It's 3 am, the club is starting to empty. The last call has been made and the music is slowly fading down. My face hurts from smiling and my feet hurt from dancing. Still, my heart is happy. I have never felt so excited or contented in someone’s presence before, which is crazy cos I don’t even know his name. The music is floating around us as he pulled me close again. I don't think I could ever get enough of having his body pressed against mine. Swaying to the beat feels effortless with him, like our bodies just fit together, like this is what we were made for, to be this close to each other. We were lost in our own world, the people around us have blurred away to nothing. All of a sudden he spun me around so my back was to his stomach and pulled me close. His hands moving up and down my body with the lightest touch, sending shivers across my skin where ever his fingers made contact, it was both heaven and hell, I never wanted it to stop.
“Stay with me” he breathed into my ear, sending chills through every part of me. Just then I felt his lips brush against my neck lighting a fire in my blood that I fear will never go out. I was about to answer when Charlotte comes over to us.
“Time to go lady" she announced grinning at me and eyeing my new friend. Momentarily breaking the spell I was under and making my face feel it had turned the brightest shade of red. Ashlyn downed the last of her drink before banging her glass down on the table.
"Yep, that’s me. I'm done. Let's get out of here girls" she boasted with a flick of her silky chocolate-coloured hair over her shoulder. Lexie just waved her hand in the air and then held up one finger, telling us to give her a minute as she made out with a Harry Styles look alike.
"Sorry love, your time is up" she declared sweetly as she pulled away from him patting his cheek, giving him sad eyes before standing up and turning to us. The look of disappointment clear on the poor guy's face.
“Stay with me" comes the gruff voice behind me making me melt all over again. I turn to face him catching my breath as I meet those eyes. Every part of me wants to stay, though I know I can’t. It takes all my willpower to tell him this, my heart feels like it's breaking at just the thought of never seeing him again.
“I can't, I……I wish I could" Why is it so hard to get the words out
“I’ll come with you then" he declared so matter of factly. I’m left with my mouth open not knowing what to say. My stomach is doing somersaults, other parts of my body start to heat up and kick into gear, all the while my brain is trying to catch up.
“You want to come home with me?” I whispered looking up at him through my eyelashes. This kind of thing never happens to me, the other girls yes all the time, but never me. He grabs my face gently between his fingers and lifts it till he is looking deep into my eyes. Then leans forward and ever so softly he kisses me. It's like warm summer rain, like standing under a waterfall, peace and warmth wash over me. I close my eyes and lean into him just a little more. Resting my hands on his chest to steady myself. His other hand moves around my ear and back of my neck, just that light touch is like fireworks going off in my brain, my body turns to mush and I’m lost all over again. Damn this man and his magical powers.
"I don't even know your name" I whisper against his lips with my eyes still closed not wanting this feeling to end. I open my eyes after a second because he hasn't said anything only to find him looking at me with a puzzled expression. Did I do something wrong?
I start to panic, why is he looking at me like this?
"I'm......I'm sorry.........I didn't......you don't" I stutter not finding the right words and my heart starts to ache with the coming rejection.
"Arwen"
"What?"
"My name is Arwen" His face slowly starts to light up with a shy smile.
"No one has ever asked me what my name is" I am totally shocked as he says this, how could no one have asked him what his name was?
"Hay lovebirds it's time to go, our ride is here" Lexie pops up next to us with a massive grin on her face, I don't think I've ever seen her this smiley and I can't help but blush. She wiggles between us and starts moving me towards the door before she turns to Arwen and boldly says while winking at him.
"If Eva doesn't want to take you home, I sure will" I spin on her in a slit second shocked, back off lady is all that runs through my mind, except before I have a chance to say it, I hear Arwen chuckle.
"As wonderful as that offer maybe, sadly I will have to pass" He politely explains before wrapping his arm around my waist
"However I've promised myself to someone else" My heart drops when he says this, there's no way that’s me. I bite my lower lip to try and focus on what's happening around me, I feel his lips brush my ear, he very quietly whispers
"That IS you" There's that burning feeling again, this time it starts very low in my belly and spreads quickly. What have I got myself into?
Somehow we all manage to make it out of the club. My shoes in my hand and hair a mess, still giggling and happy. As we stand in a circle chatting about the highlights of the night, I can feel a hand resting in the centre of my lower back. It just feels right, a simple gesture that brings so much calm. Like an anchor stopping me from floating away. Reminding me that he is real, and right here. Lexie's twin brother pulls up in front of us in his beefed-up matte black muscle car, it rumbles loudly setting off car alarms as he passes by. Lee rolls down the window leans an arm onto the empty frame, tilts his head sideways and gives us all a cheeky grin.
"You ladies need a ride" he wiggles his eyebrows at us. Ash, Charlotte and I all laugh as he does this every time he comes to get us, but Lexie is unimpressed and throws her boots that she had just taken off in through the window at him.
"Umm gross Lee, you totally just made me sick in my mouth" She pretends to be sick as she rounds the car to get in the passenger side.
I feel the hand on my back start to tighten a little and I look up into flashing eyes, there is something magically hypnotic about them. except now they look angry, I'm a little taken back. I look to see what he is looking at, I follow his gaze only to land on Lee. Who is giving me a sideways look as well.
"You all good Eva? Are you coming?" Lee asks me, although his eyes never leave Arwen's face. I flick between the two of them for a second or two before answering.
"Yep, I'm all good Lee, we'll grab a cab home" I smile at him to try and ease this weird tension.
"Ok but text if you need anything" Lee starts
"Leave them alone" Lexie growls punching him in the arm
"Txt me, for anything" Lee finishes before very slowly pulling away
"That was weird?" I'm a little lost by what just happened, but Arwen pulls me in, kisses me a little more firmly this time, the whole world just floats away. The drive home is a bit of a blur of hungry kisses in the back of the taxi. Then all of a sudden we are standing outside the home I share with my Aunt. I look up at the house all dark and quiet, then to the man by my side. How on earth am I going to get him in there without waking my Aunt. My sweet Aunt will be sleeping soundly in her bed. It's now or never I tell myself as I unlock the front door. Once inside I tiptoe up the stairs followed closely by a Greek god, who is planning to do very un-godly things to me, and I'm going to let him.
We somehow make it to my room and close the door. The door just clicks shut when I feel myself being lifted and dropped onto my bed, I have to bite my lip to stop the squeal that threatens to jump out of me. Laying on my back I dare to look down at the end of my bed. There he stands in all his breath-taking glory. It is at this moment it dawns on me just how big he is. He slowly starts to take off his top, one inch at a time. Over his head, it goes and I watch him drop it down onto the floor at the foot of my bed, my mouth is dry and my nerves are shot. There is a fire in my belly that is building just looking at him. I can't take my eyes off him, his chest looks like he was made from marble by DaVinci himself. The only difference would be the tattoos spread across his torso and back. Dark and bold, you would think they would take away some of his beauty but somehow they only made him sexier, if that was even possible. They were like nothing I had ever seen before, yet they look familiar at the same time. Just when I was able to finally catch my breath again, he started to move. Arms on either side of my legs he slowly makes his way up the bed. Stopping at my knees he lightly grazed his knuckles down my shin. It is like he has electricity in his fingertips, my body is shocked and alive with his every touch. Running down my leg he cups one of my feet bring it to his mouth. Starting at my ankle, he leaves feather-light kisses, slowly moving up to my knee. I close my eyes and lay back as the feeling overwhelms me, I know where he is heading but I am powerless to stop him. He reaches my inner thigh, his thumbs run along the hem of my very short dress, then under it. Till his fingers are resting on my hips, and my dress is pushed up around my belly button. He's looking at my panties like they are blocking him from something amazing. I have to bite my lip to stop myself from making a noise, just the thought of this man sitting between my legs is almost enough to push me over the edge. Hooking his thumbs under the sides of my underwear he looks up into my eyes, almost asking for permission, I nod slightly knowing there is no way I could stop this here, not now my body is screaming to him. He grins at me, not the shy smile I had seen, but a devilish grin that had me coming undone at the seams. I am in big trouble, and I'm going to love every minute of it. Before I know it my panties are gone and I can feel the cool air on my lady parts. Part of me wants to hide from him, another part is mesmerized by the way he is looking at me.
"Beautiful" he whispers running his hands up my thighs till he reaches my centre. I think it's going to be a very long night.