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The bathroom door is locked so I move past, assuming someone is inside. I hope that Dax and Holden are able to forgive the invasion of privacy as I open the first door on the left and slip inside. Leaning my head against the wooden door Iallow my emotions to have their rein for a few moments and the tears slip down my cheeks.
“Blair.”
No. Not Ford. Please, anything but that. I can’t stand to have him see me like this. Taking a deep breath, I try to regain the composure I only let slip a moment before. Trying to dry my tears discreetly before turning to face him.
“Hi Ford,” I say too brightly.
He is sitting in the center of a bed with a guitar across his lap. He isn’t wearing a shirt or shoes, only dark jeans that enclose his long, lean legs. His tattoos are on display, but I don’t get the chance to appreciate them before he is standing in front of me, his guitar discarded beside the bed.
“Why are you crying?” he asks as he cups my face and stares down at me. “Did someone hurt you?”
My skin tingles when he touches me as I stare back at him. It’s the first time he has actually spoken more than three words to me in my entire life and I’m struck speechless.
“Blair,” he says lowly with a frown creasing his forehead.
My hand has a mind of its own as I use my index finger to smooth out the line his frown has created. “I’m fine.”
“You’re not fine,” he says softly.
My hand caresses the side of his face feeling the stubble against my palm. Ford leans into my touch, closes his eyes, and releases a sigh. He steps closer to me, pressing me against the door. I can feel his hard body pressed against mine, the heat of him through my clothes.
“Ford,” I whisper as my hand moves to his chest. “What’s happening?”
* * *
Ford
This is exactly why I always stayed away from Blair. Even in high school I always knew I wouldn’t be able to resist her. So I just kept my distance. I know that she thinks I can’t stand her. I’ve seen the hurt in her eyes when I don’t spare a moment to linger on her. But having her touch me? Blair being here in my room? It’s too much and I can’t keep myself back anymore.
“Blair,” I groan, resting my forehead on hers. “You need to leave.”
“Why? Did I do something wrong?”
“No, Babe,” my voice is raspy. I’m losing control and I won’t be able to keep her at arm’s length for much longer. “But if you don’t leave I can’t be held responsible for my actions.”
I pull back from her.
Blair tilts her head back and stares up at me with her beautiful blue eyes. She doesn’t know what effect she has on me, Dax, or Holden which only makes her even more potent.
“What actions?” her voice is husky and I pray I’m not reading the situation wrong.
My left hand grabs her hip as I tangle my right in her hair and slam my lips down on hers. The taste of vanilla lip gloss explodes across my tastebuds along with the wine cooler she must have been drinking. For a moment she doesn’t move, and I want to kick my own ass for getting this all wrong.
But then she kisses me back. Her lips and tongue dancing with mine as she wraps her arms around my neck.
“Fuck,” I groan when I break the kiss.
Looking down at her I can see her arousal clearly. Her blue eyes are dark and stormy, her breathing erratic, her breasts heaving against the confines of her top.
“This is why I’ve always stayed away from you,” I murmur.“What do you mean?” there is pain in her eyes as she softly asks the question.
“I knew if I ever got the chance to touch you, kiss you, I wouldn’t be able to let go,” I reply before kissing her softly. “But we can’t do it this way. We need to talk first. Wait here, I’ll be back.”
Chapter Five
Blair
I sit on the edge of Ford’s bed as I wait for him to come back to his room. My fingers keep drifting to my lips. I can’t believe I kissed Ford Hardy. It may not have been my first kiss, but it has wiped all other kisses from my memory. His taste and smell already imprinted on my senses. His words, dear God, knowing that he wasn’t ignoring me all those years but trying to keep his distance.
