Quintessence

"You don't know how hard it's been to keep my hands off you." My body trembled as he closed the space between us, pulsing with need. Wrapping his arms around my waist, he pulled me in tight.

"You're all fucking mine, virgin.

I nodded. Yes, please.

Then his lips were on mine, teasing them into a deep kiss. Shivers danced down my spine as his strong, firm hands traced their way down my body to cup my ass. I steadied myself on his strong biceps, intoxicated by the feel of them. A delicious jolt washed through me, and I ran my hands up to grasp his soft, dark hair. His full lips moved down my neck, hitting a sensitive spot that made me moan loudly.

"I want you so bad," he said as he moved us toward the bed. He took a step back, and I couldn't help myself, whimpering at the lost contact. A dark chuckle rumbled from deep within his chest.

"Are you going to be patient? Or are you going to misbehave?"

My trembling hands found the hem of my shirt, and I peeled it off. I looked him directly in the eye as I lowered myself onto the bed, dropping the shirt in front of me. "Oops."

His laugh was low and toe-curling. "I can't believe you're all mine."

This certified sex god knew exactly how to torture me into a puddle of frustration.

And he was my boyfriend.

Yum.

My wonderful boyfriend...um..

Wait, shit! How the hell did I forget my boyfriend's name?

"There's something I want to try with you," he breathed out.

"What's that?" I asked, burning under his hungry gaze.

"This." I blinked rapidly, not sure I was seeing things correctly. My sexy sex god boyfriend, who was definitely going to sleep with me, had a pink elephant standing behind him.

"Uh, what's going on?"

"Did you see this pink elephant teacup set on Etsy? They're so cute, right?"

"Huh?" The elephant behind him had vanished. My head was definitely getting a little too clouded with desire. As my eyes refocused, I noticed he was holding a blindfold.

"Do you know what happens to bad girls?"

I shook my head, trying to sexily bite my lip. "No?"

He smirked. "Well get ready to... WAKE UP, YOU LAZY B!"

My eyes snapped open to see not a hot guy but my best friend Lola, who was unpleasantly shaking me awake.

"NO!" I shouted. "Did you have to do that RIGHT NOW?!"

"Did you seriously fall asleep? Have I been talking to myself this whole time?"

I forced myself to get up off my bed. "I was having the most amazing dream." And would have preferred not to have been woken up. Especially so rudely.

"You can't sleep our break away!" Lola said. I narrowly dodged an incoming pillow she hurled at me as I sat in my computer chair.

"I want to get out of here-go on a holiday or something." I groaned, leaning back on the chair, still a little groggy. I swiveled around to my own amusement, kicking out my leg to hit Lola each time I passed.

I stopped when she slapped my leg. "Then stop whining and go!"

"Yeah? With what money?" I cracked my stiff knuckles. It felt so good to be free of college. It lasted forever. The year droned on, and to be on break now was amazing. What wasn't amazing was having no money.

That was one of the biggest problems of being a college student, unless your parents were rich.

Sadly, mine weren't.

"What's a quick way to make easy money?" I leaned forward. Lola's eyebrows raised, her mouth opening slightly while her eyes refused to leave the laptop screen.

"Funny you say that..." The shock disappeared off her face, and a grin appeared before she glanced up to me. "You're still a virgin, right?"

I blushed and couldn't help but think back to my dream. If she hadn't woken me...

"Hello? Am I talking to myself again?"

I snapped out of my little daydream. "I'm not becoming a sex worker, Lola."

"This isn't a sex work site, Maniya." She rolled her eyes. "Did you know a girl almost sold her virginity for $500,000? Another did it for $250,000!"

"That's weird. Did they get murdered?"

She looked up at me in confusion. "What?"

"Have you not seen the movie Taken? They were probably sold into a sex trade or whatever it's called." I kicked up my legs and landed them onto the bed. "Or murdered."

"Seriously, I want to slap you sometimes. No, they didn't die, but they sure as hell became wealthy bitches. Ugh. Why the hell did I have to lose my virginity to J- Um, Tommy?" She sighed. "I could have been rich!"

I couldn't help but laugh. "I don't think any random girl can auction off her virginity. She probably has to be important."

Her eyes snapped to mine. "If I auction yours off for a good price, will you give me some money?"

"I'M NOT AUCTIONING OFF MY VIRGINITY, LOLA!"

"Weren't you the one complaining 'I hate being a virgin at this age, why can't I find some gorgeous human to take it?'

"Yes, that was me." And it was on my mind so much lately, I was getting more and more... frustrated. Let's just say it hadn't been the first um, dream, I'd had the past few days. "But I don't think a gorgeous human would pay for sex...only those creepy-looking sugar daddies, and my answer to that is no, thank you.

She frowned. "Okay-what if I find a cute guy? I mean, he probably doesn't even live close, so it can be counted as a holiday too. I'll even come with you!"

"Oh my god." I sighed. "You're actually serious about this, aren't you? I can't afford to travel."

"Does this face look like it's joking? He'd obviously pay for you." She offered me one of the most serious expressions ever.

I shook my head. "Not a chance. I'd rather not die or be seen as a slut."

"Don't slut shame. You told me yourself you might have to drop out of school because you don't have the money. This is a crisis, Maniya"

"Can we not bring that up?" I wasn't proud of it. My parents were having financial problems, and I lost my part-time job recently, so I was beyond screwed at the moment. And not in the fun way.

"How about you be helpful and try to find me a job? Get off that site."

"This is your job. This is your destiny!" I snorted when she said that. She was such a creep, but I wanted no other creep in my life but her.

"Miya. come on. You won't even think about it?"

"Do you know how wrong that is?"

She scrunched up her face. "You planning to save your virginity until marriage?"

"First of all: there's nothing wrong with that," I said. "But, no, I don't plan on waiting that long."

It wasn't that I was waiting, but every guy I was ever interested in, well, wasn't.

"This is perfect, then."

I suppressed an eye roll. "Fine...find me someone cute--who pays a good price--and I will."

"SERIOUSLY?"

"Sure." Saying this would shut her up. I wasn't lying either because no way was there a good-looking guy who paid for sex. They could get it with the snap of a finger.

"Leave it to me, girl-I got your back."

"I really wish you didn't." I sighed. "You not going back to your family for break?"

"This is home. Renting this place with you is great." She winked. "You're just as lucky to have me."

I rolled my eyes, pushing myself up from the chair before Lola ripped one. I turned to her with a scowl plastered on my face. "Why is it that you always decide to fart on my bed?"

"I don't want to stink up mine, obviously."

"You disgust me." I groaned. "I'm going for a shower. No bothering me."

She said nothing in reply but stayed focused on her laptop screen. It was a one-bathroom apartment... The place was pretty small, but it was the only place we could afford between us.

Sometimes Lola even paid more than half the rent, and that made me feel terrible.

I'd pay her back in the long run.

Sell your virginity and pay her back. I grinned at the dumb idea before shutting the bathroom door and stripping down. As the steam from the shower filled the room, I allowed myself to think back on my recent dream. I hopped in the water and let my mind drift.

I might have been a virgin, but some things I could take care of myself.