“Joe, sweetie, are you sure there’s nothing wrong? You’ve had that vacant look on your face all day.”
He found a smile and rubbed his eyes. “I’m fine, just, things on my mind.”
“Well you know you can talk to us if you want to.”
“It’s nothing bad, promise.” He pushed his unfinished cheesecake away. No, nothing bad, he just couldn’t stop thinking about Steph, the girl he’d met on Xbox live. How well they got on, how she made him feel warm and confident, and the sweet sexy sound of her moaning on Saturday night as he’d coaxed her to orgasm. Somehow he knew she was going to be the one.
The day with his family dragged simply because he wanted it to be over already. He wanted it to be seven o’clock on Monday when he was meeting his girl for the first time.
He didn’t get home till late that night but he sent her a quick text anyway.
Hey darling, I missed you tonight, sleep well. See you tomorrow. Jxx
She replied in a few minutes. Missed you too, can’t wait till tomorrow. Night xXx
He lay in bed looking at her message, stomach fluttering like crazy. He worried he wouldn’t be able to sleep he was so nervous and excited, but eventually he drifted off.
Monday at work passed in a daze and he constantly found himself clock watching, which he didn’t usually do that much. As soon as it hit five he was out the door. He got home as quickly as he could, took a shower, got dressed and tried to calm his nerves a little. What if she didn’t like him? Well it was a chance he had to take; there was something there between them.
He took the bus into town, on the basis that he wanted a drink and he could get a taxi home or something. He arrived outside the Hippodrome theatre at about five to seven. Blue streaks in her hair, she’d said. He scanned every group and individual that came past but there was no sign of her. At ten past he pulled out his phone to text her.
Guess you changed your mind, that’s fine, can we still… can we still what? Talk dirty to each other on the phone? And what if she was just late, maybe she’d think he wasn’t waiting for her and turn around to go… okay, how about Hey Steph, hope I didn’t miss you, I’m here beneath the Wicked poster… did that sound desperate? He hit the delete key to start again.
“Joe?”
He looked up into the sweetest eyes he’d ever seen; deep blue and shining. A strand of blue hair fell forward from where she’d tucked it behind her ear.
“I’m sorry I’m late,” Steph said.
“You’re here.”
Her cheeks flushed pink and she looked away. “Um, yeah, sorry I got held up by my housemate.”
“But, you’re really here.”
She shakily tucked the wayward strand of hair back. She was a little shorter than him and she had a nice, rounded figure. She wore jeans and long sleeve t-shirt, not fancy, just, casual. A little eye shadow made her eyes look smoky and her lips shone from a hint of clear lip gloss.
“You’re even more beautiful than I imagined,” he blurted.
She smiled at him and it lit up her face. Joe’s heart leapt into his throat.
“Oh, I, um, we should, er…” He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “Shall we eat?” he asked.
“Sure, where do you want to go?”
He took her to Pizza Express, somewhere not too cheap but not too fancy either. It took him a little while to get over the shock of her being physically there, but as soon as they actually started talking he relaxed. She was still Steph after all, the girl he’d talked to for hours every night for the last ten days or more.
Joe poured the last of the bottle of wine into their glasses as the waitress took their plates away.
“What do you want to do after this?”
“I don’t know, I guess we could go get a drink or something.” She fiddled with her glass between her clasped hands and kept her eyes on the table.
“But?”
She glanced up and smiled at him and his stomach turned a flip. “Or we could go home, play some games.”
He grinned back at her. “Plenty of room on my couch for two,” he said.
She reached into her bag and pulled out her console controller. “And, I, um…”
When the waitress came over to ask if they wanted dessert they both answered no at the same time. Joe settled up the bill and, as they walked out to the taxi rank, he slipped his hand into hers. She smiled at him and leaned closer so he dropped her hand and put his arm round her waist.
“I’m so glad I found you,” he whispered.
“Me too.”
In the taxi on the way back to his flat she curled up close to him and he stroked her hair. It all felt a little like a dream. He felt like he knew her so well it seemed impossible that this was the first time he’d met her. He held the door to his flat open and let her in. She hovered in his hallway while he kicked his shoes off then he showed her into the living room.
“I like this couch,” Steph said as she flopped onto it on her back. She drew her feet up so Joe had space to sit, but stayed slouched.
“Oh yeah? Why’s that?” he asked.
She grinned at him. “Because I know you got naked here the other night.”
“Well, I remember it was your idea.”
She gave him a playful kick then sat up next to him.
“You want a drink?” he asked.
Steph accepted a bottle of beer and Joe took one for himself too. While he was in the kitchen flipping off the lids he heard Steph boot up his xbox.
“You delete my profile and there will be consequences,” he called.
“Oh yeah? Like what?”
He carried the bottles through and found her looking through his games.
“I’ll tie you down and make you play till you’ve got all my achievements back.”
She looked up at him. “I thought you didn’t want me to do it.”
She flashed him a wicked smile that did strange things to his pulse and guts. She was really here, in his house! Like… he laughed.
“What?” Steph asked pursing her lips.
“Just thinking, I have like an actual girl on my couch, it was silly.”
Her grin turned smug. “See, works in any situation.” She chucked him a controller and he sat next to her on the couch.
Kevin and Sam were online so they played a few games, laughing and joking. Joe went back to the kitchen for more beer but kept his headset on.
“Hey Steph, is he getting you drunk?” Sam asked.
Joe clenched his fist. “Dude, I’m not ‒ ”
“No, I’m getting him drunk,” Steph said.
“Way hey, looks like you’re in there Joe!” Kevin said.
“Yeah, yeah, enough you guys.”
“Hey, we’re just joshing you, ease up.”
“Oh, it’s okay Beans,” Steph said. “I don’t mind.”
Joe took the two ice cold bottles and headed back to the living room. He paused in the doorway and watched Steph tuck her feet up under herself on his couch while she joked with his friends. She glanced up at him and smiled, her eyes shining.
Joe set the bottles down on the coffee table. “Guys, I think we’re gonna call it a night.” He perched on the edge of the couch next to Steph and pulled the controller from her hand. Her lips parted and her eyes found his.
Sam and Kevin said goodnight and Joe shut down the console, keeping his eyes on Steph’s the whole time. He couldn’t get enough of that startling blue.
TV off, games set aside he put his hand to her cheek. She gently bit her bottom lip and looked away.
“Joe, I…”
“I know, I’m nervous too.”
“Did you really mean it when you said you were a virgin?” she asked turning back to face him.
“Cross my heart, and why would I make something like that up, huh?”
She smiled and he brushed his thumb over her lips.
He leaned in slowly to savour the anticipation, heartbeat thudding in his ears, his lips tingling, craving the first taste of her. She melted into him. Her lips met his gently and she drew in a short sharp gasp past his lips before they sealed together. Her warm, slightly moist lips moved softly against his. He cupped the back of her head in one hand while the other trailed down to the small of her back and held her close.
“Saturday night was amazing,” she whispered against his lips. “I want you so much, Joe, I want you to be my first.”
He kissed down her jaw to her neck and softly whispered in her ear. “And you mine, my darling.”
His cock began to stiffen and she gasped when she felt his hardness against her leg. Joe pulled back and got to his feet, holding his hand out for hers. He drew her with him towards his bedroom. It faintly registered that she was the first girl he’d ever taken to his bed.
They kissed beside the bed, hands gently exploring each other. He cupped her breast through her top and she moaned.
“You drive me wild, Steph, you’re so sexy.”
In response she stepped back and lifted her top over her head. Joe just stared at her, trying to memorise every detail of her beautiful body. When he didn’t move to touch her she unbuttoned her jeans and slid them down too. She bit her lip and her fingers tangled together in a nervous knot.
“Wow,” he hissed as she stood there in front of him in the most gorgeous set of lingerie he’d ever seen, deep blue like her eyes, with delicate see-through lace sections.