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"Are you sure about this, M? We don’t have to do anything more than lie on the couch and watch TV if you want to"

"Is that what you want?" I ask with a small voice

"No" He chuckles and if I’m not mistaken, blushes just a bit "I can’t seestep, and I just want you to know that it’s okay if you’re not ready"

I love him even more for that speech With a renewed sense of confidence, I link his fingers with uide him up the stairs toward my bedroom Once inside, he shuts and locks the door--just in case--and followseye contact with hi back on my elbows in the er in invitation for hiuess this means you’re sure," he mutters and pulls his shoes off quickly and crawls onto the uess so," I whisper My sto crazy somersaults as he leans in and kisses my cheek and then down to my neck

"You’re so beautiful, M," he whispers "I’m so lucky that you’re ers into uidesme for what feels like forever My hands are all over his back and arms God, I love the feel of his body, and I suddenly want to feel him naked

Now

I tug the heh to yank it over his head and throw it on the floor and then returns to kissingall over my body

This I’ot ht after a football ga down harder outside, and it’s gottenin fro faster as he pushes et you out of these a clothes," he says and watches me closely I nod and sit up and let hiers are shaking so it takes hiet the hooks loose Next, I shimmy out of my skirt and panties, and when I s the aze I’m too skinny and my boobs haven’t reached their full potential yet, but when he’s staring down atme the truth

"I love you, M," I murmur and cup his face in my hands "I love you so much"

"I love you too, baby," he says and kisses me softly I reach down for the button on his jeans and with sole out of thelory

"You’re dalide over his hip and that really sexyand I feel theood holy shit or a bad holy shit?" he asks with a laugh

"That won’t fit in me," I say and then feel my face flush hot Geez shut the fuck up, Meredith!

"It will," he proaze back up to his and kissesHe lies on top of me and cradleses between s and I can feel him there

"Oh God," I rasp with a panic

"Hey, it’s okay, baby"

"I’ his face

"Are you still sure? Or just nervous about what it will feel like?"

"Just nervous about what it will feel like," I respond truthfully

"Just look at me, M It’s just me" He eases inside just a bit and it hurts--fuck, it hurts!-- but then it doesn’t hurt so bad "Breathe with me, Meredith"