Another day, another chapter :) I really want to bring this story forward and so I'm happy that we can see Chelsea's and Vaughn's relationship developing further. I hope you enjoy this! As always: Let me know what you thought of it, I'm looking forward to your reviews :D

Since I didn't want to run into anybody, I led Vaughn down the path south of the farmland. Since it was a warm summer evening, they would have quite some time left until the sun would have set as a whole. I closed my eyes and took in the smell, my mum's flowers left behind.

„Do you miss your home sometimes?" Vaughn asked and I could feel his gaze on me. I tilted my head and looked at him.

„Sometimes, yes," I admitted. „But living on the islands gives me the chance of showing myself what I'm capable of. And almost all my friends from school moved out, so I'd rather say I miss the old times when life was a lot easier."

„Sounds like growing up here was a good thing," Vaughn noted and I nodded.

„Yes, it was. We didn't care much about our future because all of us knew that we would someday follow into our parents' footsteps," I explained and smiled at him. „We had a lot of fun back then." A quiet groan escaped Vaughn's lips.

„I'm sure you had," he let through his teeth. I rolled my eyes.

„Not like that. Well, at least usually not like that," I clarified with a smile. „Hey, see, there are the hot springs I had wanted to show you earlier but I didn't get to see you today." I pointed at the small hut and the spring next to it.

„You wanted to take me swimming? In a hot tub?" he asked sceptically. I felt my cheeks heating up.

„I wanted to show them to you. Who says we would have ended up in there? I think it's closed now because of the weather. It's way too hot, anyway. But maybe when we come here in winter we could go." I offered and caught Vaughn smiling.

„So you want to come back here with me someday?" he asked and I shrugged.

„I mean you are the person who gets to bring me here, so why not? But if you're not interested..." I trailed off as I found the perfect place we could spend some time at. Nearby the springs there was a huge tree just waiting for us to climb it. I took Vaughn's hand and pointed at it. „Come on Vaughn!" I exclaimed and dragged him with me. When we stood in front of the branch, I looked up to him. „If you helped me reaching the branch up there I could pull myself up." I requested. Vaughn's look was full of doubt but after some seconds of silence, he sighed and stepped in front of me. Then, he reached down to my waist and held me higher. His warm finger slip under my shirt where he touched me and I didn't about what his touch could do to me when I blushed furiously. I could feel the pressure of his fingers on my skin and I almost forgot that I wanted to climb up the tree. I reached for the branch and pulled myself up there.

„Are you alright?" Vaughn asked after a heavy moan escaped my mouth.

„More than alright. I just forgot that I'm not as sporty as I thought I was," I panted and I heard him chuckle. I sat down properly and looked down at him.

„Was surprised myself you came up with this idea but I decided that it was best not to question your authority," he returned and I shot a glance at him. I was surprised when he didn't hesitate and follow me. He didn't have any problems reaching the branch and he was much quicker in finding a comfortable position. We were able to watch the sun setting slowly behind the town.

„Just look at how beautiful this is!" I exclaimed and Vaughn chuckled.

„It's a sunset, Chelsea. Have you ever seen an ugly one?" he asked and I punched him slightly.

„Just be a little more positive about this situation. I hope the dinner wasn't too much of a torture for you." I looked at Vaughn and he turned his head towards me as well.

„To be honest, it wasn't half as bad as I had imagined it to be. Your mum is a great cook and I already knew Popuri. And luckily, she wanted to talk about her poultry so I wasn't too bored," he explained and I nodded thoughtfully.

„I think it's crazy that I've never seen you here before," I mentioned and looked at Vaughn.

„Maybe you have seen me before but I haven't left an impression." Vaughn's gaze was still lying on my face, yet I wasn't able to tell what his eyes wanted to say.

„Believe me, a Cowboy with silvery hair and violet eyes would have usually attracted my attention. Not to mention how handsome you are." I insisted. Vaughn's eyes wandered up and down my face before they glued to my lips. I touched them immediately and blushed. His gaze fell back to my eyes and I swallowed.

„It seems like you want to make it extra hard for me," he mumbled and looked back to where the sun drowned in the ocean.

„What do you mean with ‚extra hard'?" I asked and felt the heat rising in my stomach.

„What I mean is," Vaughn started and turned to me again. „that I have no idea how to act around you. I feel the urge to kiss you in one second and some minutes later I feel like I'm doing something forbidden." he hissed and pulled his Stetson back into his face. With those words, he had shut off my brain. My hand wandered to his hat and lifted it slightly so I could see his eyes again.

„I wouldn't say that you don't have the permission to kiss me," I whispered. Thank god, my income isn't reliant on my rhetorical skills because oh man. What was I even rambling? Just when I wanted to hit myself imaginary, I felt warm hands on my cheeks. Vaughn's face was so close to mine that I could feel his breath on my lips. It took all of my composure not to kiss him like that. Too bad, Vaughn seemed to think of this as a competition because he stayed right where he was, just looking at me. The corners of his mouth wandered upwards.

"Is there anything you want to say?" Vaughn asked and I shook my head slowly. He started caressing my cheek. His amethyst eyes caught my gaze intensely and I felt a shiver down my spine. "Is there anything you..." Vaughn started but I couldn't take it any more and bridged the space between us. When I finally felt his soft lips on mine time seemed to stand still for a second before he returned the kiss with an intensity that almost pushed me off the branch. He let loose of my cheek and grabbed my waist. I didn't think of Vaughn's hat when I let my hands run through his soft hair and so the stetson sailed down to the ground. Vaughn broke up the kiss and looked down before turning back towards me. His lips crashed onto mine again and a moan escaped my lips which seemed to inspired him in kissing me even more passionately. When I felt his tongue on my lips, I only had to open them slightly. It seemed like a competition between our tongues which one would surrender, first. But I was not interested in ending this anytime soon. Every single part of me wanted more and I felt how much I had been missing this kind of attention. Vaughn leaned even further into me and I almost fell off the branch if Vaughn hadn't caught me.

"This isn't the best place for something like this," I noted breathlessly and I stared at the man in front of me. Vaughn's hair was a mess and his pupils were huge.

"Chelsea..." he sighed and opened his mouth but he didn't say a word. He sat straight up again. "Maybe we should climb off here," he suggested and I nodded heavily. My legs were shivering and my mid was pulsating. My cheeks felt hot and I couldn't stop thinking about the release I hoped for so much. Vaughn jumped down first, it was almost completely dark now. "You can jump down," he advised. I swallowed before letting myself slip off the branch. Soon, I felt heavy arms around me and Vaughn was way too close to me.

"If you don't let go off me now, I can't guarantee for anything," I whispered.

"Maybe I don't want you to guarantee for anything," he returned and let me down before pressing his lips onto mine again. This time the kiss shouldn't last as long because I started shivering slightly. "Are you alright?" Vaughn asked. He let his hands slide up and down my arms.

"It's cooler than I had expected it to get," I explained. I heard him chuckle.

"I'm sorry, but if we go back to your place, your father is most likely to lynch me," he joked. I took his hand into mine and led us towards the farm again where my parents were most likely to be still sitting outside with Kai, Popuri and Daniel. I felt bad when I thought about how I had left him alone but my mid was still pulsating and I simply couldn't sit there and act normal. Suddenly, a wave of braveness caught me and I cleared my throat.

"What about we go to the inn?" I suggested and something flashed in Vaughn's eyes. He looked around hastily, grabbed my hand and almost dragged me with him.

We had been able to hold our composure as long as we weren't inside the inn. My heart had been beating at least three times as fast as usual when I held onto Vaughn's arm. When he pushed open the door to his room, I didn't have much time to have a look at it. He pressed me against the door and left a trail of kisses on my neck. Suddenly, he took a step back and looked at me. His face was flushed and his eyes showed something I had never seen before. Desire.

"Are you sure you want this?" he asked, panting heavily. My knees felt like pudding and I almost slipped down the door behind me.

"Don't you dare to stop now," I returned breathlessly. I didn't care what this meant between us or to what this could lead. The only thing I felt then was this heat inside me, my rapidly beating heart and my longing for release. His lips on mine, his body pressed against me. The way I could feel how much he wanted me made me shiver. He turned us around and led me to his bed where we let ourselves fall. Vaughn caught himself above me and our tongues entwined again. I pulled at his shirt. He freed himself from it and I undressed as well. I didn't care that my lacey black bra didn't match my cotton panties because Vaughn made me feel like I was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. I moaned heavily when he started kissing my neck again and let his hands run over my breasts. Both of us knew that there was no going back but we didn't care about that as well. The only thing that mattered then was how perfect our bodies played together.

I let my fingers run over Vaughn's chest. His breathing was calm and he looked relaxed. I giggled. He better should be. I fell on my back and stared at the ceiling. I had been nowhere near a virgin but that night had shown me how much I had missed the last times. There was no way I would ever forget this feeling Vaughn had ignited in me and my body ached for more. I caressed his cheek and moved closer to him. As if it happened automatically, his arm lifted and pulled me close to him. I sighed happily and let myself sink into a deep sleep next to the man I loved. The man I loved?

Since I decided not to rate this fanfiction M for Mature, I tried not to be too explicit. Should you feel like this chapter is too mature, just write a message and I'll be happy to change the rating.