ways mom would punish me if she caught o n …
“ We wo n’ t. Trust me . ”
I did trust him.
I trusted him as we drifted along the quiet highway 87 North out of Mesa, and I trusted him as we found ourselves on a dirt road into the desert.
“ Where are we going ?” I finally asked, bouncing in my seat. This little mustang was n’ t meant for offroad duty.
“ Yo u’ ll see, I told you, i t’ s a surprise . ”
There was n’ t a whole lot to look at. The moon was n’ t out and the dark desert stretched off forever. I strained my eyes against the ink but in the end it was best just to look out at the sliver illuminated by the headlights.
“ Almost there .” Jake whispered, his hand landing on me. It was the first time h e’ d touched me. Sure, w e’ d been flirting for days, but this wa s… Nice. I was still in my nightie, a little pink silk dress, and his skin felt good on my bare thigh just below the lacy edge. I let out a little sigh.
Jake came to a slow stop, flipping the lights off and shutting down the engine. Silence filled the car as he opened the convertible top. The dry cool air of the open desert filled my lungs as I stared up at the sky. Jake leaned his seat back and I took my cue, leaning my seat back a bit as well. Jak e’ s hand was still on my thigh making my insides burn. Did he know how he made me feel? Could he? Maybe I really was the slut.
“ You wanted to show me stars ?” I said, giggling. There were n’ t many stars over Phoenix, the city lights drowned them out, and we were n’ t far enough away from town to get away from that problem. Even here the sky glowed faintly.
“ No, better. Just wait .” Jake replied, giving my thigh a little squeeze. I reached across, putting my hand on his thigh and matching his squeeze. It felt good, two friends staring at the sky, maybe even something mor e …
“ Wha t’ s that ?” I whispered.
A low sound was moving in, almost like the growl of a tiger. It was constant and menacing.
“ Yo u’ ll se e …”
I looked over at Jak e’ s smiling face, waiting as the growl grew fiercer. It was as if a huge animal was approaching. I’ d never heard anything like this before in my life. My whole body was vibrating as the sound grew, the thumping growl turning into a frightening roar of sound. I shivered, my fingertips gripping Jak e’ s jeans tightly as the car shook, and suddenly, the beast was on us.
“ A helicopter ?” I said incredulously as the green beast sailed straight over the car, skimming close to the ground.
“ Apache Longbow, they build em out here and test fly at night. Shh, another on e’ e coming . ”
My whole body shook as the second Apache flew over so close I could almost reach out and touch it. My belly tingled and vibrated to the pulse of the rotors, and I could feel something pleasant a little lower. A puff of downdraft blew my hair over my face, leaving me flushed red.
“ Should be four more .” Jake said as the growl faded.
I leaned over, pressing into Jak e’ s chest, listening to the pounding of his heart and the thrumming of the approaching Apaches. My fingertips held his thigh tightly, and I looked up, his face barely illuminated in the darkness as the shudders of sound washed over us again.
And I kissed him.
And it felt like the first real kiss of my life.
Sure, I’ d kissed Sean under the bleachers but this was different. My whole body shuddered as my lips explored his. I did n’ t know what I was doing but his tongue seemed to figure it out, sliding its way into my mouth. I was n’ t trying to go this far, not yet, but my lips were winning the battle against my mind. Feels good down here, do n’ t stop no w… My fingers had their own ideas, tracing up his muscular leg, going higher, and higher, an d …
Jake pushed me off.
Everything vibrated, every single inch of me. My heart beat louder than the blades of the Apaches blasting past our little convertible.
“ I did n’ t bring you