Huey sat at the tree looking at the horizon. He was putting a lot of thought into how he wanted to break it to Jazmine. Part of him said to just be spontaneous, but the other part of him wondered how'd they go about it. It wasn't like he was desperately feining for it, but he'd be lying if he didn't think he desired it. More importantly, he was hoping Jazmine felt the same way. He took another deep breath until he heard footsteps. Normally, he'd immediately get defensive, but he recognized the footfalls and walking pattern. Especially how they stopped and then tried the slow approach as if to surprise him.
"You know you're not getting the slip on me," said Huey.
He heard her groan, and a small smirk momentarily flew on his lips.
"I swear, I think you're a Jedi or something," said Jazmine, coming up to sit down beside him.
She had on a red frill blouse and a black skirt. Her hair was in her orange puffs like she always wore in their childhood. The only difference now was she had a few strands of hair straightened into curls that framed her face.
"I could be, but then again probably more like a grey Jedi," said Huey.
"Grey Jedi?" asked Jazmine.
"They have moral principles of Jedi, but they'll do what needs to be done, so they can be morally ambiguous," said Huey.
"Hm, I think that's a good pick for you," said Jazmine.
"Really? With the way some people talk about me, you'd think I was a Sith Lord," said Huey.
"Most people don't know you the way I do. All those times when we were kids where you made me cry, you were just being honest. There was no malice behind it, you were looking out for me," said Jazmine, nuzzling closer to him.
Huey said nothing, instead looking up at the sky. It was a marvelous display as cirrus clouds were streaked by the fading sunlight, making the sky a blaze of gold with a small tint of red.
"I still can't help but wonder," continued Jazmine, "If that was your way of showing that you liked me?"
"I deny it," said Huey.
"Oh no Freeman, you're not getting away like that," said Jazmine, nudging him.
"Nope," said Huey.
"Come on, not even a little bit?" said Jazmine.
Huey shrugged, but Jazmine thought she saw the glimmer of a grin.
"Alright Huey, keep your secrets. I'll find out one way or another," said Jazmine.
"Mmhmm," said Huey.
They sat in silence for a moment.
"So, Huey, can I ask you something?" said Jazmine.
"What's up?" said Huey, turning to face Jazmine.
"I wanted to ask you about prom," said Jazmine.
"What about it?" said Huey.
"Oh God, here we go," thought Jazmine.
"Well, I wanted to go and- "
"Yes Jazmine, I'll go to prom with you," said Huey, catching her all the way off-guard.
To say Jazmine was shocked was an understatement. She thought she was going to have to ask, beg, pray, cry, and finally grovel to get Huey to go to the prom with her. Having agreed before she could even form the question was mind-boggling to say the least.
"Y-you will?" said Jazmine.
"Yeah," Huey said simply.
"No pushback?"
"None."
"No bargaining?"
"Nope."
"Not even a little- "
"Jazmine, do you want me to go or not?" said Huey.
"I do! I…just wasn't expecting you to come out and say it," said Jazmine. "Usually, I have to coerce you into these things."
"Maybe I decided to get ahead of you for a change," said Huey, cocking his eyebrow up. Jazmine rolled her eyes.
"Although, I am wondering how you were going to coerce me," said Huey.
Jazmine blushed. She had only thought of it as a last resort to try and entice him, but now that he was challenging her, she froze. She brought her knees up to her chest.
"Well, I would have…tried to appeal to your better nature," she said.
"I would have given you an A for effort," said Huey.
"This nigga," she thought.
"How about if I kissed you real hard?" said Jazmine, letting her legs down and gave him a smirk.
"Hmm, that would start to sway my opinion," said Huey, leaning back on his hands.
"Oh, you want to play that way," Jazmine thought.
Emboldened now, she brushed her hair back and sat up on her knees facing him.
"And how about," said Jazmine as she slowly straddled his hips first with her right leg followed by her left, "if I did this?"
Huey visibly gulped while trying to take his composure. Jazmine's skirt had ridden up, showing an ample amount of upper legs. He was also keenly aware that only his jeans, his underwear, and her underwear were the only things separating them. All his blood, despite his willpower, rushed down south. Jazmine smirked.
"Hm, now what were you saying Free-"she started before her eyes got wide in shock and she looked down.
She had never felt him this way before. She could feel the bulge through his jeans, and even then she could tell that Huey was packing.
"Oh, sweet Santa," she thought as she felt it harden underneath her.
"Uh, Jazmine?" said Huey.
Jazmine remained frozen on top of him. Her heart was beating really fast. What had been confidence had now plummeted to paralyzing fear.
"Jazmine?" said Huey, his hands touching her arms.
She snapped out of her daze, green eyes meeting his wine-colored eyes. She instantly lost herself in them. Huey was mesmerized by hers, especially in the fading sunlight as they gave them a yellow shine he found enticing.
"Jazmine?" said Huey, hands going up to her shoulders as he drew closer.
Without warning, Jazmine kissed him. Huey's eyes shot open. Her lips felt so soft on him and her fragrance, green apple, smelled nice. Huey closed his eyes, giving in to the kiss. Their lips smacked as they'd retreat, then close the distance again. Huey leaned back till they were leaning on the tree. Jazmine deepened the kiss, Huey tasting her lip gloss. It tasted like some fruit he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Her hands went up and linked behind his neck as she sighed when their tongues connected. Huey felt himself harden underneath her and his hands went to her hips, applying some force to have her press into his lap.
Jazmine moaned as she felt her core pressed into his jeans. She involuntarily bucked on him, causing him to groan into her mouth. She pulled back just an inch from his lips as she repositioned, her knees firmly in the ground straddling his hips. She began to grind slowly on him, the couple moaning in tandem. Huey's hands clenched on her hips as the rocking back and forth motion on his length left so much to be desired. Jazmine could feel herself getting wet through her panties. If someone were to see them, they wouldn't be able to tell if they were having sex or not due to Jazmine's skirt obscuring their lower halves, but the motion she was setting left little to the imagination.
"Oh, Huey!" moaned Jazmine.
Any amount of blood that Huey had in his brain went down south. He wanted nothing more than to rip his pants off, slide his underwear down, and…well some very lewd ideas popped in his head as she moved on him. Seeing Jazmine's face flushed and her labored breathing, it was a miracle he hadn't tried to take her right then and there.
"J-Jaz," Huey moaned, hands gripping her hips tight before they traveled up.
When they contacted her breasts, she stopped and emitted a louder moan. She lowered herself down till her chest was pressed to his. They kissed fiercely, Jazmine grinding harder into his lap. Huey gripped her breasts harder before he moved them to her back. When he felt her moans next to his ear, he almost lost all self-control. At that moment, a car horn went off in the distance. Huey snapped back out of his lustful reality to the actual reality at hand.
"Jazmine, wait!" he managed to say when she released his lips.
"Huey?" Jazmine managed to say, her breath coming out in pants.
Huey had to swallow hard because the look she was giving him made him want to throw all logic into the interstate and run over by a Florida driver with an 18-wheeler.
"Jaz, we shouldn't do this, at least not here," said Huey.
Jazmine blinked a few times before she looked around and realized that they were indeed on the hill in a state park. Not exactly the place you wanted to get busy at in the daylight. Her face got redder than Huey thought was physically possible as she got off of him and sat down with her legs pulled up to her chest and burying her head into her knees. Huey fixed his clothes and sat up. The silence between them was uncomfortable as they thought of what to say, but words were lost as soon as they were thought.
"Oh. My. God! I almost…with Huey…on the hill…no decency…what's wrong with me?!" Jazmine frantically thought.
She flinched when she felt Huey's hand on her shoulder. She looked at him as he sat beside her, still hiding half her face.
"Hey, I know you're over thinking it like you always do, but I liked it," said Huey.
Jazmine sighed.
"I did too," she said, continuing to hide her face. "I don't know why this is so hard."
"Because it's new," said Huey.
Jazmine spent a few more moments in silence. "I just want to be the girl who's ready for you. I feel like I'm not enough, or I'm going to mess it up somehow," said Jazmine.
Huey stayed silent.
"And I know I'm ready, God Huey I'm like beyond ready," Jazmine continued, "Yet, trying to execute, I feel like I'm going to be such a klutz. I keep thinking I need it to be perfect because for you it's worth it and my anxiety has been through the roof and then there's no knowing where we're going to be at in a few months and-"
Huey pressed his index finger to her lips to silence her. He then pressed his palm to her cheek affectionately.
"How many times do I gotta tell you that you overthink?" said Huey.
"Too many," Jazmine said dismally.
"Jazmine, I want this too. It doesn't have to be perfect. Shit, I know I'm not. Last thing I want you to think you're not good enough. You're worth every moment, good or bad," said Huey.
It was short and to the point. It was…Huey. She relaxed again.
"Tell you what, so that there's no more overthinking or hesitation, let's do it at prom," said Huey.
"At prom? But Huey, there's people!" said Jazmine.
Huey's deadpan expression would have had a hidden audience laughing for five seconds.
"I mean at the hotel Jazmine," said Huey.
"Oh. Oh!" said Jazmine, understanding his intentions. Huey had a mental picture of face-palming himself. For her sake, he kept that locked away in his thoughts.
At the hotel, just him and her. The thought excited her and also terrified her.
"But like I said, I don't want to pressure you if you're truly not ready. We don't have to if you decided not to," said Huey.
Jazmine thought about it for a minute. When the time came, would she still be ready?
"Just think about it, you don't have to give me an answer just now," said Huey.
Jazmine nodded.
"I do want to. I'm going to hold fast to it," said Jazmine.
Huey also nodded.
"Plus. It gives me more time to think about what I'm going to do to you," said Jazmine, giving him a wink that made both of Huey's eyebrows raise up.
Oh man, Huey and Jazmine are definitely feeling that wink wink nudge nudge. Once again, sorry for the slow updates. This one was SO much slower than I anticipated. Between work, traveling, improving my financial literacy, gaming, and other activities, writing has taken a back seat. I was also making sure this chapter went the way I wanted it to. Next chapter I'm not going to give a date, but I'm giving myself a one month deadline. Happy Black History Month.