Save Me

Chapter 24

"What?" I whimper.

"I want you," he says again with the same determination and confidence as before. No...no...this can't be happening. I must be dreaming. He would never...

"I thought you..." I try to utter but my voice trails off. "I thought you hated me,"

He frowns at my words "I don't hate you,"

"But you came here..." I murmur looking at my door. "And you told me-"

"That's exactly why we need to talk," he mutters and after inhaling, he speaks.

"I don't date," he states and I break eye contact.

"I know," I whisper but he takes my chin in his hand and forces me to look in his eyes.

"But I want you..." he repeats and the butterflies in my stomach dance every time he tells me those words. "So, I thought we should make a deal."

"A deal?" I ask.

"Yeah, where we'll be together," he explains and before I let my excitement kick in, my doubt wins. It's too good to be true...

"But?"

"But there will be some rules," he adds and I keep looking at him waiting to hear them out.

"Nobody will know about us. And when I say nobody I mean neither Jacob nor Noah. You can't discuss us with no one." I feel a little disappointed as I hear his words. Is he embarrassed by me?

"Second, you won't have my number." I frown.

"Why? What if I need you for something?"

"I'll be around enough, you won't need it," he tells and I feel unease. I always wanted to do this text thing and these long hour talks on the phone until 2 am, I guess I won't though.

"You won't ask me personal questions about my family, my friends, my plans."

I shake my head. I won't be able to tell anyone about us, I won't be able to call him even if I want to and now I can't ask him about himself? How am I supposed to get to know him?

"Corbyn I don't think..." I murmur getting off of his lap but he stops me not only with his arms.

"What if I won't touch any other girl?" My eyes shoot to his once his words are out of his mouth. He wouldn't...

Seeing my disbelief he speaks again.

"I won't be able to touch anyone but you," he says and he touches his lips with mine, without kissing me.

"I will only touch..." he mutters caressing my lips and then his lips connect with mine "you" he whispers upon my lips when we pull away. I look at him with shock, not succeeding to process what he just told me. I open my mouth to say something but my body doesn't cooperate with my brain.

"Are you playing with me?" I ask him in clear disbelief. He would never do that. He likes messing around with plenty of girls and now he's telling me that I'm enough?

"I'm not," he says but I still can't wrap my finger around this.

"I've never done this before but I want to try for this to work," he confesses and I bite my bottom lip. Maybe he wants this as much as I do?

"Can I think about it?" I whisper looking at him.

"Sure," he says and gives a small smile "But I want an answer soon" he adds and I nod.

"Corbyn!" we hear Jacob shouting from downstairs and Corbyn stands up taking me with him.

"I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow okay?"