C9 Blossoming romances - Part 2.

I woke up this morning feeling rather nervous, the day had come, today was our final training day, well more like our test day. In just a few hours I’ll find out if I passed or not and it was going to be a long day.

Each one of us would go up against a fully trained Blue moon warrior, of course they weren’t allowed to use their full strength as they had a lot more experience than us, but our test would be down to them and Gabel to determine our skills and decide if we were ready to pass and be an official pack warrior.

I’ve wanted this for so long I need it to go right I need to give it my all. I’ve spent the last two weeks training even harder, on my own, with my dad and with Dakota. Me and Dakota spent a lot of our evenings training in one of our gardens or at the gym. On the evenings I didn’t train, I spent with Heath. After our date at his house in which he cooked me a delicious three course meal, we had spent the rest of the evening chatting and drinking lots of wine.

After that night it was pretty clear on both sides that we wanted to spend more time with each other and we have been and so far, it’s been going great, I still haven’t kissed him yet. I’m not a prude, I just haven’t gone for it yet, there hasn’t seem to of been that natural moment yet. I haven’t seen him for two nights as I’ve been training but he did tell me he’d see me tonight whether I pass or not

"Even though I already know you definitely will pass" he’d keep saying.

I finished getting my shorts and tank top on ready to leave. My dad and Sam waiting for me.. immediate family were allowed to attend today out of support and to be the first ones to know if the trainees had passed or not. My dad smiled at me as we got to the training area and placed his huge hands on my shoulders

"My little warrior" he beamed ”No matter the outcome today I want you to know I am so incredibly proud of you” he pulled me in for a tight hug and finally released me so Sam could give me a hug.

When Sam let go, he playfully punched me in the arm which I returned in joke. “Take them down Sis, I know you can kick ass“.. he laughed, he gave me one last nod and they left me to head over to the viewing area at the back and took a seat on the chairs.

I looked to the benches that semi circled around the training mats to see Dakota so I walked over and took a seat next to her we both took a deep breath gave each other a warm smile when she then grabbed my hand in hers and held it tightly “I hope I don’t lose my concentration now I know Sam is here" she nervously chuckled

"oh I don’t think you’ll have time to even remember he’s there when you’re up on those mats” and she nodded it head in agreement..

All the trainees were sat quiet and nervously making small talk with each other to kill the time while we sat and waited for Gabel and the warriors to arrive.. I took that time to take in my surroundings and see how many families came to watch and when I looked to my left, I saw Alpha Nicholas and Luna Mila sitting in their throned seats that were resting on a raised platform with stairs leading up to it and back down on the other side.

The platform had a low wooden railing running across it keeping the Alpha and Luna on one side and us on the other. I forgot they’d be here. They’re here for every test day, to witness who will be new additions as warriors and the Alpha is the one that hands out the golden medal to each one that passes. Its tradition for the new member to walk up the steps to the Alpha and Luna as they congratulate you, The Alpha puts the golden medal held by blue ribbon around your neck, then you leave the platform down the other steps and back to your seat.. it’s like what you would do on graduation day but without the hats and gowns and instead of a piece of paper it’s a medal.. I noticed just behind them they weren’t alone on their platform and Layton was sat just behind his Father but still in full view and he was looking right at me.

My stomach dropped down which felt like it fell to the floor. This is the first time I’ve seen him in weeks, which is the longest we’ve ever been without contact or seeing each other, and just like that in one tiny little second I was reminded just how excruciatingly handsome he was and how he could make me feel just by being close by, even distancing myself doesn’t change the way I feel about him.. and especially the way he would look at me, like he is now. His eyes hard on me. I forced myself to look away, back to the training mats. I brushed away the heat in my stomach and focused on what was about to come.

Gabel walked to the training mats, with the warriors lining up side by side around the mats.. They all looked serious and fierce, and strong. Very strong. The women were paired with women and the men with men.

Gabel ”WELL DONE ALL TRAINEES" he spoke in a raised voice for us all to hear. “THE FACT THAT YOUR STILL HERE AFTER THE GRUELLING TRAINING IVE INFLICTED UPON YOU IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF, AND I CAN STAND HERE TODAY AND TELL YOU I HAVE ENJOYED TRAINING YOU ALL AND WATCH YOU GROW AND PROGRESS.. HOWEVER AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT DONE YET... YOU WILL EACH BE PAIRED UP WITH ONE OF OUR TRAINED WARRIORS" he motioned to the standing warriors.

“ONE BY ONE YOU WILL TAKE YOUR FINAL TEST WHICH CONSISTS OF THREE ROUNDS.

ROUND 1 WILL BE TO TEST YOUR SKILLS IN HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT

ROUND 2 WILL BE TO TEST YOUR SKILLS IN SWORD COMBAT

AND ROUND 3 WILL BE TO TEST YOUR STRENTGH, SPEED BUT MOST OF ALL STRATEGY.

WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL THREE ROUNDS YOU WILL RETURN BACK TO YOUR SEATS AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE WHO HAS PASSED WHEN EVERY TAINEE HAS COMPLETED THE TEST”.

“ARE YOU READY?”

“YES” we all shouted simultaneously.

“MICHEAL YOUR FIRST”

We all looked to Michael as he made his way to the centre of the mats and a warrior approached him. They stood facing each other only mere inches away, the warrior held out his hand for Michael to shake, which he did. Then Gabel backed away ”READY” “FIGHT”.

We watched as Michael did his three rounds, it looked exhausting and hard. One by one trainees were called, did their rounds and went back to their seats. So far everyone had done really well but neither me or Dakota could tell if it meant they passed or not as we both exchanged nervous looks but we both noticed Gables expression didn’t change at all with each fight. He stood and watched every move with a straight face, not faltering once.

“LELANNA, YOU’RE UP”

ohh shit! I quickly took a deep breath as Dakota squeezed my hand in reassurance before letting go

"you’ll do great” she whispered and I made my way over to the mats taking my stand as a female warrior stood in front of me, we shook hands like all the others and she gave me a warm smile and nod and I realised this was one of the women I had on my team at the rugby game.. which instantly made me feel better, I know she wouldn’t go easy on me just cause we’ve already met but just having a familiar face made me feel a little less nervous..

Round 1 - I stood strong on my feet as I blocked her punches and kicks, when she went to kick me for the fifth time, I used that moment to jump high, causing her leg to miss me completely and distract her as I l swung one leg out and kicked her in the chest causing her to stumble back as I landed steady on my feet.

She gained her footing again and I blocked more of her punches, but they came down harder and one got through and caught my left cheek and my eyes shook at the impact, I stooped low and uppercut her in the Jaw as she slightly weakened her guard...obviously expecting me to be too shocked by her punch. Just as her head flung back from my hit I rugby tackled her to the floor.

“TIME” Gabel shouted that meant end of time on that round.

I felt relieved that I didn’t go down in the first round, but Gabel’s face still didn’t give anything away and I still had two rounds to go. He walked over to us and handed our wooden swords. Yes, we don’t do these fights with real ones... even though wolves always heal fast from wounds, we don’t like to purposefully draw blood.

She was good with her sword. She was quick, but I knew that I was too and luckily, I had put in enough training to make my moves swift and hard. The whole round I felt like neither one of us was getting the upper hand so when Gabel called “TIME" I was slightly disappointed that I hadn’t managed to take charge of that round.

Now it was round 3. Out of all the rounds this was the hardest, it was literally fight or fall so it included whatever we knew about fighting without weapons, so hand to hand combat, kick boxing, wrestling, martial arts.. fighting and finding a way with whatever skills you had to take your opponent down. I slightly pulled back from her after we had tried to overpower each other with our fighting techniques. She suddenly ran toward me as she spun to kick me, I quickly grabbed her calf that had just swung past my face and I pulled her to me,

I pulled her far enough that her back was now facing me, I kicked the back off her leg and pulled her shoulders back as fast and hard as I could and slammed her to the floor, I jumped on her torso and pinned her down.

"TIME” Gabel called, and the woman smiled at me as we both got up

"You were impressive” she whispered and gave me a little nod as we both went back to our places. A few others were called until it was Dakotas time

"You got this D” I reassured her as she left the bench. I was so hooked on watching her fight and I knew she was doing well she even looked confident, I only took my eyes off of her for a moment and I saw Sam who had a beaming grin as he watched her proudly.

I loved how smitten he was with her They had been on a few dates now and they seem really happy. According to Dakota they’ve shared a kiss and hand holding but nothing more.

I looked back to Dakota as she finished round 3. ”TIME” was called, and she made her way over to me puffing and panting ”shit” she gasped as she sat down and grabbed my hand and I could feel it trembling with adrenaline “fuck, I hope I pass”

“I know” I squeezed her hand ”I hope we do too” we both knew this was it, no other test to prove ourselves. If we don’t pass, we’d have to take the whole course all over again next year. We held each other’s hands tightly as Gabel walked to the centre of the mats.

“WELL DONE TRAINEES, I WILL NOW CALL THE NAMES ,OF THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AND YOU WILL ACCEPT YOUR MEDALS FROM YOUR ALPHA AND LUNA”

“CHRIS” he called and we watched as he made his way to the platform. one by one more names were called.

“JONAH”

“LIAM” I gave him a big smile and thumbs up as he walked past me to accept his award.

“MICHAEL”

“AVINNA”

“DAKOTA" she let out a quiet squeal as she got up to accept her medal. I quickly glanced back at Sam who was mouthing ”that’s my girl" with a wide smile.

“JENSON”

“LELANNA” My head was screaming with excitement and relief at the sound of my name being called. I got up and made my way to the platform, biting my bottom lip to stop myself from grinning like an idiot.

I got to the platform and stood in front of Nicholas and Mila and as Nicholas put the medal around my neck he smiled and whispered ”well done Lelanna you did us all proud”

"Yes dear we knew you had it in you” Mila added. I smiled at them both as my eyes flickered to Layton who was also standing, but still behind his father, I saw his jaw clench as he stared at me but he didn’t say a word.. not even to congratulate me. “Thank you, both of you” I turned my attention back to Nicholas and Mila then made my way off the platform and back to the bench clasping my medal in my hand with sheer happiness.

As I looked at my father and Sam, even from here I could see the watery tears in my father’s eyes, he gave me a nod and a smile. We were all finally dismissed once all the medals had been handed out and luckily everyone in our group had passed Alpha Nicholas announced the celebration happening at the beach tonight for us all to attend to give everyone a chance in the community to celebrate with us... but as it wasn’t until tonight, I decided to go home with Father, as Sam wanted to walk Dakota back home with her family. I rang Heath as soon as I got home and told him the good news, he promised he’d meet me tonight and we’d go to the party together.

Heath came to my house to have champagne that we shared with my parents, they had met him once briefly one time when they bumped into us when we were on our way out for one of our dates but this will be the first time he’s actually spent time with them but it went smoothly and they seemed to like him, I also noticed he seemed a bit nervous which I thought was a little cute..

Dad: ”Lelanna My little warrior” he said tearily as we raised our glasses for his toast ”we’ve always been so proud of you, and we always knew you are destined for great things and adventure Your capable of anything. And although were not surprised you passed”

he said as he looked to my grinning mother “but the fact that you worked so hard for it shows just how great and determined you truly are. Here’s to our Lelanna” we clinked our glasses and drank our champagne.

We all talked.. well more like my parents practically interviewed Heath, but before it dragged on I gave them both a hug and grabbed Heaths hand for us to leave.

When we got to the beach it was already filled with people. there were several tented bars with lights draping down each one. There were enclosed fire pits lining the beach with people sitting and standing around them drinking their beer. We got a drink and decided to mingle, I knew Heath didn’t know many people here yet, so I kept hold of his hand tightly and introduced him to the girls who were all sat around one of the fire pits on wicker folding chairs chatting and mingling. Jackson started talking to Heath straight away.. probably enjoying the fact that there was at least one other bloke in our little circle. I was talking to Lola when I looked around to see if I could spot Sam.

Dakota was already sat with us so I knew he wasn’t with her, I wanted him to meet Heath then I spotted him near one of the lit up bars and Just as I was about to get up and bring him over I saw he was talking to Layton but his gaze was in my direction. It was too dark to see his expression and just then I noticed Zara approaching him touching his arm as she greeted him but he barely looked at her when he shook his arm out from her touch and turned his attention back to Sam. Zara walked away in a huff but I could see Layton kept glancing from Sam to me, only then for me to catch Sam also looking at me, they both stopped talking and just looked at me for a moment.. I sighed and decided to look away and resume my conversation with Lola, who had also been watching me.

She gave me a quizzical look “why are you both staring at each other” she whispered so no one else could hear our conversation, especially Heath! Heath who was sat right next to me holding my hand. I know he isn’t my boyfriend, and we haven’t even kissed yet but I still felt like I was doing something wrong by staring at a man that I knew I still felt a lot for while Heath is the one that’s actually giving me the time of day.

“I have no idea” I shrugged to Lola ”Honestly I don’t... I didn’t think he would be here tonight, just a bit surprised I guess, anyway he was the one staring at me”

“Yea I noticed" she said ”Maybe he’s noticed you’re with Heath”

It was hard not to notice; his chair was touching mine and our hands were clasped together in plain view. ”Well, I don’t know why he was, but I don’t plan on wasting my night wondering why ”

Lola chuckled as clinked her beer bottle with mine ”cheers to that”. We both kept talking when someone waltzed over to our group to interrupt our conversation

“Well, I suppose a congratulatory is in order" I already knew who the voice belonged to when I looked behind me to see Zara.

“Thanks Zara” I left it at that and turned back around so I wasn’t facing her hoping she’d just leave.

"Well, I suppose it’s no surprise that someone as butch as you passed… now you’ll fit in with all the other male warriors" she giggled away with her friends.

I laughed with them too knowing I was far from butch.. I knew she was trying to geode me but what she just said caught Heath’s attention and he whipped his head round to see who was insulting me..

"Ok Zara, I can’t be bothered with you tonight, I’m having a well-earned drink so go and find something else to do”..

“Whatever" she retorted but her eyes flashed to Heath and they suddenly turned lustful “and who might this be” she asked sweetly, fluttering her lashes

"This is Heath.. not that it’s any of your business”

"Oh well hi there Heath, now I know you must be new here, otherwise I’m sure would have noticed you around" she giggled.. ”I’m Zara” she held her hand out for him to shake but he just looked at her hand then back to her face as he frowned

“And?” he shrugged

"Well it’s just very nice to meet you, perhaps we.could.um..become more acquainted.. You know as friends of Lelanna’s" she stuttered with her hand still held out.

"Well from what I heard you say to her you definitely don’t sound like a friend to me and anyway friend or not I won’t speak to someone who insults Lelanna" and at that he turned around with his back to her and she stomped off, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

I couldn’t help but smirk as I gave him a peck on the cheek. “Thank you for that Mr charmer"

He gave me a wink ”anytime Stunner...anyway she looked and sounded like a right bitch”

“Oh she is” I laughed ”and she’s definitely not a friend of mine”

“I gathered” he laughed.

We all talked amongst ourselves and laughing playfully but after having such a long day, by the time it was 1am I decided it was time to go home and go to bed and Heath agreed that he was ready to leave even though it had been a good night it was at that time now when practically everyone was drunk. Heath walked me home, hand in hand ”You know I’ve told my Gran about you” he grinned.

“Oh really.. like a little or a lot?”

“A lot” he chuckled ” I told her you passed today, she said she wants to meet the new warrior that’s going to keep us all safe” he laughed

“Aw she said that?.. wow I’m glad she has that much faith in me”

“Well, its true and she’s not the only one" he smiled at me sweetly

"thank you Heath, and thanks for coming tonight, I really don’t think it would have been as good if you weren’t there”.

He smiled down at me as we reached my front door. ”I’m glad I came, was nice to meet everyone... but also.. just another chance to hang out with you.. and in case you didn’t catch what I said...My Gran wants to meet you”

“Really?” I asked blushing

He laughed ”Yes she does. So do you want to meet her?”

"Of course.. I’d love to meet your Gran” I answered excitedly

“Great” he said as he cupped my cheek looking into my eyes " you can come over and ill cook again”

"mmm well I definitely can’t resist that”

He chuckled ”I know, that’s how I’m going to keep persuading you to come over" He smiled widely at me his eyes still looking straight into mine.

Without another word I cupped the back of his neck with my hand, stood on my tiptoes and bought my lips softly to his, I pecked his lips and lightly pulled back to gauge his reaction, his smile told me all I needed to know, so this time I landed my lips on his harder and he kissed me back soft and passionately, his arms snaking around my waist as he pulled me in closer to him our bodies pressed against each other as my hand ran through his hair.

Our tongues massaged each other’s as we got lost in the kiss.. It felt like minutes before I finally pulled away.. our bodies still stuck together, and I could feel his hard cock pressed against my stomach, which took me by surprise, and I suddenly felt nervous and shy but I kissed him again softly and lightly as my lips were now red and almost swollen. we both smiled and we kissed lightly a few more times before we finally let go of each other and said goodnight.

I got into bed running my fingers lightly over my lips smiling to myself and how good his lips tasted.. I didn’t exactly feel what I thought I would feel, you know the fireworks and butterflies but I did feel excited and tingly and I did definitely enjoy it.. he was a great kisser for sure and I knew I wanted to kiss him again..

I was ready and waiting for Heath to pick me up, it was the evening he had planned for me to meet his Gran, someone from what I can tell so far is the most important person to him, however I was slightly nervous, even though he’s told me so many lovely things about her, she sounds like a nice woman but I don’t know what her expectations and hopes are in regards to Heaths love life... So far she seems to like the fact that I’m a WP warrior so I’ve got that as a head start. I decided to curl my hair and pin it to the side and wear a light blue summer dress to let her see that although I’m tough, I also have a womanly soft side to me too.

He pulled up in his car and as I walked over he hopped out to hold the passenger door open for me ”thankyou” I gave him a wide smile and to that his lips came down to mine and kissed me softly.. a long soft kiss which of course I eagerly reciprocated with my hands cupping the back of his head playing with his hair.. damn his lips taste good, I don’t think I could ever get tired of him kissing me especially with his muscly arm around my waist. We finally pulled away and we both got in the car making small talk and laughing on the way to his house..

We walked through his large house all the way to the back and through the open french doors that led to a large patio overlooking the flower gardens. His gran was sitting at a posh glass table under a blue and silver umbrella. She turned her head to us as she heard us approaching and in an instant she got to her feet.. “Oh Heath dear” she said quietly as she shuffled on her feet waiting for us to get to her..

“Gran this is Lelanna”.. Heath said as he gave her a kiss on the cheek.

I gave her my best smile and she opened her arms wide for a hug.. I leaned in giving her a soft hug. As I pulled back I looked at her, realising how frail she looked and felt in my arms, her boney arms poking through her chiffon sleeves. “Oh Heath my dear..she’s positively beautiful...you were right” she croaked. and I couldn’t help but blush over my smile..

I looked down at her welcoming smile ”I’ve been looking forward to meeting you, Heath talks about you all the time”

“Oh all good things I hope” she laughed a little as Heath helped her back into her chair and I sat in the one opposite to her across the table.

"Everything he has told me has been better than good, he absolutely adores you” I said looking from her to Heath as he rolled his eyes playfully..

He dissapeared back into the house to fetch us all a cold drink.. His Gran didn’t take her gaze off of me as she tried to figure me out

“So, are you happy you moved here, Heath tells me you’ve all been here for about six months now”

"Oh yes but its still very much the same from when I used to live here”

I raised my brow ” You lived here before?” We did have a very large community... So it wasn’t a surprise as such to not know everyone but Heath never mentioned it.

“Oh yes when I was a girl, I lived here until I found my mate Arthur”

"did he live here too?”

“Oh no,no He was part of another pack..but I was 17 when I met him" she said smiling her eyes glazing over as if she was reminiscing... just as Heath walked out and took a seat and handed us our drinks.

"What are you lovely ladies talking about?”

“Your Gran was telling me about your Grandad”

“OH” he responded with a cheerful grin

"Yes... your handsome Grandad” she chuckled.

“I was 17 two days before my 18th birthday ..so young still when my girlfriends and I heard of a party nearby one of the families were hosting, we had heard that people from all different packs were visiting, young and old. We only went because it sounded exciting.. but none of us were expecting to find our mates least of all me” she giggled

“oh as soon as I saw him with his friends I knew there was something special about him and before I knew It he walked over to me and asked me for a dance which of course I obliged.. We danced and laughed all night, then he walked me home and kissed me on the back of my hand as he looked into my eyes, ‘goodnight sweet Edith’ he said to me... I couldn’t help but fall in love with him in that very moment. He asked to see me again, I told him it was my birthday in two days so he practically begged to see me at exactly 11pm. So the next night exactly an hour before I turned 18 he came to my house, throwing litlte stones at my window” she giggled again at the memory.

“Oh I remember falling on my bottom as I tried to shimmy out of the window and down the pipe... Oh and we laughed and laughed, he made me feel giddy especially when he held my hand. Any little touch made me feel like the luckiest woman” she spoke like she was in a daydream, with one of her hands holding the other, as if she was imagining it was his “he took me down to the lake in the village and he popped champagne and he had made us a little picnic. We talked, we drank champagne and then he gave me a soft little peck on my lips...it was magical....” she paused for a moment as she savoured the memory.

“Anyway when the clock finally struck midnight, this lightening bolt like feeling hit my stomach and my body shook a little my eyes had shut and all I could feel were these warm and tingling sensations that felt as if they were fleeting through my heart.. then my eyes shot open and...as he put his hand on my cheek, I realised he felt it too... and we both said “mate” and we smiled the biggest smile and kissed the biggest kiss” She was smiling wide as little tears peaked in her eyes. “ohh I still remember it as if it was yesterday”

“That sounds incredibly romantic Mrs Lawrence” I said my throat croaky as I brushed a tear from my cheek

"Oh my dear call me Edith.. Mrs Lawrence is too formal”

“Ok” I smiled “You must miss him”

“Oh yes dear, he’s been gone over 12 years now and I miss him everyday... but he was my love even before we knew we were meant to be... we loved each other anyway..

I nodded in agreement, That’s real love, I thought. that incredible head over heals love... there is no one else... no doubts or second guessing, its just meant to be, weather you choose it or if its destined, its a love that puts you on cloud nine. That’s what I wanted, and I knew I’d never be able to settle for less. I looked to Heath as he placed his hand on mine smiling

"She’s a good story teller huh” he grinned

“she is indeed” and I looked back to Edith.. you could tell she was still deep in thought, most likely thinking of her Arthur..

"So how come you left this pack then Edith?”

“Oh well he was needed back at his pack and I knew I had to go with him or we would never see eachother it was practically impossible for him to be here he was far too important and far too needed back home”

“oh, that must have been hard to leave your family”

“Oh,no my family were not close when i grew up, so apart from my pals I was happy to leave.. they had their own lives too and we knew fate took us on different paths, but we stayed in touch... even now, although there’s only three of us left now..”

We carried on talking, she told me stories of her and Arthur and then some of Heath. When he was a boy and how mischievous he was.. apparently when he was 4 he thought it was hilarious to run around naked and make his Gran chase him till she managed catch him and put his clothes back on. She said this was something he would do almost daily.. Edith had also told me that Arthur was a warrior and handled important business for their pack. She said he was important but she wouldn’t ever elaborate on why, maybe it was hard for her to talk about him so much.

Heath had made us a lovely dinner, it was spiced chicken on an Avocado and Feta seasoned salad which was perfect with how hot it was today.. and we had a fruit and cheese platter after with some Mamosa.

He was definitely a good cook, he could make even a simple salad taste delicious.. He smiled and doted on Edith the whole time we were with her, constantly fussing over her to make sure she was ok. When it had started to get dark she admitted she was tired and needed to go to bed, so after giving me a hug and bidding me farewell while practically demanding that I visit again soon, Heath walked her to her room, Her bedroom was on the bottom floor so she didn’t ever have to climb the stairs, but even so he still wanted to help her.

I sat in the garden on my own, the moon starting to peak out of the nearly dark sky as the glow from the sun was beginning to fade.. I suddenly found myself thinking of Love, the whole concept.. Heath was a great guy and I was definitely feeling things for him but was it head over heels lust or love? but maybe I’m just being impatient or too fussy, not all love happens the way Edith’s and Arthurs did, some love happens gradually, even with someone that had been a best friend first, like Maisie and Jackson and now they are smitten, you can practically see the love they have for each other radiating off of them.

One thing I knew for sure was that I definitely wanted to see where this could go with Heath, I wanted to know him more and be around him, he made me feel good and I knew he was a decent man and I didn’t want to pass up a chance to find out if what we have could turn into love. He’s a great catch, any woman would be lucky to have him and maybe that woman would be me.

He startled me and made me jump out of my deep thoughts as he came up from behind my chair and bending down to kiss me on my cheek.. I turned round as he grabbed my hand and lifted me off my chair, his lips came down to mine and we kissed, deep, our tongues playing with each other as we held our bodies close, my arms wrapped around his neck and his wrapped around my back..

we kept kissing barely taking a breath, till he finally pulled away but leaned his head on mine, our mouths just an inch apart “I’ve been dying to do that all evening” he whispered grinning at me..

“Hmm, me too” I grinned.

We kissed again, then he held my hand and led me back into his house.. we led down on his large sofa, he led down first and pulled my back to him so I was lying in between his legs with my back and head resting on his torso, he felt so large underneath me as he draped a blanket over us then put a film on his flat screen tv. With nothing but the lamp for light, it felt cosy and warm as his arms wrapped around me underneath the blanket and held my hands.. Ok I could definitely fall in love with him I thought as a little smile rose on my lips..

I woke up to a soft voice and a thumb stroking my cheek.. “Lelanna” it whispered.. I opened my eyes slowly to take in my surroundings..it took a few seconds for me to get my bearings and realise where I was.. I turned my head up to see Heath looking down at me smiling... his thumb still on my cheek “Its 3am” he said “we fell asleep”

I stretched my arms out as I remembered I must have fallen asleep about ten minutes into the movie cause I can barely recall anything that happened in it..

"come on, I’ll take you home”

“Mmmm” I groaned not wanting to leave his warm cosy house “Its too cosy”

He chuckled quietly “well you can stay here if you like,...you know.in um.. my.. room.. with me.. if you’d like too..”

My head shot up again to meet his gaze and I suddenly felt a shudder of nerves

"No funny business I swear” he said, trying hard not to smile..

I nodded “yea ok... but just cuddling”

“I promise” he said as he placed a little kiss on my head.. ”come on sleepy head”..

We got up and made our way up to his room, his hand holding mine, I quickly took out my phone and text my dad to let him know where I was...

He was a real gentleman, he handed me one of his large white t shirts and a pair of shorts and led me into his own bathroom so I could change, when I got back into his bedroom he was already in bed with the top of his chest on show peaking out from the covers.. I did a silent gulp as I felt my stomach turn with excitement, I tried to disguise my eyes almost popping out of my head as I quickly slid into bed next to him He scooped me into him as he spooned me. he moved to turn off his lamp and cuddled back into me.. I turned my head slightly back to kiss him goodnight, we lingered for a bit kissing but not too deeply to avoid us getting too carried away..

" goodnight Heath” I smiled just as our lips parted and turned my head round to rest it on the pillow.

“goodnight” he took a deep breath.. a relaxed one ”this is nice”

“mmhmmm” I nodded into the pillow “It is” and I held one of his hands that was resting on my stomach.. as we fell asleep..