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Moving In – Part 9

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“So, Seth… who’s Lauren?”

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Well… I guess Dani picked up on it… so how do I want to play this? I definitely need to tell Dani about Lauren, but how much detail do I go into? I don’t want to tell her everything, at least not right away – that might affect how she feels about me – which is the last thing that I want. Of course, I’m going to be honest with her, but is leaving a few details out really the worst thing for her? And especially for me? I mean, does she really need to know that Lauren snuck into my room last Sunday and blew me… yeah, probably not. Maybe it’ll be enough to tell Dani that Lauren and I have been flirting all week? Maybe I should tell her that we kissed – that way she knows that we’ve been intimate in some way? If I don’t tell her the whole truth, there’s no way it could come back and bite me in the ass, is there?

At some point, I’ll need to talk to Lauren about Dani too… But I don’t really know what to tell her that Dani and I are. Am I going to have a chance to talk to Lauren this weekend about Dani? Is she going to be mad that I’m having a girl (even if she is my ‘best friend’) staying in my room (and bed) this weekend? We never really talked about exclusivity… we just said we were being ‘spontaneous’ with each other this summer… so could she even be upset? I wonder how Lauren is going to act around me when Dani is there… should I be nervous that Lauren might try something?

I guess everything just depends on what Dani and I are… which won’t be figured out until after we finally have our talk… We need to figure out a bunch of stuff. Mostly… what our feelings are, what we want to be, what that means, and what that looks like for the future… ya know the easy stuff. Once I figure that out, then I can deal with what that means with Lauren…

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“Lauren is just a girl that lives up the street… Our families met and kind of hit it off at the neighborhood party last Saturday.” I say, noncommittally, “I’ll tell you all about Lauren after we talk. Deal?”

“Fine.” Dani said shortly, as she pulled her hand away from mine.

With Dani now either mad at me or faking being mad at me, I showed her around the rest of the house. First the dining room, garage, laundry room, and my dad’s office, then headed toward the back of the house to the kitchen and living room. As we were in the kitchen and about to head out on the deck, I stopped and asked Dani, “Do you want anything to drink? I was going grab a cooler, so we don’t have to come back up to grab stuff if we get thirsty or hungry...” She didn’t answer or look at me, and now I could tell she was feigning the anger and annoyance.

The fact that she didn’t look at me was a dead give-away… every time she was ‘mad’ at me, when she looked at me, she was never able to keep a straight face. If I push a little bit, I know I could get her to break a smile.

So that I didn’t have to come back up later, I grabbed a few drinks from the fridge and threw them into the small cooler that my parents kept in the pantry. I grabbed some small things to snack on too, since the line between hungry and hangry was thin with Dani.

As I finished packing the cooler, I held it in my left hand. With my right, I opened the door to the deck, and without pausing, grabbed Dani’s left hand and interlocked our fingers. I knew she loves holding hands this way, so as we walked toward the stairs heading to the pool, I raised her hand to my lips and kissed the back side of her hand. As I pulled away, I looked at Dani’s face, and her feigned anger turned to blushing and a small smile crept across her face. She tried to look away from me, but I caught a smile as she turned.

She tried to hide it, but I got her with that move…

I ‘showed’ her around the pool area, never dropping her hand. There isn’t a ton to show, but she pretended to be interested in everything around the pool and our backyard.

We both wanted the same thing – to finally have this conversation about us.

We got to the end of the dock, I set down the cooler and towels, taking a deep breath and sighing as I stood back up. Dani walked toward the end of the dock, and stood looking out at the water, I ran back to the shore and grabbed two beach chairs out of the shed. I set them up right next to each other and facing the water – I turned them slightly toward each other, so we could see each other and talk to more easily.

It was a beautiful day – high-eighties with a slight breeze coming off the water. I was excited to spend this perfect day near the water, but I was especially excited to spend it with Dani.

We took our seats in the chairs, I was on the left while Dani sat to my right. As we settled into the chairs, both of us took a deep breath after the eventful morning we shared. I turned my head to look at her, but she was looking down at the water to her right, deep in thought with a stoic look on her face.

I reached my hand out and placed it on top of hers, giving it a gentle squeeze before saying, “Hey Dani, are you okay? What’s on your mind?”

I wanted to make sure my best friend was okay… I know a lot of the things we did this morning were a big step for me, so I can imagine they were an equally big step for her. Everything that happened definitely gave me some things to think about when it came to Dani…

Her eyes met mine and a smile crept across her face. Dani said softly, “A lot, but I’m just glad I’m here with you…”

“I’m glad you’re here too, D. Not being able to see you every day has… let’s just say, been an adjustment for me.” I replied.

“Has that been the only thing you’re adjusting to this last week?”

I’m not sure what she means by that… did she notice a change in me? Or is she talking about my feelings toward her? Or something else?

“What do you mean?” I asked, still looking at her.

“Well…” Dani paused, and looked down before looking back toward me, “You know, you moving away has brought up some feelings that I have apparently had about you.”

“What feelings are those?” I asked, turning toward her in my chair, dropping my hand from contact with hers.

I wanted to hear her say it.

Dani paused, looked back out at the water, and took a few deep breaths before continuing, “I just want you in my life Seth…”

“Done. I told you… I will always be here. But what do you mean by that? In what way do you want me in your life right now?”

Dani hesitated, she looked like she was about to say something, but nothing came out of her mouth. She just kept looking out at the water.

I hate that awkward silence… I feel like it never ends well.

I waited a few moments to see if she would respond. Wanting to keep the conversation moving, and wanting to end the silence, I took a deep breath and asked, “What do you think about what happened earlier between us?”

I looked at Dani, even though she wasn’t looking at me, I could tell she was blushing a little bit. I reached over to hold her hand, again giving her a gentle squeeze.

Dani shyly responded, “Which part?”

“All of it…”

I was trying not to make Dani uncomfortable by just staring at her, but as I said ‘All of it…’ I made eye contact with her and smiled. She didn’t say anything right away, but she was blushing and looking down – she seemed to be thinking. This time I didn’t say anything else – I wanted her to answer the question; ‘what do you think about what happened earlier?’

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I guess an important thing to figure out is what I thought about what happened earlier between us… Well, in general, I would say that I loved it. The obvious sexual tension between us was exciting – the build up from flirting with her all week and seeing her partially naked in the pictures, all came rushing back in those moments. Being able to see Dani so exposed – knowing that she is comfortable enough with me to show me everything – and really being comfortable exposing myself to her, was amazing. I’ve said it before, but we’re great when we’re together – I’m able to be myself when I’m around her. What happened in my room… was so exciting, so nerve-racking, so intimate, that I can’t get it out of my head.

Do I want things to continue with Dani? Absolutely. If she pushed forward and hadn’t broken our kiss earlier, I would have wanted to keep escalating things. I don’t know how far I would have taken things, or even if I would have been able to stop… but when it comes to Dani, I need to be smart and not let little-Seth take over. I need to be able to keep using my head – there is more at stake than there is with Lauren. It’s not just ‘fun’ – Dani is one of the most important people in my life. All I know is that I love her – she is an amazing person and is my best friend – the most important thing is making sure we stay in each other’s lives, and that no one gets hurt.

But what I don’t know, is what I want overall – Dani or Lauren. I don’t know that I would really have to choose between them, and if I did, I have no idea how I would choose. Dani is the girl that I know so well – I’ve been crushing on her for years. Then Lauren… Lauren is the girl that I feel like could push me out of my shell and help me learn to be more adventurous.

I hope to God that it doesn’t come to the point where I would have to choose…

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As we sat, holding hands on the dock, I was waiting for Dani’s response. The cool breeze came off the water, giving us a nice reprieve from the heat of the early afternoon. I didn’t know what she was thinking, but I wanted to let her know I was still here and not going anywhere – so I let Dani process the events of this morning and process my question as I held her hand. Dani looked like she was about to speak, so I gave her hand a gentle squeeze and smiled as I looked into her eyes.

“I…” Dani paused, “I think… this morning was… exhilarating…” she said as she trailed off, “I’ve never felt so close to someone before, and I realized some things…”

She took a deep breath as she continued, “I love being around you… and being close to you… and seeing you naked… and you seeing me naked… all of that was amazing this morning.”

Why do I feel like there is a ‘but’ coming… either way I need to let her talk and get all her thoughts out.

I smiled at Dani as I interlocked her hand in mine. She looked like she had more to say, so I didn’t say anything.

“I was worried that being around you after being so flirty and sending you those pictures of me, that things would be weird between us – that you we would act differently or that you would look at me differently – but I didn’t feel any different around you. I just feel comfortable when we’re together, no matter what we’re doing – sitting on the toilet while you shower, and even taking off my clothes in front of you.” Dani said as she took another deep breath.

“I wasn’t planning on being so forward and I definitely wasn’t planning to strip completely naked and show you… all of me. But after you gave me a hug while you were naked and, in the shower, just because I said I needed a hug, and you were comfortable enough with me to do that… I think that made me realize that with you, I should be able to give into those thoughts and feelings that I have for you and not be afraid of what happens.”

Dani took a breath, looked into my eyes, gave my hand a gentle squeeze, and smiled. I smiled back at her, thinking about how I wanted to respond to the brunette.

“That was definitely more than I was expecting from my question.” I paused, “So thank you for being honest with me. I really just wanted to see if you enjoyed it as much as I did…”

Dani blushed at this, but didn’t say anything… I guess it was my turn to talk.

“I was worried too… I didn’t want the distance between us to affect our friendship. I thought that when I left, you and the rest of the group would just forget I ever existed and move on with your lives. I mean, I’ve texted Billy and Jason a few times outside of the group chat… and haven’t really heard back from them this week. What if that happened with you? That would probably break me D…”

I paused and took a deep breath, looking out at the water… I wanted to make sure Dani knew how I felt, but how much do I need to bear my soul to her?

“Did you know…” I paused again. Do I really want to tell her this right now? “That I… have had a crush on you… for years.”

There. I said it… now what?

“I never really knew how to tell you…” I said as I trailed off at the end, taking a breath. I could feel myself getting emotional, but I needed to finish and finally get this off my chest.

“I’ve had a crush on you since Middle school – damn that feels weird actually saying out loud… So, when I first joined the group, I didn’t want to mess with that and cause drama, so I waited. And then we became close friends so quickly, that I didn’t want to throw that friendship away for feelings that I wasn’t sure of, and feelings that I didn’t think you had for me.”

I turned my head toward Dani, looking at her beautiful blue eyes, before continuing, “But that was years ago, the most important thing to me was to keep you in my life, so I just pushed my feelings down deep and concentrated on being the best friend possible. But after you started flirting with me and told me that you had some feelings about me too, I started to let my feelings come back to the surface. By the way, you’ve never told me what exactly your feelings are…” I said trailing off, leaving a place for Dani to tell me her feelings.

After a few moments of waiting for Dani to interject, I continued, “I can be myself around you, and it doesn’t matter what that looks like, because you accept me for who I am… So, I’m comfortable around you – comfortable enough to strip down and show you my dick – but also comfortable enough to tell you that I have a crush on you Dani…”

Dani didn’t say anything right away, but I could see her smiling and processing everything I just word-vomited to her.

Was that too much to tell her? Did I explain my feelings well enough? Did I need to go into why I never told her?

Dani looked up at me, smiling and blushing, but looked hesitant as to how to respond.

Trying to ease the awkwardness and silence, I said, “I’m sorry for just coming out and telling you like this… but I figured after this morning, it’s better late than never.”

Dani quickly responded “No… don’t be sorry. I’m glad you told me… I’m just trying to figure out how to express everything going through my head.”

As she was thinking, I got up from my chair, and moved to the edge of the dock. I sat down on the edge, with my legs hanging over. I leaned back with my arms supporting me, I looked back over to Dani and said, “Okay, it’s all good. Take your time D… I’m not going anywhere.”

I get the irony of saying ‘I’m not going anywhere’ as I get up and move away… but I felt like I needed to give her space.

After a few moments of thinking, Dani stood, pushing herself out of her chair as well and came to sit next to me, legs hanging off the edge of the dock. She was sitting on my left, so she looked at me to her right, smiled, and finally looked out toward the water. She took a few breaths, before finally speaking, “Did you know… that you were the first person that I told when I got into Suffolk… not my mom, not Stacey or Brittany, it was you. Somehow, I wanted to tell you before anyone else. I talk to my mom and tell her about everything – she knows about the time I hooked up with Steve Rainey and when he came as soon as I took his pants off, she knows about that time Britt and I made out, and yes, she knows about the nudes that I sent you this week. For me to want to tell you something before I tell her, is wild to me, and something that I never thought would happen. You’re the first person I want to text in the morning, and the last person I want to be talking to at night…”

Dani took a breath.

Before you ask… Suffolk is the college that Dani is going to, it’s a few states away from here, probably a 10-hour drive. I know… its so far! Stacey and Brittany are two of Dani’s best girlfriends, I was always under the impression they were her best friends, but Dani never really said who her ‘best friends’ were.

“I think that you and I are soulmates… in one way or another, we are connected. Before you get grossed out by that and jump off the dock; think about every time we’re together, both of us can be one hundred percent comfortable… that’s fucking rare.”

Dani paused, before continuing.

“When we kissed, I felt a deep connection and a pure intimacy with you, a feeling that I’ve only had earlier today. And yes, I know that we have a connection, but that’s always been a connection outside of anything physical… So, when we kissed and that connection moved to the physical, the feeling multiplied. That’s something that I haven’t felt with any of the people that I’ve kissed or even the people that I’ve had sex with before. It kind of caught me off guard, that’s why I sort of ran away after our kiss…”

Hmmmm that makes sense… I guess I felt different too. Like I said, kissing Dani was different than kissing Lauren – and I guess she feels the same way.

“Thinking back now… it kind of makes me wonder if that feeling would extend to other things. Like, would having sex with you feel different than it normally does? Is our connection some sort of pleasure multiplier? Does that even make any sense?” Dani said as she trailed off.

I didn’t respond right away, I wanted to see if she would keep going and tell me what she really wanted…

“Does that really freak you out Seth? I’m sorry for dumping that all out on you… can we go back to normal please?”

I took a second to think, then responded “It doesn’t freak me out… I told you; I’m not going anywhere and you can’t get rid of me that easily.” I paused, “But, what do you want Dani? Is that what you want for us… to just go back to ‘normal’? What does that ‘normal’ look like for you?” On each ‘normal’ I did the air-quote gestures to make she understood what I was saying.

What is ‘normal’ for us? At this point, we’ve kissed and flirted ourselves into a place where I don’t think I could see her without thinking of the things that have happened over the last week… the flirting, the pictures, the hand holding, the nakedness, the kiss. Would we ever be able to go back to just purely platonic friends? I like to think that I could… but that’s always harder than you think – to remove any sexual feelings toward someone, especially when you’ve had feelings toward them for a while now.

She sighed and paused before starting “I… I don’t know what I want… I think…” She trailed off at the end.

“Don’t think so much, what do you want, right now? Is there something that you want for us?”

I want her to be able to tell me what she wants, especially when it comes to her and I.

“Honestly…” she said, “I want to kiss you again. I can’t get that kiss out of my head…”

Ohhh shit, she actually said what she wants! I mean, same… I would love to kiss her again. Although, it’s her turn to initiate this kiss…

“So, what are you waiting for Dani?”

I took her right hand in my left and turned my body slightly to face her, waiting on her to make the first move. She looked back at me with a nervous smile. She leaned her body toward mine, turning her head to mine.

Our lips met for the second time today, sending goosebumps throughout my body.

Maybe Dani is right… we do have some sort of connection. Even though it’s so cringy to say, every time I kiss her, I feel sparks between us…

At first, our kiss is tame and timid. Even though we kissed earlier that day, we were still feeling each other out.

After a few moments, I feel Dani getting more passionate – she starts to move her head and begins to moan ever so slightly. With my right hand, I reached up to cup her face, pulling her into me and deepening the kiss even more. Our tongues began to explore each other’s mouths as we became more comfortable with this newfound development in our friendship.

Finally, Dani went all-in to our kiss. She breaks contact momentarily, before swinging her left leg over my body, so she is straddling me, now sitting face-to-face on top of me. We were still sitting on the edge of the dock, but as she took control and climbed on top of me, I moved back a few inches so she wouldn’t fall into the water below.

Now on top of me, Dani grabbed both sides of my head, and pulled my face back into her. My arms moved from resting at my side, to holding her hips. Slowly but surely, the kiss became more and more passionate. Dani moved her hands from holding my face, to running her hands through my hair as we kissed. I moved my hands from her hips to her lower back – rubbing and caressing around the top of her bikini.

Because Dani is sitting on my lap, in a bikini, sucking face with me… as you can imagine, my dick is hard. At some point, in the last few minutes, she started slowly moving her hips around – grinding against me and in turn making my dick even harder.

As she kept moving her hips and as I continued to rub her back, my hands shifted – one had moved to her right side, right on the side of her bikini top, and the other moved to her ass, very nearly slipping underneath her bottoms. Dani bit my lip, almost as if she was giving me the go-ahead to do something.

What was she trying to tell me to do? My right hand is inches away from her boobs, and my left hand was inches away from her ass.

I chose the less-risky option. As she continued to move her hips, I slowly moved my left hand over, and eventually under her bikini bottoms. She doesn’t stop me, in fact, as I start squeezing and massaging her ass, she starts to moan and move her hips faster.

Dani’s ass was amazing… it was firm and muscular, but also had a bit of a jiggle to it. I wanted to test something, I moved my left hand from under her bikini bottoms, moving it a few inches from her ass. With a quick movement, my left hand returned to her skin, smacking her ass, making a ‘thwap’ sound. As my hand connected with her skin, she paused the kiss, removing her mouth from mine.

Oh fuck… did I go too far? Did she not like that?

Her eyes went from surprised, to a more passionate look – she softly said “Harder, smack my ass harder Seth!” before returning her mouth to mine, biting my lower lip, both of us now even more aroused.

Following her directions, my left hand made contact with her ass a few more times, each time making a sharp sound and eliciting a moan from her lips.

My God I’m so lucky… Dani’s body is amazing. It’s different than Lauren’s… but still amazing. Both of these sexy girls are into me… there’s no way I can let either one go.

Emboldened by my latest move, I start to move my right hand to try and work under her top, I want to move slowly and not freak Dani out. My hand rests on her side, inches from her boob. One finger at a time, I move under the strap. Once I have my hand on her skin, and she hasn’t stopped me, I begin to move toward her boob.

My thumb and pointer finger begin to explore and feel the soft flesh, I hear a female voice call from the end of the dock to our left. The voice says, “Looks like you guys got the party started without me!”

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Thanks for reading! Hopefully everyone is enjoying how the story is coming together as much as I am! How do we feel about the Seth and Dani dynamic so far? Who interrupted Seth and Dani?

This part ended up being longer than the parts normally are, but I felt like everything here needed to happen. If you couldn’t tell, I love the little details that make all the character’s (Seth/Dani/Lauren/Sam) dynamics so interesting! So, I didn’t want to cut out a lot of the important details about the developing relationship between Seth and Dani. Depending on what Reddit makes me do, this may have to be broken up into two parts.

The next part is only about half-way done. So, it may not be ready before the end of next week – tentatively, I will plan to post it next Friday, January 12th! If that changes, I will post an update on my profile, so make sure you’re following to get the updates.

As always, please let me know if you have any feedback (good or bad) on this part.

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