Mine (Unedited) (Discontinued?)

Chapter 14

The next morning, Kendra woke up with a start to see Jeff’s wide, unblinking eyes staring down at her. With a startled shriek she bolted into a sitting position and clambered back until the wall of the tent started to curve under her.

“Jeff, what the fuck?!” she shouted, regaining her senses but her heart still racing.

He didn’t answer, instead sitting on his heels as he watched and putting Kendra’s nerves on edge. She glanced around, noting that it was barely light enough to see outside. Now irritated, she moved to a more comfortable position in order to avoid ruining the tent.

“Jeff why are you staring at me? It’s starting to creep me out.”

Jeff couldn’t help but chuckle in amusement, sliding closer to the redhead and gently stroked her cheek in a soft caress. Kendra stiffened, staring right back at him in curiosity and suspicion.

“What are you doing?” she asked after several more minutes of uncomfortable silence.

“Just let me enjoy this, Kendra. I won’t touch you ever again if you just...let me enjoy,” Jeff breathed, his face drawing closer to hers. Kendra bit her lip, glancing away when his forehead rested against hers in an oddly intimate fashion.

“Alright,” she responded softly, looking at her lap until his fingers under her chin drew her eyes to his face once more. She hadn’t expected to feel his lips on hers, nor had she expected how gentle he was being. Without thinking, she reacted. Jeff’s arms were around her and she clutched at his hoodie, keeping him close.

Jeff nearly groaned, he hadn’t expected kissing her would feel this good. He certainly didn’t expect her to respond but she did and it felt amazing. Moving his hands from the floor of the tent to grip her hips, he pushed forward until she was laying underneath him again. He couldn’t think clearly with Kendra so close, he had to have more, he had to have her.

His lips left hers, leaving Kendra breathless. She thought it was over until she felt him nipping at her jaw, the tiny sting of pain sending a thrill through her that she hadn’t expected. A gasp escaped her and this only encouraged Jeff to continue further. He trailed his lips down her jaw so could start leaving kisses on her neck. The first time he had done this, he’d been teasing. He didn’t mean anything behind the actions, but now? Now he put just little more force, just a little more feeling into every kiss he gave.

It was then she pushed him away. Jeff almost didn’t let her before he remembered who it was beneath him. This wasn’t some whore he’d brought home to fuck a few times before he killed her, this was Kendra. This was someone he cared about. He got off of her reluctantly, trying to hide the desire and want he was feeling. He wanted so much more, but he wasn’t going to force her.

“Jeff, you need to explain what the fuck you were thinking right now before I slap you,” Kendra said, her voice quiet, her tone soft, but Jeff could see the anger in her eyes.

A sigh escaped him before he answered. “I wasn’t thinking,” he answered simply, bracing himself for the hit.

It didn’t come. He watched her, but she made no move to hit, or even yell at him, which was totally unlike her.

“Kendra?” he asked, beginning to worry that he had bitten too hard on her neck and hurt her when he saw tears form.

“Get out Jeff,” was her only response, and Jeff hesitated before nodding and exiting the tent.

Kendra had no idea what to feel. On one hand, she adored BEN, and she would do anything for the goofball, but every advance he’s made towards her was so… innocent. On the other, Jeff’s touches, his kisses, had made her head spin, her heart race, and her spine tingle. Suffice it to say, it was amazing. But she was dating BEN. BEN was her boyfriend, and she had betrayed him by letting Jeff go as far as he did.

Kendra brought her knees to her chest, wrapped her arms around them, and continued to cry. What had she been thinking? She hadn’t been, just like Jeff hadn’t been. She loved BEN, or at least she thought she did, but Jeff was her friend, and an amazing kisser. God, how was she going to tell BEN? Should she even tell BEN?

Before she could go more into her hopeless thoughts, Jeff called to her from outside the tent.

“Kendra we need to leave now if we’re going to make it to town this afternoon.”

She sighed, forcing herself to get up and leave the tent so Jeff could take it down and pack it back up. Kendra didn’t look at him, wouldn’t talk to him, hell she wouldn’t even acknowledge him. She needed to think without distractions, and she knew if she let him, he would get her to forget that what had happened in the tent had never occurred.

Jeff felt awful. He shouldn’t have kissed her, she was dating BEN for fucks sake. But he hadn’t been thinking. She looked so peaceful while she was asleep. Her lips, parted slightly, looked so inviting to him that it was a miracle he kept himself from touching her before she woke up. He was so intent on enjoying being alone with her, and when she said he could enjoy that quiet little moment where the rest of the world didn’t exist, he reacted without thinking.

He didn’t regret kissing her. He had loved every second his lips had been on hers. She tasted wonderful too. He licked his lips at the thought, having to hold himself back from holding her against a tree so he could get another taste. Suddenly he was imagining doing just that, but the image showed him holding her wrists, pinning her arms above her head. He saw her flushed face and her lower lip pulled between her teeth. Fuck, did she even know what that did to him?

“Jeff, whatever you’re thinking about right now, I suggest you stop before you make things worse for yourself,” Kendra’s irritated voice cut through his thoughts, and he looked at her. He noticed the irritation in her face and her actions showed just how uncomfortable she was as she seemed to try and keep her eyes off of his legs but they kept darting back.

Jeff paused, his face heating up when he realized just what his previous train of thought caused. In an attempt to hide his embarrassment, he pulled off his hoodie and wrapped it around his waist. Kendra looked away, the black t-shirt he wore too tight for her to feel comfortable and waited for him to start walking again. This was going to be a long trip.