Behind the Strings by Courtney Giardina

Author:Courtney Giardina
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2016-05-30T22:00:00+00:00

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I squinted at the sun shining through my windows that next morning. The covers were pulled up tightly to my chin and I lay there with a smile on my face as I thought about the night before. None of it was what I had expected, but I wanted to hold all of it with me as long as I could.

Jesse and I didn’t really confirm what we were or weren’t, but after we went back inside the bar, all my reservations were put at ease. His hand stayed with mine underneath that table for most of the night. When it was time to go he offered to drive me home. I gave some weak objection, but I could see the look on both Jaycie and Logan’s faces. Jaycie’s was “You go, girl,” while Logan’s was more of a “What the…?” I could tell it again made Jesse uncomfortable because he trailed pretty far behind me as we left the bar.

I rolled away from the light and closed my eyes, once again picturing our ride home. After flipping through a few stations on the radio, he wrapped his hand around mine and I could see a smile cross his face even with his eyes on the road.

A sigh slipped through my lips as I thought about the final red light before my house. No one else was on the road. It was only us waiting there for the go-ahead. I rested my head back on the seat and looked up at him. I could see it in his eyes; he was thinking the same as I. His hand reached out and pulled me toward him. The way his lips wrapped around mine sent the beat of my heart into a whirlwind. I could feel it through my whole body as he pulled back. I squeezed his hand tightly with both of mine as we rolled through that light to the sidewalk in front of my house.

All of my inhibitions had left me by that point and the invitation to come inside was only inches from rolling off my tongue. As I sat there, my head still resting on the seat, I stared into his eyes with a smile, picturing the way I would unlock the door. How I would take his hand and lead him into my bedroom. The way he would pull me into him as I flipped on the light, the way he would taste my lips, my neck, and my shoulders. The sensation between my legs was unyielding as I thought about the way he would run his hands up my sides, taking my shirt with it.

There was so much more I wanted to imagine him doing to me. So much I wanted to do to him…but the words never left my mouth. I said them in my head over and over again, but couldn’t form them out loud. Instead I let him walk me to the door, holding me in his arms while he apologized again. We stood on the porch in the moonlight as the minutes ticked by.

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