| Chapter Twenty-three |
| I glanced at my watch, 8 PM. 'Good! Maybe he's not coming!' But, of course I'm not that lucky. I heard a knock at my door. I walked to the door, opening it. And he took my breath away. He was still beautiful, even though he was simply dressed in a pair of jeans and a plain white T-shirt. I stood out of his way allowing him to enter. "You want anything to drink?" He sat down on the couch shaking his head no. Then he moved all of the books that were separating us. 'Damn! That was my border of protection!' He scooted over next to me. I had to take control, before things got out of hand. I touched his hand. "Justin, you have got to get over this. You DO NOT love me. Okay?" Instead of speaking he leaned down, gently pressing his lips against mine. I automatically shut my eyes, enjoying the moment. 'God, I missed this.' As I let out a slight moan, he stopped. "Well, what was that then?" I stood up, not wanting to admit to what had just happened. "Umm...that was just a reflex." In order to escape his icy glare, I stormed off to my bedroom, hoping he would leave me alone. But I should have known better. Instead he was right on my heels. He swung the door open, grabbed my arm, and spun me around against the wall. He put his hands on opposite sides of my head, and pressed his lower body up against mine. He leaned down close to my face, so close that I could feel his breath on my lips as he talked. "You're lying. When are you gonna stop running from me?" He leaned in, kissing down my neck and around to my ear. He let out a raspy sigh. "You would enjoy it so much more if you would just let go." He continued his way down my neck again. I closed my eyes, enjoying the sensation of his tongue on my skin. 'Michelle, he's right! Just let go.' I had to just let go, I deserved to be happy too. I surprised both of us as I spoke his name. "Justin." He stopped, looking down at me. I grabbed his face, bringing it to mine. "Okay, I love you too." And with that, he leaned down and passionately kissed me. Even tough I didn't want to admit it, this is what I had been dreaming of. |