“You have to remember to take them every day,” I said, recalling the section about birth control in one of the books my aunt left for me, “and at about the same time.”
“I set an alarm on my phone.”
The one thing Travis had told me about sex was to always use a condom, no matter what. Yeah, she could be on birth control, but condoms were still supposed to be used. Always.
I wasn’t ready for this. I didn’t have everything I needed, and if we did it now, I was going to screw it all up. After I screwed it up, I was going to be in panic mode until she had her next period. For me to get out of panic mode, I would have to ask her about her periods, and there was no way in hell those words were every going to come out of my mouth.
“I…I don’t…I mean…”
“Shh…” Mayra took her fingers and placed them over my lips. “Not now. Not today.”
“I’m sorry,” I whispered.
“Don’t be,” Mayra replied. With her fingers under my chin, she brought my lips to hers. “I know it will be you. I don’t care if we wait a few days or a few weeks—I know it will be with you, and I know it will be exactly how it is supposed to be.”
I closed my eyes and pressed my lips against the top of her breast. I could feel her heart beating beneath my touch. My arms wrapped around her, and I felt her grip my hair with one hand and my back with the other. I didn’t know what I was supposed to say to her, and she didn’t seem to mind that I said nothing. As long as I could find a way to show her how much she meant to me, I didn’t have to worry about finding the right words.
Win. So much win!
Chapter 16—Poke the Fish
I woke to Mayra’s kisses along my jaw and neck.
“I have to leave in about a half hour,” she said quietly as I stirred. I glanced over at the window and saw it was dark outside. The clock read eleven-fifteen.
“I fell asleep,” I said. It was a totally pointless statement, and I felt my ears heat up.
Mayra didn’t say anything; she just kept kissing my throat.
“Gotta get up,” I said. Mayra moved over and I scrambled out of the bed. Ever since I was a kid, I always had to pee as soon as I woke up. My jeans slid down as I stood up, since they were still undone at the top, and I had to yank them up at the sides to race off to the bathroom. After I flushed the toilet, I looked at my face in the mirror as I lathered up my hands.
Did I look any different?
I didn’t think so. I wondered if I would look different when we really had sex. I ran my tongue over my teeth and decided I needed to brush them before going back to my room. I did so quickly and then retraced my steps.
I intended to make good use of the half hour we had left, so I jumped into the middle of the bed and covered Mayra with my body. I crushed my mouth to hers, and she gripped my shoulders to pull me close. Her still bare breasts pushed up against my chest.
“Mmm…minty!” Mayra exclaimed with a laugh as she pulled away.
“I brushed my teeth,” I told her. It was another stupid, obvious thing to say. I shook my head, trying to rid myself of pointless sentences. “So…um…do you want to stay here until you have to leave?”
“I don’t know where else I would go,” Mayra respond
ed. She narrowed her eyes a bit. “Unless you’re sending me home early.”
“No!” I cried out. I wrapped my arms around her and pressed her down against the mattress with my body. She laughed and wrapped her legs around my waist.
That was all it took.
Mayra glided her fingers over my cheek and jaw, down my throat, and over my chest. I rose up a little to give her more room to move, but she tightened her grip with her legs, effectively pushing my erection right up against her.
I closed my eyes tightly and tried to figure out if I wanted to let myself enjoy the combination of her fingers on my abdomen and my cock pushed up against her. If I didn’t…well, it was kind of painful not to pay attention to it, really. Then again, if I did pay attention, I was likely to make another mess.
I was not going to do that—not without making her come first. I wasn’t sure if it was a rule or not, but I wanted to at least try.
“Mayra?”
“Hmm…?” She pushed her hips up against me, and I nearly lost it. I shook my head to gain some clarity.