He tasted so good.The familiar taste of mint and sweet apple greeted me when our tongues collided and I moaned into his mouth.His hands slid down my side and cupped my ass cheeks as he pushed against me with my back hard against the door. My arms wrapped tightly around his neck as my hands buried themselves in his hair.But then my eyes whipped open and I glared into his closed eyes. No. I can't do this.My hands slid down over his shoulders until they were pressed against his chest and I shoved him away.Our lips separated with a sucking sound and our heavy breathing filled the quiet space around us."I can't." I shook my head, crossing my arms over my stomach."Layla..." His voice was like sandpaper and it sent chills down my spine, my knees going weak.When he stepped up to me again and placed his hands on my hips, I pressed my hands against his chest and held him back."Please, Asher. Don't," I begged, my eyes traveling down to his swollen lips.He stared into my eyes before he
"Asher..." He just kept teasing me and my body was relentless to his touches. "Asher!"I pushed off from the counter and stepped away from him. I could feel that my cheeks were flushed and I was breathing heavily, the ache between my legs throbbing.He was flushed too and his erection pushed against the tightness of his jeans. His eyes were dark and stared into mine."I need a ride home," I said before I stepped out of the kitchen as quickly as I could and headed upstairs to Harper's room to find some pants.What the hell was that?!My body was still reacting to his touch and I desperately wanted to go back down there and jump his bones. But no! I can't! He doesn't want the same things that I do.And the rule!!It was still intact and Harper would kill us if she ever found out. She can never find out, ever!~~~~~~~I found Asher back in the kitchen after I put some pants on and was thankful that he was now wearing a shirt, sporting a backward hat, and waiting patiently with his nose i
I felt completely numb.Even though I was probably right about how things would turn out for me and Asher, I still should have chosen him over my stupid brother.What was I thinking?!But now it was too late. I texted Tate, staying in secrecy, asking where I could find Asher. In which he replied with... 'he's messed up. Drunk. Sucking face with some brunette.'I don't know what pissed me off more; that he would go back to the old Asher within the same evening, or that he didn't care about me enough to fight for me.But who am I kidding?! We're talking about Asher Creed here! I never should have let him leave without me. I couldn't stop thinking about how he didn't deserve me either. If he can go do what he's doing right now then I didn't mean a thing to him.I have to stop beating myself up. I have to move on. I have to forget about Asher Creed.But when I arrived at school the next day it was nearly impossible to do so, because the first thing I saw as I walked into school was Asher
I nodded. "I know, but tonight is special. She's throwing a going-away party for her brother. He got signed with Etnies and will be leaving this weekend."She looked confused. "I don't know what Etnies is." She looked at Dillon who just rolled his eyes at her."Etnies is a skateboarding brand, Mom. They signed him to be a professional skateboarder," I replied, glaring at Dillon."Oh! How amazing! Well, good for him! I always knew that kid would do something extreme with his life. Tell him goodbye for me and tell Mia I'll call her tomorrow to set up a time for a coffee date."I nodded and went to answer but she disappeared out of the kitchen before I could say anything else."Are you ever going to tell me why you were kissing Asher Creed in front of our house?" Dillon crossed his arms over his chest and glared at me.I groaned. "It's none of your business, Dillon. So, no, I'm not going to tell you anything.""Maybe I should ask Harper about it. I'll bet she'll know what's going on." He
Asher gently set me down on his bed as he leaned back on his ankles and stared up into my face, but he didn't touch me."Are you okay?" He whispered.Am I okay?! No, I am most certainly not okay! Him and Jake both just completely humiliated me in front of everyone. I'm angry. I'm embarrassed. But most of all, I'm hurt! I just lightly nodded. "I'm fine." My voice was quiet and dry.He raised his hand and I flinched when he touched my stinging cheek."I'm so sorry," he stated but stopped to look me dead in the eyes."It's a little too late for apologies now, don't you think?" I stared right back at him, not feeling an ounce of remorse.He lightly nodded. “Yeah, I guess you're right."Asher stood up away from me and paced around the room, running his hands over his face.I didn't know what to say. What do I say? Everything I wanted to say earlier had fled my mind and only anger filled me now."Why did you come tonight?" Asher finally asked, spinning to look down at me.I scoffed. "Harpe
I lost count on how many times we made love last night and now I was lying here next to a sleeping Asher and I couldn't take my eyes off of him.The sun had risen over the horizon hours ago but I didn't move a muscle. I didn't want him to wake just yet because I wasn't ready to leave his bed. I could actually stay here for days."Like what you see?" Asher's raspy, sleep filled voice startled me as I giggled into his shoulder."Sorry," I replied as a blush crept into my cheeks.He opened his eyes and looked down at me with a sexy grin. "Don't be sorry. I like what I see, too."Flashbacks from our too close and personal moment in his kitchen weeks ago came flooding into my mind and my heart rate picked up.And then I go and ruin the moment. "When do you leave?"He groaned and ran his hand over his face. "Really? You have to go and start talking about that right now?""Sorry. It just sort of came out."He stared back into my eyes, studying my face. "I wish things could be different but w
"Dillon!!" I heard Mom scream.So I picked up my pace down the stairs and found Dillon holding Asher against the wall by his throat."Stop it!!" I nearly jumped on Dillon's back and he was in such a rage that his reflexes took over and he elbowed me right in the face, which made me land with a cry and a thud on the hard floor beneath us."Dillon! What have you done?!" Mom exclaimed as she came over to me.Dillon finally let Asher go when he saw what he had done."Layla!" Dillon came toward me but I swatted his hand away."You son of a bitch!" Asher barked, coming to my aid as he pushed Dillon out of the way."Don't touch my sister!" Dillon growled, grabbing Asher and pulling him backwards.And I turned crazy!"Stop it right now!!" My voice overpowered the room. "If you touch him again, Dillon, it will be the last thing you ever do!""Layla!" Mom scolded me but I ignored her as I got to my feet and shoved Dillon away from Asher."I'm tired of this! I don't know what your problem is wit
I was free from my unhealthy attraction to him. With him being gone I can actually focus on my future and move on with my life.Sure, my heart hurt, but at least I wasn't Gina. Just thinking about her and what I found out was tearing me apart. How did I not know anything about this? Did anyone else know? It didn't seem like anyone did, and I wasn't going to be the one to tell anyone. Why bring up the past?I couldn't be here any longer so I made my way out the front doors and found my car in the student parking lot. I was exhausted and just wanted a nap.Tomorrow would be another day. ~~~~~~~But tomorrow turned into an endless amount of dull, empty days that led me to graduation day.High school would officially be over at 7:15pm today and then I would be off to art school in the fall. All alone.Harper was going to Seattle with Tate and I was staying here in Portland. Which didn't bother me. It would be a completely fresh new start. A place where I wouldn't know anyone. Well, at le