Tell the truth

For a long time you simply stare at Melody, losing yourself in her mesmerising gaze. As the time without words lengthens you can see her beautiful eyes fill up with tears, the echo of her pain that you feel is enough to rip you from your own self pity.

You reach out to her and pull her close to you. She immediately wraps her arms around you and lets her tears flow freely. Over and over she whispers the same words into your shoulder.

“Thank you, please don’t let me go, I need you…”

You sit like this, embracing each other for a long time. You enjoy this closeness and the warmth of her body. After what feels like hours, but probably was only minutes, you push Melody away far enough to look into her eyes once more. Yet again you can see fear, uncertainty and a hint of panic mixed with a glimmer of hope in her glowing green eyes. You reach up and wipe away the last few teardrops that stain her cheeks. Then you take a deep breath and start to speak.

“I am glad that you told me what you did, Melody. You know that I don’t want to see you hurt and even though you said this was the worst possible moment, it probably was one of the better.”

You smile at her, stroking her cheek with you hand, she sighs and leans in to your caress.

“You do know me well enough. I would have probably started drinking quite heavily without thinking about the consequences. You stopped me just in the nick of time. And just so we are clear on this, I forgive you.”

Melody almost leaps forward and hugs you tightly once more. You settle into the embrace, but before long you push her away slightly once more, you had more to say and you might never get the guts to say it if it wasn’t now. She simply looks at you quizzically as you push her away once more.

“Now about what you said earlier, I think I owe you a proper response, don’t I?”

Once again you can see the fear and uncertainty flare up in her eyes like a barely confined blaze, waiting to break free.

“I… uh, you don’t right?”

She lowers her head and you can see that her tears are flowing freely once more. You have to decide quickly, Melody seems to be really panicking right now. After a deep breath you quickly lift her face up with your hand and look deeply into her eyes before leaning in to kiss her.

As your lips meet Melody’s eyes fly open wide with shock, but after a few seconds she hungrily returns the kiss, her tongue searching yours, her arms pulling you close and her fingers digging into your back. You proceed to lift her up and carry her over to the couch, where you place her into your lap, her lips never leaving yours during the trip. The two of you continue to make out on the couch for the better part of an hour before both of you separate, gasping for air.

You look over at Melody, the fear in her eyes has completely gone, all you can see now is incredible happiness and joy.

“Melody, I love you, I have for a long time.”

Melody, whose head was resting on you shoulder sighs happily and hugs you tightly.

“And I love you, Jack, I love you. You know I…”

You look down to see why she trailed off, just as she squirms and grinds her butt into your lap. This is when you realize that your make out session with Melody has given you an erection, which must be poking into her most sensitive areas. All of a sudden you feel slightly uncomfortable again.