**CHAPTER 6**
**HOLLY**
And just like that, Holly’s entire life started to change. In just a matter of weeks, she was seeing Aaron on an almost daily basis. They couldn’t help themselves and could barely keep away from each other. She couldn’t believe just how much she liked being around him, and it was obvious that he felt the same about her.
She was well aware that she looked like his child-especially since she looked so young-but she actually couldn’t care at all. As he had told her that first night at his house, “Age doesn’t bother me at all.” Holly had always assumed that age was important and that her dream man was going to be only two years older than her. But as it turns out, you cannot predict the future. Nor can you predict who you are going to fall in love with.
Love? Well, they weren’t quite there yet, but there was no denying that it was heading in that direction. Chantelle had almost fainted when she heard from Holly the next day. Holly had, of course, left out a lot of the juicy details, but she had still told her that the two of them had ended up in bed together. Also, when Aaron wasn’t looking, she had taken a few pictures of the house and sent them to Chantelle. “Holly, you owe me big time,” Chantelle had said the next day. “If it wasn’t for me, you would never have met your very own Richard Gere.” It was true; Holly had Chantelle to thank. If she’d had her way, she would’ve stayed at home in pajamas that night and never ventured out.
Now, she found herself out almost every night. Well, by ‘out,’ she meant she could more than likely be found in his bed. They often went out for dinner, but the night would pretty much always end the same. Holly had no idea that sex could be so good. Some days she’d be the controller, while other days he liked to take the lead. Then some nights, the two of them would simply fall together on the bed, making love. Aaron was incredible, and Holly couldn’t believe how quickly she was falling for him.
She laughed every time she thought about her ‘ideal’ man and how far removed he was from Aaron. Also, how incredibly boring that man now suddenly seemed to her. Aaron was exciting, and Holly had not known that it was even possible to feel this way. He made her feel confident about herself, and she loved the way he looked at her.
Right now, she was lying on his bed. They had just come back from one of the local restaurants and were flushed from finishing a bottle of wine together. They were both fully dressed, which was quite unusual for the two of them, and he laughed as Holly fiddled with his belt and tried to get his clothes off. She finally succeeded and threw his clothes down to the floor in an exaggerated flurry. Then she took off her own clothes, completely comfortable in her own skin around him, and threw those to the floor too.
They were both a bit giggly from the wine, and he wrestled her to the bed. Instantly, they were both excited, and he picked her up and then moved her on top of him. He liked it when she was on top so that he had the perfect view of her.
When they were done, they lay together on the bed, and he kissed the tip of her nose. “Does my age bother you, Holly?” he asked.
“Your age? Well no, of course not. I’m after you for the money anyway,” she said and playfully punched his arm. “Seriously though, Aaron,” she continued, “you know it doesn’t bother me. As long as it doesn’t bother you?”
“Are you kidding me?!” he exclaimed, propping himself up so he could look at her. “I have the prettiest thing on my arm now; how can that be a bad thing? I’ll be honest, when I first saw you, I wanted you to be mine. I thought you looked beautiful but innocent, and I wanted to teach you as many things as possible. I never for one minute thought that you would be the one teaching me so many things.”
She laughed and kissed him. “Looks like you CAN teach an old dog new tricks, hey.”
THE END