Romance: The Campus Player: A College Romance

by Caroline Lake

  I couldn’t help but stare at Captain Fox in amazement. His ability to be so confident was a turn on. Plus, he was a pirate! He had lived a real life. He had been in real fights. He had seen the world and not just sailed around trading things and making profits.

  “After… I felt empty. Even more empty than I had before. I had been so immersed in my vengeance that I hadn’t forgotten my other goal in life… to be loved. I spiraled out of control, raiding again, killing again, hating everything and everybody. I drank away my sorrows. Then, one day, I stopped feeling pity for myself and decided to make my goal happen. I started sailing the world, looking for love, and ever since I haven’t stopped.”

  “How long has it been?” I asked.

  I knew he was leaving out certain details.

  “Three years.”

  “And you’ve been with a girl a year?!” I couldn’t help but sound shocked.

  He looked down at his feet, embarrassed and sad. I could tell he wasn’t proud of it.

  “Not by choice. Well, kind of by choice, but I wasn’t the one who decided it wasn’t going to work. The first girl ran off as soon as we got to shore. The second one pretended to love me, but really only wanted to experience the rush. The third one…”

  He trailed off. His face was tight with emotion. He was clenching his jaw line, trying to hold back tears.

  “She died.”

  “Oh.” I replied sadly. “I am so sorry.”

  “It’s okay. I’ve learned to accept that she could have truly loved me. She was trying to. Sometimes I feel as though it was my karma for turning my back on love for so long. The world was allowing me to see what I had been to people.”

  He was allowing me to see in to the dark corners of his soul now. It was time to open up and be honest with him.

  “Well, when you kidnap women from their homes, do you really expect them to fall in love with you for real?”

  “No. I don’t. Which is exactly why Benjamin and I came up with the plan. Don’t you see? Someone who truly loves me, will be looking for me just as much as I am looking for them. Also, I can’t believe I am going to tell you this, but I had a dream about it. My ship sailed in to a port, and there she was, making her way toward my ship. She had beautiful brown hair and stunning blue eyes.”

  As he said this, he looked deep in to my eyes. We lost ourselves in that moment. I took a sip of my wine and glanced away. The feelings he was giving me, just by looking in to my eyes…

  “I see.” I replied. “But still… capturing women and forcing them to stay against their will?”

  “I am a pirate.” He smiled smugly before returning to his usual calm state. “I never forced anyone to stay. They were always free to leave. It was them that decided to stay and it was them that convinced me they loved me. All for the sake of what? An escape? The adventure? But you… there was something different about you. As soon as I saw you, I knew, somewhere deep down that you were the one.”

  My heart was racing again. I couldn’t believe he had just said it.

  “You were the girl from my dream.”

  I blushed, feeling a little embarrassed by the thought of him telling me I was the one the first time we met. I tried to play it off by using Benjamin’s advice from earlier.

  “Sometimes, when you are looking for love as hard as you are, it is impossible not to see the right person in everybody.”

  He looked down at his feet. A little saddened by my response.

  “But I will say… that I have never opened up to anybody before the way I have opened up to you.”

  He smiled, finding a sort of comfort in this. I smiled back at him and before I could control myself I was leaping across the table and kissing him. I couldn’t lie to myself any longer, there was something there. Something inside of me was screaming, telling me to take him. To let him take me. He picked me up and carried me to the bed. He was strong. Our breath was in synch. The heaviness of our breathing entwined us in unison. He began kissing my neck, all the while his hands running over my body. I could feel the silk covering his hands, giving him a soft and gentle touch. I almost lost myself completely as his hands slid underneath the skirt of my dress, but then I panicked.

  “No. Don’t.” I said, as I reached down and grabbed his wrists.

  “What’s wrong?” He asked.

  I took a deep breath and let out a sigh. Why did I do this to myself?

  “I just- I… I’m a virgin.”

  He looked deep in to my eyes for a moment and then smiled gently.

  “That’s okay. I will be gentle.”

  He made his way back under the skirt of my dress, but I couldn’t bring myself to get the courage to do this. Not quite yet. I stopped him again, gently, so he knew it had nothing to do with him.

  “I’m sorry, Dimitrius. I just… I don’t think I am ready.”

  He stopped, slightly defeated, but smiled at me lovingly. He slid beside me on the bed and wrapped his arms around my waist.

  “I will wait, as long as you need to.”

  In this moment, even though words hadn’t been said, I knew. I knew he loved me just as much as I loved him. How could this be? We had just met. This changed everything I had ever believed in. Love at first sight was real. As we drifted off to sleep together, I couldn’t help but smile. Jonathan seemed so far away now.

  Chapter 5

  Dimitrius and I spent three months together before we first made love. We had done other things, of course, and he was amazing at what he did. When he used his tongue, I melted. He made sounds come out of me that I didn’t even know were possible. His touch alone was enough to make me orgasm. I pleasured him, just as much as he pleasured me. He helped me learn new things, and when I used my mouth he melted in to mine, literally. I didn’t know much about men’s penises but Dimitrius seemed to think I was amazing, and I thought he was very large. I constantly thought about what it would be like to have it inside of me, and honestly I didn’t know how it was going to happen. I was beginning to feel more and more comfortable with him after every adventure we took, and more and more horny. I had never been free to choose when I wanted to lose my virginity. With Johnathan we were going to get married and then we were going to have sex. Cut and dry. But this tension that was building between Dimitrius and I was making me want it more and more each day. I remember a few instances when I almost took him right then and there. The first place we sailed to was a place called Pangea. This civilization was one ruled entirely by women. Dimitrius and I went and visited all of the beautiful shops. He bought me a magnificent turquoise necklace and earrings to match. We dined and watched the stars late at night.

  “This is the best place in the world to look at the stars.” Dimitrius said to me. “Trust me. I’ve been everywhere and haven’t found a place better.”

  I looked in to his eyes, the stars reflecting in them, and thought about how this would be a perfect time. As soon as I was about to make a move, I chickened out. Yes, this was romantic, but it wasn’t the right time. I could see it in his eyes that he was thinking about the same thing, but neither of us brought it up. We sat together and enjoyed each other’s company. I stared in to the night sky as the shooting stars illuminated the darkness. The next time he was teaching me how to shoot a bow and arrow in the country Native Interland. Native Interland is one large forest. The civilians of this place had learned to integrate nature in to their everyday lives. Nothing that grew was ever destroyed, unless it could be used for a better purpose; such as food. I was having trouble pulling the bow string, so Dimitrius had come up behind me to help. He wrapped his arms around mine and pushed his pelvis against the small of my back. I could feel his bulge pushing lightly against the small of my back, and I could feel his breath on the back of my neck. My skin raised in to goosebumps, which happened a lot when he was around. He helped me pull the bow back, and for the first time I could feel his true strength. After firing the bow and hitting my target, the adrenaline rush was so intense I almost took him right there
in the shrubbery. Once again, I fought it. I didn’t know how much longer I was going to be able to fight it though. The third and final time we had traveled to Tortuga, what Benjamin called Pirate City! It was an amazing sight to see. A pirate civilization! All of these pirates located in one place, safe and secure; tucked away from the world. It was interesting to watch Dimitrius in his natural atmosphere. He drank and talked and always remained calm and collected while everyone else around, even Benjamin, made a ruckus. He was popular and well liked, and I fell in love with him even more. I drank a little too much and we both ended up in an upstairs bedroom of the tavern. My clothes were completely off and so were his. I came to my senses just in time to stop myself. He was about to penetrate me when I stopped him. He smiled at me like he always did and made a little joke.

  “I thought this was going to happen this time.”

  “Not while we are drunk.” I said to him.

  That was just an excuse. I didn’t have the courage enough to tell him I was too scared. Even if it did feel like ecstasy. We finished each other off in other ways and laid naked together in the bed. Tonight was the night I wouldn’t be able to fight it though. He was spooning me on his bed in the captain’s chambers as he always did, one arm around my body. I rolled over and looked deep in to his eyes. I couldn’t fight my feelings any longer. I had to let them out. What was I afraid of anyway? Was I afraid that I would get hurt again? Yes, definitely! Was I afraid that he would leave me or fall in love with someone else? For sure I was! Something inside of me though told me to trust it; to trust that it will never happen; to trust that he is the one for me.

  “What is it?” He asked me.

  “I… I love you.”

  He looked deep in to my eyes for a moment. That moment felt like eternity, waiting for him to say it back. I was scanning his face for any sign of what he was thinking. My heart beat was pounding in my chest.

  “I love you too.” He replied, an incredible smile breaking his face and tears of joy filling his eyes.

  We were already naked and as soon as I heard the words I rolled on top of him. I could feel the excitement growing in my body. This was it. It was going to happen for real this time.

  We started kissing passionately. As we kissed, our breaths grew heavier. I could feel his penis becoming erect and pushing against the lips of my vagina. I felt like I was going to explode, but I fought it. I rolled over on to my back and he followed. I could feel his body weight pushing lightly against me. He started kissing my neck and made his way down to my breasts. I could feel his goatee lightly scratching against my smooth skin. As he began to kiss my nipples, my vagina pulsed and tightened, shocks of pleasure running through my body. The goosebumps came again and as he made his way down I had to fight my orgasm. My breaths were catching in my chest and my moans of pleasure were growing. I could feel his hands on my thighs. Shivers of pleasure were causing my body to spasm and I could feel my legs tensing, squeezing against his head. As my cries of pleasure peaked and I thought I wasn’t going to be able to fight it any longer, he stopped and brought himself back on top of me. My back was arched and my body tense, so I let out a deep breath to bring myself back under control. He looked deep in to my eyes and I could feel his penis playing with my vagina. As he took his hand and guided himself, I could feel him beginning to push. My heart was racing and my breath was heavy.

  “I’m scared.” I said, just as he was about to push himself in.

  “Don’t be afraid.” He said to me, never taking his eyes away from mine. “I promise I will take care of you.”

  “Be gentle.” I said.

  He kissed my lips more gently than ever before and began to push his way in to me. I could feel myself being filled up slowly as he pushed himself deep. Every inch that went in made my moans turn to cries and then to screams of pleasure. I wouldn’t be surprised if the rest of the crew could hear me. He slowly pushed in and just when I thought it was going to stop there was more. I knew he was big, but inside of me he felt huge. I came twice before I felt his pelvis connect with mine. I wasn’t even fully conscious to what was happening. My mind felt so good, my neurons were firing on all cylinders. My body felt even better than my mind, and the sounds that were coming from my mouth were sounds I never knew I could make. I smiled between breaths of moans and screams. I looked deep in to his eyes and saw how he was fighting to come.

  “You are so tight.” He whispered. Barely able to hold himself.

  “Cum for me. Please! I want to feel it.”

  These words were like magic, because as soon as I said them he came. The pulsing in his body sent shivers through mine and made me cum again. I screamed so loud as my nails dug in to his back. He buried his face in my neck as grunts of pleasure escaped him. Before I knew what was happening, he began to push in and pull out hard. My eyes opened wide as my breath caught and my body moved with every push in and pull out. I couldn’t breathe for a second. This felt incredible! It was a mixture of pleasure and a slight pain that I somehow enjoyed. As he came again he pushed deep in to me, so deep I could feel him above my belly button. I screamed louder than any time so far. My body spasmed and shook as I lost control of it. I felt my vagina explode as I squirted and pulled him deeper into me. His body shook as I held on to him and his grunts and groans were so loud in my ear.

  “Oh, god! Yes!” He said, before collapsing on top of me.

  We both laid there in complete bliss. I didn’t know for how long. I didn’t care. We laid in each other’s arms, allowing ourselves to melt in to one being. Once we had regained ourselves he pushed himself up on his elbows so he could look in to my face.

  “That was the most amazing thing I have ever felt.”

  I smiled at him and allowed him to kiss me. He wasn’t wrong. I felt it to. It wasn’t just the physical pleasure, but something inside of my soul connected with his. It sparked a flame in me I didn’t even know existed until now. As we laid in each other’s arms and drifted off to sleep, I knew then and there that I had just found my soul mate. This love was real.

  Chapter 6

  Waking up the next day, I felt different. I was happy. Truly happy, for the first time in what seemed like forever. I wasn’t going through the motions. I was awake and alive. I rolled over and kissed Dimitri. He was asleep, but stirred lightly when my lips touched his. His hand slowly cusped the small of my back as he pulled me in close. We made love. It was more gentle this time than last night. I could tell he was still tired, so I let him relax while I did most of the work. I was laying on his chest, listening to his heartbeat as his chest rose up and down slowly, when there was a knock on the cabin door. I covered myself up.

  “Enter!” Dimitri said before I barely had time to slip under the covers.

  Benjamin entered confidently, until he saw me hiding myself under the blanket. His cheeks reddened lightly as he looked away.

  “Uh… is this a… good time?” He asked, trying not to look in our direction.

  Dimitri laid barely covered up, with one leg hanging off of the bed. He reached over to the stand that was beside his bed and removed a pipe and some herbs.

  “What is it, Benjamin?” He said, trying to push this along.

  “Umm, right… sorry to disturb you… the both of you, but you might want to come up on deck and have a look for yourself.”

  “Is it really that important that I get up right now?!” He said, smoking on his pipe and stroking his long chin beard.

  “There are sails, sir.”

  There was a pause in conversation as Dimitrius processed what had just been told to him. He looked at me, disappointed, and kissed me lightly.

  “Sorry, about this.” He said, as he stood up.

  Benjamin turned away, bobbing awkwardly on his heels. Captain Fox had no shame, but Benjamin did. What an odd partnership I thought to myself.

  “I will come with you.” I said as I sat up with the sheets still wrapped around me.

  “You can if you want, but I’m sure it is nothing.
Why don’t you just stay here and relax.”

  He had pants on now, but remained shirtless. He leaned over and kissed me passionately. I looked in to his eyes as we pulled away from each other.

  “I want to come with you.” I said, never breaking my stare. “Wherever you go, I will be there. I hope you can get used to that.” I tried to play this off with some comedy, but I was serious.

  He smiled at me and cupped my cheek in his palm. I could feel his hand caressing me and it brought a sense of comfort.

  “I welcome that.” He said to me. “Wherever I am, I want you there.”

  We kissed passionately again, forgetting about Benjamin until he cleared his throat.

  “While this is romantic and all–”

  “Yeah, yeah!” Fox replied, slightly annoyed that our moment had been interrupted. “Give the lady some privacy. We will be up in a moment.”

  Hearing Dimitri refer to us as we made my heart skip a beat. Every moment the two of us were together I fell in love with him more and more. He picked out something casual for me to wear and we made our way on to the deck.

  “I’m not going to do that for you forever, I hope you know.”

  “Do what?”

  “Pick out your clothes for you every morning.” He had a playful grin on his face.

  “Are you sure about that?” I joked back. “What if I promise to do something special for you, every night that you pick out my clothes?”

  I could see him picturing this in his mind. He was now looking at me longingly and I could tell he wanted to take me right then.

  “Well, maybe we can work something out.” He leaned in and kissed me lightly on the cheek. “I really do love you, Helena.” He whispered gently in my ear.