Free Hooked by Carrie Thomas Page A

the total opposite of mine.  It kind of surprised me actually.  I looked around and took it all in.
     
         “What are you thinking?” he asked me. 
     
         I turned around and faced him.  “Nothing, I was just looking at everything, trying to get a better idea of you.”
         
         He walks toward me and I realize we are here alone.  Me , being me, I am the one who asked where his room was because I thought he was going to kiss me in the living room.  Now , here we are in his freaking bedroom because I can’t think fast on my feet. 
     
         He put his hands on my hips and whispered, “Come here.” 
     
         I tilted my head up and he kissed me.  I felt like I was floating.  He was the best kisser.  It was like he knew exactly what he was doing.  I broke the kiss and looked up at him.  We stood like that for a minute before I asked him, “Was my dad mean to you last night?”
     
        “Well, I doubt we’ll be having a drink when I’m twenty-one.”  He smiled and tried to kiss me again.  I pulled away. 
     
        “What do you mean?” 
     
         He sighed and said, “Look Millie, he was just doing his job.”  He bent his knees a little so he could look me in the eyes.  “Let’s not talk about this right now . I’ve wanted to kiss you ever since I saw you last night.”
     
         “Why?  I didn’t think you liked me very much.  You’ve been kind of rude when we talked before.” 
     
         He took his hands from my hips and turned his back to me.  He put one hand up and took off his baseball cap and tossed it on the bed.  He put the other hand through his black hair and turned around to face me. 
     
        “Come here,” he said softly.  He sat down and patted the spot beside him.  I walked over to him and sat down.
     
        “Look, I…I didn’t really want to move here…to Tennessee.  I was forced to be here.”  He looked serious as he spoke. 
     
        “Why?” I asked him. 
     
        “ There were some problems where I used to live , ” h e said giving me nothing.
     
        “Oka y , we’ll come back to that in a minute, why were you mean to me?”
     
        “I wasn’t mean to you, I was just trying to keep my distance from you.”
     
        “Again, why?” I asked impatiently.
     
        “ Because… you’re too good for me . ” H e grabbed my hands and put them into his.  “You’re a good girl , Millie…innocen t, sweet.   I’m so far from that.”
     
         “Okay, I’m going to trust that you believe that because you have given me no reason not trust you , but I feel like you’re not telling me the exact reason , ” I said looking down and waiting for his answer.
     
         “Millie, ” he said as he put his hand under my chin, “look at me . L ike I said , I had some trouble where we used to live and I wasn’t trying to get involved with anyone because it was just easier to get through these next few months until I could be on my own.”
     
         “So , where does that leave us?”
     
         “I’ve tried to stay away from you , but it’s too hard.  It’s like I am drawn to you.  When you are around, my world gets brighter.  I can’t explain i t , but I just want to be around you, learn more about you .  Hell, I love just looking at you , ” h e says as he rubs my arms on both sides.
     
         I looked at him with a raised eyebrow and said , “You cuss a lot.”  It was merely an observation on my part. 
     
         He laughed a bit before he said, “I didn’t realize it.”
     
         “Well, you do.”
     
         “I like you , Millie .  Y ou are special, different from anyone I’ve ever met.”
     
         “I like you too , Cash and I’m not scared of you.  Your past doesn’t scare me.  I will admit that whatever this is between us is a little scary just because I feel the same way you do.  I can’t explain