Trust Issues

Chapter 5:

"What just happened?" Niall asks.

"C'mon lets go inside." Liz grabs Niall's hand and leads him inside the flat, leaving Mike and I to stand in the front yard by ourselves.

"We should get you cleaned up," I say refering to Mike's cut and bleeding lip.

"Fine but you have to explain everything after, including the part where I found you hugging him when I got here." I grab his hand and lead him to the bathroom in my room, passing Liz who is trying to explain everything that just happened to Niall.

I make Mike sit on the counter while I get the rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs from a cabinet. I tip the alcohol on the cotton swab and rub Mike's bloody lip. He flinches when I go near his cut.

"It's a little swolen. I think I'll have to wait a while before I can kiss you again." I tease.

"I think I can handle a peck on the lips."

"I doubt..." before I can finish Mike has his lips on mine. He pulls me closer to him and I stand in between his legs. I wrap my arms around his neck as he wraps his around my waist.

I love the way he always catches me off gaurd by kissing me when I don't expect it. It's something I have become fond of.

Mike's lips travel down to my jawline, then lead there way down to my neck. I tilt my head to the side giving him more access. He sucks gently, making a soft moan escape from my mouth. He chuckles softly into my neck, making me feel the vibration that makes me moan again but this time more louder.

"I stand corrected," I say as his lips brush my neck. Mike gets off the counter with his hands still holding my waist and my arms still around his neck.

"Anne, If I ask you something will you answer me honestly?"

"Yes, of course. Why, what's wrong?"

"Did you and Alex used to date?" he blurts.

"Yes," I answer truthfully and look down.

"I figured." he shakes his head. "Do you still have feelings for him?" I can tell this is bothering him.

I shake my head no, not trusting my voice.

"Say it," he cups my chin with his hand, forcing me look him in the eyes.

"Mike, I don't have feelings for him. I don't think I will ever be able to trust him with my feelings again." he nods in understanding but he doesn't look fully convinced.

Grabbing the collar of his white t-shirt, I pull him closer giving him a tender kiss. I turn us around, so that my back is turned to the sink and his is to the wall. I push him to the wall and lower my kisses to the corner of his lips.

I push his shoulders down with my palms so he can lower down to my height. He understands what I'm trying to do, so he brings his height lower.

My body presses against his, making the air between us nonexistent. I start to gently suck at the skin on his neck, then continue by adding more pressure. Surely, I have now left a love bite. He puts his hand on my hips, squeezing gently.

My lips travel to a different area on his neck, leaving a pattern of kisses behind. My teeth graze his tender skin instead of massaging the skin with my lips. I glide my tongue across the sore spot. He lets out a moan as I continue. I move my hands under his t-shirt and I trace the 'v' line above his jeans with my index. He immediately pulls his shirt over his head and my eyes go straight to the tattoo on the left his chest.

Mike walks us backwards and he puts his hands behind my thighs to help me up onto the counter. My legs wrap around his waist to bring him closer. He brings his lips below my right ear and finds my sweet spot making me moan his name in response.

I hear the sound of a door nob jiggling and I remember that Liz and I share a bathroom because her room is attached to the same bathroom that mine is.

"Shit...um...sorry to cock block." Niall burst out laughing as I quickly get off the counter.

"Really Niall?" Mike complains.

"Sorry. I just came to get Liz's phone. She left it in here."

I pick up her phone thats sitting next to the sink and toss it to Niall.

"I should have known something was going on. I don't know how I could've just ignored the bang on the wall and the constant 'oohh Mike' 'uuhh'." Niall laughs to himself and Mike gives him a death glare.

"You need to learn how to knock, buddy." Mike tells Niall.

"And you should probably put a shirt on before my girlfriend walks in here and sees you shirtless."

"Wait, hold up! Your girlfriend?" I thought Liz said they weren't dating?

"Oh yeah I skipped that part," Niall rubs the back of his neck with his hands,"I asked Liz to be my girlfriend when we were downstairs, that's the main reason I came here today. Good news, she said yes! I was so nervous I thought she would have said no."

"Oh my gosh! I'm so happy for you guys." I give Niall a tight hug that seems to last forever.

"Um hello? Boyfriend over here!" Mike says, trying to get my attention. I playfully roll my eyes and get out of Niall's arms to stand by Mike.

He wraps his arms around my waist and whispers in my ear so that only I can here him.

"We'll finish this later." I put a cheeky smile on my face and nod.

"I'm going back downstairs with Liz. Feel free to finish....whatever was going on before I interupted your session." Niall ignores the glare he gets from Mike then walks out the door laughing to himself.

I bend down to pick up Mike's T-shirt that landed on the floor when he took it off. I squeal and shoot straight up when I feel a hand grasp my backside. Mike chuckles at my reaction.

I playfully smack him in the chest with the back of my hand. He grabs my hand before I can pull away and brings the back of my hand to his lips. We stand here for a while as I get lost in his jade eyes while his lips are still pressed against my hand.

Mike is such a sweetheart. He does little things like this that make butterflies form on my stomach. Even the simplest things like when he lays his hands on my lap under the table when we're at dinner. Or when he wraps his arms around my waist when we're walking through the park, to claim me his. He acts like a regular guy that just wants some ass sometimes, like every other guy, but he's also very caring. He goes out of his way to make me feel special and unique. He's anything a girl could ever want in a guy.

When I first told him that I wasn't ready for a serious relationship he completely understood me but he never gave up on me. He knew that I went through a bad breakup and he never rushed me into anything. Mike helped me through all the tears that came rushing down my eyes and the least I could do was give him a chance. We have been dating for about a month and Mike has given me anything I could have ever asked for. I'm slowly falling for him and the more I think about it the more I'm beginning to think that I love him. Oh my god did I just say that? I didn't think I would have ever been able to have feelings for another guy after Alex. I'm falling for Mike. I know I am. If I didn't have feelings for him I wouldn't have kissed him the way I did. Is it too soon to say I love him? I think I love Mike. No. I love Mike. . .