Jessica's mother was going away for the weekend for a company retreat at some place in Montana. Emily was having a sleepover at her best friend's house for the latter's birthday. Thus, Jessica would have the house all to herself. It was a rare treat being alone with Sunny and being able to eat only cereal and binge watch Friends without judgment.
More importantly, this weekend could finally be the time when she and Edward would make it to fourth base. Not that the previous bases hadn't been a ton of fun. Edward was significantly less high-strung after an orgasm or two and he became very pleasant to be around. But reaching that final base and getting to home run was something she increasingly wanted to achieve.
She wanted it to be good for him. Hers had been very awkward, a little painful, and over in about two minutes. She had thought maybe she just didn't like sex and it was only after she had sex with someone else who was more generous that she realized her first time was just one big disappointment. She found comfort in that Lauren hadn't liked her first time either and they shared a bottle of Mrs. Mallory's wine to commemorate their mutual dissatisfaction.
Edward had waited so long for this. He deserved a good first time. She didn't want him to feel the same disappointment she did. He went through a sexual revolution and held unto his virginity like it was a lost treasure.
Her main concern was something going wrong so she went to their very own magic eight ball and asked for her advice.
"It's going to be fine," Alice reassured her. "Better to do it now than when you're in college. Your roommate walks in on you two and it's downhill from there. Edward gets called 'fire crotch' until graduation."
She didn't know what to say to that.
Alice frowned, adding, "And no lighting candles and no massage oil. Vampires are highly flammable."
"Got it," Jessica grimaced. "Anything else?"
The other girl shook her head. "You're good."
She asked Edward to sleep over and he was surprised. He narrowed his eyes at her as she repeatedly thought of Never Gonna Give You Up in her head until he stopped trying to read her mind. He knew she was planning something but she was going to get him to play along anyway. He arrived at her house just as her mother drove away with Emily.
She let him into her room and they spent the afternoon watching Friends. She mostly spent it staring at his profile and wondering how to approach this. He noticed her staring and asked her what was wrong. She decided to just let the chips fall where they may.
"I think we should go all the way tonight," she told him, feeling her heart pounding in her chest. "If you want, I can, um, deflower you."
He winced. "Please don't say 'deflower'."
What was a better euphemism? Make him into a man? That just reminded her of that song in Mulan. She shouldn't really be thinking about shirtless Shang at the moment even if it was a really great musical number.
"We don't have to if you don't want to," she kept going. "But Alice said now is a good time because apparently college ends with you getting bullied."
"You told Alice?" He looked horrified. "Why would you tell my sister?"
"Cause she can see the future and I want tonight to be perfect," She took his hand. "I want it to be good for you."
His expression softened. He cupped her cheek with his free hand. "It will be good, Jessica, because it's with you."
She practically melted. He could be so sweet when he wanted to be. She pulled him closer for a kiss. He didn't hesitate to deepen the kiss, his hands on her waist and pulling her unto his lap. His lips travelled to her cheek then down to her neck.
There was a heady rush at having him kiss her at her pulse. It reminded her of vampires in classic literature as they seduced their victims before feeding on them. There was that rush of danger when he was between her legs and he could so easily bite into her femoral artery. And she remembered how the French likened orgasms to dying and how it all melted together when she was with him.
She pulled away, getting to her feet despite her wobbly knees and offered her hand to him. He stared up at her in wonder, this boy of hers, and placed his hand in hers. She led them to her room and shut the door behind them before Sunny could follow. Edward swallowed as he stared down at her, nervous and excited, and she felt so special that this boy waited all this time for her.
She pulled him down for another kiss.
Later, she woke up in bed and it was dark outside. She was alone and she sat up, pulling the duvet to cover her as she looked around for any sign of Edward. The door opened and he entered, wearing only his dark jeans. He smiled softly at her as he approached the bed.
"Sorry you woke up alone," he said. "I had to feed Sunny her dinner."
"Oh, thanks," She smiled as he kissed her hair. He left soft butterfly kisses all over her face until she giggled and pushed him away. "Aren't you sweet?"
He kissed her on the lips. "Thank you for finally showing me what I was missing."
"No problem," she replied, running her fingers through his hair. "Was it everything you expected it to be?"
"Better," He kissed her again. "You were better than anything I could've imagined."
"Careful," She returned the kiss. "That sounded awfully cheesy."
"Get used to it," He pushed her down until she was laying on her back, his hands going to her belly and tickling her. He effortlessly fought her attempts to push him away. "Cheesy comes with the territory."
She laughed as he continued his ticking assault and she begged him to stop. Music playing from the living room made them stop.
"Is that music?" she asked. "Did you we leave the TV on?"
He looked furious and terrified. "Oh, fuck no-"
The door burst open and there was all of his siblings, holding up a banner that said 'CONGRATULATIONS, EDWARD!' as Madonna's Like A Virgin played in the background. They were all wearing party hats. Edward pulled up the duvet to cover Jessica more as his siblings entered the room. Alice and Rosalie came over and put party hats on both of them.
Alice handed her a plate of pie with whipped cream and a fork. "It's cherry pie."
Oh God. Jessica's face had to be red. She had never been more embarrassed in her life. Edward got to his feet and started threatening them, "Don't you dare!"
They weren't listening. The four of them stood in a line and Emmett chanted, "And five, six, seven, eight!"
"Like a virgin touched for the very first time!" they sang and danced along to the music. "Like a virgin with your heartbeat next to mine!"
They all spun in a circle and swayed to the music, synchronized in their choreography and ignored Edward's shouts for them to stop. Jessica watched the spectacle, unable to process what was happening. Edward had told her his siblings had no boundaries but she didn't know to what extent.
"Stop singing and dancing!" Edward yelled. "Is this why idiots kept going to the woods in the middle of the night? To practice this?"
"You're so fine and you're mine!" Emmett spun Rosalie around then dipped her. "I'll be yours till the end of time!"
"You think this is funny?" Edward looked apoplectic. "I'm going to kill all of you!'
Not knowing what else to do, Jessica started eating the pie. It was really good pie.
Jessica didn't see Edward for the rest of the weekend. He kicked out his siblings after the spectacle made in her room and they tried not to think about what happened. Eventually, Jessica fell asleep. She woke up the next morning to Edward staring at her.
She frowned. "Were you watching me sleep?"
"I like watching you sleep," he replied. "It's relaxing."
"It's creepy," She rolled over, away from him. "Don't do that."
He didn't reply to that and got up from the bed. "It's almost time for you to pick up Emily."
Edward left and she got into the shower. She picked up Emily from her friend's house and she thankfully had no idea what occurred the night before.
Monday morning, she greeted Edward in the hallway with a kiss. He smiled at her.
"I'm sorry for my siblings," he said. "They're shameless and I'm going to disown them."
"What they did was kind of funny if you think about it," she acquiesced. "They had to have been waiting how long for you to lose your virginity."
"Hi, Jess. Cullen," Lauren appeared and she raised both eyebrows at them. "Did the deflowering go alright?"
Edward stared at her, appalled. "That is none of your business."
Mike came over. "Hey, guys. What's up?"
Lauren told him, "Jessica took Edward's v-card this weekend."
"You were a virgin?" Mike looked at him in incredulity before shrugging and fist bumped Jessica. "Good job, Jess. Welcome to adulthood, Cullen."
Edward looked like a trapped animal, his eyes wide in furious and indignation. "I don't appreciate you talking about this. This is a private matter."
Eric and Tyler arrived. Mike turned to them and told them what happened. They both looked at Edward before nodding in respect. Edward pinched the bridge of his nose.
Angela was the last to arrive, smiling innocently. "Hello, guys. What's going on?"
Lauren answered, "Jessica successfully deflowered Edward."
Angela grimaced, her face going red. "Oh."
Having enough of this, Edward exclaimed. "Yes, I was a virgin! I am no longer a virgin! And we'll keep you updated as things develop!"
Their classmates in the hallway turned to look at them. Edward walked away, fuming. Jessica's friends started snickering. She shrugged before running after her boyfriend.
Edward was in a mood for the rest of the day. Jessica tried to cheer him up but he was determined to mope. Eventually, she just gave up and let him stew. When classes ended, he asked her to go somewhere he could cool off.
He took them to a meadow in the middle of the woods. The flowers were blooming around them and it looked especially pretty. Edward lied down on the grass and deflated like a sad balloon. She sat down beside him and ran her fingers through his hair.
"Poor Edward," she cooed. "All those people bullying you about your virginity."
"My siblings are the worst," he groaned. "They spent all of yesterday teasing me about it."
"They were happy for you," she replied. "And while very misguided they wanted to celebrate with you."
"They blasted that stupid Like A Virgin song the entire day," he added. "They hung that banner in the living room and I had to explain to Esme, my mother, what it meant."
"How did she react?"
"She looked really uncomfortable and then asked me if I was 'gentle' with you."
"Why?" she returned. "I'm the one who did the deflowering."
"Please stop saying that word," he begged. "I will do anything to never hear that word again."
She acquiesced. "I'm just saying it could've gone worse."
He stared at her skeptically, daring her to contradict him. "How?"
"The sex part was lovely," Then, she added, "It was just the after that was terrible. But it was memorable."
"I didn't want memorable," He sat up, sighing. "I just wanted...I just wanted you."
She smiled softly. He had been hesitant and sweet during it all. He touched her like she was made of glass and he was terrified of breaking her. And at the end, he stared into her eyes and repeated how much he loved her until the words lulled her to sleep.
"You have me," she reassured him.
"And you have me," he promised. "Always."
The chapter where Edward lost his virginity. That's all this is really.
1. A lot of that scene where Edward's siblings had a banner and sang to Like A Virgin was inspired by an episode of Fresh Meat. Also that scene where Edward announces he's no longer a virgin to everyone.
2. Shout out to Aria who I pitched the Like A Virgin scene and asked if it was too much and she said it was fine.
3. Friends is a 90's TV sitcom.
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