Square root of Trouble

Binding Ties

Chapter 5

Gabriel's POV

"Don't you dare." Ruby threatens, keeping a defensive stance.

I take an innocent step closer.

"Dare what?"

She narrows her eyes at me and moves one step away.

"You know perfectly what."

"I don't." I take another step towards her.

"Stop it."

"What? I'm not understanding." Almost reachi-

"You do." And she runs.

"Damn." I sigh, going after her.

We take off as fast as we can, pumping our legs and elevating our arms to get more speed.

"Ruby! C'mon, don't be difficult."

"Then don't be so persistent!"

"I'm not, you're the one who is!"

"Such a whiner!" She mocks me, running even faster, her long red hair flying in waves as she escapes my grasp.

"I'm not whining!"

"Yes Gabe, you are not wining!"

Hurgh, she twisted my words.

Deflecting stirring cars and surprised students - who part ways for two crazy teens - we continue running, with me always 3 steps behind, not far, but also not quite catching up with her.

One thing is for sure.

This girl can run...

As we exit school's grounds and move farther away from our high school, I hear mine and Ruby's intake of breaths getting more deeper and brusque.

"Give up!" Ruby shouts after awhile.

"Only if you do!" I call back to her.

She laughs, almost tripping with it.

"I will!"

"Yeah?" I ask her, relieved.

"Yeah! When I get home!" Ruby giggles, enjoying her small play.

"You little...!"

"Ahhhh!" She yells, when I run after her more energetically.

When I catch her, we are already at Aaron's mansion, and I tackle her down, careful not to smash her with my weight.

I pin her to the soft grass, joining her hands in one of mine and inserting a leg between hers, all the time fighting myself not to accompany on her infectious fit of laughter.

"Don't... "I breath profoundly, my heart wildly beating in my chest. "Do that... to me again..."

"That means... I can... do it... with others..." She smartly responds.

"Don't argue with me..." I slowly punctuate, gazing at her hypnotic eyes and desirable mouth.

"I do whatever I- uh." She gasps, when I bite and savor her pink, soft lips.

Supporting us with a forearm on the ground, I run my free hand through her belly, adoringly caressing it.

"-want." Ruby stubbornly finishes between kisses, with a sexy whimper that shakes my bones.

We're still sweating and breathing heavily from her runaway, the desire only magnifying to abnormal proportions.

Unwillingly, I force myself to stop going further and ravish her like the animal in me wishes to do.