Once In A Lifetime

Chapter 11 - Monster

A QUICK WARNING BEFORE READING THIS CHAPTER:

This one does contain a graphic scene, it is sexual and it is forceful. It's towards the end of this chapter and you can definitely skip over it if you feel uncomfortable.

I understand. :) I hope you're enjoying this story so far!

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I took Declan's hand and stood with him as he led me out of the restaurant. He walked me out of the front entrance and towards the tall hill on the other side of the road. I laughed and let go of his hand once we started walking up the hill. "What is it?" he snickered.

"We just jaywalked," I said. He laughed, and we continued walking. It didn't take long before we were at the top of the hill, the sky was black with bright stars scattered across. I looked over towards the ocean which was now a dark navy blue, the stars reflected against the water as I could hear the dolphins making their clicking and whistling sounds. I smiled at how cheesy the whole scenario was and looked over at Declan. His hands were in his pockets, his leather jacket clung to him like mine did, and his hair tousled in the wind.

I pulled out my phone and took a picture of the area, admiring the few trees that were still standing. There were houses on the other side of the hill, very luxurious and expensive. "Are you wanting to live here the rest of your life?" I heard Declan ask. I thought for a moment and looked over at him, "It depends on where Nascar takes me. My main home would be here, but I'd probably have a vacation house in Hawaii. I went when I was a child to see my dad's side of the family, and I remember falling in love with it as soon as we got there." He walked over to me and stood directly in front of me, he was a bit taller than I was. My head was level with his neck but yet I felt so small. "I have family in Hawaii too, mainly on my mom's side. She wants to move back, we've only been here for two months and she wants to go home. But I'm planning on staying here, I'm working on getting my own place once I find a good paying job." I nodded and looked up at him, his face was so perfect. He was definitely my type, but I didn't want to risk catching feelings so I walked over to another part of the hill. "You know, my dad knows a few places that are hiring. I'm sure he wouldn't mind giving you some names and numbers to call. If you'd like, I'll talk to him about it for you," I said. I could hear Declan breathe slowly as he walked over to me again, this time standing behind me. "I'd appreciate that," he said softly.

My cheeks were red, and I turned around to face him. His stance made my knees weak and his face in general made my heart beat so fast. What does he have on me? "Darcy..." he said.

"Hmm?" I murmured. He took two steps to get closer to me and he pulled his hands out of his pockets, "May I kiss you?" My eyes widened as my insides tore apart.

Did he just... ask if he could kiss me? No one hasn't done that before either. First he's asking about my future and he's actually interested in it, then he's asking for my consent to kiss me? This is too good to be true, there's no way he's growing feelings for me. He's definitely leading me on, there's no other explanation. And I cannot afford to get my heart broken all over again, not after Ethan. But my heart would not listen to my brain, it took over my mouth and I said, "Yes..." Declan put his hands on my face so gently, and the warmth from his palms made my cheeks even redder. I could feel his breath against my lips as he slowly put his mouth on mine. A soft kiss, nothing more. It was quick, but it was nice, especially for it being our first one. I opened my eyes and saw him smile at me, which made me smile as well. His thumbs rubbed my jawline softly, "That was nice."

I nodded, "Race you down the hill," and took off running. I looked both ways down the road and sprinted across to my car, giggling as I got into my drivers seat. I heard a knock on my window and looked over, Declan was standing there smiling at me through the window. I turned on my car and rolled the window down, "How can I help you?"