Things Change

Part 13:

The vibration from the speakers rattle against my chest. I lean further against the wall cradling my beer. My third beer. As soon as we got to the party Hannah and Daniel ran off. Cody stuck around for a few moments until a red headed girl asked him to dance. Since then it has been over an hour and I've been alone. I tip my head back finishing off my last beer. I set it on the table behind the speaker. The people on the dance floor draw in my attention. Grayson was dancing with a blonde girl attached to him. His hair was pushed back away from his face and the color lights bounded off his sweaty face and chest. Damn, I want to run my tongue over him. Riley, no! I shake the thought away watching him move. His hands placed firmly on the girls hips holding her ass closer to his groin. I roll my eyes at them turning my attention back to the rest of the crowd. "Looks like you could use another beer." A husky voice spoke into my ear. I look at a pair of Carmel drown eyes. He's cute. Whoever he was. He hands me a bottle of Captain Morgan. It was cool under my finger tips as I took it from his hands. My attention averts to Grayson. The song has stopped and the girl grinding on him was gone. He scans the room when his eyes meet mine. I look away from him pulling Mr. Hottie in front of me. He places his arm by my head. I unscrew the Morgan bottle bringing it to my lip. It burns going down my throat that it almost causes me to cough but I hold it back sucking in a deep breath. I wipe my mouth with the back of my hand. "A girl who can take her drink..nice." Mr. Hottie winks. "This isn't my first rodeo." I say bitterly. He nods his head and smiles. "Jackson," He introduces himself. "Riley," I say shaking his hand. "That's a beautiful name." He says. I nod sharply taking a few more drinks of Captain Morgan before handing him the bottle back. I laugh, "That tastes terrible." I say coughing. "If you down it like that yeah." He says laughing. I smile up at him. He takes the bottle from my hand taking a drink. I take this opportunity to look over his shoulder to see if Grayson was still there. Thankfully he wasn't. I look back at Jackson and smile. "It's been fun." I say patting his shoulder. I push off the wall standing up straight. "See you around." I say walking around him. "That's it?" He asks. I look over my shoulder and wink at him. I grunt when I bump into someone. I take a few steps back pushing my hair away from my face. "Good to see your having fun." Grayson states bitterly. I cross my arms looking up at him. "Wow, I'm surprised your not drunk." I say. He narrows his eyes. I grab a beer bottle from a guy walking past us. He turns and looks at me. "Thank you." I say as sweetly as I can. The guy looks at me then at Grayson and walks away. I take a large drink of the bottle. "At least that makes once of us." Grayson speaks through his teeth. "I'm just getting started." I lie. I was past the warm fuzzy feeling heading into a drunk mess. "If you'll excuse me." I say trying to walk around him except I nearly trip and fall. If it weren't for Grayson catching me. I would have. He grabs onto my waist holding me close to his side. "I don't feel good." I admit. He sucks in a deep breath. "Come on let's get you some fresh air." He says taking my hand. I try not to trip over people or myself as he leads the way outside. His hand pressed firmly against mine to make sure I don't get lost or fall. As soon as we step outside we are met by more people. He curses under his breath. He leads the way around to the side of the house. He lets go of my hand letting me lean against the house. I take in a deep breath. "Why are you going to see Brad?" He asks. I shrug. "I miss him, I guess." I say. "But I thought you were mad at him. What exactly did he do?" Grayson asks standing a few feet in front of me. "He slept with my best friend." I say bitterly. "And you're gonna forgive him?" Grayson replies. I shrug my shoulders. "He regrets it. Besides, he makes me feel good." I admit. Grayson shakes his head. "You shouldn't go back to him for the sex. Anyone can make you feel good." Grayson snaps. "Who? You." I sneer. Why was he saying these things? Why am I even telling him. Keep your mouth shut Riley. "Besides, that's not the kind of good I was talking about. I meant, happy." I say. Grayson takes in a deep breath and nods. "I still don't think you should go see him. Not alone." Grayson says. I roll my eyes at him. "I'm going to see him while you like it or not." I slur. "Where are you gonna be staying?" He asks. "The Plasma hotel. By myself." I slur. He visibly relaxes. "Where are you staying now?" He asks. I rack through my brain trying to figure it out but I can't. All I can remember is Hannah's name. Maybe I'm going to Hannah's house. Or Cody's? We didn't even talk about it. "I don't know." I whisper. Grayson nods, "That's what I thought. Let's go." He says taking my hand. Oh god, how soft his hand felt. We walk to the front of the house and across the street. He opens the passenger door of a black car letting me get in. I give him a wary look. He just nods encouragingly. He closes the car door after I get into the car. He walks around to the drivers side getting in. I struggle to put my seat belt on which causes him to laugh. "It's not that hard, Ri." He says. I frown at the way my heart jumped when he called me Ri. "It is when you can't think straight." I counter. He leans forward reaching a crossed my lap. His face was close to mine which causes my heart to pounded a smile a minute. He pulled the seat belt back and across my body buckling me in. "I don't want anything bad to happen to you." He whispers looking at me. He stares at me for a few moments then starts the car. He pulls out of his parking space heading down the road. I wanted to ask him where we were going but he turns on the radio. I roll my window down sticking my arm out the window. I close my eyes feeling the wind on my face. Sadly the wind stops when the car does. "We're here." Grayson speaks up. I open my eyes to see that we were back at his house. He unbuckles my seatbelt as I open the door. All the lights in the house where off. Grayson waits for me by the front door as I walk up to him. "Where are you parents?" I ask. "They left for a mini vacation. I have the whole house to myself." He says. I nod following him through the dark house. He opens a sliding door walking out. "Watch your step." He warns me. I step out nearly tripping if it weren't for him catching my arm. "Thanks." I say embarrassed. "No problem." He says. He lets go of my arm disappearing into the dark. A few moments later I hear the lights in the pool switch on. "We're going swimming?" I ask. "Only if you want to." He says. I bite my lip looking back at the pool. Hell yes I did. "Hold on," Grayson runs back into the house. I walk to the edge of the pool leaning down to touch the water. It felt cool against my finger tips. "Here," Grayson said. I turn to see him carrying out a stereo and a case of beer. I grab the beer out of his hand stepping back. I watch him set up the stereo until the music blares through the music. He takes the beer from my hands setting them on the table. He hands me another one. "So you gonna swim?" He asks. I shrug taking a drink of my beer. "I don't have a swim suit." I say. He raises his eyebrow at me. I roll my eyes walking to the edge of the pool. Maybe it was the beer that was giving me the courage to take off my clothes until I was in my black lace undergarments. Or maybe it was the thrill of wanting to tease Grayson but I set me beer down on the edge of the pool. I kick off my boots and slowly move to unbutton my shorts. I slid then down my butt and legs. I step out of them grabbing the hem of my shirt pulling it over my head. "Fuck." Grayson mumbles. I smile at him then dive into the pool. The rush of cold water engulfs me. I swim to the surface wiping my eyes. "You coming or what?" I ask. Grayson laughs taking off his shirt and shorts. He dives into the water swimming towards me. I watch him break through the surface. He pushes his hair away from his face and swims towards me. I take another drink of my beer and hold onto the edge. "I didn't think it was gonna be this cold." He admits. I laugh in agreement. I jump when his warm finger tips run down my side. He wraps his arms around me pulling me against his chest. The warmth from his skin feels good against mine. His skin feels soft as I wrap my legs around his waist. He pushes hair away from my face. His thumb runs across my cheek bone and on my lips. "Riley," He breaths out. I close my eyes when his lips breath against my cheek. It sends a warm shiver up my skin. He kisses around my mouth but doesn't touch my lips as he kisses my other cheek. I run my fingers through his hair. He runs his lips down my neck and to the end of my shoulder. Then he kisses across my collar bone to my other shoulder and up my neck. A moan slips from my lips as he softly sucks on the most tender part of my neck. He kisses across my jaw and stops at my lips. He brushes his against mine. It took everything in me not to smash my lips onto his. I move my hand from his hair grabbing onto the side of his face when his lips touch mine. Damn. He groans when I softly bite down on his lip. He opens his mouth further as his tongue brushes against mine. I moan into the kiss grinding my hips into his. He pulls back from the kiss resting his head against mine. He laughs breathlessly as he pulls back enough for me to see him. "You don't know how bad I've wanted to do that." He whispers then presses his lips back onto mine pushing my back against the pool wall. I run my hands up his back loving the feeling of his muscles under my skin. He pulls back smiling at me. "Come on." He whispers getting out of the water. I follow behind him feeling light headed. Damn he was such a great kisser. He turns off the pool lights and music. I stand still so that I don't trip on anything. I jump when his hand laces with mine. "I won't let you fall. He promises. I smile following him through the dark house and up the stairs. Well half way up the stairs until he trips. I can't help but laugh at him as he groans. "Are you okay?" I ask touching the small of his back. "Just peachy." He mumbles. I bite back another laugh as he walks the rest of the way up the stairs. We walk into a room. He drops my hand walking away. I flinch when the lights turn on. Grayson stands a few feet away from me by the door. His eyes run up and down my body before they meet mine. He clears his throat walking to his walk in closet. "I don't know if anything of mine will fit you but we can make it work." He calls from the closet. He walks back out holding a pair of black boxers and a red tee shirt. "The bathroom is in there." He whispers handing them to me. I nod taking the clothes from his hand walking into the bathroom. I close the door behind me. I strip off my bra and panties grabbing one of the towels off the hook drying off my body and hair. I pull on his boxers first rolling them four or five time. Still they were kinda big. I pull his tee shirt over my head and adjust it onto my body. I turn off the bathroom light and walk out to find the lights where off. "I'm in bed." Grayson's voice calls. I smile crawling into the large bed. His arms pull me close to him. "Hmm," He mumbles into my hair. He leans over me pressing his lips back onto mine. "Riley?" He asks. "Yeah?" I breath out. "I like you..okay." He whispers. I feel my heart go a mile a minute. "Just don't hurt me okay?" He mumbles against my skin. I nod pulling him closer to me.