Little By Little

Chapter 3- What started it all

**Anika is 14 Ben is 15**

Ben and I were eating cookie dough in his kitchen. Secretly. We didn't want his mom to find out.

"This is so good!" I exclaimed. Ben nodded, stuffing some more cookie dough into his mouth. We froze as we heard the front door open and close.

"Ben, I'm home!" We heard his mom yell. Ben and I shared a panicked expression. We both knew what to do. Ben grabbed the container of cookie dough off of the counter and put it i the freezer. I jumped off the counter and grabbed the spoons. After putting them in the dishwasher, Ben and I ran over to the living room and started to watch TV.

A couple of seconds later, his mom walked into the kitchen.

"Hey kids, I have to go back to work, I have the night shift tonight. I just had to come back and grab some papers. Anika can stay over night if she wants, but no funny business. I should be back by around 12:00 in the morning, but if not, then I'll probably be gone for another night. Bye kids!" She said, walking out the door. You see, Ben's mom was a nurse, and his only sister was in college.

I guess it was just going to be us tonight.

"Sooo," Ben said, trying to break the silence. "Let's go up to my room and listen to music," he suggested. I nodded and we went upstairs to his room.

We listened to music for a bit before I felt the need to shower. Ben said I could use his so I went into the bathroom and got into the shower. When I was done, I stepped out if the shower and wrapped a towel around me.

I stepped out of his bathroom and walked over to his bed. As I sat down on it, Ben walked into his room.

"Where were you?" I asked him.

"Taking a shower in my parents bedroom." It was then that I noticed the towel hanging dangerously low on his waist.

"You could have just joined me," I joked. But it came out sounding serious.

He laughed and came over, sitting next to me.

"I know."

His face became serious. His face was very close to mine. I saw his eyes flash down to my lips before he leaned in and kissed me. My eyes widened in surprise before I kissed him back. And I have to say it was the best kiss I've had in a long time.

Ben slipped his tongue into my mouth and I moaned in anticipation. I felt the cloth around bens waist slip off but I was too deep into the kiss to notice. My towel slipped off of my body and my wet blonde hair slid across my back.

Ben rolled so that I was underneath him and continued to kiss me. He moaned. I flipped so I was on top of him and I continued to kiss him. My hair dropped into a curtain around our heads. He leaned up and kissed me.

Our naked bodies tangled together but nothing intimate happened. We were just two naked friends kissing. But it felt so good when our bare bodies rubbed together. It was a sweet moment for me. It was romantic.

Ben started to part my legs but I stopped him.

"No. Just kiss me."

"Ok." He leaned down and kissed me. Our bodies tangled together. Ben and I stayed like that for hours.