-Harper- I bounced on the mattress, giggling like a teenager before her first time. Carter stood in front of my bed, staring at me. His gaze was not focused on my body but on my eyes; he stared at me with such emotion that I knew without saying what he wanted to tell me. "I love you too," I confessed, lifting myself on my elbows and smiling broadly at him. Carter smiled back and slowly began to lift the hem of the white sweater he was wearing, revealing his beautifully built body. We were silent, staring at each other, reveling in each other. I admired how his clothes slowly disappeared from his body, listening to the sound of the fabrics falling to the floor. When nothing but his boxers were left, Carter took a small step forward and grabbed my ankles, pulling me closer to him. I laugh

