Page 16 of On Thin Ice

I nod once at her and watch her scuttle away from Callie’s fiery gaze. I spin around to face her and smile widely as the green tinge fades from her cheeks.

“Looks like it’s your turn to evolve into a green monster baby.” I chuckle, flopping my arm over her shoulder and pulling her back into my side. I like feeling her body against mine, she fits me like a jigsaw puzzle. “Whatever,” She huffs, shoving my arm off her and storming to the passenger side before yanking the door open and climbing in. I get in beside her and let the engine rumble to life, reaching over and gripping her bare thigh in my palm. She’s wearing a satin dress that lands midway down her legs, giving me a handful of her soft thighs to grab at. Her skin is deliciously creamy and smooth and I run my hands up and down it as we drive back across town to her dorm. We don’t say a lot, just small bits of chit chat here and there before Callie’s phone pings and she reaches into her bag.

“Oh, well that’s just great.” She groans, locking her phone and shoving it back into her bag.

I look at her, then back to the road. “What’s up?”

She brushes her curls off her face and sinks lower in her seat, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Molly and Anais have gone to a club for the night and I hate being home alone.” She grumbles, watching my fingers draw patterns on her creamy thigh.

I hesitate, should I ask her to stay at mine? Or is that not taking it slow enough? I don’t know how to navigate this dating stuff, I’ve never done it before and I’m scared of messing it up.

I clear my throat and sit up taller. “Do you erm…do you maybe want to stay at my house tonight?” I shuffle in my seat, forcing myself not to look at her beautiful face for fear of what I might see in her eyes.

“Is that ok? Are you sure you don’t mind?” She says, sitting up, her eyes bright.

Well, I wasn’t expecting that reaction.

“Yeah, yeah I'm sure.” I say, trying to hold back the triumphant smile that’s threatening to break free.

I have to really control myself tonight, no funny business that’s going to push her away from me when I’ve managed to get her so close. Come on Sean, you can do this, you can spend a whole night with her and not have sex. It will be easy…ok maybe not easy but I know I can do it. My motivation is too high to mess this up when she’s finally agreed to give me a chance.

Chapter 14

Sean

The house that I share with Nick, Lewis and Kyle is fucking huge and Callie’s eyes widen involuntarily when we pull up outside. I watch, amused as she fights to close her gaping mouth.

“Hey,” She says, putting her hand on my arm as I start to get out of the car. “Is anyone else here?”

My face twists in confusion. “I’m not sure…why, is it a problem if they are?”

She shakes her dark curls and grabs her bag. “No, I just don’t want it getting around that I'm sleeping over at Sean Taylor’s house.” I laugh deep in my throat. “Oh, you’re embarrassed of me?”

“Hardly,” She scoffs and heads for the front door, me following like a puppy behind her. She doesn’t wait for me to open the door for her, she just walks straight in and makes her way up the stairs. I stand in the hallway for a second, in shock at her confidence, she clearly didn’t spot Lewis curled up on the sofa either playing on his Xbox. But more importantly he didn’t spot her, due to the fact he has his headset on and is currently screaming profanities at the poor fucker on the other end of it. I trail up the stairs behind her and watch as she pushes open my bedroom door.

“How did you know this was my room?” I say, dropping my bag and coat to the ground.

She shrugs. “It smells like you.”

Ok, what the fuck was that little flip that my heart just did?

She takes off her jacket and sits herself on the edge of my bed, bending down to unstrap her heels. I move towards her, dropping to the ground and unbuckling them for her, kissing each of her creamy thighs as I go. “I’ll get you something to wear to bed.” I murmur as I stand up, leaving a light kiss on her temple.

“Don’t look,” she says, her eyes flickering with anxiety. “While I undress I mean.”

I knew exactly what she meant and I don’t want to agree, I want to see her, but we’re building trust here, so I simply nod and turn around. I really want to watch her slip out of her dress and stand there looking exquisite like she does. But instead I throw a t-shirt of mine over my head, still facing away from her temptingly delicious body.

“You can sleep in that.” I say, forcing a swallow as my throat tightens along with my jeans at the thought of her behind me right now, in only her underwear.

When I hear the mattress creak I assume the coast is clear and I spin around again, pulling my jeans down my thighs and stepping out of them. I lift my t-shirt over my head too, watching Callie’s throat constrict as her eyes track down my stomach and land at the ever growing bulge in my extra tight boxers. She’s climbed into my king sized bed and has the duvet pulled up to her chest, it makes her look even tinier than usual as she sits right in the centre. I clamber in beside her, lifting my arm and gesturing for her to move into my side and let me hold her. She shuffles over, a little stiff and I know she’s nervous, we are both half naked and in bed together. But there’s nothing more to this night, she’s just starting to trust me and I'm determined to keep building it brick by brick until neither of us can escape. I grab for the remote that sits on the bedside table, I lean over her and hear as her breath catches in her throat at the proximity of our seminaked bodies. I can sense exactly what she’s feeling right now, the scorching heat of electricity between us, the unstoppable sexual tension that grows every time I'm near her.

“I’m not ready to have sex with you yet.” She blurts, as my back hits the headboard and I resume my upright position.

Her head is down as she plays nervously with a loose thread on my duvet cover. I tuck her curls behind her ear so I can see her face again. She stares up at me through thick lashes, her usually bright eyes darkening with caution.

I smile softly. “I know, I wasn’t expecting anything tonight. We can just cuddle and watch a movie.”

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