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Ch 12 - I'll Take You To The Middle of Nowhere ×

"Where are we going exactly?" London asked for the sixth time already. We're now on Ashton's van (more like her Mum m's), heading to where my family usually go during the holidays.

"Its a secret." I told her.

"Why don't you just tell her?" Michael said.

"Yeah just tell her buddy." Luke.

"No." I said.

"Why not?!" She said, I can see that she's starting to get annoyed.

"We're nearly there, don't worry." I assured her and just after a couple of minutes we are finally there. We pulled over under a big tree and all of us get up to our feet and London was the last one to go out.

Its not that much really. A cottage and a lake, pretty common if you'll asked me but this is one of my favorite places.

I heard her gasped. "Its so beautiful." She said breathlessly. The setting sun made it all look cooler the way I've thought earlier. "Thank you." She said and hugged me lightly and pulled away.

"I'm really glad you like it." I said smiling at her. Seeing her this delighted is very precious to me.

"Luke! Hug me! I'm jealous of them!" Michael said, interrupting our little moment.

"Aww poor Michael! Come her, I'll hug you!" Luke said and pulled Michael into a bear hug.

We all both laughed at them and started to unload the van.

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We started to make a campfire just before dark. I really admire Ashton being like a father to all of us. He seems like he knows everything, making a fire, making a tent, driving us around.

We gathered around the fire after we ate our dinner. Luke and Michael are making smores and London seems to enjoy watching them while I enjoyed watching her.

"Ashton!" Michael called out.

"Yeah?" Ashton responded.

"You should have asked Bryanna to come over." Huh? What does Michael mean? Even Luke looks confused. Ashton just raised an eyebrow at Michael.

"So me and Luke can make out." I found my hands all over my face. This is really embarassing. She just laughed about it. This is what I like about her. She don't seem to cringe even an inch to our weirdness.

"Shut up, Michael! Just drink!" Ashton said and slumped a bottled beer onto Michael's hands.

"You want one?" I asked London. I'm not really sure if she drinks.

"Sure." And I handed her one. Luke and Michael chugged their drinks immediately and started to goof around and made everyone laughed.

"Are you drunk already?" I asked her after she'sdone with her second bottle. She gave me a confused look.

"Its the way you laugh... It sound different." She laughed again. Its really different, I swear.

"Calum! You're creeping her out!" Michael said a little bit louder. This one is now drunk too. I looked at his side as I try to count how many bottles are there.

"Do I?" She asked and I just looked at her. Even her eyes are a little bit droopy. Okay. Just two bottles of beer, I said to myself trying to make a mental note.

"Just a little bit."

"Michael that's enough. You should sleep now." Ashton said as he gets up and tries to encourage Michael to stand up.

"I am a big boy!" Michael shouted. "I can stand on my own."

"Come on, mate. We gotta get a room. We're going to make out." Luke said and made everyone laughed once again. Is this what we're going the whole night? Laugh?

I get up and helped London to get into her feet. Michael, together with Ashton and Luke headed into the house.

"Come on, let's take a walk." I said and held her hand for the first time since I met her. She gave me a smile and squeezed my hand lightly. We reached this big tree and she leaned on it, maybe trying to keep still as the alcohol strikes on her.

"I really like your friends... Especially Michael." She said after a while. I have to admit I'm a little bit jealous. I faced her and leaned my left hand on the tree, the other one cups her right cheek.

"Don't you like me?" I asked, teasing her.

"I like you, Thomas. A lot and I bet you know that already." I didn't expect her to said that.

"I bet its just the alcohol." I said and smirked at her.

She rolled her eyes on me. "Thomas... I..." She trailed off and run her fingers through her hair. "I don't know where we are heading to... " It really pained me to see her eyes starting to well a tear. "I mean... I'm really afraid and  unsure of these thing happening to us and - "

I didn't let her finish. I crashed my lips to hers. Feeling her soft lips against mine really felt good. She kisses me back and pinned her against the tree.

I lifted her so her legs are straddling me. Her hands flew at the back of my head, pulling my hair lightly sending me chills in my spine. Damn! I have to stop or else I'm not gonna stop myself.

I pulled apart from the kiss, both of us breathless.

"You're... the first." She said catching her breath.

"I'm your first kiss?" I asked. She looked away and nod slowly. I can even tell that she's blushing even its dark.

"Can I be the second?" I asked smiling at her.

"Thomas!" She exclaimed and before she said anything again I started kissing her again. This time a little bit rougher. She seems to respond at every kiss. I started to make a trail of kisses around her neck and collarbone, making her moan. God! I want her now but I have to remind myself that she's inexperienced.

Everytime we pulled apart, we just stare at each other's eyes and smile and start kissing again. I can't seem to get enough of her. Every kiss, every touch  seems to linger. I think I found my missing piece.