Jeremy-Part One

The water soothes my aching body. I bathe gently in the water, oblivious to the sun diminishing on the horizon. All that's important is my little bubble of time and space. Here and now. Nothing but.

Jeremy glides through the water to meet me. He starts kissing my neck, I can feel his warm, heavy breath on my body. He moves up to my lips, kissing me gently but with passion. Always so gentle.

I hardly notice. I'm stuck in my own little world. I'm thinking, my life is so complicated at the moment. Right now, I don't have the thought capacity to deal with him as well.

I only take notice when his tongue makes contact with mine.

"Stop", I whisper, pulling away, "I'm not..." I can't think of an excuse, we have known each other since before I can remember. Over the past year things have started to get romantic, but we've never got too physical.

"Not what?", asked Jeremy.
"I'm not... It just doesn't feel right"
"It's OK, I understand" he whispered with his lullaby voice.
He doesn't understand, but I don't mind. That's what I love about Jeremy, never shy but never pushy. Confident, but not cocky. Kind, not aggressive.

I rest my head on his shoulder for what feels like no time at all, I close my eyes for what seems like a moment. I only get woken by Jeremy's voice, his sweet, velvet voice, whispering into my ear.
"Wake up, Sapphire", his voice is like a fine wine, to be sipped, and savoured.

"It's getting dark, we should go in" he says. I stand, letting the moonlight glisten across my dripping, naked body.
We stride through the water towards the beach. I dry and clothe myself.

I walk up the beach,
sinking my feet into the wet sand. Hand in hand, he walks me to my door.
He kisses me a gentle goodnight.
"I love you", he says. I say next to nothing when Jeremy is around. Nothing needs to be said.

I walk into my house, I eat and drink and watch T.V. But I don't notice, I'm thinking about Jeremy.
I lie in bed, thinking how Jeremy's like the sun. The warmth on my face. His breath is the gentle breeze on a scorching day.

Jeremy's love is like a fine wine, to be sipped, and savoured.