Chapter 7
We were dating for a couple of months now. School was starting back up in a few days and we had gone “out” at least once a week. We hadn’t gone back to the city but we just spent time together, whether it was looking up at the stars, or lunch we tried to spend some time together. It was a little strange to be in the same room together at night though. After each date we would get back to our room and things would get strange between us. Maybe it was the fact that we were alone, or that we were still feeling the nice time we had but it was always best to change as quickly as possible and go to bed.
Andrew and I walked back to our room enjoying the last Saturday night before school started back up on Monday. We had just had our last real date of summer vacation. That sucked, it had been a great summer, I didn’t want it to end.
At the door we stopped, Andrew stepped aside to let me unlock it.
“I want to try something, bare with me.” He watched my hands on the door handle.
“Okay.” What did he want to try, it was our door. The way the locks were built you couldn’t do much else with it. Getting the key in the door I started to turn the knob as Andrew stopped me. Turning my head to see what he was trying to do I noticed he placed a hand on my shoulder to turn me.
“I really enjoy your company Greg.”
“I enjoy your too.” He was really starting to confuse me. His body was shooting off all sorts of confusing emotions. He was nervous, and happy, hesitate but willing. It was making me crazy.
“I was wondering if, if maybe I could consider you my boyfriend and you could consider me yours?”
I felt my hand slip from the keys and hit the floor louder than usual. I had never considered this, him asking to be my boyfriend. I figured we would just date for so long until it seemed like we were together.
“I really like you, and enjoy your company. I don’t think I can handle just being friends anymore, friends that go out every so often.”
“And I like and enjoy your company as well.”
“So, then do you want to?”
“…Um….sure. I…yea…I’m okay with that idea.”
Seeing his smile and the nervousness fade from him I relaxed as well. Bending down to pick up my keys I felt his lips on mine as I stood back up. This wasn’t exactly how I pictured our first kiss but yet it seemed perfect. As our lips touched I felt him put a hand on my back to help me stand up straight. I was trying to get my mind to function. We were kissing, our lips were together, his and mine were joined. Andrew and I, we were having our first kiss together. As we separated, as my mind cleared from its euphoria we looked at each other eyes and I said, “What the hell was that?”
“Oh God, I didn’t mean for it to happen like that.”
“I didn’t mean for that to come out of my mouth.”
We both stopped and looked at each other trying to figure out what to do now.
“Can we forget that happened? I didn’t mean to do that, well, I mean I wanted to kiss you, just not like that.”
“We can do that again, only I don’t think we’ll forget this happened.” taking my hand we walked back a few steps, and let the door close, before allowing me to walk back to it.
“I had a nice night, I hope you did too.”
“I did.” Damn it, we just had this conversations and I’m blushing again. This is completely unfair. Andrew, not saying anything I was guessing was my cue to unlock and open the door for us. Turning the key and pushing open the door with my foot I turned to see if he was coming. Feeling him place a hand under my chin we moved a little closer so our lips could touch. His lips were soft against mine, and gentle. Gentler than anything I ever remembered. Our eyes closed briefly as we took the other in. God I didn’t want this moment to end. Slowly opening my eyes I saw he was opening his as well and we both stepped back ending that moment. Without saying a word we judged the others reaction hoping we weren’t bad kissers before smiling and stepping into the room.
