Derrick

Fourteen.

This chapter has 1449 words in it, and may contain quite a few spelling errors, so please forgive those. When I'm done with the book, I will have a MAJOR editing session, where I re-read every chapter and correct as I go. In other news, TOMORROW IS THE BEGINNING OF MY VERY LAST SEMESTER OF HIGH SCHOOL! It's very bittersweet :') Luckily, I have everything lined out for college. Thank you SO MUCH for being with me throughout Sebastian and with Derrick, it means the world to me. Thank you for reading!

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Sebastian's lips were as icy as the rest of him, and they moved slowly, giving me room to pull away. Instead, I kissed him back hesitantly, and he pulled back to look at me. Suddenly, his hands moved to my waist and he hoisted me up, like I weighed nothing. He placed me on his lap and I instinctively wrapped my legs around his waist. His hands stroked my cheeks, making my heart stutter. He smiled and pulled my face back to his.

While kissing Sebastian, I couldn't form a single train of thought. His lips moved carefully against mine at first, and I did what I'd wanted to do from the first time I saw him; I buried my hands in his blacker-than-black hair. Sebastian kissed me harder.

His hair was the softest thing I'd ever touched, and I ran my hands through it, earning a soft, satisfied grunt from him in response. His arms were around my waist, and they tightened, bringing me even closer than I already was. Very carefully, Sebastian tugged at my bottom lip with his teeth, making sure not to pierce my skin. That would be bad. I let out a shaky breath. Wanting to experiment a little, I lightly tugged his hair.

That opened the floodgate.

He growled and suddenly, I was against a wall, with his body pressed hard against mine. He kissed me feverishly, desperately. His lips fell down to my neck, and I groaned as his tongue flicked against the sensitive skin there. He groaned in response, but pulled away. His eyes were brighter than I'd ever seen them. He sighed and rested his forehead against mine. We were both breathing hard, and I was trapped in his gaze.

"Don't do that again." His voice was low and husky. I couldn't form a response.

I noticed that my legs were still wrapped tightly around his waist. He maneuvered me to the ground and pulled me against his chest.

"I'm serious, Elizabeth." He repeated. "That was very dangerous for you to do."

"Okay," I whispered. His arms tightened, and I felt him kiss the top of my head, lingering there for a moment. Then he let me go.

"Go back to your room. I know Roy won't be back tonight, but you need to sleep." He said, his voice still laced with desire.

I nodded, still baffled. Then a thought occurred to me.

"I won't be able to visit you alone tomorrow," I said. I tried to ignore the painful punch it gave my heart. Sebastian's eyes narrowed.

"Why not?"

"Roy won't be back until late tomorrow night, but I don't know what time. And I'm sure he'll want to check on me when he gets back," I explained sadly. Jealousy darkened Sebastian's eyes, strong and almost palpable. He was being much more open than before our game, and though I knew why -the reason brought an embarrassing shade of red to my cheeks-, I was overjoyed.

"Come during the day." He said. It wasn't a request. Still, I shook my head.

"He told his guards to make sure I don't visit you on their watch."

"So leave me out of the chains tonight. I'll take care of the guards." He said darkly, violence churning in his eyes.

"Slow down, Sebastian," I said, holding a hand up. "If you did that, you'd have to run before anyone found out."