Go with Hanna but at first you have a Talk with Pauline

I see Hanna's look and know that it is meant for me. I know the answer before I've really thought about it.

"I am happy to accompany you ... uh, Mrs. Schuster" I answer quickly and have almost called her Hanna in front of the others.

“Oh great, I'm happy. Then at least someone can help me carry it” she says, glaring at me through her big brown eyes.

"Well then we have clarified that too. Mike and I will take care of the wood again. According to the weather report, more snow should come in this evening and I don't know if we can go out tomorrow. Laura and Pauline, please make a little cleaning in here and always put a lot of wood in the fireplace” Mr. Schuster ends with his lecture.

When I was listening to Mr. Schuster and was about to leave the kitchen, I subconsciously notice how I am being watched. Immediately I think it's Hanna but she's talking to her husband. As I continue to turn, I suddenly see two beautiful dark blue eyes staring at me. These eyes belong to none other than Pauline, who is standing a few meters away from me.

“Are you all right Pauline?” I ask and return her gaze.

Immediately I see her cheeks turn red and she takes her focused gaze away from me. I see how she is rocking from one leg to the other, slightly restless.

"Oh, everything is fine with me .... um Ben can we talk to each other for a moment" she says shyly in a low, barely audible tone.

But not only I seem to have heard Pauline's words, because out of the corner of my eye I see Hanna looking in our direction.

“Clearly no problem, where and when?” I ask, directed at her.

"Mhmmm if you don't mind now ... follow me" she says gently and leaves the kitchen with me in tow.

Without another word, I follow her several meters until we reach the short stairs to the basement.

"Where do you want to go with me?" I ask a bit confused after she slowly walks down the stairs.

"Only where we can talk for a short while undisturbed" she says and continues to go.

I now follow her into the cellar to the entrance of the room in which Pauline caught me and Laura. Pauline opens the door, turns on the light and enters the room. After I have entered the room too, she closes the door behind me. We look at each other in silence for a while, inevitably I see how Pauline seems to be uncomfortable.

"So Pauli, what's up?" I ask her lovingly.

After I have spoken, I notice how I really notice Pauline for the first time since the trip starts. In front of me is a young woman who has her long blonde hair tied in a ponytail. Without a lot of make-up you can see her natural beauty on her face and her dark blue eyes study me intensely. Her slim body is now covered by a gray wool sweater that just reaches the beginning of her jeans. If she stretched, you could surely catch a breath of her flat, well-trained stomach. The jeans pack her slim, enormously long legs that end in white sneakers. What my eye does not see at this moment is her backside, but I can imagine this in my mind's eye. In my mind, her small, firm buttocks are perfectly staged by her tight jeans. In the course of my observation and my thoughts, I imperceptibly feel a whiff of excitement running through me. When my gaze has finished its wandering I look at her again questioningly. Her even redder face tells me that she apparently noticed my eyes.

"Um Ben ... well I don't know how to say it ... hmm, sorry for asking that, but is something going on between you and Laura?" She asks quietly and looks slightly ashamed at her shoes.

"Uhhhhhh ... how do you come up with it?" I ask a little stunned because of this question.

"Well, because you guys seem so intimate recently and I had the feeling that something was going on. And when I discovered you two on the way there in the forest, um ... something had happened in your pants” she says softly.

“Yes Laura and I are just getting along very well at the moment, so nothing serious. And that in the forest that was just an accident and I was a little aroused by all the friction and when an attractive woman suddenly lies under me, you know something like this could happen” I say now and notice how I slowly blush too.

"Ahhh okay, so you are not going out with Laura?" She asks again in a firmer voice and looks at me with a mixture of curiosity and hope.

"Yes, good question. What was that between me and Laura? Sure, I've raved about her for a long time, but is that really realistic? At the moment Laura and I seem to be more on the level of friendship with benefits“ it goes through my head indecisively.

"Going out? No, we don't and you would be the first to know that or not?” I say with a laugh.

"Why do you care?" I add a few seconds later.

"A pure question of interest, unfortunately she wasn't very informative on the subject ... hmm Ben do you know that I like you?" She asks out of nowhere.

"Uh no ... but I like you too, you are always super nice and helpful" I answer quickly with a slightly nervous undertone.

"Yes, I like that about you too ... but Ben, I like you on a completely different level. I've been hiding it for so long, but when I saw you and Laura, I realized that I finally had to do something. Ben, I'm really into you” she says, shortening the immediate distance between us.

"Pauli, whaaaat noooo .... mhhhhhm" I start to speak, but before I can finish my sentence, her silky-soft, warm lips have touched mine.

"What is happening here right now?" Asks my overwhelmed brain as I gently return the kiss.

So we hold this loving kiss for at least a full minute. Pauline grabbed my cheeks with both hands and gently holds my head in position. I feel so incredibly secure and just enjoy this tender kiss with my eyes closed. When I take the initiative to run my hands over her back, Pauline breaks away from me and looks at me dreamily.

“Wow that was amazing. You don't even know how long I've wanted this. Don't say anything at first, please! We can talk again tonight” she says quietly and leaves the room without another word.

I stand there like a pillar of salt and try to process what has just happened. Excited and confused, I stand there for a few more minutes and stare into the emptiness of the room. Only a vibration in my pocket brings me back to reality and I leave the basement towards the ground floor. When I reached the last step of the stairs, I can already see Hanna standing in the hallway and talking to Mike. When they both hear my footsteps, they both look in my direction.

“Ben, there you are. I want to leave in 10 minutes, does that fit?” Hanna asks.

"Yes, of course" I say briefly while my thoughts are still 10 kilometers away.

"I'll get ready" I reply a little clearer in my head and go up one floor to my bedroom.