| We walked along the beach quite a way, until there were no more beach houses to be seen. It was a gorgeous night, there were lots of stars out and the moon was almost full, covering the whole area with a silvery shimmer. I looked up at Taylor as we walked and had to catch my breath, he was so beautiful, especially with his eyes cathcing the sparkle of the moonlight, making them even bluer. The light bounced off his hair, so that it almost looked as if he wore a halo. He smiled that smile that had drawn me to him. The one that lit up an entire room, and I had to stop him and wrap my arms around his waist. I snuggled down into his chest, and breathed in his scent. I loved it. "What's wrong, Jess?" he asked holding me slightly away from him so that he could look me in the eyes. "Nothing, baby," I answered. "I'm just so glad you're here. I missed you so much." "I missed you too, Jessie." he replied and then leaned down to kiss me. I kissed him back, loving the feel of his soft lips against mine, his strong arms around me holding me close. He backed away from me for a moment and sat down on the sand, pulling me down next to him. I settled myself next to him, and pulled my knees up, wrapping my own arms around them. |
| He scooted closer to me, and wrapped his arms around his knees. We both looked out over the water for a few minutes, then he reached out and put his arm around me. I leaned toward him slightly so that my head rested on his shoulder. We sat in silence a little longer, the view of the lake was beautiful, glowing, but I couldn't take my eyes from his face. I watched him as he looked out over the water, his profile lit up with the bluish silver moonlight. I had to reach up and touch him. I lifted my fingers to his cheek and lightly stroked it, then tucked his hair behind his ear and brushed the rest out of his eyes. I let the back of my hand caress his neck,then traced his collarbone with my fingertips, and caught my breath as he closed his eyes, as if to savor my loving touch. "Jessie...god...you have no idea what you do to me.." he said in a low voice, eyes still closed. He turned to me then and his arms were around me gently lowering me to the sand. I couldn't keep my hands from his hair as our lips met yet again and elecrticity pulsed through me, seemingly the current flowed through him to me, the slightest touch from either one of us setting the other ablaze. Our kisses grew more demanding and I could feel Taylor's hands, his touch almost burned, as he slowly slid them along my arms and shoulders, his fingers traced the same path on my body, that mine had traced on his and I closed my eyes in the burning tingling sensation it caused in me. He leaned down and kissed me again and I was losing myself in him when suddenly we heard a loud SNAP! come from the woods behind us, as if someone was walking back there and stepped on a branch. |
| Our heads shot up and turned toward the woods in the same instant. "What the heck?..." I started. "Shhh..baby, let me listen a minute.." he whispered and laid his hand on my cheek. He stroked my hair back and then got up. He reached a hand down to help me up. I jumped to my feet and asked,"What is Tay?" "I dunno, baby. But that didn't sound like some random branch falling. Maybe we're intruding on someone else's beach party." he grinned and his face glowed in the moonlight. I giggled. "Can't have that.." He smiled back at me and took my hand in his again, "C'mon Jess. Let's go home.." We walked back to the car, hand in hand, talking about little things and joking around, just enjoying the night. We got to the car and Taylor took the keys from me, opened my door and waited for me to get in. He shut my door, went to the driver's side and slid into the driver's seat. "OWW..what the hell?.." he hopped back out of the seat and turned on the dome light. I tried to see what he was doing but he was bent over, searching and his hair blocked my view. He looked up and smiled brightly at me and said..."Uhh.. I believe this is what you have been looking for.." And there dangling from his index finger, was my silver locket. "Oh my god, you found it!" I exclaimed. He rubbed his backside, "Yeah, the hard way too.." he laughed. "It was right on the seat, Jess. I can't believe you've been driving around sitting on it all this time and didn't notice." "TAY..I swear I looked there..I did...I wonder how it got THERE.." I shook my head and didn't think any more of it. I was just glad to have it back. He shook his head and chuckled again, then got in the car and started it. We drove back to my apartment, still talking about all the goings on in Taylor's life and I had so many questions about the way they did things, that he was excited to answer. He looked so happy when he talked about his work. He in turn had just as many questions about what I did. He wanted to know how the competitions I entered were run and everything that went along with that. We were still laughing about something when we headed up the stairs to my apartment. He put the key in the lock and discovered that the door was already unlocked. He looked at me questioningly. "I LOCKED it, Tay..right before we left..I'm sure I did..." I said. "Jess are you sure?" he asked. "I thought I did..." I scratched my head and then grinned, "but I was in such a hurry to get in and out of work for some reason, I might have forgotten." He laughed. "Well, we're here now.." he said and opened the door. We went inside and everything seemed to be normal, so I figured I must have forgotten after all. |
| I reached up and ruffled my own hair to shake the sand out of it. "Tay..I have got to take a shower..sand is okay on the beach but, I don't think I want it in the sheets..." I laughed. "Me either.." he replied, then added with a wicked grin, "There's something else I'd like to see in those sheets though.." "Tay... you're insane.." I giggled. "But you better come get in the shower with me, baby.." I wiggled my eyebrows at him. "You have just as much sand all over you as I do. C'mere baby..." I teased and beckoned him with my finger, "Lemme wash that sand right outta your hair." He growled and picked me up and threw me over his shoulder. He kept me there while he ran water for a bath, not a shower, both of us laughing the whole time. It was futile. I had my feet out from underneath me and he had a firm hold on me. I couldn't struggle out of his grasp, and I was laughing to hard to have enough strength to flip out of it. He dunked me in the tub clothes and all. I squealed and splashed him, "Taylor!" was all I could manange, because he was now giving me a mock sexy striptease, and I could barely breathe. I wiped tears from my eyes and sat up in the tub and watched his antics. He was strutting around my little bathroom and turned his back to me, teasingly letting me watch him unbutton his shirt. He had it undone and he flipped it open and drug it down his shoulders and batted his eyelashes at me. I couldn't stand it, I was giggling hysterically. He swung his shirt over his head and then filpped it behind him. Then he wiggled his hips and started to undo his pants and slide them down his hips like one of those male exotic dancers...I couldn't help myself, "Owww you sexy thang.." I exclaimed, still laughing, and jumped out of the tub and helped him finish removing his clothes. He peeled my wet ones off of me, and kissed me hungrily, until I though I would melt. He gave me an intense "C'mon and get it" look and picked me up and cradled me in his arms. He kissed me again and promptly threw me back in the tub. "Tay!" I exclaimed. And tried to splash him, but he was in the tub next to me within seconds. |