Tattoo

As you stare at her body you notice the red heart shaped tattoo above her pubic bone, on the left side. You see the tat shape, but you can't make out the word in the center as it is covered by the string of her thong mostly. You shake yourself out of your reverie, and throw the blanket back onto Melody. "I apologize for that, Melody. I got a chill and...When did you get that?" You ask, the words out of your mouth before you can edit them out.

She closes her eyes for a second then sighs. "You weren't supposed to see that." She pauses, then takes a breath opening her eyes. You detect worry in them, as if she is about to reveal some deep dark secret, "I...I got it after senior year of high school. It...It was supposed to be a surprise for you."

"For me? What do you mean?"

"Well...It was when you and your family went to Cali for the week before college. I found I wasn't able to keep you out of my mind the whole week, Jack. At first...at first I was annoyed. I mean I liked you, you were my best friend...but seriously get the fuck out of my head." She says, finishing with a smirk. "I told my sister about it...and she said it sounded like I was in love."

"What?" You ask, your eyebrows shooting up.

She blushes brightly at your surprised tone, and you note that she flinches as well. She averts her eyes from you, "Yeah. I'm sorry, Jack. I should have told you before. But I...I didn't want to lose you as a friend...I...the tattoo was supposed to be a surprise for you when you returned from vacation. But when you got back, Cindy was there and she rushed into your arms and...I lost the nerve. I didn't have the money to have it removed or...or redone. So I kept it. I've been using flesh colored bandages over it. You're not weirded out are you? Please, don't be. Please."

"That sounds like deepest darkest secrets territory." You say, feeling the need all of a sudden to keep her in suspense. You sit down next to her, and you detect her breathing pick up a bit.

"It is...you're not mad?"

"No, and as your best friend I think it is only fair to reveal a secret of my own."

"What's that?" She asks with bated breath.

You smile at her and lean in to kiss her, you see her eyes widen then close as she leans in to accept the kiss.

Your lips meet and it's like you were hit by a bolt of lightening. You tingle all over, and you are gratified by a moan from Melody as she brings her arms up to wrap around your neck.

You lose yourself to the kiss, bringing your own arms up to pull her close.

When the need for air is too great and you finally break the kiss you find that your positions have changed. Instead of Melody being next to you she's straddling you, her hand caressing your face. There's a hopeful look in her eyes. You smile up at her, your love. "My secret isn't a tattoo, it's feelings."

"What's that?" She says in a breathy tone. You suspect she knows, but wants to hear you say it.

You grin at her, wondering if you should play around a bit more, or just tell her.