The Great War

Chapter 8

That night I couldn't fall asleep. I kept thinking about tomorrow. This would be the first Christmas without mom. I miss her everyday but today it's especially painful. Tears streamed out of my eyes and into my ears. I wish she could be here. She loves Christmas just as much as I do. She loved baking and decorating and the sparkling tree. I tried to be as quiet as possible but I couldn't hold my sobs back. I heard someone opening my door. I sat up trying to calm myself down. Hayden stood in the doorway, when he saw me he closed the door behind him and walked over to me. He sat down on the bed next to me wrapping his arms around me.

"What's wrong?" he asked while rubbing his hands soothingly over my back.

"I miss her. So much." I said between sobs.

We sat like this for a while. I cried in his arms and he just held me. When I calmed down and my breathing steadied I kept my fave buried in his shirt for a while longer. He didn't try to move away. When my head was a little clearer and my tears disappeared I realised that Hayden was in my room, sitting on my bed.

"What are you even doing here?" I pulled away a bit so I could look at him.

"Oh...I just...I was in the hallway, when I heard you crying so..." he said.

"And why were you in the hallway? It's..." I checked the time by looking at the clock in my wall. "3am."

"I couldn't sleep so...I don't know I just wanted to see if...you were also still up." he seemed almost nervous now.

"And why would you do that?" I couldn't help the smirk on my face.

He didn't answer me, i stead he leaned his forehead against mine closing his eyes.

"I thought you might help." he whispered.

"And how would I do that?" I replied quietly.

He leaned in further to kiss me. The kiss was soft and full of emotions. Unlike the other times we kissed this one was slow and tender. His hand lied softly on my cheek. It didn't last long but it meant more than any word ever could. He rested his chin on top of my head while pulling me in for an embrace.

"Do you want to stay here tonight?" I asked.

"If you want me to." was all he said.

"I do want you to."

I moved over to the other side so he could get into the bed. He crawled under the blanket and lied down next to me. He pulled me closer into him so I was half on top of him. He kissed my head while burring his nose in my hair.

"Good Night Kaya." he whispered.

"Good Night Hayden." was all I whispered back before slowly drifting off to sleep.

When I woke up it was already bright outside. Strong arms were still wrapped around me. I could feel him breathing behind me. I turned around in his arms to be face to face with him. He stirred when I moved. He pulled me a little closer so I was even more on top of him now. He barley opened his eyes to pull me in for a small kiss.

"Good morning to you too." I said while leaning into him again.

Our lips danced in each other rhythm. He was so warm, his whole body made me feel like I'm on fire. He deepened the kiss and started trailing his hands up and down my body. The tips of his fingers slipped under my shirt, playing with it. He didn't move them further which was quite frustrating. So I did the same. I moved my hands under his shirt moving it up and up until almost his entire torso was exposed. I broke away from him to help him take it off. He threw it on the floor and quickly reattached his lips to mine. I moved my legs around his so I was straddling his lap. I could feel him growing harder under me. He flipped us around so I was on my back now. He pushed his body into mine, grinding against me. I wrapped my legs around him pulling him closer. There were so many clothes in the way. Before I could do anything, Hayden pulled away from my lips to kiss down my neck to bite and like and caress every part of skin he could find. He moved further down to my collarbone but my shirt was in the way. He moved all the way to the bottom of my shirt pulling it up and kissing his way up my stomach. I couldn't help the moans escaping my mouth. His head disappeared under my shirt and l kissed his way all the way up to my breasts. His tongue found my nipple and started licking and sucking on it. He took the other one between his finger, slowly applying pressure. I was a moaning mess under his touch. I couldn't think or breath. The pleasure of Hayden touching me rolled over me. I've never felt like this before. My eyes rolled back in my head while I tried to hold on to my sheets. Oh god. He suddenly stopped and removed his head from my shirt looking up at me. There was a smirk on his face. He looked up at me while kissing down my stomach. He moved further down until he reached the waistband of my shorts. Oh no. He reached is fingers into the hem and moved them down painfully slow.

"Hayden..." I begged.

"What? Do you want me to stop?" he asked while removing his hands from me.

"No!" I said way too fast and eager. But I didn't care. All I wanted right now is him.

"Then what would you like me to do?" he asked as if he didn't know the answer to that already.

"Touch me." was all I said before he pulled my shorts down.

All that was between him and the heat between my legs were my panties. He kissed his way up my thighs and moved dangerously close to my core. His hands firmly spread my legs even further and he started to kiss me through my panties. His fingers slowly pulled them down, exposing me completely. He dug his hands into my thighs and leaned in. He started kissing, then licking then sucking. I have don't think I've ever felt any type of pleasure before in my life because the way his tongue made me feel was out of this world. I arched my back while grabbing his hair.

"Hayden..." I moaned maybe a little too loudly.

He didn't have to keep going for long because I very quickly came. The orgasm over rolled me, making my entire body shiver. I let out a muffled moan trying to be as quiet as possible but all control left my body. Hayden climbed over me while I was still trying to process what just happened.

"Kaya?" I heard Jackson say outside my door. I heard his steps on the stairs. Oh no.

I quickly put on my panties and shorts while Hayden looked for somewhere to hide. I pointed under the bed crawled under it as fast as he could. I noticed his shirt on the floor just as Jackson opened the door.

"What?" I asked acting as if I had just woke up.

"You okay? I thought I heard a scream or something." he said while looking me up and down.

"Oh no I'm fine. I was just listening to music so maybe you heard that." I asked while shrugging.

"Okay...You want to have breakfast together?" he asked.

"Sure. I'm just gonna shower first."

"Hayden's still not up yet anyway so take your time. I guess he must've been very exhausted last night." Jackson said while walking back to the door.

After he left I Hayden still waited a second before crawling back out from the under the bed. That was close. Too close. I don't know how Jackson would react if he knew what Hayden and me were up to. I can't imagine he'd be thrilled. Not only because Hayden is his best friend but also because I'm 19 and Hayden is 26. The age difference is no big deal to me at all but I think Jackson would frown upon it. And it's not like there's really something going on between us anyway so it's easier if he doesn't know. Because me and Hayden simply shared some small moments that in the end mean basically nothing. I'm sure Hayden's been around and I'm just one of many, if even. Hayden went into his own room to change before Jackson got suspicious. I went and took my long awaited shower. We all had breakfast together and decided to go to the Mall. Hayden drove while Jackson called shotgun. Which meant I had to sit in the backseat but my demand was that I get to choose the music. So for the entire drive we were jamming out to Taylor Swift, or rather I was screaming the lyrics while they had to endure it. When we got to the mall we just walked around for a bit before I told them to go on without me and I'd find them later. I still wanted to get some small last minute presents for Jackson and Hayden for tomorrow. I didn't really prepare much but now was my last chance to find something nice. I was lost in thought, Scanning all the display windows while walking from one to another when I suddenly bumped into someone. Someone male and muscular. When I looked up to apologise I couldn't quite believe my eyes.