Desolation

Chapter SIX

LANDON

I feel her pull away from my grip and jump up like she's startled.

"Landon, this is too much, I only just met you!"

I walk up behind her and wrap my arms around her body. Smelling her scent drinking it in slowly, enbedding it in my memory.

"But you kissed me back..." I've never kissed anyone like that and felt so much passion. It was like I had known her my entire life.

"Yes but...I don't know, you were so mean to me yesterday and now your kissing me? What the hell!" she says breaking from my arms.

"Listen, I know this sounds crazy but I haven't been able to keep my mind off you since you walked in the door of orientation."

"Landon..." she starts "Landon, I hate myself okay, I have a million and one issues and you...you are making things so confusing."

"We kissed each other Josie, just give me a chance and get to know me. That's why I brought you here in the first place. I needed to know more about you!"

"Why do you want to know more about me?" she asks

"Because I knew you had a story, I knew there was more to you than that hideous blue dress and smart mouth." I say with a smirk

"I hate you" she says turning away with her arms crossed. Almost childlike, but for some reason I love it.

"I hate you too" I say pulling her back so that her body is touching mine. Something I need, her next to me.

JOSIE

He already drives me insane. But it's like there is some invisible energy that we both share. I can't even begin to explain it.

He pulls me closer and looks me deep in the eyes, possessing my body once more. I become mush in his arms as he rakes his hands through my hair.

"You really should wear your hair down." He says with a soft whisper pulling my head back so that it rests in his hands.

Oh god here come the butterflies again, it's really starting to become a pain in the pit of my stomach.

"You know you want to kiss me again" he says purring his soft lips.

"No I don't! " I lie.

"Well what if I kiss you first?" he says

God that is so sexy.

And before I can even answer his lips come after mine and there is no stopping it, slowly torturing me with his tongue. His lips moving with mine in such perfect rhythm. I feel his hands glide down my body and for once I'm actually okay with it. I collapse in his arms and feel myself giving into each and every kiss like we were making up for lost time.

I'm so wrapped up in this moment with him that we don't even hear the front door swing open.

"Landon?"

We both jump back like two teenagers caught making out.

"Um...he says clearing his throat "Hey dad"

Dad? Is this actually happening? I'm so embarrassed and mortified I could cry.

"This is Josephine, my um...girlfriend"

Girlfriend? What the hell! I look over at him completely shocked but feel him kick my foot. Can I just leave right now? The exit is right there!

I reach out my hand to shake his not really knowing what else to do. I mean he just walked in the door of his own house to see his son feeling up some girl. How humiliating. I'm sure he thinks I'm a whore; I've never been caught kissing anyone like that. What a way to meet someone.

"Hello Josephine, it's nice to meet you." He says, as he awkwardly shakes my hand back.

"Well i'll just be in the kitchen if you two need anything"

Thank god he's leaving, which means I can too.

"Thanks dad..." Landon says with a sharp undertone

I look over at him and he looks about as embarrassed as me. God this is some shit, I need to go back home and just cry.

"Well I better be getting back if you don't mind" I say needing to get out of this situation ASAP!

"Yeah your right, this was stupid anyway. I'll take you back." he says looking down at his feet.

I don't know why but I half way expected him to hold me hostage there, maybe he wants me to leave because I didn't kiss him right, I'm sure he's had plenty of experience.

The drive back to the store is silent and awkward. I'm not sure what changed but he seems so different now, as soon as his father walked in it's like his entire mood shifted. He basically attacked my lips and now he doesn't want to talk to me? What happened to him wanting to know more about me? Oh , and he said I was his girlfriend? Where the hell did that come from...I'm so confused.