I'm Yours (Bold As Love) (5 page)

“
I love you too. You don’t have to worry. I’ve already told Conrad that I’m with you. That’s not going to change. ” She stands on her tip toes and gives me a soft kiss. “We are just talking and catching up. It’s no big deal, trust me. I was out with him yesterday.”

I step out of her embrace again. “Emily, it’s two people who love each other spending time together. One of those people is you. The other one is
not
me. How is that not a big deal for you? It’s a big deal!”

She shrinks away from me and I feel a touch of shame. “I’m sorry Sweetness. It just blows my mind to think of you out with him.” My phone rings and I answer, “What?”

“
Jake? It’s Tommy’s mom.”

“
Oh, I’m sorry Ms. Smith.”

“
It’s okay. I was just going to let you know that we were back. Drake can stay here tonight, if you don’t mind. Tommy has been asking me about it all day.”

“
Sure, that’s fine. I’ll run some clothes by later.”

“
Alright. See you then.”

I slip my phone in my pocket and pull Emily into my arms. “I love you Sweetness.”

“
I love you too,” she whispers into my chest.

I leave Emily’s and go home to get Drake’s clothes. I don’t waste time and go ahead and take them over. Back home, I pop a pizza into the oven for supper. Todd calls and wants to me to meet him at the rink. I eat my pizza and leave to meet him.

Todd and I have been friends for a long time. Emily spending time with Conrad is really bugging me. After missing a clear shot, Todd fusses at me. “What’s up with you man?”

I rest my chin on the end of my stick. “Would you let your girlfriend hang out with an ex, one she loved?”

Todd raises his eyebrows and whistles. “Emily had a boyfriend before you?”

“
Todd, of course she has. Answer my question.”

“
Do you love her?” The question coming from Todd caught me off guard.

“
Yeah.”

“
Do you trust her?”

“
Yes.”

“
Then what do you have to worry about?”

Emily

Thursday morning I wake up with puffy eyes. I cried during my dream, but I couldn’t remember what it was about. I climb out of bed and brush my teeth and hair. I wasn’t even going to change. I felt horrible and I just wanted to be comforted.

I called Jake and was relieved when he answered. “Can you come over?”

“
Sure thing Sweetness. What’s wrong?”

“
Nothing. I think I’m coming down with something though.”

“
Okay. I’ll be there in a few to make you feel better.”

I hang up and bring my covers up to my neck. Remembering that Dad would have locked the door, I hop out to go unlock the door. I return to my bed and close my eyes. I had the worst headache ever.

“
Hey Sweetness,” Jake says from the foot of my bed.

I throw back my covers and invite him to climb in. I rest my face in the crook of his neck as his arms wrap around me. “How are you feeling?”

“
Like my head could explode.” Jake’s hands moved up and down my body and a thought hits me. “Did you have plans with the guys today?”

“
No.”

“
Good. I wouldn’t want to interrupt your plans.”

“
You could never interrupt my plans.”

I climb out of bed and get my favorite picture of Jake and me off the wall. Drake took this when we were opening presents at Christmas. I just opened Jake’s and he leaned in to whisper in my ear that I was the only present he wanted. Drake captured the moment after that when I smiled at him. I hugged the picture to my chest and crawled back in bed.

“
I love this picture of us.”

“
Me too.”

I let him hold me until I fall asleep.

I feel his warm arms tightly around me and hear his even breathing. I keep my eyes closed to relish this feeling because it probably won’t last much longer. I take in the feel of his chin resting on top of my head and the length of his body against mine. I inhale deeply the way his smells. Underneath the smell of Ralph Lauren’s Polo Blue, was the sweet scent of Jake. I could smell his aftershave and the ivory soap his washes with.

Jake stirs. I look up into his sleepy green eyes and smile. It must be around six in the evening. There was a knock on my door and I called for whomever it was to come in. Conrad walks through the door and I sit up. “I just wanted to say goodbye.”

“
You are leaving already,” I ask. He nods and walks over to me. Conrad leans over, kisses my forehead, and leaves. “Keep in touch, okay?” I nodded and then he was gone. I fell backwards on my bed.

“
He’s gone,” I whisper.

“
I know,” he says into my hair.

“
Is it wrong to feel relieved? I was happy to see him, but I’m happy to see him go as well.”

“
It’s not wrong.”

We lay in my bed until it’s time for Jake to go pick up Drake.

Jake

School goes by slowly. I’m excited when I got some alone time with Emily later at my house. She was straddling me. She takes my face in her hands and gives a small smile. “Stubble,” she comments.

I chuckle as the mood lightens. “I ran out of time this morning,” I tell her.

“
I kind of like it,” she says with a tilt of her head.

“
Do you?”

“
Well, as long as I don’t get whisker burn, yes.”

I laugh. Emily leans forward and gives me a kiss. Through the kiss, she shows me her love. I show her my love and excitement for our future. She is mine and until she didn’t want me, she always would be. Drake ran into my room and Emily quickly slides off of me. He is ecstatic to see Emily. He fills her in on every detail of his life since she last saw him.

After about ten minutes, I send him to do his homework. We lay in silence until I ask a question. “Are you happy, Emily? Like are you happy you’re with me, even though you could have Conrad?”

She props up on her elbows and looks at me. “Of course I am. What is it you told me? If I didn’t want to be here, I wouldn’t be. And trust me, I want to be right here,” she says wiggling to lay on top of me. I let out a laugh and place a kiss upon her lips. She rolls over to my left, the side by the wall and crawls under the covers. “I love your bed. It’s so much better than mine,” she says.

I get under the covers and pull her to me. “How so?”

She gives me a smile that I love so much. “It smells like you and it’s just more comfy.” To drive her comment home, she brings the sheets to her nose and inhales, letting out an “ahhh.” I chuckle at her and give her a peck on her perfect lips. My door creaks open and I turn to see Drake. “What’s up,” I ask.

“
Just wanted to tell you that I’m finished. Can I hang out with you guys,” he asks.

“
Of course. Come join the party,” Emily says. Drake doesn’t hesitate. He runs and jumps on the bed. Specifically me.

“
Ow!,” I fake pain. Emily and Drake laugh and Drake settles between us on top of the covers. “So, what are we doing,” Drake asks.

“
We
were talking,” I interject before Emily could say something.

“
About what,” he asks.

I glance at Emily and say, “Emily was just telling me how she likes the way I smell.”

Drake laughs and looks over at her. “How can you like the way he smells? He always stinks!” I start a tickle attack on him. He rolls over to Emily, pleading for her help. I look at Emily and tell her, “You try and stop me and I’m coming after you.” They pull a maneuver that I wasn’t expecting. Drake rolled towards the wall and Emily towards me, therefore switching places and putting Drake farther away from me.

Emily the rolls on me and grabs my hands. I let her think that she’s stronger than me. “Go Drake,” she tells him. Drake jumps up, hops off the bed and shoots to the other side of the room.

“
Now Sweetness, I told you that if you tried to stop me, I would come after you.”

She gives me a half skeptical look. “You wouldn’t really jeopardize your relationship over a simple tickle attack, would you?”

“
So that’ s how it’s going to be, huh?”

“
That’s exactly how it’s going to be.”

“
We’ll see about that.” I roll over and take her wrists in one of my hands, while the other attacks her stomach. “Come help Drake,” I offer.

Emily is wiggling beneath me and in between laughs she begs for me to stop. Drake joins in and Emily says, “I helped you Drake!”

He shrugs. “Sorry Emily, but he’s my brother.”

“
Ha ha,” I say to her. She starts to squeal between laughs.

“
Please…stop!”

“
Why should I,” I ask with an evil grin.

“
I’ll do whatever you want!”

“
Promise,” I ask.

She nods her head and I tell Drake to stop. I quit and let go of her wrists. “Drake, go play in your room.”

“
Why,” he whines.

“
Because, Emily has to fulfill her promise,” I say with my eyes on her.

He reluctantly leaves and closes the door behind him. “What do I have to do,” Emily says gravely.

“
C’mon, you act like it’s gong to be a bad thing.” I roll off of her and she gives me a skeptical look when she rolls onto her side to look at me. I laugh. “You are going to let me give you a hickey,” I decide since I know how it bothers her.

She moans. “Jake, what did I tell you? Those things are a pain to try and hide and you make them bad enough to last a week or more!”

“
You promised,” I remind her. She groans. “Don’t worry, I’ll find a spot where it will hide itself,” I tell her, already having a place in mind. It was a place where a kiss drove her just as crazy as that spot below her ear. I get up and go to the foot of my bed where my dresser sits. I open up a drawer.

“
What are you doing,” Emily voices asks from behind me.

“
Unless you want to be in your underwear, then you’re going to need some shorts.” I hold up a pair of my basketball shorts. “These should fit if you pull the strings tight enough. C’mon. Don’ just lay there. Go change.” She gives me a skeptical look, but gets up, snatches the shorts, and passes me to go into the bathroom to the right of me. I return to my bed after locking my door while she changes out of her pants and into my shorts.

When she steps out of the bathroom, I perk up. Her wearing my clothes is undeniably a turn on. “Come here,” I say holding out my hand. She takes it and reclaims her spot to my left, lying on her back. To do this properly, I hover over her and kiss her hard. When I can tell she wants more, I remove my lips and sit up. I scoot down to her smooth legs and bring her knees up.

As expected, my shorts fall down revealing her thighs. I feather kisses along her outer thigh before moving to her inner thigh, about five inches up from where her legs end. I glance at her, give her a wicked grin and get started on her hickey. She tries to wiggle away, but I hold her in place. I suck on her skin, longer than I need to just so I can see how long it will take her to cave.

When I swirl my tongue in circles, she pops up, takes my face and pulls me to her. I capture her mouth before she rolls us over and she straddles me. I rest my hands on her hips as she moves to my neck with frantic kisses. I know she’s on the verge of giving in to her desires. She slides my shirt up, exposing my stomach. Emily moves down to run her hands and lips over my torso. When she places an intoxicating kiss, just above my jeans on my hip, I grab her arms and move her back to me.

Her brown eyes flash open and I see exactly what she wants. I planned on giving it to her too. I knew I should have bought a pack of condoms the other day. It’s only once.

Emily

I hurriedly put my clothes on an hour later. “I can’t believe our first time was with Drake in the house! And without a condom! That was stupid Jake” I say, stunned at myself for getting carried away. I plop onto the edge of Jake’s bed and run a hand through my hair. I look back at Jake, who is still naked under the sheets and glare at him. “You know kissing me there always sets me off and you did it anyway!” I shake my had and run my fingers through my hair again.

Jake’s arm snakes around my waist and he pulls me backwards. My back rests on his chest and my head on his shoulder, with my feet still dangling off the bed. I turn my head to look at him as he begins to talk. “I didn’t know I was that powerful,” he says with a smirk.

I roll my eyes, but I can’t help but place a kiss on his lips.

“
I love you.”

“
I love you too Jake. I still can’t believe it,” I say with a shake of my head.

“
Well believe Sweetness, because it definitely happened and it was fantastic.”

I smile, but I keep my eyes on the ceiling. “Want to know a secret,” I ask him after a moment.

“
Of course,” he says.

I place my lips close to his ear so when I talk, they will brush it. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had sex and I can tell you right now, once I start again, I want it. All. The. Time.”

He moves so fast, it takes me a minute to register what he did. He rolled over on top of me. Jake’s face hovers over mine. “I most definitely do not have a problem with that.” He leans down and kisses me. We would have gotten carried away, but my phone rings. I try to even my breath when I see that it’s my dad.