Joshaya V.S Lucaya

Chapter 8

Josh's POV

Breathe Josh, breathe, I repeat to myself in my head at least 20 times before the bus starts moving. As we pull out, I allow myself to steal a glance at the beautiful blonde currently encased in my arms. She looks so peaceful,  leaning into my embrace as she looks out the window, watching the leaves pass by as we pull away from the ski lodge and onto the road. I feel her let out a breath and I smile.

"Whatcha thinkin' gorgeous?" I ask quietly. She turns to look at me, a smile pulling at her lips.

"You..." She pauses and smiles, a faint blush rising to her cheeks. I have to fight hard to resist the urge to take her face in my hands and kiss her. Thank God she starts talking again, the sound of her voice distracting me from my desires. "... this place. The significance it now holds." She finishes, and twists back around to look out the window, resting her body against mine once again.

"It's definitely something I'll never forget." I tell her, and she chuckles, causing a vibration in my body. GET IT TOGETHER, JOSHUA! I internally scold myself. I know I agreed to someday. Hell, i was the one who suggested someday. But having her this close, wrapped in my arms, perfect and pure, I was having a hard time seeing why it had to be someday and not today.

"What are you thinking about?" She asks me, pulling me from my thoughts. Think before you speak Josh, you dont want to freak her out.

"Honestly..." I trail off for a moment before just saying it. "...you. I haven't thought about anything else since we kissed. Now, here I am, holding you in my arms and nothing has ever felt so right." I tell her, laying it all out on the line. She turns again, but something is different this time. Is that a tear in her eye?

"Josh..." she mumbles as I wipe away the tear that is now trickling down her cheek. I hold her face for a moment, just needing to feel her skin against mine, even in the most innocent way.

As I stay perfectly still, looking into her eyes, i see something change. Before I know what that change is, I feel her lips pressed against mine. Its sweet for a moment. Innocent, tender, chaste. But then it develops into so much more. I feel her lips part and her tongue brush against my bottom lip. My lips part almost instantly, allowing her to explore my mouth with her tongue, entangling mine with hers.

I throw caution to the wind, tangling my hands in her hair, pulling her closer as the kiss deepens even further. She responds perfectly, clinging to my shirt, a low moan erupts from the back of her throat causing me to let out my own.

"Ahhem!" I hear loudly from a few rows back. We both jump and pull apart. Breathing heavily, I look around and there's not a single pair of eyes not on us. I look over at Maya and her cheeks are now glowing a bright shade of red. I chuckle and pull her into my arms where she buries her head in my chest for the rest of the ride back to New York.