getting to the house.

We don't want to waste a second driving because it's our last summer here before we go away for college.

We were lucky enough to be accepted into schools not even a half an hour away from each other.

We recently picked an apartment that meets about halfway between the two that we plan to move into together.

Even though our parents were apprehensive about it, they agreed.

My dad said we could as long as we "be careful", or as Esme more blatantly exclaimed "don't make me a grandmother yet."

When in reality we were both still virgins, we agreed that we should wait until we were a little older.

But that was last year.

Emmett is coming up for the end of the week and Esme and Carlisle drive to seattle to pick him up from the airport.

Alice goes shopping with our friend Angela a little after they leave.

I have a feeling Esme and Carlisle thought Alice would be home.

The house is peaceful as we lounge on the couch.

You scroll through your camera with your head on my lap, and I work on a short story in my notebook.

The quiet's interrupted with a rumble of thunder.

Alice calls and tells us her and Angela are going wait out the rain in town.

After a few minutes you lift your head and kiss your way up my stomach, between my breasts and stop just before my collar-bone.

"Hi" you whisper, lifting your head to look me in the eyes.

I sit up and pull your lips to mine.

I hold your face in my hands and you pull me close.

You have your arms tight around my waist and I never want to stop kissing you.

Before I know it my sweatshirt is off and you're bare chested.

I wrap my arms around your neck and my legs around your waist as you pick me up to carry me to your room.

We only make it a few feet before the power goes off.

You stumble blindly in the dark towards your room and we laugh entire way there.

Its late afternoon and it's just light enough outside coming in through the windows, so we can see each other.

You lay me on the bed.

We take our time finishing undressing each other and relish the moments together.

We make love for the first time.

We lay together after, listening as the last of the rain makes its way through town.

You trace patterns on my hip and I stroke your hair as your head rests on my shoulder.

You kiss up my neck to my ear and whisper "let's do it again."

So we do.