Sweet Twenty-first's

The last few days had gone by without any major events between the three friends. No two had been alone together for five minutes without the other one coming in. Occasionally Mark would leave the room to talk on the phone, but he would never leave the other two alone for long. It was almost as if he knew, but wasn’t letting them know that he did. However when the two were alone they would move closer and their hands would close around the other’s. It was only a matter of time before they were caught.

It was the day before Christmas and Kevin had left for the first time.
Mark was getting a shower, and according to the visiting nurse Sami was doing great, and was allowed to walk around the apartment now. Sami couldn’t think of anything better. She was restless and plagued with a strange reoccurring dream. It was at the bar she went to for her birthday, but there was an older man that she didn’t recognize. Every time she had the dream it went a little bit farther. The first time she had the dream she heard his footsteps, the second he was standing in front of her. In her last dream he was trying to choke her. Nothing about the dreams made sense to her. She figured she was just letting her imagination get the best of her mainly because of the lack of anything happening to her.

Sami went to the deck of her apartment. It was not as cold as it should be considering the fact that it was the day before Christmas. She could see the faint traces of her breath in the air as she listened to the water run from the shower when she heard the front door open and close again. She didn’t bother checking to see who it was, she knew it was Kevin. She was glad that he was back. She needed desperately to feel safe, and with Kevin she did. He was one of the few people she truly trusted and felt safe with.

“Hey Sami, what are you doing out there in the cold?” Kevin asked from the living room.

“Just thinking, and I needed some fresh air,” she replied still not looking at him.

“Oh,” he said. Sami could tell he was concerned and that he was coming closer. She turned on the spot to find him standing right in front of her. He looked down at her, searching, trying to find what was bothering her. He moved to stand next to her and put his back against the railing. As he did so he pulled her around so that she was standing in front of him. Pulling her closer he opened his legs so that she could stand between them and be closer. Sami leaned forward, placing her hands on his chest and resting her head right below his chin.

Kevin put his chin on her head and wrapped his arms around her body. He hugged her tightly, pulling her as close as his could to his own body.

“I don’t quite understand where these feelings are coming from, but I need you so bad,” Kevin said loosening his grip on her.

“I need you too Kevin, more than you could ever know,” she responded smiling at his tenderness.

She pulled slightly away so that she could look at him. He began rubbing her back in small circles, absolutely loving the way she felt in his arms. They stood there and looked at each other, until Sami rose up onto her toes and placed a soft kiss on his lips. She went back to standing level as Kevin leaned forward to kiss her again with more passion. He moved his hands to her face, and brushed her cheeks with his thumbs.

Sami opened her mouth for him and he intertwined his tongue with hers. She loved the way he kissed her, his kisses were full of such need and passion. She loved that when she stood this close to him she could smell his cologne, and the faint traces of smoke.

Kevin loved the way Sami opened her mouth to him. He loved the way she always tasted like strawberries and vanilla. He had no idea what he had done to deserve this, but he was quite grateful.

They were both so enveloped with each other that neither of them heard the shower stop, nor did they head the bathroom door open. They didn’t even hear Mark’s footsteps as they made their way across her apartment and stopped at the doorway.

“What the fuck is going on her?” Mark exclaimed.

The two broke apart and looked at Mark. Neither of them knew what to say to him. Mark addressed Kevin again.

“Dude, she is my sister,” he said as if the point he was trying to make was no suddenly so clear.

“Uh.. I caught on to that. Look, I don’t know what to say but that night, when I saw her bleeding I knew I couldn’t waste any more time. I had to tell her how I felt. Life is too short. You know?”

Sami stood watching and waiting, not sure what to say to either of the two men.

“Oh yeah! And how exactly do you feel Kevin? Is she just another rebound girl? A good fuck and a notch in your bedpost,” he said his voice rising with each word.

“No man, I never felt the way I do now about anyone in my life,” Kevin replied hoping that Mark would accept it and let it be.

“Whatever, this is bullshit,” Mark said leaving the doorway. He went into the other room to pick up his stuff and decided that he needed to get out of there. He slammed to front door so hard that Sami jumped.

Kevin was once again alerted to her presence.

He turned to look at her only to see tears lining her eyes. He pulled her closer and hugged her tightly.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered into her ear. He didn’t want to make her cry. That was the last thing that he wanted to do. As he wiped a tear from her eye she whispered.

“It’s not you… its just… what did Mark mean about being a notch in your bedpost?”

Putting his head down he answered. He couldn’t look at her when he told her that, “When I was in school, me and Mark ran the place. I could get any girl I wanted and I did. Me, Mark, and a bunch of the guys made a bet to see who could sleeps with the most girls by the end of our senior year. God, don’t make me say it…”

“No, you don’t have to. I get it. That was the past, you’re not like that anymore, at least I hope your not. I mean, I don’t even know that much about you. I don’t know anything about you, but yet I can’t stop thing about you. I--”

Kevin stopped her babbling with a kiss. He pulled back as she let out a deep breath.

“Sami, I know he is your brother, but I don’t care what he thinks. I love you.”

“Kevin, love? That is quite a strong word… do you really… I mean, I can’t do anything unless I know that you really mean it.

“Sami, let me show you something,” he said. He turned to walk back into the apartment and took her hand leading her back in and into her bedroom. He sat her down on the end of the bed, and stood in front of her.

“Wait here, I’ll be right back,” he said walking into the bathroom. He knew that she had a Jacuzzi tub,

and he was going to make the most of it. He turned the water on and let it fill the tub. He turned on the jets, and lit some of the candles that Sami had around the tub. He walked back into the bedroom. Sami was staring back at him with apprehension and curiosity. She wasn’t quite sure what to expect as he walked closer.

Kevin walked halfway across the room and stopped. He held out his hand to her. Sami stood and walked closer to him and stopped in front of him. He put both of his hands on the bottom of her shirt and pulled up. With a little bit of worry Sami lifted her arms, allowing him to remove her shirt completely. Sami wasn’t wearing anything under her shirt.

God does this girl ever wear a bra he thought to himself not that I’m complaining. He saw the pink rush across her cheeks as he realized that he was staring. He kissed her on the cheeks and whispered something in her ear.

“Trust me.”

Kevin then pulled off his own shirt, and kicked off his boots and socks. Sami pulled off her sweat pants and panties as Kevin pulled of his jeans and boxers. They never blinked, but Sami did notice his semi-erect penis, and Kevin realized that it must have been cold in there. Not wanting her to feel nervous he took her hand and led her to the bathroom.

“Close your eyes,” he said right before they got to the door. Sami complied without a moment of hesitation. Kevin turned around and picked her up with ease. Sami giggled softly at his sudden move, and wrapped her arms around his neck. Kevin carried her through to door and kicked it shut when he was through.

As Kevin leaned over to place her in the tub he told her that she could open her eyes.

“Kevin, you really are the sweetest man that I have ever met,” she said looking around at what he had done for her. As soon as she was situated he climbed in after her. He sat down behind her and leaned against the side of the tub. Sami leaned back so that she was flush against him.

They sat together for what seemed like an eternity. They washed each other slowly and lovingly, but
that was it. Kevin felt the need to prove to her that it wasn’t just about sex, and he did.

When the water began to get cold Kevin climbed out and wrapped a towel around his waist and walked back
to the tub with another one. Sami stood, took the towel from him and wrapped it around her body. Kevin once again lifted her out of the tub, and back into the bedroom. He laid her down on the bed. Sami watched as Kevin walked around to the other side of the bed and climbed in beside her. He laid on his back and pulled Sami closer so that her head rested on his chest.

“What are we going to do about Mark?” she asked.

“Let’s worry about that tomorrow,” he answered.

They both fell into a deep sleep, not even noticing the heavy snow that was now falling outside of her window.