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.My lips sat hovering merely centimeters from hers."Oh, and my band is playing tonight.Come with me?" Before she could answer, my lips were sealed to hers.A gust of wind passed at that moment, and strawberries assaulted my senses once again.A smile broke out across my lips, as I tried to contain my laughter.Her lips mimicked mine and we both let out a small, strangled laugh, before resuming our embrace.A few moments later, when we finally broke our connection to come up for air, I realized what I had just done.I didn't have time to stay a couple extra days, but I had all but just made that promise to her.What was I going to do now?I brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear, before leaning in and kissing just below her earlobe.There was nothin' more I wanted then to have this girl as mine, but given my current predicament, I settled for what she was offering.I grabbed her small delicate hand in mine and pulled her down next to a nearby tree.She tried to sit across from me, but I gently pulled her in between my legs, nestling her body into mine.I brushed her hair back and over her shoulder, and then placed a chaste kiss to her sun kissed shoulder.We sat staring into the horizon, for what felt like forever, when she finally spoke."So, what kind of music does your band play?"I chuckled softly, not expecting that to be her question."We're alternative, I guess.I think you'll like it.""Oh do ya now? I reckon you wouldn't exactly know what I like just yet, cowboy."I could hear her labored breathing as I skimmed my hand across her hip.The way she said my nickname had me trying to catch my breath.I swallowed past the lump in my throat before I finally mustered up enough reasoning to answer her."I suppose I wouldn't, huh? But, I'm hopin' you'll let this cowboy know you're likings, sooner rather than later.""Hmm, I think we might be able to work somethin' out." She turned slightly and tilted her head back into my neck, placing an open mouthed kiss to my skin, leavin' it scorching."So, you wanna tell me what happened yet?" I knew I was pushing, but I needed to know who pushed her all the way to fuckin' nowhere."Not yet, but maybe soon." She smiled."You wanna tell me about school?" She teased."Do you really wanna know?" I whispered underneath my breath.She turned around in my lap and was now facing me.Her plump, luscious lips mocked me as I tried to find her eyes."Of course I do.I wouldn't have asked, if I didn't want to know.Now spill." Her smile could light up the night sky, if it was night.I hadn't seen her smile much in the day or two that I had known her, and it was nice to see.I straightened my body and pulled her hands into mine."Well, I got a full ride scholarship to Arizona State University.I've been playing baseball for so long, that I guess it was kind of a no brainer, but leavin' is what is killin' me." I felt her hands twitch inside of mine, and then my hands went slack with the empty space where hers had just been."What's wrong?" She was already standing, brushing the small bits of stray grass from the back of her shorts.I quickly stood, grabbing her arm before she could take off towards her house.I needed to know what I had said wrong."What is it, KJ?""It's nothin' I just need to go.I'll see you tonight, I suppose." Her eyes landed on mine, but they held no spark.The light had dimmed, just as I gotten it to come back.What the hell was this girl’s story and why wouldn't she share it with me?"Yeah, um.I'll come grab you around five?" I pushed my hands through my hair as I removed my ball cap."Okay, I'll be ready and waitin' at the end of the drive." Before I could react, she was already limping down the hill and headed towards her house.I silently cursed myself for not going after her, yet again, but there really wasn't much I could do.She was closed off and obviously, that barrier wasn't coming down anytime soon.Or at least not soon enough.Chapter 15KaylaI had been elated to see him.When his tall, muscular figure appeared over that hill, my heart jumped into my throat and practically shot out of my mouth.He looked even better than he had in town.Maybe it was because he didn't have a skanky tramp hanging off of him, but either way, I knew I wanted him.And when his lips pressed softly against mine, I was all but in heaven.My day had gone from mundane, to exciting in less than four hours.His scorching emerald green eyes had me at a loss for words and short of breath.But, as soon as he mentioned Arizona, my whole world shifted and my mind quickly threw up a wall and completely shut down.How were we ever supposed to make anything work, when he was going back to the very state I had just left? Granted, he wasn't aware of the situation or anything that had happened in between then and now, but would it really matter now?What was I even thinking? We weren't anything.We had just met and I was definitely readin' too far into anything with him.For crying out loud, he was eighteen and off to college and I had just barely turned seventeen and was starting my senior year in high school.What type of relationship could we even have?I knew pushing him away, was the wrong thing to do, but at this point, I needed to protect myself.Madison's feelings be damned.I still wanted more than anything, to go see his band play tonight, so I made sure to ask him about it before I headed home.Part of me was excited that he was bringing me into his world with the way he was.It was a nice world filled with hope, happiness and somethin' else I just couldn't quite put my finger on [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]