The cool October night felt good on my skin. We skipped going back through Ari's yard and walked the long way to my house. Little kids were still running up and down the street with their bags full of candy.

Enjoy childhood while you can, kiddos.

I wanted to go back in time in that moment. To before Jordan and Dad called it quits. To when Jordan had me on a stool and was hemming my Little Orphan Annie Dress. Patrick had been Daddy Warbucks that year. We had run all over the neighborhood getting little treats.

"You okay Lex?" Tyler's voice called me back to the present.

"I'm fine. Just remembering when I was their age."

"Feels like a lifetime ago, doesn't it?"

"Yep."

We made it to my house and went straight upstairs. I knew what we were here to do.

I want to do it.

But I was also nervous and a little scared.

Tyler seemed to pick up on my anxiety. "Do you want to take a shower together? Start slow."

I nodded gratefully.

Tyler dipped into the bathroom and started messing with the shower settings. I grabbed a couple of candles and started lighting them. I tried to place them in places around the room where they would provide light but not be at risk for getting knocked over. It was definitely a fire hazard in here but it was a lot more romantic than the overhead light in my room.

I pulled all of my curtains closed, making sure we wouldn't be giving the neighbors a free show. I looked in the mirror then.

Should I leave my hair up or put it down? Was I going to get it all wet in the shower? It would look like a damp dog if I did that.

Crap.

Getting ready for this moment was nothing like what they made it look like in movies. It was nerve wracking. And shouldn't there be music? The movies all had music. I went to my docking station and connected my phone.

No missed calls from Dad or anyone else. That helped. They didn't know we were gone or if they did, they obviously didn't care. I made sure my speaker was connected to bluetooth and started playing my favorite playlist on Spotify.

Should I have made a specific playlist? How would I have even started that? 'Fucking music'?

Yeah that would have been a dead give away to anyone who saw that.

Once the mood was set in here I knew it was time to make my way to the bathroom.

I grabbed an extra towel for Tyler out of the linen closet, came back to my room, locked the door, and then and walked into my adjoining bathroom.

Tyler had found some bubble bath and had run that instead of a shower.

Smart.

He had also found another lighter and lit the candles I had in here. I could hear the music playing from the other room. I was thankful no one else was home or they would have wondered why I was playing it so loud.

I felt over dressed.

Tyler was already down to his underwear. His unitard was in a small heap by the door with his socks and shoes.

His chest had broadened out over the last year, I noticed. His flat stomach had little muscles carved out, creating a small six pack.

You've seen him like this before. You know what he looks like. Fuck, this isn't the first time you two have been naked together.

I kept trying to give myself a pep talk.

We had done other stuff before. This was just going to be the next step.

Tyler smiled and waved his hand across the room in a 'ta da' motion, looking for my approval.

I smiled and nodded that I did in fact approve.

Tyler walked over to me then and gently kissed my lips. I held up my arms and Tyler helped me out of my sweatshirt. He bent down then and pulled down my sweatpants with him. I felt his warm lips kiss along my outer thigh muscles. It sent shivers down my spine. I noticed that he had managed to not pull my underwear off with my pants. That had to have been on purpose.

Tyler stood up then and said, "You're move Baby. What do you want to do?"

I unhooked my bra and stood there staring back at Tyler, unsure of what to say or do next. He leaned down then and finished taking off my bra as he kissed my neck. I ran my hands along his waist and started tugging at his boxers.

He took care of them next. I slipped out of my panties and we stood there on the cold tile looking at each other.

"I like the bubble bath."

Tyler smirked, "I thought you might."

I was glad I had kept my hair up in the bun.

We stepped into the bubbles and let them cover us up. I was able to comfortably sit against Tyler. He held me there and we just enjoyed the warm water for a while.

I let him wash my back... and then my front. Those magical fingers worked knots out of my shoulders before working their way lower.

And lower.

Once the water started getting too cool to want to be in we got out and dried each other off. Tyler grabbed my hand and led us to back into the bed room. We were still wrapped in our towels. Tyler hopped on the bed and patted a spot next to him. I smiled and made my way over.

"So, Little H. Here we are."

I laughed, "Did you ever think we'd make it here?"

"Only in my sluttiest dreams." Tyler quipped, making me laugh harder.

"Um, I have some stuff there in the drawer."

Laura and helped me pick out some lube and massage oil and I still had unused prophylactics that had been waiting for just the right moment.

Tyler went over to the one I was pointing too and pulled out the goods so to speak.

"You have really been planning for this haven't you?" He grinned.

I blushed, "I just wanted to be, you know, prepared."

"I think, we'll be good. Can I gave you a massage?"

I nodded.

I started to roll to my back but Tyler stopped me. He wanted to massage my front.

Gulp.

Tyler started at my feet. He focused on one toe and then the other. Painstakingly slow, he worked his way from one foot to the other. Then to my ankles, and calves, before moving to my thighs.

I was ready for the next part.

But he pivoted and started working on my hands and then wrists.

This was a delicious new form of torture.

Tyler finally made it to my shoulders and started working his way back down. I was practically panting when he made it to my breasts. I leaned up and kissed him as aggressively as I could. He kissed me back for a moment before stopping and gently pushed me back to the bed.

"Are you ready for more, Baby?"

I nodded my head emphatically yes, "Please."

He smirked and checked to see just how ready I was with his fingers. Two of them glided easily inside me. "I don't think we are going to need the lube, Baby."

He was right about that. Tyler grabbed one of the foil packets and ripped it open with his teeth. I noticed then that he was ready for this too. I felt bad that I hadn't reciprocated all the touching up until this point. Tyler smiled down at me, kissed my forehead and slid on the condom.

"Do I need to do anything back to you?"

He shook his head, "This is your first time, Baby. I want it to be all about you."

"But it's your first time with me, I don't want it to suck."

He laughed quietly, "Not possible."

We started kissing. Tyler pushed me back into the bed so that he was half way on top of me. He spread my legs further apart so that he could position himself to enter me.

Tyler looked down at me, "If you don't like it, say so. If you want to stop, fucking tell me. Okay, Alex. I mean it. I want you to enjoy this. If you aren't we stop. Promise me.

"I promise."

I felt Tyler enter my body. I was used to fingers and tongues and friction. This was a whole new sensation. He had to thrust several times before he finally made it all the way inside. It felt like I was being stretched in a whole new way and it was internal. I didn't know how to use these muscles.

It hurt at first. I found myself trying to position my body so that it was more comfortable. Tyler ready my body language and moved his body in different ways to help me reach my goal of being comfortable.

And finally, I was. Then I was more than comfortable. I started to really like what I was feeling. I felt myself match Tyler's rhythm so that I could feel it more.

Tyler bent down and started kissing me.

Soon we were a ball of hands and arms and mouths. It felt awkward but natural at the same time.

I heard Tyler's breath quicken. I could tell he was close. I also knew I wasn't. I had never done this before and I didn't know how to get there with him.

But it was too late.

Tyler breathed out in elation. He looked at me for a moment before kissing me further. I wondered what he was doing. Then I felt his fingers filling the void he had just left.

Oh, ohhh.

I was soon on the same level that Tyler had been on. He pushed me over the edge and then pulled me on top of him.

We lay there, both out of breath.

So that was sex.

Tyler looked up at me, "I love you."

"I love you too. Thank you."

Tyler smiled, "For what?"

I gestured to the room, "For this, for making it good and not too weird."

"I'm glad it was good, Baby."

"Was it good for you?" I realized that I had just assumed.

Tyler leaned up to kiss me, "I just made love for the first time to the girl of my dreams. It was excellent."

I beamed at him. Then I starting thinking out loud, "So what happens now?"

"Now, you get dressed in your normal clothes and I get back into those prison sweats. I am not getting back into that unitard."

We both laughed. We headed back downstairs when we had gotten cleaned up. The house was still dark so I knew Dad hadn't come home. We made sure the porch light was out too before we headed into the living room.

I put on the classic, Halloween Town, to watch. It was a tradition of Elyse and mine growing up to watch it. We popped some popcorn and I threw in some M&Ms for fun.

Tyler looked at me like I was crazy.

"Have you never tried M&Ms in your popcorn? It melts them just enough to be amazing."

Tyler looked skeptical but tried one. His eyes lit up, "Okay you have something there."

We cuddled up on the couch and started watching our movie. About half way through I found myself falling asleep in Tyler's arms.

He kissed the top of my head and whispered, "Goodnight, Baby."