sweetened desires

chapter 9

Chapter 9

Amber's POV

He placed his big Manly hand out for me to take, daring me to take the challenge and I gracefully accepted placing my tiny trembling hand into his giant one, I hated to back down from any challenge and I wasn’t about to start now.

Looking up into his ocean blue eye’s I no longer felt nervous or scared anymore in fact I felt the opposite because for the first time since Shirley died I finally felt safe and a new feeling began to wash over me I hadn’t experienced before.

I felt as though I’d swallowed a swarm of butterflies inside my stomach and they were trying to get out.

“come on beautiful, let’s eat!” he said tugging my hand gently in the direction of the old oak tree by the water where he had set out a picnic blanket and upon it sat a basket.

I licked my lips just thinking about what kind of delicious things that maybe inside waiting for us to devour them, ever since I’d gotten pregnant I always felt hungry never fully satisfied.

“Sit.” He said softly the word practically purred from his mouth and i couldn’t help but feel compelled by this god like man before me.

He soon followed and i slid off my Louis Vuitton sandals placing them on the ground beside the blanket not wanting to get it dirty from my shoe’s, I was relieved to finally have them off my feet, I hadn’t worn them before today and hadn’t yet had the chance to break them in yet their was a nasty blister on the back of my ankle starting to form and I did my best to try and ignore the amounting pain coming from it.

Adam grabbed two wine glasses from the picnic basket and held them out for me to see with a big edible smirk on his face, he then Poured cranberry juice in both the glasses and I rose a eyebrow at him.

“ what is it?” he said passing me a glass and I gratefully took a mouthful suddenly feeling more refreshed.

The Texas weather was starting to feel very humid all of a sudden, I looked up at the sky noticing a few dark clouds hanging about and I hoped to god it wouldn’t rain today it would ruin such a beautiful gesture, I turned my head back to the beautiful blue eyed brown haired boy In front of me still patiently waiting for me to answer him I suddenly lost all of my confidence, swallowing I decided he deserved a answer.

“ I just didn’t expect you to drink juice with me I thought you might of wanted to drink wine instead.” I said blushing shyly and playing with the hem of the dress Adam had gotten me, he placed a hand on my cheek and I sighed leaning into his touch the touch I’d missed and thought about on more then one occasion.

“What kind of a man would I be if I drank in front of someone who is pregnant and isn’t able to, seems kind of unfair doesn’t it.” I nodded my head in agreement and my insides felt like they might burst, the butterflies felt like they were out of control now and I just couldn’t believe I was sitting and eating with such a Sweet man, a smile slowly formed on my face and I new then and their I was done for.

“ you are definitely one of a kind Mr Harper.” I said placing my glass in front of me on the blanket making sure it wouldn’t fall over.

“ I don’t know about that Miss Summer’s but maybe you could try this.” He gestured to the chocolate coated strawberries inside a container he had gotten out of the basket.

“ open up.” He commanded and placed one at the entrance of my mouth sliding the chocolate coated creamy goodness through the entrance of my mouth until it slid over my tongue setting every taste bud I had into overdrive, I’d never tasted anything like it and I let out a involuntary moan, I could see the lust form in his eyes as I licked my lips.

“ Oh my goodness you weren’t kidding that was amazing.” I said lowly as another moan left my lips.

“ yeah it was.” He agreed tearing his eyes away from my lips I looked up at him questioning him silently wanting him to elaborate further but he never did and I didn’t dare speak my mind.

We ate for a while in silence until we were full never saying more then a few words to one another, I turned my head towards the view before me, the water was flowing calmly and I could see a family of ducks swimming in between the weeping willow leaves hanging over the water while it gently swayed in the breeze As the tips of vines hanging from the old tree touched the cold refreshing water making the water ripple from its touch on the other side of the water bank, it was almost like being in a dream I never wanted to wake from in fear it might end.

When I finally turned back to Adam he had packed everything away already and was leaning against the old tree reading a book a look of calm and content on his face.

“What cha reading?” I asked playfully tilting my head to the side trying to get a glimpse of the front cover of the book but before I could he pulled it close to his chest covering it with his hands so I couldn’t see and I pouted my lips at him giving him my best puppy dog eyes.

“ If I tell you I might have to kill you?” he chuckled evilly and I picked at the grass beside me and threw it at him.

“ Bully your just a big meanie.” I pouted folding my arm’s over my chest like a child, I didn’t feel very mature right now.

“ Okay, okay.” He laughed “ I’m sorry I’ll tell you but you have to promise me that you won’t laugh, it’s more of a guilty pleasure of mine.” He says hurriedly at me and I nod my head in agreement because who wouldn’t want someone as good looking as Adam telling you his dirty little secrets, I know I would.

“ okay it’s essential poems by William Blake.” He said eyeing me to make sure I wasn’t going to laugh or make fun of him, I mean sure it wasn’t what I was expecting but then nothing ever is, besides their was something so vulnerable about the way he said it I don’t know why but it turned me on to no extent.

“ Wow I guess I pegged you wrong, I never thought you were into poetry, that’s kind of hot.” I said smiling at him.

“ Everyone has something they like doing, mine just happens to be I like having my nose stuck in dusty old book’s.” I nodded my head in agreement with him “ will you read me some please.” I said giving him my puppy dog eyes again, he reluctantly agrees and I slide my head onto his lap looking up at him making myself comfortable and he clear’s his throat nervously.

“Tyger, tyger burning bright in the forests of the night, what a mortal hand or I could they fearful symmetry in what distance depth or in skies burnt thy fire of thy eyes.” I listened to his voice speak with passion like he had experienced what the writer had been through, his voice and the way he spoke took my breath away.

I reached beside me and picked some daisies that were growing beside me on the grass, I placed them together weaving them inside and outside of each other making a daisy chain crown, I looped over the last together satisfied with my work I put it on Adam’s head, I laughed at my silliness and laid my head back on his lap.

“ Your distracting me.” He chuckled placing the crown on my head. “ it suits you better princess.” He placed a chased kiss to my forehead and placed the book into the basket.

“ Adam I just realised we really don’t know much about each other and we are about to have a baby.” I said looking up at him with worry.

“ Your right, how about we fix that then.” He said thoughtfully placing his hand within mine his fingertips gently brushing against me.

“ And how do you propose we do that exactly.”

“ how about we play a game called 21 questions, we can ask each other anything only catch is we have to be honest with one another, you game princess?” he rose his eyes challengingly at me.

“ oh your on, what’s your first question?” I accepted his challenge and swiftly moved myself to a sitting position.

“just remember you asked for it.” He chuckled loudly and my initial thought was oh my god what have I gotten my self into. “ Since you already know mine I’m going to ask what your guilty pleasure is?”

I couldn’t tell him my recent one where I liked to think about him when I was alone mostly when I’m in the shower and I can’t help but touch myself to the thought of him joining me in the shower and having his way with me, it seemed like ages since he had, so instead I just told him my other.

“ Does eating pineapple pizza on the sofa with my pyjamas count while I watch old musicals?” I blushed remembering my other guilty pleasure of him joining me in the shower and I wriggled in my seat trying to push away the thought as my panties dampened between my legs.

“ I would definitely think that having such a absurd thing as pineapple on pizza is.” He replied scrunching his nose up at the thought, I couldn’t help but giggle at his distaste for the way I liked my pizza.

I mentally prepared my self to ask my first question I had no idea what I’d say I’ve never been very good at thinking about things on the spot.

“ If I asked you what the last thing on your Spotify playlist you played was what would it be?” I said with a little bit to much excitement in my voice I was proud of myself for not coming up with something so cliche as “ what’s your favourite colour?” that people have asked time and time again.

“ mmm let me think.” He said playfully “ monster by skillet.”

“ nice, you have some good taste in music, though I must admit I was worried you were going to say something that involved people screaming.” I teased.

“ never underestimate someone who like’s a good scream, it’s good for getting rid of sales people just crank it up and watch them run.” He laughed at his own joke and I cringed at his bad attempt of a joke “ my turn right.” He said and i nodded in agreement.

“ okay I’m a little interested in how you might go about answering this one, your been shipwrecked on a unknown charted island and you can only take three things and I’m not included, what will they be and why?” he said looking at me seriously and I tried not to laugh because of how serious he was being.

“ you mean kind of like Gilligan’s island?” he nodded his head.

I started putting three fingers up and put down one by one marking off my three things. “ okay well for starters Let’s not take Gilligan because if I did I’d never get off the damn thing, ummm.. I think the first thing I’ll take is a pocket knife and I could hide it on me like a ninja, second would probably be fishing wire mostly because if I went to kill a fish with a home made spear chances are I’ll miss and fall in, my third and final thing would be a blow up floatable raft so I can get the hell off the island and back to civilization.” I put my hand down once I was finished.

“ Nice except what are you going to do if a shark Come’s along and decides he wants to have lunch and you and your boat are it?” he said laughing at me.

“ then I’ll fall to my watery grave, my turn.” I yelled out and a elderly couple passing by shook their heads at me but I didn’t care this was the most fun I’ve had in a long time and I liked the fact I was getting to know Adam a little more.

“ Tell me the most embarassing thing that has ever happened to you? and don’t leave out the juicy bits their the best.” I said laughing evilly.

“ Okay, when I first moved to Texas from New York I lived with Noah and his family, one day everyone when out and I didn’t go because I wanted to go to the gym and when I came back I thought everyone was still out.” I moved in a little closer so I could hear him a little better. “ and because I skipped my shower at the gym I desperately needed one so I raced for the shower taking full advantage that no one was home since they only had the one bathroom I wanted to get in before Noah got back and used up all the hot water like he usually did, I chucked my clothes in the hamper outside the bathroom and once I was finished in the shower I realised I’d forgotten my towel and the bathroom door was jammed shut .” he blushed crimson red and I tried my best not to laugh at him.

“ what happened next how did you get out?”

“ well after I gave up trying to get the damn thing to open I waited until I heard someone come back me thinking it was Noah I called out to him, the door came open and I was still in my birthday suit and Noah’s mother was their with a look on her face saying she would rather be anywhere but their and I was so embarassed I moved out a week later and in with you.” I couldn’t hold in my laughter anymore my sides started to hurt so much from laughing tears were pouring from my eyes.

“Well I’m glad you find my torturous moment funny, she still won’t even look at me the same I’m sure she thought I did it on purpose.” He huffed out and I felt so bad for laughing at him I got on my knees and kissed him on the cheek.

“ I’m sorry I didn’t mean to laugh and I’m sure she doesn’t think that.” He gave me a look to say he didn’t believe a word I was saying but he grudgingly accepted my apology, we laid down on the blanket talking some more until we drifted off to sleep later on I woke to the feeling of Adam shaking me and wet rain touching my cheek.

“ come on beautiful we have to get out of here before you get sick.” He said softly he picked up the blanket and basket while I gathered my things and I put on my shoe’s, we raced through the park with Adam holding the blanket over our heads and me holding the basket, I was glad to know the driver was still there waiting I didn’t want to have to walk home or wait for a taxi in the down pour of rain, when we finally returned home our clothes were drenched and we parted our ways to have a shower when I had gotten out Adam had a hot chocolate and a grilled cheese on the bench top waiting for me, I couldn’t believe this guy he was so freaking sweet and my suspicions I had earlier only confirmed what I thought earlier I was done for.