I jolted awake in my bed, in my own room.

It had all been a dream.

Thank god.

But from this dream I found something out.

I wanted to travel the world with Jagger Maxwell because I was in love with him.

It had been earlier tonight when Jagger had come to me in the garage when I was looking for a bed for Nightmare. Maybe he was still around.

I tip toed over to my window. It creaked as I raised it up. "Jagger?" I whispered. "Jagger?"

"Yes?" The voice came from behind me. I twirled around to find Jagger lounging on my bed. He smirked. "Cute pjs."

"You scared the hell out of me."

"Damn. I quite love hell in my women."

I climbed on top of him straddling his waist. I bent so my lips were at his ear.

"I think I have quite a bit of hell left in me."

"I bet you do." He sighed and looked away from me. "What do you want from me, Raven?"

"I want to take you up on your offer. I want to see the world with you Jagger."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"The world is more fun than drying paint." And I love you.

"I think you're in love with me."

Yes.

"As you me."

"I can read your mind you can't read mine."

"I can look in your eyes."

The doorbell rang just as he was about to kiss me. We were the only ones at my house so of course I needed to get it.

"Dammit." I mumbled as I stumbled out of my room

I pulled open the door to find my boyfriend. Oh my god. I had come so close to kissing his enemy. I was a horrible person.

"Alexander, I didn't know you were coming over."

"My family needs me." He looked a bit closer. "You're flushed . . . and not wearing any pants."

I looked down and in fact I was wearing only my Hello Batty underwear and a black tank top.

Alexander sniffed the air. "Is . . . is there another man here?"

"I—we didn't do anything. He came in through the window. We were just talking."

"Who?"

"Jagger," I confessed. "And well, when, if you come back . . . I'm not sure that I'll be here. I, well, agreed to travel the world with him."

"I see." Alexander looked crushed. "I see. I'll let you be then. I just want you to be happy. Just tell me this? Are you in love with me?"

"I love you."

"There's a difference." He kissed my hand before disappearing into the night.

It almost didn't hurt.

Almost.

Jagger had an idea of how to take the pain away.

We landed on my bed with a thud, kissing in a frenzied type way. It felt right being with Jagger. I loved him. It was right and it felt good for something to finally feel right.

"I love you, Raven."

I gasped, not because he had said he loved me, but because he could do wonderful things to my body. "I love you too."

I started to pull my shirt over my head when I thought of something important. "Jagger, do you . . . ? I mean . . . Protection?" I had birth control, but I mean you can't be over protected when it came to this can you?

"I've got it covered." Jagger pulled a small package from his back pocket and tossed it on the bedside table.

I finished yanking the shirt over my head only to reveal my sexiest black lace bra.

Jagger had slid it off after staring at me lustfully.

I started tugging at his shirt. It all happened so fast. His shirt was launched onto my Edward Scissorhands lamp and I was sucking, licking, and teasing his bare, smooth, almost silky skin.

He pushed me back onto the bed and yanked my panties off. I noticed a bulge in his black jeans. Oh my god. I clawed at his belt and he laughed at my desperate attempt to get to his manhood.

He pulled away slowly and unhooked his belt and slid his jeans to the ground.

Finally he collapsed next to me in bed. I was sure it was hours later.

It wasn't perfect, but I hadn't planned on it being perfect. I hadn't planned Jagger at all, but my first time. I never expected it to be perfect. There was some awkwardness and pain, a lot of pain, but in the end it was very, very promising.

"So . . . that was sex?"

"Yeah." Jagger gulped as if he was nervous.

"It hurt."

He looked me in the eyes. "I'm sorry. I tried to—"

He did truly look sorry. It wasn't even his fault. It was just newbie thing.

"I tried to be gentle, I mean, I wasn't trying to hurt you. I wanted it to be enjoyable for you."

"Jagger, baby, it is okay. Every girl hurts their first time. It wasn't your fault. I found it very promising."

"Enough for another go?"

"Trust me I want nothing more, but my parents will be home soon."

"It's two A.M."

They were already home. Shit.

Shit.

Shit.

"You really, really, really need to go. Meet me here tomorrow. I'll have my things packed and ready." I quickly pulled my clothes on and tossed his to him. I paused at the door, wanting to say something, but I wasn't sure what to say so I said, "Thanks," and went to my parent's room.

They were fast asleep and apparently they were drunk. The room smelled of alcohol.

I shut the door quietly so as to not wake them and I texted Becky.

I really need to talk to you, Beckster. Lunch tomorrow? -R

Totally. -B

Thanks for reading. I tricked you, I know, Alexander is not really dead yet.

I do not own Vampire Kisses, but a girl can dream right?