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She came into my life like a breath of fresh air, and I breathed her in like a man who was suddenly on death row. Unable to fight against her pull. Every time I was with her I was lost in us. I never expected to fall for her. I wasn’t even looking for anyone, but there she was, this girl with such a force, such a drive. It was so fucking powerful that I never stood a chance.
Every time I told myself that today was going to be the time when I’d make my move, and we’d get past this PG shit, I couldn’t bring myself to do it. She wasn’t just another chick I could nail.
It wasn’t about getting laid.
At least not with her.
Julian thought it was hilarious, laughing his ass off at the guy I’d become in the span of three months. Saying if I was like this now, he couldn’t imagine what I’d turn into the longer we were together.
“Did you hear what I said, Christian?” she questioned, bringing me back to the present. When she’d just told me she loved another guy.
Fucking Jax.
“I heard you.”
“Do you believe me?”
“You haven’t given me a reason not to. I don’t want to talk about Jax anymore.”
“Good.” She smiled, and it lit up her entire face. “I’m starving.”
For the next hour, we ate dinner on the bow and talked about nothing in particular.
I watched the way her lips moved.
The way her hair blew in the wind, framing her face.
The way she laughed with her whole body, feeling it deep in my bones.
I especially watched the way she looked at me as I swept her hair away from her face. She didn’t say a word, but her eyes spoke for her. The way she affected my mind and heart was terrifying, but it was so real.
So consuming.
She felt it too. That much I knew.
Breaking our strong connection that held both of us captive, I cleared my throat and stood up, bringing her right along with me. Something came over my senses, and I reached for my phone in my pocket to hit my playlist. Once I found the song I wanted, I set it down on the ground next to our makeshift picnic, which I’d made just for her.
With the music, the boat rocking softly, and the bright moon shining above our heads, I spun her into my arms before holding her close to my chest. Taking one of her hands, I placed it on my shoulder then intertwined the other with mine, placing it near my heart.
Her face conveyed so many emotions in a matter of seconds, and I paid attention to each and every one. She placed the side of her face on my chest, and I knew what she was trying to do, but it didn’t matter because I already felt everything she was trying to hide.
“Tell me something you’ve never told anyone,” she uttered out of nowhere.
I thought about it for a second. “I want to be a doctor.”
“What?” She gazed up at me. “Really?”
“Mmm-hmm.”
“Wow. You’re just full of surprises, huh?”
I peered deep into her eyes. “Sweetness, you have no idea.”
—Kinley—
After we cleaned up the boat which I learned was actually his parents’, Christian grabbed my hand and led us back to the fair where it felt as though all our classmates were in attendance. Girls were looking at us, more like glaring everywhere we went. I was at the fair with Christian Troy, and it was a big deal in and of itself.
There we were, holding hands throughout the carnival, and he didn’t do this. He wasn’t this guy who was winning stuffed animals and kissing my lips every chance he had.
