August Holiday, September 01 2002

I'll begin with our arrival to Toulon because nothing important happened before that. Nikki actually fell asleep on my lap not long after we took off, and she woke up just before we arrived. When we got to Toulon, I had to figure out where was the place we rented. From what they told me, it was about 3km from the city. We took a taxi there. Nikki was still sleepy, so I held her in my arms most of the time. I think it was the weather that made her so tired, because it was really hot. It took us only half an hour to arrive at our destination and find the house. It's a pretty and quiet spot outside the village, which is not so touristy as Toulon. The house where we were staying was pretty good. We even had our own pool! When Nikki saw it, she went for a swim, even before we unpacked our things. Later, we went to a local shop to buy some groceries so we could at least make dinner, because it was getting late by that time. It was really embarrassing in the shop because I don't speak French and Nikki knows it because she learns it in school. She tried to translate it for me but she couldn't understand much of it either. On the way back we both laughed, then she ran ahead and yelled, "catch me!" so I chased her all the way there, where I finally caught up with her. I think she had it easier because she was carrying only bread while I carried everything else. This was our first night alone, and it felt great to be with her again. We did everything together. We made dinner and unpacked our luggage. Then we took a long bath and watched some TV which we couldn't understand. This made us tired very soon, so we went to bed, and after a cuddle and kiss goodnight, we fell asleep.

The next day, after breakfast, we went to explore the local village. The day was nice and warm and we took our time walking around and exploring. We even found a place where they gave horse rides to people, and when Nikki saw it there was no way of stopping her. The people there gave us each a horse, actually Nikki asked for a pony. Then we went for a walk around the local forest and trails. It took us an hour to complete the tour, and then Nikki wanted to feed the horses and see where they sleep, so we went to the stables where she fed them some hay and grass. After that, we walked down to the little beach we saw from the hill while riding and undressed to our bathing suits. Nikki wore a cute little bikini, but we both took our tops off. The place was deserted; we were the only ones there. There are many little beaches scattered along the coast, and there are also lots of bushes and trees growing around which makes them isolated from the rest of the areas. It was nice because we could relax and enjoy the sun. I rubbed some sun-screen lotion on Nikki, and she did the same to me, and then we swam for a while. She brought a diving mask with her too, so she snorkeled around looking for sea shells until she found at least ten of them, some very nice and shiny ones actually. I promised her to make her a necklace from them when we return.

At one point while I tried to read a book, she sneaked behind my back and kissed me on the cheek. I smiled at her and tried to catch her, and we both ended up chasing each other until I caught her. She fell on the ground, and I cupped her face in my hands and kissed her slowly while she laughed and pretended to struggle. Then I pulled back as if to leave her alone, and then she quickly jumped up and kissed me on the cheek again and ran off. After that, we swam some more. She would stay in the sea for a long time and then come out and splash me with water. After a while she sat down next to me really tired from swimming and playing on the beach. I dried her off, and she said she wanted to go back home by the same way so we could look again at the horses.

In the evening, we played some games that she had brought with her and watched TV. At one point we talked about her friends at school, and I asked her about her best friend, the girl with whom she goes to karate class and whom she told I was her best friend. She said they were no longer best friends. That girl told someone else who goes to her class about us, and some of the girls called Nikki a lesbian and embarrassed her. That really upset me a lot. She never told me about that until now. I asked her what exactly they said to upset her, and she said they only teased her and called her a lesbian. She said some boys did the same, and now she and her best friend are no longer friends. I asked her then why she didn't tell me about it earlier, and she said she didn't want to make me worry about it. As you can imagine, that made me even more upset, so I took her to our bedroom, sat her on the bed, and gave her a long talk about children who tease her like that and how they don't know any better because they've been thought to behave like that by their parents or other people. We talked until late. I think it was around 2am when she said she was sleepy, but by then we discussed everything we never had a chance before to talk about. One thing that surprised me was how she doesn't really care if she likes girls or boys. In fact, she claims she doesn't even know yet whom she likes, but she said she doesn't care if others call her a lesbian because they know we love each other. We also talked about sex. I told her what her mom and dad told me and it made her giggle. She said she can do whatever she wants but some things would make them angry and she didn't want to make them angry. I asked her some private things, but I don't want to write about it here from respect for her. They are private and I think it should stay that way. I'll only say that she knows about masturbation but it's a very new experience for her and she's still shy when she talks about it. We laughed a lot, and I think we became even closer by sharing some of our stories. Then after a while, I said it was a time for sleep, and we got into our bed. She put her arm around my neck and kissed me while I held her with my hands on her tushy and kissed her back. For a while, I gently rubbed her back until she fell asleep, and then I joined her soon after with one of my hands still resting on her cute little round bottom.

The following day we went to Toulon to do some shopping. We saw some beautiful shops and I bought new clothes for me and Nikki. I bought a cute long sleeved T-shirt and new jeans for her, and new sunglasses and shorts for myself. Then early in the afternoon when Nikki grew hungry, we decided to get some pizza and then stay in Toulon until evening because there was going to be a street festival and music, which we wanted to see. Besides, there was nothing else to do and we didn't want to spend another evening watching local TV shows. So we went to a little local park and sat down on the grass, ate pizza and just talked about things. She was telling me about her holiday in Spain, how she learned to snorkel and how she rode on a donkey. After some rest, we went for a walk around the town and almost got lost. Luckily, I had a map with me so we found our way back. Finally, in the evening, we saw the festival and it was worth waiting for. There were lots of people, tourists and little kids everywhere. I was scared that Nikki would get lost in the crowd so I held her close to me all the time. We listened to the music and watched street performers until it was night time and we decided it was time to go back home. We held hands and talked, and when we arrived I made a bubble bath, washed her and put her in bed. I joined her soon after, and we cuddled and kissed a little before she fell asleep.

In the morning, I found myself with my hand squeezed between her thighs. She was so soft and warm there. I didn't want to separate from her but it was already late so I got up and made us breakfast. After we ate, we decided to go down to the coast and look for boat rentals. She wanted to go out on the water, and I thought it was a good way to spend a day. She helped me then make a couple of sandwiches for lunch, and then we left. We found a boat that drove tourists to the local island about a half an hour away from the coast. By the time we bought tickets and scrambled aboard we were pretty excited. The trip to the island was beautiful. The boat that took us there was small but big enough to take about ten people on board. Most of them were tourists like us. There was also one couple with twin girls about thirteen years old. They were gorgeous, with long black hair tied in pig tails and little cut-off shorts. It took us about a half an hour to arrive at the island, which we spent outside on the deck enjoying the view and the breeze without which it would have been too hot to stay outside in the sun. The island was beautiful too, with lots of quiet beaches and clean water but there's not much else to tell about it. We spent most of the day swimming in the sea and getting a nice tan. In the early afternoon, when we got bored, we went for a walk along bush tracks and enjoyed the landscape. We even stopped in shade of some olive trees to take a rest and drink water from our backpack which ended in a nice little kiss. There's nothing like kissing her wet lips just moistened with cold water! Then not far from our little kissing spot, we spotted a herd of sheep that local villagers keep on the island, and Nikki tried to get near them but they all ran away scared of her. After a short walk through the bush, we went back for a swim and ate our sandwiches. The boat that takes people to the island and back departs every hour, so we decided to catch the one at 4 pm. I don't know where the thirteen-year-old twins went, but after we arrived on the island we never saw them again. I was hoping to see them on the way back, but the boat was almost empty. We were outside on the open deck and Nikki sat on my lap as we looked out at the sea. I held her tightly and kissed her little face hoping no one would see us. We cuddled all the way back, away from everyone, until the ship docked. I never thought a half an hour could pass so quickly.

The following day we rented two bicycles and went exploring villages along the coast. We saw lots of domestic animals, which was what Nikki loved the most. She would chase every sheep and chicken she could find. It could be really funny to watch her sometimes. It didn't matter to her if she fell and scrubbed her knee, she just wanted to pet every little creature she encountered on the way. In the afternoon we went to the place where they keep horses. I promised her to take her for a ride again, so we rode for another hour before we went back home because the sky became overcast and it looked like it was going to rain which it did eventually the next morning. That morning we woke up late because we were tired from all the things we did the day before and when we looked outside it was pouring rain. We couldn't go anywhere so we played games, watched TV, kissed and cuddled when the TV became boring, told stories and then kissed some more. We tried to bake a cake but we didn't have all the ingredients and we didn't want to go to the local shop because it was raining, so we improvised. At the end the cake tasted pretty good or maybe we were just very hungry. Either way, we had a great time. In the evening we went early to bed. I undressed her and we took a bath together and slipped under the bed sheets naked. The night was so warm we almost didn't need any covers. She laid down next to me and I hugged her close. For a moment I could feel her lips on my shoulder as I touched her, moving my fingers across her tummy and her chest. This tickled her and she laughed so I asked her if she would like a massage instead. She said yes excitedly, so I turned her on her tummy and slowly worked my fingers across her back for some time, then down towards her little bottom and her legs. I could feel she was enjoying it because she went all quiet and stopped giggling. I massaged her like that for a while, enjoying the soft touch of her skin until I thought she fell asleep, but when I looked at her face she was still awake, her eyes were open and her lips smiling. She asked me if I was sleepy and I said not yet, and then she said me neither and held me around my neck as we kissed. For a while I only remembered caressing her as she lay on the bed and the touch of our lips in the dark. It was the most beautiful, most natural thing in the world to do, just the two of us sharing our love while the rain continued to fall outside.

I'm not sure how late we fell asleep, but we slept until noon the following morning. It was our last day in France, and we had to pack our bags and catch the plane that same evening. I'm writing this now a couple of months since we returned, and looking back, I think we had an amazing time together. It's not that we never had a great time before, but each of our journeys is unique and the time we spend together is something we will cherish for the rest of our lives.