Between Two Fires

^.^ Chapter 15 ^.^

Lucas' POV

      We sit there, in a mutual peaceful silence, my hands buried deep in the sand to hold my weight up in a sitting position. The glowing stones shine brighter than I had ever seen them, making me glad I had come here tonight. My mind keeps repeating the event of the night over and over,

As I lay there with Marie's hands roaming all over my torso, my eyes scanned the crowd of people around me, dancing, drinking and laughing. Not being able to spot Cyan anymore was causing me to become inexplicably anxious. Marie's lips were kissing down my neck which would usually get me going, but instead they were increasing my irritation and urging me to push her off. An uncomfortable knot was forming in my stomach and I somehow knew I should find Cyan soon or I might regret it.

My eyes had been drawn to her the whole night. Distracting myself with Marie had done nothing but infuriate me and now I was beating myself up for losing Cyan among the thick crowd. I felt I needed to find her but she was no where to be seen.

My eyes keep scanning the crowd until, finally, they fall upon her small figure on the dance floor. The scene unfolding before my own eyes makes me shove Marie to the side and run to Cyan without looking back. In one swift motion I pull Josh away from Cyan and give him a hard punch to the stomach, sending him tumbling to the floor.

He was hurting Cyan – I'll kill him. My thoughts edge me onward and I raise my fist to land another hit. I fee arms grabbing my own, restraining me.

"Stop, man – stop!" Ethan's voice isn't what stops me though. Instead the glimpse I get of Cyan, tears trailing down her face as she looks at Josh blankly, is what makes me stop. Once I do, he lets me go allowing me to approach Cyan. Following my gut, I take her arm and lead her away from the scene and the gathering crowd. 

Although I still couldn't make sense of my actions, I had started to give up trying to explain them. I had initially intended to stay away from Cyan tonight - and look how that had turned out. It seemed the more I avoided it, the harder it got to avoid it.

Maybe you should just get her out of your system...

Although the thought had crossed my mind a couple of times, I knew I couldn't bring myself to pull that on her. Not that she would fall for me...she seemed to hate me. Can you blame her?

Not Really. My mental rant comes to an end and thoughts of Celia flood my brain. I'm the first to brake the silence.

"I used to come here with my sister." Even though her eyes aren't on me, I know she is listening intently as I tell her about how my sister and I found this place. Knowing she isn't looking, I turn my gaze at her and can't help but admire her. Her hair is plaited down her back, a few loose strands hanging around her face. They sway with the breeze, causing her to twitch her nose. So cute.

Woah.... Cute? Stop right there.

Yeah, I know I have to keep my distance. But there, in one of the only spots in the world where I felt completely at ease,  it was hard not to notice how beautiful she really was. I run my hand through my hair roughly, trying to clear my head.

Stop - Beautiful-cute?!! It must be the cold air getting to my brain. Or maybe you need to get laid. Probably.

Fuck - she is looking at me, look away! I turn my head back towards the sea and keep a neutral expression on my face.

"So-Lea, Ethan and the others... Do they also come here often?" I look towards her when she finally speaks up and notice the goosebumps on her arms. Grabbing the blanket from the bag, I drape it over her shoulders. Instead of just accepting it she moves closer and throws it over my shoulder blocking the cold air. She doesn't look towards me as she does it and I can notice the slight blush forming on her cheeks so I don't say anything.

So cute... STOP! Her proximity is messing with my brain, the slight contact of her skin on mine affecting me more than any touch or kiss had affected me before. 

"Only you..." I finally mutter, clearing my throat nervously. 

"Huh?" She asks. Speak up, idiot.

Quickly I glance down towards her, regretting it when I find myself face to face with Cyan - closer than would be considered 'normal'. "Lea, Ethan and the others don't know about this place. You are the only one I've shown it to." I feel the heat of my own breath traveling between us. Her big blue eyes are the color of the ocean on a sunny day, drawing me into them like a siren would draw a sailor into the depths of the sea.

You are so fucked.

"Oh," Her breath tickles my lips, becoming my undoing. The invisible thread between our faces shortens, making us gravitate towards each other. Her pink lips are so close, just a little closer and I'll finally be able to taste them...

Just as I am about to lay my lips on hers the moment is gone. My ringtone cutting through it viciously making us both jump back from each other.

Sh*t. SH*T SH*T SH*T. What did you ALMOST do. F*ck. I know. I know, this wasn't supposed to happen. But you wanted it to. It doesn't matter. It hadn't and it wouldn't, if i stopped resisting her, she would stop being so tempting. From now on I'd just have to treat her like I would Lea, or a sister. Yes, a sister. I could do that.

My thoughts are going a mile a minute as I pull my phone out of my pocket. The two missed calls from Lea make me realize the time. Four AM.

I shove myself up, putting some distance between us and pick up the phone to return her call, ready to receive another earful. 

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SO SORRY FOR THE DELAY. I had to re-write this chapter three times due to a series of unfortunate events which caused all my writing to be lost two times. I had the following two chapters done too but I still have to re-write those again now :')

Oh well - Ill post another by Sunday :D Hope you enjoy this one - let me know what you think!!!