(DISCONTINUED) Heart Ablaze (Scarlett Bordeaux X OC)

Chapter 6: Shooting Some Shots (LL)

~SCARLETT'S POV~

Fluttering my eyes open, the first thing I felt was a pair of arms around my waist. Honestly, at first, I thought I had drunk too much last night, and had come home with some random guy.

So, confused at the feeling of someone holding me, I moved around in their grip so that I could look at their face, and...you know already who it was.

Yeah, Adrian's sleeping face was right there, a small smile across his lips. As soon as I saw him though, I started to panic about it. I remembered everything we had done the previous night, and felt...more than a little conflicted about it.

Part of me wanted to kiss him as he slept. Part of me wanted to slap him for even trying to fuck me. Part of me wanted to go back to sleep in his arms. Part of me wanted to cry. Part of me wanted get out of his arms and dive off of the balcony.

Like I said. Conflicted.

Eventually, my panicked mind went from just inside to outside as well, as I started rolling around on the spot in his arms, flipping onto each side every single time I thought about a new thing to stress over.

Because I was rolling around so quickly in my panic, I heard Adrian groan a little bit. So, I turned around to face him eyes wide, making sure that the blanket was covering not just my naked body, but his as well.

"...mm...Scarlett?" He slowly asked me in his thick English accent, eyes not open yet. I froze when I heard him say my name, and looked right at his closed eyes, only to see those pretty blues flutter open and look right at me.

"Huh...are...you okay?" He asked me slowly, still trying to wake up, clearly. As soon as he asked, I sat up and held the sheet against my chest, as to not give him a peak.

"No! No, I'm not! You and I had sex last night! How am I supposed to feel about that!?" I shouted at him,as he just blinked in surprise. He sat up as well, rubbing his eyes a bit, before scooting closer to me.

"Hey, hey...come on, it's not that bad..." He told me with a light smile. So I turned to him with a small scowl on my face.

"Of course it's that bad! I shouldn't have done this! I wasn't ready for this! God, I'm so fucking stupid! Karrion and I have only been broken up for a few months! This is too soon! Too fast!" I shouted, holding my head in embarrassment and doubt.

I felt Adrian's arms wrap around me again and pull me close. As soon as I felt his chest against my face, I lightly punched it, before just tucking in to it a bit.

"Come on Scarlett...You can't stay hooked on Karrion forever...it's been months since you two called off your engagement..." He told me, stroking my hair back. I whimpered a little and buried my face into his chest.

"But we were together for years..." I said, muffled by his chest. I could tell he heard me though, because he sighed a little bit, rubbing my back and kissing my head.

"I know..." He told me, still rubbing my back. I whimpered a little and leaned my head forward more, so my forehead was against his chest, and my eyes were looking down at the sheets.

"...Karrion was stupid for letting you go..." He told me with a completely genuine tone. My eyes widened a little at that, and I slowly looked up at him, waiting for him to continue. His face was stern, and I could see he was completely serious.

"You're an amazing woman Scarlett...you're sweet, kind, fun, not to mention drop dead gorgeous. Karrion is a fucking moron." He told me, still with that stern look and confident tone. He shrugged a little bit, and kissed my head.

"Honestly, if I were him, I would have done anything to keep you in my arms. Let alone make you my wife." He told me, so I shuddered a little. The way he was speaking in that same tone just made me feel like I was falling even further in love with him than I already had, and that was impressive on its own.