My one and only Love

Chapter 10

Josh had to go back on Tuesday, had to be back in time to study for a test on Friday morning so when Sunday night rolled around Maya made a choice. She would ignore her father's rule, turn off her phone and skip school. She would spend another day with Josh before he had to leave and punishments be dammed. Nothing else mattered then but him.

Knowing they were going to be apart again had given them a sense of urgency, a need for one another that was nearly primal. They skipped meals, only grabbing a granola bar and bottle of water that Josh had in the car and only left the tent the use the restroom. They fell into a trap of lust where sex and love went together and they spent hours in various stages of undress and various stages of foreplay. Sweat and hot air filled the tent so deeply that the scent didn't even register with them. They'd talked about not going all the way, about waiting until they didn't have to split apart so soon. But as time went on, that discussion slipped further and further away from them both.

It was the first time for both of them in the early morning hours on Monday, the sun hadn't risen yet and had barely lasted three minutes. Josh was completely overwhelmed with the feeling of being inside her. Logic was gone by Monday afternoon, the fact that they used the only condom they had didn't matter, the fact that in less than 24 hours he had to leave didn't matter. The fact that Kermit had left 5 voicemails on Maya's phone already didn't matter. Nothing mattered but being together as much as possible, as close as possible. They had sex more times in that 24 hours than many people had in the first 2 months of a relationship. The knowledge that they really didn't know the next time they'd be able to see one another again seemed to become a much bigger issue when talk of love and sex came into play. They both seemed to push aside any sense they may have had before and just clung to one another.

By Tuesday morning, they were both sweaty, naked, and wrapped around one another on a popped air mattress. They kissed between catching their breath, the upcoming 'goodbye' weighing on them both. "I love you so much." She whispered against his mouth between kisses.

"I love you, I love you. God, I love you." He would mutter between returned kisses. They had gone from sleeping soundly, to waking to realize what day it was and moving together instantly. He was between her legs before either of them knew his body was ready to do it, as if it happened without thought. He moved slow, drawing out every moment with her, knowing soon he would have to drive away. Knowing soon he would have to let her go again. They focused on the love and sex so they didn't have to think about the pain to come. Not understanding that the more they made love, the harder it was going to be for them to say goodbye, the harder it was going to be for them to have anything long-distance like they had before.