Who Else Will Love You?

Eden and Echo went on for several weeks hanging out with each other nearly everyday. When they didn't hang out, they texted all day long and occasionally had long phone conversations that lasted until ungodly hours of the morning. Each day, they fell more and more in like with each other. Now I say "in like" because they were not in love. Not even close. But they were so infatuated with each other, obsessed with the others' presence that they could not go without communication for more than a couple of hours.

They had celebrated Echo's seventeenth birthday together on the lovely frozen day of December fourteenth. Eden had baked him vegan cupcakes and even gave him a small necklace that had pendant of a rabbit on it. The word "Vegan" was engraved on the little rabbit. This small gift was enough for Echo to attack Eden with kisses. He absolutely loved it and had worn it every day. He was proud of it. He was proud of her. That was also the day that Echo finally got his nickname. "Rabbit." (He thought "Bunny" was too girly).

On January ninth, Echo took Eden to meet his mom and his three youngest siblings. His mom was pleased to meet her and all of his siblings loved her. His youngest brother, who was six, even said he was jealous of Echo because of how beautiful Eden was. January, his youngest sister who was two, played with her hair because she had never seen a ginger before. And his second youngest sister, Clover, who was four, insisted that Eden was her sister because she was so pretty. The whole event made Eden's heart flutter. She loved it. She loved his family. She was falling in love with him.

Echo had asked Eden to his, officially on February second. She, of course, said yes. That valentines day, Echo took Eden to the best vegan restaurant in all of Maryland and they dined like the hippie couple they were. He gave her a stuffed fox, and she insisted on giving him a gift, which was a stuffed rabbit. After their amazing outing, they went to Eden's house and watched movies in her bedroom until her mom told Echo he had to leave. They hadn't done anything sexual, but they cuddled and merely enjoyed each others' presence. Eden had butterflies whenever Echo was around, and Echo did too, but he would probably never admit it.

He treated her like a princess and she was finally starting to believe that she was worth it, but she still had her doubts every once in a while. He was making her happy and she was making him her medicine. Every time she would start to miss her brother or get bouts of depression she called him or saw him and she would make him happy.

~

On March fifth, they spent the day at Echo's house, high as kites. They lay on his bed side by side, staring at his collage of notes, photographs, and posters plastered to his ceiling.

"Eden, I love you." Echo said, looking at her with the utmost sincerity in his eyes.

"Tell me when you're not high." Eden brushed off his confession.

"Being high doesn't restrict oxygen to the brain and it doesn't lower inhibition. I know what I'm saying. I love you."

She looked at him, meeting his gaze. She pondered over his confession deciding if he was truly being sincere. He searched his facial expression for any hint of a lie, but she couldn't find one. Truth is, she had loved him for a while, but she was too afraid to admit it.

"I love you too." She confessed after a while.

Echo placed a finger under her chin and leaned in to kiss her. And he kissed her like he never had before. That kiss was one laced with raw emotion. One that really proved that he loved her. She reciprocated the raw passion shifting herself so that she could comfortably run her finger through his hair. He moved his hands so that they cupped her face as he kissed her harder. He licked her bottom lip, silently asking for entrance, to which Eden was all too happy to oblige. She parted her lips slightly and Echo took the opportunity. He slid his tongue into her mouth as he moved his hands from her face to her waist. She repositioned herself on top of him so she was hovering him. Her hair fell on either side of them, almost hiding their passionate actions. Echo's nose was pressed against Eden's as he tried to press harder against her. She ground her hips down against him and he impulsively bucked his hips up. The kiss became less passionate and more hungry, more lust filled. Echo's hands explored every inch of Eden's torso under her shirt. He began to pull the wretched piece of fabric up. Eden sat up, momentarily breaking the kiss to pull her shirt over her head. Echo pulled off his shirt while Eden did, so they wouldn't interrupt such a lusty kiss again. Eden timidly explored Echo's torso which was toned but not overly defined. Echo's hands massaged Eden's breasts over her bra. He pulled one of the straps down before moving his hand around to the back and skillfully undoing the clasps. Her bra fell down her arms leaving her bare chest exposed. Eden removed the bra completely without moving her lips from Echo's. Echo massaged her breasts, playing with her nipples causing her to elicit small moans. Echo grew harder with every moan she made. He found her irresistible. Echo fumbled with Eden's jeans for a bit before successfully unbuttoning and unzipping them. Eden gasped when he slid his hand into her tight jeans. She disconnected her lips from his.

"I'm a virgin." She breathed.

"Are you ready?" He asked.

"I don't know." She said slowly.

"Okay." He said, removing his hands from her jeans.

He lightly placed his hands on her hips, and took a deep breath.

"Do you wanna put your clothes back on?" He asked.

"No." She replied barely above a whisper. She leaned down so she was hovering over him once again. "I think I want to."

"If you change your mind, tell me. Okay?"

"Mhm."

Eden connected their lips again. It didn't take long for the lust filled, hungry kiss to resume. Eden took a courageous step and undid Echo's jeans, attempting to tug them down, but they were too tight. Echo rolled them over so he was on top and got up momentarily to take off his pants. He took them off in record time and returned to Eden. He tugged off her tight jeans with difficulty and threw them across the room when he finally got them off. Eden laughed at his chucking her pants which only made him more turned on. He hovered over her and connected their lips once again. Echo ground his hips down, desperate for some sort of friction and in response, Eden ground her hips up giving him the friction he craved.

"Can I have you?" Echo whispered with a hint of desperation in his voice.

Those four words sent shivers down Eden's spine and turned her on more than she already was. She nodded slightly and tugged on the waistband of his boxers. He ignored her tugging on his boxers and pulled down her panties, tossing them over his shoulder, not bothering to care where they landed. Eden let out a breathy laugh. Echo rubbed her while simultaneously pumping his finger in and out of her. She let out a string of breathy moans which only turned on Echo even more, making him more hungry to satisfy his lust. After a couple of minutes, he discarded his boxers and made love to Eden. The kind of love a young couple in love would share.

~

Later that night Eden cuddled into Echo's side. Both of them were plagued by sleepiness.

"You took my virginity." Eden stated.

"It's just a social construct. You made your sexual debut."

"Je te aime." Eden whispered.

"Bonne nuit mon amour." Echo whispered back.

Eden made a small sound of approval before she lost the brutal battle with sleep and drifted off into a dreamless slumber.