Once Alberto had calmed down a bit Luca settled himself back to sitting next to him.
"Wait Luca!"
"What Beto??"
"We both just confessed our feelings for each other."
Luca's heart practically danced out of his chest. He dared ask his next question.
"So what happens now?" The words rolled off his tongue before his brain could think. Luca was so excited for what was to come next. For the first time in forever, the future was looking bright for the two young seamonsters.
"Well I have an idea." Alberto gave Luca a small smirk. Luca's stomach did a summer salt. A dopey smile formed on his face.
"Wow, I didn't think I could make you smile this big." Alberto chimed.
Alberto leaned in closer to Luca's face giving him a cheeky grin. Luca held his palm up to Alberto's nose. He looked away smuggly trying to act smooth but knew he was failing miserably.
"S-shut up Scorfano, you're not everything you crack yourself up to be, you know."
"Oh really?"
Alberto narrowed his eyes. He grabbed Luca's chin with his pointer finger and thumb and drew it close to his mouth. Luca could feel Alberto's warm breath tickle his nose. It sent shivers down his spine, curious where these antics were going. Luca gulped.
"No.."
Alberto stared directly into Luca's honey brown, dilating pupils.
"I'm not going to mess up this time, I know what I want." Alberto whispered.
Luca's own heart beat was ringing in his ears. Alberto's nerves were present but he would not let them get the best of him this time. He would not let his fear cause Luca so much pain. Never again.
"What do you want?" Luca quizzed, Alberto's gaze catching his eyes. His gaze was directly upon Luca's soft, warm, and inviting lips.
"You."
A familiar feeling persisted in both of the boy's hearts as the gap between their lips was no more. A feeling that was warm and embracing. A feeling that made it evident that their two hearts were not separate, but they were one. Each of them truly belonging to the other.
Alberto grabbed Luca by his waist and remorselessly drew the brunette on top of him. Luca straddled Alberto's midsection as he found himself becoming deeper into the kiss every second that passed.
Luca quickly pulled away to catch his breath. Alberto's eyes silently devoured him, quietly begging for more. It was funny, Luca thought back to about a week ago to when they had their first kiss and Alberto had stared back at Luca the very same way yearning for more kisses. It was becoming evident to Luca that Alberto loved kisses.
He so adorable, dio mio. Luca thought.
Not sparing his love anymore time, Luca sighed back into the kiss. Heavier and more passionate this time. They were experiencing so many firsts so fast. Alberto loved being human. He loved the way kissing Luca felt. Hearing his small exclamations of either content or pleasure, getting to taste his tongue as it moved over his impossibly soft lips, feeling his grip on him suddenly tighten as he tried to move his tongue to meet his. Alberto loved it all. He physically had to fight himself as to not completely lose himself within the kiss.
Things were getting more serious now. Luca was becoming infatuated with all of these new sensations. He pushed Alberto down onto the bed so that now his head was resting on the pillow. He gripped one of Alberto's wrists and used the other hand to prop himself up so he didn't crush the boy under him. Luca pushed himself closer against Alberto. Alberto let out a soft whimper, causing Luca to push himself even tighter onto him. He needed this. He loved it too much to stop.
Alberto felt how suddenly Luca was so insistent about the kiss leading to other actions and he decided he wouldn't fight it as he soon heard Luca let out a soft noise of content from their tongues meeting once again as he pushed his body tighter onto Alberto's.
There was a lot in the kiss for both of them. Love, affection, saliva, and even lust. Neither of them had ever felt lust before, but there was no motivation to fight it. Three summers of waiting. Three summers of pining. Three summers of wondering and they all led to this. The love and affection they both had for the other was pouring out and there was not damn to stop the drip.
They both pulled away for a deep breath of air. But just as quickly as they each pulled away, Alberto pulled Luca back in by the collar of his shirt and it was hot. Alberto started making his way down Luca's neck, leaving behind a trail of kisses.
It felt so good. But Luca knew that now they were on the same page, they had all the time in the world for things to get more serious. There was no need to rush. Besides, Luca felt severly uneducated when it came to sexual advances and he was pretty sure Alberto knew even less than he did. Luca fought the urge to let Alberto keep going.
"Hey...w-wait Beto.."
"Little star? Are you okay, do you not like it?" Alberto came to a bursting halt. His tone was frantic and sweet. He just wanted to make sure Luca was comfortable and content.
Luca smiled at the nickname he hadn't heard in ages and he blushed at the way Alberto was acting like such a gentleman.
"Yes, yes. I'm completely fine, and I'm really enjoying myself, but we have time Alberto."
A look of confusion grew on Alberto's face.
"Time for what?"
"Time for,,,you know... things to get more serious."
"Serious?"
"I mean sexually." Luca said face palming.
A bright red tinge spread across Alberto's face.
"Oh, yeah...t-totally." He scratched the back of his neck, a habit he often had when he was nervous.
"And besides, I don't really know much about...well, you know." Luca was too shy to use the proper terminology.
"I can teach you!" Alberto chimed. Luca rolled his eyes.
"Oh really buddy? Just like you taught me how to kiss that night?"
"Hey! Be nice or no more kisses!" Alberto fake punched Luca in the stomach playfully.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry!"
"Hey Beto?"
"Yes my star?" Alberto started tenderly running his hands through Luca's hair as Luca rested his head on Alberto's chest.
"I assume after what just happened we aren't friends anymore?"
A suffuse of surprise emulated in Alberto.
"Wait, but I thought we just decided we are friends again?"
Luca face palmed for the second time.
"Beto friends don't make out."
"Ohhhh, you're asking what we are?"
"Ding ding ding!"
Alberto gently pushing Luca off of him and he stood up from the bed.
"Stand up Paguro."
Luca did as he said. Alberto knelt down on one knee all cheesy. He grabbed Luca's hands with his own and looked up at the boy he loved. Luca was giving him that goofy smile and look of adoration he always did. Gosh, it was so adorable.
"Luca Paguro."
"Yes Beto?"
"Will you be my boyfriend."
Finally. Luca thought. His heart beat sped up and his face turned red. He gave Alberto the biggest smile he could.
"Yes I would be honored."
Alberto jumped up and pushed Luca back onto the bed. Luca playfully ruffled Alberto's hair in return.
"You know Beto, I really do love you."
Those words. Those three sweet, delisous, delicate, beautiful, wonderful words. I love you. What a sentence, what a feeling! Alberto was so happy he could practically dance.
"I love you more Luca."
He placed a tender kiss on Luca's cheek, resting his head on his lover's chest. The two boys dozed off. Happy and feeling hopeful and complete for the first time in a long time.