After I awoke, I knew I had sobered up dramatically. And not just from the drink. It was like a veil had been removed. I could feel it in my veins, my senses were increased, my head was clearer. Both Tina and I had been damaging ourselves, living together and yet not opening our lives to each other. Now I was ready to do anything I could to repair Tina’s soul as long as she was willing.

            With that in mind, I began my journey. Pushing myself off the bed head, I ventured precariously towards my love. Crawling ever so close to her face, I sat back on my knees and reached out with my fingertips. It took an eternity for my hand to reach her angelic skin. Yet the eternity was one filled with anticipation and patience. Her eyes flickered. What was she dreaming, I wondered. As the nerves in my fingers read the story that was Tina’s skin, the rest of my body translated. My heart leapt whilst embarrassingly, my centre grew warm. I wasn’t sure if I should’ve felt this way so soon. My fingers continued reading down Tina’s face and unto her perfect shoulders. I lightly grazed her arm and felt the little hairs raised in anticipation. The bundle of sheets smothering Tina’s mouth muffled an utterance. She then swallowed and sighed softly. Was I getting somewhere? My fingertips met with hers. I glanced back to see her eyes blink again. I very much wanted her to wake up but I was also enjoying the pleasure of touching her without her knowing. It was so peaceful, to touch. The world appeared to melt away until the bed was all that existed. And in this existence, the bed was huge, soft and appeasing to our bodies. There was no sounds outside of our world. The temperature was perfect. The world, our world, for once was perfect. I had to get Tina to indulge in what was being created.

            Firstly I had to dress for the occasion. Removing all my clothing as delicately as I could so not to disturb her, they were dropped to the floor without a whisper. My stockings were the worst to get off. Maybe I should’ve let her take them off me, it would’ve been definitely sexier. She stirred. Was I doing this too loudly? Tina’s hand started to roam across her belly. That’s where I should’ve been, I thought frowning. I didn’t wait. Naked, I positioned myself over Tina’s legs. I managed to finish off the job on her top, disentangling it from her arm, making her entire upper torso naked. My next mission was to get her fly undone and slide her jeans over her hips. The pants were part way over her hips when she abruptly sat up, startling me. Caught red-handed.