“It got him off your back didn’t it?” I nodded a little and dropped my hand from his shoulder. I wasn’t going to argue with that, he’d saved me from a night filled being awkwardly flirted with. I leant towards the bar to pick up my glass.
“Thank you,” I raised it towards him, he smiled and stood up before he took my hand in his. I stood with him and glanced up at him following him away from the bar. There was now no smile on his face and he looked so serious. His jaw was clenched and it sent shivers through my body. I began to wonder how his stubble would feel across my chest. “What are you doing?” I laughed uneasily and he just shrugged.
“Do you wanna go and see Jay?” I did however not right now. I wasn’t about to follow a random guy away from my friends. I frowned deeply as we hit the front of the bar. “I promise you I won’t bite you,” he glanced down at my chest and looked away quickly “well not unless you wanted me too.” I flushed red in colour. Fuck I’d probably enjoy it… “I won’t kidnap you.” There was a cheeky glint in his eyes and I let out a giggle. He caught my hair in his hand and tucked it behind my ear slowly. The feeling of his skin against mine made my heart rate spike again.
“Where are we going?”
“Home,” he replied softly before he took my hand in his and pulled me along the beachfront. The waves were crashing against the sand that was now tickling my toes. My feet stopped moving halfway across the beach. What the fuck am I doing? My common sense kicked in. You’ve watched Criminal minds Avaya, you know how they work! Lure you in… I felt his presence beside me and moved my head to look at him, I went to move him away from him and he scoffed back a laugh. “Look over there, that’s the house. I swear I’m not going to hurt you.” He let go of my hand softly and I took it back into mine. I liked the feeling of it in his. He glanced at my face and I continued to walk in silence towards the house. We left the beach after a few more minutes. There was a small path, he pulled me through and over the gate. I had no idea why I felt so safe around him. I shook my head and turned to face the house. I nearly died looking at what was in front of my eyes. It was huge, white, with windows everywhere and that would explain the gate. I pinched my arm. This can’t be real, you're dreaming again. Wake up, wake up Av. I gasped when the pinching didn’t wake me and I turned to face him. There was a large gust of freezing autumnal air that ripped past us I shivered and he smiled as he let go of my hand. “See I told you I wasn’t going to murder you. This is Devon not America.” I laughed out loud.
“How did you know I was thinking of criminal minds?” He shot me a sassy look and I bit down on my lip.
“It was that look of realisation on your face.” I smiled to myself. He was witty and easy to believe. My hands were shaking as we walked down the long driveway towards the intimidating house. When we got closer I noticed a large number of cars, new cars parked outside and I’m convinced that I was dreaming. I pinched myself again as we stood in the doorway. I watched as he fumbled around in his pockets. I lifted my head up to look at him. He was so tall. I smirked to myself and ran my hand down his arm. He stopped looking for his keys and his eyes looked down at mine.
“This is really where you live?” He smirked down at me and dangled the keys in front of me before he leant down and opened the door. He guided me inside and my mouth fell. This is a dream there is no way, absolutely no way this house is real. It’s huge! A large open plan wide hallway with a staircase right up the middle, marble floors, white walls faced me. I could see right up to the next floor above our heads. He ushered me in and placed the door shut behind us.
"Wow" I muttered. He walked towards the left of the house and opened doors which lead into quite possibly the biggest kitchen I had ever seen in my life. Brand new high gloss cupboards, dark slate worktops and floors, a matching breakfast bar and stools. I spotted the sliding door in the background where the sofas were facing. I found myself wandering away from him further into the house, I took in the breath-taking views of the sea that was crashing against the shore a few hundred feet in front of me.
“This is…” I struggled to find my words and luckily he finished my sentence for me.
“Big?” I nodded in agreement with him and stood admiring the view. I felt his hands run up the sides of my dress and around my stomach. My chest thudded and I held my breath. I turned to face him, I tilted my head up towards him.
“You’re so tall?” I watched his eyes grow with
