Chapter 31

Mandy's POV

"How much are you going to take?" the words kept running through my head all night. I was already on my third drink of the night and was catching a pretty good buzz, so I decided enough was enough and had water for the rest of the time. I didn't want to get drunk enough to do anything stupid. I really had no desire to throw up. Chris kept sending me suggestive glances all night. Trish and Jay were having a grand old time watching over me like hawks between their dances. I swear, if Jay weren't married, they would make the perfect couple. Anyway, Trish and Jason were talking to me about something stupid like their workout routines when Jericho came up behind me and put his hands on my waist. I pressed back against his chest and felt him nuzzle the side of my head with his nose. I took a sip of my water before sitting it down.

"I love this song, come dance with me," I said taking his hand and leading him out into the middle of the dance floor. In reality, I had no idea what the song was, I just wanted to be close to him. I wanted to feel his heat without Trish and Jay supervising. When we got to the center of the club, his hands immediately grabbed my waist and I decided to grind with him to tease him a bit. His hands moved from my waist to my stomach to my breasts to my shoulders. He pulled my hair away from my neck and replaced it with tiny wet kisses. As our bodies moved to the music, I closed my eyes and all I could feel was him-his hands, his breath, his body pressed to mine. I reached my hand back and ran my fingers through his hair.

"You drive me crazy," He said seductively. I turned around to face him. His mouth searched hungrily for mine. The feeling of his lips on mine was enough to allow me to block out everything else in the room. His tongue searched the depth of my mouth until I pushed back with my own. The salty sweet kiss was wild and completely out of control.

"Let's get out of here," I stated. He shook his head and followed me toward the exit. Halfway there, Trish stopped us.

"Where are you guys going?" She asked in a high pitched tone which irritated me immediately. I didn't want to talk to her. I didn't want to talk to Jay, I wanted Chris and I wanted him now.

"We're leaving. I'd find someplace else to crash tonight," I stated and then continued walking.

"Where are we supposed to go?" Jay questioned a bit pissed. Jericho shrugged, I just ignored them.

The entire ride home was hot and steamy. I ran my hands up and down his thighs and across his chest. I softly kissed his cheek and neck. "If you don't stop that, I might wreck the car," He announced when he couldn't take it anymore. We barely made it through the door before I started stripping him of his clothes. First I tore at his shirt fiercely. I pulled it over his head revealing his muscular chest. I admired it for a millisecond before my hands were all over it. Soon he was tugging at the hem of my shirt. I raised my hands as he pulled the light fabric over my head and tossed it aside. I turned around and started heading toward the bedroom. He wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my neck as I led him up the stairs. He laid me on the bed and licked a trail from my belly button up to my chest where he teased my flesh with his mouth. I rolled him over and immediately my hands felt for the fly of his jeans. As I undid the button and zipper and began removing the article from his body he stopped me. "Wait," He said, "Mandy, I don't want you to do this because I'm here and Adam isn't. This can't be because he hurt you. This has to be about you and me." I looked at him shocked. I hadn't thought about Adam since before we entered the club. This hadn't been about him at all.

"This is about us." I stated

"I need to hear you say you love me." His face was so serious. I crawled up to meet his gaze. He was so beautiful. His hands ran over my skin so softly as my face became closer to his.

"I love you," I exclaimed as my mouth met his once again.

A/N- Thanks for the reviews...be sure to keep em coming! By the way, in case you haven't already, check out The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows seeing as this is its sequel. Hope everyone is enjoying.