“Gunner, about what my mother said. Well…. um…. I just wanted to let you know that everything she said was a lie. I mean…. I’m not that way…I’m not a whore. I barely even ever kissed Ryan let alone slept with him. I know you probably already figured that out by the way Ryan left me and all. It was just really important for me to let you know what she was saying was not true. Honestly, I’m not a hundred percent sure why I needed you to know this…. I just…. . did. I just needed you to know. ” Ellie finished and now she was looking right at me.
How could she even think for one minute I would ever believe her mother? My heart was breaking all over again. I was so fucking confused. One minute she is calling me a good friend and the next she is telling me how im
portant it is that I know she does not sleep around.
“Ellie sweetheart believe me when I tell you this. I NEVER believed anything that came out of your mother’s mouth. I’m so sorry she hurt you and that you had to endure all that verbal abuse from her over the years. Please don’t ever let what she said to you ever stand in your way. You are a strong, beautiful, and very smart young woman. Don’t ever forget that Ellie…. . never forget that. ” I said as I reached over and took her left hand in mine. I lifted it up and placed her hand to my lips and pressed a soft kiss on the back of her hand. She gave me the sweetest smile in return. I let her hand go to start rowing again.
Ellie threw her head back and started soaking in the sun again. I would never get tired of watching her. I could watch her eat, sleep, laugh, smile…. god you name it. I had this incredible urge to spend every spare minute with her. This was the perfect first……. day, not date, day. The perfect first day of many more to come.
As I rowed the canoe up to the shore, the guy who rented us the canoe held out his hand to help Ellie out. The way he looked at her just made my skin boil. Did he really think I could not see what the fuck he was doing?
Bastard!
Ellie laughed at something he said and I had to fight the urge to pound his face into the ground. I walked up and took her hand out from his hand. I thanked him and lead Ellie away from this dickhead. I turned back around once to see him watching us walk away. Fuck wad douche bag go flirt with another guy’s girl.
Shit…. I needed to remember that Ellie was not mine…. but I was going to change that and very soon.
We walked for a little bit along the trail as Ellie told me all about her plans for college. She was going to study business but was not one hundred percent sure that was going to be her major. After about fifteen minutes of talking about college, a young couple walked by with a baby and I watched Ellie smile at them as they walked by. I thought about earlier when I pictured her on the ranch with our little girl and a puppy. The idea made me smile and filled me with a warm sensation. I wanted a life with her. I wanted to wake up every day and look over at her sleeping by my side. I wanted her.
Ellie was staring out at the water and I decided I had waited long enough. I walked around to where I was standing in front of her. She looked up at me and just gave me that beautiful smile I had come to love and need so quickly.
“Ellie sweetheart I really need to do something I’ve wanted to do since I first laid eyes on you yesterday. ”
I took my hands and cupped her soft beautiful face. I leaned down and barely brushed my lips against her lips. Holy fuck…they were softer than I had imagined them. I kept my lips just inches from her lips and waited just a few seconds to see if she would pull away. When she didn’t, I took that as a sign it was okay to kiss her. I leaned back in and made the kiss deeper this time. I kissed her with all the passion and emotion that I had built up inside me from the moment I first saw her. She let out a small moan which vibrated through my whole body and instantly my dick started to get hard. God what this girl could do to me was crazy insane.
I slowly slipped my tongue into her mouth and Ellie lifted further up on her toes and wrapped her arms around my neck. Holy fucking shit…. I’ve died and gone to heaven. Pure heaven……… I slowly started to lift her off the ground as I wrapped my arms around her. I knew my erection was pressing into her body but I didn’t give two shits. All I cared about was showing her how much I wanted her. She needed to know she was wanted.
If I died today I would die a happy man. I’d never in my life experienced such a kiss before. I was overwhelmed by the sensation and my whole body was on fire from her touch.
I slowly started to slide her body back down along my body until her feet touched the ground. We both pulled away from each other only when we finally ran out of breath. I was completely breathless. Ellie’s chest was moving up down at a rapid pace. I stared into her eyes and she stared back into mine. I would remember this moment for the rest of my life.
I wasn’t sure what she was going to say or do but the moment the smile spread across her face…. . I wanted to jump up and down and do a few fist pumps. YES!
My sweet beautiful Ellie. I would never give up on her……ever………
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Ellie…….
The moment Gunner’s hand came up to my face I thought I was going to faint. His touch was so much better than any dream or fantasy could ever be. But his kiss……
Oh. My. God! His kiss was my undoing. I had never felt so much emotion in just a single kiss. I wrapped my arms around his necked and prayed to God he would never let me go. When he picked me up I thought I was going to explode. I could not help the small moan that escaped from my mouth. I wanted to stay in this moment for the rest of my life.
Then I felt his erection. I could no longer doubt that this boy did indeed want me. Shit…I was going to owe Ari that purse. I had felt Ryan’s erection plenty of times but it never had this kind of an effect on me. The throbbing ache in-between my legs was driving me crazy. I needed relief and was not sure how to get it.
Gunner slowly started to slide me down his body. Holy fuck…. I just wanted to crawl inside his body and never leave. My god he was HUGE from what I could tell. I mean…I don’t have much experience but from what I could feel…. . he was definitely not on the small side. My stomach was doing flips. I was going to have to tell Ari about this and get her thoughts on the matter.
We pulled away from the kiss at the same time. I could hardly catch my breath. My chest must have been heaving up and down because he looked down at it and quickly looked into my eyes. We stood there and looked into each other’s eyes for what seemed like forever. I never ever wanted to forget this moment. I needed to lock it away so that I could pull it out anytime I needed it.
I was scared to death to say anything. That had been one of the most amazing moments of my life. I have felt more alive with Gunner in the last 24 hours than I had my whole life. The way he made me feel with that kiss was beyond anything I had ever felt before. He made me feel……. . wanted.
The warm sensation that was still traveling through my body caused me to smile. I needed him to know how he had just made me feel. As soon as I smiled up at him, he smiled that damn crooked smile back at me. I never in my life felt the desire I was feeling right now. If we had been alone somewhere I might not have been able to stop, I would have wanted more of him. I KNOW I would not have been able to stop. I felt the blush creep up into my cheeks for the thoughts I was having. Gunner reached up and ran the back of his hand down the side of my face.
“I love to see you blush Ellie. You’re the most beautiful thing I have ever laid eyes on. ” Gunner said with such a soft sweet voice.
Oh wow! Ohhh……I mean…. . wow………. Okay……. Breathe Ellie…. that was the most beautiful thing anyone has ever said to me.
I let out a small laugh and looked down. “Um, thank you Gunner. That is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. ”