I was in heaven and I wanted it to never end. But just a few moments later Suze gave my hand a squeeze and moved it back onto my side of the center console. She put on the turn signal and pulled off the highway and onto a dirt road that led to the beach. In the distance I could see other cars in the flickering light of a wood fire; as we got closer and parked the SUV I began to recognize some of the other cast members. Suze grabbed a blanket out of the back and
the three of us went to join the party.
There was a chorus of “Hey, Matt” and “Hi, Suze!” from our friends. Some of them had brought food and there was a large ice chest full of beer. I smelled the sweet scent of marijuana in the air. Suze was sniffing the air, too.
“Now Kerry,” said Suze, “remember our little talk. I agreed to bring you to the party, but you’re going to see some things here that Mom and Dad can’t know about. What happens here stays here.”
“Gotcha!” said Kerry, eyeing the food. “I’m starving. Can I have something to eat?”
“Come on over, Hon,” said my friend Kevin. “I’ll fix you up. Beer, Matt?”
“Great,” I said. I looked at Suze, and she nodded. “Make it two,” I said. With beers in hand we made the rounds to say hello to everyone, then eventually settled back down on the blanket. I was frustrated: Suze was so close, but with our friends all around and Kerry sitting on the blanket with us, I was embarrassed even to try holding Suze’s hand.
Half an hour and two beers later, my state of mind was very different. Suze and I were sharing a joint. Fascinated, Kerry sat at the end of the blanket and watched us. I took a deep drag and held it for as long as I could, then exhaled and watched the smoke curl up into the night air. I was definitely feeling no pain. I rolled towards Suze to hand her the joint, but instead of taking it she pushed me back down, leaned over, and kissed me on the lips, softly and sensuously. I was hard almost instantly.
“Matt, can I tell you something?” she whispered as we finished kissing. “When I told my boyfriend that I like someone else… well, it’s you. I sort of schemed to get you to myself tonight.” Suze looked away, almost demurely. “I want to make love with you,” she said. “Do you feel the same way about me?”
I tossed the joint aside, took her in my arms, and pulled her down to me. As we kissed, my hands moved over her back and down to cup her ass. I moaned as she ground herself against me.
I heard a sucking noise, and looked up to see Kerry taking a pull off the joint. I broke our kiss and said, “Uh, Suze,” and motioned towards her sister, just as Kerry began coughing violently.
Suze looked up at Kerry and grinned. “That’ll teach ya’,” she said as she took the joint from Kerry’s hand. “I thought you told me you never wanted to smoke. Let’s get you some water.” Suze got up and walked over to the ice chest. Kerry was still coughing so I sort of held her and patted her back. “You’ll be OK,” I said. There were tears streaming down her face, but she managed to smile at me.
I looked around at the others. Some were sitting by the fire, drinking beer or smoking weed; others had paired up and were kissing and touching, oblivious to anything but each other.
Suze came back with a bottle of water, which Kerry took and eagerly tipped up to her mouth.
“Are you OK, honey?” Suze asked.
Kerry put the bottle down and wiped her lips. “Better,” she said. “But my head kind of feels like it’s floating.” Suze and I laughed.
“Kerry, will you be okay here for a while? I want to take a walk with Matt.”
“Sure, Sis.” said Kerry. “I’ll be fine.” She got up and walked over to the crowd standing by the beer chest.
My hand found Suze’s as we walked away from the crowd and the firelight and toward the sound of the waves breaking on the shore. It felt so natural, yet the newness of holding hands with Suze made me a little giddy.
“Kerry doesn’t have much experience,” she said.
“With parties?”
“With anything,” she said. “She’s this serious genius at school, all honors and advanced placement classes. She hardly has any free time at all, and when she does she uses it to build her ‘college resume’ by working, tutoring other kids, doing non-profit stuff, and so on. She’s 18 and she’s never even been on a date.”
“That’s weird,” I said, thinking of my own lack of advanced experience. “She’s as gorgeous as you. I’d think the guys would be all over her.”
“You say the nicest things, Matt.” She squeezed my hand. “Most guys are intimidated by her smarts, and other guys by her looks. But mainly she just doesn’t have the time. She’d be in her room studying right now if I hadn’t dragged her out of the house tonight to see the play and come to the party. I hope you don’t mind.”
We turned and headed back to the party.
“I don’t mind,” I said. “But it is a little frustrating. Now that I know how you feel, I’d really like to… get to know you better.”
She stopped and looked at me and smiled and leaned towards me and kissed me softly. My arms went around her and pulled her to me and the kiss became more urgent, and I felt her tongue lightly touch my lips. Soon we were kissing deeply and Suze’s body was tight against mine. My erection pressed hard against her and she ground herself against it as we kissed. I wanted to touch her everywhere but I wasn’t confident enough to start.
We broke the kiss and looked at each other and both took a deep breath. Her face was flushed.
“I want to get to know you better, too,” she said. We walked the rest of the way back in silence, hand in hand.
“Hi guys,” Kerry said. She was sitting alone on the blanket, drinking a beer.
“Hey,” Suze and I said at the same time. We looked at each other and smiled.
“I’m so hot,” said Suze. “Let’s go swimming, Matt.”
“Great,” I said. “But I don’t have a suit.”
Suze tilted her head and gave me a “Duh!” look. “Skinny-dipping, silly. I’ve got towels in the truck. Kerry, will you be OK here?”
“I’m coming with you,” Kerry said.
“Are you sure?” asked Suze. “Have you ever seen a guy naked? Are you OK with a guy seeing YOU naked?”
“Whatever,” said Kerry, looking at me. “I don’t mind Matt seeing me naked.”