Chapter 21

We moaned quietly, savoring the intimate kiss for a short while. I felt a sense of fulfillment like I couldn't believe. I was ecstatic after having known her and admired her for so long and then bonding with her on such an incredibly deep, personal level. She made me feel incredibly happy.

We broke away from the kiss, looking into each other’s' eyes and grinning happily. She slowly shifted her body back and forth, both of us still buzzing from the aftermath of pleasure.

"What a crazy fantasy that was," she remarked. "I never, ever thought I would have sex in school."

"Yeah," I said, "It is a pretty crazy fantasy—pretty awesome, too."

"Definitely awesome," she corrected me. "That was the most perfect break to get me through the rest of the day."

"Well, I'm glad I could recharge your batteries," I replied. She chuckled and leaned in to give me a quick, swift kiss and pulled back to grin at me. I couldn't let that go, giving her a kiss back. She giggled as we started a war of trading kisses back and forth.

"I had no idea you were such a fun-loving girl," I remarked as our kissing came to a halt. "You're like a thrill-seeker."

"Might as well live it up while we can get away with anything," she replied with a mischievous smirk. "I had no idea you were such a sexy, exciting guy... with superpowers!" She grinned and shook her head in disbelief. "This was so amazing."

"You know," I admitted, "I've been hot for you since day one."

"Oh, you mean back in middle school?" she asked.

"Oh, no...," I replied, not enjoying her tone of voice.

"When you were wild and crazy? You don't think I'd remember that, huh?" She smirked at me, her eyes shimmering as she reminisced.

"I was hoping you wouldn't bring that up," I remarked as I rolled my eyes. She mirthfully laughed, playfully shifting her posture onto one leg as she bent her other knee slightly.

"You were always such a cutie, though," she said, "I always thought that about you. But you were really... hyper, I guess. It made you unapproachable."

"Yeah, I know," I admitted with a shrug. "I'm trying to, you know, shed that part of me."

She tilted her head with a warm smile. "I like it. It's so different, but... I like the 'new' you."

"So do I," I replied, smiling proudly.

"And I really like the way you kiss...," she remarked before happily sharing another one with me. She then looked in my eyes with a smile and remarked, "With that time stop thing, you could totally just freeze time and have, like, a day off from school or something."

"Nah," I quickly replied. "I actually tried something like that. It's... not that great being in a time-frozen world all by yourself." Her eyes curiously shifted between my own. "It's way more fun to share it with someone."

She chuckled softly. "Well, I'm glad that 'someone' was me."

"So am I," I replied.

"Now, I have to go find my clothes," she said. Our hands fell away from each other before she jogged back the way we came from. "Oh, they're all the way back here," she said from afar. As she reached the end of the hall, she looked to one side before pointing. "This way!" she exclaimed and laughed as she ran behind the corner. I shook my head and smiled in amusement as I, too, collected my clothes and began to put them back on.

I headed back to follow after Talia. I turned the couple of corners we had ran past just in time to see her putting on her bra, having already put her pants back on. She looked at me with a smile as she bent down to pick up her sweater.

"You dress fast," she remarked.

"Well, I didn't have to run all the way back here to get my clothes," I replied, hearing her laugh as she put her shirt and sweater back on. "You know, next time you're in a world where time is stopped, you should probably keep your clothes with you."

"Oh, shut up," she playfully said as her head popped up through her sweater. "You're the only reason I took my clothes off!"

I laughed, "You took them off all by yourself. Not my fault!"

"Yeah it is! Stopping time and letting me get away with anything I want—shame on you."

She adjusted her sweater as she walked up to me with a smirk upon her face. I was happy to greet her with a brief kiss, feeling her place her hands on my shoulders once more.

Then, she broke our kiss and sighed sharply in content. We stood there, smiling at each other and reveling in the afterglow of the amazing, deeply-profound experience we shared together.