To Infiniti & Beyond

Chapter Seventeen

The quad decided on an impromptu hang out tonight. We were all sitting in the parking lot enjoying the mid-April air when all of a sudden Grayson jumps up.

"Come on Kie." Grayson outstretches his hands to mine.

I connect my hands to his and he pulls me up with ease. "Where are we going?"

"I'm going to teach you stick."

"Really?"

When a car guy lets you drive his car - when a car guy lets you lean manual in his car (with no prior experience) - it might as well be a marriage proposal.

He's offering to teach me stick, on the car he just payed off by himself, which is also his daily. Here goes nothing.

We get in and I practically fall back into his seat because it's so far from the wheel. I adjust the seat and rear view mirror but make sure I leave the left and right mirrors.

"Are you ready?" He asks as he clicks his seatbelt.

"I'm ready, I hope your car is too."

He instructs me onto how I put the car in reverse. I do it successfully.

Before we start to move, he instructs me on how to stop.

I put the car in first and slowly make my way to the edge of the parking lot. We turn right so I can utilize the entire strip mall parking complex.

As I'm pulling out the car starts to hop. He assures me that it's okay but if it happens again to push the clutch in and try again.

I'm doing good at climbing up in the gears, i even get into third at one point. It's the translation between the pedals for downshifting that I'm getting confused with.

Grayson is patient and kind while teaching me. He never yells at me or scolds me for doing something wrong.

People say girls fall for men like their fathers, I think I've broken that stereotype in the most positive way.

I've had enough of the lesson for one night so we park back next to Jaxon and Brynn.

"Your turn Brynn!" I announce with a smile plastered to my face as I skip over to her.

"No thanks!" She sarcastically grins.

"Let's go." Jaxon stands up and offers his hand to her.

She looks at him fake annoyed, and hesitantly takes it.

She stalled once or twice, but by the time her lesson is done with we seem to be around the same complexity. I'm excited for the next lesson, maybe I'll even end up on the road!

On the way back to my house Grayson tries to convince me that his clutch is sticking. I roll my eyes and playfully nudge him. He snickers.

At my place he lets his parents know for the second time in the past week that he will not be coming home.

He sits on my bed and grabs my hand pulling me towards him. He then brings both of his hands to the backs of my thighs slightly under my butt and pulls me closer. I now stand with one of my legs in between his.

As he looks up at me I cup his face with my hands and smile down at him. He brings his arms around my waist and his head rests against my chest. I move my hands to play with his hair.

I'm getting bored of standing, and for whatever reason I decide to be bold tonight. I take my outside leg and rest it on the bed as I swing my inside leg over his outside leg.

We're now face to face and I'm straddling him.

"Hi," I say softly.

"Hi." He replies in the same tone as his hands make their way to grip my waist.

We sit there holding each other for a few minutes. I give him a kiss before getting up so I can put on Two Fast Two Furious.

This time we don't watch much of the movie though.

His hand makes it's way under my shirt yet again. Only this time his thumbs slide under the band of my sports bra and tenderly sway back and forth in an evenly paced motion.

At one point I've got my leg draped over his torso and he's squeezing my thigh as I'm kissing his neck. His breathing gets heavier and heavier from simple kisses that were meant to be soft and innocent.

When it's his turn to kiss my neck he makes a comment about not wanting to leave a mark. I wish he would though. A small hidden one, just for us to know about.

Later on we're messing around and he bites me on my boob in a playful way, so I lick the tip of his nose and the cheek that is closest to me.

He groans, but not in an annoyed way. It makes me laugh as he wipes away my saliva. It's so refreshing that we can be obnoxious towards one another but it holds no volume.

When we fall asleep all tangled together, his hand lays between my thighs slightly under the seem of my shorts.

I wake up a while later and move to the opposite side of him. I guess my repositioning woke him because I hear him ask "where did you go."

"I'm over here." I say as he is flipping over. He settles back down, let's out a sigh, and pulls me to him.

To be pulled to someone while they're sleeping is the most wonderful feeling. That simple action made me feel so wanted.

He's spooning me now and I press my body closer to his and drift off to sleep never having felt so safe snd protected.