Against the Odds | DAERIN

Chapter: 13

d a n i e l l e

As we sat in the back of Haerin's mom's car, watching Toy Story, I smiled. I know it's only technically our first date, but I really do like her. I turned to look at her, finding her already looking at me. She had a look in her eye that made me feel nervous under her gaze. She didn't look away; she held the eye contact.

"What?" I asked, laughing nervously.

"Nothing, nothing," she said. "You just look really pretty."

I blushed and giggled. Like, actually giggled. That's embarrassing. "Thank you," I whispered, looking away. I've never been able to take compliments well. I like getting them, but I'm just not used to it.

"Hey," Haerin said as she gently grabbed my jaw and turned my face to look at her. I bit my lip, and her eyes flickered down. "You're so beautiful."

I could feel my cheeks growing redder and redder, and the way she was looking at me right now was making it even worse. I found myself leaning in, my eyes flicking from her lips to her eyes, to see that hers were doing the same, and she was leaning in too. The hand on my jaw pulled me in, and our lips connected.

The kiss was soft and gentle, and my hand rested on her knee. When we pulled away, she rested her forehead against mine. I bit my lip, and she pulled away slightly, looking at me in a way I've only seen a couple of times. The way she usually looked at me had been replaced by a more lustful look, and I found myself feeling the same. We sat there for a few seconds more before the tension became too much.

Although the kiss was more passionate and sexually driven than our others, she was still being gentle, which is something I hadn't quite experienced before. Everyone else I'd been with had become rough and aggressive when kissing me like this.

I gently bit her lip, and she pulled me in tighter. Her hand went from my jaw to my thigh, and mine tangled in her hair. At some point, she had swiped her tongue across my lip, and I hadn't even bothered fighting with it to take dominance; I just let her have it. She propped herself up with one arm, and I lay fully down, never breaking our lips apart. She broke off and trailed light kisses down my jaw and on my neck, and I couldn't help but whimper at it. The hand that was on my thigh slowly traveled up my leg and underneath my dress as she carried on kissing my neck.

"Is this okay?" she whispered as she kissed just underneath my earlobe.

I could barely whimper a 'yes' as her hand found its way to my panties and slipped under them. My breathing became faster, and at this point, I was moaning, still trying not to be too loud. Her other hand traveled all around my body while her lips reconnected with mine again.

"Haerin..." I breathed out, and her eyes met mine. "I'm close."

With this, she quickened her pace and kissed down my exposed collarbone.

"H-Haerin... please."

"I know, baby."

And with that, I came. Hard. In the back of her mom's car, in a drive-in theater, yet it was still far better and more sensual than any other time I'd done it.

She looked down at me and smiled as I caught my breath. "Wow," I whispered, closing my eyes out of tiredness.

"Wow indeed," she replied, as she gently kissed my head. I smiled and opened my eyes, hearing the sounds of Toy Story in the background. Her eyes were warm, and I loved it. She lay down next to me, putting her arm over my shoulder. I shuffled closer and allowed myself to be held completely by her, my head resting on her chest and my hand lying on her stomach. The sound of her heartbeat was the last thing I heard before I drifted off to sleep.

"Hey," I heard a soft voice say and felt a light hand squeezing my arm.

"Haerin?" I asked sleepily. She laughed softly and leaned over to unstrap me. "You fell asleep. I carried you into the passenger seat and drove you home. We're here now," she said, helping me out of the car.

"What time is it?" I asked. What if I'm past my curfew?

"Eleven-thirty. Don't worry."

I let her lead me to my front door, and we stood there for a second. "This was really fun," she said, smiling at me.

"It was. I'll text you?"

"Definitely."

I wanted to kiss her one more time before she left, and I could see with the way her eyes were flickering from my lips to my eyes that she wanted to as well. I stood as tall as I could and kissed her. A nice, innocent first-date kiss, unlike what happened in the car earlier. It was short, but we were both content with it.

"Goodnight, Dani."

"Goodnight, Haerin."