Safe With Me

Chap. 9: Wow

             Elle had tossed and turned in her sleep for the past 30 minutes, her dreams filled with terror. It didn't bother Brody as much until the blonde began to whine. The blue eyed man groans and flips over onto his back, wiping his face.

         Elle's angelic face scrunches up, her head tossing from once side to the next. Her slender hands grip the sheets as a whine escapes her throat.

            "Please....stop!" Elle softly cries in her sleep, tender tears rolling down her face. "No! Please! Leave me alone!"

                Brody flips on the lamp, turning to see a heartbreaking sight. Elle's covered in sweat, her face full of desperation. The blue eyed man pulls the covers back, revealing her bare legs that kick at the sheets. Brody firmly shakes her shoulders.

          Elle's head sharply turns. "No! Stop!"

              "Wake up!" Brody growls, "Kid, wake up!"

                Elle's hands begin to gently slap Brody, who easily dodges her. The blue eyed man grabs her shoulders and shakes her awake. Elle's eyelids fly open, gasps escaping her lips. She begins to sit up when Brody's firm hands hold her back down. The brown eyed girl looks to him in fear, shaking.

         The blue eyed man shushes her softly, shaking his head at her. "Calm down. It was just a dream."

                Elle suddenly embraces Brody, her face buried into his chest. Her hands gently hold onto his bare back as she softly cries. Taken back by her actions, Brody begins to blush bright pink. He slowly moves his hands on to pat her back and hold the back of her head.

                "It's okay." Brody whispers softly, his brows furrowed at the feeling of being completely embraced. "I can't handle crying."

                 "I'm sorry." The blonde sniffs, gazing up into his ocean blue eyes, "Wow."

                Brody furrows his brows even more, his arms keep her from falling back down onto the bed. "What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

                  Through her tears, Elle slightly smiles. "You have ocean blue eyes."

                   The blue eyed man subconsciously smirks at her comment, forcing himself to stop immediately. Curious to how his beard and hair feels like, Elle's slender hands reach up and her fingers lightly brush over the side of his face where his beard is. Brody searches her brown eyes for any reason to why the blonde is acting the way she is. One of his bulky hands holds her chin up as the other wipes the tears from her soft cheek.

                Brody's mind races as he tries to think of something to respond with. "And you have soft skin."

                  Elle smiles at him, sniffing. "Thank you?"

                   "What happened in your dream that has kept me up so late?" Brody wonders out loud, mentally face palming himself after he speaks it.

                  The blonde's lower lip quivers as her doe brown eyes flicker to his muscular chest that has tattoos. Brody flexes at her gentle touch, but doesn't protest. His breathing thickens.

               "Snakes." Elle whispers softly, "I was surrounded by thousands of snakes and Jackson—"

                The blonde begins to cry. Brody internally panics.

                "Oh no, not again!" Brody softly complains, "Hey! Enough crying, okay? You're freaking me out."

               Elle cuddles Brody's chest, her tears making him feel weak in the knees. He heavily sighs and holds her as her tears roll onto his skin. The blonde softly kisses his bare, semi-hairy chest. The blue eyed man's pecs flex under her touch. His breath thickens as he looks down at her, his fingers softly pushing the tears away.

Suddenly, Elle leans up and gently kisses Brody's lips. He pushes her away automatically.

"You don't have to kiss me anymore." Brody furrows his brows, trying to put his guard up. "Ezra isn't here to piss off."

Elle kisses the side of his hand that holds her face back from his. "It wasn't just for Ezra....and neither is this."

The blonde firmly attaches her lips to the blue eyed man's, gently holding his face. Brody freezes at first but quickly melts into the kiss, his hand holding her side as his other holds her body even closer to his. Elle's leg rubs against his, her hands rubs up his chest and holds his broad shoulders.

Brody detaches their lips, staring straight into Elle's eyes. "Well...shit."

The blue eyed man crawls completely on top of Elle, his waist now between her thin legs. The blonde begins to lean up to kiss Brody but he holds her down. His eyes search hers.

"You're intoxicatingly breathtaking." Brody caresses her face with his thumbs, "And small."

Elle arches her brows. "You don't know how to talk to a girl, do you?"

The blue eyed man sighs heavily. "I know dirty talk...but I really don't get a chance to talk to any broads."

The blonde pouts her lips. "I don't know how to talk to guys either. I'm awkward and inexperienced and—"

Brody cuts her off with his lips. "You talk too much, Kid."

"Sorry." Elle blushes pink.

He smirks down at her. "Don't be...now go back to sleep."

Brody turns onto his side of the bed. Elle gives him a look before cuddling his chest, making the blue eyed man freeze. He slowly puts his arm around her small body as she cuddles his muscular chest. Brody rubs soothing circles on her back as she slowly falls asleep. He falls soon after.

Hey readers! What did you think? What do you look forward to in the future chapters? I now have BIG plans for this story, so watch out!!!