Ugh, my head hurts. Damn you, Ethan your fucking beer games! And damn you, Diana for your inability to back down from a challenge. Also fuck me for thinking this beration of sorts would kill this hangover, I thought lifting my hand to clutch my head and the small movement drew a moan from the person trapping me down with his arm and I froze for a brief moment, before the rest of last night's events slammed into my head one after the other.
I wasn't drunk enough to get it on with some random guy. Ryder had brought me to his house. I doubt he'd have taken me anywhere else when I said I didn't want to stay at Alice's last night. At least not after what I saw. The last shred of innocence that the Sharp's didn't strip from me. Oh my virgin eyes, I cried out feeling my cheeks aflame at the thought. Of all the things that could have happened I never expected to walk in on a friend having sex. Of course I played it off as being too drunk to think twice on the image but my need to go to bathroom had stopped right there and I dragged Ryder out of immediately. Of course the bastard laughed his head off and if I hadn't been too tired, I would have probably smacked him hard. But currently this wasn't a priority as I pried one eye open turning my head to take a peek at the digital clock on my side of the bed. 6.17 am.
"..."
Another groan slipped from him as he shifted and I let out a sudden gasp. I'm actually surprised it took this long to realize that the hand at the end of the arm trapping me down had one breast in a cup filling his hand and my sudden shift had made him squeeze it. Of course he'd cope a feel when I was asleep, I think with a roll of my eyes but no matter how much I want to be offended, I can feel my lips twitch upward. I knew he loved boobs. Not sure if it is his sexual kink or fetish but I didn't mind. Of course at this rate, I might start to consider having him get some implants, I think shifting my gaze from his face to his broad chest where two dark brown nipples are jutting from his pecs and I giggled at the thought. The said male would probably kill me if he knew the direction of my thoughts as I shift my body that I'm facing him and curling once more into his body and his arm tightened around me practically pulling me halfway into his chest as I traced his jaw gently loving the feel of the light stubble growing on it. He was a cuddler. He probably slept with a doll when he was young. Cute, I giggle as I snuggle into him. How else could I explain me feeling like a human doll whenever we lay on the same bed?
I know sleep won't be coming back to me soon. It's a school day, I'm hungover and the only idea my sluggish brain can come up with is to take advantage of this heaven grant opportunity to ogle this specimen. Of course I could start getting ready for school but getting away from all this warmth is probably the dumbest thing I'd ever do. Of course so is risking a chance that he might wake up and I'll be a major factor to a sudden growth spurt of his already big ego but I don't care as I looked at all the dark marks wherever my eyes can land. Of course this is a project I've embarked on since the first time I saw him shirtless but I was yet to figure out most of the markings. In all honesty they could have fooled me into thinking he was some sort of machine. Terminator maybe? Ryder the Terminator, I thought with a giggle.
God I need to get a grip on reality soon and get some food in me, I sigh as my stomach grumbles its grievances. Maybe even have a proper breakfast for a chance rather than snacking on protein bars. But getting out of bed was not as easy as I thought. I had just managed to pull my boob from his hand, one that had still managed to latch on my boob even after I turned, and loosen his grip on my waist before sitting up when the previously mentioned part of anatomy shot out to my wrist and pulled me back down.
"Aah, Ryder!?"
"Babydoll, are you seriously going to leave me high and dry after eyeraping me to your heart's delight?" He said in that husky voice and I swear my core was currently dripping as the slow pulsating need began once more below my belly button and I groaned inwardly as my gaze met that sleepy yet darkened blue orbs and I bit my lip nervously.
"H..how long have you been awake?"
"Long enough to know you like checking me out when I'm unconscious?"
"I.. That was not what I was doing," I said hoping that despite the stutter in my voice I sounded believable because he was point on on what I was doing.
"Don't worry babydoll," he said in between chuckled and I could feel my face grow hot. "I'm just ruffling your feathers though I'll say. You're a very open book, Didi. What exactly were you thinking about?"
"Strangling you?"
"Really?" He asked more amused than anything before looking at himself. "That's new. Guess I didn't know my neck was on my abs. Thanks for enlightening me."
"You are insufferable," I groaned throwing my head back and I could feel his body shifting under me as he laughed.
"I'm just stating an observation."
"Well you started it," I grumbled under my breath trying to get off him but with no avail as he pulled me back to him that I was now straddling. "Ryder.. "
"Aren't I going to get a morning kiss?"
"No."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Why not?"
"You are annoying."
"What does that have to do with anything?" He asked with a pout yet I could see the crinkle of his eyes as he regarded me amused.
"Tell you what I'll give you all the kisses you want.." I started caressing his jaw and he quirked an eyebrow at me in question yet I could tell he was eager to see where this was going. "..the day I lose completely my mind."
His jaw went slack as he looked at me in what I assumed was disbelief. I don't know, he wasn't showing much.
...8, 9, 10 seconds...
He said nothing, showed nothing. I'm pretty sure he didn't blink. Either that or we blinked at the same time, I think.
...28, 29, 30 seconds...
It was quiet way too quiet. I mean some birds chirping somewhere in compound but that was almost about it. Well apart from my nervous breathing that is.
...58, 59, 1 minute...
His lips twitched. It was slight but I was looking at him closely so I couldn't have missed it, but nevertheless it looked like a smile before it registered that this was one of those rare smirks. Normally they would be mischievous, matching a certain glint in his eyes but this time I actually felt apprehensive for my own sake.. and sanity. For some reason I had the feeling he'd provoke me to actually losing my preciously considered sanity. Diana, this is the reason Dad tells you to watch what you say. If my brother was here he'd probably smack my head for poking the big bad wolf. My expression might have clearly bared out my thoughts because suddenly his smirk grew wider and I racked my brains for an easy way out.
"Would you look at the time? We're gonna be late for school," I started nervously pushing off his chest and rather easily for that matter or at least I thought so till my legs got tangled in the mess of legs and tangled sheets as he flipped us over and for a moment the wind felt knocked out of me.
Damn, him and his habit to perform kabedon* with me. Seriously even on the bed, I thought as I came back to reality just as he pressed his surprisingly nimble form against mine somehow managing to kill any chance of mobility all so deftly as he caressed my bare stomach and let out a small groan burying his head in the crook of my neck.
"You drive me crazy you know that."
"The feeling is considerably mutual," I said and he raised his head looking amused and I narrow my eyes at him.
"Does that mean I can claim my kiss now?" He asked before chuckled softly at my semi bewildered and scowling expression as he placed a small peck on my cheek just near the corner of my mouth. "Relax babydoll, I'd never do anything you wouldn't want me to."
"And how would you know what I want you to do?" I asked and he grinned as he looked at me under hooded eyes as he pushed the hair from my face before continuing a light trail of pecks to my ear.
"I just do babydoll," he whispered biting into my earlobe his kisses becoming harsher as he led a trail onto my neck and I felt my body jolt arching into him and his long fingers splayed across my stomach holding me down. Gradually, I let myself play into all the sensations flooding every crevice of my body. I bloody wanted him.
"We are going to be late for school aren't we?"
"You are still thinking about school. I must be doing something wrong," he teased and I rolled my eyes.
"Or you could be potentially doing well that we are really going to be late for school," I pointed out and he chuckled placing a chaste kiss on the top of my breast before moving away.
Okay now I was really regretting not letting him kiss me. Sigh, I guess it's too late for that now, I think as I sit up. And I thought Eve was a sex craved bastard. My breasts were heavy, my breathing was irregular and my face felt flushed, not from anything else but arousal and I swear he loved it given the grin on his face.
"You are quite the charmer aren't you?" He asked reaching for some Advil and a glass of water on his stand and I let out a grateful sigh as I took them.
"I learnt from the best," I said winking at him and he chuckled shifting on his side and propping his head on his elbow and stared up at me. "What?"
"Your pain resistance is impressive. Given how much you drank last night, being pretty functional at this hour is the last thing I expected."
"I'm pretty sure I'll still need a huge dose of caffeine and hangover tea. Or soup. I won't turn away soup."
"Still."
"I need to have a good amount of pain tolerance to fit in with the boys. There was a pretty good reason I wanted to join the wrestling team."
And I wasn't lying. People tended to underestimate me for my gender. Especially since I was born into a world of Mafia. Not because women are oppressed anything, and I thank the gods my dad had some sense in him, but most agreed being a part of the mafia, wasn't an ideal life for any female. My mother, despite our differences, was a role model to some extent. It takes a tough exterior to give up everything and everyone you knew to live a life where you didn't know whether you'll live to see the next day. Rivalries weren't uncommon, wars were somewhat rare in spite of sabotage here and there but it didn't mean there weren't those daredevils who would put a bounty on your head. She was the support, stood firm as the mafia queen even if she was nothing more but a housewife even if she didn't have a chance to claim the actual title but it wasn't for me. At the mere age of 7, alongside my brother, my father realized he couldn't shelter me from the real world. More than anything, I liked to be on my feet.
"I always wondered about that. But the point still stands. You are very good at hiding your pain."
"Aren't you? But I suppose you're right."
"Sometimes showing pain isn't a sign of weakness."
"But you forget it could be your downfall too, but I guess you're right," I said running my finger on the rim of the glass before putting it away. "Maybe sometimes it's a sign of being strong for too long."
"Mmh," he let out in agreement and I could feel his gaze on me as he squeezed my hand lightly and I turned to look at him.
"Ryder, it hurts."
"Where?" He asked and I lifted his hand to my head as a smile hinted on his lips when I nuzzled his palm as he dropped it to cup my cheek.
"Here among other places."
"Really? Where?"
"If I told you we'd probably never leave this room," I whispered and I could feel the smirk on his lips as I closed my eyes.
"Try the bed," he whispered back and the naughty bitch inside me purred as his breath caressed my lips. "Would that be such a bad thing?"
"Not yet," I said opening my eyes to stare into those blue eyes. Darkened with lust? Frustration? I didn't know nor could I think straight as a shaky thumb swept across my quivering lip. A distraction was a much better idea for now before the prospect of being in a relationship became a reality.
"Then when?"
"I don't know," I said as he brushed the stray hairs from my forehead looking up at me with a smile.
"Then I'll wait," Was all he said and before I could actually process the thought of why he'd say that so casually, the next moment I was straddling him as he shifted to lean his back against the headboard, and I kissed him with the same vigor, his every touch with a promise to own and possess me body, mind and soul. Honestly, I loved that he could make feel this way.
Beneath me, the hardness sheathed in his pants went on to remind me how much we'd been testing all those boundaries in the last couple of days. He didn't push it when I hesitated but at times I wondered if he'd one day give up this back and forth. I never hesitated, nor get insecure but there was also the potentially good chance that karma would bite us in the back.
"Aah... Babydoll," he groaned letting out a sound between a growl and a moan making my kitty swoon and purr in return as he dug his fingers into my tushy and deepened the kiss.
So maybe I shouldn't have grinded onto him, but his boner was right beneath me and I couldn't help it. Nevertheless his reaction was so worth it. At this point, I was completely sure that if it weren't for the phone call in the next ten seconds, I would have definitely given myself to him.
******
"Where is my little sunshine? You didn't immobilize her with your dick did you? You crazy bastard, you knew it was my day out with her..."
That was the conversation that met me when I walked into the Stone mansion kitchen where the three musketeers were gathered alongside Kaylee who beamed up when I announced my presence. And you definitely don't want to know how it ended.
"Sunshine, there you are. On a scale of 1-10 how much does it hurt?" He said rushing to me acting like a mama duck who had found her lost duckling, or something of the sort.
"Uh, -100," I said and he gaped at me before turning to Ryder who was brewing some coffee.
"Dude, is your dick the size of a toothpick or something?" He asked and a chill suddenly dropped in the room as Ryder slammed his hand on the counter making Ethan hide behind me.
"Okay that's it you are riding in the trunk today."
"But, wifey..."
"I am not your wife."
"Okay fine hubby. Do you know how much all that compressed trunk air will ruin my beautiful hair? I just can't. I'm not doing it, hubby," he said dramatically finishing off the effect by stomping his feet like a perfectly spoiled wife, an action that made me chuckle, and Ryder shot him an incredulous look before somehow deciding he was not worth his time as I moved closer to him and he handed me a mug alongside some hangover soup Kaylee had made.
"Your relationship is weird."
"Well so is yours?" Ethan shot back and I raised an eyebrow at him as I took a sip.
"I'm not the one with a dick calling him my hubby."
"Because you're the one with the vag that fits his dick," he shot back and I almost choked on my coffee before glaring at him. "I'm just the pretty little ass he can't get enough of."
He said smugly and I refrained from rolling my eyes. So this is why you don't get into pointless and meaningless banter with Ethan. Good to know, I thought with a frown when I realized that the rest were pretty much wordless as they gawked at me.
"What?"
"Since when do you wear glasses?" Kaylee asked at the same time Cody exclaimed, "Your eyes!?"
"No fucking way!? Can I see them?"
Ever since I started here, the most amount of emotion or expression Cody has ever shown me was the friendly barely there smiles in the hall or just around. And today, a sort of fleetingly nervous one. But never would I ever think he could pull off an Ethan -trying to be cute for favors,I thought as I looked at him bewildered as he stood in front of me giving me puppy eyes and honestly I was weirded out despite the fact I let him take my glasses off and before I was stuck on giving an explanation. Both my brother and I had heterochromia, which in itself is supposedly rare. Even more that it was the first case in our family and our eyes didn't even get close to the shade of even our grandparents'. One icy blue orb and the other light brown with green flecks each. No one should know who I am was the main reason I always wore contacts but after the drunken night I had all my eyes begged for was a break and I burst out the glasses. Not that I needed them, but my sight was mostly terrible after a while of using contacts. And yet to my surprise Ryder seemed barely fazed by this new information. Or so it would seem.
As more time passed the more I seemed to think that his face was becoming flushed and redder as I looked at him forgetting the trio that had seemingly made me their lab monkey. Ignoring them I tried to step around them but he'd seemed to pick up on the movement as he stepped away and claimed he'd be leaving first.
"Ryder wait.." I called out following him out of the kitchen but he didn't turn to me nor did he slow down.
"I'm taking my bike today. Catch a ride with the others," he said indifferently and I stopped in my steps watching his back till he disappeared before I heard the front door open and close and the revving of his motorcycle.
Was he seriously avoiding me? I thought we were good after this morning, well....after a lot of things this morning. And not to mention the fact I was actually going to ask where he placed my phone after last night more than anything.
"Has he left already?" Kaylee asked as I walked back into the kitchen.
"Yeah. Can I catch a ride with you guys?"
"Do you even have to ask Sunshine? Why would I mind having a pretty lady in the car?" Ethan said giving me a sort of infatuated look and I laughed. Somehow, his uncalled for silly corny remarks made me smile today.