I'd known Helen for over a year, and from the first time I set eyes on her I couldn't get her out of my mind. It wasn't surprising since by anyone's standards she was an eye-catcher. Long, shiny, blonde hair, deep blue eyes, and the tight jeans she wore always showed off her gorgeous bottom at its best. With her waif like figure I'm sure she could have been a model if she had wanted. Luckily for me, however, she chose college instead.
Despite the fact she was the principle object of desire for most of the boys on our course, nobody ever got anywhere with her. This was partly due to the way she didn't socialise with the rest of us. She was by far the best student in the class, and while everyone else would spend their free periods messing about in the pool room, she'd be in the library doing extra work. From time to time someone would try to chat her up, but they would never have any luck. She didn't show much interest in boys. To be honest, I didn't think anyone stood a chance with her. Anyone except for me that is. Deep down I always knew Helen was my destiny.
My big breakthrough came at one of our college parties. It was only a week after my 18th birthday, and several days of heavy drinking had taken it's toll. While everyone else was enjoying themselves, I was propped up against a wall feeling ever so slightly queasy. It was almost by accident that I ended up talking to Helen for most of the night. Like me, she didn't seem to be enjoying herself too much and we gravitated to one another because neither of us was in a dancing mood. Initially the conversation revolved around Physics, like it always did with Helen. That didn't bother me because I knew I'd have to start somewhere. With a bit of luck this would be the first step towards getting into her pants. Even if it wasn't, at least I had finally got to grips with complexities of the Doppler Effect.
We decided to leave early and shared a taxi home. When we got back to her place Helen got out, said goodnight, then suddenly turned round to say something else. For a moment I was sure she was going to make a move on me, but before she did she paused and clearly had second thoughts.
"If you're not in class tomorrow you can borrow my notes, if you want." She said it with the kind of hesitancy that you don't normally associate with a polite enquiry. I knew I'd have to make my move then and there. If I didn't strike now I might not get another chance, never mind a better one.
"Helen?" I said, as I squeezed out of the taxi door she was carelessly closing behind her.
"Yes?"
I couldn't think of anything else to say, so plucking up as much courage as I could, I clumsily lunged forward to kiss her. Not knowing what to expect, I latched on to her lips with the sole intention of hanging onto them for as long as possible. Nothing happened. No slap in the face. No rampant groping as Helen finally realised I was the only man for her. It was quite disappointing really. I was left with no choice other than to disengage from her face and find out exactly what was going on.
As I moved away I was relived to see she that she seemed happy. Very happy in fact. A look of spaced-out joy had spread across her face, although for the life of me I don't know why. Even if it was her first kiss, I'd have to say it wasn't up to much. I was in that awful 'shall I use tongues?' predicament, which rather detracted from the passion a little, and Helen had spent the whole encounter giving less response than a dead fish. Not that I cared in the slightest. The only thing that mattered to me was that, finally, I was making progress. Suddenly the possibility of fucking Helen seemed real.
Over the next few days we saw a lot of each other. The more time we spent together, the more desperate I was to have her. To my relief I didn't have to wait long. It was a Tuesday morning and our classes had finished early. At one time this would have been an open invitation to waste a day playing 9-ball, however, this time I was off to the library instead. Just as I was about to enter the revolving doors into the college library I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was Helen.
"You can come round my place to do your work, if you like." Again, for such an innocent statement she sounded incredibly nervous saying it. I hoped for all I was worth that she had a hidden agenda.