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Placing my hand on the handle, I turn it, and the door slowly opens. It doesn’t make a sound, and when my eyes adjust, I see her on the bed. She has her back turned, and she is curled in a little ball, sobbing her heart out.
Closing the door, I turn the lock so no one can walk in. I am not sure if she is crying in her sleep or if she is awake, but itdoesn’t matter. I came in here to comfort her and to finally hold her.
“Aura,” I whisper.
I don’t want to startle her or, worse, scare her. She doesn’t respond, so I pull back the covers cautiously. Her bed is a full size compared to the king-size bed in my room. It would be better to hold her there, but I don’t want to move her out of her safe space.
What am I thinking?
As I slide my large frame quietly onto the bed, another sob escapes her. The smell of her shampoo pulls me in. She doesn’t move when I get close and comfortable. My hand finds the curve of her waist above her short sleep shorts, and I try to avoid losing my mind.
Relax, Kalum.You’re here to comfort her, not be a creep.
As I finally curl up next to her, her body stiffens. She turns over, and her eyes flutter open, then they widen. Her cheeks are wet with tears, and I place my finger over her soft lips.
“Shh…it’s me.”
Her hand wipes her face, and she sniffs. My body twists toward her nightstand, and I grab a tissue so she can wipe her face.
“You can’t be in here. You need to leave,” she demands, her voice above a whisper.
“I’m here, and I’m not leaving.” My finger places her hair behind her ear.
When my finger touches her skin, electricity zips across my hand. Goose bumps appear on her neck and shoulder, bare from her oversized T-shirt falling off one side.
Her chest sputters from the aftermath of her sobbing. “I’m fine. You need to le?—”
My mouth crashes against hers, interrupting her rant. The velvety skin of her lips parts slightly. I pull her toward mychest, and my tongue slides inside her mouth. It feels like I’m dreaming.
Her tongue twirls and dances with mine. I deepen the kiss, exploring every inch of her mouth and breathe in the scent of her skin, her hair, loving the taste of her mouth. The magic of a first kiss––what kisses are made of. The one where you fall in love. The kiss that you will always remember. The first one that carves its memory inside your heart and soul, hoping it’s not the last. This is love, and she is in my arms.
The palms of her small hands lie flat against my hard chest like an imprint. An imprint that tells me we were fated to be here at this moment, that this was meant to be. I feel torn because if it weren’t for the death of her parents, I would never have known that a girl so perfect existed. I wouldn’t be in her life, and there is no place I’d rather be.
I fought my attraction to her with hate, and the things I saidhurther. Now, I am on a mission. A mission to erase the hurt, the hate she feels for me, and start over. It’s a secret promise I’m making to myself.
This is where we begin.
This is where I vow to make her mine.
And never let her go.
She pulls away to catch her breath. “Kalum,” she breathes.
Our lips are inches apart, and my heart beats rapidly. My teeth catch my bottom lip in an effort to keep the emotions coursing through me in check.
One taste of Aura is powerful. Something I wasn’t ready for. An electric current like the ocean that quickly pulls you in and takes over.
My eyes land on her small hands on my chest like hot embers. She tries to pull them away, but my hand reacts quicker, halting their descent.
“Leave them. I love your touch on my skin,” I whisper. My index finger finds the edge of her shorts and slowly traces upward. “The same way I know you love mine on yours.” Her eyes lift. “We don’t hate each other. You don’t really hate me, and I don’t hate you. We are just…”
She squirms. “Kalum, you have a girlfriend. It’s not right.”
My eyes close instantly, regretting having Sarah as my girlfriend. “I don’t want Sarah,” I say softly. My eyes open, and her eyes glitter from the moonlight streaming from her bedroom window. “I don’t love her. The truth is, I thought I could stop the attraction I have for you by being with someone else. But I can’t, Aura. Nothing works. There’s this fire in you that calls to me.”
She sniffs and snuggles her cheek against the pillow. My fingers trail higher on the skin of her thigh, getting closer to the center of her core. She grips my hand and slowly raises it to my chest. “That is not going to happen,” she says.
“Do you mean right now or never?” I ask.
