He had loved her for a while now. Or maybe from the moment he first heard her voice, so high and pure, like a siren. And soon after he had gotten to know her, they were in the same scene after all and both singers, both in their twenties. It felt like they each had a gravity that pulled them closer, and now they'd gotten so close they circled each other in diminishing circles like twin stars. They had even had joint performances, singing together was like a slow foreplay. He was getting really infatuated.
He hoped the feeling was mutual, and at times he was sure it was, when she looked at his eyes up close and sang about love he was so sure. When they got backstage he got more uncertain, he couldn't believe someone so perfect would be interested in him.
It was November, and after one party he offered to walk her to her hotel. It was unusual that she was leaving alone and as the hotel wasn't far she accepted his offer instead of trying to get a cab. He helped her coat on, his heart thumping as she smiled and their eyes met.
They walked the empty, dark streets slowly, it was windy and he lifted his collars up against the wind. They didn't talk much, but smiled every once in a while, and the walk was all too short for him.
They stopped in the front of her hotel, and she looked so cold he reached out and pulled her into his arms. He hadn't thought further, he had thought of warming her up, but she reached to kiss him.
Her lips were soft and she was gentle. She was about the same height as him so it was easy to kiss, and he responded to her, his arms around her. She sucked on his lower lip gently and he felt want flooding through him, and he thought, could this be?
She broke the kiss but looked at him closely, and with a small smile she asked if he wanted to come upstairs.
And he did.
They got into her room, took off their coats and shoes, spread them to dry. There was a radiator next to the bed and he sat on the bed, warming his hands on it. She sat beside him, doing the same, and he smiled at her, at her thigh pressed against his.
"New York winters," she said and rolled her eyes. "Why aren't we in California?"
He shrugged and smiled, happy she had said "we", tried to imagine her under the sun, maybe in a dress. Short dress.
She warmed up for a minute, then leaned backwards, he could feel her body moving. His throat was suddenly dry, he was uncertain of what to do, how to proceed. He was fairly certain she intended to make love with him, and he wasn't inexperienced, but this was so important. She was so important.
"Won't you sing me something, Billy?" she asked.
He turned towards her. She was smiling and he went through songs in his head, but none of them seemed to fit. He grabbed her guitar anyway and sang her a love song. He made it gentle, wistful, he wasn't sure this was going to pay off but he had to make his move now. If this would pass without them making love they never would, he just knew it. So he sang it nicely and looked at her, and she returned his gaze and he thought her eyes grew darker. He wasn't sure because it was so dusky, only light coming from a small bedside lamp that left her face in the shadows.
He let the music die out and looked at her, it was her move now. He stood up to put the guitar away.
She stood up as well and stepped to him. He wrapped his arms around her, looking at her, he was serious now. She kissed him again, and now she was more insistent, she let her tongue touch his. He let his hands slide slowly on her back, stopping on her hips, not daring to touch her buttocks. She pressed closer, and he thought she must know he was getting hard.
"Do you want me?" she asked, a little huskily.
"I do," he said. "So much."
His voice was husky and low. She pressed closer and slid her hands under his shirt, he shivered to feel her long, warm fingers on his skin. He had dreamed about this and it was every bit as sensual as he had hoped it would be. He dared to return the gesture, he searched for the hem of her shirt and touched her skin, her wonderful, smooth, soft skin, so undeniably feminine. She kissed him with more heat and he responded, bouncing off her so easily, she was making him so aroused now.
He moved her towards the bed, laid her down on it, and she looked at him with dark eyes as he looked at her. He was prepped up on one elbow and his other hand was still under her shirt, touching her stomach now. Her skin was so perfect, peachy and warm, flawless. He loved the way it felt under his palm, how he could feel her breathing.
"Do you want me?" he asked. She pulled him down to kiss her, and he did, carefully and at length, letting the tension grow.
"I do," she whispered. "So much."
He made a small sound and kissed her neck, she stretched it to allow him better access. He traced his lips on her amazing skin and breathed on it, making her sigh. He slid his hand higher under her shirt, found the edge of the bra, but now she stopped his hand, touching his arm.
"Do you want to touch my breasts?" she asked.
"I want to touch your everything," he whispered and kissed her neck again.
"But I," she said, somehow bashful. "My breasts are so small."
Ah, now this he could understand. He had learned early on that girls tended to have some sort of cute insecurities about their bodies, they mostly thought they were too much or too little. It was difficult to grasp why when they were so perfect, but he knew it had to be taken seriously.
"But they're yours," he said. "I bet they're just perfect."
She giggled a little, still embarrassed.
"Well I can not touch them if you don't want me to," he said earnestly and lifted his head to look at her. "But I would really want to. I'm not that into big breasts anyway."