The Boy Next Door

ｔｗｅｎｔｙ ｎｉｎｅ

~Rachel~

I woke up in Colton's arms. I breathed in his scent. His body shifted and his eyes opened. I was the first thing that he saw. He smiled. "Good morning sweet pea." he said with a sleepy voice.

"Good morning." I said back.

He pulled me closer to him and kissed me. "I love you." he said.

"I love you." I repeated. Colton made my night really special. He was gentle and everything that I could have wanted for my first time. He grabbed one of my hands and started to play with my fingers. "What's on your mind?" I asked. I could tell that he was thinking about something.

"Do you regret anything that we did?" He asked.

"No I don't." I said. "Why are you asking, do you?"

He shook his head. "No I don't. I just thought that you might be having second thoughts. I was just..." He trailed off.

"You have nothing to worry about." I traced my finger down his chest.

"Good." He whispered.

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"I have one more surprise for you." Colton said as we pulled into my driveway.

"You spoil me." I said.

"I know." he smiled. He took out a little light blue box. The box was then handed to me. "You can open it." he said.

I opened the box. There was a heart shaped necklace inside. I looked up at him. "It is so beautiful. I love it." I said.

"I thought that you would." he said.

"Can you help me put this on please?" I asked.

"Of course."

I moved my hair out of the way so that he could put the necklace on. Once it was on, I turned back to face him. "Thank you so much. For the necklace and taking me out to dinner and to the lake house, thank you for everything that you do for me." I said.

"You're welcome." he said.

We walked inside. Wyatt and his girlfriend Emma were sitting on the couch. They looked over at us.

"Hey Rachel!" Emma waved.

"Hey Emma. What are you two up to?" I asked.

"We are waiting for my parents to get here. They are having lunch with us." She said.

I nodded. "I'll catch up with you later." I said, watching into the kitchen. Colton followed me. My mom and dad were preparing food for a barbecue. Colton shook my dad's hand, as they greeted each other. My mom pulled me into a hug.

"Hi honey. Did you have fun?" She asked.

I nodded.

"That is a beautiful necklace. Did Colton give you that?" She asked.

I smiled. "Yeah he did."

"That boy is too sweet." She said.

"He is." I whispered.

"Colton, you are welcome to stay for lunch if you would like." My mom said.

"Thank you for offering, I think that I will." He said.

My dad went out to the grill to start cooking the food. The doorbell rang and Wyatt welcomed Emma's parents inside. I had a feeling that Wyatt had something special planned because her parents are here.

Wyatt called Colton over to the side to talk with him about something. I just hope that Wyatt doesn't find out what Colton and I did this weekend because he would freak out.