Chapter Ten

We broke for air after what seems like hours. He smiles at me and I smile back.

"Wow" he breathes in my ear.

"I'm all yours." I say grinning.

"Glad to hear it." He grins back before giving me one quick peck on the lips and pulling me off him and standing up. He grabs my hand and asks if I want get something to eat. I agree and he leads me out the door.

He grabs my car keys, as he still hasn't got a car here and walks me round to the passenger side and helping me in. He quickly walks over the other side and gets in. He gives me another kiss before putting the key in the ignition and driving off.

"So where are we going?" I ask.

"You'll see. I think you're gonna love it though."

I love the way he does that. It's really romantic. Ethan never did anything even close to this small thing. Wait… why am I thinking about Ethan? He shouldn't even be in my mind. He's shouldn't even be in my memory. I should just focus on Justin and enjoy his company.

We arrive in downtown LA and Justin pulls into an available space. He gets out and opens the door for me, helping me down. What a gentleman! He takes my hand and guides me down a small street until we reach a small Italian restaurant. My favourite! I had no idea he knew I liked Italian food so much! The windows have little fairy lights dusted across them and the inside is lit by candles.

We step inside and wait by the door for a waiter to take us to our seats. I notice that there is a few couples already seated eating their food. I take a good look around and find myself in awe. This is such a tiny restaurant but it looks beautiful. The tables are dresses in baby blue cloths with small candles laid across them. The walls are decorated with romantic quotes and there is an amazing painting of a couple dancing on the beach on the main wall opposite the entrance.

A waiter soon comes over to us with a huge smile on his face.

"This-a way to you seats madam, sir." His heavy Italian accent makes the place seem truly authentic. He heads off towards a table for two near the back of the restaurant. We take our seats and he gives us the menu before leaving us to have some privacy.

Justin grabs my hand over the table and gives it a squeeze.

"Do you like it?" he asks.

"Yeah, it's beautiful, so romantic. How did you know about this place?"

"I was just wondering round last week, doing a bit of exploring one day after school, and I came across it. I knew that I would have to bring you sometime, I knew how much you liked Italian food."

"Well I'm glad you found it. It's so amazing, but how did you know I liked Italian food?" I was really curious to know as I hadn't mentioned it at all.

"I noticed that every time you cooked dinner it was always something Italian, and at school, for lunch you would always buy the closest thing to Italian food you could. I just figured that you liked Italian!" he answers.

"Aww, that's really sweet. No one has ever surprised me like this before. I really love it Justin." I give his hand a small squeeze.

We order our food and we quickly tuck in. The food is absolutely delicious. We finish our meal and just stay talking for a while.

"So I guess this was kind of like our first date." I grin

"Yup, I guess so." He smiles back and we just stay there looking into each others eyes for a while.

We decide to head home as it is quite late. We walk out but after walking just a few steps, he backs me up against a wall and kisses me. I let out a small gasp of shock which makes him smile against my lips, but I don't push him away, I kind of liked the element of surprise! His hands rest on my cheeks and he tangles his fingers in my hair. I wrap my arms around his body pulling him closer. His tongue brushes past my lips asking for entrance which I give him, and soon our tongues are dancing together. Its exciting kissing in a street, it gives me a kick knowing someone can easily walk past and see us, even though it's late and there aren't many people around.

I was used to kissing in public, Ethan would do it all the time, but with Justin it felt different, he didn't do it just so people would know I was his; he did it because he wanted me, not because he felt possessive. It felt really nice kissing Justin, and I wonder why I didn't like him in the first place. I could have been kissing him much earlier if I hadn't judged him so quickly.

He moves one of his hands from my face to my hip, my top has risen up and his touch on my bare skin sends shivers down my spine, causing my back to arch towards him and dig my nails into his back pulling him into my body.

He pulls away and laughs. "Eager much?"

I laugh too feeling myself blush.

He sees me blush and smiles, seemingly pleased at his success of turning me on, then grabs hold of my hand and pulls me to my car, both of us still laughing.

We get home and I quickly pull him into my room, eager to continue what we were doing on the street. He pushes me down on my bed and lays on top of me half supporting his weight. He presses his lips against mine and I happily open my mouth for him to explore. With one hand he hold both my arms above my head and with the other he pushes my top up to my stomach and rubs the now exposed flesh, teasing me. I kiss him stronger and push my body into his. He smiles in the kiss and lets the hand on my stomach rise further. He plays with the bottom of my bra, causing me to moan with anticipation. This was obviously the response he was hoping for as he slips his hand in my bra and started stroking my breast, making me moan again. He lets go of my arms he was holding above my head and pulls my top off.

He moves his lips down to my neck and gently starts sucking at the sensitive skin there, no doubt he was going to leave a mark but I didn't care. He places a warm had on my upper thigh, teasing me and moves his kisses down my chest. A soft groan escapes my lips and I roll him over so that I am on top. I tuck my fingers into his jeans when he suddenly gets hold of my hands, restraining them.

"What? Did I do something wrong?" I ask.

"Nothing, it's just… I don't think we should do this tonight." He sighs.

"Why not?"

"I really want to do this but I think we should wait a while. You have only broken up with your boyfriend less than a week ago. I think we should give it some time."

I don't want to agree with him but I know he has a point. I wasn't fully over Ethan. Maybe that's why Ethan had come into my head. Not that I still cared for him or even liked him, but he was my first proper boyfriend and I knew it would take longer than a week to fully forget him.

I sigh and roll off Justin and lay facing him on the bed beside him. He shuffles around so that he is facing me too and strokes my cheek.

"Please don't think that I don't want to do this because I really do. I just really think we should give it time." he smiles at me.

I nod, "I believe you."

He kisses me and asks if I want to watch a movie. I agree and change into my sleepwear and get under the covers whilst he puts on a DVD. He strips off down to his boxers and hops in beside me. He sits up leaning against the headboard and puts his arm around me. I sink into his bare chest and relax, ready to watch the movie.

About fifteen minutes into the film Justin asks, "Did you sleep with Ethan?"

A bit taken aback by his question I sit up and look at him. "What?"

"I'm sorry, I know that's rude. It's just… I was wondering. You don't have to answer that. Forget I asked."

I hesitate for a minute before answering, "No, it's fine, you have a right to know." I pause for a second before continuing, "I did have sex with him, but it never really meant anything."

"Oh…"

"I wanted to wait for the right person to come along, but he kind of pressured me into it. I guess I just didn't think anyone better would come along. Now I wish I had waited though. I think you're the one I should have waited for."

He smiled slightly, knowing that I had meant him. "Why do you think I'm the one, and not someone else?"

"I always thought Ethan was everything I wanted, but now after getting to know you, I know you're what I want and the one I want to be with."

"You think I'm what you want? I'm not perfect you know!"

"I want you. I just know it. You're amazing to me and-"

He cuts me of by pressing his lips to mine.

"So… you know about me, what about you?" I ask.

He hesitates for a while before slowly answering. "I've done it with one girl before."

A feeling of disappointment rushes over me. I don't know why I wanted Justin to be a virgin? "Was she like you're girlfriend?"

"Yeah, we met when I first moved to Atlanta about a year and a half ago. She was doing a summer internship at a radio station I had an interview at. We started talking and she asked me out. It wasn't anything serious though."

"How long were you together?"

"About five months."

"Five months but it wasn't anything serious? Why did you guys break up?"

"Because I just didn't want to be with someone who only used me for sex."

My heart sinks a little. He has obviously done it a lot of times even if it was only with one girl. I don't say anything and just nod my head slightly.

"You're the only one I have ever loved though."

My mouth falls open slightly and my cheeks start to redden. I can feel the blood rush to the surface of my skin.

"You love me." I repeat meekly.

He nods and gives me his heart-melting smile.

"I love you too." I grin back at him and throw my arms around his neck.

We drift of to sleep blissfully, his arm wrapped around me whilst watching the movie.