A Daylight Ride

A Daylight Ride chp.12

CHAPTER 12

*******CARMEN'S POV*******

It had been a little over a month since I had first been trapped here. I was spending a lot of time with Jace not that I really had a choice but I wasn't complaining, I liked spending time with him. I was really starting to like him, he was a great guy, he was smart, funny and I could tell he cared about me. We both needed each other and we were both there to help each other. Often, we would talk for hours and if we were lucky they wouldn't come to beat us. However, last night they had beaten me pretty badly, my stomach was on fire and I had a bruise on my arm. Jace was sitting on the opposite wall of me. We had been this way for a while, it had been dead silent and I was beginning to get a little freaked out.

"Jace" I whispered

No answer

"Jace" I whispered louder

"Hmmm"

I calmed down when I heard his voice.

"Jace" I whispered

"Yes Carmen?" he asked

I couldn't see him but I could tell he had his eyes closed and he was concentrating on something

"Jace...I..."

"I know it hurts Carmen but it will be ok" I could tell he opened his eyes now. I was trying to get over the pain from my stomach

I breathed heavily and put my hand on my stomach.

I heard him scooting closer to me. "Take your shirt off" he ordered

"What?" all I had on under my dirty white cardigan was a tight pink silk tank top and a skimpy black bra.

"Take your shirt off, I need to see your stomach, you could have an infection" he said putting his hand on the bottom of my shirt.

"Jace..."

"Carmen please doesn't worry, like I said we need each other and if you're worried about the way your body looks, please don't be, it's ok, I'm not going to judge you or anything. I'm worried about you; I don't want you to be in pain" he said looking at my face.

I looked into his eyes. I knew I could trust him. I kicked off my boots and started to unbutton my cardigan at the bottom and made my way to the top. I struggled on the last button and Jace replaced my fingers with his. He slipped the shirt and tank top off of me careful not to hurt me and he gasped. I looked down ashamed that he had to see that.

"Carmen, don't, it's not that, you have a huge gash on your stomach. We need to clean it." He looked back at me face. "And if it helps, I think your beautiful" he said whipping something off of my face with his thumb.

I smiled weakly. "Thank you Jace"

He took his hand off of my face and smiled. "Ok, let's help you up" he said putting his hand behind my back and holding onto one of my hands. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to ignore the pain.

"It's ok Carmen, you can do this" he said hoisting up my waist and getting me to my feet. "There's a little pool of water over down in the corner, it's not much but it will help" he said moving me forward. I walked slowly and he sat me down next to little pool of water.

He went to go get something from the other side of the room. He walked back over and took a strong intake of breath

"You know Carmen, you're amazingly beautiful." He said looking into my eyes

I blushed if that was possible through all of the dirt on my face. "Thanks"

"Now, we have to clean your stomach" he said looking at my bare chest.

"Ok, do it fast" I said shutting my eyes.

He sat down next to me and scooped up a handful of water. He brought it to my stomach. "Are you sure?" he asked inches away from my belly

"Just do it" I said and opened my eyes

He poured the water over the open wound and I hissed in pain

He stopped. "Are you ok?"

"Jace, don't worry about me, just get it over with please, I'll be fine"

He nodded and continued. He ran his finders along the cut and I moaned loudly in pain

"I'm done" he said handing me my tank top and putting his hand on my thigh. I slipped it on and I don't know why but I put my hand in top of his.

"Oh, um sorry I didn't mean to..." I stuttered removing my hand

"Carmen It's ok" he said smiling and putting my hand back.

He scooted closer to me and stared at me intently for a second.

"Jace...I" he shushed my by pressing his lips softly to mine

It took me a second to respond. I put my hands on his shoulders and he carefully wrapped his arms around my waist. I moved my lips with his and he pulled me closer to him so I was sitting in-between his legs. This was way different then kissing Mark, with Mark, there was no spark but with Jace, it was like fireworks were erupting inside me, he was sweet and gentile and I loved it. Like he said, we needed each other and now we definitely had each other. That was Jace, the sweet, caring, mysterious boy I was with and I was glad it was him. I had to admit, if I were here with Mark, I would trade him for Jace in a heartbeat. I wrapped my legs around his waist and pulled myself closer to him. He broke away but his lips were still brushing against mine.

 "Carmen I like you" he said kissing me again. I moved my lips with his again and smiled. I liked him too not the way I thought I liked Mark though; this was different, with Jace, it felt like it was just right. I didn't think he felt this way about me though. I pulled away a little

"Jace, I like you too and like you said, we need each other, now we really have each other"

"Carmen, I really do care about you; you're smart, funny, caring and I can't stand to see you get hurt" he said kissing my nose

"I care about you too, you're smart, kind, caring, and mysterious, I like it" I said smiling

He laughed a little and crashed his lips on mine again. I heard footsteps coming down the hall but I ignored it. I guess he heard it too because he took his hands off my waist and pulled me off him

"Carmen, there coming" he said looking over at the door

"Let them come, were together now and they can't do anything about that "I said pulling myself back to him and kissing him again. He responded.

We were still kissing when the door burst open.