Burning Ember

Chapter 8

                                Embers POV

I look up when I feel the car stop and realise we're back at my house. Hurricane turns in his seat to face me fully

"I told you it was silly" I say, avoiding his penetrating gaze, he takes hold of my hand and I turn to meet his eyes

"It's not silly, not at all. Come on, let's get you inside"

We get out of his truck and head up the steps to the front door, unlocking it I step inside and he follows me

"Do you want a coffee? Or a beer or something?"

"Beers good. Thank you"

A strange tension seems to have settled in the air and I can feel his eyes on me as I grab the drinks from the fridge. I flick the caps off the bottles and sit down at the island in the kitchen

"Would it be weird if I asked you to stay?" I ask hesitantly, I mean, it is a bit weird.

"No" he smiles "come on" he holds his hand out for me to take and we head upstairs to my bedroom

I grab a silk nightdress from my drawer and tell him to make himself at home as I enter my en-suite and shut the door behind me so I can change

I scrub all of the make up from my face, remove my dress and replace it with the nightdress before shoving my hair up into a messy bun, I step out of the bathroom back into the bedroom so see Hurricane sat on the edge of the bed, shirtless, removing his boots

"Sorry" I squeak, trying to look anywhere but at him, I'm pretty sure I heard him say "oh fuck" but I can't be certain

He stands up after removing his shoes and socks, and pulls his jeans off leaving him in nothing but his boxer shorts. I'm pretty sure my feet have been fused to the spot because I haven't moved

He stalks towards me, like a lion hunting it's prey, my heart is beating so fast I think it might come out of my chest. He stops in front of me and when I look into his eyes I can see nothing but lust

He rests his palm against my neck and dips his head slightly, I see his gaze flicker from my eyes to my lips and back again. I give him a small nod of consent

His lips meet mine, the kiss isn't too hard or too soft, it's just right, like baby bears porridge in Goldilocks, his tongue sweeps across my bottom lip asking for entrance and I grant it

I don't know what's happened to me, but everything else has gone away, any doubts or fears, they're gone. And that's when I realise, I feel safe with him. I trust him. And for some strange reason i know that he won't hurt me

The hand that was resting against my neck goes to the back of my head ad he runs his hand through my hair while his other hand wraps around me, pulling me impossibly closer, I let out a desperate moan as I reach my hands up to run through his hair

He pulls away slightly and rests his forehead against mine, trying to catch his breath

"I've wanted to do that since I first laid eyes on you"

I blush at his admission and he groans somewhere in the back of his throat, he tugs my hand and leads me over to the bed, we get in and lay side by side but he pulls me into him, kissing me on the forehead

"Goodnight, Ember"

"Night" I smile, content. He didn't push any further, although I think I would have gone further, I'm glad he didn't push.

I've never been kissed before, I've avoided men like the plague ever since what happened. I should probably tell Hurricane about it. I might scare him off but I can't lie to him.

I decide not to think about that right now and fall asleep in his arms replaying our kiss over and over in my head.

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I wake the next morning with a heavy weight across my side, we must have moved in the night because he's now spooning me and I can feel his morning wood pressed against my bum.

I try to shift slightly, until I hear a growl in my ear

"Stop shaking your ass against it, you'll make it worse"

I immediately cease all movement, I can feel a blush rising from my neck and across my face, obviously sensing my embarrassment yet feeling zero of his own, he chuckles

"Take it as a complement sweetheart. I never usually wake up like this.... although I also never usually wake up in bed with a beautiful woman pressed against me"

My eyes go wide and I try to wiggle out of his hold, to no avail

"Not so fast... just lay with me. Please" I can hear the vulnerability in his voice, I've never heard him speak like that before. I turn around to face him and he turns onto his back, lifting his arm and wrapping it around me tightly

Safe. I feel safe with him.