In a Heart Beat

Chapter 6

****Austin's Point of View****

We got out of the car and I lead her towards the door, hand in hand. The feeling I get in my fingertips when we held hands was indescribable. My heart was still beating 100 miles an hour; I didn't understand why I was so nervous.

We came through the door and we were welcomed by the overwhelming smell of alcohol. There were drunk teenagers everywhere, and I mean EVERYWHERE! Some were on the tables, some leading others into rooms, it was a jungle!

I lead Charlie further into the house, and handed her a drink. She took it earnestly and took a long drink. This chick just gets better and better! I grabbed myself a red plastic cup and was rewarded by the cool beer flowing down my throat.

Now I am not a huge drinker, but come on this is a party! As Charlie and I walked into the next room, still hand in hand, we were greeted by teenagers grinding against each other. The room seemed to be hotter than the rest of the house, but if you saw the amount of people in this room, you would understand. Everyone was sweating.

I stole a glance to Charlie, who was beside me still. She had this devilish grin on her face and I had to admit, it was incredibly sexy. I quietly chuckled to myself before I was surprised to see I was being dragged onto the dance floor, by Charlie! We turned to face each other and the grin on her face had turned into this seductive smirk. God almighty! She is, arghh I can't even describe it!

She began to sway along in time with the music and I just followed her lead, I had never been the best dancer. She reached up and put her hand loosely around my neck and we just continued to dance for who knows how long. I couldn't see anyone else but her, it was just us.

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We left the room with all the grinding teenagers and went outside. The house had a huge yard so we has a lot of space to just walk and talk. I looked over to Charlie and saw her head was up admiring the glittered sky, so I looked up too. The night sky was lit with hundreds of stars, all shining brightly.

"Why do you do that?" I asked her softly

"Do what?" she replied still not taking her eyes from the glittering sky.

"Get so captivated by the sky."

Only then did she look at me, her eyes shining. God, she is beautiful

"Well, my mum travels around and we never seem to be in the same place long, so my surroundings are always changing. Everywhere I have gone, I am able to look up and see the same sky; the same sun, the same moon and the same stars. It's not even just that. The world, life in general, can seem so big, so difficult, so unstable, but then you look up, and I know I'm not that big, that I am just a small bit in some big plan, yet I am still important."

She was captivating.

****Charlies Point of View****

He just stared at me. His enchanting eyes, sparkling green bring into my own. I felt my heart begin to race as he shook of his jacket and place it on my shoulders. He was sweet.

We just stood like that, looking into each other's eyes, forgetting about the world around us. He took a small step towards me and reached for my hands, entwining our fingers, the feeling in the pit of my stomach growing and a slight heat reaching my cheeks.

He came closer filling in the gap that was between us, only having a few inches between our faces.

"Where did you come from?" He whispered, his eyes searching my face.

I didn't know what to say, I couldn't speak. Instead I just nodded my head, hoping he would get what I was trying to say.

One of his hands slowly let go of mine and pushing a strand of hair back behind my face. Keep your cool Charlie. His thumb softly smoothing my cheek as his hand now caressed my face. He lent forward connecting our lips with the softest whisper of a kiss. After just a second, he lifted his head and gave me a small smile. I couldn't take this any longer.