The Hug

To be honest I didn't at this time of year- stingers or jellyfish were in the water and it was hot and humid, but I also recognised it was a novelty for Lincoln.

I sighed, "Hamish, my baby brother is still staying with Pen and Richard until next week and wants to give them some alone time on Sunday and has asked me to take him to the Reef. I know it's the wrong time of year and all, but do you want to come too?"

Hamish told me he would think about it which I thought was fair enough. It was approaching 10pm and I knew I had to be up early.

"I've got to go before I turn into a pumpkin," I said standing from Hamish's very comfortable couch. We had been there most of the time since I arrived. Hamish had been snuggling whilst looking at things on his phone.

"You know I don't want you to go, but I hope you also know that I like you too much to rush things tonight when you have to work in the morning and no, I'm not saying that I have any expectations for tomorrow night or anything..." I quietened him with a kiss.

"I was wondering if it might be too presumptuous of me to bring an overnight bag tomorrow," I blushed, looking at my feet.

Hamish was smiling, "Please do, but also realise that there will be no expectation on my part for anything other than your amazing kisses and hugs."

I reminded him that he was the amazing hugger and we decided to call it a draw as we hugged each other again. This was followed by more kisses before Hamish pushed me out the door.

As I arrived home there was another text from Hamish, a simple 'Goodnight beautiful woman.' I smiled as I replied 'Goodnight beautiful man.'

I also shot off a quick text to Pen stating that yes, I was seeing someone in her building but it was early days and I would let her know when the time was right to introduce him.

After work I came home and showered. I packed a small overnight bag with a change of clothes for Saturday and an extra dress depending on what we decided to do on Saturday. I also threw in my bathers.

My heart was racing as I climbed the stairs to Hamish's apartment. I knew I was reasonably fit, despite blowing Sally and Bec off who wanted me to walk with them after work, but I also was apprehensive not really knowing what the night would involve.

I knocked on the door with an almost timidness. Hamish was soon there greeting me with a smile and a hug and a long kiss.

"Wow, something is smelling phenomenal!" I exclaimed truthfully.

"It's just a curry sauce I've been working on. I went to the markets this morning and there was lots of fresh herbs and chillies and I thought Thai sounded good. I grabbed some fish to have with it, but I'll prepare that later. Now, let me grab you a glass of wine!"

Hamish poured two glasses of Riesling. "To us, to this year and the creation of happy memories," he proposed as we clinked glasses together.

We sat snuggled together on the couch talking more about our pasts. I explained that Mum and Dad had recognised the privilege of earning a very good salary and sent all of us kids to public schools. We lived in a nice enough area of Brisbane, but it was not considered one of the elite suburbs. I talked of our holidays to the northern New South Wales coast where we would hire a beach house for a few weeks and the only arguments were about which radio station to listen to on the only form of electronic entertainment available to us. Mum had always wanted to listen to the cricket, and it became a bit of a tradition that the girls would always head to the first day of the cricket test each year. Last year she went with Dad because us girls were all away and Lincoln had an exam.

"Dad was the cricket nut in our household!" Hamish explained, "And it rubbed off a bit. I played at school and at uni, but I would not say I was any good!"

I asked Hamish to tell me about his Becky. He explained that she and Jimmy were both teachers, but she was currently on maternity leave. They lived a few suburbs from his mother and he was glad that she was there to look out for his Mum.

"Tell me more about your Mum," Hamish probed.

"Mum and Dad are really old hippies at heart!" I explained, "Lincoln was actually born at home. It wasn't a planned home birth she will tell people, but she knew he was coming and wouldn't let Dad drive her to the hospital. It's probably the day I knew I wanted to be a nurse. I initially did my nursing thinking I would end up studying midwifery too, but then I got jobs in ED."

I further explained that Mum had worked in hospitals and had risen up the ranks to a management position, but after Lincoln's birth she decided to work in Aged Care recognising that although she would be paid a lot less, she was in a position to provide the care she recognised the residents needed.

Hamish went to the kitchen and refused any offer of help. I could see he loved what he was doing. Dereck had never one to cook and my father was always adept at barbecuing but not a lot else in the kitchen.

Dinner was superb. The curry was so fragrant and delicious. Hamish had even prepared a small table for us to sit at complete with a candle that kept blowing out from the ceiling fan. I was more than willing to help with the dishes, however it took twice as long as it should have as we kept stopping to steal kisses from each other.

The last of the dishes wiped and put away, Hamish wrapped his arms around my waist and we started really making out. I was leaning against the bench and moved myself so I could sit on it and wrap my legs around Hamish's waist. I could feel his erection through his shorts rubbing against my crotch and I knew I wanted him.

"Hamish," I managed to say between kisses, "This is amazing, but if we keep this up, I'm going to cum just from rubbing against you and I would prefer to cum with you deep inside me."

Hamish surprised me by swinging an arm around my shoulders and another under my legs and carrying me to his bedroom. I had never had a guy lift me before like this and Hamish took me as if I was light as a feather. We continued kissing and he lay me on his bed. He started taking off his shirt revealing a very well-toned body. He had a lovely amount of chest hair which I knew I would love running my fingers through. As he pushed his shorts and boxers down his leg his manhood sprung free. It was well in proportion with the rest of him.

I started unbuttoning my dress. I knelt on the bed and raised it above my head revealing a pale pink matching bra and panties with a lace trim on both. Hamish knelt next to me and we resumed our kissing. He leant behind me and undid my bra sliding the straps down my shoulders.

"Wow," he almost breathed the words, "I have wanted to stroke these breasts for months and my dreams were never close to the reality of their beauty." He leant in and started kissing them, rolling the nipples with his tongue.

I lay back on the bed and he managed to roll my underwear down my legs. His kisses trailed down my stomach. I reached down and pulled him back to my face and started kissing him again.

"You don't like being kissed down there?" he questioned.

"Oh, I do, but I need you inside me, lover."

Hamish reached for a condom and I helped him roll it down his shaft. I remember him asking me if I was ready and my answer being to guide his cock into position. He did not need a lot of guidance as my folds were ready to envelop him. As soon as he edged in it felt perfect. With two strokes he was balls deep and I felt like I had never felt before. We struck up a lovely rhythm together, however in less than a minute my vaginal muscles clamped around his cock as I screamed his name. A few more thrusts from Hamish and he was also filling the condom with his seed.

As we both calmed down, he stayed inside me and rested his weight on his arms, kissing me gently all over my face.

"I'm sorry," I whispered, "I just wanted you so bad and I could not hold on."

"Oh honey, if it wasn't for the condom, I would have cum upon entering you- it felt so perfect," Hamish countered.

We lay together for a while, each of us stroking each other examining each other's bodies. It was still early. The air conditioner hummed in the background. Eventually Hamish started kissing me again and again started trailing kisses from my lips to my neck, to my breasts and down my stomach. I spread my legs and almost came again when he flicked my clit ever so subtly with his tongue. Hamish was a master pussy eater. He licked around my lips and I could feel shivers from my head to my toes.

Eventually he focussed solely on my clitoris and pushed two fingers inside me. It all became too much and I gripped the sheet as fireworks erupted in my head and my whole body appeared to spasm.

"So that was ok then?" Hamish quizzed.

I pulled him in for a kiss and tasted my juices all over his face. "That was more than ok!" I replied breathlessly. I told Hamish I wanted to go down on him, but he suggested he wanted to be inside my pussy again. We rolled on another condom and this time he lay back allowing me to ride him. I loved feeling his girth stretching me and the way in certain positions I could feel the tip of his cock brush against my g-spot. At one stage I leant in to kiss him and he rolled me over onto my back and agreed to every moan of mine to go harder. I could feel another climax building and could not remember the last time I had managed to cum three times within an hour. I exploded onto Hamish's cock drawing him in with my clamping pussy muscles and my hands that were pushing him deeper gripping his buttocks. I could feel his cock growing inside me and I knew he was not far away. I leant forward and bit his nipple gently, not forcefully and he erupted.

I woke the next morning to Hamish's arms wrapped around me and his morning wood burrowing into my backside. I rubbed my backside into it and heard a moan from his mouth. Rolling him onto his back it was my turn to trail kisses down his body. His cock was at full mast and in the morning light it looked even more beautiful than the night before. I kissed the tip tasting the precum that had seeped out the slit. I ran my tongue up and down the length, swirling it around the head. Eventually I gripped the base and guided it into my mouth. I slurped and I sucked. I stroked his ball sack with my fingernails. I even rubbed that small area of skin between his ball sack and anus. I tried to take as much of him in as I could, but my gag reflex would not let me. I found a rhythm that seemed to be working alternating sucks with swirls from my tongue whilst my mouth was still attached.

Hamish was moaning loudly and I felt his fingers gently on my head. I could see he was getting into this and I wanted to taste him so badly.

"Lucy," Hamish moaned between breaths trying to pull me away. I got the hint, but I was not stopping. The first wave of cum hit the back of my mouth. I managed to keep my lips sealed around his cock and swallowed every last drop. I kept kissing and kissing his cock as it started to deflate.

"Wow, if I could wake up to that even once a year, I'd be a happy man!" Hamish smiled as he kissed me.

"Good morning to you too my lover!" I replied.

We lay together planning our day. Hamish suggested we grab brunch at a café in town. I suggested a trip out to the waterfalls in the afternoon for a swim which Hamish agreed was an excellent idea.

"Luc," Hamish said looking at me seriously, "I'd also love to come to the reef with you and Lincoln tomorrow."

I smiled and leant in for more of his wonderful kisses. We showered together soaping each other up and kissing more of each other's bodies. I learnt where Hamish was ticklish and stored it away for another time. We even dried each other off. There was a tenderness to Hamish that I had never experienced before. He was obviously comfortable in himself and comfortable with me.

Even though it was another hot January day, we decided to walk into town. We held hands and talked even more. Bruch was amazing. We made each other laugh with silly things and were in our own little world. I didn't notice Jon and Andy come in until Jon had wrapped his arms around my neck and planted a kiss on my head.

Introductions were made and we stayed for another coffee. Despite my protestations, Hamish insisted on paying and whilst he was at the counter, Jon told me how much he approved of my new hunky boyfriend. Jon knew my roster better than I did and suggested a dinner the following weekend with Bec and Sally. Hamish agreed that that sounded great. I simply smiled, happy that my friend saw in my lover what I saw in him.

As we left and I hugged Jon, he whispered in my ear that I had definitely traded up from my last man and I had to agree.

The waterfall was equally amazing. There were plenty of people there, but Hamish and I simply swam away from them. I wore a two-piece suit, but both the top and bottoms were quite modest. Hamish wore boardshorts. We found a secluded spot between some rocks and we stood there and kissed with water tricking down from a stream above us.

Driving home Hamish asked if I wanted to stay the night again at his place. I knew I couldn't refuse, but suggested we stopped at mine so I could grab some more clothes. My apartment was much smaller than Hamish's, but he seemed to like it. He loved I had a large selection of books and asked to borrow a couple he hadn't read. Of course, I couldn't refuse. Hamish followed me into my room and started bouncing on the bed. I couldn't stop laughing and soon was bouncing with him. We started kissing and before long were shedding clothes.

"I know your bathers looked awesome on you, but they look even better on your floor," Hamish winked as he threw my bottoms behind him.

"Hamish, I don't have any condoms, but I can guarantee I'm clean as I had a full set of tests after, well you know, and I have an IUD in situ." I said.

"I was tested a few months ago too, but I didn't want you to think I wouldn't wear a condom and I am prepared to take full responsibility for contraception if you want." Hamish had the sincerest look on his face and again I wondered what I had done to deserve him.

We took our time and explored several new positions. Hamish knew exactly what to do to make me cum and eventually shot a load deep inside me.

The reef trip was a huge success. Lincoln and Hamish really hit it off. Lincoln had received two advanced offers into medical degrees and needed to choose where to study. He had heard from Pen and Richard who had studied at one university and then Hamish was able to offer insights into his alma mater.

As the boat pulled back into the harbour Lincoln told me that Pen had insisted that I had to see her that evening. I asked Hamish if he felt up to meeting more siblings and his gentle kiss and smile told me all I needed to know.

My lease was coming up in June and Hamish suggested I move in with him. In July we took a week off and headed to Brisbane and spent time meeting each other's families. Hamish's mother Lyn and I really hit it off. I could see how much she missed her son. I meat Hannah who was very frosty to me at first and I could see was still heartbroken over losing Hamish, however on our last evening there she pulled me aside and told me she could see how much Hamish adored me.

Lincoln was on uni break and had chosen to study at a different university to his sister and brother-in-law arguing fewer people there would remember his father than his sister. It was false logic as so many people know Dad, but Lincoln was enjoying his studies. He told me had a few girls interested, but he knew he was not ready to settle with just one. Oh, to be 19 again I thought remember when I was his age.

My father had been thrilled at our relationship when I told him in January and told me at the time that I would never meet another well-adjusted young gentleman. I asked if I was the beauty in the North that he had alluded to to Hamish and he pretended he did not know what I was speaking of!

We spent the next few months considering our futures. Dad had told Hamish he would love to have him as his senior registrar, but we knew that would mean a move back to Brisbane. I knew Pen and Richard were not going to stick around forever and Sally and Bec had been talking about a change of scenery. Jon and Andy were a strong couple too and Andy being a paramedic could transfer anywhere at any time.

I was helping in triage one night when a man came running in saying his wife was delivering her baby in the car. I ran out with some others and we helped deliver her baby just outside the unit. It was the first time I had ever assisted as it was so rare for women to birth in or near our department. Telling Hamish that evening he laughed at my enthusiasm and told me I had gotten him thinking. I probed him for more information, but he told me he had some things to think about.

Sandi came to me one day to tell me she had filed an official complaint against Dereck who had tried to kiss her as he took an x-ray. She told me she had slapped him, and he had called her a 'cock-tease.' Word got around and soon there were six other nurses alone putting in complaints about him. As much as I wished they had dismissed him, instead they made him attend a course and put him on good behaviour. I did notice though he was quieter around me, but to be honest I really didn't care.

As we lay in bed together one morning after a strenuous love-making session, I told Hamish that I was considering studying to become a midwife, however I would only study part-time.

"Hamish, I don't want to rely on your income and I don't want you to think that I am going to be spending your money as I know that was one of the things that went wrong in your last relationship," I said, stroking his chest.

Hamish kissed me, "My love, you are nothing like Hannah and I would be glad if you studied full-time if you wanted."

I told him I would think about it. I read online so many different prospectuses from different universities. I spoke with a midwife from the hospital I was working at and she had moved up from down south and raved about the institution she had studied at.

Arriving home from work the following Saturday evening I could smell amazing aromas emanating from the kitchen. I was surprised however when Hamish greeted me in his tuxedo and noticed he had decorated the apartment with fairy-lights and candles. He sent me for a shower and suggested I dress appropriately! In the shower I decided to play along. I spent time drying and straightening my hair and even applied some mascara and lip gloss. I slid into a slinky evening dress that I had worn to the medical ball a few months before and put on the strappy silver shoes I had purchased the day I met Hamish.

I walked out of our bedroom and Hamish greeted me with a glass of sparkling wine. He told me had thought long and hard what to cook but came back to the fish curry from the first time we dined together. He even had whipped up a chocolate mousse for dessert knowing my fondness of chocolate and sourced some berries from a local grower. It was perfect and I told Hamish so.

To suspect something is one thing, however I was still not prepared when he went down on bended knee and asked me to marry him.

"Lucinda Joy Constable, the last months have been magical. I have loved getting to know you and growing more and more in love with you every day, especially on the days where we had argued! We need to make some plans for next year and I think we both know that we need to head back to Brisbane, but I don't want to ask you to come as my girlfriend, I want you to come as my future wife."

The ring was amazing. Hamish knew it would only be worn on special occasions and I would not wear it when I worked but it was perfect- a large solitaire diamond surrounded by smaller stones. Hamish slipped it on my finger and we both embraced for the first time as a betrothed couple. Hamish had planned things perfectly. We rang my parents and his mother, and they were all thrilled with our news. We rang Mandy who was living in Perth and she squealed down the phone. She had met Hamish briefly when she came to visit in March when she was on leave and had told me at the time that I was not to let him get away.