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This was the first time I had these deep, intense feelings for a guy. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Jax, but it wasn’t like that between us. It was like a sister loved a brother, and the feeling was mutual. But you wouldn’t think that with the way Christian and Jax treated one another.
Jax was as protective over me as Christian was. He’d already warned me about Christian, saying he was going to hurt me. Christian had the worst reputation with girls, and everyone knew it.
He was a huge player, and Jax was simply being a good friend, wanting me to steer clear of him. As much as I was worried that he would hurt me, I couldn’t stay away from him. There was something about the way Christian looked at me, talked to me, made me feel that I couldn’t ignore or push away.
He made me happy, triggering butterflies in my stomach every time we were together. I never wanted our time to come to an end. It was getting harder to hide my real feelings about him, and a huge part of me knew he was aware of the effect he was having on me.
Once I stepped out of Christian’s truck at the fair, he waited for me by the hitch of his truck, extending his hand when I got close to him. I cocked my head to the side, raising an eyebrow. He was going to hold my hand in public, and since we always hung out alone, I was a little caught off guard by his gesture. This only confused me further as to where our relationship was going. The more time we spent together, the more I realized how much of a romantic he truly was.
“Let’s go show off my girl, huh?” He grinned while I grabbed his hand.
I tried to keep my amused expression to myself as he tugged me toward him. We walked hand-in-hand into the carnival, strolling past all the rides until we were by the water. The fair was next to Eagle Mountain Marina, and he led us down to the docks.
Christian loved the boats. He was always talking about them, saying how much he wanted to own a yacht one day. When we reached the end of the boat slip, he stepped over the railing onto a gorgeous yacht.
“Whoa. I’m not down for breaking and entering.”
He grinned again. “Don’t you trust me?”
“Not if we get arrested for trespassing.”
He laughed, nodding to the front of the boat. It was only then that I noticed there was a blanket spread out on the bow. He winked, pulling me onto the yacht.
“Wow,” was all I could manage to say as I slowly turned in a circle, taking in my surroundings.
The sun had just set, and every star shined bright above the water. I took in the blanket and picnic basket that was perfectly placed in the center of the bow.
“Is this another one of your moves? Do you bring all your girls here? I can see why you get laid as much as you do.” I chuckled to no avail, taking in his stern expression. “What?”
“Sweetness, let’s get one thing straight, alright?” He placed his finger under my chin to get me to look up at him, and I did, anxiously waiting for what he was going to say.
“Anytime we do things together, it’s the first time for me too.”
I shyly smiled, his words warming my heart. Making me feel like shit for what I’d said before.
“If there’s anything important you need to know about me, it’s that I don’t do anything I don’t want to. But with you… I don’t know how to explain it, Kinley. I was drawn to you from the first day you walked into my science class in sixth grade.”
“What?” I jerked back. “You remember that?”
He smiled. “The girl with the turquoise backpack.”
My eyes widened. “Turquoise is my favorite color.”
“It’s mine too.”
“I didn’t know you even knew who I was back then.”
“Of course I knew. I was going to ask you to be my lab partner, but your best friend beat me to it.”
“Oh.”
“Oh? Is that all you can say?”
“Depends. Are you going to say something mean about Jax?” I blurted, unable to hold back.
He cocked an eyebrow. “So you’ve noticed that I don’t care for him?”
“I mean, anytime I say I’m with him, your tone immediately turns sour.” I shrugged. “Do you not like him?”
