I bite my lower glossy pink lip while looking nervously into your eyes.
"I don't think you will understand," I continue, clenching my hands together in my lap.
When a man cheats on a woman she often feels it is her fault. It isn't of course. But, we feel that way anyways. It hurts in the pit of our being and our thoughts go to the bedroom. What were we lacking? What did she have that we didn't? I had closed myself off from men. I didn't think it was worth the pain; then I met you. I felt a spark when I first saw you. We had been on several dates and I always pulled away at the end of the night leaving you wondering about my interest. You decided to corner me about it.
"Try me," you respond, taking my hand in yours.
"I ... I am not sure I can be with a man again. I don't think I can feel anything anymore," I say quietly, searching your eyes for a glimpse of understanding. "I can't even imagine kissing a man again."
You deeply sigh and look at me with concern. I wish I knew what you were thinking at this moment. I bite my lip again.
"Please close your eyes," you say. "Just trust me. I would never hurt you."
Hesitantly, I close my eyes. I feel your warm hands touch my chin and I flinch a little. Then, a soft kiss on my cheek. My breath quickens.
"Keep your eyes closed."
Your soft kisses continue on my face and reach my lips. One hand is still on my chin and the other is stroking my hair. Tingles run through my head. You kiss me slowly over and over. I start to respond to you. I reach my hand up and hold onto your shoulder as we deepen our kiss. Your tongue gently opens my mouth and my wet tongue meets yours in an embrace.
You break our kiss, I open my eyes, and you ask, "How does that feel?"
"Good. Really good," I say leaning against you, relieved.
You touch my upper chest and say, "I feel your heart beating faster. You can feel again."
I shiver at your touch, but you keep your hand there. Holding my gaze, you unbutton the top button on my top.
"I don't know," I say to you, covering your hand with mine.
"Trust me."
I remove my hand and you continue unbuttoning my top and push my top off my shoulders. Your eyes travel down to my cream lacy bra and linger before your hands unhook it. Gingerly, you pull my bra off my shoulders and let it fall to the floor. I try to cover my breasts and hardened nipples, but you pull my hands back.
"Let me look at you, God, you are beautiful, so beautiful."
Those are words I dreamed of hearing from a man.
Your head bows to take a nipple in your mouth while your fingers circle the other one. I feel an unfamiliar ache in my lower tummy. My back arches and my fingers grab hold of your hair for support.
You continue to suck my nipples and lift your head to kiss my lips again. Everything you are doing is slow and gentle. You are carefully coaxing me out.