Anyone for the Drive-in

She looked like she was a deer caught in the headlights. She really didn’t know what to say to him but knew she had to answer him. “Ah well…wow ok then.” She said trying so hard not to look at him. “John how does she even know and what right does she have to tell you that.” She asked him on the verge of tears.

John kept hold of her hand as she tried to let go of his. “Please don’t ok I like holding it. She only told me because she thought she would get a different reaction than she did get out of me. I told her off and that whatever we do or your life is off limits. Look we can still go to the movies or we can go someplace else and talk but I was thinking we can do both if you want?” he asked her hoping that she would say yes. 

Sniffing, “What do you mean?” she asked him as he handed her a paper napkin.

“Well the drive-in is open so we’ll have some privacy and we can talk if you don’t like the movie that’s playing. It’s better than going to a theater where we can’t talk what do you say? Huh?” giving her his blue eyed looked.

Thinking about it he was right it would be more private so they could talk and she was really upset at what Dorothea did. Plus she had to know how she got that information. So she told him that would be fine and they finished their dinner and headed out to the drive-in. They pulled up and saw what was playing M*A*S*H and American Graffiti.

John turned to her and asked, “Well these look ok I know I’ve seen them but what about you?” he asked her.

“No this will be fine.” She told him as she really didn’t care what the hell they saw now she only wanted to get those answers she needed now. John found a secluded place to park and told her that he would be right back because he was going to get some goodies for the show. He walked over to the snack shack and brought back an armful of snacks and a couple cans of sodas each.

She opened the car door for him and as he got in and handed her some of snacks he had gotten. “I hope you like what I got here I figured chips, licorice, junior mints, popcorn and some sodas. How’s that to start?” he asked her smiling.

She looked at him like he was crazy. “You don’t except us to eat all this do you?” she asked him making a face and rolling her eyes.

John just looked at her back and didn’t understand why she thought this was too much food. “What’s wrong?” he asked her still holding about half of it.

Now she started to laugh. “John you got enough here to feed an army.” She told him still laughing.

Now chuckling himself he said, “No I got enough for a double feature maybe? Now which one do you want the orange or the diet coke?” he asked her holding up both cans.

“I’ll take the diet coke please.” She told him.

“Figures.” He said laughing.

“And just what do you mean by that?” she asked him with her lips pursed and eyes wide trying not to giggle.

“Well even thou we were talking once about girls and dieting yet you drink diet coke.” He smiled at her.

Smiling back she said to him, “I drink diet coke because I like the taste of diet coke not because of the calories dumbass.” She explained to him.

Sitting there shocked because she called him dumbass he responded, “Dumbass? You just called me dumbass? Oh I’m so going to get you for that.” He told her as he dumped the snacks in the backseat and grabbed her as she squealed and he just started to tickle her mercifully. There was nowhere for Ellie to run to or for that matter to really move to seeing there wasn’t much space in the front seat of his car. He slid her over just enough and grabbed her legs and slid her down as she landed on her back. He thought he could get a better stance when she accidently shifted herself and he slipped and landed right on top of her and they were face to face. Ellie was out of breath anyway but now this didn’t help. They were staring into each other’s eyes not saying anything just listening to their heartbeats. So John figured what the hell and went for it. He leaned in and pressed his lips on hers and before he knew it he slowly moved his tongue to circle her bottom lip just before he tried to see if she let him slip it in.

As Ellie was laying there trying to catch her breath John had fallen on her and was face to face with her. She was saying to herself ‘Oh God he’s going to try and kiss me. Ok don’t panic act cool.’ As John started to kiss her she could feel his tongue roaming her bottom lip and she wanted to go into panic mode but she didn’t want him to see and she knew she had to still seem cool. So she let him in and she just tried to follow his lead. It wasn’t as bad as she thought it would be in fact it was really nice. He kisses really nice. She could get lost in this for hours she thought. Then something else was happening and she wasn’t that naïve to know what it was. It was around her pelvis and it was getting harder by the minute. She did have three brothers so she wasn’t stupid. Now she didn’t know what to do.

John was enjoying kissing her very much. He thought it was funny for someone who never did this before caught on really fast and good. But all of a sudden he realized that he was enjoying it a little too much when a stirring in his groin became awake. ‘Oh Shit! Why now’ he said as he was chastising himself now. Slowly removing himself from her lips and smiling awkwardly he carefully got off of her and sat back in the driver’s seat as she too sat up. There was this very awkward silence among them for a few minutes before he decided to say something. “Ellie I’m so sorry I didn’t mean for this to happen.” He said looking down at the steering wheel.

Smiling at him she knew he was a little embarrassed which she did find a little funny because he always seemed confident in himself when it came to things like this. “John it’s ok really I do know how the human body works you know.” She told him.

He looked at her and smiled weakly at her. “Yeah I know but I just didn’t want to scare you that’s all.” He told her still feeling a bit embarrassed.

“John do you feel this way because you know that I’m a virgin? Because if that’s why then don’t. When you met me it was at least fifty fifty right?” she asked him as he shooked his head yes. “So then what’s the problem then you probably guessed that I was I mean it doesn’t take a rocket science to figure I had to be right?” she was trying to say to him as he was nervously tapping his fore fingers on the steering wheels.

“Yeah I kinda guessed and then Dotty confirmed it for me.” He said still looking at the steering wheel.

Looking at him, “John will you look at me please?” she asked him. Looking up at her, “John I need to know how Dorothea found out about everything. She had no right telling you that in the first place it should have been me. Did she tell you anything thing else that was in that file?” she asked him with a scared look on her face.

“All she told me was that you had problems female problems that’s all. Which could mean a lot of things. I only know what I saw her go thru you know when she had her monthly thing.” He said uncomfortably. She had to laugh. “What’s so funny?” he asked kind of miffed.

“You, her monthly thing. John it’s called a period. You do know you can say it right?” she asked still laughing.

“There you go again laughing at me I don’t know what I’m going to do with you girl? I’m going to have to come up with some kind of punishment for you. That’s for sure.” He said smiling. She didn’t know if he was kidding or not but she knew she wouldn’t be around that long to find out away.

“Can I ask you a question?” she wanted to know.

“Sure go ahead.” He told her.

“Well you look well uh um rather big. Does it hurt?” she asked really concerned.

Now smiling a real smile and turning to her carefully, “Um no it doesn’t hurt it’s just very uncomfortable. And you think I’m big?” he asked shyly. Biting her lower lip and now she was looking down she shooked her head and quietly said yes. “Well thanks I guess but it’s just thru the fabric. I hope that one day I’m the one Ellie. I want to be the one to show you that losing your virginity is more than just fucking. It’s two people that can love each other even if it’s the first time you know. And you can tell me anything and I promise I won’t say anything to anyone. If you want to tell me great if not then that’s ok too.” He told her. 

So she did, she told him everything so there wasn’t anything she was holding back from him and if Dorothea decided to tell him anything else there wouldn’t be any more surprises. She started when she was eight when the migraines had started but not sure when was a starting point as her Dad remembered her saying that her head hurt. How nobody ever believed her until she collapsed when she was Twelve and was paralyzed and nobody could figure out why and stayed in the hospital a week and still nothing. Then three months later it had happened again and they rushed her to the emergency room and this young cute intern ask her Mom how old she was and when she said she had just turned Thirteen and asked if she had her period. When Mom said no he went BINGO! After being humiliated the intern asked her mother to look also and found that she couldn’t have her period she had an imperforate hymen. When they did the surgery then took what looked like five large jars of black crank grease out of her they said. If they waited another month or two it would have hit my heart. No one should get their period that way.  Just before she came to Jersey she had to have a laparoscopy and all they did was knock the scare tissue (adhesions) around and told her that it would come out in her periods. I really don’t believe them.

John just listened and couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Boy she has been thru a lot and she was right Dot had no right telling him anything that she didn’t know what she was talking about. “I want to say I’m sorry that you had to go thru all that but I’m afraid that you’ll hit me or something. I know you don’t want me to feel sorry for you. But since you were eight and to get your period that way oh Baby I’m so sorry that you did have to go thru that.” He told her finally being able to slide over to her and kiss her on the cheek.

“Nah I won’t hit you but now you owe me your life’s story ok?” she told him smiling back.                                           

Half smiling back at her, “Yeah well you may not like what you hear and may run from me.” he told her.

“I really doubt that John.” She said to him as she leaned into him and gave him a kiss but John didn’t let her go. He wrapped her up in his arms as she laid on his chest and started kissing her passionately. This time John wasn’t concerned about anything getting hard or what all he cared about was the beautiful girl that was lying on top of him. He knew it wasn’t the right time to show her just how much he really cared for her and he wasn’t going to be a jerk about her helping him get any relief either. He’ll deal with that later when he got home. Right now he was very content just being with her and kissing her. They took breathers now and then as she laid her head on his chest and they would catch some of the movie that was playing and he would stroke her hair. They both silently wished that this night wouldn’t end. Finally the second movie was ending which meant that the drive-in would be closing.

“Shit Baby we have to get going they’ll be closing now.” He told her as he helped her sit up. “I guess I have to bring you home now.” He said a little sadly.

Smiling at him, “Yeah I guess so.”

“What are you doing tomorrow?” he asked her trying not to show her how much he really wanted to see her again.

“As far as I know I’m not doing anything.” She told him as her insides were now doing jumping jacks.

“Great we’ll come up with something then how does that sound?” he asked her.

“Sounds great.” She said staring lovingly into his eyes and with that John quickly kissed her again before starting his car.  

It didn’t take long for them to get back but it never seems to. John pulled up and turned the car off. “So should I kiss you now or wait til we get up to the door?” he asked her smiling.

“I think you know the answer to that.” She told him smiling from ear to ear.

He kissed her gently as he held the back of her head with his right hand and his left went around her. When he finally let go they were forehead to forehead, “I so don’t want this night to end. What time do you think I should come and get you.” He asked her not moving an inch.

“Whatever time you want I guess.” She told him as her heart was pounding.

“Ok then how about eleven then?” he asked. She told him that would be fine and he finally walked her up to the door, kissed her on her cheek and waited til she opened the door. Once inside he could have leapt to his car that’s how good he was feeling.

Once inside his own house he went right to his room, his Mom tried to give him the third degree but he just told her that they had a nice time and left it to that. John Sr. told his wife to leave him alone and that he’ll talk when he’s ready.  

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   Ellie entered the house and Mike and Marsha were still up. They were watching television in the den when they heard her come in. Michael got up to go check on her when Marsha told him to sit back down. “Why? I just want to see how things went.” He told her.

“I’m sure everything went fine she doesn’t need you harping on her. She’ll tell us when she’s ready.” Marsha explained to him.

She noticed that they weren’t coming out to integrate her so she figured that Marsha must have talked to him to wait til morning. Good because she was still floating and she didn’t want to come down so soon. So she walked to her room and put on her shorts and t-shirt. She ran everything back over in her head and couldn’t get over herself that she actually did what she did. That so wasn’t her. And she so wasn’t going to fall for anyone either but she also didn’t count on meeting one of the cutest boys ever.

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John was getting ready for bed and put his shorts on. He hadn’t felt this happy in ages. In fact he couldn’t remember feeling this way for any girl that he went out with. He had liked the girls but there was just something that Ellie had that they didn’t. But after tonight he knew that there was something much more. He just hoped that she felt the same about him. But she had to or she wouldn’t have kissed him like she had right? He lied in bed going over the night’s events and the best part he thought was holding her in his arms and them kissing off and on especially the times when it got passionate. He was trying to think of something to do for tomorrow as sleep over took with a smile on his face.