THIS CHAPTER IS RATED M

At first there was nothing. No hands, no sighs, no moaning for more. An oblivious observer would have looked at them and not see two people who had feelings for each other sharing their first kiss, but two novices having their first kiss ever.

Then there was something. Eric leaned down into Nell, placing one hand on the small of her back, drawing him closer to her while the other hand gently cupped her jawline. Nell responded with a low sigh and allowed herself to be pulled to Eric so their bodies were perilously close but not totally touching. She opened her mouth and slipped her tongue into Eric's mouth, testing to see if he wanted to continue. He did.

Overjoyed at the fact Nell hadn't pulled away and punched him when he kissed her, Eric was now so enthralled by Nell and her tongue inside his mouth and his inside hers that he could think of nothing other than to not stop. Just grab a breath when it becomes available and hope she does the same rather than pull away and risk cutting off this feeling. Now Nell's hands were on him, one on his back and the other on his waist, feeling him breathe. Oh. My. God.

As both Nell and Eric began to explore each other with their hands, they finally closed the narrow, heat-filled gap between their bodies. The feel of Nell's breasts on Eric's chest made him moan with pleasure. Nell pulled Eric closer, pressing him into her, wanting desperately to feel his breath get fast and heavy, feel his racing heartbeat match her own as they relished sharing the moment.

As they moved trying to get closer to each other, they had covered a small distance, not realizing they had done so until Nell backed against a wall. The slight bump broke them apart. Hair messy, panting, glasses long gone they took stock of each other and the sudden headfirst dive into uncharted territory that their (formerly) platonic relationship had taken. Realizing Nell was in a position where she may feel cornered or trapped, Eric felt the need to say something or ask something to assess the situation and make sure Nell was comfortable with what had happened and with what might happen if she kept looking at him that way. Seeing his questioning look and his struggle to align his thoughts and form a sentence appropriate for the situation, Nell decided a pre-emptive strike was her best option.

She grabbed the front of his t-shirt and pulled him to her. "Why did you stop? I don't want you to stop." She whispered in his ear. Eric froze. He had not been expecting that. He looked at Nell suddenly, with the slightly dazed look of pure wonder and pleasure before smiling. "Then I won't."

Eric began kissing Nell again, this time moving from her lips to her jawline, working his way to her ear and then down to the side of her neck. When he reached a spot that made her whole body shiver with a low, sexy groan he had not yet heard from her that night, he paused and flicked his tongue over the spot, letting Nell get the most joy he could before he moved on to her collarbone. While Eric was exploring her neck, Nell was having a hands adventure on his chest, stroking and caressing from his waistline to his shoulders, trailing her hands all over his lithe body, adjusting the pressure and motion according to his groaning responses.

As Nell pulled his shirt off over his head, Eric put a steadying hand on Nell's waist and used his other hand to cup under her thigh and lifted her onto the wall, pinning her here with his body. Nell threw her head back and make a squeaky moaning sigh that just drove Eric mad for the fact that it validated what he was doing to her and told him she was as turned on as he was. When Nell lifted a leg to wrap around Eric to both steady her position and to pull Eric even closer, she could feel the hardness of him between her legs and knew he wanted her. Gasping for breath as he ground into her and she sucked on his neck, Nell managed to breathe a single word:

"Bed."

Eric made a low throaty growl as he lowered Nell from the wall and started walking to the bedroom, guiding Nell as she walked backwards, never breaking their kissing until he stopped at the foot of his bed to undress her. Eric had already unbuttoned her cardigan during the previous action and gently lowered it over her shoulders and let it fall on to the floor. He then lifted the hemline of her undershirt and, letting his hands graze her ribs and breasts, pulled it over her head. Smiling, he kissed Nell all the way down her chest and stomach while she undid his shorts, letting them fell to the ground for him to step out of.

Seeing being bottoms-less as an excellent idea, Eric unsnapped Nell's jeans and slid them over her hips so they would fall down her legs, gently fingering the topline of her panties as he worked, which earned him another moan of ecstasy. Still kissing her chest and collarbone, Eric placed his hands on Nell's just-covered hips and pushed her back onto his bed, following above her on his knees.

What Eric did not expect was for Nell to slide her hands down this back on ribs to his boxers. And pull them down and he knelt above her, his arms holding his weight while he skimmed his tongue over her stomach. Caught off guard by the bold move, Eric hurriedly kicked his boxers off his legs, totally turned on when he looked at Nell and saw her looking at his hard penis, smiling with anticipation.

Thus emboldened, Eric reached a hand around Nell's back and unhooked her bra, balancing on his knees as he used both hands to pull the straps around her arms, exposing her pert breasts. Nell's nipples were already hard by the time Eric lowered himself down to take one in his mouth. Nell nearly screamed with pleasure as she writhed below him, clutching him wherever her hands would reach and hold on to his body as she arched her back, pushing herself onto him.

As Eric moved to Nell's other breast, he slid a hand down Nell's stomach. She was so engrossed in the oral foreplay on her breasts, she did not notice that Eric's hand was elsewhere until she felt him slide two fingers along her aching, throbbing clit through her damped panties. Now panting even heavier than before and gasping for air, Nell twisted a hand into Eric's hair on the back of his head and used her other hand to guide his hand as it caressed her most sensitive spot.

Eric groaned at the sound of his fingers bringing Nell to climax and quickly and wordlessly helped Nell shove her panties all the way off her glistening body. Eric moved up from his location and reached into his nightstand for a condom. He tore the wrapper off as fast as he could and shifted to lie on his side to roll the condom down his length as Nell caught her breath. Just as Eric was ready to move back to his position above Nell, she placed her hands on his shoulders and laid Eric flat on his back, softly saying, "It's my turn to take care of you."

Eric smiled at the many implications of what Nell had just said to him. Then all thought was gone as he watched Nell straddle him and position herself over his member. She gently wrapped two fingers and a thumb around his base and held him steady as she lowered herself onto him, slowly gliding down his length as Eric stroked her thighs. Once Nell was all the way down, she met Eric's gaze and smiled the best smile she had ever given as she slightly shifted her hips, adjusting herself so their bodies were perfectly joined.

Nell slowly began to rock and grind, alternating between moving forward and backward, in circles, and in figure eights. Eric held on to her hips, more to keep her steady than to control her. She clearly wanted to set the pace and motions and he was more than happy to let her, so long as she was being pleasured as much as he was. The two made love intimately even though not a word was spoken. They communicated in sighs and gasps, low moans that escaped when the angles of their bodies was just right. Their eyes were locked on each other's bodies and movements, gazes meeting from time to time, holding each instance they met.

Nell began to move up and down Eric, slowly at first then faster until she could no longer keep up the pace and had to go back to grinding. She was breathing hard and fast, clenching her fists on anything within reach as she approached climax. Eric could feel her become wetter and felt the urgency in her movements as she got tighter around him. Nell began to let out small screams before finally arching her back and slamming her hips against Eric's as she felt her intense release.

She leaned forward, Eric still in her, spent from the ride she had given. Eric rubbed her back and let her recover from her climax as he caught his breath. Lying on top of Eric's chest, Nell noticed two things: one was that had been the best orgasm she had had in a very long time. The other was that Eric was still hard inside her.

Nell looked at Eric, wondering silently if she had not been able to please him. The men she had been with did not tend to outlast her in bed. Eric was looking at the ceiling, panting and reeling from feeling Nell finish so powerfully. It was all he could do to hold on and hold his own release in, but he wanted to ensure Nell was satisfied. As he looked down from the ceiling, he saw Nell, already looking at him intently and slightly hurt. Just as she started to say something, Eric kissed her lips and, one hand on her back to hold her in place, rolled Nell onto her back.

Still looking at Nell in the eye, Eric slowly began to thrust in slow, powerful strokes. He tried to convey all he felt for Nell and all he wanted from her, not just sexual desires but real emotional wants, in the way he looked at her as he slid in and out. Quickly picking up the pace, Eric could feel Nell began to tighten around him again and the thought of making her climax twice turned him on and made him let out a groan as he thrust harder and faster. Nell was now digging her nails into his shoulders and her heels into his lower back. Both were panting hard and with one final thrust, Eric and Nell climaxed together, both screaming in pleasure that was so intense it was almost painful.

They slid apart and separated, looking at each other, flushed, panting, smiling and unable to say a word.