Forever

Chapter Six

It felt like paradise.

I didn't go home to The Glen again, I was beginning to prefer sitting in the woods, staying as close to Emilee as I could be. I didn't care if anyone missed me.

She loves me, she really said it! I grinned like a fool as I thought of her warm lips on mine and imagined the kisses in our future. The thought of having to wait all day to see her again was driving me insane.

How insane will I feel when she's gone? I grimaced at the thought—it had been bothering me whenever I was alone now. The truth was, we hadn't ever really been together, and I hated it. It hurt knowing everything that happened was just a dream.

What if we just run away together? We could live together in secret somewhere, forever. Until she dies. I stopped that train of thought. The ending was unacceptable to me. I considered several other options, but they all ended the same way. I couldn't take it anymore.

Emilee was looking at herself in the mirrors when I eagerly entered her dream. She was trying to do something with her hair, a look of discontent on her face, and she was as lovely as always. She dropped her hands to her side, blushing furiously when she realized I had arrived and was watching. I smiled.

I let my eyes travel down her body hungrily, noting her blush deepen as I took in her tight blue t-shirt, white cotton skirt, and white heels. I didn't think it was possible for her to look bad, ever.

"Hi," she said shyly, clasping her hands in front of her. She smiled slightly, biting her lower lip as she did so.

"Hello, yourself." I responded with my own smile, walking towards her. "Did you know," I said when I finally reached her pulling her into my arms and brushing the hair from her face, "I love it when you bite your lip like that. It just about drives me mad!" I raised my hand as I spoke and brushed my thumb over her bottom lip. She closed her eyes and sighed, leaning into me as I wrapped my arms around her waist. We fit together perfectly, and I loved that too. I just plain loved everything that had to do with Emilee.

I tightened my hold on her hips and crushed her to me, my mouth finding hers instantly. She opened her mouth and I licked her bottom lip tenderly, moving one of my hands from her hips and up to her face. I pulled gently away from her, smiling as I caressed her cheek and then rested my palm on her neck. She leaned in for more kisses, but I teased her by coming just close enough to feel the heat of our breath mingling. I laughed as she moaned in frustration and finally gave in to her.

The need for more grew as we kissed, tasting each other's lips again and again. I sucked on her lower lip as she slid her hands under my black t-shirt and rested them on my stomach, her fingers fanning over my abs. I moaned as she grabbed my sides and yanked me closer, deepening our kiss and locking her fingers together with her arms encircling my body. It was like an animal instinct was starting to overtake us.

I broke away from her mouth and nuzzled my face into the crook of her neck, tipping her head to the side. I bit her softly there and felt her grip on me tighten. Slowly, I trailed bites up her neck until I reached her ear. I let my teeth graze the lobe before I sucked on it as Emilee kissed my shoulder.

My hands slid down her sides, to her waist, and I pushed her up against the wall. As I did so, she kicked off her heels and jumped up, wrapping her legs around me as she had for some of our other kisses. Her hands twisted into my hair as I held her tightly, kissing her collarbone. I slid my hand up under her skirt, onto her thigh, and suddenly found myself being pushed away as she slid her legs down to the floor. Disappointment filled me as much as I didn't want it to.

"Wow," she said, trying to catch her breath. She reached her hand up to caress my face and I leaned into it, still wanting her touch.

"Why did you stop me?" I had her sandwiched between myself and the wall, and was tempted to start kissing her again.