“OUCH, YOUR KNEE!” ALYSSA EXCLAIMS.
We’re parked down by the ocean in Manhattan Beach, California, sitting in the back of my silver Jeep Grand Cherokee, facing the ocean. It’s right after the holidays, our senior year of high school, and we just had the best Christmas. Alyssa and I have been dating for over three years, and when we kissed to welcome in the new year, we made a joint resolution to lose our virginity this year. An odd resolution? Sure, but in our teenage brains it’s the perfect resolution.
I feel like I’ve waited forever to take this final step and I’m not waiting a minute longer. I know it’s not very romantic, but here we are, with the backseat folded down, trying our best to get comfortable.
“Watch your elbow,” I groan as she jabs it into my ribs.
“My elbow?” she questions while moving around in the confined space, still trying to get settled and still poking me in the process.
“Ouch,” I groan again. Then with a more resigned tone, I add, “We need more room.”
Alyssa agrees and then starts laughing. I know she’s laughing at the absurdity of the situation but I don’t care. The sound of her laughter is always music to my ears.
We met within the first month of our freshman year when the athletic department hosted a meet-and-greet for the football team and the cheerleading squad, and have been an “us” ever since. Her twinkling bright blue eyes are so full of light, and her long, golden blond hair masks the fiery fierceness that is Alyssa. One look at her was all it took and I was forever ruined for any other woman.
I knew tonight was going to be a special night. We’ve done everything under the sun but have never crossed this line. After much begging, she finally agreed tonight would be the night. Her parents are on the stricter side and have never allowed us to have much privacy. When I say not much…I mean, none at all. If we’re in her bedroom with the door closed, her mom usually knocks, very loudly, and tells us to keep it open. She says it through the closed door, almost as if she thinks she’ll find us naked on Alyssa’s bed if she came in. I wish we could be naked on her bed!
My parents are more liberal and really don’t mind us being alone in my room with the door closed but because of how Alyssa was raised, unfortunately she minds. “We’re being disrespectful to your parents,” she keeps telling me. When I tell her they’re okay with it, she just rolls her eyes and says, “But I mind.” In the end, I love Alyssa and respect her wishes, so that’s why we’re attempting to lose our virginities in the back of my Jeep.
I wanted this night to be romantic so I brought a picnic basket filled with sandwiches from our favorite sub shop and treats from our favorite bakery. I added a candle and some flowers and loaded my phone with all her favorite songs. We had a great dinner while watching the sun set and even spotted some dolphins playing in the water.
When it starts to get cooler, I close the hatch and bring out a blanket.
“It’s your elbow that’s the problem!” Alyssa complains, still squirming, still trying to get comfortable. “It’s in the way!”
“Allie,” I say, in my “serious” voice, while using my nickname for her. “It’s not my elbow I want to get in the way.”
“Eww! Ean!” She playfully swats me on the chest but then stops moving, looks at me, and sighs. “We really need to go somewhere where we can have more room,” and then, in a more somber tone, she adds, “Maybe we should wait.”
“Oh no!” I protest. “We’ve been waiting long enough and we both want it. We’ve discussed this,” I say defensively. “I’m not waiting any longer.”
“Ean,” she says quietly to get my attention. “My parents are going to be away this weekend. You already know this. Let’s wait until then. This way we can spend the entire weekend naked…in bed…together.” She whispers the last part.
I struggle for a moment but the thought is too appealing and I quickly give in.
“Sold,” I whisper back. “But can we still stay here a little while longer?”
She quickly agrees and we start kissing again, now not bothering to get comfortable. With the promise of sex planned for this weekend, I open the tailgate and we sit in companionable silence while listening to the roar of the waves as they crash against the shore while enjoying our delicious dessert.
“Can you believe we’re about to graduate?” Alyssa says, breaking the silence before taking a bite of her crumb coffee cake, the moans of her pleasure going straight to my dick. I really can’t wait for this weekend but being with her in any way is just as great. So I pull her in, close to me, and take a bite of my vanilla bean glazed donut.
“I have no idea where the time went,” I answer after swallowing.
“We had some great times, didn’t we?”
“Yeah, but we’re going to have even greater times.” I wink and nudge her with my shoulder to make her aware of my double entendre.
“Hah!” She laughs and nudges me back. “You know what I mean.”
“I do.” I kiss her on the temple and continue. “UCLA’s going to be epic.”
Alyssa, my best friend, Justin, and I all got accepted to UCLA and will be starting in the fall. Justin and I will be rooming together and Alyssa will be in the same dorm, on the girls’ side. I can’t wait to get started on the next chapter of our lives.
“I can’t wait to get started on the next chapter of our lives,” she says, repeating my thoughts. It’s always amazing how alike we think.
“I was just thinking the same thing.”
Alyssa shivers and I pull her in even closer, covering us with the blanket. Southern California always has great weather but the nights, especially by the ocean, tend to get cool. “You cold?”
“A little,” she says, and snuggles in even closer.
I wrap the blanket tighter around her delicate shoulders, keeping her protected and warm, and whisper, “I love you, baby.”
Alyssa puts her hand over my heart and whispers back words I could listen to for the rest of my life. “I love you too, Ean.”