Behind the Mask

Chapter 23: Goodbye

Okay last chapter! Hope you guys like it!! And the dedication goes to Feastofnoise since she encouraged me to take a look back into this story!

Chapter 23: Goodbye

“I love you.” James whispered in my ear sending shivers down my spine. I was wrapped in his arms. My skin bare against his chest.

“I’ll miss you.” I mumbled bringing his hand up to kiss his knuckles.

“That’s not what I want to hear.” He chuckled.

“I know,” I smiled. “But I will, I’ll miss this,” I said gesturing between us. Our clothes were scattered across the floor. A warm evening breeze was gently blowing through the open window.

“Me too love, but during the summer I’ll come to visit. If your dad let’s me.” He smirked.

“I’ll make him”

“We can skype, write letters, call each other.”

“I know but what I can’t have is this,” I said brushing his arm. “Or this,” I softly kissed his lips. “Or this,” my lips still breaths away from his. My hand slid down from his shoulder down his chest my hand lingering at his hips. His breath caught in his throat.

“Isabel,” He breathed.

“I love you,” I whispered. He didn’t answer he just gently pressed his lips to mine.

His hands ran down from my shoulders hesitating at my hips. I let my hand slowly entangle into his mop of shaggy black hair. James began to leave a trail of kisses from my jaw line to the hollow of my neck.

The next morning I just continued to lounge in bed while James was collecting his meager belongings packing for his long flight home.

“Stop pouting my love. It’s not a good look for you.” James laughed.

“Fine then I’ll pout somewhere else.” I said. Getting up not even trying to cover my naked body I walked to the bathroom. James’ eyes followed my every move. A wicked smile rose to my lips. He followed me to the bathroom like a lost little puppy. I closed the door in his face.

“Sorry.” I snickered not sorry at all. I heard him walk away as I collected a towel. He wasn’t satisfied with last night and neither was I. All I wanted was to be with him. But he did have to go back home. I made him promise to come visit me once he graduated.

Going to the shower I turned it on letting the water run over my fingers till it was warm. Gran informed me that my summer job and sometimes during the semester would be working at the family restaurant, Fanaticos.

It will give me something to do during the summer. It will help me take my mind off of James, Alice and Ben, my mom and Paul. I was going to miss them all so much.

“Isabel,” James called.

“What?”

“I need to use the facilities.”

“You can hold it,” I laughed as his sly tricks.

“Nope,” He chuckled. There was some jiggling and clicking. Like the sound of a lock being jimmied.

“James,” I sighed rolling my eyes.

“Yes?” He asked pulling back the shower curtain, his eyes eyeing my entire body.

“I’ll never get any peace will I?” I joked.

“While I am still here, never.” he smirked.

“Why did I expect anything less?” I sighed.

“May I join you?” He asked giving me another up and down.