Wake Up Call

CHAPTER 16

Avery

Stepping into the shower, I close my eyes as the warm water splashes against my skin.

In less than two hours, I'll hopefully be seeing my mother and I have no idea what to expect out of it.

Thoughts of what could possible happen are pure torture, yet I can't shut my mind off.

The sound of Jace entering the bathroom, breaks me of my thoughts, as he turns on the sink water and grabs for his toothbrush.

The loud clatter is enough to shake me out of my thoughts and grab my full attention. He always has a thing with intruding on people's private shower time, but surprisingly, I'm a bit used to it now.

I poke my head out the curtain at him.

"Jace," I say, with a shake of my head. "Is there ever another time for brushing your teeth than when I'm in the shower?" I laugh.

He looks into the mirror and smiles at me playfully, while running a hand over his firm stomach. "Can I help you?" he teases. "You're interrupting my personal time."

Laughing, I playfully hit the curtain and throw my head back. "Wait! I'm interrupting your personal time? "I question. "I'm naked behind this curtain if you care." I laugh and then attempt to look serious.

Jace slowly runs his tongue over his lip, before playfully chewing on his lip ring. "I do care," he teases. "Trust me. I care a lot."

My face turns red as I pull the curtain closer to me and laugh. "Stop teasing me and hurry up," I pause and stare him down, "You're making me nervous."

Jace gives me a soft look, as if trying to comfort me. "Just remember I'll be with you every step of the way. Please don't worry too much." He shoves his toothbrush into his mouth and shakes his head at me. "You're not alone in this."

Taking a deep breath, I lean against the back of the shower. "I'm fine. I'm just tired and-"

"You're not fine," he cuts in. "And I can't promise everything will work out for you, but I can promise you... I'll be there to pick up the pieces if they don't."

He steps up to the shower and runs his hand over the curtain, his eyes glued to mine. "I keep my promises."

My heart speeds up, listening to his heavy breathing from outside of the thin curtain.

Thoughts of Jace naked and sharing a shower with me cloud my mind and it's the only thing that matters at the moment.

I not only need him, but I want him.

I can't deny that fact anymore.

The only thing that's been stopping me before was that I was afraid. Afraid of hurting Jace or possibly even myself.

"I care about..."

Jace's words trail off as I slowly open the curtain and gaze into his eyes, while biting my bottom lip.

He looks surprised as I reach out and grab his hand, slowly trailing my fingertips over his arm.

He's so beautiful. Inside and out.

Not a word is spoken as he steps into the shower, still wearing his briefs and places his hands on my face. His hands tremble as he slowly runs a finger down to my lip and bites his own. "You're so fucking beautiful," he breathes. "I want you to be happy. I want to make you happy."

My heartbeat skyrockets and my legs become weak as he leans in and presses his lips against mine. His touch is so sensual and the taste of his mouth is sweet, causing me to run my tongue over his lips to get a better taste.