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The four of us arrived at a high end nightclub a short while later. Erik asked the front desk to point him in the direction of a nice, higher end club prior to heading out and they had told him that this was the one we'd like to be at the most. Once we arrived, the boys helped us both out of the car. We cut through the long line and into the VIP line, which Erik was able to secure for us on short notice. After we were thoroughly checked and I.D'd, we walked over to a VIP table where a waitress was waiting on us to order our drinks. We each ordered a couple of drinks, Meg and Nadir forced Erik and I to take a couple of shots with them as well.
After a while of sitting around and enjoying the music in our seats, Meg screamed as "Valió La Pena" by Marc Anthony began to play. "Oh my god! I love this song, come on you have to come dance with me," she shouted as she pulled Nadir up from his seat and ran over to the dance floor dragging him along with her. I just sat in my seat next to Erik and continued sipping on my drink, I was starting to feel all of the drinks I had throughout the day start to sneak up on me. Whenever I get tipsy and am starting to actually get drunk, I get this numb sensation in my lips and I just HAVE to bite on my bottom lip.
After a bit, I think Erik caught me biting my lip. "Are you alright? You look a little nervous," he said. I giggled, "Oh, I'm quite alright. I just do that after drinking, after a couple of drinks my lips start to get a little numb and I can never suppress the urge to bite on them and make sure they're still there," I said. Erik let out a chuckle. God, why is his chuckle sooo sexy?! "Oh, are you making fun of me Mr. Destler," I asked teasingly. Erik laughed, "No, no. Not at all, I wouldn't dream of it," he teased back. I am not quite sure if I am going crazy but we both looked into each other's eyes and it was almost like there was a sort of mutual feeling vibrating through the both of us. We were both snapped out of our little moment when "Pepas" by Farruko started playing. I let out a gleeful yelp and shot up out of my seat, I stuck my hand out for Erik's. "Now, THIS is MY jam. You just HAVE to come up with me," I shouted at him over the music. Erik looked at me and then over to my hand. He smiled and got up, taking a hold of my hand and letting me drag him out to the dance floor.
We went over by Meg and Nadir, the four of us jumping up and down to the music. It was such a fun time, we were all just letting loose and letting the music carry us through the moment. When the song finished, there was a slower Bachata song that the DJ played. Meg grabbed a hold of Nadir almost instantly, ready to show him how to dance this Spanish genre of music. I looked over at Erik, "Do you want to dance? I can teach you," I said. Erik nodded, and took a hold of my hands. "Alright, so put on hand on my waist and grab hold of my hand with your other," I said. He did just that and looked at me, ready for the next set of instructions. "Alright, now this dance is pretty simple. All you have to do is take two steps to the right, lift your left leg up a little and then two steps to the left, lift your right leg up a little and repeat. Remember to lift the leg up with the leg you're going to use next. So when you move to the right, you lift up your left leg a little because you're going to move to the left next." Erik did as he was told and he actually learned pretty fast.
We had been dancing further away, as I had been wanting him to be able to look at my feet for guidance. I don't think we both ever noticed before, but we both moved in way closer and he was holding me a lot more comfortably in his arms while I was doing the same with him. The DJ began to play much more "grindable" music, and the people around us were beginning to do just that… Meg and Nadir included. Before the both of us knew it, we were doing the same. I can NOT believe that this is actually happening right now! I am literally drunk off of my butt, grinding with my BOSS!
We had been on the dance floor a while and we both caught Meg and Nadir making out a couple of times out of the corners of our eyes. Before I knew it, I turned to face Erik after having had my back to him as we danced. We looked into each other's eyes for a while and dare I say we both gave each other "kiss me eyes" before we both did the unimiginable. Before I knew it we were both leaning in, and then… BAM! We kissed each other, our kissing quickly turned more feverish and we were making out just as Meg and Nadir were, and just as pretty much every other "couple" there. After going back and forth from dancing, to making out, we both noticed that Meg and Nadir had completely disappeared. Erik pulled out his phone and laughed as he showed me what his text notification from Nadir read.
Nadir: Left. Meg and I are heading out for the night. Getting lucky, have fun with Christine. ;)
I giggled and pulled out my phone as well to see if Meg had texted me. She indeed had and I showed Erik my text notification from her as well.
Meg: Had to go! Nadir and I are headed back to the resort for some fun. Loosen up, and have fun with Erik tonight. You guys are totally into each other… even if you won't admit it. ;) :P
Erik laughed, and then said something to me which I was unable to comprehend at first. "What did you say?!," I shouted in his ear as the music was much more loud now. "I said, 'Do you want to head out? We may as well head back seeing as it's almost 3:30 in the morning!," he shouted back. I nodded and we both walked back to the table hand in hand to grab our things and for Erik to pay the bill.
The ride back to the resort was extremely heated to say the least. Erik and I had a couple more drinks throughout the night and by the time we got into the back of the car, we were both extremely hammered. We spent the entirety of the ride back home quite literally sucking on each other's faces. I was so happy that the back of the car was private and sound proof as the music in the car was much too loud to be able to hear the sounds we were making, I did not want the poor driver to have to listen to that sound. I have no idea when it happened but by the time we felt the car stop moving, I was sitting on top of Erik's legs straddling him like I was riding a horse. We both stopped after we felt the car stop moving and proceeded to jump out of the car. Erik ran over to the drivers side of the car and quickly gave him a large tip and ran back over to where I was waiting at the front entrance.
Erik and I walked hand in hand over to my suite where Erik was dropping me off. By the time we reached my door, I turned to say my goodbye to Erik. As I was about to reach inside of my purse to get my room key out, Erik tightly grabbed a hold of my waist. "To hell with what's right," he said as he picked me up and started to kiss me once more. I wrapped my legs around his waist and kissed him back. We were both so caught up in the heat of the moment, Erik started to walk through the hall holding me up with one arm and searching for his room key with the other. He quickly opened the door and let us in, he brought us over by the bed and he put me down. We looked at each other, and as we looked into each other's eyes I put my hand on his chest. I made a move to remove Erik's shirt but he held my hand to stop me. "Hold on, let me turn the lights off first," he said.
He made his way back over to me and placed his hands on my waist. I could still see him a little as the moon was shinning brightly in through his windows. I placed my hand on his chest again and made a move to remove his shirt, unbuttoning it one by one. He helped me slip it off and revealed Erik to have large toned muscular arms, a very sculpted and toned, slightly hairy chest. Underneath, he had a well defined six-pack which was deeply cut and well grooved. I don't think I've ever seen a sexier man in my entire life! Erik proceeded to slip the straps of my dress off of my shoulder, stopping to whisper in my ear. "You looked extremely beautiful and incredibly sexy tonight, Christine. I could hardly keep my eyes off of you," he said. I know my cheeks would be extremely red right now if the lights had been turned on, I slowly stroked his exposed check and he seemed to hold very still for a bit. He then relaxed after I leaned up to kiss him.
Erik quickly took off the rest of his clothing after assisting me out of my dress. We both stood there in our undergarments looking at each other. Erik then broke the distance between us and proceeded to kiss me, as we kissed we both frantically took off our undergarments and got on his bed. He rolled on top of me and we continued to feverishly kiss and explore one another. Before Erik proceeded to go further, I stopped him. "Wait, um… this. This is my first time, Erik," I said a little out of breath. "This is?," he asked. I nodded and he leaned down to kiss me on the cheek. "Christine, this… this is my first time as well. I didn't want to admit it, in case you had other experiences prior to this," he said. He looked down at me, "We don't have to do this if you don't want to. I am okay with stopping," he continued. I shook my head, "No, no. I want to do this Erik," I said.
He kissed me again before continuing on. He made sure that I was comfortable before he proceeded to slowly thrust himself into me. He did it with the utmost care in the world, making sure that I was feeling okay and comfortable before pushing further. He is wayyy bigger than I thought he'd be, I cannot believe it's not completely in yet! "How are you feeling, are you okay?," he asked. I nodded, and he continued on, thrusting back and forth slowly. I began to feel sharp pains at first, but because Erik was going slow, I was able to contain the pain. The pain slowly began to fade away and I was beginning to feel a pleasurable sensation with each of Erik's thrust. I slowly began to move my hips, following Eriks lead. As he began to move a bit faster, I moved at his pace as well. We had begun to get into a good, fast rhythm when I felt something land next to my head. I looked over to see what it was, and saw Erik's mask laying next to my head. Erik noticed a quick second later, stopping immediately and placing his hand over the his face, where the mask usually covers.
Unbeknowest to Erik though, I had seen his face for a brief couple of seconds before he managed to notice that his mask was missing. He began to move his hand blindly around my head as he looked for his mask. I quickly shot my hand up, and tried to move the hand that he was using to cover the right side of his face. "Christine, no. You do not want to see what lies behind the mask, I am afraid that your beautiful eyes could stand to see the horrific face that lies behind it," he said pleadingly. I put my hand on his chest, "Erik, I am afraid that it is already too late for that. Your mask fell off seconds before you noticed, I already saw what lies behind the mask. I do not care what the right side of your face looks like, I only care about what is inside of here," I said pointing to his chest.
I saw a tear slide down the exposed side of Erik's face. "Please,Erik. Do not hide from me," I continued. Erik nodded and after a while, he moved his hand from his face and revealed what I had gotten a short glimpse of before. The right side of his face, was somewhat sunken in, his right nostril morphing into his right cheek almost as if his face had "melted" on his right side. He was missing his right eyebrow and the top right side of his face had little raised bumps that lead up a little past his hairline. His right ear was also somewhat morphed into his face as well, it took a while to get used to the sight but after looking at it, it honestly wasn't bad at all. Whatever happened to Erik, it is clear to see that it has affected him a lot throughout his life and it saddens me to think that he feels he needs to hide behind a mask. I looked into his eyes, which he had closed, I assume this was to avoid seeing my reaction to his face. I leaned up and placed a kiss on his lips, he opened his eyes in surprise. "How can you bare to look at the monstrosity that lies behind the mask?," he asked.
I shook my head, "Because it's not a monstrosity, Erik. It's what makes you, you. I like you for you, Erik, not for what your face looks like." I leaned up and placed another kiss on his lips, he kissed back this time with much more passion than ever before. We continued on with our prior activities, making our own music with the help and sounds from our bodies, finishing together we both laid in bed holding onto one another. Erik looked over at me, "I suppose that you want to know how my face got to look the way it does." I shook my head, "No, you don't have to tell me Erik. I respect you, and if you want to tell me when you're ready then I'll happily listen… but not until you're ready." Erik nodded in understanding and gave me a look of endearment and thanksfulness.
Erik and I engaged in our prior activities again and again, stopping when we were both much too tired to continue. We fell asleep intertwined in each other's arms, I don't think that I have ever slept more peacefully since Amá passed away. Erik's arms felt more than safe, it was like I found a home that I've been waiting for my whole life. Every time we touched, it was as though an electric current ran through my body and fluttered up in my chest. Unknowingly, I whispered under my breath, "mmm… I love you." And if I wasn't going crazy, I swear I hear an, "I love you too," from Erik in return. From then on a fell into a deep sleep, sleeping more peacefully than ever before.
Erik looked over at Christine to make sure that she was really asleep. After ensuring that she was in a deep slumber, he slowly moved her head off of his chest and onto a pillow. He snuck out of bed and moved to his closet. After dressing himself, he moved to collect his things. Once he had all of his belongings packed in his suitcase, he turned to look at Christine laying fast asleep on his bed. "I am so sorry, Christine, but I cannot let be burdened by me and my shattered ways. You already gave me the greatest gift that I could've asked of a women, even if it WAS through pity. I love you, Christine… but I have to do what's right and let you go. I would only bring you down when you deserve the greatest happiness of the world… a happiness that I could never bring you if I stayed," he whispered to her. With that, he left a note he had written on his nightstand and turned to leave; walking out the door and never looking back.
Author's Note: It's finally here! The night beneath a moonless sky. This is by far one of the longest chapters that I have written as of yet, I am sorry if it is a lot to take in. Please don't judge this chapter as this is my first time writing something "risqué." I hope you guys enjoy and I'll update as soon as I can!