Electric Rush

Hal and Stephanie have been dating for close to eight months. The farthest they’ve gone is kissing. So far, that seemed fine. Not if just have friends like Nikita, Egor, and Stefan.

“You’re still a virgin?” Stefan asked. “How old are you again?”

“Shut up,” Hal said. His face was so red. There was no shame in being a virgin in your twenties. There was no rush. Heh.

He frowned to himself on his couch. It was all so annoying. Hal decided to try and do something about it. The man reached over and picked up his phone.

“Hello?” his girlfriend asked. Hal sat up straight on the couch.

“Hey, Steph!” he said. “How are you doing tonight?” He hoped that his voice didn’t crack at that question.

“Fine… Is something wrong?” Stephanie asked. The man quickly shook his head as if she could see him.

“No, no! I’m fine!” he blurted out. Hal calmed down and cleared his throat.

“I’m fine,” he said.

“Okay…” she said. Hal took in a deep breath.

“Are you busy tonight?” he asked.

“No,” Stephanie said. Hal tried to keep himself calm.

“Um… uh…” he said. “Can you come over tonight?”

“I don’t know. I will have to see if they are going to make me work the late shift tonight,” she said. Hal started to frown.

“And if you are free?” he asked. He started to sound desperate as he pouted. He could see and hear the boys laughing at him.

“I mean, if you want to,” Hal was quick to say.

“Sure,” his girl said. “I’ll see what I can do.” The man breathed out in relief.

“Thanks, Steph,” he said.

“Right…” she said. Hal felt like he was going to collapse when she hung up. That actually went better than he thought.

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He didn’t know how he was going to do this. Hal couldn’t come out and ask her for sex. He had to be smooth about that. The man felt his stomach drop. That was easier said than done. Having the night off was a double edge sword. On the one hand, he would have time to set up and get ready. On the other hand, he was going to be left in his head until if or when Stephanie got here.

Hal gritted his teeth and rubbed his forehead.

“Damn it!” he shouted. Suddenly, the doorbell buzzed. Hal lifted his head.

“Shit,” he said to himself. The man straightened out his clothes.

“Who is it?” he asked. Hal walked over to the door and looked out the peephole. A woman with bright red hair stood outside, looking up at the other side of the hole. Hal’s heart jumped in his chest. His fingers fumbled with taking off the chain and unlocking the door. The woman perked up outside.

“Hey baby,” Stephanie said. Hal rushed forward and pulled her into his arms.

“Whoa!” she said. “Did you really miss me that much?” He looked up at her.

“Yes,” he said. His cheeks were bright pink. He gulped before the first thing that he thought came out of his mouth.

“Please sleep with me tonight!” he pleaded. Stephanie gave him a puzzled look.

“What?” she asked. Hal took her by the hands.

“I really love you,” he said. “It’s just… just…” He leaned in to kiss her. Stephanie ducked away from him.

“Hal! What are you doing?!” she asked. Her boyfriend gave her a blank stare as his face turned bright red. His girlfriend raised her boyfriend.

“Baby, what’s this about?” she asked. Hal let go of her and lifted his chin.

“I just want to go further with you,” he said. His voice sounded so flat. He looked like a child pleading for attention. The couple paused for a long moment. Hal’s stomach dropped.

I fucked up again, didn’t I? He looked up when he heard giggling. Stephanie smiled as she rolled off her white long-sleeved shirt. Hal stared at her with big eyes.

“Steph?” he asked. His girlfriend tossed her shirt to the floor and walked up to the man. Hal opened his mouth to speak but she put her finger to his lips. He stared at her with big eyes as his jaw hung open. Stephanie leaned in close to his lips.

“Easy, fuck boy,” she said. “Just lead me to your room.” Hal’s heart against his chest. Was this real? Was this really happening? He gulped as he nodded. Stephanie took him by the hand. Hal shook himself back into reality and walked down the hall in an exploding mix of emotions. So this was it. They were really going to do this. The couple made it to his bedroom door. Finally, Hal broke down squealing like a little girl in his head.