Love Me (The Love Between Us Book 1)

Chapter Six

Chapter Six

We make our way through the crowded door and into the entrance of the house.

Julia brings us to halt in the entryway in living area which has been turn into the dance floor.

“It looks like everyone came tonight.” Julia yells into my ear.

Yeah for me, hopefully I can find a corner to disappear in.

“Julia, Bree, y'all made it.” Kari hollers as she runs up to us wrapping her arms around Julia for a hug.

“Yeah, we stop to get something to eat first.” Julia tells her.

“Oh, well we were starting to wonder if y'all had back out of coming.”

“Who’s we?” I ask, curious to who would care if we came are not.

“Just some of us girls that hang out together. We knew this wasn’t your type of scene, so we just figured you might had change your mind.” Kari tells me with a guilty look.

“Well seeing has you don’t really know me and I’ve been gone. I wouldn’t say you know what my type of scene is.” I hate when people judge me, they might have been right but still to judge before hand frustrates me. Julia takes notice of my tone and interjects herself back into the conversation.

“Where’s Presley and the others?”

“Their in the kitchen getting drinks, come with me to get a drink.” Kari doesn’t give Julia opportunity to object has she pulls her towards the kitchen, leaving me behind standing. Before they get to far Julia tuns half towards me and yells over the music.

“You going to be okay until I get back?”

Not wanting to yell I nod my head “yes” and watch as they get lost in the crowd of dancers. I take the time to find a place to stand and move out of the way so I don’t trampled on. I hit jackpot off into another room that looks like the family room of the house I wait patiently for Julia and her friends to return has I stand off to the side of the room watching party goers enjoy themselves.

“Well, well, well if it isn’t basketball girl.” Comes from a voice with slur to it.

I turn in the direction of the voice to see Ford approaching me with a beer in hand.

“What are you doing here basketball girl?” Ford ask.

“I do have a name Ford, just like you. And to answer your question I came with Julia.”

“Ah, the fiery redhead. Do you think it wise of you to come though?” Ford ask, as he takes a swig of his beer. But before I can answer his question an arm goes around Ford’s shoulder with a command from the owner.

“Leave her alone Ford.” Carter tells him.

“I just wanted to have some fun with her.” Ford rebukes back to Carter.

“Yeah, that’s not going to happen. So move on and leave her alone.” Carter says, has he redirects Ford in the other direction. “Bree” a nod from Carter and I’m left to myself again.

I’m not sure how long I’ve been standing here waiting for Julia. Worried I missed a text from her asking me where I am I check my phone to see no miss calls or text. I make the move out of the corner to go hunt for her, which doesn’t take long

for me to see her dancing with Kari and her other friends. Not wanting to interrupt and ask her if it’s okay for us to leave I head outside to find a place to wait.

Once I’ve made it outside I ponder the idea of taking the five mile walk to my house instead of waiting option that I chose. Not wanting to upset Julia anymore than I had done earlier today by leaving I walk around the house to somewhere to wait out the party. When I reach the back of the house I see the barn and make my way towards it coming up with a plan to wait inside. I step inside the dark barn and see a low glow of light near the back and head there. I’ve barely made it half way when a warning comes from the direction of the light.

“No one suppose to be in here.” I know that voice, I scream at myself to turn back and run like hell out of here.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know.” I say in hurry as I turn to move back to the door of the barn.

“Bree?” Chase questions.

Out of all the places for me to find to hide I just had to pick the same place it seems he chose to be. I have to get out of here, being in the same room with Chase is a problem I don’t want. I hear the heavy footsteps following me to the barn door causing me to pick up my pace. When I think I’ve made my escape when I open the door to leave it shuts right back in my face by Chase’s hand.

“Stop Bree” he says in a whisper.

“Listen, I’m sorry I just was trying to find a place to wait out the party. I didn’t know I wasn’t suppose to be in here, but if you could remove your hand I’ll be out of here.” I say in rush, I’m nervous. Why am I nervous? Maybe there’s another way out of here.

“Don’t leave, I wanted a chance to talk to you anyways.” I feel his hot breath on the back of my neck has he speaks.

Well I don’t want to talk to you is what I really want to say. Instead I turn around to face him which was a mistake because now we are millimeters apart just a inch closer and those lips of his will be on mine again. I really need to find a way out of this.

“It’s okay there’s nothing to talk about. What happen earlier between us it was a mistake. I get it, you want to forget about and so do I.”

“It’s all I’ve been thinking about Bree, that kiss…”

“You regret it, there, enough said. You don’t have to worry or think about it again.” I cut him off before he can tell me how much he regretted kissing me because I don’t think I can bare to hear how my first kiss was a regretted kiss.

But Chase doesn’t end it there he moves in closer having me retreat against the barn door. When he brings his hand to my face and runs his thumb across my lips the electric shock I felt before happens causing my breath to stall for a moment.

“Why the hell would you think I regret kissing you?”

“Because I saw the regret that first day of school in the gym. The look you gave me let me know you regretted coming near me that day.”

Chase bends his head back and sends a short laugh towards the ceiling. After a moment he composes himself in closes my face with both of his hands and look me straight in the eyes when he speaks again.

“The only thing I regretted that day Bree, is that I didn’t kiss you when I had the chance. The kiss we shared today I sure as hell don’t regret and the kiss I’m about to give you and all the others I will never regret.”

Before I can react or process what he said his lips are on me. This kiss is different from the one before with his lips he’s letting me know that things are about to change a change I’m not sure I can handle or even want to. When he tries to deepen the kiss, I don’t think what’s going to happen instead for the first time I stop worrying how this is a distraction I don’t need and open my mouth to let him in further.

After what feels like an hour of kissing we break away to catch our breaths. I feel his forehead rest against mine and within in seconds my mind is in scrambles on one side I’m telling myself it’s okay on the other I’m saying this can’t happen again.

“It’s okay Bree, it’s okay to allow this to happen.” Chase says, like he’s reading my mind.

“No, I don’t know…” I say has I shake my head to unscramble the mess in there.

“Let me in Bree, let’s see where this could lead us.” He says in a pleading voice.

“I don’t know how. I don’t know how to change directions of what I have plan.” I whisper back.

“We’ll guide each other Bree, I promise you, I won’t let you get lost. I’ll be there to encourage you on with your dreams and plans. Just let me beside you as you go.”

I can feel the tears forming has I hear the truth to his words in his voice.

“I’m scared Chase, I’ve never done this before.”

“I promise you Bree, I’ll move in the direction and pace you need and feel comfortable with. I won’t let you fail to where you want to go.”

“Okay, I need you to move slow with me then.”

“I can do that.” He says has he places a soft kiss to my forehead.

I’m more scared than I want to admit to myself. The unknowing of what could happen if this falls apart and what it would cost me if I allow this distraction to go in the wrong way of my plans petrifies me.