AmiaWarmth. I was surrounded by it. It was burning actually. I wriggled as I tried to get free, but couldn’t. My eyes flew open and the first thing I saw was fire. Warmth plus fire as soon as I woke up had me thinking I was on fire. I was screaming, trying to get free, but I couldn’t. The restrictions loosened and then someone was soothing me. I turned toward the source and found warmth, warm brown eyes staring down at me.Levi.All at once, everything came flooding in. The cafe, the ride home, the walk up the stairs, and whatever had happened in his bathroom. He was showering and I was waiting for him. I must have fallen asleep, but that didn’t explain how I got here. I looked down and found myself seated on his lap, his arms wrapped around my waist, surrounded by a pile of blankets.No wonder I was so hot.“What’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?” Levi asked. His voice was laced with worry.I wish I had a nightmare. That’s not what happened. I slept. I slept peacefully. Probably th
Amia That’ll teach you to play with a wolf. Feeling victorious, I stuck my tongue out at him. His lips parted and I turned from him. I made my way around the sectional and bent over to lift the blankets. I ignored the way he groaned behind me. I don’t know what I was doing, but I know that I was playing with fire. I couldn’t stop though. I was winning and it felt good. I took a seat and ignored him. I could feel his gaze on me as I pushed the blankets off and leaned back. I looked down as my shirt rode up my thigh. That was unintentional. Before I could reach for them, Levi was kneeled down in front of me. His hands on my t-shirt, he looked up at me and I down at him. There was something so sensual about this act. I wanted to look away, but couldn’t. Once again, I was held captive by Levi’s gaze. I don’t know what I waited for, I don’t know what I wanted to happen. Levi cleared his throat and straightened his back. He got to his feet and stepped to the side. He turned from me and t
Amia My jaw dropped as I stared up at him. My heart raced, my chest rose and fell with each breath, and my eyes widened as I stared up at him. There was space between us, he wasn’t forcing himself onto me. There was a safe distance between us. Levi was on top of me and he was flirting with me. I wanted to laugh, was this the Levi that I’ve known since diapers? Flashes of yesterday filled my mind and this time my heart raced for a different reason. The smile slipped from my lips and his eyes zeroed in on it. He hadn’t missed it and I wasn’t going to try and pretend. Fear. Nothing.I don’t want to do anything to do. It was a lie. I wasn’t afraid of Levi, but this position, being underneath someone again. I was afraid of this. I was afraid of that. I was scared of what happened yesterday. This was too soon. I didn’t think he would do anything to me. I trusted Levi more than I wanted to admit I did. But my heart, my mind wasn’t ready. As if he read my mind, the bed dipped and he was
AmiaIf this was a dream I never wanted to leave. Warmth surrounded me and a sweet scent wafted around me. I had never once thought a scent could make me feel a certain way, but I felt held and I felt safe. The one thing I wasn’t used to feeling. I shouldn’t feel so safe, so protected, so cared for and yet I did.If this was a dream… I’d stay here for as long as I could.Even as I thought it I could feel my other senses kicking it. Even though I didn’t have my wolf yet, I felt and scented the area. There wasn’t any sun filtering through the window, no warmth from it, no smell of the trees from the woods by my house.My head was so heavy and I found it heavy to move. It was as if I was blanketed by warmth and laziness. I had this feeling that if I wanted to stay in bed all day, I could. My lips were pressed against something solid, something hard, and something wet. My bottom lip was dipped in a puddle.I mentally cringed and resigned myself to the fact that I really needed to get up.
AmiaUntangling myself from Levi was like disabling a bomb, I stayed quiet, held my breath, and moved as cautiously as possible. I’d finally made some progress and was able to try and get free now. I slid inch by inch off his chest, when his arms tightened around me and so did the grip on my cheek. I hated the audible gulp that reached my ears. I hiccuped and cursed. My heart was pounding in my chest and I tried to press my lips firmly together to stop from waking him.My heart dropped into my belly as I stared into velvet brown eyes. Of course my morning could get worse. I’d gotten caught. What had he seen? I’m at a loss for words as I feel a warmth of blush making it’s way up my neck. My face was probably bright red. This was Levi, I shouldn’t be feeling this way. Even as I thought the words, I shut my eyes. I counted as I held my breath in hopes that that hiccups would subside. When I hiccuped again, I knew it was futile and sighed. I lifted my chin, opened my eyes, and my jaw drop
Amia“I don’t want to let you go. I like us like this,” Levi teased.“Friends don’t do this,” I said.“Why don’t we decide what we do?” Levi asked.“That sounds great, I’ve been asking you to let me go, maybe we can start there,” I said.“Mm. Why don’t you tell me what it is that friends don’t do?” Levi asked.“Friends don’t spend the night in the same bed, they don’t wake up… snuggling, they don’t sit on top of the other while they lay down,” I say. My eyes dart down to where I’m seated on top of him.“I think they do. I think friends do that together when they’re comfortable together and we’ve known each other since we were in diapers. Are you not comfortable with me, Ami?” Levi asked.“You’re so good, you know that?” I asked.“Mm, no, I don’t,” Levi teased.His eyebrows jumped before he flashed me with a blinding smile. Well two could play at that game and I was tired of always losing. I straightened my back and caressed his muscular abdomen with my hands. Slowly, I made my way up
AmiaMy heart ached in my chest and my footsteps grew heavier with each step I took away from him. Putting my feelings into words was never something I did. Keeping my emotions, my thoughts, my wants, Goddess, even my needs to myself is like second nature for me. I had done everything I could to avoid eye contact when I said goodbye to him. I was scared of what I might see in his gaze.Why was it so damn hard walking away from him?It shouldn’t be this difficult to leave.I don’t want to think about how much I want to turn around and run back into him arms. I shake my head. Levi, I’m thinking about Levi. I have too much on my plate right now to be thinking about my oldest friend in this way. I shouldn’t be angry with myself for stopping him from touching me. If I stayed any longer I know he would have insisted on taking me to the Lake himself. I just needed to be alone right now. When I get to the bottom of the stairs the two people who greeted us yesterday are waiting for me. I hadn’
We swayed with the waves and my gaze trailed up his chest to his shoulder where my hand grasped. Of course the thing I grabbed on to had to be a part of his body. His lips were curved in a smile, his hair wet and dripping. I watched as droplets of water rolled down his temple. His gray eyes stared down at me playfully. I’m glad one of us was having fun right now. I released him, but didn’t sink into the water.He held my arm tightly and when I looked at where he held me he did the opposite of what I would expect. He yanked me close, so close. I could feel every inch of his body against mine and my brain couldn’t focus on anything else. My breasts were pressed against his, but he paid it no mind. His eyes darkened and his smile dropped as he lowered his head. In the shadow of the boat, I shivered, but it wasn’t from the cold.What the hell was happening?My arm ached at his grip and I arched into him as he inhaled deeply. My body shouldn’t be having this reaction to him. Up until I arr