Protecting Her - Alexis Noelle Page 0,41
how you were born? I was born today!
You know what my mom was doing this time twenty four years ago?
I decide to just let it go. I don’t expect him to know because I’ve never mentioned it but either way, we get to spend it together. I’m actually surprised that I have today off. The past few years I have hosted club parties on my birthday. I wonder if she forgot it was today. I shrug my shoulders before slipping on my shoes and walking out to meet Hunter.
He is standing in his living room, wearing a tight black t-shirt and a pair of jean shorts. I smile as he turns toward me. “Hey, gorgeous.” Hunter walks over to me, wrapping his arms around me and lifting me off the ground so I’m eye level with him.
“Hey, I’m all ready. Are you going to tell me where we are going yet?” Usually when I had a few days off I would stay in LA at my house, but being here is so much better. I have never lived in a small town and Hunter only lives a few blocks from Jules and Brian, so we spend time there too. The other huge plus is that my mother is in LA and I’m not. Since she found out about Hunter and me, things have been worse than ever, not that they were good before.
“Nope, sorry cupcake. There is one thing I can tell you about today though…” I raise my eyebrow at him in question. “You’re all mine.” He kisses me before lowering me to the floor and leading me out of the house. We climb into Hunter’s car and I can’t help but be mesmerized by the smile on his face.
As we drive, we fall into an easy conversation. There isn’t any awkward silence, no need to think of topics to talk about; it just flows. “Here, put this on over your eyes.” He hands me a bandana.
“Seriously?”
“Yes, woman, can’t a man have a little bit of mystery?” He laughs at my expression as he referred to me as woman. “Please?”
I hesitantly comply. What the hell is up with this? After a few more minutes, the car stops and I reach for my blindfold but Hunter’s hands grab mine. “Wait.” Anxiety and excitement course through my veins as I imagine where we are.
I hear a door open and close, assuming he must have gotten out of the car. The door opens next to me and Hunter takes my hand to guide me out of the car. I lean against the car, my back to it as the anticipation builds inside of me. I can feel him close to me before his voice sounds in my ear. “Today is your day. It’s a day that we will do everything you always wanted to do but never really did.” I hear people screaming in the background and try to figure out what we are doing. “I want to give you everything and experience it all with you too. So today will be a day of firsts.” I feel him put something on my head; I’m guessing it’s a hat.
He takes the bandana off my eyes and I see that we are standing in front of a theme park. My mouth drops open in shock. “This is where we are going?” He nods and I wrap my arms around his neck. Last week we had been talking and he was telling me different things about his childhood, things that he and his family used to do, places they used to go. His shock was evident when I didn’t have most of the experiences he did. I look at the huge theme park in front of us in awe of the man here with me. “What if someone recognizes me?”
“Hence the baseball hat; I even have one too since I’m a celebrity and all now.” He smiles at me and I smack the rim of his hat.
“Anyone ever tell you that you’re amazing, Hunter Stone?”
“Well, this one chick told me she loved me but she was a total clinger, I had to ditch her.” He laughs as he pulls me closer to him. “Let’s go, cupcake, we have a busy day.” He pulls me toward the entrance. I let him get a few steps ahead of me before I run up behind him, jumping on his back. His hands quickly grab the back of my thighs, holding me in place.
I lay my head on