Chapter 7...
"Come To Me"
Bonnie Raitt
So if you're tired of bein' lonely
Beat up and confused
Darlin' there is only
One thing you can do
Come to me
I'll be the one who's waiting
Come to me
The stars were out and seemed brighter than ever. I closed my eyes as I lay on the beach and thought about everything. Things had been really hard, but I was so grateful that I had Lucas in my life. He made everything so perfect. I opened my eyes and looked out, into the ocean. I watched the waves slowly and smoothly reach the coast. The water looked like black velvet, rippling ever so often and then once reaching the shore turning into a lacelike froth.
Lucas was asleep again. His eyes, as well as his legs, twitched every once in a while, making me think he was dreaming. I leaned over him and just watched. He was so flawless. How many girls can say that the guy who saved their life is this hott? Not many. I felt lucky to know that I was one of those girls.
I pressed my lips against his forehead and he slowly stirred. He looked up at me with a coy smile. I whispered, "I didn't mean to wake you." He ran his fingers through my hair. His hand ran down my back and I felt my cheeks heat up.
He slowly sat up, "Don't worry. I needed to get up anyways." He popped his knuckles and yawned. He looked at his watch and then looked up at the sky and then back at me. "I don't think this could be anymore beautiful." He said.
I nodded, agreeing with him. "I have never seen the sky so bright at night. It is really pretty." I turned and noticed him still looking at me.
His hand caressed the back of my neck and then my cheek. "I was talking about you." I bit my lip. He leaned into kiss me. So many things ran through my head. Part of me said "Kiss him. Do it. He is crazy about you." Another part of me was saying, "What are you thinking?" Before my lips could touch his, I pulled away. "Whats wrong?" He asked. "Did I do something?"
I sighed, "You didn't do anything. It's me." I put my head in my hand and began to whimper. "What is wrong with me?" I asked him looking up with tear filled eyes.
He wiped my face with his hand. "You are going through so much right now, Madison. I am not going to hold anything against you for not kissing me." He laughed. "You're not the first girl to pull away from kissing me." He smiled.
"I bet I am. Lucas you have never done anything wrong towards me. What am I thinking?" I said to him. I shook my head. "I'm sorry. You are probably so tired of my problems." I looked up and then back at him. Wiping my eyes, I said, "What was it you wanted to tell me earlier? We got a little caught up in my problems again. That has a tendency to happen." I let out a nervous laugh.
Lucas swallowed hard. "I just wanted to tell you that..." I looked at him intensely. "That... I think..." Before he could finish Brooke came running over.
"I hate to ruin this love fest, but everyone is ready to head on out. So if you two lovebirds want to stay, well you are going to have to find a ride hope with some bum who is a little more wasted than us except he doesn't drive... he rides a bike. So if you are planning on riding Escalade... we are leaving." Brooke had such a way with words. Her dark brown hair was neatly placed atop her head in a bun.
Nathan and Haley threw their things into the back of the SUV. I over heard their "I love you's" and watched them take one another's hands. Nathan led her into the Cadillac. Peyton was on her cell phone talking to Jake. I could tell by her tone of voice. Brooke motioned us to follow her.
I looked back at Lucas, "Luke I am really sorry about that. What did you want to tell me?"
He shook his head. "Nothing. Don't worry about it. It's no big deal." But I could tell by the look in his eyes it was a big deal. It was important to him.
"When ever you want to tell me, you know where I am." I winked at him and he winked back. He placed his hand on the small of my back, chills ran up and down my spine, "I know. I'll tell you... eventually." A small smile crept across his face. We walked back to the SUV.
"Come on!" Brooke yelled. "Let's go kids. Mother is waiting and she already has a splitting headache so if you don't mind..." She started the car and began to drive away. Lucas and I chased after her. She stopped the car once she saw us running. When Lucas saw she had stopped driving, he stopped running. He stood in one place. I turned around, "Come on." He walked to catch up with me. Once he was next to me, he took my hand and put his other hand behind my head. He pulled my head toward his. I wasn't going to fight this time. I gave in.
When he pulled away, he put both his hands on my back and said, "That's all I had to say."