Chapter 7 - Wow
The following day Paul and Evie were walking along the beach as they talked and laughed. Evie blushed as Paul looked down at her and chuckled, "Why are you blushing?" Evie giggled, "Sorry. I was just embarrassed about waking up on you this morning." Paul chuckled harder, "Don't be, I enjoyed you sleeping on me. I slept rather well last night." Evie's blush deepened as she covered her red cheeks with her hands. Paul stopped next to Evie as he took her hands and gently pulled them from her cheeks, "Don't hide please. You're beautiful when you blush."
Paul couldn't help but chuckle even harder as he noticed her blush was about to dissipate, but after his sweet words her cheeks flamed again. Paul looked down and took in her swimming attire. She had on short black board shorts and a black and white swimming tank top, her naked navel showed a little bit but not too much. Her long honey blonde locks were curved around her body and the wind kept kicking up and blowing her hair around the both of them.
Paul didn't release her hands as he started walking backwards, "C'mon let's go swimming." Evie laughed, "Are you crazy? That water is going to be freezing." Paul chuckled, "I'll keep you warm. I promise." Evie quirked an eyebrow at him, "Ya know you've made an awful lot of promises since I've met you." Paul let go of one of his her hands as he touched his own bare chest, "Have I not kept any of my promises that I made?" Evie shook her head negatively, "No...It is rare in life."
Paul continued walking backwards until they were both chest deep in the water, Paul gripped Evie's hips and pulled her closer to him as her hands came up and held onto his broad shoulders. Paul smirked, "So do you still trust me?" Evie smiled as she nodded yes. Paul held her close to him as he moved around in the water. A comfortable silence fell between them as they just enjoyed holding onto one another and sharing looks back and forth.
Once everyone was done with lunch, Paul took Evie's hand and pulled her to walk with him. She looked down at their joined hands and felt her heart jump inside her chest. A surge of energy or nervousness she wasn't sure what it was. A new relationship excited her in all the right ways, but scared the crap out of her in all the wrong ones. As she started to feel self conscious about her scars once again, even if Paul couldn't see them. He would have to eventually. What 23 year old man and 21 year old woman do not get intimate? None...exactly.
Paul could feel an uneasy feeling fall over Evie as he clasped her small hand in both of his as he peered down at her, her heart beat had picked up, "What's wrong Evie?" She could tell the worry was evident in his voice as she looked up and swallowed hard, "Paul I have to be honest. I don't exactly know how you feel about me, but I am telling you right now that I do like you...If you have a girlfriend or something now would be the time to come clean so I don't get further attached to you."
Paul stopped as he turned her to face him, he lifted her face with his hand softly under her chin, "Evie, I like you too...If you couldn't tell. I barely know you but everything in my life is pointing me in your direction. I don't have a girlfriend right now. I mean my past with women is shaky at best, but I've never lied or cheated on anyone I dated or was with. I'm trustworthy, but temperamental. I'm hoping you can help me tame my volatile side."
Evie reached up and touched his cheek, "You don't seem to volatile to me." Paul frowned, "I have some secrets in my life, that I'm not ready to tell you just yet. But if you can be patient with me, I would like to tell you eventually." Evie nodded, "I second the motion. I have a scary and sketchy past and it is something I'm going to have to tell you if we are going to...ya know." Paul smirked, "Date? Be together? Whatever." Evie nodded, "Yes. I can't be with you and not tell you. Some secrets you can't hide away forever. They are meant to be told. Even if you're scared to death to tell them."
Paul pulled Evie to him as he brushed some loose strands of hair from her face, "Evie can I kiss you?" Evie smiled and Paul's heart thundered in his ears as she nodded. Paul leaned down and softly captured her lips with his. His left arm wrapped around Evie's waist as he pulled her flush against his body. He slowly slid his tongue along her bottom lip as she gasped out softly and granted him access by parting her lips slowly. His tongue slid into her mouth as he groaned at the first taste of her.
His lips were purely addictive. They were so soft and warm against her own. she could be happy the rest of her life if she could just continue to kiss this man in front of her.
Jared chuckled when he saw Paul lean down and take Evie's lips. The younger guys started to get loud but Jared wasn't having any of that. He was letting Paul have his quiet moment with his imprint as he ushered everyone back to the bonfire site and started making the younger pups look for driftwood for the fire later that night. Kim walked over with a smirk on her face, "He finally took the plunge huh?" Jared pulled her to him as he dropped a soft kiss to her lips, "Of course. I knew he would. I just knew he would take his sweet stubborn time."
Kim giggled as Jared wrapped his arms around her waist, "Do you think he's done fighting the imprint?" Jared shook his head negatively, "Nope. That wouldn't be Paul's style if he just caved after one kiss from his imprint. He's going to try and continue to fight it and he's going to end up hurting himself and possibly Evie as well...but until he does he won't stop trying to fight it and no amount of talks from me or the rest of the pack is going to set him straight. The first time he feels her sorrow from his dumb ass making a mistake then he'll realize how stupid he's been."
Kim frowned, "You're not going to point it out either are you?" Jared smirked down at his imprint, "What do you think? I've already tried and believe me it doesn't help, it all goes in one ear and out the other with Paul. Simply because he thinks he's always right." Kim leaned her head against Jared's t-shit clad chest, "I'm glad you didn't fight it with me. I would've been devastated." Jared kissed the top of her head, "I couldn't ignore it with you. Once I was shown the way then I knew my path to least resistance was going to be any path that led to you. You are my life Kim. And I can't wait until were married with a dozen babies." Jared chuckled when he saw Kim blush.
Paul reluctantly pulled back, releasing Evie's lips as he tried to calm his erratic breathing as Evie gently chewed on her bottom lip, her eye lashes fanned her cheeks and slowly opened and he watched as her violet eyes peered up at him as a smile graced her beautifully slightly swollen lips. Paul couldn't help but smirk knowing his kiss had been the reason her lips were slightly swollen. He couldn't help himself as he leaned down and kissed her lips again only softer and less hungry this time.
When they pulled back, they just stood there as their eyes connected again.
"Wow." Evie breathed out in a whisper.
Paul couldn't help chuckle at Evie's choice for a word, it caused him to smirk even harder as he couldn't help agree with her.
"Yea. Wow."
