Detour

21: Door Incident

After we ran as fast as we could to Cole's car, we immediately went in and hit the road. I don't know what's really possessing me but when Cole glanced at my body, I felt conscious, my face burning and my heartbeat hammering. Did he really said earlier that he's checking me out? Chicken shit! Whenever we remember the run we had from the policemen, we'll just both laugh it off like idiots.

"I'm sorry. I should've picked my clothes from the street and covered you up." He stood in front of my room, half naked since we left the canal! I can't really look below his neck. Really prohibited.

"Cover me up?" I chuckled. Shit that's sweet. "When you can't even cover yourself." I mocked at him. "Damn, you should've seen the girls on the hallway, when you ran upstairs, they're like watching their favorite meal running from their plate." I half-heartily laughed.

Because we both panicked, we haven't picked up our clothes and if people can kill with the stares they're giving us the moment we got out of the car like we're both naked—he's half while i'm just...sexy, well...we both are rotten dead by now.

"But you're my favorite meal." He said cooly, leaning close to me, and looking straight to my eyes as his hair falls down from his forehead.

I think I just lost my senses and now all i'm hearing is that plain, flat whistle whenever a plane passes by.

"W-what?" I cleared my throat, unable to compos myself at the moment. "I think you're just freezing Cole." Way. To. Go. Jess. "I-I mean, we're both freezing and...and," I bit my lower lip. Where did my senses go?! "And would you like to come in?" Bullshark. I totally crushed my brain with my hands for asking that rhetorical question.

If he'll come in, what will you both do Jess? Hmm? Stare each other till you both dry yourselves?

He laughed shortly, his smirk never fading. "I'm not really freezing Jess but," He paused, put his left arm on the right side of the door, and now i'm trapped! "Are you sure you want me to come in there?" He glanced at my door after letting that husky voice out.

He's clearly hovering me. He's inches away from me and his breath tickles me. His eyes are like staring straight into my soul and his chest are almost pinning me! Now tell me, i'm totally freezing but why the fuck I felt like i'm a melting butter?

I gulped down nervousness, not really sure if he heard it or not because it's really loud for everyone to hear. And oh, my heart is in my stomach now, it just went down with my saliva. "I..." I blinked profusely, can't maintain a straight look from him.

"I'm just kidding." He grinned at me, now putting a distance between us. "Unless you'll cook for lunch and we'll eat together." My jaw dropped in his sentence and he just laughed. "That too, i'm totally kidding." And laughed harder!

I rolled my eyes hard that I can feel it at the back of my head now. I scoffed, my anger suddenly reigning in my veins. Oh no, he just can't give me that stares, say those words and joke on me now. Hell no. "You got me there Cole." I chuckled, mischievousness is in my blood. "But i'm not kidding when I asked you to come in." I stared at his deep hazel eyes, now deeper as it was before. I wonder if it's something else. "And I want you in." I then whispered to his ear.

And that's where everything snaps. His jaw dropped as his eyes fluttered close like he's in pain. And in a second, he gripped my nape that instant and pinned his body to mine, pressing me to the door. Our foreheads touching and I can't help but close my eyes and put my palms in his chest in this sudden overwhelming feeling.

It excites me like a coke bursting after it was shaken. I am fucking nervous that we weren't even doing anything yet i'm sweating bullets and my chest is rising every breath I take. I don't know what's really happening but I really want him close right now. I feel needy and electrified at the same time.

But we weren't doing anything aside from touching our foreheads and breathe the same air. "That's..." He took one shaky breath, "That's really hot coming from you." This time, he cupped my face.

No. The situation we're in right now is much hotter Cole.

I opened my eyes only to see him staring at my lips. I didn't really said anything but I think he got the message when my other hand left his hot chest and went to his nape to pull him closer to me. I instantly closed my eyes when I felt his soft lips on mine. I know lips are meant to be soft but I never thought millions of electrons, protons, and neutrons can pass through lips. Shit, that's science.

So this is what it felt like to be close so intimate with a man you can't even feel you have your heart beating.

Of course there's hesitations. It's not even called a kiss. It's like get-to-know-you feathery kind of kiss. He's taking his time feeling my lips under his without leaning away, licking and sucking. I don't what to do whether to push him away and kiss him myself or pull him so close and kiss him like I can't live without it. This is crazy but I want him to initiate this. This is, after all, my first time to do this with someone I like.

"Jess..." He caresses my cheeks under his breath before fully capturing my lower lip with his lips and angling me to satisfy what he wants to happen.

What i've been waiting to happen.

"Cole—" I called out his name but was interrupted by a shattered thing after it fell on the floor, and the instant closing of the door in Cole's room. My first move was to push him with my palms on his naked chest but when he first let go to turn his head to see what has happened, I just quickly leaned my forehead on his chest as wildfire invaded my cheeks that I have to bite my lip and close my eyes.

HOLY FUCK. WHAT DID JUST HAPPENED?!

"C-Cole! I-I thought you're alone in there." I groaned inwardly as I heard mom's high pitched voice. She laughed shortly, "I was just picking up my phone to leave when it fell, that's all." And a little nervous.

Cole just nod slowly and glanced shortly at me before he grinned, like nothing really happened to feel awkward now. "Your phone is broken miss Shay." He fully turned his back from me now, facing mom with slight panic in her eyes when she glanced at me.

"Y-yeah. Well, i've been clumsy today—but don't mind me, continue what were you both...uhh...doing." My forehead instantly his Cole's back as another wildfire continues. My God. "I should probably go." She smiled. "Jess." Acknowledging me even if we can't see each other's faces.

"Talk to you later mom." I felt like i'm a burning dried leaf right now when I wasn't really doing anything wrong! I was just... Oh my God. Did mom heard when I called Cole out earlier? She must've thought that... Please no.

"Where's Astrid? How long have you been there miss Shay?" I deeply exhaled when Cole changes the flow of conversation.

"No, not very long—I mean, I just got here. And Astrid," She paused, "is deeply sleeping now after we got here. Damn, it's been..." She looked at her watch, "three hours already." She raised her eyebrow and faked a yawn.

Oh I really know that strategy mom.

Cole chuckled, not really convinced. I silently laughed for thinking maybe Cole and I have the same thoughts running in our heads. "You're right miss Shay, this day is kinda tiring." Cole stepped away and held me by my arm for me to see mom. "Right Jess?"

Great. "Yeah." I lift my chin. "We've been to Prinsengratch canal mom. We went swimming." I grinned as I saw mom's eyes go wide that instant. Yes mom, I saw you there too.

"Oh. So I see why Cole's half naked and you're..." She stared at me from head to toe and back to head. "Well, dripping. So as I have said, I should go." Before I could ask her, she turned her back and walked away but stopped, "By the way, i'm sorry for interrupting. You both can continue what i've interrupted earlier." My face burned and Cole just laughed! "And oh, honey, just call me Bethany."

He nod but laughed nonetheless. "Any last words for your beautiful daughter before we'll go shower together?" THIS GUY! HE'S ENJOYING THIS!

"Use protection!" Cole laughed harder and fuck did I just turned to ashes.