THE MEANING OF LOVE

THE MEANING OF LOVE
By Sierra Carter-Littrell

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June 22, 2000.........

(HowieD_2000 has logged on)

HowieD_2000: Hello. Angel, are you there?

(Angel_Heart has logged on)

Angel_Heart: Hi, again. What’s going on?

HowieD_2000: Nothing much, what about you?

Angel_Heart: Not much here, either. How is your hectic job going? Are you ever gonna tell me what you do?

HowieD_2000: Maybe one day. Speaking of questions, how about we finally meet face to face.

Angel_Heart: I don’t really know you. Why should we do that?

HowieD_2000: I know your past, sweetie. But there is nothing to worry about with me. I am as gentle as they come.

Angel_Heart: Well, let me think for a few minutes, then I will tell you. So did your friend resolve his problem with his girlfriend?

HowieD_2000: Yeah, he is back with her and back home.

Angel_Heart: That’s good. Well, I thought about it and maybe, you can come over to my place for dinner and a movie. I mean we both live in Orlando.

HowieD_2000: That sounds great. Give me your address and let’s say eightish.

Angel_Heart: Sounds good to me. It is 555 Oceanview Dr., Apartment B.

HowieD_2000: Thanks but I gotta get going. My job is calling me away. I will see you tomorrow night.

Angel_Heart: Great, see you then.

(HowieD_2000 has logged off)

(Angel_Heart has logged off)

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June 23, 2000.........

Aria Carpenter, or Angel_Heart, was cleaning her apartment that she shared with her best friend, Casandra, as she began to question her.

“Ary, are you sure that you want to do this? I mean you meet the guy on the internet,” Casandra told her.

“Yes, I agree to do this and I am going to go through with it,” Aria told her.

“Well, I guess I will see you in the morning. Have a great time, but remember that I am only a phone call away,” Cassie told her.

“I know and good night,” Aria told her best friend before she left.

About 30 minutes after Cassie left, a car pulled into the driveway. Aria goes to the window to see a young Latin-looking man get out of a purple Corvette.

Two thing already perfect about him. He loves purple and he has a Corvette. I just hope that he is as nice as he seemed to be, Aria thought to herself. Aria watched as he got to the front door, in the light coming from above the door, she could see that he was a very cute guy that looked very familiar to her.

Aria went over to the door as he knocked on it. She opens the door to see him standing there with a beautiful bouquet of roses in his arms.

“Hello, you must be HowieD_2000,” she said to him.

“Yes, and you must be Angel_Heart,” he said to her.

“Yes, but my name is Aria Carpenter,” she said inviting him into the apartment.

“Nice to meet you. I am Howard Dorough, but you can call me, Howie,” he said, “and these are for you.”

“Thank you,” she said taking the roses as he handed them to her, but it finally hit her who he was. “You are Howie from the Backstreet Boys.”

“Yes, I am but tonight, I want to be just plain Howie,” he said to her, following her into the kitchen, where she put the roses into some water.

“I just realized that you were. I know you feel as if people love you for what you are and not for who you are, but I don’t. I love you for you,” she told him.

“Thanks,” he said to her, keeping what she said in the back of his mind.

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About two hours later, the two of them were sitting at her kitchen table laughing about something that Howie said as she got up to clear away their coffee cups. Howie gets up and comes over to her, she turns with one of the mugs that she was washing still in her hand as he sets it in the sink as he softly leaned forward and kissed her gently on the lips.

Aria softly closes her eyes as she accepts his kiss, before Howie softly breaks the moment leaving her in shock.

“I have wanted to do that, since the moment you opened the door,” Howie said to her.

“I have to,” Aria tells him softly.

“I know that you have never been with anyone before, but I want to know if you would let me be the one to show you the meaning of being loved,” Howie said as he softly caressed her cheek.

“I would love that,” Aria says to him before he picks her up and carries her to her bedroom.

As they reach the bedroom, Howie softly sets her down on the bed before softly brushing his lips against hers before softly rolling so that he was laying on top of her. Howie broke their kiss as he slowly moved his lips down the soft curve of her neck, knowing that she loved the feeling of his lips brushing her throat, as she let out a soft moan. He softly brought his lips to the top of her nightshirt before breaking his kiss, long enough to pull off her shirt. After removing her shirt, he kissed the plane of skin between her two round, perky breasts. He could feel her heart beating against his lips and relished in the moment before turning to pay attention to her breasts.

Aria let out a soft, sweet moan as Howie's cold tongue circled her now hard nipple as he softly began to suck on her perky peaks. He softly licked, sucked, and kissed each breast before moving down to the plane of her stomach, where he softly dipped his tongue into her belly button causing her to softly giggle.

Aria's giggles soon became gasps as Howie reached down and removed her now wet panties before lowering his head to the place, where she wanted him the most. He softly spread her lower lips before softly blowing on her passionate area. Aria softly moaned as he moved down and softly licked her sensitive area before thrusting his tongue into her. Aria ran her fingers through his long, curly hair as she was about to have the ride of her life.

Howie stopped what he was doing, not wanting her to find release, yet, and looked up to see her questioning look. But Aria questioning look left as she saw the passion in Howie's eyes as he crawled up her body, kissing her in certain wanted places before pressing his lips softly against hers. Howie positioned himself between her legs with his arms resting next to her, so not to put too much weight on her, as he intertwined their fingers.

Howie softly broke their kiss before letting his lips drift to her ear, where he softly whispered, "I'll make love to you, like you want me to, all through the night, for your wish is my command." Howie looked eyes with Aria and could see the glow of love in her eyes, knowing the answer to his unspoken question.

Aria welcomed his lips against hers as she felt him slowly enter her. Howie softly started to thrust against her, wanting this to last as long as possible. Howie softly began to kiss her neck as Aria's hips thrusted against his causing him to go faster and deeper into her. Aria softly wrapped her legs around his back, loving the feel of their up and downward motion, but she softly began to moan as her climax began to come. Howie softly kissed her against her lips as he felt her begin to tighten around him, knowing that she would come soon. Aria softly groaned into his mouth as she came, causing him to go faster which brought his own release within her.

The two of them softly kissed as they laid against each other, catching their breaths before Howie softly pulled out and rolled off her, not wanting to crush her. He easily pulled Aria up next to him before softly kissing her forehead as they settled down. The two of them softly whispered "I Love You" to each other before finally dozing off into a peaceful sleep in each other's arms after he had pulled the soft wool blanket over them.

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June 24, 2000.........

The next morning, Aria walked into the kitchen to see Cassie sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast.

“Good morning,” Aria said in a cheerful voice.

“It looks like your date went better than I thought,” Cassie said showing Aria the red mark on her neck.

“I guess I did -,” she said seeing the hickey on her neck before being interrupted by Howie in the doorway of the kitchen, only in his boxers.

“Aria, it was getting lonely in there by myself,” he said to her.

“Don’t worry, I am coming just let me get our coffees,” she told him taking the cups out of the microwave. “Oh, Howie, this is my best friend and roommate, Casandra. Cassie, meet my date, Howie.”

“Hi,” Howie said to her.

“Hi,” Cassie said a little shocked.

“Go on, honey. I will be there in a few seconds,” Aria said to him.

“Okay, but don’t take too long,” Howie told her before going back to the bedroom.

“That...that...,” Cassie said stuttering.

“Yes, that was Howie from the BSB,” Aria said. “But he is also my boyfriend and lover.” Aria said this with a grin on her face as she left her shocked best friend sitting at the kitchen table.

*~*THE END*~*