I looked up at her and was stopped in my tracks. Her beautiful light brown hair was just past her shoulders and had a bit of a wave to it. Not curly but not straight either. Her blue eyes looked like the sky and her smile…… well damn her smile would always be my undoing I decided at that very moment.
I smiled at her and for some reason I reached up and pushed her hair behind her ear. Every time I touched her I felt her heat move through my body. I wanted so badly to reach down and just brush her lips against mine. And then it hit me, I would do anything for her. I would lay down my life for this girl.
“I know you can take care of yourself sweetheart. I just want to help. Now let’s watch this movie shall we?” I said as I stood back up and moved to the other end of the sofa.
I lifted up her legs, sat down and grabbed the last small pillow I purposely kept out to hide my hard on. I placed her legs on the pillow and hit play. It would take several minutes into Cars before my heart rate finally settled back down.
Chapter Seven
Ellie……
The moment he pushed my hair behind my ear I knew I was in trouble.
He was being so thoughtful and kind. For a second I really thought he was going to lean down and kiss me. I almost was willing him to do it in my mind. How silly am I being? I know he is only taking care of me because I am Jefferson’s sister. There is no way a guy like this would EVER be interested in me. Jefferson was dead wrong. I’m so far out of Gunner’s league it was unreal.
Gunner sat on the other end of the sofa and rested my legs on his lap. Well, not really because he put a pillow in-between him and my legs. I must admit I felt a tinge of disappointment when I saw him do that. Ryan never would have sat on the sofa like this. He said he could not take touching me because it only made him want me more. Maybe he just didn’t want to touch me because I was never desirable for him. To be honest, I would have never have been ready to do anything with Ryan. We barley ever kissed and that was all. I guess he felt the same way. He never really wanted me.
You will never be wanted by anyone…………
“Hey, what are you frowning for over there? Do you want me to change the movie, cars not doing it for you sweetheart?” Gunner asked as he started to stroke my legs.
OH. MY. GOD. He really needed to stop doing that. This boy must have magic in his finger tips…. holy fuck! There goes that pressure in-between my legs again!
“No, its fine I was just thinking about the whole thing with Ryan today. I’m sorry. ” I said as I tried to relax while he was sending jolts of electricity up and down my legs. Gunner’s face immediately fell and he looked like he wanted to hurt someone. He stopped stroking my legs and pushed both his hands through his messy hair. I immediately missed his touch and regretted bringing up Ryan. As I watched him run his hands through his hair I licked my lips. What I wouldn’t do to straddle him right now and run my fingers through that hair. I wonder if it was as soft as it looked.
Oh holy shit! I needed to stop this! I tried to clear my head of my thoughts and looked back up at Gunner who was now looking at me. This was starting to get awkward the way we kept staring at each other.
“Hey, um Gunner can I ask you something?” I said as I sat up a little to get a better look at him. My god he really was breathtaking. He smiled at me.
“Always…. ”
Yep, I would never forget that smile for as long as I lived. The feelings it sent through my body were like nothing I had ever experienced.
“Why do you keep calling me sweetheart?”
SHIT! As soon as I asked him that his smile faded just a little bit.
“I didn’t realize I was saying it a lot. I’m sorry. If you want me to stop or it bothers you, I’ll try to be more aware of it. ” Gunner said as he looked back at the TV.
Oh no…. FUCK! I think I just hurt his feelings. FUCK! FUCK! FUCK A DUCK!
“No no please don’t stop. I mean, I like it. I mean, um, well…” Good lord what was I trying to say here?
“It’s just that you called me that the first time you touched me, I mean when you pulled me back away from Jefferson and Ryan. I guess I was just surprised to hear anyone other than Jefferson use an endearing name for me. That’s all. ” I said as I laid back down on the pillow. Gesh now I felt like a complete bitch. Here this god of a guy was staying home tonight and waiting on me and I just insulted him. SHIT! I truly sucked at this stuff.
“Ryan never called you sweetheart or anything?” Gunner asked his voice filled with surprise.
“HA! No…. about the only thing he ever called me was Ell or Ells. That should have been another sign. ” I said the last sentence practically under my breath.
“Well I can tell you this Ellie, if you were my girlfriend I would let you know every day how much you meant to me, through words, and much more. ” Gunner said in such a sexy ass voice.
I wanted to say show me this much more and show me now please!
Okay, that just woke up my whole body including my libido. WOW…. no one has ever said anything like that to me before. Whoever snags this guy is going to be one hell of a lucky bitch.
“That is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. Thank you Gunner, so much. I’m sure you are going to make some girl a very happy woman someday. ” I said with as much of a smile as I could muster.
The thought of another girl in his arms drove me almost mad. What was wrong with me? God help me…. . I turned my attention back to Cars.