Mr. Mendes

chapter 17 - let's get lost tonight

I smoothed out my denim skirt after climbing into the seat of his large black Jeep Wrangler. Shawn shut the door for me and walked around to his side, a small glint of excitement shining in his eye. I'd never seen him this happy before. He pulled out from the paved driveway and turned onto the road.

"Am I allowed to ask where we're going yet or is this another one of your spontaneous trips?" I said, starting the conversation as Shawn was in a reverie of his own and I was getting bored of the silence.

"Nope." The right corner of his mouth crept up to mock me, while he kept me in the dark as to the location of our date.

"I'm so exited, I love you when we do this." I bounced excitedly in my seat, completely ready for anything.

Shawn's steady quiet breathing hitched. He took his eyes off the road for a moment, glancing at me with moderate concern washing over his features.

Turns out I was not ready for anything.

Silence ensued.

"Did I say something wrong?" I asked, my excitement level now in the negatives.

"No." He assured, but I saw through his facade like someone looking through a window. I pried further.

"Let's not ruin tonight, I'll talk to you about it later." He dismissed, making me feel a little deflated, like he'd just popped my birthday ballon.

"Okay." My eyes were now at my lap. My attention was drawn to my twiddling thumbs and the replaying question in my mind. Shawn made a sharp turn and my focus was diverted once more.

Shawn smiled assuringly; dimples formed on each cheek. Those damn dimples.

Looking up, in the distance, a small assortment of brightly coloured lights became visible. The horizon was dotted with electric blues, neon yellows and vibrant pinks, they seemed to be swirling around in a circular motion. At this point, I had no clue where he was taking me, yet again.

"Close your eyes El."

"What? Don't leave me hanging like this, we've been driving for so long, I can't bear it!"

"Don't make me use the puppy dog eyes. They're deadly." Shawn joked while smirking a little. Why does he have to leave me in suspense every time?

"Fine," I huffed, reluctantly sealing my eyes shut so that whatever was to come surprised me completely.

Time passed and Shawn had driven us to the centre of the activity. I could hear manny muffled voices outside the closed window. Some belonged to small children and others to screaming teens. That could only mean one thing.

"Open up!" Shawn exclaimed excitedly, hardly being able to contain himself.

"A fairground? Oh my god Shawn!" I quickly opened the jeep door, jumped down and gave one last glance back to the drivers seat, "You'd better win me a teddy, come on!" My legs had already begun to move before Shawn could utter a reply. He simply ran behind me for a while, eventually holding my hand so as not to lose me in the chaos, his naturally curly hair flopping over his eyes as he went.

"You like it?" He asked, already knowing the answer.

"There's no place I'd rather be."

The outside corners of Shawn's eyes crinkled together as he smiled. It was a large toothy smile. One that is not easily forgotten. In that moment I noticed every single tiny little beautiful detail on his face. My eyes stared into his deep brown eyes that had flecks and specks of green and ebony inside. His long, untouched eyelashes blinked slowly as this moment seemed to last forever. I noticed Shawn's cheeks and lips were rosy from running. I gazed into his beautiful eyes once more before tenderly placing my lips onto his lusciously plump pink ones.

Boom, fireworks. A frenzy of emotions coursing through each of us individually, yet both of us feeling the exact same rush. How euphoric.

I pulled away, wanting to take Shawn to the ring toss, but he had other ideas. One arm snaked around my waist, tracing my back as it did so. The strong arm whisked me off my feet and 'mostly' gently placed me over Shawn's shoulder. I shrieked with delight. My legs began to wave rapidly as childish giggles came flooding out my mouth.

Shawn ran for a while and eventually placed me down. His strong hands sliding down my sides, reluctantly ripping themselves away when they reached my hips. The spot he had chosen was secluded. Just desolate enough that we could be alone, but not stranger to the wonderful atmosphere of the carnival that washed around us in waves.

My hair was completely ruined from all the running but my smile was not. Shawn pushed a few loose stands behind my ear. His eyes looked deep into mine and I felt like I could see deep into his soul. Shawn's hand caressed its way around my neck and into my hair.

My heart was fluttering. "Shawn?" I breathlessly said.

"Mhm?" He hummed. He was paying attention but his mind was elsewhere. His eyes were looking at every inch of my face, he looked deep in thought, all the while his hand was playing with my hair, relaxing me.

"Kiss me." I declared with deep sincerity.

The tall muscular man stood in front of me instantly turned into the gigantic teddy bear that I had asked him to win me earlier. A wide smile pulled on his lips and his rosy cheeks gave a warm glow to his face. Shawn's other hand gripped my face and I felt a tingle just from his touch. The distance between our faces slimmed, and so did our patience. He kissed me. He kissed me with so much passion that I thought I was going to explode. A deep contained breath released itself from my body as I felt an overwhelming wave of pleasure. I moved closer, my hand now interwoven with his curls. Shawn's hand gripped the outside of my thigh, just below the hem on my skirt. It inched its way up.

"I want you closer," Shawn whispered between the breaths of our kisses, "Jump."

I did as I was told and pushed off the ground as Shawn pulled me up. I was just above his hips and I could feel his toned chest in between my legs. He quickly swivelled around so my back was pushed against the wall of the empty fairground stall that sheltered us from view.

"God you're beautiful." He exhaled, then inhaling a large gulp of air.

"You're fucking hot Shawn."

"Oh my god. It turns me on when you swear." He said, practically panting. "You're coming back to the car." Following him, I dismounted from his chest and ran back to his car, lusting for his lips on mine again.

When we reached his jeep, Shawn essentially tore the door off. I knew he wanted this just as much as me. We both got in and wasted no time in racing home. Shawn turned off the route we took here, saying it was a shortcut. I'm sure he was over the speed limit at least twice.

Almost as if it were in a movie, Shawn pulled into his driveway with one swift turn of the steering wheel, breaking simultaneously to somehow stop us slap bang in the middle of his driveway. We both got out, slamming the car doors shut and racing to the front door of his house. Shawn's excited hands fumbled with the keys, struggling to find the right one. Soon, after what felt like forever, the correct key was in the lock.

"Come in." He said seductively, snaking his buff arm around my side, leading me into the hallway. I wrapped both my arms around his neck and jumped up again. I planted my lips on his again and the feeling was euphoric. Shawn knocked the door closed with his foot and hoisted me further up his chest. My denim skirt had ridden further up my thighs and ninety percent of my legs were bare. Shawn seemed to love this as his large manly hands gripped further and further up my thighs.

He carried me hastily into his bedroom, not putting me down to open the door. My back was instead pushed against it and my face was pushed onto his. The kisses had become hot blooded. Shawn momentarily eased his grasp of my thigh to open the door to his bedroom.

He was standing at the edge of his bed, still holding me up with his strong arms. He pulled his face away, pausing the making out. His brown eyes looked seriously into mine.

"Do you want to do this?" He asked.

"You're damn right I do."