Page 3 of Chasing Blue

“I need all the shifts I can get. Rent in Sydney is ridiculous, and I only have four more weeks to save.”

“Fair enough. I’ll come and wait at the bar till you’re done, and we can go together. It won’t pick up till later anyway.”

She tilted her head to the side and shrugged. “You don’t have to do that. Go drink with your mates before I get there, then I won’t feel bad for stealing all your attention when I arrive.”

“Baby, you’ve hadallmy attention since I first laid eyes on you.”

Sliding my hand to the back of her head, I steered her face towards mine and found her mouth.

My free hand slid under her singlet, and I felt a shudder ripple through her as I made contact with her bare flesh.

It was at this point she usually put a halt to things, so I was shocked as shit when she allowed my hand to keep moving up her body. I brushed my thumb over her nipple at the same time as I deepened our kiss. She groaned into my mouth, making my dick instantly hard.

“Blue, you’re fucking killing me, babe.”

She pulled away swiftly and looked over her shoulder at the house behind her before meeting my eyes again. With a lift of her chin, she said, “Asher’s away for the weekend, d’ya wanna come in?”

I did, I so fucking did. But it washerI wanted to come in, not her fucking house.

“Babe, if I come in, it’ll be torture. I want you so fucking bad; I swear my dick and balls are about to explode, killing me in the process.”

She gave me a grin that had me grinning back like a fucking idiot, but it felt good, right.

This girl had turned my world upside down these past couple of months. I’d been with Eden so long, I’d come to think that fighting, arguing, the constant tantrums she threw, and demands she made were normal in a relationship. We broke up and made up almost weekly, and in the beginning, I thought it was because we were kids, both of us immature, but in six years, nothing changed, and I was finally done with the drama and ended things.

Now, being with Scarlett, I’d realised I should have walked away years ago.

Scarlett’s feisty and opinionated, she had a fiery temper to match her hair, but she listened. She said what she had to say, then she listened to my side. We didn’t fight and argue, we discussed.

Where Eden had become cold and demanding, all I got from Scarlett was heat and an easy-going smile. Being with her was effortless.

It wasn’t what I was expecting, but it’s what I’d come to want, need, crave. I was obsessed, and weirdly enjoyed this new experience.

The sound of Scarlett’s Converse scraping the ground as she poked at the pavers with her toe brought me back to the moment. She looked up, her dark blue eyes met mine, and I watched as she licked her red painted lips, swallowed, and visibly took in a deep breath before saying, “I want you to stay the night . . . With me . . . In my bed,” nodding as she spoke.

Raking her teeth over her bottom lip as she watched me, her nervousness was both cute and sexy as fuck as she waited for my answer.

“You sure?” I asked.

We’d had the talk. She wasn’t a virgin, but she wasn’t very experienced either.

She nodded again. “I’m sure.”

I leaned in and kissed her nose.

“If it’s what you want, then I’m all in. Lead the way, baby.”

“You got condoms?” she asked quickly, her eyes wide.

“Yeah, I should have a couple in my wallet.”

She swallowed again and smiled tightly, all while she continued to nod.

“Let’s go then.” She grabbed my hand and started to turn, but I pulled her back towards me.

“I know I’ve complained about blue balls, but I want you to be absolutely sure about this, Blue. I want you . . . I really fucking want you, but this is your call, and I’m willing to wait for as long . . .”

Her finger came up and pressed against my mouth to hush me.