I have always had a thing for men with scars. I find them alluring and a testament to their survival and grit. I toyed with a story about a boy coming to a new high school and suffering the humiliation of ignorant bullying. Along comes a girl who sees him for who he is and love unfolds between them...
Excerpt from the In 9 Days:
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Tessa ran to the
door and then took a couple of calming breaths before she opened it. He stood
in front of her with a bouquet of multicolored carnations in cheap cellophane.
“Eighteen flowers for the eighteen year old.”
She smiled and
took them from him. Her first bouquet ever! She smelled them and was
disappointed that they didn’t have much of a scent. Well, at least they looked
pretty. “Thanks, Kevin. I’ve never gotten flowers before.”
He stared at her
and then stated, “You look different.”
Tessa blushed.
His comment wasn’t exactly a compliment. “Yes, it’s my princess Tesse look. Do
you like?” She turned around for him, causing her skirt to bounce for a little added
effect.
He continued
staring at her without speaking. Tess blushed a deeper shade of red. It was not
the reaction she expected. Kevin cleared his throat finally and asked, “Can I
come in?”
Tess took that
as a positive sign and pulled him inside. “I’ve been looking forward to this
all morning.” She noticed that Kevin’s eyes were glued to her chest. That was
something she hadn’t experienced before. She glanced down and saw that her
nipples were quite visible under the thin material.
“You’re
beautiful,” he said hoarsely.
His praise made
her feel beautiful, but it also felt funny. To hide her awkwardness, Tess
leaned up and kissed him. “Thank you.” His hands went up to grab her face, but
his left hand accidently brushed against her nipple. It sent a shockwave
through her. “Oh!”
Kevin backed
away, apologizing.
“No, I liked
it.” She moved to him and shamelessly placed his hand back on her breast.
Kevin cupped it
and then began kneading her nipple between his fingers. Tessa’s breath came out
in short gasps. She closed her eyes when his right hand found her other breast.
It was harder for him to manipulate and Kevin soon gave up, but Tessa wouldn’t
let him. She took his scarred hand and moved it under her shirt. He groaned
when he felt her naked breast. “What are you doing to me?” he muttered.
Both hands soon
found their way under her shirt. The feelings were so new that she analyzed
everything. It was strange to have Kevin touching a part of her body that no
one else had ever touched, but it was also exiting. Tess was surprised that her
body seemed to know what was going on and was responding to him so readily.
Tessa opened her
eyes when Kevin lifted her shirt and bent down. She moaned softly when his lips
landed on her nipple, her knees buckling as his tongue started flicking against
it. Luckily, he caught her. “Are you okay?” he asked in concern.
“You… it felt…
good. I think I need to sit down for a second.” Tessa headed to the couch in a
daze. A light switch had turned on inside and everything felt different.
“Tesse, what are
we doing here? I mean, as much as I want to touch you, it is only going to lead
to trouble if we aren’t careful.”
Tessa patted the
area next to her. “Please sit.” Kevin did, but cautiously as if he was afraid
of her. “I only have one thing I want for my birthday, Kevin.”
“I’m afraid to
ask what that is.”
She frowned,
hoping her pouty lip looked adorable. “Why? Don’t you want me?”
Kevin stood back
up. “You’re barely legal, Tesse.”
“But I am legal.” She looked into his blue
eyes. “Yesterday you said you loved me. Today I want you to show me.” Tess was
surprised he looked so nervous. She had expected Kevin would want to take a
virgin. Maybe he didn’t realize she was one. “I want you to be my first.”
“Tesse, you
don’t want someone like me to be your first.”
She looked at
him in confusion. “You are the only
one I want.”
He sat down next
to her and put his hand on her cheek. “You deserve someone whole and fit. Not
me.”
“Yes, you.” She placed
her hand on his. “I love you, Kevin. I want to make love with you.”
“Are you
absolutely sure?”
“Yes.”
He lifted her
chin. “If you change your mind at any point, tell me. I’ll stop.”
She smiled,
kissing him on the nose. “I love how sweet you are. But I want this; I want it more
than anything else in the world. You’re like air to me, Kevin.”
He followed
Tessa to her room. Kevin whistled on the way up the stairs. She grinned,
knowing that her little skirt was giving him quite a show. Tessa giggled
nervously when they finally reached her room. She did not turn on the lights in
order to hide the posters of cats, horses, and dogs lining her walls. “Tah
duh!”
“Cute,” he said,
looking around in the candlelight.
“My mom still
thinks I’m ten,” she said apologetically. Tessa took his hand and led him to
her bed. Her heart was racing a mile a minute. As much as she wanted this, she felt
scared when she joined Kevin on the bed.
He could read it
on her face. “We can wait.”
“No! Just kiss
me and everything will be fine.” She scooted closer to him and sighed happily
when he leaned down to kiss her. Kevin was tender at first but then he started
kissing her with real passion, exploring her mouth with his tongue. Tess moaned
when Kevin’s hand snuck under her shirt and he caressed her breast again.
“I do love you,
Tesse.”
She smiled up at
him. “I love you, too.”
He pushed away the
material of her shirt and moved to kiss her nipple. Tess held her breath. She
whimpered softly when his tongue started flicking the hard bud.
“Feels good?” he
murmured.
“Yes…”
He moved to the
other nipple and did the same. She squirmed in pleasure, but then became
completely still when his hand touched her thigh. Even though his tongue
continued its dance on her nipple, all her attention was riveted on his fingers
as they trailed up her inner thigh, getting ever closer. Tessa looked up at the
ceiling, reminding herself to breathe. She bit her lip when his fingers touched
her wet panties.
