exhaled, I felt desire course through me and knew an almost desperate need to kiss her. I felt a change in her as she suddenly tensed up. Her breathing had turned shallow and there was a different quality to the tremor which shook her body.
I drew back and cupped her face in both hands, forcing our eyes to meet. The desire I saw in hers took my breath away, even as I knew it was most likely an exact mirror of what was reflected in mine.
I gently stroked her hair, drinking in the sight of her. She was so beautiful, and it was more than just the way she looked. I knew that if I kissed her, things between us would change irrevocably. I had wanted to wait till her eighteenth birthday, and that was still five months away. But I was done with being noble. I wanted Luanne and I was going to have her, even if I had to be content with just a kiss for now.
Chapter Four
He was going to kiss me. I knew he was going to kiss me and I wanted it almost more than I'd wanted anything in a very long time. I knew that a kiss from him could mean potential heartbreak, especially if he kissed and ran like he'd done the last time. But even knowing that, I still wanted it. Besides, there was something different about him.
“I'm going to kiss you, Lu,” he said softly, his deep voice doing funny things to me so that I could only nod.
When he still didn't kiss me I opened my mouth to tell him to get on with it but he placed a finger over my lips.
“Hear me out. This is not like the last kiss we shared. If I kiss you now, you need to know that there's no going back.”
I frowned in confusion. Was he saying what I thought he was saying? I was afraid to hope. “What do you mean?” I whispered.
“It means that if I kiss you, then we're together. You and me, Lu. No more dates with random guys.”
“Now wait a minute!” I drew back in annoyance. Was this simply the act of a jealous man? Even though I sort of liked the fact that he was jealous, it showed he had strong feelings for me; I did not want to be kissed out of jealously.
“No. I don't want to kiss you out of jealousy. I won't deny that I would like to personally crush the dumbass who took you out today, but it's only because he did that before I could.”
I thought I'd protected my thoughts from him, but I must have been more agitated than I guessed. “You know what? Just kiss me already.” I grabbed a fistful of his shirt and, pulling him close, kissed him.
He closed his eyes and moaned and kissed me right back. The force of emotion was so strong that I closed my eyes in reaction. His arms went around me and pulled me closer to him, all the while we were kissing. Before long, we slowly went down onto the bed. He lay down and pulled me over him, without breaking contact. I sank my hands into his hair like I'd longed to do for so long and his hands lazily caressed my body. Even though I wouldn't have minded, his hands never once strayed and moved firmly between my arms and my waist. Finally he broke the kiss and nuzzled my neck.
“We have to stop now, Lu,” he murmured into my neck.
I trembled, never realizing how sensitive that part of my body was. “I don't want to stop,” I moaned.
He laughed softly and lifted his head to look at me. “I know, neither do I. But if we don't stop, we will do far more than kiss and I don't know if you're ready for that. Are you?”
There was a slightly hopeful tone in his voice and I longed to say yes. But I knew I wasn't ready to take that step just yet. So I just hid my face in his chest and said nothing.
“I didn't think so,” he said with a hint of regret, then dropped a kiss on my head. He gently moved me off him and sat up. “I need to be on my way.”
I looked at him then quickly looked away. There was something I needed to ask him but I wasn't sure I could handle rejection from him just then. Still, I decided to