This Beautiful Thing (Young Love Series)

by Amanda Heath

  She shivers and keeps right on grinding her heat into me. “Why?”

  “Because it feels so good.” I nibble on her lobe and she moans again. God, I would do anything to hear her make that sound.

  I move my hands from her hips and slide them up her back until they are at the nape of her neck. I lick and nibble her neck and she freaking moans again. I don’t know how much more I can take before I’m completely lost. I make it to her lips and before I know it we are kissing again. She tastes like cinnamon, spicy and sweet. This is all so intense and I don’t know where I begin and she ends.

  Her movements start to get faster and jerky. I pull away from the kiss to look into her beautiful face as she comes. Before I know it she throws her head back crying out my name and it’s too much for me. I blow my load in my pants and for a little while I don’t care. “That was the hottest thing I have ever seen.” I pant.

  Her green eyes are glazed from left over passion and I never want that look to leave her face. “I can’t believe that I just did that.” She sounds out of breath and I love it. Her cheeks turn crimson when she states, “I’m so embarrassed.”

  I place my hands on her neck and rub my thumbs across her jaw. “No don’t be embarrassed. You don’t ever have to be embarrassed for what you feel.”

  She laughs as she wraps her fingers around my wrists. “Ok yeah this is so bad. I need to go. I told Grace that I would be like ten minutes and we have been out here for an hour.”

  “Ok baby.” I reluctantly drop my hands from her neck and open the door for her. Before she climbs out I pull her back for a sweet goodnight kiss. I pull back all too soon and she smiles. I didn’t think my heart could beat any faster.

  After she drops down to the ground she asks “Can you bring my shirt tomorrow?”

  I nod. “Yeah and then I can take you to dinner.” I smirk at the shock written over her face.

  “You want to take me on a date?” she looks like she doesn’t believe me.

  “Yeah Teagan I want to take you on a date. You aren’t like any girl I know and I want to know everything about you. I’ll pick you up at seven.” I shut my door before she could say no. I stayed until she made it into her building, wondering how such a little thing could make me lose my control.

  Chapter 6

  Teagan

  “Hello?” I answer my phone. Its noon on Sunday and I feel like hitting whoever is calling me. I don’t get up till like four on Sundays. I need my sleep and since I have class’s early every week day, Sunday is my only day to sleep in.

  “Oh my god, I have been trying to get you on the phone for hours! Teag you’ve got to tell me who he is!” Jessica’s voice comes over the line. I forgot I texted her last night when I got back in my room. It had simply said “I found him.”

  I roll over onto my back in the bed and prop up my pillows. This is going to be a long conversation. “Brace yourself, it’s pretty bad.”

  “What? Is he like some stalker or pothead or something?” she questions me.

  “No Jess, its worse than that. Oh lord I have no idea what I am doing to do.”

  “Oh shit, he’s like really thirty or something with a wife and kids isn’t he?”

  I giggle at that. “No Jessica that is just silly. No its Declan Sage.”

  Silence greets me over the air waves. I was afraid of this. We all know his name because Jaden talks about him all the time. Especially this summer since Declan decided to go to the same school as him.

  “Please say something. I have been freaking out ever since I found out.”

  “I’m sorry I’m just a little shell shocked. He is Jaden’s best friend Teag, what the hell are you going to do?”

  “I have a date with him tonight. Jessica I can’t just forgot about him and find someone else that the twins don’t know.”

  “What makes him so special?”

  “He calls me baby and he has told me I’m beautiful like a hundred times.”

  “Wow. Does he mean it? I remember Jaden saying something about him being a player.”

  “Yeah Jess he means it. You should see the way he looks when he says it. I’ve never seen a more honest open look on somebody’s face.”

  “Damn, why did you get so lucky? Cody doesn’t use a pet name and I think he’s only told me I’m beautiful on our wedding day. And he was supposed to do that!”

  “Give the man credit Jess he is married to you.”

  “What is that supposed to mean? Never mind we are talking about you. So what happened? How did you find him?”

  So I tell her how Jaden came to get his keys and brought Declan along. I go over how he looked just as shocked to see me as I was to see him and how I gave him my number and texted him to meet me in the parking lot.

  “I feel like a complete slut. I totally made out with him in his truck, where anybody could see us!” I take a breath before I go on. I’m nervous for her reaction. “And I kind of sort of had my first orgasm dry humping him.”

  “WHAT?!?!” I think she dropped the phone because that didn’t sound as loud as it should. I hear her calming Jason down who I guess she scared. Then she is talking again. “Sorry I dropped the phone. Anyway this is worse than I thought. Jesus Teagan what the hell has gotten in to you?”

  “I don’t know. But I was so embarrassed and he told me not to be. He made me feel better about it and then he told me he was taking me to dinner tonight.”

  “Well at least he isn’t just trying to get in your pants. Sounds like you would have let him last night.”

  “Shut up, that’s not fair. I just have no control over my body when I’m around him. Nor what I say for that matter. It was like there was a magnet between us pulling us together. I don’t even think when he touches me I just go with instinct.”

  “Damn. That’s awesome. It’s a rare thing to find these days, a connection to someone like that.” She covers the phone and yells something I can’t make out. “Ok Teag I got to go. Cody’s parents are coming over for dinner so I have things to do. Love you.”

  “Love you too.” I say and hang up my phone.

  I look around our pink dorm room. It’s like a bottle of Pepto-Bismol threw up in here. Grace’s twin bed is made, with her hot pink comforter tucked neatly against the wall. Her pillows are stacked against the head board and their cases are a pale pink that matches the ruffles from the bed skirt near the floor. And that stupid shaggy pink rug. I seriously hate that thing. Grace and I both trip over the stupid every day.

  Lucky the desk is brown and between our beds. We have to share and I put my foot down at spray painting it pink. My bed has a lime green comforter but I never make my bed and my clothes are all over my side of the room. I didn’t bring any of my posters with me but I do have pictures of my family all over the wall. They still don’t cover up the ugly grey that someone painted the walls way before we moved in.

  There’s enough room between the beds and the door for a couch and a coffee table. The table is black and the couch is, yeah you guessed it pink. I’m surprised that we can even sleep in here. I figured it would mess up our chai or something.

  I lose concentration during this and all I can see is Declan’s face. I don’t know anything about him but I feel as if we have known each other forever. I know that is so corny but that is how I feel. I think if I opened up the window right now and jump out I would fly. If this is what liking a guy is then I don’t want to ever stop. I fear for what love is like, because this is almost too much.

  I can still feel his warm hands all over my chilled skin. He smelled like sandalwood and tasted like cool peppermint. Though it didn’t do anything to cool me down, it only made me hotter. I still can’t believe that I had my first orgasm grinding against his hardness like that. I finally get what all the fuss is about. I shake my head at myself, I need to be doing other things then thinking about Declan Sage.

  I’m just about to pop my ear buds in and work on a paper I have due when my phones beeps that I have a message.

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sp; Declan: Good morning, Beautiful

  My heart melts a little bit more for him. I start to get nervous butterflies in my stomach just thinking about our date tonight. Or maybe it’s just the fact I’m texting him.

  Me: Hey

  Geez I am such a dork.

  Declan: What are you up to?

  Me: Just working on a paper I have due this week. What r u up to?

  Declan: Oh that sounds like so much fun! I’m watching movies with my bro. I just wanted to say good morning. I’ll let you get back to your paper.

  Me: Kk

  Declan: See you tonight…

  Declan

  “Who are you texting?” Marcus asks me with his mouth full of popcorn.

  “Teagan.” I mumble as I wait for her to reply.

  “Wait, who? Jaden’s sister? Why are you texting her?” he is just full of questions this afternoon.

  “Yes Jaden’s sister. I’m texting her because she is the girl from the other night.”

  “Oh geez, I get your truck when he kills you.” He laughs and I pop him upside the head.

  “Shut up, you can’t tell anybody. I’m going on a date tonight with her and he can’t find out.”

  “Relax Dec; I’m not going to tell anybody if that’s what you want. I’m just messing around.”

  My phone dings and I fumble to see what she said to my last text. She sent me a smiley face and I picture her smile in my head. My heart starts to beat faster and I feel like I’m flying.

  “Dude you look kind of sick, are you ok?” Marcus puts his hand over my forehead to see if I have a fever.

  I smack his hand away, “No I’m not sick. I feel great actually.”

  “Gross you’re like in love or whatever aren’t you?” He gets a sneer on his face as he looks at me to say I’m not.

  “I’m not in love you dork; I just like her a lot. She’s so beautiful and you can tell that she doesn’t know it. When she looks at me it’s like I’m the only person in the world. And she makes these sexy little moans while were making out.” I can feel the big goofy grin on my face.

  “Gross Declan, that’s too much information.” He scowls at me as he gets up to get more popcorn.

  I chuckle and rest my head on the back of the couch. I can’t believe how she makes me feel. It’s like I’m ten feet tall and nobody can push me down. I’m starting to feel out of control though and I don’t like it at all. My feelings are all over the place and I’m hiding things from my best friend. I like everything in its place and she makes me feel like I’m out of the box.

  “Hey Dec, earth to Dec!” my brother yells as I feel a piece of popcorn hit me in the face.

  I sit up glaring at him. “What?”

  “What movie do you want to watch next?” He grins at me and throws a bunch of DVD’s in my lap.

  *****

  I’m getting ready in my bathroom when there is a knock on my open door. I figure that Marcus has come to bug me when I step out and freeze. Shit. It’s Jaden and I have no idea why he is here or how I’m going to get rid of him in time for my date.

  “Sup dude?” He asks when I step out of the bathroom.

  “Not much just getting ready for a date.” I wave my hand in the direction of my desk chair in an invitation to sit down.

  “Shit, I’m sorry I’ll say what I need to say and get out of your hair.” He states as he sits down in the chair. “I’m in need of some advice.”

  I can tell he is nervous by the fact he is tapping his foot on the floor. “Shoot.”

  “Ok so there is this girl. I’m no good at all with them, so I have no idea what to say to her and I really like her so I’m just stuck, god I’m sorry see now I’m babbling.” He lets out a nervous laugh and puts his hands on his knees.

  “This seems like it might take a minute let me call my date and tell her I’ll be late.” I turn and walk back into the bathroom and shut the door.

  I have my phone out of my pocket in no time and dial Teagan. It rings for a few seconds before she answers with a breathy “Hey.”

  “Hey beautiful, look your brother is here and he needs to talk to me, so I’m going to be a little late picking you up. Is that ok?” I’m nervous she is going to cancel.

  “Yeah that’s fine. Take your time, oh and Declan?” she asks with a smile in her voice.

  “Yeah baby?” I don’t know why I gave her that pet name. It just rolled off my tongue the first time and I went with it.

  I can almost feel the shiver calling her that always causes. “I can’t wait to see you.”

  I smile like a kid in a candy store. “I can’t wait to see you either, just give me thirty minutes and I’ll pick you up.”

  “Ok bye.” She says and I hear a click.

  I try and compose myself before I go out to talk to Jaden. I hope he doesn’t feel my excitement. I’m already going to have to lie to him about my date and I feel awful about it. So I suck it up and do what I have to do.

  After I walk back out and sit on the bed again he goes right into it. “Her name is Grace. She is on the squad and roommates with Teagan. I don’t think Teagan would mind but that’s not the problem obviously. I’m trying to ask you to help me talk to her.” He finally slows down to take a breath and I can tell that was hard for him.

  “It’s cool Jaden; I’ll help you talk to her. It’s no problem.” I’m actually happy he needs my help with something; it eases my guilt a little bit.

  “That is so great man. I’ll hit you up tomorrow. Don’t want you to miss your hot date. Who is it by the way?”

  “Umm just some girl I met the other day. You don’t know her. It’s really not that big of a deal.” I laugh nervously. I don’t lie well at all. I guess I feel like I will get caught in them.

  “Ahhh cool man, I’ll catch you later.” He waves as he walks out the door and out of the house.

  That was close I’m really going to have to work on my evasion skills if I’m going to date his beautiful sister.

  Chapter 7

  Teagan

  I’m so nervous. God I am so nervous. Grace dressed me in a v-neck green shirt with skinny jeans and knee high black heeled boots. She curled my hair and tied a matching green scarf to keep it out of my face. She says I look hot and I would agree. The shirt makes my eyes pop and the jeans hug my every curve I didn’t know I had. She also lined my eyes in black and added smoky grey shadow which make me look all mysterious. I have to say I would have just put on a band tee and pulled my hair up and maybe a little lips gloss. I’ve never done this before, but I broke down and asked her because I wanted to look as beautiful as he makes me feel.

  Grace comes up behind me to look in the mirror as I do. “I told you there were curves underneath all those baggy pants and band tees.” She smirks and fluffs up my hair.

  “Yeah well I couldn’t have told you there were any and it’s my body.” I say as I give her a grateful look.

  “Every girl has curves in the right clothes, hon.” She states as she turns to go back to her bed.

  I laugh at this saying “Yeah Grace I totally believe you now.”

  She starts to reply but my phone starts ringing. My stomach drops to my knees as I look at the screen. It’s not Declan telling me he is here. Oh no it is my brother Jaden who was just at Declan’s house, talking to him.

  I almost let it go to voicemail but answer it at the last second. “What’s up Jaden?”

  “Hey do you think that maybe You, Grace, Declan and me can go out on Friday? You know like a group thing?” he questions sounding extremely nervous.

  “Umm let me ask Grace, though I don’t think it will be a problem.” I sigh. I was totally freaking out over nothing. I look to Grace, “You want to go out with Jaden, Declan, and me on Friday?”

  Her face shows that this shocks her but she quickly smiles and nods. I’m personally happy because I would need her there just to keep me off of Declan.

  “Yeah we are both down. I have some stuff to do so I’m going to get off here.” I say quic
kly as my phone vibrates that I have another call.

  Jaden says his thanks and hangs up and I’m immediately connected to the other line. “Hey.” I speak into the phone hoping that it is Declan.

  “Hey beautiful, I’m out in the parking lot when you are ready.” His voice comes over the line, sending my nerves into frenzy.

  “Okay I’ll be right down.” I hang up before he can reply turning to Grace about to freak out.

  She gets up off the bed to move quickly up to my face telling me to breath. “It’s ok Teagan, you’ll be ok. Just breathe. I was worried about this; all this sneaking around behind your brothers isn’t going to help your stress.” She begins to pat my back is a soothing rhythm.

  After my mom died I started to have panic attacks whenever life got too much for me. They used to happen all the time back then. As I got older they became less frequent and now I have one every once in a blue moon. I have always wondered if my family is so over protective because of them. I guess finding your little sister passed out in the bathroom can do that to you.

  I start to breathe better and before I know it I’m ok. “I’m good Grace, it wasn’t a big one. I’m fine now.”

  She looks like she doesn’t believe me buts helps me off the floor. “You take those stairs easy, hon, and text me when you get to his truck.”

  *****

  When I step out into the cool night air I look around for his Silverado. That is such a turn on, I love big trucks. I guess they make me feel bigger then I actually am. When I see it my breath hitches.

  He is standing outside of it with a single red rose. I can’t help myself as I laugh at the cliché. He smirks at me like he gets the joke, and that makes me feel less nervous. I take the flower out of his hand bringing it to my nose to inhale the sweet scent. “Thank you.”

  I take in how gorgeous he looks in a button up pale blue dress shirt, which is un-tucked from his denim jeans. The selves are rolled up to his elbows and his jeans have those pre-made holes. I haven’t ever liked those kinds of jeans but he rocks them. Then I get jealous of his red Chuck Taylors. I used to have a lime green pair but they got ruined fast because I wore them everywhere.