Page 80 of Taking Care of You
Dawn stands off to the side, seemingly lying in wait. “I’m surprised you’re not tired of fucking a boy by now, Ethan.”
He gives her the side-eye, then tries to step around her. She moves in his path, and since he doesn’t want to barrel her over, he stops and stares down at her. She looks pissed, like me being with him is ruining her life.
Sighing dramatically, Ethan asks in an almost bored tone, “Is it because I never fucked you, Dawn? I passed before, and it’s not going to change now.” Her face turns beet red, but Ethan isn’t done. “Is it because I chose a boy to be my first when you didn’t have a chance in hell? Is that it?”
Snapping my head up, I look at him in shock. His first? He hadn’t been with anyone else? We never talked about that before. It never came up. I never cared. He’s with me, so his past is irrelevant.
Through clenched teeth, Dawn seethes. “You and I both know that doesn't mean anything. You had your little ‘fun’, now stop this shit. You know we belong together. We always have.”
Surprising myself, I tell her, “Really? He's clearly moved on. You’re embarrassing yourself.” She turns her angry eyes on me and I swallow heavily, but don’t back down. “It’s been months. Why won’t you give it up already?”
“Because this is a phase!” she shouts, drawing attention to us. “Someone has to talk some sense into him. You used your…your…gay vibes on him! He was straight before you came along. Now you...you've just confused him!”
“That's enough! What the fuck, Dawn?!” Ethan bellows, making me, Dawn, and a few other people jump. “I. Love. Jakoby. Period. I've never been confused. He is the person I want to be with. He didn’t use anything on me becauseIpursuedhim.” Dawn’s face pales and her lips thin. She opens her mouth, but Ethan cuts her off. “Nope. Hell, no, you're done. Leave us the fuck alone. If not, I know my father will have no problems helping me with a restraining order and filing harassment charges. And if you think I'm playing, go ahead and try it. Because this shit is ridiculous.”
She steps back like he just slapped her. Ethan and I have been together—real and fake—for almost five months. She’s really starting to sound unhinged, like she needs some professional help.
We step around her and head for the door. I look back and see a few of her friends around her, and Dawn giving us a murderous look. A shiver runs down my spine but I just grip his hand tighter as we walk to his car.
My mind is still reeling about the fact that I was Ethan’s first. As good-looking and magnetic as Ethan is, I would have thought he’d had plenty of girls. It’s hard to believe he was a virgin like me.
Before we drive off, I grab his hand. “Your first?”
He looks a bit sheepish and turns to me. “Yeah. I figured you knew.”
My mouth drops open. “Babe...what? How would I know that?”
With the same sheepish look, he shrugs and pulls away from the curb. I keep glancing at him, and he has this small smirk on his face, like he knows I’m looking.
Pulling into the driveway, Ethan puts the car in park and cuts the engine. “Go ahead and ask, creep.”
I turn to him and ask the burning question, “Why was I your first?”
He shrugs. “It never felt right with anyone else. I came close a few times, but I wasn’t feeling it. I started to think there wassomething wrong with me. That’s probably why Dawn cheated on me. Every time we came close, it didn’t feel right, so I’d stop.”
“Oh,” is all I say.
“Yeah. Until I met you. So...is... is that bad?”
I quickly shake my head. “No, not at all. But I wish you’d told me. Is that why you were so nervous?”
“I know, baby, and I’m sorry. I wasn’t really thinking, ya know?” I give him a look and he smiles shyly. “And partly, yeah. And I wanted you to like it too. Since I don’t have any experience, I thought I would be…bad at it. Was I? Bad?”
“Ethan, no. It was pretty fucking amazing. Exactly how I wanted my first time to be.”
He grabs my hands and kisses the back of them. “Me too. I’m glad it was you.”
Smiling at him, I slide my hand around his neck and bring him in for a kiss. I delve into his mouth and circle my tongue with his. He brings his hands to my face, tilting my head so he can kiss me deeper.
Before I know it, Ethan drags me across the seat and onto his lap. I laugh, but he silences me with his lips. He nips at me, sucking and biting at my lips, making me moan on a continuous loop. The windows start to fog and it’s getting warm in the car, but there’s no way I’m going to stop this. His lips feel so good on mine and his hands roam over my body, gripping and rubbing at me.
I feel his dick grow hard and I grind my hips slowly. Ethan moans into my mouth, and his hands stop moving over my body and land on my waist. He takes over moving my hips on his erection, his fingers digging into my skin in an almost painful way.
Snatching my mouth from his, we take in greedy pulls of air, our chests rising and falling rapidly. When I look at Ethan, I see his eyes are heated and half-lidded, and I give him one morelingering kiss, then put my lips to his ear. “Want a repeat of Christmas?”
“Fuck. Yes.” I climb off his lap and we get out of the car, rushing inside. It’s been six days, and I was only sore for the first two. It’s definitely time to feel him inside me again.
It doesn’t take long for us to get naked, and I’m laid out on his bed. He pulls the lube and a condom from his drawer and sets them beside me. I thought he would immediately slick up his fingers to get them into me, but he doesn’t. My Ethan likes to kiss, that’s for sure. He pulls me close to his body and captures my mouth in such a sweet kiss that it’s hard to breathe. His naked skin feels hot and smooth against mine, and I can feel his heart racing against my chest.
