You and Me

CHAPTER NINE: First kiss

Mark and I had made it half way to Cuba 🇨🇺. We spent most of the time telling surreal stories and exchanging shifts on who drives. His not much of an open up easily person but he surly does know how to be a gentleman. I curled up in my sit about to sleep again when Mark played Perfect Strangers by Jonas Blue, suddenly my mind vibes to the song his music and mine had some similarities which was good.

•BACK AT HOME•

* Cliff's Point Of View*

Kanzie has been missing for almost five days and I have no trace of her. Her cell phone won't go through I have sent hundreds of messages, its unlike her to just up and go. I had to find my daughter and the only way is to go extreme, the police gave me a 48hour missing person procedure, nevertheless I had no time for that my daughter was out their alone and afraid probably lost as well.
I called in a couple of favours and the police were on the case in no time. Consider the fact that Holly is her close friend it's only reasonable that Kamzie will contact her soon enough so I will keep a close eye on her.

🇨🇺CUBA 🇨🇺

*Kanzie's point of view*

"Why are you running?" Mark said with eyes completely focused on my every movement.
"Well... You probably already think I'm a deranged teenage girl from the first day you saw me in the parking lot." I said trying to piece my story together, but honestly I don't want to talk about it.
"Not really I just found it odd that you would sleep in a parking lot alone and completely defenseless... Why are you running?" He asked again eyes still focused..
"Stop the car." I said above barely above a whisper..I can't do his right now I honestly can't.
"Why?" He asked looking rather confused.
"Stop the car!" I said a little above pitch this time.

The car went to a vigorous halt, I didn't wait to hear the engine stop running before I could open the door and march out. Mark followed after me shouting for me to wait and asked where I was heading, in what seemed to be a fraction of a second he pulled me by wrist and forced my legs to stop.
I tried not to focus on the burning sensation his touch had caused instead I gazed at him sharply. He loosened his grip and now he was holding both my hands in his, my heart skipped a few beats. I looked up to him and saw how focused he was on me, his eyes had the most undescribable flames that burnt so bright that it would cause a forest fire, you could tell how much he cared. Trying not to focus on his gaze and touch was really starting to fail me and at the same time I'm not ready to open up because am afraid to be vulnerable.

"Tell me why you're running away." he says still looking at me with those beautiful eyes and his hands rubbing on the surface of my fingers, but I can't so I pull away from his touch and walk away.
"Look Kanzie I know I'm not the best guy or even the last choice I really don't know what you think of me but I... I see how hard it is for you to sleep peacefully almost like you're struggling... We have been stuck with each other for some time and I hoped you'd open up to me but you don't... You've locked yourself inside a castle you built to shut the world out... I'm here Kanzie I'm here and I need you to let me in... Look I understand you don't want to feel vulnerable but vulnerability isn't always bad... So please Kanzie help me out."

I don't know if it's how he said it or how he made me feel after he said it, but something about it really made me feel like I was safe and like I could just cry my eyes out.

"Mark you're great almost too good, you're kind, sweet, caring and so free spirited. I'm not what you need in your life, I built a castle because the person I thought would never hurt me did... I shut the world out cause it let me down, I'm broken beyond compare and you can't fix it and I won't let you waste your life on me and my issues." I said with tears trying to escape my eyes, but I tried to bud them back and failing terribly at it.

"Let me in, let me fix those scares and I am not wasting my life on you, I mean am all about you am down for everything about you.. In other words I like you and I want to be with you but you have to let me in." He said closing the gap between us and capping my right cheek and making me face him directly in the eyes.
"Mark..." He interrupted me by lifting a figure to shut me up. He brushed the few tears that had escaped off my cheeks.
"I'm not looking for perfect I'm just looking for real. And you are very much real to me." He said wrapping his arms around my waist and then pressing his lips against mine my arms automatically wrapped around his neck as he kissed me gently, damn this feels so right and so real, I want him and before I thought I couldn't let him in but now all I want is to be with him every moment.

My first kiss in the middle of nowhere in another state on the ran, couldn't be anymore perfect than this. I felt my stomach turn, my body was sending sparks everywhere as if that wasn't enough I felt the blood rushing up my to my cheeks and I knew for sure I was as red as a rose, I was gaining heat really quickly. If oxygen wasn't needed I would be their for ages but we broke off for air the silence that fell between us was golden.

"Do you go around kissing girls you just met." I said trying to break the silence my arms still around his neck and his still holding my waist.
"Only the one I have here with me." He said giving me a more focused gaze and then he kissed me again, his was filled with passion and lust, we stayed there for two minutes.
"Are we going to get moving or...." I said before we end up staying here.
"I don't see why not after you my lady." He said releasing his hands from waist and leading the way.

We got back into the car and hurried back to our trip, their was awkward silence for a moment until I played Saturday night by Khalid.
I couldn't help but think of our kiss every after three seconds and it made me smile involuntarily. I am happy my first kiss was with this amazing man right here and I wouldn't change anything.

*Marks Point of View*

Relax man keep calm you didn't screw up. Say something to her...
"You smell nice!" I said a little tongue tied.

That was pathetic 'you smell nice' geese Mark get a grip, damn this woman is amazing and am scared to mess up. My mind is so focused on that moment that I can't think straight. I like her, I need her more than I thought I lead on and honestly I'm going to do everything to make her mine. After that kiss I don't think I can let her go.

" Thank you hun. You smell lovely yourself." She said with so much grace.
"Hun?!" I say in disbelief.
"Or do you prefer Babe??!" she says raising both eyebrows.
"So am guessing that means you're mine right?" I say trying to get it straight.
"What do you think smart boy?" With that I hit the breaks and kiss her again.