Rising Tide

Chapter 6

Waking up the next morning was a little strange for Autumn, she has slept with someone before, but never with someone so much bigger than her. In her experience of sleeping with people she has always been the larger person, which isn't saying much. So when waking up next to a very large and muscular, male body for the first time in all of her 21 years Autumn opens first one then the other eye to make sure she wasn't dreaming. The first thing she sees is a mass of brown curly hair, slowly moving her hand up to move the hair out of her face and to not wake Harry up Autumn carefully pushes his long hair our of her way. She then realizes she's almost laying completely on top of him. And the next problem was she needed to get up and use the restroom but Harry was lying on her long hair and she couldn't move, she hated to wake him but if he didn't wake on his own soon she would.
Raising her head the best she could Autumn looked down at the gorgeous guy she was lying on. She couldn't believe this guy was interested in her, he was so good looking it almost hurt to look at him. There was nothing special about her, other than what she accomplished during her time competing. Yeah, she's had people hit on her, but that's only because of the money she has made from endorsements and sponsors.
So why would this international super star, who is loved by millions all over the world be interested in her? Unless she was just a good distraction for the month he's going to be on the cruise and she's the only person he's found who comes close to matching his fame.
The problem of being ignored by your parents all your life is very low self-confidence so Autumn couldn't see in herself what others did see.

"What are you frowning about so early in the morning?" Harry asks Autumn as he raises one hand and softly rubs the frown lines between her brows away.

"Things I don't quite understand. I'm trying to figure out." Autumn tells him honestly.

"Like what, babe? Talk to me." Harry says sitting up, pulling her with him and placing her in his lap.

"I'm not sure I know exactly how to word this correctly to make it sound right." She says. "It's just that you're so famous, known all over the world, yeah I know I didn't know who you were but I've been out of the loop for so long I don't count I never have." Autumn tells him. "I'm just trying to figure out why someone like you would be interested in someone like me when you can have your pick of all the beautiful girls out there throwing themselves at you." She says not looking at him. "I know you have dated models and other artists who are much more beautiful than I'll ever be."

"Stop." Harry says to her making her look at him. "Rainy, do you have any idea what I see when I look at you?" Harry asks her, when she shakes her head he continues still looking her in the eyes. "I see one of the most beautiful, tiny, fragile woman I have ever laid my eyes on. I see someone I felt, deep down, the need to get know. Someone I feel the need to hold and protect. And even though I've only known you for a couple of days now, someone I don't want to be separated from. You are the one person that gives me that feeling I have been looking for in that sea of faces for years." Harry tells her. "You." He stresses. "Rainy, are the one who makes my heart rate speed up, my thoughts get jumbled up, I get tongue tied at times. You are the one I want to spend all my time with because I can't get enough of how great you look, or to just sit and listen to the sound of your voice. Hell you even smell amazing it drives me nuts."
"Autumn, you may think there are other out there better looking than you, but I'm here to tell you right now you are the perfect girl for me." Harry tells her putting his forehead to hers.

With tears in her eyes Autumn wraps her arms around Harry's neck. "Nobody has ever said anything that beautiful to me before. Thank you." She whispers and softly kisses his cheek.

Harry pulls back a little and places his fingers under her chin, he then lowers his head and gives her a soft kiss on the lips. It wasn't to long but it wasn't to short either. Harry knew she's never been kissed. It didn't take a genius to figure that out with the way she talked. He was glad to be her first, but damn if it didn't feel like his first too. Pulling back Harry looks at her.
"What's on the agenda for today?" He asks. "And to let you know whatever you have planned I'm not leaving your side so it better suit me to." He smiles.