built up and he couldn’t stop himself. At the time, Jewel seemed surprised, then kissed him back. There was no stopping it, he couldn’t help it, kissing her more was all he wanted—but when she pushed him away...God. It felt like she’d ripped his heart out. He’d spent the days after just kicking himself for being so impulsive.
Colin had never been that way with anyone before. Every thing, or person, in his life had a place. He made sure he did what he needed to never rock the boat—to make sure he didn’t push too fast, or tick someone off, or risk the small bit of security he had left with his parents gone. Maybe it screwed him up. Okay, yeah, it did. After his father died first from a heart attack and his mother from cancer, it seemed that he was walking in a fog. That fog still threatened to drown him. So he made sure that at home he didn’t tick off his cousin, who hated sharing a room with him. Colin tiptoed around the house making sure he didn’t upset his aunt or cause his uncle—who made it known he didn’t want Colin there—to curse him out.
When it came to Jewel, something in him wanted to make her hungry for him as much as he craved her. He didn’t want to be the next guy she dumped via Twitter or text. Jewel understood him and was starting to care for him. It was the most important thing there was to him. What he felt for her was nothing like what he had with Summer. With Jewel there was thunder, challenge, playfulness and starving hunger. Colin felt like he could never stop staring at her, and when her face lit up with a smile, it seemed her whole body glowed with it. He wanted that. To be one with her. But he was a coward.
Colin ran his hand through his hair and grabbed his cellphone from the table next to his bed. He was glad Jake and Chad went out to play video games with one of the guys a few houses up. His finger scrolled down the contacts to Jewel’s number and he pressed dial.
In several rings, her light, husky voice answered, “Hello?”
“Hey, it’s Colin.” He propped his head up on a nearby pillow. Even though seconds past since he spoke, it seemed like forever before she responded.
“Sorry about that, I had to close the door and kick Megs out.” Her voice came through just above a whisper, and there was some ruffling around. “I thought you were going out tonight. Did Jake leave you?”
“No, I didn’t feel like going with them. They’re just playing video games and watching movies. I doubt they even come back here tonight.” Colin didn’t want them back either, he just wanted to chill, be alone and talk to Jewel without them joking him about how long he stayed on the phone.
“Oh, so it looks like we won’t be able to go jogging in the morning if the rain doesn’t stop. I’ll beat you next time,” she hummed softly.
“Only if I let you,” Colin chuckled.
“Why would you let me? You don’t play weak just because I’m a girl!” Jewel sounded almost like she was pointing her finger at him in warning. “I wasn’t even working that hard this morning. I was too tired you kept me on the phone until 2 a.m.”
“If you give me another kiss like you did before, I may let you win.” He smiled. They hadn’t kissed since then the time in her room. He didn’t take the initiative because he’d felt too guilty to push things in that direction. Since he hadn’t told Jewel about the cruel joke Tank and his friends were playing on her, he didn’t feel worthy of kissing her.
“Hmm, maybe I was waiting on you to kiss me. It’s your turn, I kissed you last,” her voice came through almost breathless.
“Oh, is that how it’s going to be—we take turns now? I kiss you, then you kiss me, then I you? What happens if I get greedy and want to kiss you than you’re ready for?” And he did, he wanted to kiss his Jewel, hold her, smell her and never let her go.
“Then,” she whispered, “I wouldn’t mind.”
“You wouldn’t,” he couldn’t keep the deepness out of his
Colin had never been that way with anyone before. Every thing, or person, in his life had a place. He made sure he did what he needed to never rock the boat—to make sure he didn’t push too fast, or tick someone off, or risk the small bit of security he had left with his parents gone. Maybe it screwed him up. Okay, yeah, it did. After his father died first from a heart attack and his mother from cancer, it seemed that he was walking in a fog. That fog still threatened to drown him. So he made sure that at home he didn’t tick off his cousin, who hated sharing a room with him. Colin tiptoed around the house making sure he didn’t upset his aunt or cause his uncle—who made it known he didn’t want Colin there—to curse him out.
When it came to Jewel, something in him wanted to make her hungry for him as much as he craved her. He didn’t want to be the next guy she dumped via Twitter or text. Jewel understood him and was starting to care for him. It was the most important thing there was to him. What he felt for her was nothing like what he had with Summer. With Jewel there was thunder, challenge, playfulness and starving hunger. Colin felt like he could never stop staring at her, and when her face lit up with a smile, it seemed her whole body glowed with it. He wanted that. To be one with her. But he was a coward.
Colin ran his hand through his hair and grabbed his cellphone from the table next to his bed. He was glad Jake and Chad went out to play video games with one of the guys a few houses up. His finger scrolled down the contacts to Jewel’s number and he pressed dial.
In several rings, her light, husky voice answered, “Hello?”
“Hey, it’s Colin.” He propped his head up on a nearby pillow. Even though seconds past since he spoke, it seemed like forever before she responded.
“Sorry about that, I had to close the door and kick Megs out.” Her voice came through just above a whisper, and there was some ruffling around. “I thought you were going out tonight. Did Jake leave you?”
“No, I didn’t feel like going with them. They’re just playing video games and watching movies. I doubt they even come back here tonight.” Colin didn’t want them back either, he just wanted to chill, be alone and talk to Jewel without them joking him about how long he stayed on the phone.
“Oh, so it looks like we won’t be able to go jogging in the morning if the rain doesn’t stop. I’ll beat you next time,” she hummed softly.
“Only if I let you,” Colin chuckled.
“Why would you let me? You don’t play weak just because I’m a girl!” Jewel sounded almost like she was pointing her finger at him in warning. “I wasn’t even working that hard this morning. I was too tired you kept me on the phone until 2 a.m.”
“If you give me another kiss like you did before, I may let you win.” He smiled. They hadn’t kissed since then the time in her room. He didn’t take the initiative because he’d felt too guilty to push things in that direction. Since he hadn’t told Jewel about the cruel joke Tank and his friends were playing on her, he didn’t feel worthy of kissing her.
“Hmm, maybe I was waiting on you to kiss me. It’s your turn, I kissed you last,” her voice came through almost breathless.
“Oh, is that how it’s going to be—we take turns now? I kiss you, then you kiss me, then I you? What happens if I get greedy and want to kiss you than you’re ready for?” And he did, he wanted to kiss his Jewel, hold her, smell her and never let her go.
“Then,” she whispered, “I wouldn’t mind.”
“You wouldn’t,” he couldn’t keep the deepness out of his
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