This chapter is so short, buuuut it does contain a little bit of steaminess. Just a tad.
2 chapters in one day!
Chapter 9
He stepped away from me and out the door, calling Kane probably to pick him up. I did not deserve Marsten, he was truly a gentleman and he was much too good to me. Jeremy was looking at me while the sheriff was still talking to him and I marched over to him, pulling on his hand. "You're coming with me." I said demandingly.
I pulled him to the dance floor where he awkwardly placed his hand on my lower waist, trying to dance with me. "Rose."
"No, Jeremy. You are not ignoring me any longer. I will not stand for it."
"Rose, I simply can't afford having feelings for anyone."
"Not even a wolf? I'm not a human who you would knock up and then leave stealing her son away from her. I am a wolf and you will never have to hide anything from me. You have lost Antonio to help you carry the burden of your position, so let me take his place in helping you."
"You're too new, you could not possibly."
"You're right. I don't know as many things about this world as you do or Clay, or Elena, or Sasha, but they're not stepping up to the plate like I am. You cannot carry this burden by yourself."
"Yes I can."
"God you are one stubborn man! Goddamnit, Jeremy, I like you and you like me so stop trying to fight this feeling!" I was glaring at him and he was returning my glare, his body tense and his eyes hard. I hardly realized that even though we were whisper-yelling at each other we were still swaying to the song, his hand on my lower back sent fire rushing through my body and perhaps that's why I went a little crazy, because he was touching me and I wanted him to keep touching me. I wasn't aware that another slow song came on, a slow indie beat about true love. I didn't see Clay and Elena watching by the food table, waiting on either one of us to make a move. I couldn't feel the heartbreak of Sheriff Morgan as she watched on, unable to take her eyes off of us. I was only aware of Jeremy, I could only feel Jeremy, and Jeremy was all I could see.
Jeremy shifted and I tightened my grip on him to keep him close to me, fearing he was about to leave. "I'm not going anywhere." He said, resigned to his feelings about me.
"Why did you ignore me?"
"Because my feelings were growing stronger and I didn't know how to deal with them, I know that's not a very good apology but it's all I have."
"So you won't run?"
"I don't think I can anymore." I smiled, a feeling of peace rolling through me as he chose me.
"We can take this slow. I don't want to overwhelm you."
"Please overwhelm me." He whispered, his fingers, of the hand not on my waist, tracing my cheek. I grabbed his lapels and pulled him closer to me.
I don't know who kissed who first but all of a sudden, his mouth was on mine and suddenly we were kissing in the middle of a dance floor, his breath warm and sweet. My hands were in his hair and his were holding me closer, molding my body as close to his as possible. I wanted to strip his clothes off and have him right here on this floor but I remained some sense of decorum as I pulled back to breathe but his mouth followed me to kiss me once, twice, a third time before opening his eyes to smile at me, a full smile, bright and happy.
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She was absolutely glowing as she twirled for me. A new song had started, a faster, livelier song and I was nervous, I have never danced like this before. But she placed her hands on my shoulders and moved slower so I could match that beat. Once she felt confident that I could keep that up, she let herself break away just enough to dance her own tempo.
I had felt insanely jealous when she was dancing with Marsten but now her body was moving against mine, her hips moving seductively for me not Marsten. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Clay and Elena leave for Stonehaven and I couldn't blame them. I spun her and her dress fanned out. She giggled when I pulled her back against my torso, my hand possessively on her hip. I placed a kiss against her throat and I felt her shiver.
I looked around us and almost everyone had left for the evening, having given their money to Sheriff Morgan, or Karen as she asked me to call her earlier. I don't think that pleasantry was in effect any longer.
"Do you want to get out of here?" I asked, my mouth near her ear.
"Oh, do I!" She said excitedly. She laced our fingers together and we all but ran to the Jeep. I couldn't concentrate on the drive back home as Rose mouthed my neck the entire way back to Stonehaven, her hand hot as she felt up my thigh.
I parked the car and we didn't even get out of the car, I just turned to her and pulled her down the seats so she was underneath me. She pulled me down to her and our kiss was slow and deep, all tongue and sighing. I felt her pulling my shirt out of my pants and running her hand up my torso, ripping the buttons off in the process. I felt up her leg and pulled it over my hips, gripping her thigh. Her taste was addictive, I could kiss her all day, but she had to pull away to breathe but that didn't stop me from tasting her. I mouthed her neck and on down the swell of her breasts. Her hands were in my hair and she was moaning my name. I looked up at her and the bit of skin I had sucked into my mouth fell out at the heated look on her face. I was just about to kiss her again when there was a knock on our window. I took a deep breath and smelled Nick just outside the car.
"Jeremy. Marsten is missing."
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Like I said, it's short but I wanted to give y'all a little taste of what's to come!
