Solitude where we are least alone

Part eight: Hold Me Close

"Eren?  Stay with me for tonight."  Annie could not believe that those words had just come out of her mouth. She hadn't even realized what was happening until after it happened. Eren looked like he just watched monkeys fly out of her ass. God.  He's gonna hate me for making him feel so awkward Annie thought to herself.

"Ok."  Eren also did not realize that he said those words.  It was like the reflex one gets to swat a bug away if it comes buzzing by.  Would he have said it if he knew what he was doing?

Suddenly, Eren came moving towards Annie and grabbed her.  First he just pulled her close, feeling her warmth and smelling her shampoo.  Annie was the first to push him back.  She looked into his eyes and leaned into him. He leaned in as well until their lips were inches apart. 

Maybe this is wrong.  He is the enemy after all. Annie thought.  Maybe this is wrong.  She killed dozens of my comrades after all. Eren thought.  It doesn't matter anymore. They both thought.  They could feel each other's breath on their lips; one of the most sensitive places on the body.  They closed the last centimeters and their lips were touching.  First it was soft and gentle.  Then, they realized that they wanted more.  Eren kissed her harder.  Annie made a surprised squeaking noise before accepting it and leaning in harder herself.  This time, she wanted more.  She licked around his lips, begging for entry which Eren gladly accepted creating a duel between their tounges fighting for dominance in each other's mouth. Finally, after about 4 minutes of this, the regretfully had to pull away to get air due to the fact that both had rammed their tongues down each other's throats to the point that it was hard to breathe.

As much as Eren wanted to go further, he wanted to wait as to not scare Annie and let her set the pace of their relationship.  Was that what this even was?  Did Annie just get caught up in the moment, not truly thinking about how she felt about the Jeager boy?  He would have to figure this out tomorrow because right now, she looked so beautiful.

They made their way to the bedroom and Eren took off his shirt.  Annie had seen him before when he got hot during training, but he had gotten extremely muscular in the last year.  Even if Eren was not doing this in a sexual way, it was hard for Annie not to get turned on.

They got into bed together and locked in another kiss.  This one lasted about two minutes and was not as intense as the one proceeding it.  They both realized how tired they were.  Eren reached over to grab her, but hesitated thinking that this might make her uncomfortable.  Seeing this, Annie realized just how much she wanted him to hold her.

"It's ok, Eren" Annie said.  "Please, hold me close like you will never let me go."