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I’m okay, I nodded, putting my hand over Lily’s and threading my fingers through hers.
You sure, she asked, looking at me with concern in her eyes.
Yeah, I just look at you and the fear goes away, I shrugged, wanting to punch myself in the face for sounding so corny.
She just looked at me, a look of surprise on her face. My breath caught in my throat as she leaned in to me, pressing her lips softly against mine. Our lips were barely touching, but a jolt of electricity shot through me. It felt different from the kiss earlier. That one had been pure fire, pure passion. But this one, it was sweet, gentle. I had never kissed a girl like this, and I had never felt the desire to before now. But as Lily’s lips pressed gently against mine, I savoured them, hoping the kiss would never stop.
So when she slowly pulled away, I moaned lightly, already missing the feel of her lips on mine. Why did you do that ? I whispered with wide eyes.
Because I wanted too, she smiled, squeezing my hand.
I just stared at her. This girl was making me feel things that I had never expected to feel. And it felt good. Let me take you out tonight I blurted, hoping she would say yes.
Really ? she asked, looking up at me.
Yeah. I want to do this right. Our first official date, I nodded.
Okay, she whispered, grinning at me with a huge smile.
Letting out the nervous breath I had been holding, I grinned back. But after it finally hit me that she had just said yes, I cringed inwardly. Sure, I had taken girls out before, a lot of girls. I usually took them out for a nice meal, and then on to a club. After that, they were usually putty in my hands, willing to do anything. But as my mind drifted back to those nameless girls, I knew that Lily was different. I didn’t want our first proper date to be the same. I wanted it to be new, exciting. As I wondered what we could do, a thought suddenly popped in to my head about where to take her.
Perfect, I thought, already thinking about having Lily all to myself, on our first official date.
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Lily POV :
I looked all around me, smiling when I saw families filling up the park below looking like they were having lots of fun. The sun was shining, and I couldn’t help but glance out of the corner of my eye to Noah, who was sitting beside me. His fingers were entwined with mine, and our hands were resting on his knee. He was concentrating on the people below, his fear seeming to have disappeared. As I studied his profile, I felt a little pang in my stomach. His dark hair was shining in the sunlight, already dry from the little water fight we had had earlier. It was swept back away from his forehead in a messy heap. He was still just wearing his shorts, leaving him bare-chested. As my eyes drifted downwards, I had to fight the urge to reach over and run my fingers down his chest. I knew if I started, I wouldn’t stop.
And as I studied Noah, I grinned to myself. He had agreed to take it slow, even asking me out on a first date. Now that I had not expected. But thinking about tonight, I honestly couldn’t wait. This annoying player had really gotten to me, I just hoped he wouldn’t turn out to be like the rest. But I had a feeling that Noah was different.
So where’re you taking me ? I asked him, hoping he would give me some kind of clue.
Sorry gorgeous, you’ll just have to wait and see, he grinned at me, winking.
Oh come on, just a little clue, I pleaded, snuggling up close to him and brushing my breast purposely against his shoulder. I’ll make it worth your while.
Very tempting, he murmured, staring down at me with a ferocious intensity that made me shiver involuntarily. But we’ll have to reschedule. I want it to be perfect, so no clues.
You just missed a free pass buddy, I shrugged, sitting back against the cart and grinning at him.
I jumped in surprise as he moved up the cart quickly, effectively trapping me against the side, with no space to move. His bare chest was pressed against my shoulder, and his face was only millimetres away from mine. Don’t worry, you’ll be giving me another free pass very soon, he whispered, bringing his hand up to stroke my bottom lip gently. And like I’ve told you before, I will be making you scream my name.
I shuddered, thinking about the promise he was making. Holy hell, I had never been so turned on before. Staring up at him, I gently licked the tip of his finger that was still stroking my bottom lip. He inhaled sharply, looking at me with hooded eyes. I reached up and threaded my fingers through his damp hair, intending to pull him to me but all of a sudden, a voice rang out,
Ok guys, time’s up, the girl at the booth shouted, It’s time to vacate the Ferris wheel. Hope you had a good ride.
Noah reluctantly scooted over, a look of disappointment on his face. It’s fair to say that I was disappointed too ; we were just getting to the good stuff. I hadn’t even noticed that we had stopped. Turning around, I watched as Noah climbed out of the cart. When he had stepped out, he turned back around and offered his hand, smirking at me. As I reached out and took it, he pulled me up roughly, practically sending me crashing into his solid chest.
To be continued, he whispered in my ear softly.
We’ll see, I whispered back, gently trailing my fingers up his chest.
As he sucked in a breath, I just laughed softly, pulling my hand from his and sidestepping past him. Looking over my shoulder, I just saw him still standing where he had been, obviously checking out my ass. You coming or not ? I laughed.
Just admiring the view, he shouted back, before winking at me and jogging forward to my side.
Guess it’s about time we go and meet up with Jen and Pete, I said, pulling him towards the entrance to the fair on the right hand side.
Oh man, do we have to ? Noah whined, taking hold of my hand again. I was having fun, getting to have you all to myself.
We did say we would, I mumbled, my mind flashing back to the first time Noah had kissed me. I just couldn’t get it out of my head.
As we weaved in and out of the crowd and stepped through the exit, I saw Jen and Pete standing to the side under the shade of a tree, both eating ice-creams. Looking down at mine and Noah’s hand entwined, I started to pull my hand away. But as I tried, Noah gripped my hand tighter, refusing to let me go.
Noah ? I asked, wondering what he was doing. I didn’t think you’d want people to know that we’re, uh, you know umm
But as we walked up to Jen and Pete, he just squeezed my hand gently and smiled at me. I want everyone to know that you’re mine, he whispered, a hint of possessiveness in his voice that me feel rather giddy. We reached Jen and Pete a minute later, and I noticed the way Jen eyed our hands.
So, have fun ? she grinned at me.
Yep, I said innocently, refusing to meet her gaze.
We had a lot of fun, I heard Noah say beside me, sounding very amused.
I bet you did, Jen whispered, nodding at me.
Glancing up from the piece of chewing gum I was intently studying on the floor, I looked at Jen. She was arching an eyebrow at me, but she was smiling. Did you guys have fun ? I asked, glancing towards Pete.
He seemed very angry at something. I noticed his gaze was fixed on Noah, sending daggers in his direction. When he heard me speak, he quickly turned in my direction, the anger vanishing from his eyes. Well that’s odd, I thought. Are you ok Pete ? I asked him.
Oh yeah I’m fine, he said, smiling at me. Just a headache, that’s all. So are you guys a couple now ?
I just stared at him as he blurted out the question. Uh… I trailed off, wondering why he had asked it, and not even really sure how to answer it. Struggling, I looked up at Noah, wondering what to say.
Yeah we are, Noah smiled at me, looking in to my eyes. She’s my girl.