Nate crossed the
small kitchen and entered the furnished living room. Flipping on the
light, another memory hit him as he stared at the open bedroom door.
This time, though, it didn't involve his grandparents or his old high
school buddies. This one involved him and Lauren. She'd not only been
the girl next door but his girlfriend all through high school and up
until he’d left for the Naval Academy after graduation.
They'd started out
as childhood friends at the same preschool and had done lots of
activities together. In elementary school, their interests led them
into different activities. He'd been big into sports, while Lauren
had spent hours dancing and taking voice lessons. Despite their
different paths, they'd stayed close.
Then their last
year of middle school things changed. No longer had he seen her as a
pal. Instead, every time he looked at her his teenage body had gone
into overdrive. Starting that summer until he left for the Academy
they'd been an item. Together they’d experienced all the teenage
firsts: first kiss, first time skipping school, first time having a
drink—and first time having sex.
Staring at the
bedroom door, it was that first his mind fixated on. It had been near
the end of their sophomore year in high school. He’d picked her up
at the private high school she attended, and they'd sneaked up to the
empty apartment over the garage. Although they'd fooled around in the
past, that particular hot May afternoon things went further than ever
before. Soon they'd found themselves under the covers of the
queen-sized bed.
In all honesty, it
had been a less-than-epic occasion for both of them. He'd been all
thumbs trying to get the condom on, and neither had really known what
they were doing. Afterward, he'd been embarrassed by his performance
or lack thereof, but she had not complained. Instead, she curled up
next to him for the rest of the afternoon.
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