I looked back at Tony and without saying anything I closed the distance between us. I usually was against PDA but I couldn’t help but relish the way Tony’s soft lips molding against mines. We were now standing extremely close to each other—his tall frame against my short one—kissing each other with heated passion. His hands cupped my face then slowly rested on my hips, bringing me closer to him as if there was any space between the two of us. I finally pulled away looking back at Tony with a bashful expression. Tony just smiled at me, which in return made my heart melt. I didn’t want this moment to end, but I knew the comfort of the dark wouldn’t last forever, just like how this moment would soon end.

“I should get going.” I whispered; my face merely centimeters away from his. I could feel his breath mingling with mines as I looked back into his warm eyes.

“I’ll take you.” He offered then kissed the tip of my nose.

I giggled like a school girl. “I won’t argue with that.” I replied then followed him to his car.

Every cell in me wanted to just kiss Tony again, to get lost in the way his lips seemed to promise forever, to feel safe for once. But I didn’t because well, Tony was driving and I didn’t want to be the cause of another accident. I looked out the window thinking back to my last day with Emily.

“Isn’t this much better than staying at home doing nothing?” Emily asked. By now we were eating our ice cream cones and on our way back to the house. Emily got herself a mint chocolate chip ice cream cone while I opted for a strawberry one.

I rolled my eyes at my sister. “You’re right.” I admitted.

“Maybe tomorrow we can even go to the beach.” Emily suggested waggling her eyebrows at me.

I got so excited whenever someone mentioned the beach. I was such a beach bunny that I would spend hours upon hours in the ocean, soaking up the sun.

“Really?!” I asked enthusiastically; my adolescent voice cracking due to my excitement.

“Sure Effie. We’ll see the world together.” She promised.

Just then something from the corner of my eye caught my attention. It was what seemed to be a lost puppy. I was a sucker for animals and furry creatures. Every time I saw a stray animal, I’d give them food or water. I was the kid who wanted a big house filled with animals of every species. Unfortunately, my parents wouldn’t even allow me to have a pet fish, which is why I would swoon over the lost animals that would wander around our neighborhood every now and then.

“No! Em, we need to find that puppy a home.” I practically screamed.

Emily chuckled a bit in response.

“Em, I’m serious. Look at the poor thing! It looks like it’s hurt.” I whined; gesturing to the puppy that was limping.

Emily looked to where I was pointing at. She only glanced away for a second, and in that second there was a car crossing over into our lane. She didn’t have enough time to react, and we ended up crashing into the car. Glass shattered around us as the loud clangs of metal colliding with metal rang through the air. I felt myself jerk forward; my head hitting against the dashboard before I was furiously thrown back into my seat. I shut my eyes tight, closing them while screaming the entire time. I head throbbed and my side we aching from the pieces of glass that were stuck in me. Our car flipped a few times, smashing our metal casket against the hard asphalt. We tumbled until we finally came to a halt. When I glanced over at Emily I thought she was knocked out.

“Emily?” I asked hesitantly. She wasn’t screaming, she wasn’t breathing, she was lifeless.

Her last words were the first thing that went through my mind: “Sure Effie. We’ll see the world together.”

I knew I wanted to cry, I knew that every part of me wanted to let the flood gates spill through my eyes, but I held them back. I didn’t want Tony to worry about me. We arrived in front of my apartment complex not long after that. I sucked back my glum mood and tried to smile.

“You wanna come in?” I asked.

“Are you finally gonna let me take a sneak peek at that tattoo of yours?” He asked jokingly.

“Play your cards right, and you just might.” I answered while shooting him a wink.

I climbed out of his car, grabbing out my keys, and headed towards the stairs that led up to the front entrance. Tony was with me every step of the way, his hand holding mines. I felt a blush ignite on my cheeks as I unlocked front door to my complex then headed up the stairs. We finally reached my apartment and I opened the door, allowing Tony to walk in.

“Want anything to drink?” I asked as I placed my purse on the kitchen counter.

“Nah, I’m good.” He answered then wandered to the small living area.

“You must be a vampire.” Tony joked as he gestured to my black curtains.

“It helps keep the sunlight out.” I explained.

“Vampire.” Tony muttered as I took a seat on my couch. Tony was still standing in the middle of the loft.

“Please sit down or something, you’re making me uncomfortable.” I commented.

“I’m just observing your living area.” Tony replied.

“Really?” I asked skeptically. “What have your observations concluded Professor Tony?” I asked sarcastically.

“You have no pictures around the place.” Tony noted.

“So?”

“Well, most people have pictures of family and friends and whatnot, but you don’t have any.” He answered.

“It’s because I’m a vampire.” I joked, trying to steer him away from, yet another psychological analysis.

Tony picked up on my unspoken hint and sat next to me, his leg brushing up against mines. It looked like he was about to say something, but instead I kissed him, silencing his voice. Tony responded by pulling me on his lap, allowing me to straddle his legs and giving me a better angle to kiss him. His hands traveled up and down my sides before resting on my hips. Our tongues collided together, struggling for dominance until I finally let him take control. I let my hands run through his hair as Tony began to trail kisses alongside my jaw line and neck.

“Tony…” I moaned as I felt him grow hard beneath me.

His hands went under my shirt, caressing my boobs while his lips made their back to mines. I tugged at his hair, earning a groan from his lips. There was a hunger that grew within me, begging me to shed every material barrier so I could feel the pleasure of skin against skin. Tony—as if I he were reading my mind—pulled my shirt over my head and began to attack my neck; his teeth grazing my neck which made me moan. I felt him stop kissing me, and for a second I was afraid that he didn’t want what I wanted. When I looked down at him I saw his eyes glued to the large tattoo that ran down my side.

“That’s quite a beautiful design you got there.” Tony said softly as he began to trace my tattoo; his fingers lightly tracing the design, eliciting a trail of goose bumps to follow his touch.

I brought my face back down to his, and instead of kissing him in a sense of fire being ignited to gasoline, I took my time. Our kisses were slow. There wasn’t any rush, even though all I wanted to do was be with Tony in the most intimate way possible. We stayed like that until I pulled his shirt over his head. I knew he had tattoos, but I didn’t realize he was completely covered. There was no trace of blank skin when I stared at his chest. I bit my bottom lip as I looked at Tony’s bare chest. My first instinct was to trace the intricate ink work on him. Tony closed his eyes as I let my finger tips graze his chest, earning a groan from him. I felt him grow harder beneath me; he was practically throbbing by now. I moved my hips just slightly and Tony’s eyes flew open. There was nothing but rabid lust in his eyes, and this time we didn’t take our time.

Tony flipped me onto my back as he hovered above me. I struggled with his belt buckle before successfully removing the belt. Tony tugged off my pants quite quickly as I tried to unbutton his pants just as quickly. We tossed our clothes to the side until all we were left in was our underwear.

“You sure?” Tony asked, allowing me to say no if I wanted to. But the thing is that I didn’t want this to stop. I didn’t say anything. Instead, I pulled his back down to mines and kissed him deeply.

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The next morning—or rather that afternoon—I woke up with Tony’s arms wrapped snuggly around my waist. Last night was a dream filled with tender touches and sweet kisses. I’ve had great sex before, but last night was by far the best I ever had. I didn’t want to move so I just allowed myself to try and go back to sleep. It was then I realized that we hadn’t used a condom, and a small part of me panicked a bit but then I remembered I was birth control.

Thank fuck. I thought to myself.

“Morning.” I heard Tony say groggily.

“Morning.” I replied then turned around to face him. He looked utterly adorable as I gazed at him. He looked tired, but at the same time sexy. It was then I felt afraid because I could feel myself getting attached to him, and I didn't want that to happen.

Notes

Woooo!! Got some smut up in here, well not really since I decided to skip the specifics haha. Well the 3rd marks my 20th birthday so I may take a while to write anything after @lostinthemusic. But once the 4th rolls around I should be sober enough to pump out a chapter lol.

@lostinthemusic I hope I gave you a decent spot to continue writint (:

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