Free Falling Into You (Geek to Chic) by Nikki Brinks Page A

mouth.   As he drew
her closer to him still, she couldn’t resist kissing his neck.
    He
cupped the back of her head, forcing her to look at him.   She saw pure lust in his eye just before his
lips captured her.   His tongue was in her
mouth dueling with hers.   Her good hand gripped
his shirt. Derek rolled her under him. Moving down to kiss her neck.   His hands moving toward her breast.   She sighed, arching towards her. As quickly
as he started he stopped.   Resting his
forehead against her own. Both of them breathing heavily.   “Oh Roni, I wish this night was ending
differently.   As in us alone in a house
without either of us having stitches. But you’ve had pain meds and the Call of Duty
marathoners are screaming at each other in the other
room, I think we better go back to watching TV.”   He snuggled her back to where she was before
the kiss.    
    She
felt special at that moment (and a little annoyed).   Most guys would have taken advantage of her
state.   Derek has shown her over and over
that he wasn’t most guys. Though part of her was wondering why he had
stopped?   Was he really not that into
her? Her insecurities coming up hard and fast. She buried those old feelings.
“Only if you promise we will be alone in a house as soon as I’m healed?” Her
smile when he laughed and nodded.   She
laid her head on his chest.   Listening to
his heartbeat as he once again started to slowly rub her back.   It only took a few moments before she was
asleep.  
    ***
    Derek felt
Roni’s breathing slow and even out, signaling that she had slipped into deep
sleep.   He decided to stay for a bit
longer.   Holding her in his arms was very
relaxing to him.   Roni was not the type
of girl he normally pursued.   His usual
type were runway ready, zero personality and knew that come morning he would be
gone.   He hadn’t invested anything into a
woman since his early years of college.   Since the minute he had seen her all those months ago, he had been
enthralled with her.   Even without
talking to her.   He had watched her each
morning.   Watched her kindness with
everyone she came in contact with.   Watched as she smiled and asked the baristas about their significant
others or kids.    Those few minutes a day
in her presence were always the best time of his day.   Heck, he had even stopped having his one
night stands months ago.     
    Getting run
over by her was the best thing that could have happened.   No matter how confident he was with worthless
women or business, he simply did not have the confidence to approach someone as
full of life as Roni.   Luckily, fate
stepped in and brought them together.   Although he wished fate would have been kinder in the way in which she
decided to introduce them.   Now he just
had to make sure not to screw it up.  
    Kissing her
gently on the forehead, he slowly moved out of her bed.   He grabbed his shoes, looked over his
shoulder one more time at his sleeping beauty and slipped from her room.  
    The chaos that
met him was almost overwhelming.   The
guys and the girls were still playing war games.   From the trash talk, he had walked in on, you
would think it was an actual life or death situation.   He shook his head when he saw Lexi standing
on the coffee table so that she would be eye to eye with Alex.   “What, you think just because I’m a girl I
can’t kick your ass at every video game out there?   You my friend need to join the 21 st century and realize that girls can kick your ass at anything!”   Izzy spat into Alex’s face.
    “First, glad to hear we are friends.”   Alex commented, with his best alluring smile attached. Earning him a death glare. “Second, I think I proved that you can’t beat
me at pool.”
    “You
cheated.”   Izzy yelled poking at him in
the chest.  
    “You two need
to knock it off.   Roni is sleeping.”
Derek said in a frustrated voice.   Looking from one of them to the other before he continued.