Obstacles

The more I think about it, the more I feel like what AJ and I got caught doing at the party will ruin me. I mean, I know for a fact there are some kinky couples in this school, and I’m not so much worried about being labeled easy or anything. But I am worried about competition.

When I say competition, I don’t mean fighting with another girl for AJ. I know AJ wouldn’t whore me up like that. He’s freaky, but not a dog. I do, however, mean that I will have to deal with girls who THINK that they can get me out of the way. And that is what I fear most right now.

Little did I know the power of my insight. I was in the library during lunch, mainly because I hate public school lunches, period. And as I’m skimming through English literature, I overhear these girls sitting at this table mention AJ’s name. Could I help but listen in?

“I heard he’s got a new girlfriend.” One of them said. The other sort of scoffed at the idea.

“Whatever. AJ always has girls, but he’s only ever had one girlfriend. And we both know how that story goes.” She replied.

“Are you still in love with him? Jesus, Alicia, you two have been broken up for at least 6 months. He doesn’t want you girl.” The other said.

“Ok. Say what you want now. But mark my words, no guy gives you a gift like this if he doesn’t love you and doesn’t intend on coming back. I swear to you, this new chick he’s messing with now is only a temp. I’m forever in his heart.”

After hearing this, I couldn’t stand it anymore. As I turned to leave, one of them (the one who was not Alicia) noticed me and I heard her say, “That’s her. That’s the girl.” You can pretty much guess that I added a little more pep to my step and got out of there before they could say anything else that would scar my view of AJ and whatever it was that we had.

I knew where he was. He was in lunch. He often asked me to go there with him and hang with his friends. But of course, I needed time. I felt so out of place with his group. But, on this particular occasion, I made my way to the cafeteria ASAP.

As soon as I walked in, I saw T at the vending machine getting a bag of chips. I went over to her, hoping she’d lead me to wherever AJ was sitting. That way I wouldn’t have to look like a fool and search for him table-to-table.

“Hey! What’s crackin’?” She asked me. I just sort of shrugged.

“Nothing much. I just need to talk to AJ.” She nodded, bent down to get her chips, and then led me to their table. It was all the way in the back of the cafeteria. All seniors. All overly hyper and joking around. I saw AJ in the corner laughing with a few of his buddies. Silent Shane sitting next to him. T walked around and sat on Shane’s lap and she waved me to come on. AJ had yet to see me, so consumed in the weird things his friends were saying. I finally got close to him and he looked up at me with a smile.

“Hey baby! Come here, sit right here.” He said, wanting me to sit on his lap as T was with Shane. And I would have been happy to, had I not needed to talk with him privately.

“Um, can I talk to you alone for a sec. It won’t take long, I swear.” His boys, as I expected, made a big dramatic issue about it.

“Uh-oh… I smell some trouble… You’re gonna get it, man…” Some of them said. But he just shook his head no and got up to come with me. We left the cafeteria and went outside to a little area where some of the more calm seniors ate. We sat down at a vacant table and I proceeded to ask him about Alicia.

“I was in the library just now and these girls were talking… about you.” AJ, being naturally aggressive, leaned in closer to me.

“Who was talking about me? And what’d they say?”

“It was some girl named Alicia. And her friend. And they were talking about me too. They said that I was just a temp for you. And that you love her. Do you?” AJ just looked at me with these gorgeous sincere eyes.

“I don’t love her. We used to date, and yes, I did have strong feelings for her. But she changed. She was just in the relationship for physical attraction. Not because she truly loved me. She doesn’t even understand me. Everything was so superficial with her. I broke things off, and she just hasn’t accepted it yet. But don’t let Alicia get between us. I care about you, Monica. I think about you all the time. And if things continue to flow nicely between us, I could see it definitely going somewhere.” He scooted closer to me and kept explaining, though he already had my heart in his hand.

“I always look at my life as a whole. The big picture. Right now, there are very few people I consider integral parts of my life. My mother, my grandparents, Shane, and T. And when it comes to who I dedicate my special time to… I think of you. There is only space for one girl in my life, and it’s taken. The picture’s complete, and I’m happy this way. I’m happy with you.” He held my face in his hands and kissed me softly. His thin mustache tickling my lips.

“Let’s go somewhere.” He suggested. I looked at him strangely. Lunch was just about over and we had one more class left.

“Where?” I asked.

“Anywhere. Away from here. We need to be alone.” He looked at his watch and then in the cafeteria. Shane and T were at the door waiting for him.

“We’re hookin’… ya’ll game?” AJ called out to them. T just looked at Shane, they had a quick peck on the lips, and they followed us.

We all hopped into AJ’s car and he sped off into the street, not even certain of where we were going.

“Let’s go to my place. Folks won’t be home 'til like nine tonight.” T called out. AJ made a quick right turn on a residential street and headed for T’s house.

I had never been there, but judging from the neighborhood, I guessed T’s parents were well off. I’d later learn that her mother and father were divorced and she lived with her mother and stepfather. They both worked together and had dinner meetings all of the time with clients. This is why they’d be back so very late.

When AJ pulled into T’s parent’s driveway, I looked up at her house and marveled. It was so nice. So very posh. So big.

Once inside, I was even more taken aback. Her folks were definitely modern. I could tell by the furniture and the overall metallic feel of the place. As soon as she had shut the door, Shane headed toward the sofa, T to the kitchen, and AJ… he started for the stairs.

“Come on.” He said to me, and I first looked over at Shane who was returning the look. He just smirked and nodded. I then looked at T in the kitchen, she wasn’t even paying attention. Instead she was putting a Tombstone pizza in the oven.

“It’s ok. Just come on.” He insisted. So I did. How could I not? I went with him up the stairs, and then into a bedroom that didn’t look very lived in. I’d later learn that it was T’s older brother’s room. But since he was off to college, they used it as a guest room.

AJ shut the door behind us and immediately started to undress me. He had only gotten off my shirt and bra before he gave in and just kissed me. I helped him out by pulling his own shirt up and off in between one of our kisses, and we just found comfort in holding each other and feeling the other’s warm skin pressed against our own. He took my hand and placed it on his growing erection. I wasn’t entirely sure what he wanted from me. But I was sure that I was more than willing to give.

As I massaged his hard-on through his jeans, he pulled mine down, as well as my underwear, and let them drop to the floor. I had to admit, I felt a little odd getting naked in T’s house. But he assured me that she and Shane were probably doing the same thing downstairs (which they were). I was completely nude now, and AJ stepped back slowly to look me over.

“Beautiful. A perfect body.” Were the words he spoke to me. The first time anyone had ever made such an observation about my body. I felt like I was turning red. I had never been looked at that way before. I felt stupid just standing there, so I had to do something. I sat on the bed and did what I thought was a sexy pose. I even plastered the innocent Playboy model expression on my face. I must have been doing something right, because AJ was licking his lips and grabbing his own erection.

So I continued to play with him, toy with his mind. I spread my legs a little and covered my slit with both hands. Then I slowly took one hand away, then the other. Giving him a nice clear view. I spread my legs even wider and began to pleasure myself for his entertainment. And oh yes, he was entertained. He unzipped and started stroking himself inside his jeans.

Looking at him, knowing he was fantasizing about being inside of me and on top of me, that was enough to turn me on to the fullest. I beckoned for him to come to me, to complete me, to put an end to my anticipation. But he would not. I didn't understand. But it was not the time to figure it out. The only thing I could concern myself with was finding a way to get him inside of me. I got up from the bed and went over to him, catching him off guard as he opened his eyes and found me hovering over him. I yanked his jeans down before he could protest and proceeded to straddle him. It was then that he looked up at me and held me still, his hands gripping my arms and rendering me motionless.

“Wait, we can’t do this. Not yet.” Were his simple words to me. I just looked at him shocked for a moment, and then I got up from his lap and put my shirt back on, which generously covered my body down to the middle of my thighs. AJ then stood up, pulling his jeans up all in one motion. Just as I was about to sit down on the bed and finish dressing, he pulled me back and up my lips met his. After we stopped to breathe, he pushed my hair out of my eyes and kisses my forehead.

“I don’t want you to be upset with me, Monica. I just want your first time to be perfect. Or as close to perfect as possible. And I don’t want us to do it now because we’re both horny as hell, but because it’s a moment of love. I want it to be romantic. Passionate. I want it to special, for your sake. And I’m sorry, but it just doesn’t feel right yet. But it will, I promise you.” He held me close and kept kissing my forehead.

“Yeah, but when will the right time present itself, AJ? Or are you just intimidated by deflowering me?” I could tell I had annoyed AJ with my questions. But I couldn’t help but ask him those things. For that was exactly how I felt that he felt. He let me go and started to pace around the room. As he did this, I realized that we had already had this conversation before.

“Ever since I saw you, Monica, I’ve felt drawn to you. There’s just this powerful attraction between us. You epitomize the type of girl I picture myself being with in the long run. I’m never happy with the rich girls, the preppy girls, the Goth girls… none of them are quite my type. But you, you’re just perfect. Beautiful, shy, intelligent, witty, and you don’t have to wear tight skirts and tiny shirts to look sexy. I love everything about you, Monica. And I know that we’ve only been going out for two weeks. But they’ve been two perfect weeks. When I wake up in the morning, I wake up with a smile, because I know that as soon as I get to school I’ll see your sweet face. I look forward to hearing your voice. I look forward to holding you, kissing your sweet lips.” As these precious words escaped his mouth, my heart lifted and I felt as though I could fly. How could a weird girl like me, the new girl, snag such a wonderful man? Made me wonder what every other girl in our town was doing wrong!

“When the time is right for us to make love, you’ll know. But Monica, do you really want it to happen here? Now? Do you want to look back at your first time and have to remember being in T’s brother’s bedroom, screwing on a chair? No, you don’t want that. I don’t want that for you. And no, I’m not intimidated by being your first. But if you must know, I am worried about whether I’m gonna satisfy you. I wonder if I’ll meet your expectations of me. And yes, that scares me like hell. I want to be good for you, Monica. That’s all.” With that, I took his hand and pulled him toward me. We kissed again, so much so that both of our lips were puffy and swollen, the blood racing through our veins. He led me to the bathroom and he ran the water in the shower. I took my shirt off again and he stepped out of his jeans. We got inside together, and the hot water failed to help my hormones slow down.

AJ lathered up a big white sponge and ran it over my skin. It didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that he was more trying to excite me rather than bathe me. He explored my body with the sponge; first my shoulders, then my breasts, my stomach, and my thighs. Then he pushed it between my legs. It was long before he let the sponge fall to the shower floor and it was just his wet fingers there.

He parted my lips and inserted just one finger inside me while he circled around my swollen clit with his thumb. He silenced my gasps with a kiss and he had to hold me up before I fell from blissful weakness. I wrapped my arms around his back to better stable myself and as I climaxed, my nails dug into his soft flesh. I had to cling to him, because I was certainly unable to stand. I felt drained and my head throbbed. Too much of an adrenaline rush.

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The car stopped in front of my house and I got out, slinging my book bag over my shoulder and waving goodbye to Shane and T. AJ, however, got out of the car and walked around to see me off. He kissed me one last time and told me that he’d call me later on that night, so listen for the phone to ring around 8. I took a mental note of it, and then I turned to go. AJ went back around to the driver’s seat and sped off, honking twice as he drove away.

I put my key in the door and started to turn it, but the door opened before I could even make another move. My father stood there, face as stiff as stone.

“Go to your room, Monica. Don’t leave it until I talk to you.” I didn’t question his command and went up to my room. Out of the corner of my eye, I watched him stand in the doorway watching AJ drive up our street and turn a corner. He finally shut the door when AJ was out of sight and by that time, I was in my room. My mind went blank. I was worried if my father might have seen AJ get out and kiss me. Or had he just been angry with me for not riding home by bus. I would have if I had known that he was home. God, parents are always coming home early from work right when you need them to work regular hours. But when a kid’s up to no mischief… parents stay out just as long as expected. Sucks.

I took my notebooks out and started on my homework. It was pretty easy for the most part, but I knew I had a debate project to do for History. So I got on the internet to do some research for that. It was then that my father came into my room and sat down on the corner of my bed. I turned away from the computer screen and faced him, waiting for him to speak.

“I saw you with him today, Monica. And I remember specifically telling you that you were not to see that boy again.” Damn! He wasn’t supposed to see that. I knew I was in for it now.

“I told you to come straight home from school. And you’ve been good about doing that. And just when I feel as though I can trust you to socialize and make new friends, you let that punk drive you home. You have never lied to me before. And I don’t expect you to start. Have you been seeing this boy against my wishes?” I didn’t know what to do. Lie to my father again??? How could I? But I couldn’t allow him to keep me away from AJ. Not when things were just starting to work out between us. I had to say something.

“No, Dad. AJ and I aren’t seeing each other. I just had some trouble with my locker and missed my bus. And AJ offered to give me a ride home. And I’m sorry I let him kiss me. It was just a moment of weakness, Dad. I swear it.” He got up from the bed and walked over to the door. Then he turned around to me and said:

“I spoke with the young man next door. His name’s Joshua. He’s a very nice young man. And he goes to your school. Top rank in his JROTC class. I can already tell, just from talking to him, that he’ll make one hell of a military man someday. Anyway, Joshua has a car. He’ll be driving you to and from school everyday. You are not to associate with this AJ punk any more, do you understand me? I know that you have a little teen crush and this jerk, but I know what is best for you. And he is not it. Joshua leaves for school at 7:15 sharp. And leaves the school at 2:20. So do not be late for either departure. And remember, no AJ.” And with all of that said, my father left my room.

“Yes sir, General Grant!” I spat behind him. Just my luck he didn’t hear it.

The phone rang and I immediately shouted, “Got it!” I answered and of course, it was AJ.

“Hey baby. What’s going on?” He asked.

“Too much is going on. My father saw you drive me home. I didn’t even know he was here. And he saw you kiss me and everything. Now I’m banned from seeing you, I can’t let you drive me home, and I have to ride to and from school with this kid next door for the rest of my sad days.” I explained.

“Man, that sucks. But hey, you know we’ll think of some way to get around it.” He assured me. But just then, my father came in my room.

“Dad!” I yelped, shocked at his sudden entrance. He took the phone out of my hand and hung it up. Then he unplugged my phone and carried it down the hall under his arm. He was ruining everything! Why couldn’t he just leave me alone and let me make my own decisions?

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AJ had dialed my house for the 4th time. But there was no answer.

“What happened dude?” T asked.

“I don’t know. One second we were talking, next thing I know she says ‘Dad’ and then she hangs up. I got her in trouble. She said her father saw me kiss her when we dropped her off today. Shit man, I just know he’s gonna make things difficult. If not nearly impossible.” AJ sighed.

“Can you blame him? The first time he met you, you were on his bed with his daughter’s hand down your pants. What is he supposed to think of you?” T brought to light. Shane just nodded in agreement as he sipped his beer.

“Well he better learn to accept us. Cause he can’t keep me away from Monica forever. Monica and me… we got something special. And he’s not gonna fuck things up for us.” T took Shane’s beer and drank some down also.

“And how do you plan on keeping him from breaking you two up?” She asked, quite curious.

“I don’t know… make a good impression I guess.” AJ retorted. Then he put out his cigarette and pushed his beer across the table. He sat up straight and raked through his hair a few times with his fingers in an attempt to make it look straight. T and Shane just looked at him and then at each other. And after a moment of silence, they all just shook their heads in laughter.

“I’ll think of some way to make him look at me differently. Even if I have to join the damn reserves.” AJ mumbled, pulling his beer back to him and drinking the rest down.


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