us at the airstrip and I smiled when he got out of the car with us. I knew he was testing me and how I was going to respond to him, but what he didn’t know is how many male friends I had that were exactly like him: lovable flirts who were fun, funny and harmless. He held his arms open wide and said, “Come on, give us a hug goodbye.”
I smiled at the surprise in his eyes when I didn’t hesitate at all. I stepped into his arms, kissed him on the cheek and hugged him tight, “We’ll see you soon. Thanks for everything Carlos.”
He stuttered slightly as he tried to recover, “Umm, you’re, you’re welcome, Sarah,” then he grinned a goofy Carlos grin at Matt . “Dude, you have seriously hit the jackpot.”
Matt just smiled and pulled me into his arms . “Don’t I know it,” he said as he leaned down to kiss me.
We made it to Peru that night, and I happily spent another mostly sleepless night (I most definitely could get used to this) in a small inn with him. He woke at dawn, and woke me by gently, then more urgently kissing my lips. When he pulled back I was just staring at him. “What?” he laughed.
“ You really need to stop doing that or I’m not going to be able to function anymore,” I said as I started to climb out bed, but he stopped me, gathered me in to his arms, said , “Never , ” and was kissing me again. This time when he stopped, I just smiled, shook my head and said “Okay, okay, you win.”
“ Good,” he said.
We strolled hand in hand the few blocks to the river smiling and just enjoying each other, when his faced turned serious, “Wait here a moment please,” he said. He turned and I watched him walk over to a young boy near the river. I listened as, of course, he spoke perfect fluent Spanish to him. He took out a wad of money, pointed to me and then pointed down the river. Even though I didn’t know what he was saying, I could get figure it out ; he needed a boat to take us down the river. He was back at my side a moment later, holding me close as we waited for the boat. I leaned my head on his chest, and realized again, that, without a doubt, this was where I belonged.
“ What are you thinking right now,” he asked.
I smiled and said, “How perfect this feels.”
He sighed and said, “That’s what I was thinking too.” A nd I once again wondered if he could read my mind. I decided to test that out and began thinking of the last shower we took together. Suddenly he moaned and pulled closer to him. I looked up at him.
“ You CAN read my mind,” I said.
“ Not really,” he smiled, “it’s more that I can FEEL what you’re feeling, and you must have been thinking of something… um … very erotic because I could feel you responding that way,” he sighed.
“ Oh,” I said a s I quickly turned back around . I didn’t want him to see me blush, again. A few minutes later the boat arrived, pulling up silently to the dock. Matthew grabbed the one bag he had brought from the hotel.
“ Won’t we need our clothes or anything?” I asked.
“ No,” he said, “we won’t be gone that long.” He held my hand as we climbed onto the boat then pulled me down to the seat, between his legs, so I could lean back against his chest. We peacefully floated down the river, enjoying the abundant wildlife while he rubbed my shoulders. I decided to be honest with him and voice some of my fears.
“ Will I … I mean, if we’re successful … will I be any different? I’m not talking about physically. I mean my personality, my feelings, my emotions. Will it change me? Will I still be me?”
He had been rubbing my shoulders and I felt him hesitate for a second. He leaned down so his cheek met mine. “I think you’ll be the same , Sarah. But, truthfully I can’t say for sure. I haven’t known anyone before they were turned. I know I feel like I’m the same. I’m pretty sure Carlos was the same lovable,
I smiled at the surprise in his eyes when I didn’t hesitate at all. I stepped into his arms, kissed him on the cheek and hugged him tight, “We’ll see you soon. Thanks for everything Carlos.”
He stuttered slightly as he tried to recover, “Umm, you’re, you’re welcome, Sarah,” then he grinned a goofy Carlos grin at Matt . “Dude, you have seriously hit the jackpot.”
Matt just smiled and pulled me into his arms . “Don’t I know it,” he said as he leaned down to kiss me.
We made it to Peru that night, and I happily spent another mostly sleepless night (I most definitely could get used to this) in a small inn with him. He woke at dawn, and woke me by gently, then more urgently kissing my lips. When he pulled back I was just staring at him. “What?” he laughed.
“ You really need to stop doing that or I’m not going to be able to function anymore,” I said as I started to climb out bed, but he stopped me, gathered me in to his arms, said , “Never , ” and was kissing me again. This time when he stopped, I just smiled, shook my head and said “Okay, okay, you win.”
“ Good,” he said.
We strolled hand in hand the few blocks to the river smiling and just enjoying each other, when his faced turned serious, “Wait here a moment please,” he said. He turned and I watched him walk over to a young boy near the river. I listened as, of course, he spoke perfect fluent Spanish to him. He took out a wad of money, pointed to me and then pointed down the river. Even though I didn’t know what he was saying, I could get figure it out ; he needed a boat to take us down the river. He was back at my side a moment later, holding me close as we waited for the boat. I leaned my head on his chest, and realized again, that, without a doubt, this was where I belonged.
“ What are you thinking right now,” he asked.
I smiled and said, “How perfect this feels.”
He sighed and said, “That’s what I was thinking too.” A nd I once again wondered if he could read my mind. I decided to test that out and began thinking of the last shower we took together. Suddenly he moaned and pulled closer to him. I looked up at him.
“ You CAN read my mind,” I said.
“ Not really,” he smiled, “it’s more that I can FEEL what you’re feeling, and you must have been thinking of something… um … very erotic because I could feel you responding that way,” he sighed.
“ Oh,” I said a s I quickly turned back around . I didn’t want him to see me blush, again. A few minutes later the boat arrived, pulling up silently to the dock. Matthew grabbed the one bag he had brought from the hotel.
“ Won’t we need our clothes or anything?” I asked.
“ No,” he said, “we won’t be gone that long.” He held my hand as we climbed onto the boat then pulled me down to the seat, between his legs, so I could lean back against his chest. We peacefully floated down the river, enjoying the abundant wildlife while he rubbed my shoulders. I decided to be honest with him and voice some of my fears.
“ Will I … I mean, if we’re successful … will I be any different? I’m not talking about physically. I mean my personality, my feelings, my emotions. Will it change me? Will I still be me?”
He had been rubbing my shoulders and I felt him hesitate for a second. He leaned down so his cheek met mine. “I think you’ll be the same , Sarah. But, truthfully I can’t say for sure. I haven’t known anyone before they were turned. I know I feel like I’m the same. I’m pretty sure Carlos was the same lovable,
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