Tall, Dark and Handsome

Chapter 14

Once we boarded off the ship and landed on solid ground, I felt momentarily better that I was somewhere where I was comfortable the most. My legs felt like jelly as I stumbled across the pebbled path towards the limo parked in front of us, waiting for our arrival. He had told me I needed to see a doctor as soon as possible in his cold hard voice that always managed to pin me in place. I had agreed, offering it was the best solution to our predicament. Tom easily slipped by me with his long purposeful strides, pulling open the door for me so I could step in. Sliding into the warm buttery soft seats of the couches that lined in the interior of the limo, he followed suit and shut the door. His hands were already glued to his device in his hands, fingers rapidly tapping on the touch keys, shooting off messages and emails faster. The limo merged smoothly onto traffic, winding down the various hills and roads that led us back into the heart of the city. I kept my eyes trained on the majestic view outside of my window where the sun was already midway high in the sky, turning the light it radiated to be a golden orange. Although the sight was mesmerizing, my mind was a thousand miles away as I sat here in silence. I stole a quick glance over my shoulder at him, seeing that he was still attached to his phone. I felt my breath catch in my throat when I remembered I had lost my virginity to him. I gave up what I had been guarding my entire life to a man that threw insults towards me as easily as sending off text messages like he currently was doing. A man who didn't like to cuddle or show any trace of emotion on his face whenever someone talked to him. A man who probably fucked so many times, he lost count and couldn't care less. And yet, here I was, still sitting in the limo, perfectly okay with it because he made me feel...alive. Maybe it was because I never lived out all my fantasies until I met him that day at the movie theatre. First, we had happily anger fucked on a boat sailing to God only knows where and then we finished the wonderful trip by fucking in the shower, getting hot and slippery underneath the powerful jets of water. Or maybe it was because he had a way of looking at me that made me like I was the only person he cared about in his world. His eyes would only focus on me, directing his full attention and ignoring the outside world. His gazes always stopped me in place, awakening the butterflies in my stomach to start fluttering and stealing the breath in my lungs. I never felt this way before about a man and that thrilled me to no end.

The limo slowed down to a halt at that moment, jolting me out of my seat a bit causing me to remember we were not in the safe zone any longer. We had unprotected sex. We were already sorting out options to prevent the unthinkable and moved on like it was no longer a big deal but the nagging feeling inside me told me he was not. I stole another quick glance over my shoulder, studying his perfect features. His blond hair had grown out, threatening to topple over and block his view. His nose was sharp and straight, perfect to run a finger down the slope to tease and taunt. His eyes were still trained on the glowing screen in his hands, tapping and occasionally scrolling as he looked over the extensively long wordy emails. I could see his long eyelashes almost touching his pale cheekbones. The word handsome would do him no justice.

"You're staring." Tom said gruffly, eyes still focused on the email he was rapidly producing. His fingers ran over the keys in rapid fire. "Why are you staring?"

"Because you're beautiful." I sighed. I immediately slapped a hand on my mouth, hoping he hadn't heard me blurt out one of my confessions. There was no such thing as luck when I saw one corner of his lips tug up into a lopsided grin. His eyes were still on the screen but I could tell if I looked into his eyes right now, they would flicker with amusement.

Tom clicked off his phone, slipping the sleek device back into his inside breast pocket and turned his attention towards me. He hooked a finger underneath my chin, forcing me to look into those moonstone eyes. "I can say the same about you."

I opened and closed my mouth for a response, anything would do but my brain had none of it. Every time I tried to speak or to apologize for my bluntness, nothing would come out and I ended up flushing a deeper red on my cheeks.