May 4th (chapter 6)

David woke half an hour before Jessica began to stir. He just lay there, his elbow on his pillow, his hand holding his head up, staring at the most beautiful human being he had ever set eyes on. He was fascinated by the drool that hung from the edge of her mouth and dropped onto her shoulder. It reminded him of a spiders silk, the way it was connected. She was sporting a wide grin, one which only got bigger as she moved. When she opened her eyes, which were still heavy with sleep, she said, ‘hello David…from the bar!’ making David laugh softly, rubbing his thumb against the corner of her mouth, breaking the chain of silk to her shoulder. Jessica just blushed, ‘oh god,’ she said, ‘was I drooling?’ David leaned in and kissed her softly. ‘It’s adorable!’ he told her, Jessica as wiped her shoulder with her left hand. ‘You wouldn’t happen to have a tissue?’ she asked, David noticing she couldn’t meet his eye. He reached over her to the bedside locker, handing her a box. She took one, cleaning herself up with it.

‘Last night was amazing!’ David projected with sincerity.

Jessica, looked deep into his eyes, ‘it was, wasn’t it!’

David brushed a strand of hair that rested on her cheek and gently put it behind her ear. Jessica caught his hand as he retracted it, interlocking her fingers in his.

‘I’ve never done that before!’ she explained.

‘You could have fooled me!’ David giggled, ‘you have some moves on you girl!’

‘No,’ Jessica blushed again, ‘I’ve never done it with someone I have just met!’

David smiled weakly with downcast eyes. ‘Well…you know my history,’ he stated, then met her gaze intently, ‘but I’ve never done it with someone I could see myself with for the rest of my life!’ His crow’s feet showing, it was Davids turn to blush.

‘Really?’ Jessica asked.

‘Absolutely!’ David replied, ‘I’ve never felt this way about anyone, even if I do only know you for two and a half days!’

Jessica leaned in and initiated a kiss. It was one of those kisses which builds into a situation where she ended up straddling him, David reaching for another condom.

After ravishing each other for almost an hour, the pair lay side by side in the bed, both trying to get their breath back.

‘Did you enjoy that?’ David asked smiling, thinking he knew the answer.

‘You, my dear man, are a wizard!’ Jessica turned her head to face David, grinning from ear to ear.

‘Yeah?’ he kissed her gently, ‘you’re not so bad yourself!’

‘No! I don’t think you understand!’ Jessica tried to explain. ‘I came three times!’

It was Davids turn to grin like a Cheshire cat, putting his arm around Jessica, leading her to lay on his shoulder. ‘Three?’ he said impressed, never imagining himself to be good in bed.

Jessica traced around Davids nipple with her index finger, looking up at him as he put his free hand behind his head. ‘Yeah!’ she admitted, giggling. ‘That’s never happened before!’

‘Me too!’ he chuckled with her, his hand stroking her hair.

 

That day, the pair spent in bed…well, until David ran out of condoms. He found Jessica insatiable. He never, in his life, had so much sex in one day! They showered together in Davids ensuite. He knew it would one day pay off to spend all that money to turn it into a wet room. Jessica particularly loved his rain shower head.

‘I’ve always wanted to experience one of these!’ she stated as David turned on the water.

Jessica squealed as the water emitted from the sunken shower head above. It was tepid at first, but when David found the perfect balance of cold and hot water, she stepped under it, as did he, the water flowing down her long brown locks. David watched as she removed the water from her eyes and looked up at him. There wasn’t that much of a difference in their height. As the water trickled down her body, David smiled, realising how much he loved the female form…especially the ones with bulges in all the right places! He pulled her in close and they kissed. David loved the way his hands moved seamlessly up and down her body.

As David reached for the shampoo, Jessica took it off him, ‘oh, my, god!’ she said looking at the brand. ‘You have Jo Malone shampoo? What, are you shitting money?’

‘I do ok,’ David replied modestly.

‘Ok!’ she was in awe, David loving her expression. As the edge of her mouth curled up, she looked from the shampoo, to David, and back again.

‘Would you like to try some?’ he asked, one eyebrow raised.

‘Only if you agree to wash my hair!’ she said cheekily.

As David put the shampoo onto one hand, rubbing both together with the other, Jessica turned and with her back to him, he proceeded to wash her hair. He had never washed anyone else’s hair before, but after hearing her feedback from the bedroom, he had some new found confidence. He rubbed it into her wet scalp first, gently bringing the longer bits to the top to give it an even shine. With his fingertips, he massaged the entirety of her beautiful hair together, massaging her scalp, adding more shampoo when needed. Suddenly, she turned around, Davids soapy hands soon clean from the water above.

‘Now, I want to do you!’ Jessica smiled. David bent down onto his knees, wanting to take advantage of her as she massaged his head. He kissed her belly button, slowly moving downwards until she parted her legs. He could feel, through her fingers, that she was turned on. When she was about to have yet another orgasm, she held his head firmly, moaning and groaning. David saw this as a good thing, so he continued doing what he was doing, but harder, and faster. ‘Oh God, oh God,’ was all he heard her say. Her body suddenly began to quiver, her screaming, ‘yes, yes, yes!’ and he didn’t stop until she unclenched her hands from the tufts of his hair she was hanging onto. He proceeded to lick her body on his way back up to her face, her eyes still rolling, her body trembling randomly, as she fell into his arms, him having to hold her upright. She looked at him. ‘That was the,’ she stopped momentarily, took a breath, and continued, ‘the best I’ve ever!...’

David was ecstatic. He always aimed to be the best in his field. He thought to himself, ‘I guess I can add head to that list!’

As they finished up in the shower, Jessica returning the favour once she recovered, David placed his towel robe around her, putting up the hood so her hair would dry quicker. He placed a normal towel around his waist, tucking it into itself to stay in place. They both lay on the bed, falling asleep in each other’s arms.

 

After that day, the pair were inseparable. David brought Jessica anywhere and everywhere, insisting on paying each and every time. Whenever Jessica came home with him, after their excursion, or not, David put the ticket stubs and the receipts into an empty shoebox that he kept on the top shelf of his wardrobe. He was a very loving and caring man, and also very sentimental. Never in his life did he believe he would go bowling, or to the cinema, or even just a night in, snuggling on the couch, with such an amazing woman!

On Saturday night, he met up with his buddies, as that was the night Jessica spent with her father. As he walked into the bar, Sean and Conor were already in a booth, nursing two ciders. David ordered another one for the three of them. As the bartender brought over the three beverages, Francis, Brian and Eoin arrived, David ending up buying a round for them too.

When everyone was comfortable, they began to fire questions at him.

‘What’s her name?’ asked Sean.

‘Where is she tonight?’ Brian butted in.

‘Is she now considered to be your “girlfriend”?’  Francis asked using bunny ears for the word girlfriend.

‘Does she know about your money?’ Conor asked accusingly.

‘How’s the sex?’ Eoin interjected.

David had never had five questions thrown at him in such succession, well, ever! He tried to address them each in turn, pointing towards the person who fired each one, trying to answer it concisely. ‘Jessica. Her dads. Yes. No. Amazing!’

‘What?’ they all said in unison, all in a higher registry that they were used to, shocked at Davids answers. They then all began to talk over one another. David was finding it hard to believe that his love life was so important to the best five guys he called his friends.

‘Hang on, hang on!’ David tried to put a stop to their babbling, as people were beginning to stare! They kept going, so David picked up his glass, and stomped it heavily onto the table, spilling some of his drink. That silenced them. David proceeded to answer each and every question, except the ones that were intimate…he kept that between himself and Jessica. When they were finished, an hour later, David couldn’t help but notice he was in the exact same booth that he sat in the night he met her…all of a week ago!

 

Everything stayed like candy and roses between the two of them. Davids love for Jessica grew to a size that he didn’t think possible. ‘Would you like to go out Friday night?’ David asked on the Wednesday morning, Jessica after staying over again.

‘No!’ she said and kissed him, tracing his nipple with her finger again. David was taken aback, he didn’t know where this ‘no’ was coming from. ‘I want to get you dinner for a change!’ she looked up smiling and kissed him again. David closed his eyes and took a deep breath, relieved. It obviously meant a lot to her, so who was he to turn down a free meal!

Friday came, and so did Jessica. She was carrying a large, white plastic bag, full of Chinese. David licked his lips when he saw the logo on the bag. It came from their favourite place in the world…Ming Palace. She also had a backpack on her back, meaning she intended on sleeping over. David welcomed Jessica into his home, but only after his kiss of course. Jessica made her way into the sitting room, where there were two forks at the ready on the glass coffee table, coupled with a packet of baby wipes. She took off her bag, laying it on the couch and proceeded to sit on the floor. She looked at David with a furrowed brow and patted the floor beside her. David guessed she wanted to use the coffee table as a dinner table. David followed her lead and they ate their feast, each one having a bit of every dish Jessica brought. They even fed each other, as they were a couple now, and, apparently, that’s what couples did.

David admired Jessica in the sense that she wasn’t eating lettuce and celery all the time. He liked his women to have a bit of meat on their bones, unlike the ones Eoin set him up with. They laughed and joked their way through the meal, leaving very few left overs, except for the ones that landed on the floor. When they were both full, they rested their backs on the front of the sofa, and sighed in unison. David had never been happier.

Deciding to grab the bull by the horns, David took Jessicas hand in his, looked into her deep brown eyes, and said, ‘I love you!’

Jessica kissed him deeply, ‘I love you too!’

Although David had changed his sheets that morning, wanting to show Jessica that he had more than Harry Potter sheets, or Star Wars sheets. He had put a grey set on, one which he thought would convey that he was a ‘grown up’! They didn’t make it to the bedroom, however, as they made mad, passionate love right there and then on the floor of his living room. When they were finished, Jessica made a statement…’WOW!’ David, out of breath, agreed, pulling the throw from the couch to cover their naked bodies. He also grabbed a cushion to place under his head, Jessica already asleep with hers on his chest.

By the time they woke up, the sun was trying to penetrate through the blinds in the room. David woke up hard, Jessica taking full advantage of the situation. They continued to lay on the floor afterwards, a stray noodle in Jessicas hair making David laugh as she tried to remove it.

When the laughter stopped, Jessica looking into Davids eyes intently, David doing the same, David popped the question. He asked Jessica, ‘would you like to come to Sunday lunch with my family?’ Jessica, taken aback, smiled at him, her smile growing from a slight curled lip, to one in which she showed off her beautifully straight, white teeth.

‘I’d love to!’ she answered, kissing David on the lips. He could tell the question had taken her aback, but she didn’t seem fazed or nervous. David took it as a good sign!