Chapter 1- Pardon my past

"I can't believe it's your prom night. You grow up so fast, my baby is 18." Mom said as she took pictures of me in my prom dress.

"Mom enough with the pictures, please," I begged her.

"Hey let me make some memories, I already feel bad enough that I have to go to work. I won't even get to see your date.” Mom said as she laid down the camera and came to hug me.

“Even though I was so proud of you for achieving this scholarship I always worried about how they would treat you in that private school.” She said as she brushed my curls.

"Well I didn't really care about fitting in, I was there to learn, to get opportunities for college. But I managed to make a friend or two."And that friend that's taking you to prom, is there any chance he will become a boyfriend in the future?" As close as I am with Mom I never really talked to her about Domenic.

"Don't you need to go to work now Mom?" I try to turn the conversation.

"Uhh the old change the topic scheme, fine fine I'm leaving but I will want a lot of pictures and a lot of details."

She kissed me on the cheek before leaving my bedroom. I looked at myself in the mirror before sitting on my bed.

Domenic will be here any minute, this will be the first time he will come to my house, normally we always hang out at the park or the library. At first, I couldn't even believe that one of the hottest and richest guys at the school had taken an interest in me. And I could have never imagined just how kind and gentle he was.

As the doorbell rang I rushed to open the door. Domenic was there wearing a suit. His dark blondish hair was nicely styled, and when he smiled you could see the dimples in his cheeks. His full lips in a crooked smile and his eyes had a mix of hazel green with a touch of blue. In his hands a box with an orchid corsage.

"Wow, you look ... beautiful Autumn." He said as he walked in. "This is for you. I remembered orchids were your favorite."

"Thank you, and you look very handsome yourself." I smiled trying to cover up my nervousness.

"So this is your house," Domenic said.

"Yes, compared to your house this must seem like nothing to you." I pointed to my surroundings.

"No not at all, it seems very warm, homey." Yes, I really was.

"So are we going?"

I asked.

"There is no hurry, why don't you show me your room." My room.

"My room?" My thoughts came out of my mouth.

"If that's ok with you." He said as he caressed my cheeks.

"No, sure. It's upstairs." I led the way and he followed me.

Once inside my room, Domenic spun me around against my door and kissed me as his hands came around my waist.

As always he took my breath away, heat permeated my body and I clung to him like my life depended on it. His kiss left my mouth and continued down my neck as I tried to muffle your moans. It wasn't until his hand tugged at the zipper of my dress that my eyes opened in surprise. My hands found his strong chest and gave it a little, but sure push. 

He backed up and looked me in the eyes.

"Do you trust me, Autumn?"

I knew what he was asking me. And the answer was yes, I trust him. So much that I'm ready to give myself to him, for the first time in my life, because I love him.

I wasn't able to speak so I simply nodded my head as I looked him in the eyes. He took my hand and led me to my bed. Domenic brushed my hair aside as he went to unzip my dress. I could feel his thumb sliding down my spine as his lips found my neck. At the sound of my dress falling to the floor my eyes instantly shut as my hands went to cover my breast. No guy has ever seen me like this.

"Shhh, open your eyes gorgeous. Let me look at your eyes."

And so I did, he gave me one more kiss before laying me down on the bed. I watched him take his clothes off revealing his strong shoulders and hard chest. The star constellations tattoo on his chest, first time I got to see it complete. I didn't really dare to look anywhere south from there.

He came over my body like a lion preying on his prey, his weight crushed on me while his warmth and smell surrounded me.

I never imagined making love for the first time would be so intense and passionate. At first, it hurt, and when I saw his eyes fly open I knew he understood I was a virgin. His response was to bury himself in my skin as we both came soon to the glory.

As he rolled over I tried to lay my head on his chest but Domenic sat up and rested on my headboard.

"You never told me it was your first time."

He said with a weird look on his face.

"I didn't think it matters, do you?" I asked him when all of a sudden I heard voices coming from downstairs.

I jumped off the bed and put my underwear on, Domenic however was calm and slowly putting his clothes on when the door of my room opened and a bunch of guys barged in.

"I guess Nick won the bet after all." Said one of the guys as I tried to cover myself with my dress.

"Domenic, what are they doing here, what is he talking about?"

"Ohh tell her Nick." Said the guy as they were all laughing.

Domenic simply put on his pants and his shirt before walking closer to me with a look in his eyes I never saw before.

"No hard feelings gorgeous, but this thing between us is not going to work." My brain was having a hard time processing what was happening.

"Look at her face, I think we are gonna have to spell it out for her." The guy as he came closer to me.

"We made a bet he couldn't pop your cherry, but he proved us wrong."

I looked at Domenic, waiting for him to tell me this was just a joke.

"Why?" I asked as tears filled my eyes.

"Don't ask me that, gorgeous. You could have said no, really you have yourself to blame." Domenic said before grabbing his suit and leaving my room as the rest followed him. I just dropped on the floor like an apple fell from the tree. Never in my whole life have I felt a pain so big that prevented me from breathing.

I barely managed to come to the bathroom where I sat under hot water for hours frantically rubbing my body as the running water muffled my cries.