Chapter 27 (Sienna)
1200 Words
Sienna’s POV
Arriving at the falls, the scenery mesmerizes me. It’s so beautiful out here. I look from one side to the other. There’s so much to look at. But the best I think is seeing Lucas shirtless.
Now that’s a sight to behold. Brianna says, almost drooling.
You can definitely say that again.
He looks up from the bag he was unpacking, making me look away shyly from getting caught checking him out. I take another peek at him and I can see him smirking to himself from over there.
“There’s a bathroom by the cabin if you want to get changed.” He says, still smirking at me.
Dam I want to lick that smirk off his face… and his abs.
You and me both. I stop for a second, surprised by my own thoughts.
Where the hell did that come from!? I’m starting to act like a horny dog!
He’s your mate, so who cares! You can do with him whatever you like!
I know he’s my mate, but it’s too soon, right?
If it was me, or if I could take control, I would have jumped on him the very first day we met! But I get it, you’re not ready.
“Let’s got change Sienna!” Amy says, taking me toward the bathroom. “Let’s make them drool for a change,” She says, giving me a wink.
I’m still unsure if I should even put that swimsuit Lucas got me. I do like it, and Lucas did pay for it. It would be a shame not to wear it. But will I be comfortable enough to walk around in?
“Don’t even think about it Sienna! I can see your mind working a mile an hour. You CAN put that swimsuit on! No one will say anything about your scars, and if they have the nerve to even say something, I’ll castrate them! Or just beat them up. You pick.” She says, laughing at that last part.
I’m so lucky to have her as a friend. She always seems to know how to make me feel at ease. Taking a deep breath, I walk in and change. Feeling nervous, I place a towel around myself, trying to hide.
Walking out, I look all around me. There’s only us 4 here, I shouldn’t feel so self-conscience, right?
“You don’t need to hide yourself! You are beautiful, just the way you are.” Amy tells me, walking out from the bathroom.
She’s right, right?
Yeah, she is. Now take that towel off!
Finally deciding to take off my towel. I walk toward the boys.
“Hey Mike, can you… Oh, Moon Goddess, WOW!” Lucas abruptly stops what he’s doing, looking at me in surprise.
Now feeling self-conscience again, I tried covering myself with my arms with no success at covering anything. Lucas drops whatever he had in his hands and fast walks toward me. Placing his hands on each of my arms. He smiles.
“Don’t try covering yourself up, you look breathtakingly beautiful.” He says, placing a gentle kiss on my cheek.
I shyly take a peek at him. He’s got such a genuine smile on his face. How can I resist him? Taking another deep breath, I slowly put my arms down. I still feel uncomfortable, but I have to try. I have to make myself change the view I have for my body.
“Do… do you need help setting up?” I ask nervously.
“No, we’re all good. You just sit and relax. Want something to drink?”
“Sure”
“What would you like?”
“A soda, please.” I still have a hard time believing I can actually have an opinion or tell my preference. I’m not used to it. With my mother, I never get a choice or have the right to my own opinion. It still makes me feel weird saying them out loud.
“You might want to put some sunscreen lotion on too. The suns pretty bright today, I don’t want you to get a sunburn.” He says handing me a bottle of sunscreen.
I take the bottle from his hand and start applying it. I start with my arms and legs. Then I try reaching for my back, but I can’t quite get it properly.
“Here, let me help,” Lucas says, taking the bottle on sunscreen back. Feeling his hand on my shoulders, gently rubbing the lotion on, I get goosebumps running all over my body. Suddenly, I feel his breath near my ear, making me shiver. He places a light kiss along my neck, making my breath hitch. I close my eyes, savoring his touch.
“Get a room!” I hear Amy yell.
Opening my eyes wide, I push myself away from Lucas, feeling the embarrassment of what we just did in plain view of anybody walking by. Looking at him, he’s giving Amy a murderous look. Oh no!
“Run! Run for your life!” He takes off running after a screaming Amy!
What should I do!
Lucas finally catches up and pulls her near the water, throwing her in. I run toward the water edge to make sure Amy ok. I see her coming back up for air.
She laughing?! Why is she laughing?
Turning to look at me near the edge, she stops laughing.
“Oh, no Sienna, I’m so sorry! I wanted to make fun of Lucas, but I didn’t think about how you’d feel! I’m really sorry. Please don’t be mad at me! Please don’t hate me!” She says, coming out of the water meeting a scared and uncomfortable me.
“Are you ok?” I ask her “Are you hurt anywhere?” I ask looking at her from head to tow, making sure she’s not bleeding anywhere.
She looks at me, taking a back from my questions.
“I just made you feel this uncomfortable, and you’re asking me if I’m ok?”
“But Lucas just…”
“Yeah, he did just push me into the water. But I deserved it. I am really sorry for making you feel uncomfortable. It wasn’t my intention. I was just playing around, teasing Lucas like I always do. I didn’t think about how it would affect you. I shouldn’t have made you feel like that. It’s natural to want to touch and feel your mate. Goddess knows if I didn’t hold back sometimes, I would embarrass myself jumping on Mike” She says, laughing, looking at Mike like he’s a piece of meat.
“Is it really? I mean, are those feeling really normal? Does everyone have them when they’re with their mates?” I ask, genuinely.
She looks at me in surprised by my questions.
“Yes, of course, it’s normal!” She says, looking at me with a serious expression.
“Don’t let anyone tell you differently. It’s normal to want to touch and be touched by your mate.” She says to me seriously.
Feeling reassured, we head back to join Lucas and Mike. Handing her a towel, Mike kisses her.
“You just couldn’t help yourself, could you?” He asks, shaking his head from side to side.
“What? You know me. I can never resist” She replied, shrugging her shoulder.
“Don’t let it happen again, Amy. If you make Sienna feel like this again, next time, I’m melting all your makeup!”
“You wouldn’t dare…” She says. But from Lucas's expression, he’s serious. “YOU ARE SO MEAN!” She screams appalled that he would touch her makeup.
“You asked for it!” He says. Everyone looks so serious for a moment, but it doesn’t last. Everyone starts laughing. Including me.
What a roller coaster of emotions.
“Alright, enough with all this. Let’s get this BBQ started!”
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