I want to be his.
CHAPTER SIX
Landon
“I thought you said you weren’t interested in going out and mingling?” Jenny says to me as I announce I’m going to the neighbor’s barbecue with her. I’m not about to tell her that what swayed my decision was seeing Elena leave with her family to head there herself.
“You said I should make an effort, so that’s what I’m doing. Is that not enough to satisfy you?”
“I just get the feeling that you’re not telling me the truth,” Jenny says with raised eyebrows. “Look, bro, I love you and I’ll support anything you want to do. But if you’re chasing down that Elena girl, I think you’re really making a mistake. It’s a nice area, you don’t want to start a war with your neighbor after you’ve only been living here a few days. You’ll never fit in if you don’t follow the rules.”
“Since when have we cared about following the rules?” I growl. I’m surprised at her, really. She’s never had any interest in pleasing other people. She lives her life the way she wants to. She sighs and rolls her eyes.
“Look, there’s nothing wrong with the girl, she seems lovely, really. But she’s miles younger than you. I know what it’s like to be in a relationship where you think the other person is perfect for you, even if they’re completely the wrong fit. You’re blinded by your own emotions, you want her so badly that you’re not willing to admit that chasing her has consequences.” She offers me a sad smile. “Remember how much I loved my ex, even though he was a bad person and everyone but me could see it? It’s the same situation here. I’m just saying, if you listen to me now, you might save yourself later.”
I put a hand on my sister’s shoulder. “Jenny, we’re not in the same position. She’s a good person, I know it. All I want is a chance to be happy. Is that really too much to ask?”
She chews her lip. “I suppose not. Look, like I said, you’ve got my support. Just don’t expect anyone else’s.”
I never expected to have a forbidden love like this. As we head out of the house to the barbecue, I think of Elena and know that I’m not feeling something random or something that doesn’t make logical sense. This is right in every single way, no matter what other people think. I only have eyes for her. And tonight I’ll let her know how much I want her, need her...and by the end of the night, she will be mine.
When we arrive, my eyes are drawn to her straight away. She’s wearing a white sundress that hugs her curvy body in all the right places. Her dark hair cascades down her back in curly waves. When she turns to me, our eyes meet and I feel the surge of my member coming alive in my pants. I want her more now than I ever have before. With each passing second since we met, I feel the need to make her mine even more.
She glances at the other side of the garden and I know immediately that she wants to go and talk somewhere where we won’t be seen. I nod to her and she turns back to her conversation, waiting for the perfect moment to slip away unnoticed. I mingle for a while, greeting my new neighbors politely, trying each time not to look at where Elena is. But I still notice the moment when she disappears into the back of the huge garden’s foliage. I grab two drinks from a tray and drift off to find her, my heart racing and my cock throbbing.
She’s sitting on a bench in the garden grove, smiling seductively as I approach. I don’t even think she means to be seductive, but anything she does is so hot to me that I see it as a sign that she wants me. She looks me up and down and then her eyes guide to the drinks in my hands.
“Aren’t you glad that our neighbors are generous with the free booze?”
I smirk. “I can’t say I’m complaining. I thought you might need a drink.”
“I definitely do. This day has been torturous hell.”
I hand her a glass and she clinks it against mine before taking a long sip.
“I’m glad to get away from my Dad. He’s spent this whole day telling me how I have to ignore you and Jenny. As if we can ignore each other when we’re next-door neighbors.”
I smirk again. “It’s not going well so far, is it?”
She smiles back. “I can’t stay away.”
The comment is enough to get my cock throbbing again. God, this woman does things to me. I just want to rip off her pretty little sundress and fuck her right here, and right now. But I have to respect what she told me yesterday. She told me she wanted to wait, so even if it means suppressing the animal inside me, I’ll do it for her.
“It’s good to see you,” I growl. I lean in close to her. “Last night was pretty memorable.”
She’s clearly not the kind of girl to blush much, but she does now. “I’m sorry about how it went down...I wanted to carry on…”
“I know,” I growl. “Your Dad just seems determined to stand in our way.”
“I don’t want to disappoint him,” she says. She closes her eyes and sighs. “He thinks I’m too young
