and tries to make the best of every situation.
I couldn’t seem keep my hands off of her all day, either; I found myself just needing to be able to touch her in some way all the time. As I’m carrying her up to the hotel room, the only thoughts in my head are what I want to do to her when we go to bed. It’s going to be so hard for me to try and control myself, but I also don’t want to push her into something that she isn’t ready for. She starts to wake up and then settles back into me. I never intended to really fall for her; I was just intrigued by her. I know after today, though, that there is no way I’m going to let her go. I’m determined to make her mine in every way possible.
I know that if I have any chance of convincing her to stay with me—maybe even come on tour for the rest of the summer with me—I can’t pressure her too much for anything. I walk into the bedroom and put her down on the bed. As she stretches, her sun dress moves up her thighs, slowly torturing me by revealing more of her perfect skin. She opens her eyes and smiles up at me. Before I jump on top of her I turn away and head over to my bag. Grabbing a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, I walk over and sit down on the bed. “I thought you might want something to sleep in again.”
She sits up, looks at the clothes in my hand and smiles. “Okay, I’ll go get changed.” When she walks into the bathroom, I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding. How the hell am I going to sleep next to her all night and not touch her the way that I desperately want to? She walks back into the bedroom, dressed in my clothes, and it turns me on even more. I’m still sitting on the edge of the bed when she walks over to stand in front of me. “I just wanted to say thank you for today. I had such a wonderful time.”
I place my hands on her hips and close the distance between us. I’m so much taller than her that even with me sitting on the bed I’m almost eye level with her. I want to say something to her, maybe even tell her how I’ve been feeling all day, but I can’t take my eyes off her lips. I lean in and crush my mouth to hers, needing her with every ounce of my being.
She wraps her arms around my neck and pulls me closer to her. I move my mouth to her neck, needing to taste her the way that I’ve wanted to all day. I kiss and nip my way down her neck until I get to my shirt that she’s wearing. I want to lift it over her head, throw her on the bed and make her mine over and over again. I know that if I do that now I risk losing her, and there is no way in hell I’m willing to risk that right now.
I pull back from her neck, give her another kiss on the lips and rest my forehead against hers. She opens her eyes and we just stay there, staring at each other. I can see the uncertainty in her eyes and it reinforces everything that just went through my head. “I’m going to go get ready for bed, okay?”
She nods her head and slowly unwraps her arms from my neck. I get up and walk into the bathroom, hoping that a very cold shower will help me calm down a little bit, although that’s pretty doubtful.
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I don’t know why this whole thing is so hard for me. I want Luke; every time he touches me it’s like my whole body is on fire. He was so amazing today and he makes me feel like he actually cares. There’s still something in the back of my mind that’s telling me not to jump into this.
My mom developed quite a reputation after my dad left. She got into drugs and sex, which seemed to spread around the neighborhood pretty quickly. I had guys all through high school that constantly assumed I would be as easy as she was. Ever since then, I swore to myself that I would never let myself be used like she did. I know that Luke doesn’t want to just use me; I can see it in his eyes. Something just doesn’t feel right, though, and I’m not sure what it
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