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real nice way of getting to know someone. “I’m a Southern boy, ma’am,” he drawls, and I become a puddle of drool right about then and there.
“Why did you choose Chapel Hill?” he asks.
I don’t think and answer a bit too honestly, “The eagles. They have eagles here.”
He lifts his head and looks at me. No, it’s more like he pins me down. “Why not come for a simple vacation then?”
“A student visa is longer.” This is where I should start keeping quiet, really I should.
“You came here to see eagles?”
O nce he asks the question, I realize how stupid it must sound to him. How totally nutters. “Among other things.” I try to cover my mistake.
I start to pull back , feeling more naked than just because I’m not wearing clothes, but he’s not letting go. I dig the heels of my palms into his chest, and instead of pushing I hold them there when he rolls me back, giving me a full view of the eagle imprinted on his skin.
His arms cage my face and he leans in , warming my body with his muscled one.
“ You’d be surprised how understandin’ I can be,” he whispers against the corner of my mouth.
Oh, I think I know. What man says no three times?
“There comes a time in everyone’s life when you just need some spa ce from the old family. I’m taking some time to figure out what I want from my life,” I admit as best I can. For some reason I don’t want to lie to him. It’s as if I know he’ll know, and I just don’t want to go there.
H e tilts his head and stares at me, looking too deep. It’s as if he’s studying my soul, and then his warmth leaves me.
~*~
A pharmacy. That one was hard. How do you explain to the guy that you need feminine products? Just so not on.
I glance at him as he parks the car outside a mall. This is going to be some shopping experience. How am I going to buy the things I need without him seeing it?
This is one of those seriously gawky -arsed moments. As we walk into the mall awkward flees and shitty takes its place.
“Aiden,” the girl, if I remember correctly, Katia is her name, squeals. “ Emma,” she squeals some more.
I form my lips in to some sort of a smile. When Aiden’s arm slips over my shoulders and he draws me into him, the smile stretches widely. Daft, I know.
“Hey, bud. ” Colton says, taking hold of Aiden around his neck, and playfully jabbing him in the shoulder.
“Hey , guys.”
Bulldogs. They are built like bulldogs, and only need to bare their teeth and I’ll be running in the opposite direction. I’m sure they spend the better part of their day at the gym. I feel minuscule standing between the three of them. At the pub it was different. Alcohol makes you brave. Now I’m just gulping and breathing.
Katia is easily a head taller than me , and I’m still sticking with what I said, if I had a body like hers, legs like those, I’d be walking on my hands to show them off.
The woman must be psychic, because at the exact moment I’m thinking about her, she reaches a manicured hand to my face. And, just like with my mum, I struggle to keep still. I try really hard for about three seconds before I give in, and, like the night before, I duck into Aiden to avoid her touch. Taking hold of his shirt, I feel his muscles tighten under my fist, but I can’t let go.
What have I done? Have I embarrassed him in front of his mates? I freeze and can’t bring myself to look at their reactions. I don’t even k now what they are talking about.
His hand slips from my shoulder to my neck, and up into my hair. He presses me into his chest, and I breathe in his spicy scent. There’s something amazing about his touch that puts me right at ease, and I relax my hold on his shirt.
“Bring your girl,” i s the first I hear from Katia. “It will be great to get to know her.”
“Will do,” Aiden says.
I start to pull away. I don’t want to go anywhere she will be. How can he just assume that? Annoyance bubbles up. I’ve been told for
“Why did you choose Chapel Hill?” he asks.
I don’t think and answer a bit too honestly, “The eagles. They have eagles here.”
He lifts his head and looks at me. No, it’s more like he pins me down. “Why not come for a simple vacation then?”
“A student visa is longer.” This is where I should start keeping quiet, really I should.
“You came here to see eagles?”
O nce he asks the question, I realize how stupid it must sound to him. How totally nutters. “Among other things.” I try to cover my mistake.
I start to pull back , feeling more naked than just because I’m not wearing clothes, but he’s not letting go. I dig the heels of my palms into his chest, and instead of pushing I hold them there when he rolls me back, giving me a full view of the eagle imprinted on his skin.
His arms cage my face and he leans in , warming my body with his muscled one.
“ You’d be surprised how understandin’ I can be,” he whispers against the corner of my mouth.
Oh, I think I know. What man says no three times?
“There comes a time in everyone’s life when you just need some spa ce from the old family. I’m taking some time to figure out what I want from my life,” I admit as best I can. For some reason I don’t want to lie to him. It’s as if I know he’ll know, and I just don’t want to go there.
H e tilts his head and stares at me, looking too deep. It’s as if he’s studying my soul, and then his warmth leaves me.
~*~
A pharmacy. That one was hard. How do you explain to the guy that you need feminine products? Just so not on.
I glance at him as he parks the car outside a mall. This is going to be some shopping experience. How am I going to buy the things I need without him seeing it?
This is one of those seriously gawky -arsed moments. As we walk into the mall awkward flees and shitty takes its place.
“Aiden,” the girl, if I remember correctly, Katia is her name, squeals. “ Emma,” she squeals some more.
I form my lips in to some sort of a smile. When Aiden’s arm slips over my shoulders and he draws me into him, the smile stretches widely. Daft, I know.
“Hey, bud. ” Colton says, taking hold of Aiden around his neck, and playfully jabbing him in the shoulder.
“Hey , guys.”
Bulldogs. They are built like bulldogs, and only need to bare their teeth and I’ll be running in the opposite direction. I’m sure they spend the better part of their day at the gym. I feel minuscule standing between the three of them. At the pub it was different. Alcohol makes you brave. Now I’m just gulping and breathing.
Katia is easily a head taller than me , and I’m still sticking with what I said, if I had a body like hers, legs like those, I’d be walking on my hands to show them off.
The woman must be psychic, because at the exact moment I’m thinking about her, she reaches a manicured hand to my face. And, just like with my mum, I struggle to keep still. I try really hard for about three seconds before I give in, and, like the night before, I duck into Aiden to avoid her touch. Taking hold of his shirt, I feel his muscles tighten under my fist, but I can’t let go.
What have I done? Have I embarrassed him in front of his mates? I freeze and can’t bring myself to look at their reactions. I don’t even k now what they are talking about.
His hand slips from my shoulder to my neck, and up into my hair. He presses me into his chest, and I breathe in his spicy scent. There’s something amazing about his touch that puts me right at ease, and I relax my hold on his shirt.
“Bring your girl,” i s the first I hear from Katia. “It will be great to get to know her.”
“Will do,” Aiden says.
I start to pull away. I don’t want to go anywhere she will be. How can he just assume that? Annoyance bubbles up. I’ve been told for
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