Her Broken Rainbow

Ghost of You

“A ghost of you is all I have left 

It’s all that I have left of you to hold

Awake in the night to find there’s no one there but me

And nothing left of what we were at all” 

~Ghost of You

Good Charlotte

It took us 3 and a half hours to clear out her room. Another half hour to tape up the edges and cover the floor and windows. Tomorrow we start painting. For now Alaria is going to be in one of the guest rooms where we moved the majority of her stuff to. We’re out back lounging around the pool. The guys decided to put on some trunks and jump in the pool. Us girls sit in the chairs pool side and soak in some much needed sun. I don’t have to worry about burning as my skin just gets golden brown when I tan. “Man If I could lick the water off his abs I would.” Shay joined us after her shift ended, which coincidentally was a few minutes after we finished. 

“Yeah, I’m picturing him dipped in chocolate and licking every bit off his body.” Zoe mumbles in her lustful daze. “You guys need to get laid.” I snort. 

“Hmm, is that an invitation for me to move in on his deliciousness?” Shay directs at me and I hear Zoe and Alarai’s laughs next to me. “I don’t care, why would that matter to me?” I tried to play it off. I’ve been watching him from behind Alaria’s sunglasses that I snatched for our tan session. I may or may not have already planned to use them as my shield to ogle his sexiness. I’ve been watching him swim around and play pool basketball with the guys. The way his muscles tighten when he stretches to make a basket. His arms, large and tanned to perfection. The shape of his ass as his shorts cling to his wet body every time he gets out of the pool. The way they sit low on his hips, giving a hint of the v that defines his pelvic region. This man was eye candy to the fullest. His body was shaped just right and his alluring personality made it hard to concentrate on anything but him naked stretched across my bed… “Earth to Raenn.” I’m snapped out of my thoughts by the sinful devil himself. 

“Huh?” I clearly wasn’t paying attention to anything. “I couldn’t tell if you fell asleep or were just hypnotized by my dashingly good looks.” There was no way in hell I could hide the blush that crept from my neck to the top of my forehead. “Come closer and I’ll tell you.” I flirt back. 

He leans in close, hands on the chair at either side of my hips, his thumb gently rubbing on the left side of my hip. My breath hitches up just slightly, hopefully he didn’t catch it. His eyes twinkle with mischief. I lean closer to his face, my words a gentle breath across his face, in the most seductive way possible I say,  “I was thinking about a deliciously, mouth watering piece of meat.” Leaning even closer I nip his ear then whisper, “A steak sounds great doesn’t it?” Then lean back into my chair grinning like the Cheshire cat. He groans and drops his head down before standing back up and rubbing his hands together. I didn’t like the sinister look that crossed his gorgeous features. Before I could decipher the meaning, he swiftly lifted me up and over his shoulder and strides to the side of the pool. “Don’t you f*****g do it Skylar! I swear to cheesus you’ll regret it so much!” I scream and kick my legs in an attempt to get out of his hold. He tightens his hold on my waist and smacks my ass playfully. 

“You don’t scare me Baby girl, all bark and no bite. Like a little chihuahua. It’s really cute.” Now his first mistake, let me tell you, was saying I had no bite. I’m a pitbull b***h, I will rip him a new ass just watch. Secondly he called me a chihuahua and cute… awe f**k no! “You're gonna get it Sky, just you…” Before I could finish my sentence I was flying through the air and slamming into the water with a splash. I surfaced to find him in the water with me, slowly walking closer. He’s 5 '11 and I’m a small 4' 11, my feet definitely don't reach the bottom and the water is only half way up his torso. I feel small swimming next to him like this. His hands go to my waste and he lowers himself to be closer to eye level with me. My hands rest on his shoulders and he slowly moves us in circles. Lost in our own gazes I hear someone hoot behind me and another yell out get a room. I tucked my face into his neck, undoubtedly blushing yet again. Geeze, since meeting this man I’ve gone from tough and strong Raenn to gushy highschool giddy Raenn. I need to gain control again. The girls get in the pool with us and we all play a game of chicken with girls on the guys shoulders and Alaria playing ref as she wasn’t about to get on anyone’s shoulders and fall into the water. She can’t swim and is totally afraid to drown so she sticks to wherever she can reach standing up. After all the fun is over we all get changed for dinner. Nick and the boys got ready in his room, the girls and I in Alaria’s room. We all meet down in the foyer and walk out to the cars. Since there’s 7 of us we split into two cars. Nick, Zoe, Shay and Zach get into one car. Sky, myself and Alaria in Sky's car. We head off to the nearest Chili’s for something to eat. 

We all sat at a long table to accommodate our party of 7. Nick was on one side of the table with Alaria to his right, Zach next to her and Shay next to him. On my side it’s me, to my right is Sky and to my left Zoe. “Ok, so we need to plan out the next couple of days so that we can get my room done before our trip to Florida. That will give it enough time to dry and air out. Grace said she’d open the windows during the day and close them at night before she leaves for the day.” Grace is their housekeeper who’s been working for their family for over 20 years. She’s a sweet little lady with grey and black peppered hair and large glasses. She’s your typical grandma type and just loves working for the Knight family. Alaria even calls her grandma most of the time. 

“So you’ve decided on which purple you want to do, have you decided on anything else?” Shay asks her. “Well I picked out the lavender purple for my accent wall and Rae has agreed to do a mural of a cherry blossom as well.” Alaria dances in her chair. 

“Nice! You can do something that large Rae?” Zach asks. 

“I’m pretty sure she can do so much more than that.” Skylar’s deep voice vibrates through me. ‘I’ve seen what she can do, I think a cherry blossom is easy for her compared to the detail she’s done just in the sketch she did of me in my cosplay outfit. She has strong talent.” His compliment only fuels my desire for him. I’ve been complimented before and it’s not like I’m self conscious or anything, I know I’m pretty good for an artist. But coming from him, it was different. It felt like there were so many different feelings and implications that did weird things to my insides. 

“Thank you, and he’s right. A cherry blossom would be easy for me, I have an idea on how to spice it up but for the most part it’s not hard to do.” I reply back confidentially. 

“How about this Zach, I bet you a hundred dollars that she blows you away with her skills.” Nick nods towards Zach with a look of challenge. Zach thought about it for a bit but in the end smirked like he thought it wasn’t going to happen. “Deal bro.” 

Suddenly soft fingers slid down from the middle of my thigh to my knee and back up. In its wake little tingles spread out from his fingers as he touches me. My brain shuts down and I might have stopped breathing. I have to fight the urge to moan. I’m like a f*****g horny teen all over again. I clench my legs together and cross them in an effort to brush his hands off without anyone noticing. I feel his hand drop back onto my thigh but this time he squeezes, causing me to jump in slight shock. He chuckles low in my ear. “You good there baby girl?” 

Deep breath in, hold, and release. “Yeah, peachy.” I turn towards him, trying to look unaffected. His smile spreads into a satisfied grin that does so many things to my insides. “This is intense guys.” Everyone burst out laughing at Alaria’s comment. I realize she’s talking about me and Skylar and everyone’s staring right at us. Man, can these situations keep getting more embarrassing. 

We finish dinner and decide it’s time to go home. Zach, Zoe and I pile into Sky’s car while Nick takes Zach home before him and Alaria head home. Sky dropped Zoe off first and Zach wasn’t far from her. He drives with ease back to my house without needing to be told directions. He pulls into my driveway and parks. I feel nerves starting to tingle in anticipation. “You wanna come in for some coffee or something?” Not knowing what else to say. 

“I would love nothing more than to accept but I have to be up early tomorrow to get a few things done before we meet at Nick and Ria’s place. We have to get the paint and supplies too, if you want I can pick you up after I run a few errands. Around maybe 8, you can come with me to get the stuff since you’ll need to get paints for the mural anyway.” He started rambling a little at the end, which made me smile. 

“Yeah I’m down, I’ll be ready by 8. I’ll need a ride anyway, my bike is still at their house.” I’m pretty glad that I left my bike, it gave him a reason to drive me home. “Well I guess good night then, I’ll see you ..” He grabs the side of my head and pulls me closer to him, his lips crashing down on mine. My eye’s close and my hand brushes his short hair at the nape of his neck. I feel his hand slide down my neck and past my breasts down my side. I gasp at the feeling, granting him access to deepen the kiss. I feel myself dragged across the center and onto his lap. My legs set on either side of him as I straddle him. Sky breaks the kiss only to trail his lips down my jaw to my neck. He nips and bites along the sensitive skin working his way up to my ear lobe, which he tugs gently with his teeth. I can’t help the moan that slips out of me as his hands caress my hips a little roughly. Reluctantly I pull back trying to gain a grip on the intense situation. Our breaths are matched, labored and heavy. He rubs up my sides slowly and rests his forehead against mine. “You make me want to lose control, you know that?” He whispers and gazes into my eyes with so many emotions swimming in those beautiful blue orbs. He has the darkest blue eyes I’ve ever seen, to match with his short cropped black hair, it’s a deadly combination that he pulls off so well. 

“I blame you. You're a bad influence on me.” I giggle. 

“Please I was innocent before you showed up, little miss.” Yeah, sure. All that sexy rolled into this God. No way he could ever be described as innocent. 

“If you say so Mcdreamy, I’m pretty sure that’s an over exaggeration of your so-called innocence. If anyone corrupted anyone, you corrupted me.” He laughs and shakes his head. 

“I guess this is goodnight, baby girl. Lock the door when you get inside.” He kisses me softly but quicker than I was hoping. “Get some sleep, sweet dreams beautiful. I open his door and squeeze out the driver side door, him climbing out behind me. I hug him one last time and walk up to the front door. Looking back I find he’s standing there waiting for me to go inside. I wave one last time and step inside, locking the door behind me of course. Today was fun and relaxing. It’s nice to have friends like I do. I’ve been blessed with good company. With Skylar and the boys now hanging around with us, it’s different but it’s like they’ve always been there. Especially since Nick was always around us girls when we’d stay over at their house. I’ve never had this much interest in someone, but when I’m with Skylar, I just can’t help but feel mesmerized by his presence. I trudge up to my room and undress as soon as the door closes. I take a shower and put on a tank and booty shorts before jumping into bed and snuggling down into my comforter. Sleep welcomes me with the thoughts of Skylar.