Note: This one is rated M for frisky stuff.

Chapter 12

(One Month Earlier)

"Who you texting?" Darcy asked, startling Claire and nearly causing her to drop her phone. She was standing in the doorway by the laundry room, looking annoyed.

"Just Ali." Claire replied nervously, trying to sound casual.

"What, are you in love with her? I've never see you smile so hard after reading a text before."

"No, uh, Ali just made a joke. But I should really go though." Claire opened the door and looked back one more time at her older sister.

"Whatever, weirdo." Darcy muttered and headed back into the laundry room, leaving Claire in the doorway trying not to think about how guilty she felt.

"What took so long, babe?" Craig asked when she finally met him at the corner. "I was about to send a search party."

"Nothing," she sighed. "I just ran into Darcy on my way out. She looks...mad at the world. I feel bad about it."

"Listen," Craig took put one hand on each side of her face and looked down at her. "Things will work out, I promise. We just have to be patient. We will figure out how to be together, okay? I know it."

"How do you know it, Craig? How do you know?" She tried not to choke up as she spoke.

"Because," he kissed her gently on the lips. " Because I can't not be with you."

Craig pushed the door to his house open and flipped a switch on the wall illuminating the living room. There was a ratty, plaid couch and a small TV set with an XBOX connected to it, and a small oak coffee table covered in music and BMX magazines.

"It's not exactly a castle," Craig said, turning on the light over the kitchen. "But it's home." He sat down on one of the stools by the small kitchen island and beckoned for Claire to come towards him. She dropped her backpack on the floor and walked into his open arms.

"I'm so glad you're here, Babe." Craig whispered into her ear.

"Me too," She looked at him nervously, "But, what should we do now?"

"Well," he smiled. "How about we order a pizza? And maybe play some Rock Band?"

"Sounds like a plan!" Claire was relieved. She finally didn't have to worry about getting caught with him, which was awesome, but kind of scary too.

After they had played enough Rock Band for Claire to finally be good at it and eaten almost an entire large cheese pizza together, they decided to pull out the couch and set it up with sheets and pillows.

"What do you want to watch?" Craig asked as he threw the last pillow onto the bed.

"What are my choices, again?" Claire was feeling much more confident now and had been having more fun than she remembered having in a long time and certainly more fun than she had ever had with a guy.

"I got Armageddon, Ghost World, and a documentary about Penguins."

"Mmm, lets watch Armageddon. I love that movie." Claire picked up her backpack off the floor.

"You do?" Craig looked surprised but pleased.

"Sure, I do," Claire smiled. "I promise not to laugh at you when you start to cry."

"Okay good," Craig laughed, popping the DVD into the XBOX. "Do you need anything before we start?"

"Just to use the bathroom," Claire smiled. "Be right back"

Claire looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing the matching bra and panty set and wondering what was about to happen. So far Craig hadn't pressured her at all, even though there had been a couple of tickle attacks and some wrestling around that led to some pretty intense make out sessions. She wanted to experience these things with him, she was sure of that. But that didn't make it any less scary.

Sighing, she pulled his Downtown Sasquatch t-shirt over her heard and walked out the door and down the hall.

Craig had taken off his shirt and was laying on top of the covers in his boxers. For a moment Claire just admired his body. He was athletically built, lean but muscular in all the right place. And she could see the hint of a happy trail leading from his belly button down past the band of his boxers.

"You like what you see?" His voice broke her from her reverie and brought her back into the moment with him.

"Yes, very much." She smiled stepping forward. He reached out to her and she took his hand and let him pull her onto the bed. He pulled her on top of him and she could feel him harden slightly underneath her at the realization that she wasn't wearing pants underneath her shirt. She leaned forward and kissed him hard on the mouth and surprised herself by grinding against him slowly. He moaned into her mouth and this excited her even more.

"Claire, wait." He pulled away from her suddenly and rolled her off of his body so that she was laying next to him.

"Did I do something wrong?" Claire asked, mortified. Had she hurt him or something?

"No, no," he touched her face. "I just don't want to do anything that you're not comfortable with yet. You know?"

"Okay," she smiled. "Then we won't."

He reached for the controller and hit play to start the movie.

"Hey." she moved closer to him.

"Hey yourself, babe." He smiled at her.

"That doesn't mean that we can't do anything, now does it?" She grinned.

"No," he rolled so that he was facing her. "I guess it doesn't."

She leaned forward and began to kiss him again. He was slow and gentle and he kissed down her neck and nibbled on her ears. She felt stirring inside of her that she had never felt before. He pulled the shirt over her head and she knew he was excited to see what was underneath by the pressure she felt against her leg.

"You're so beautiful." He smiled, just looking at her for a moment.

She leaned forward and kissed him again, loving the feel of his lips against hers. She felt beautiful because of him. And she felt like she was making him happy and he deserved that too. They deserved to be this happy together.

He slid his hand behind her and expertly unclasped the snap on her bra. Slowly, she let it fall off of her body onto the bed and watched as he took in the view of her naked breasts. He gasped at the sight of her pale skin and pink nipples and slid his hands slowly downwards, gently caressing them. She kissed him again and let herself feel what he was doing to her. She had never explored her body all that much before, and she hadn't known that it was possible to feel this way. Little moans and breaths were escaping from her mouth, sounds she hadn't known she could make. Everywhere his hands moved felt amazing, and then he kissed his way down her neck, and kept moving down.

She felt his mouth wrap around her left nipple and let out another moan. His lips were warm and wet and his tongue circled the tiny rosebud, driving her crazy. He twisted her other nipple in between his fingers in a way that almost hurt but felt so good. Claire felt herself growing more and more aroused, the space between her legs throbbing and soaking through her new panties.

Craig shifted so that Claire was almost on her back and he was leaning mostly on top of her. He slid his hand down to her panties and hesitated, looking up at her to make sure this was okay. She nodded, and he slid her panties down around her ankles and threw them to the floor.

His lips found his way back to her nipples, and then back to her mouth as his hands wandered between her legs. She was wet and he slid his hand past her light brown curls and further between her legs until he reached what Claire thought must be the sweetest spot on her whole body. He let his fingers dance circles around her with just the right amount of pressure, leaving Claire moaning and shaking underneath him. He kissed her hard on the mouth before sliding one finger inside of her and curling it just the tiniest bit, telling her to "come hither" from the inside.

Claire felt something rising inside of herself that she had never felt before and Craig began to suck on her nipples again, she knew she wasn't going to last long. Her legs shook as he slid his finger in and out of her wet core, and she leaned her head back and closed her eyes, gasping for breath.

"Oh, Craig." She whisper-moaned, and looked up at him.

He had stopped teasing her nipples and was simply watching her move underneath him as he pleased her. Moving his finger faster, he watched as Claire crept closer and closer to the edge. She moaned, and shook and sweat dripped down her forehead but she never wanted this feeling to stop.

Suddenly she was exploding, her whole body shaking with pleasure. Craig felt her tighten around his finger but kept moving in and out of her as long as she could handle it. She bucked against his hand, wanting more and feeling like it was too much all at once.