"I don't know," she said. "I think we've hit an awkward spot."
"Yea, me too," I agreed.
She nodded. "Yea," was all she said. That was followed by another long pause. For another minute or two we just looked at each other some more. She finally broke the silence when she said, "Yea, so we should probably have sex."
"What?" I said. I was taken off guard. "Are you sure?"
"Joe, there is no other way," she said. "We've seen each other naked, however briefly, and now we can't seem to talk to each other because of it. So we'd better do it now so we can keep being a couple."
"You really, seriously want to?" I asked. I had to be certain that her desires were genuine. "I mean, you know how it's going to be after we do it."
"Actually," she giggled. "No, I don't. We'll find out, I guess," she said. With that she leaned in to me and kissed me firmly on the lips. "Come on, she said," in between massaging my lips with hers. "Wish our clothes off."
"No, I'd rather take them off you for our first time," I said.
"Fine with me," she said. We stripped each other naked as we endlessly kissed one another. We were both so extremely aroused that we practically smothered each other with passion.
She straddled me on the couch and then laid her body flat against me. I thrusted into her and she pushed back furiously. We climaxed simultaneously. "Oh, Joe," she moaned softly. "That was...wonderful," she said with her eyes closed and a wide smile on her face.
"I love you, Amanda," I said.
She kissed me passionately again. "I love you, too, Joe."
"So what do you want to do with the ring?" I asked.