Eden High: Series 1 (Eden High 1-6)

I tried to avoid her as much as possible and was happy to see that she had taken heed of Jace’s threat and was steering clear of me as well.

***

“You’re coming straight home with me after school, call your mom if you need to.” He leaned over and whispered in my ear in the middle of lunch.

“Is that an order?” I teased him since he pretty much worded everything the same way.

“If you’d like. Have Cassandra said anything to you about what’s been bothering her?” he changed the subject seeming preoccupied all of a sudden.

I looked down the table at the girl in question. Sunday morning before she’d left to go home, I’d cornered her alone and grilled her about why she’d seemed so preoccupied lately.

She swore up and down that she was fine, but I knew better. Belle had found us so I decided to table it until later, but I never had the chance before her dad came to get her.

I hope she didn’t notice the way the older man had given me the once over while he was pretending to ask about his daughter’s night. Gross!

“No, she says she’s fine, why, do you know something?”

He took his time answering me.

“It’s nothing for you to worry about, and when I say that I mean there’s nothing for you to worry about.”

We both knew that wasn’t gonna work but I kept it zipped for now. I didn’t want anything to go wrong today, not if we were going to be doing what I was pretty sure we would be later.

Thinking about it made me both nervous and excited. This was a big step, I never had any plans on just squandering my virginity like it was something I had to get rid of, and I was happy that it would be with someone I had actually grown to love.

Love, it seemed so unreal to be thinking of that now, so soon after we’d met.

Yesterday I’d questioned mom, being carful not to give too much away, though I think she was on to me when I asked how she’d known that dad was the one.

That hadn’t stopped her from answering though, and her words went a long way to soothing some of the worries I had floating around inside.

Jace seemed very sure of himself, then again he’s done this before; I won’t hold that against him.

Lunch was uneventful thank heavens. I’d almost half expected Mandy to jump out of somewhere knowingly, and stop us from going ahead with whatever he had planned.

By the time the last bell rang I was a bundle of nerves. Jace met me at my car and with a terse follow me, hopped into his car.

I don’t think I held a thought in my head the whole way. I was trying to remember how I felt right now, to see if there would be any difference later.

Shoot, I wish I’d gone home and had a bath first, get some of the school sweat off of me, but it was not to be.

We didn’t stop at his house but drove a little past it to the guesthouse that was on the same property, but with a separate entrance.

I looked around for his parents but no one seemed to be around. Now I was nervous and unsure of myself.

All week I’ve been half expecting this, now that the time had come, I wasn’t so sure.

Not that I was having second thoughts about giving myself to him, but because I was afraid I would suck.

He came back to help me out of the car since I seemed to be stuck to my seat.

“Hey, look at me; it’s going to be fine, trust me.” He held out his hand and I took it, following him into the little cottage that wasn’t so little once we got inside.

“Wow, this is…” the place looked ready for a romantic getaway. There were flowers everywhere, my favorite lilies of the valley I noticed, and candles waiting to be lit.

He walked over and pressed a button and the whole mood of the room changed as the curtains closed and a skylight receded above.

There were stars and…”Where did you get stars?” he pressed another button and music piped into the room.

“This is Hollywood babe, anything can happen haven’t you heard?”

I forgot to be nervous as he led me through the rooms and to the bathroom, where he sat me on the vanity and went to run me a bath.

I tried to remember the stories I’d heard of my friends losing their V card and none came close.

One had been in the backseat of a car, one was in a public bathroom of all places and none had been satisfactory.

Maybe that’s why I hadn’t been expecting much when my tame came. Already he had blown away all expectations.

***

JACE

Let’s get you out of these.” I liked seeing her in the things I’d bought, in the last week that’s pretty much all she wore.

I unbuttoned her shirt, taking my time and drawing it out. I wanted every moment of this night to be memorable.

So as much as I was dying for her taste on my tongue again, I planned on playing it cool.

She stepped out of her underwear and I helped her over and into the tub full of bubbles in her favorite scent.

She looked both intrigued and scared and I set about easing her mind.

“You know I’m in love with you right? I don’t know if I’ve said it loud enough for you to hear, you know your hearing problem.” I got a laugh and a sneer, progress; at least she was no longer looking ready to bolt at any minute.

I washed her carefully, teasing her under the water before leaving her to soak while I moved across the room to the shower.

Damn, I’ve never over thought sex before. It was just something you did to feel good, one of the many things that brought me pleasure.

Somehow this felt different and I was sure that it was supposed to, with her.