Alisha was in the guestroom, packing her clothes and other things she had brought with her to Nick's house. It was Saturday night and Alisha would be leaving around noon the next day. She had a great time with Nick and his family. BJ, Leslie, Angel had become real good friends of hers, and Aaron kept her entertained throughout the weekend. Alisha thought Aaron was such a blast to hang with, even if he only nine years old. And Nick had been as romantic as any guy she'd ever gone out with, bringing her flowers, taking her out to romantic dinners, picnics on the beach, waking up to watch the sunrise. Alisha didn't think she was capable of waking up before dawn, but when it came to Nick, she had an endless amount of energy. She smiled as she thought about that morning. Her and Nick sitting on the beach, arms around each other, watching the sunrise. They didn't say anything, just sat there in silence. Alisha thought it was one of the best times she'd ever had.
Nick walked to the guestroom to get Alisha. He had a surprise for her. He couldn't believe he'd been doing the things he's been doing for Alisha. She affected him like no one else he'd ever met. Nick had never thought of himself as a romantic sort of guy. But he'd been proving himself wrong this whole weekend. He stood in the doorway, silently watching Alisha deep in thought. He noticed her tiny smile and wondered what she was thinking about. Is she thinking about me? Nick wondered. Of course she is. Look at all the things you've done for this girl. Romantic dinners, picnics on the beach, watching the sunrise together. Those are things she'll never forget. All girls appreciate that kind of stuff. Nick smiled to himself. Then he walked in, put his arms around Alisha's waist, and kissed her neck.
Alisha tilted her head to the side to give him better access. She felt these shivers go up and down her body as Nick tightened his hold on her. Alisha turned around in his arms and gave Nick a long, deep kiss. Nick ran his hands up and down her back, while Alisha ran her fingers through his soft hair. Alisha felt him shiver. He's just as affected as I am, she thought as Nick once again left a trail of kisses down her neck. I don't want to stop, but I better. So, Alisha pulled away a little and looked at Nick. She saw desire in his eyes. He probably sees the same in mine.
"I can't believe I have to leave tomorrow," Alisha said, quietly. Nick put his finger to her lips when she was about to say something more.
"Let's not think about that," he said, softly. "Come with me. I have a surprise for you."
"Nick, you really didn't have to...."
"No, I wanted to. Come on."
Nick took Alisha's hand and led her downstairs and out the back door. Alisha saw they were walking towards the beach. Why are we going here? It didn't take long for her to find out. Soon, she saw a blanket laid out on the beach, some candles surrounding it, a picnic basket, two champagne, but that was fine with her. She didn't like champagne much anyway.
"What do you think?" Nick looked at her expectantly.
"I love it," Alisha breathed. "It beautiful."
She gave him a quick kiss, then led him to the blanket to sit down.
"So, what are we having? It can't be dinner 'cause we already had that."
"No, it's not dinner. It's dessert." Nick started unloading the picnic basket. "We have fudge brownies, cheesecake, banana nut bread, sliced peaches and apples, some strawberries, whip cream, grapes, cherries, and, your favorite, twinkies."
Alisha started laughing when Nick pulled out two packages of twinkies.
"I can't believe you included twinkies, but thank you for doing that," Alisha said, taking one of the packages and opening it. "The thing I like most about twinkies is, it has all these ingredients with names you can't pronounce, so it doesn't leave you with this heavy, mushy feeling in your stomach."
Alisha and Nick both took a twinkie and stuffed them in their mouths whole. Then they tried to have a conversation. They tried to act like they knew what they were saying, but they both knew they were saying anything. By the time they swallowed it, they were both trying not to choke 'cause they were laughing so hard.
I have found the girl of my dreams, Nick thought as he looked at Alisha laughing. Her eyes have this beautiful sparkle when she laughs.
His beautiful blue eyes just light up when he laughs, Alisha thought. He's the best guy I've ever met.
Then Nick and Alisha started munching down on fruit. After a while, Nick lay down with his head in Alisha's lap, letting her feed him strawberries. Then Nick got the whip cream, dipped a strawberry in it and fed it to Alisha. He felt a tingling sensation in the tips of his fingers when she ran her tongue over them. It ignited the light of desire deep inside him.
Slowly, he sat up and kissed her. The kiss seemed to go on forever. Neither of them wanted it to end. Their tongues met in a duel of passion. Nick gently laid Alisha down on the blanket without breaking the kiss. Alisha started feeling like she was floating on air. It was like nothing she'd experienced before. Nick was careful to keep most of his weight on his arms as he covered Alisha's body with his. Alisha slid her hands up under his shirt, wanting to feel his skin against her hands.
Nick pulled back and looked into Alisha's eyes. "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes." Alisha looked him straight in the eye to let him know she meant it.
That one word hung between them like a star in the sky. Neither of them could believe this was happening, but both felt it was the right time. Then Nick leaned down once again to kiss Alisha and saw a smile on her lips right before he closed his eyes.
Everything just seemed to flow from there. They both sat up and Nick started to unbutton Alisha's shirt. He slowly slid the shirt off her shoulders. When it was off, Alisha helped Nick take his off. Then they laid back down and Nick started kissing his way down her body. As he went further down, she ran her fingers through his hair. Right when he reached the top of the shorts she was wearing, Alisha brought his face back up to hers and kissed his lips.
Nick felt Alisha bare breasts against his chest and pulled her closer. His hands to have a will of their own, traveling all over her body, feeling her soft skin. Before either of them knew it, they had taken off the rest of their clothes. Nick looked at Alisha's body in the candlelight.
"You are so beautiful," he said, breathlessly. Alisha gave him a loving smile.
Nick reached over and pulled a condom out the back pocket of his jeans and, within seconds, their bodies became one one for the first time. When it was over, Nick rested his head on Alisha's shoulder. They could feel each other's hearts pounding.
When he finally caught his breath, Nick moved to the side of Alisha, reached over her, go the other side of the blanket and covered them up. Neither of them said anything. They felt they didn't need words. Soon, both were asleep, with their arms around each other and no space between their bodies.
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"What do you think Nick and Alisha are doing right now?" VJ asked Brian. They were sitting in VJ's apartment, watching "Ghost".
"I don't know," Brian answered. "If I know Nick, they're probably playing video games. Or at the beach. Why?"
"I just got this weird feeling, that's all." VJ shook her head as if to dismiss it.
"Like what?" Brian asked her. "Like something happened to them?"
"No, not that kind of feeling. It's probably just me. I'm just not used to having her being gone."
"Okay." Brian looked at VJ and could tell she wasn't being straight with him. If she wanted to tell you, she would, he told himself.
"I'm tired." VJ got up. "You coming?"
"Yeah." Brian got up and put his arm around VJ as they walked to her room.
VJ walked to her dresser, got out a silk nightshirt, and went into the bathroom. Brian sat down on the bed and took off his shoes, then his shirt. VJ walked out wearing a midnight blue nightshirt that reached about four or five inches above her knee, a pair of socks and her long hair in a ponytail at the top of her head. There were some curly tendril around her face. Brian felt his heart speed up at the sight of her. I want her so bad, he thought. I wonder what it would be like to make love to her.
"What?" VJ asked when she noticed Brian staring.
"Nothing," he said, quickly.
"Okay," she said, slowly.
VJ pulled the blankets of her bed back and got under them. She picked up a book and discreetly watched Brian from the corner of her eye as he took off his jeans. He has got the best body I have ever seen, she thought. Muscular, but not too much. He's perfect. I wonder what it feel like on top of mine.
Brian walked over to the bed and got under the blankets wearing just his boxers and socks. VJ put her book on the bedside table and turned off the lamp. She moved closer to Brian and let him take her in his arms. Brian kissed the top of her head. A few minutes later, they were asleep.