“Ryder, I noticed at lunch it seemed as though you were a little upset after I came back from the bathroom. Why was that?” I asked with a voice that sounded confident, but I could feel my nerves bubbling up inside. I have never depended on anyone but myself. For me to feel this way about the guys already, was crazy.
“Malia, I am not sure what happened in the bathroom, but when you came back you had this beautiful smile on your face. I can only hope that I will be able to do that one day. I know how everything looks with Skylar, but I swear to you what happened with her was the worst mistake of my life. There has never been any feelings for her. Malia, I have never in my life wanted someone as bad as I want you. Please forgive me for this morning,” he pleaded with me.
“Ryder, I don’t care about anything to do with Skylar. Don’t worry about her. She is not even worth the stress.” I insisted. Putting my palm on his cheek, I forced him to look in my eyes instead of looking down at our hands.
“Ryder, look at me please.” He looked at me with such anguish in his eyes that the only thing I could think to do was kiss him, so I did. His kiss was soft and he had lips like pillows; soft for a guy. He put his hand behind my neck and pulled me even closer. Taking this as an initiative, I straddled him and put both my legs on the side of his hips.
Wrapping my arms around his neck, I licked his lips, basically begging for entrance. I don’t know what it was about these guys but they got me turned on so quickly. He let me in, and our tongues battled for dominance. Ryder put one hand in my hair, and the other on my back and laid me down on his bed. He hovered over me and continued to kiss me like he will never get the chance to again. Kissing Ryder was almost refreshing. Like laying in the green grass with sunlight shining down on me. I heard a gasp and jerked upright, instantly.
14.
Boyfriend
Ryder
“Oh… Ryder, I am so sorry! I was just finishing up cleaning and making dinner for you. I will just go.” Jessa said.
“No worries. We were just going downstairs. Malia, this is Jessa Thomas. She is the one that cleans our house and cooks for me.” I introduced them awkwardly. Jessa went to say hi to Malia and she turned white.
“Hey, Jessa? You okay?” I asked walking up to her, my hunger for Malia going right out the window.
“Oh… yes sorry I don’t think I have had enough to eat, today. Hi Malia. Nice to meet you. I am going to be in the kitchen for about ten more minutes and then, I will be on my way.” Jessa croaked. She practically ran out of the room and down the stairs.
“Is she okay? She looks like she saw a ghost.” Malia observed. Taking her hand, I brought her downstairs and met the guys. I would have to talk to Jessa about this later.
We picked a movie, made some popcorn, and watched the movie until it hit eleven at night. Malia chose to cuddle with me before the movie started. It felt nice being touched by a woman that didn’t want to touch me just sexually. The guys were sleeping on the recliners, and Malia was laying on me on the couch. When the credits started to roll, I asked Malia if I should drive her home.
Getting up, I went up to my room to get a hoodie and went back downstairs to throw on my shoes. Grabbing my keys, I walked back into the living room to get Malia and saw she was giving each of the guys a kiss on their cheek. Grayson just smiled in his sleep, but when she went to kiss Asher, I was too late to stop what happened next.
Asher had trouble sleeping, since all the shit that went on with his brother, Jason, at home. As soon as her lips hit his cheek, he wrapped his hand around her hand that was on his other cheek, and pushed her away.
“Asher! Wake the fuck up!” I yelled, trying to get him to realize what he just did. His eyes snapped open and landed on Malia that was standing close to his chair, holding her wrist with big eyes watching him.
“Malia, fuck. I am sorry,” he choked out.
“It’s okay. I was just giving you a kiss goodbye. Goodnight Asher.” she told him softly as she walked away. Before she could get too far, Asher jumped up and spun her towards him, and took her mouth in a searing kiss.
“Malia, I will explain everything soon okay?” he asked her, as he bit her lip lightly. Jesus. I felt like I was looking in on a personal moment so I told them I would be in the car. Waiting for Malia to get in the car gave me time to think on what I have been wanting to ask her for a while. I got so lost in my own thoughts that I didn’t know how much time had passed.
Malia got in the car and was quiet for a couple minutes. Starting the car, I started to drive towards her house when she reached for my hand and held it like a lifeline. I guess now was as good a time as ever.
“Malia, I want you to know we all care for you. I know this is a weird situation we are in, but I know I want you as my girlfriend. If Grayson and Asher want that too then it is fine with
