Time For A Confession From You

You sit there, trying in vain to come up with something smart and thoughtful to say; something that would convey everything you've wanted to tell Melody, in a manner that would be suave and cool. Unfortunately, that's just not your style; some people are smooth, and others fall into frozen lakes. And with every passing second, Melody's expression changes and she is now displaying a very apprehensive, nervous look with some annoyance, presumably at your silence. So you decide to bite the bullet and just jump headlong into what you want to say. Hopefully your brain will figure something out that doesn't sound too retarded.

"Jack...please say something. This silence is driving me-"

"It's always been you." You say quickly, cutting her off. She immediately shuts up and closes her mouth. "I don't know when I first realized it...but for the longest time, it's been you."

"W-what?" Melody stammers, her face flushing a slight pink color. "What do you mean by that?"

"I mean everything." You try and fail to explain your cryptic words. You close your eyes, shake your head a bit, and then try again from another angle. "You know how I always took you with me to go shopping for new clothes?" She nods silently. "That wasn't because I was incapable of doing it myself, not totally anyway. I wanted to know what you think looks good on me, so I could dress to impress you." You look over at her and catch a dawning expression on her face. "And that's just the tip of the iceberg."

"If I was in a competition of any kind, I would always try harder when you were there, because I didn't want you to see me fail. You are my template for the perfect girl and all my exes had to embody a certain amount of similarities for me to have considered dating them. And I go all out on these trips and parties that I plan for you because I couldn't let myself do something for you that I didn't pour 100% of my heart into." You gulp as you continue to through your rambling diatribe. "You are constantly in my thoughts, constantly in my dreams, constantly everywhere I look. You mean so much to me, it hurts. The six months you spent across the ocean from me where among the longest and most excruciating of my life. I am completely and totally addicted to you."

"...Oh." Was all Melody could say, but the furious blush and tweaked smile on her lips showed that there was much more going on behind the simple words.

"I wanted to so much to tell you how much you mean to me all this time. Over the phone, in England, this vacation...any time I'm talking to you, really. But until now...I had no idea that you might even feel a fraction of what I'm feeling for you." You reach out and grab her hands, and she doesn't put up even the slightest bit of resistance. "And as much this unrequited emotion hurt me, the thought of losing you because I had admitted this and you didn't feel the same...that would kill me outright. So I swallowed it and never said anything."

"I...I never..." Melody gulps. Her hands clench yours tightly. "I never said anything either."

Your heart feels ready to burst out of your chest, rib cage be damned. "S-so. Here it is." You exhale sharply and gather the last bit of your dwindling courage. "I love you, Melody. With everything I've got." You **** the least nervous smile you can. "It's always been you."

"You sentimental idiot." Melody scoffs, but in a soft, bewildered voice. Her eyes are wet and she had a broad joyous grin plastered on her face. "You are such a girl, Jack."

"Oh, come on!" You groan. "I was flying off the cuff here! If I had time to think of something more-" This time, Melody shuts you up as she lets go of your hands and tackles you backwards onto the bed while wrapping her arms around your neck. Your head hits the bedsheets and then her lips hit yours. It all happened so quick, your mind couldn't keep up. Instead, your body takes over and runs on instinct, and you return the sudden kiss. It was absolutely amazing, and your daydreams couldn't even compare. It was warm and soft and perfect. It could have lasted for a hundred years and it still would have ended too soon, so the harsh blast of cold on your lips as she lifts her face off of yours forces you to open your eyes and look up at Melody.

"Don't apologize." She smiles. "It was exactly what I wanted and needed to hear." She leans back in and you purse your lips to wait her her to kiss you. Instead, her head drops to the side of yours and her mouth ends up by your ear. Her warm breath tickles the skin. "I love you too, Jack." She says softly. Then she leans in and takes you earlobe into her mouth, where she sucks on it gently. You close your eyes again and let out a soft moan at the sensation. This seems to flip a switch in your new lover and she gets into it more, nibbling your lobe for a bit before letting go and slowly tracing the entire edge of your ear with tip of her tongue. You shiver from the feeling and then notice a familiar reaction in your groin as the erection you were working earlier returns with a vengeance. It pokes into Melody without shame and you realize that with her lying on top of you, there is no way she wouldn't notice it. Sure enough, you hear her purr approvingly into your ear.

"Well, that didn't take too long." She giggles softly.

"You did interrupt me in the middle of jerking off." You remind her, feeling the need to defend yourself.

"That's true." She says. "And you were really getting into it, too." She laughs again. "Now that I don't need to feel quite so embarrassed about it, I can admit to watching you for longer than just a peek." Her voice changes from teasing to a more sincere tone. "Were you really thinking about me while you were doing it?"

"I..uh..." You stammer, until her devilish tongue begins to trace the length of your ear again. "Yes." You say quickly, giving in. You blush at the easy admission.

"Don't worry...it actually makes me feel really good." She replies. "Sorry about blue-balling you though." She grins evilly and her voice drops to a low, sultry whisper. "If you will let me...I would love to help rectify that situation."

"You-you know..." You gulp. "I never did get that bath."

"Oh, no?" She asks, wondering where you were going with this.

"Yeah, I was looking forward to warming up and never got the chance to." You grin to yourself. "And I've heard you have a pretty interesting technique for keeping me warm."