Nick awoke that morning, Melissa still nestled comfortably in his arms. He smiled and slowly shimmied out of her embrace before walking into the bathroom and starting water for his shower. He closed the door and stripped down before stepping into the shower, the hot spray running over his naked body. He thrust his head into the water, his short blond hair plastering itself to his skull. The water ran over his face, warm and smooth against his skin.

He thought of Melissa, how her body felt laying next to his, how soft her skin would feel to his touch if they woudl make love, how soft his lips were when she kissed him, how good it felt to feel her mouth on his aroused penis, and how good it would feel to make love to her as she cried his name into the night. He shook his head, afraid where such thoughts might lead him as she slept in a bed only feet away.

He turned off the water and opened the shower curtain to feel the cooler air of the bathroom rush across his body as he grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his lean waist. He walked out into her room, grabbing his clothes from the floor before returning to the bathroom to get dressed.

He raked his fingers through his damp hair and then walked back out to the main room. He sat down beside Melissa, her frame now curled into a ball under the blankets. He brushed a stray curl of hair from her face with a small smile. She shifted and blinked open her large green eyes. "Good morning, Nickers..." she whispered, her voice thick from sleep.

"Good morning, sunshine..." he replied as he gently kissed her cheek.

"Nick? About last night..."

"Oh...I just wanted you to know. I'm not pressuring you or anything..."

"That's not what my question was..." she said with a small smile."

"Then what?"

"When?" she barely whispered, her eyes falling to look at her hands while they twisted the sheets.

"Mel?"

"Nick...I love you and...that's the...the next step." She looked up, her eyes shaded with confusion.

"Oh, Mel..." he whispereed huskily as he cupped the side of her face with his hand, leaning down to kiss her lips. What started to be a soft and gentle kiss soon turned passionate and deep as he pushed her back onto the pillows. His hand traveled from her cheek, down her neck and across her collar bone until it fanned across one of her breasts, cupping it through the material of her shirt.

She suddenly pushed at his shoudlers and broke the kiss. "Wait...before this goes any farther..."

"What?"

"Do we have any kind of protection or anything?"

"Yeah..." he quietly said as he reached for his wallet on the dresser and slipped out a smal package. "The guys always say, 'Don't leave home without one...' and I knew I'd eventually need it..." he said softly before kissing her again. Her hands came down to the bottom of of his shirt, clumsily grasping the hem. He broke the kiss to hep her tug it over his head before returning his mouth to hers. He slid his hands under her shirt, tugging her arms free before pausing the kiss to slip it over her head. He gazed over her body, his lips parting slightly as he searched for words. "Oh, Mel..." he whispered huskily before leaning down to press soft kisses to her tummy. "I love you so much..." his breath rushed across her skin like a wave in the ocean.

"Nick..." she sighed as her fingers came down to rake through his hair.

His kisses moved higher, pressing against her skin as his fingers clumsily tugged at her shorts. His lips moved to her bare breasts, happy she didn't wear a bra to bed, as he moved her shorts down over her hips and thighs until he could toss them to the floor.

Her hands groped for the button and zipper of his pants until she grasped them and pushed his pants down. "Nick..." she whispered as he kissed up her neck.

"Yeah?" he asked between kisses.

"Help me with your..." before she could finished, he pushed his boxers to his knees before kicking them to the floor. He slid hers off as he kissed her lips. She helped him slide the condom onto his body quickly. Then using the instinct and lust running through his body, he settled himself in the cradle of her thighs. The tip of his stiff erection was at the opening to her sacred virginity, ready to thrust inside of her.

He kissed her deeply, their tongues dancing inside their mouths as her legs came around his waist. "Now Nick...now..." she begged.

He pushed inside of her, slow and deliberate, he slid himself up the walls of her untouched womanhood before pulling out and sheathing himself once again. In rythmic thrusts of his hips, he slowly built up speed until they were both moaning, gasping and crying out in pleasure. "Nick..." she screamed as she suddenly contracted around him, tightening onto his shaft as he could no longer resist the burning in his lower belly. With one final thrust, he came fast and hard.

Collapsing onto the bed beside her so he wouldn't crush her small body, he pulled her against his chest. "Oh my God, Mel..." he whispered between labored breaths.

"I know..." she whispered back, turning her face to press a kiss to the center of his chest.