Thirst for Love:

Simone’s Notes:

Intimacy generally refers to the feeling of being in a close personal association and belonging together. It is a familiar and very close affective connection with another as a result of a bond that is formed through knowledge and experience of the other. Genuine intimacy in human relationships requires dialogue, transparency, vulnerability, and reciprocity. The verb "intimate" means "to state or make known". The activity of intimating, making known, underpins the meanings of "intimate" when used as a noun and adjective. The noun "intimate" means a person with whom one has a particularly close relationship. This was clarified by Dalton (1959) who discusses how anthropologists and ethnographic researchers access "inside information" from within a particular cultural setting by establishing networks of intimates capable and willing to provide information unobtainable through formal channels. The adjective "intimate" indicates detailed knowledge of a thing or person, e.g., "an intimate knowledge of engineering" and "an intimate relationship between two people".

Addi lay back on her bed, smiling. Hunter sat before her shirtless as he unzipped his jeans. She had the night off for a change. First thing Addi wanted to do? Spend more time with her young boyfriend. She called him up on the way back from lunch.

“Sweetie,” Addi said. “What are you doing this evening? Me? Not much. I just hope I won’t feel so lonely tonight. Great! I’ll see you this evening.” She hung up squealing to herself. Now, Hunter threw his jeans across the room.

“What do you want tonight?” he asked. Addi licked her lips.

“You,” she said. Hunter’s face came within inches of hers.

“You made the right choice,” he whispered. He kissed her once. Their date started out simple enough. They met up at a small café. Her boyfriend bought her a box of chocolate.

“Are those for me?” Addi asked.

“Uh-huh,” Hunter said. He handed her the gold and red box. His girlfriend covered her mouth as she gasped.

“You bought the Swiss kind?” she asked. “But how?”

“They were on sale,” he said.

“Ah,” Addi said. “Shall we go in?” Hunter led her into the café. They ended up not really doing much inside. The drinks were overpriced and the sweet treats on display didn’t look that appetizing. Hunter narrowed his eyes at the muffins under the glass.

“How long have those been there?” he asked.

“I don’t want to know,” Addi said. Her boyfriend turned to her.

“Why did we even come here?” he asked.

“The atmosphere.”

“Huh?”

“I just like the scenery and the lighting. The music’s great too. And look.” She walked over to a chess table in the display window. “Isn’t it cool?” Hunter tilted his head as he looked at the funky purple and green colors.

“I guess…” he muttered. “What can we do here? We can’t really afford much in here.”

“Sure we can,” Addi said. “We’re on my dime, remember?”

“I just feel bad making you pay for everything,” Hunter said. His girlfriend smiled as she rubbed his back.

“Aw, don’t worry about it,” she said. “You’ll pay me back in some other way.”

“Oh…”

Their coffee couldn’t compare to Addi’s kisses. Hunter slipped his tongue into her mouth. His hands strayed down to her exposed breasts. Already he became stiff in his boxers. Addi spread her legs underneath him. Hunter’s mouth moved down to her neck.

“Soon,” he whispered. He licked her on the throat.

The couple spent the first half of the evening walking around the city. Despite the change in the atmosphere, Hunter and Addi didn’t let it get to them. He placed his arm around her shoulders and she nuzzled his cheek.

“So what are we going to do for the rest of the night?” Hunter asked. Addi smiled and she rested her nose on his ear.

“I have a few ideas,” she whispered.

“Oh yeah?” he asked. “What would those be?”

“Come with me and you will see,” his girlfriend said. She nibbled on his ear.

“Yes ma’am!” Hunter said.

Addi opened her eyes and looked down at Hunter as he moved his mouth down to her right breast.

“When was the last time we were like this?” she asked. Her boyfriend looked up with a hungry smile on his face.

“I can’t remember,” Hunter said. He slid himself inside of her. “But maybe this will help.” Addi let her mind get lost in throes of passion as he began thrusting. She wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist.

Addi made the first kiss at her apartment. Hunter happily let her lead the way. They kissed through the lobby, heading to the elevator. He practically rammed his tongue down her throat on the way up to her apartment. Hunter reached forward and rolled up her shirt. Addi ended up half-naked by the time they made it back to her apartment. She ended up only in her panties when she hit the bed.

By the end of the climax, Hunter rested his head on Addi’s chest. Her lips curved into a smile. I love days off like this, she thought. The soldier kissed her boyfriend on the forehead before closing her eyes and dozing off herself.