I meet you at your car and immediately we embrace into a kiss; so much for proceeding with caution. I assist you in carrying your things into the house. We set it all down in my room even though there is a guest room. We know we will be sleeping entwined tonight.

The night is passing seamlessly. You seem to stay attached to me and me to you. I decide to make a pitcher of tea for us. “Hey Ash, how much sugar do you like in it?”

“Oh just a cup should be about enough.” I scoop one cup. And before she can get her next sentence out, I am scooping a quarter of a cup. “Oh and add a little – AWE!” You exclaim. I look at you with a smile. I know you well enough. “Come here!” you say to me as you face me in your chair at the dining table.

I walk to you slowly. “Why am I coming here?” I ask even though I am already walking towards you.

“Because that was amazing” You say with a smile on your face. When I get close enough, you pull me into you, embracing my lips with yours. I tangle my fingers into your hair and smile into the kiss.

Upon pulling away, I make the pun “So was that” in response to your previous statement. Behind me I hear footsteps.

“Hi, Mr. Carlin” You say to my father as we bust into laughing. I think keeping this a secret just went out the window. I turn my attention to the tea and we can’t stop laughing. Still, my dad doesn’t comment. He knows not to. To him, no comment is required.

We continue on with our night. We smoke cigarettes, fill our lungs with smoke, and watch movies and television all night. It is getting late though, and my eyelids are getting heavier and harder to hold up. So finally we drag ourselves to bed. You change into a baggy shirt and remove your pants and crawl into bed next to me.

I curl my body around the back of yours, holding you close and tight. I decide it is best to not pressure you into sex. You have a new found rule of celibacy and what kind of friend would I be to ruin that?