Unexpected Love

Unexpected Love part 8

Chapter 8

When I awoke it was eight thirty. My eyes slowly opened to a surprise. I was laying in the same bed I went to sleep in, in the same room, by the same person who was sitting outside on the deck. But now he was sitting in a chair in the corner of the room, asleep. I stretched my arms above my head and yawned. I slowly propped myself up so I could look at AJ. He was even perfect when he was asleep. Poor guy, he probably didn't get much sleep, and that must not be the most comfortable place to sleep.

I grabbed a little blanket, got out of bed, and wrapped the blanket around me. Then I walked over to where the chair that AJ was sleeping on, sat on his lap, then curled up into his chest. He inhaled deeply and stretched. "Oh." AJ exhaled, as he wrapped his arm around me and held me close. I sighed and looked up at him. He kept slowly closing his eyes, then he'd open them again quickly, kind of like he was falling asleep. I stretched my neck up far enough so that I could kiss him. He smiled and held me closer. "I never want to lose you." AJ mumbled and kissed me. I smiled back, a little sleepy myself. He rubbed my forehead and pushed my hair away from my face. It was amazing how just his touch made me even more tired. "What time is it?" He mumbled. "Eight thirty." I replied. He groaned and started to readjust me. I got the hint so I got up off of his lap, with my blanket still wrapped around me. When I looked back at AJ he was stretching. "So, did you have a god night's sleep?" He asked. I laughed without much enthusiasm because I was still really tired. "Yeah, I guess. It kind of felt odd though." He nodded. "Okay then. Do you want any breakfast?" I pondered this for a moment. "Hmm...sure. But first..." I jumped onto the bed and patted the spot right next to me. "Come here." He smiled but didn't move. "What? I don't mean anything like...that. I just want you to relax for a minute." I patted it again. AJ looked unsure, but finally sat down. I wrapped my arms around his neck and rested my chin on his shoulder.

"Amber, if I asked you something would you answer it completely truthful?" AJ asked. This question kind of took me by surprise. "Umm...I guess. It depends on what the question is." I said hesitantly. He sighed and I played with his hair. "Okay, umm...do you think we've gone too far? I mean...we haven't slept together or anything but...you've spent the night over here. With just me. No one else. So...I just want your honest answer. Do you think this is too fast? Or do you think that we should go faster? Or...what? I mean what do you think we should do?" He spilled. I continued to play with his hair. "I think we're doing just fine AJ! Why are you so worried? I mean, I'm sure you've went this fast with other girls, right? I'm probably not your first girlfriend." He seemed to be a bit tongue tied after what I said. He shrugged. "If it were my choice, I'd want to go faster with this. But, I don't want to rush you into anything. I've never felt this close to a girl before. And I don't want to lose you. Just to warn you, I've been known kind of to be reckless, a 'bad boy' I guess you could say, and I can be a jerk sometimes." I knew what he was trying to do. "AJ, you're afraid to fall for me, aren't you?" He looked at me and kissed me. "No, of course not!" He said, but I didn't believe him. "Are you sure? You just seem so careful with me. And you don't seem like that kind of guy. So, how am I different from any other girl you've dated?" He didn't respond for a moment, then he decided on what to say. "You're not. I feel...closer to you than any other girl. But...I mean..." He sighed in frustration. Oh god! I made him mad! He shook his head, as if to shake his head free of all thoughts. "I mean we've known each other for only a week and to get this close..." He sighed again and scratched his head. "What are you so worried about, AJ?" I finally asked after a long, awkward pause. I got up off the bed and walked to the chair where he was sitting before. "I don't know." He said as he sat down. "I just...don't want to lose you and...I just have this strong feeling that..." He trailed off and looked at the door.

"Did you hear that?" He asked, a little on edge. I looked at the closed bedroom door and felt a tinge of panic. What if it was my mom? What would she think if she saw me and AJ in a bedroom together? But, how would she know we were here? What if it was AJ's friend? What if they came home early or something? A rush of unanswered questions flowed through my brain. AJ got up and walked to the door. "Don't move." He whispered. I nodded. He slowly opened the door and tiptoed out and sat on the top step of the stairway. Then he got up and slowly tiptoed back with a smirk on his face. "Well?" I asked. Once his foot stepped into the room he burst out laughing. "What? Who is it?" I asked. He looked up at me and answered. "Oh, it's nothing to worry about. It's just the maid." He laughed. I sighed in relief. Thank god! "Oh, okay." He came over by me and swept me into his arms in one easy scoop. I grabbed onto his neck. "Well my lady. Let's go get some breakfast." I giggled and my not-so-convincing prince charming brought me downstairs.

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                   Sorry that this chapter's kind of shorter than the rest but you need to know kind of what AJ's thinking about their relationship. I'm debating on doing AJ's POV so if you guys think I should please comment because I want to know what you guys think. And thank you for all the reads!! I know I'm not the hottest book or anything but still I'm happy that I get these many reads!! And please vote and comment!!!! :)