Chapter Seven

We walked for about a bit in silence before I could start to hear the sound of running water. The splashing against rocks continued to get louder. I could smell the difference in the air as we got closer to the water, it was cleaner and more crisp. 

We broke through a clearing in the trees to a small waterfall that flowed into a small pond. It looked deep enough for people to swim in, but not large enough for anything else. 

“Isn’t it beautiful?” He said, letting go of my hand so I could walk freely. 

I smiled at him. “It is. It’s almost like being separated from the rest of the world.”

He walked over to the pond, testing the water. 

“It’s not warm but it’s not freezing. The morning is the best time to swim. Bugs start to come up in the afternoon” 

He slipped his shorts off, revealing tight boxers underneath. 

I felt my cheeks start to flush as my eyes roamed his body. 

He jumped into the water, popping up from underneath the surface, slicking his hair back in one swift motion. 

“You’re welcome to join.” He teased me.  

I shook my head “I don’t have a swimsuit” 

He gave me a hearty laugh. “Neither did I. We’re already going to be late to school might as well make it worth it.” 

I bit the inside cheek, slowly slipping off my shorts. Thankfully I had chosen a pair of cute underwear. I decided I wanted to keep my shirt dry, so I slipped it off over my head. 

I could feel his stare as I walked toward the pond, unsure about the depth. I slowly slipped in, sitting on a rock that left the water below my bra. It was colder than I expected, my nipples pressed hard against my bra, I crossed my arms over them. I looked up at Jax as he swam towards me.  

“You adjust faster to the temperature if you put your whole body in.”  

I scrunch my nose up at him. “Not a big fan of putting my face under water.”

His chest pressed up against my legs and he rested his arms next to my thighs. 

“And if I were to just pull you in?” His smile was mischievous. 

“I wouldn’t be happy about it.”  

He let out a dramatic sigh, pushing away from the rock, sending me a small splash. 

“Alright. Though I think you would be more comfortable.” He slowly swam in circles on his back, the sun glistening over his chest. 

“How about a game?” I asked, and that got his attention.

He stopped swimming, just keeping himself afloat he gave me a huge smile and a nod. 

“Ok for every answer I feel is truthful, I’ll slowly go more into the water.”

He cocked his eyebrow "that you feel is truthful? That seems pretty biased.” 

I shrugged. “Take it or leave it.” 

His eyes narrowed. “Alright but I get questions in return” 

“Deal.”

 He started his swimming circles again.  “Alright sweetheart. First question” 

“How long has your family lived here?”

He rolled his eyes. “Ugh, boring. Pretty much our whole lives. Our older brothers have moved elsewhere. We’re all that’s left.” 

“And sisters?”

“Meghan is the only one. Twins are rare to begin with.” He smiled, “that’s two questions by the way.” 

I motioned my hand in annoyance for him to proceed. 

“Move first. Then question” he said. 

I scooted closer to the edge of the rock, the water now covering my nipples. I dropped my arms, the heat from my body made the water seem harshly cold against them. 

“Name of your first boyfriend.” 

My cheeks flushed. I thought about lying because I suddenly felt super embarrassed. “I’ve never had one.” 

He stopped swimming to look at me, his face one of shock. “How? You’re beautiful.” 

Butterflies filled my stomach with his words. “I don’t know. I was busy with soccer, I never really noticed boys.” 

Jax cocked his eyebrow at me "girls then?”

I shook my head. I wasn’t going to tell him that he was the first boy to ever capture my attention

“Ok my turn you got an extra question.”

“Wait no, that wasn’t supposed to be my second question. Those were purely follow up from my first.” He said 

I laughed mockingly. “A question is a question, sir. You can’t change the rules.” 

He splashed at me, droplets hitting my face. “Ok I’ll be more careful next time” 

“Fine. You can have your question back but I get a free one. Name of your first girlfriend then.”

“Never really had a girlfriend. I’ve had girls I’ve been with, but never dated.” 

I rolled my eyes, not surprised. 

He splashed at me again “Majority of the girls here I have known my entire life. Small town, remember? ” 

“Oh. So that’s why you’re so interested in me, I’m the shiny new toy.”I said sharply. 

He was in front of me because I could finish my sentence. My breath caught in surprise. 

“That’s not the reason, Hayley.” He said in a serious tone, he pulled my legs down a bit, making us face to face. His scent swirled around me, my heart pounding in my chest made it hard to think. 

“Then what is it?” I let out breathlessly. 

His eyes roamed over my face as he took in my question, landing on my lips, gold filling his eyes as he looked back up at me. 

“There’s something captivating about you. Like I’ve known you my entire life but don’t know you at all. You’re undeniably beautiful and you don’t even know it. And your attitude is something I’ve come to admire about you…” He trailed off as my eyes fell to his lips, and he had noticed my action.

  

He pulled me off the edge of the rock, cupping my bottom and forcing my legs to wrap around him. I wrapped my arms around his neck to hold myself up, leaning into him. 

We locked eyes for a brief second and I knew he was looking for any hesitation. When he wasn’t met with any, he leaned in brushing his lips against mine. I pushed mine against his harder, wanting more than the slow softness he was teasing with. 

He growled before pressing my back against the rock, as one of his hands slid up to my waist, the other holding on underneath my thigh. Our lips moved together as I squeezed my arms and legs tighter against him. His fingers dug into me at the action, the pain of it sending a chill of pleasure  straight to the warmth between my legs. 

I shifted my head to the side to catch my breath, his lips continued down my jaw to the area right beneath my ear. I could feel his length pressed against me now and the realization snapped me out of the haze. 

“Stop…” I whispered. He paused but didn’t move away from me. 

My chest rose and fell as I struggled to control my heartbeat or my breath while he was still so close. It caused my hard nipples to drag along his chest. 

“I’ve never kissed anyone before” My voice still low 

His fingers tightened where he was still holding onto me, before pushing me up on the rock, letting me go. 

His eyes had turned a dark amber and burned with an emotion I couldn’t possibly start to decipher. 

“Do you want to go on a date with me?” He said, his voice was hoarse. 

I looked at him a bit confused but gave him a small nod. 

“I meant right now Hayley.” 

“We have school” I reminded him 

“Fuck school” He growled. “One hour of town is the city. I know a really good breakfast place” 

“If I go home right now, Sabine and my mom will wonder why I’m not at school” I protested again. 

“Then don’t go home” he stated simply. 

I waved at my wet body “we’re really not in the right attire to go out.”

He let out an exasperated sigh. “You can get ready at my house. Fuck Hayley you don’t know how close I was to ripping off your clothes and you haven’t even had your first kiss. I think we’re a little overdue for a date” 

My pussy throbbed at his words. Honestly I probably would have let him continue if it wasn’t my first time, but I don’t even know why. There was something enchanting about him. But I know this was crazy. Three days ago I didn’t even know him. 

“Alright, a date.” 

I got out of the water ringing out my hair. 

“Turn around” I told him, he did as he was told. 

I faced toward the forest away from him, slipping off my bra and pulling my dry shirt over me. I peeked back at him and he was still turned away. Taking off my underwear, I heard him take a deep  inhale through his nose. I knew he had turned away and saw my bare bottom, I quickly pulled my shorts up. 

“I told you not to turn around.” I exclaimed.

“I’m afraid now that I’ve had a taste of you, I don’t know if it will ever be enough” he replied. His voice deepened and I didn’t dare look at him as he came out of the water. I heard him slip his boxers off and put his dry shorts on. 

“Come on Hayley. It’s time for our date” 

As he walked by me, he entangled his fingers through mine pulling me back into the trees.