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Chelsea

"God, that was torture," Owen murmurs the minute his bedroo ainst the door as he leans in and kissesmy hands in his hair Hisagainst mine--relief mixed with desire floods ht

We spent hours out on that couch with Wade sitting right by us, watching some movie I really didn’t paybut instead ers on the back ofmy hair every tih vibrating throughabout Wade being clueless, his lips brushing against hout my body that I felt down to the very depths of my soul

Dramatic Silly I know it, but I don’t care I’m in the throes of an Owen obsession and I’ve never been happier

Though I’m scared, too I’h, easy to showwrapped up in his ar downinto me, and I’m scared and exhilarated and overwhelmed and ready

So ready

"I can’t believe Wade didn’t catch on I wanted to be alone with you," Owentiny kisses there "Thank God that shitty movie’s over so we could bail"

His hands feel so good on my skin He’s slipped the under it, and his fingers dig into the pliant flesh atlittle circles with his thuth of ers tugging his hair as I lose myself so coood," he whispers just before he settles hisin surprise when he pushes me away so he can tear offin his eyes as he reaches foranyway?"

Laughing, I shake uy I just met who’s the best kisser on campus?"

He raises an eyebrow "Only on ca I laugh even more "The whole state of California?"

"Better" He kisses ain, soft and slow and so deliciously wonderful I swear ainst the door "Though I don’t like the thought of you assessing uys you’ve been with"

I say nothing I can feel htly to study ly small," I admit

Both eyebrows are up now "I know you’re inexperienced, but …"

"Even with kissing," I finish for hi I absolutely do not like He knows this

The giant grin on his face tellsto admit I like that I’m a lot of your firsts?" He wraps his hands around the backs of hs and lifts so I have no choice but to let hi lance around, gri when I see the bed is a mess The comforter’s on the floor at the foot of the bed and there is no flat sheet, no blankets

"Don’t you evers off his shirt with one hand, yanking it over his head and tossing it on the floor "Why bother? We’re just going to mess it up anyway"

His words are full of wicked pro My niles are hard beneath ether to stave off the ache that throbs there I let aze roam over the acre of bare skin on display just for et closer so I can touch hi the last tiether," he says as he joins ht as he crawls toward me

"You did?" I scoot back as he coainst a pile of pillows He has a predatory gleareen eyes that both scares and thrills me

"Yeah" He’s overers around the waistband of his jeans,hot, bare skin His eyelids flicker the slightest bit, his only outward reaction tohim "I said next tio of him, my cheeks so hot they feel like they could burst into fla my eyes, I hear him chuckle, feel hi over ainst ht before he kisses ht I do Oh God, I so do I want everything Owen is willing to give me There is so much I don’t know, so reedy Insatiable Completely and totally out of control

And I like it

"I want this to be good for you I want to make sure you’re ready," he says, his voice soft and solees in my chest and I’m at a loss as to how to respond