Lost Cause

Chapter 21

Jaxon's POV

I wake up to light feathered kisses being peppered across my shoulders and down my back. I groan and stuff my head back into the pillow.

"What time is it?" I rasp.

"2:15." I hear her reply.

"You're telling me we only got three hours of sleep?"

"Roughly, yeah. You don't have to come along. I just wanted to kiss you bye before I left." She lays on top of me.

I move my head and look over my shoulder at her, "I think I might lose points if I don't tag along."

"Not in my book you wouldn't." She assures me.

I shift my body so I'm laying on my back and wrap my arms around her waist. She folds her arms against my chest and rests her chin on them, she gives me a smile while meeting my eyes.

That's still scary. It's been years since someone on the outside of my family has seen my eyes, I never know the reaction people are going to have. And it's not that I didn't trust Alex sooner, it's just hard. Looking at her now, face free of judgement I'm glad I showed them to her.

"You okay?" She reaches out her hand and starts to trace the freckles on my face.

I squeezed her tighter against me, "Sorry, was just thinking."

"No regrets right?" Her eyes show vulnerability.

I grab her face between my hands and pull her up to press a hard kiss to her soft lips. Doesn't she know I've been waiting since the day we first met to have her like this? I didn't think I believed in love at first sight until I saw her.

When I walked into that classroom fear had a hold on my body, I didn't want to introduce myself to the class. Being the new kid was never a favorite of mine, especially when I first moved to the states from Spain. Kids only wanted to be friends with the exotic foreign kid with the weird colored eyes, never wanted to be friends with me for me.

Coming to Georgia changed that. Meeting Alex changed that. Sure I had friends in Vegas but again they were only friends with me because I was a great running back and helped them win almost every game. Being welcomed into a friend group that had been together for their entire lives was terrifying. I thought I was gonna be the outcast, how wrong I was.

I'm brought back to the present when Alex bites my lower lip.

"Shit, hermosa what was that for?" I pull back.

"You didn't hear the loud ass knock on the door?"

"I was a bit preoccupied." I look at her flushed cheeks.

"Well that was a ten minute warning knock from Vi. Meaning if we aren't downstairs in ten minutes she will barge in here no matter what position we're in."

"Fuck okay. Let's get up." I sit up but bring her with me.

"You didn't answer my question." She avoids eye contact.

"I thought the kiss was my answer. No regrets, promise." I grab her chin to tilt her head up to look at me. "I meant it when I said I'd been waiting a long time, the day at the beach was when I really started to become attracted to you."

She gives me a smirk, "Why cause I felt you up?"

I laugh and shake my head, "Well that certainly helped. What happened after kinda sealed the deal. When the wave crashed over my head you didn't try to steal a look at something that had been a sensitive topic to me, you immediately tried to alleviate my anxiety."