Home,

A place where I can go
To take this off my shoulders
Someone take me home

Chapter 22
Skylar Jones

Apples.

He tasted like those fresh red apples; sweet and sour combined into one with a tiny hint of cinnamon. Usually I didn't like apples, but right now I couldn't seem to get enough of it.

I wanted more, No I needed more.

My hand had its way towards his broad muscled chest as I tried to pull him closer to my radiating body while the other one played with his hair; earning a soft pleasurable groan from his sweet mouth. He wrapped his tongue around mine; creating a battle of dominance and obviously he won.

This crazy boy made me forget about everything and anything that was going on around me. All I could think about was him and the heated kiss that made me want more.

It was like the rest faded away from us and it didn't matter anymore, because I was kissing the most gorgeous boy I knew.

The warm atmosphere, firing passion and igniting sparks were undeniable yet scary since I never experienced anything compared to this. My heart bursted from the wild energy, I could feel the blood rushing through my entire body and my hands were slightly trembling from how overwhelming these tingles inside of me were.

I didn't know that I missed out on all of these things and that my body was even capable of feeling such a huge amount of goodness, until he locked his lips on mine. And at the same time, my mind exploded from the amount of questions in my head.

Was I dreaming? Why did he kiss me? Did he like me too? Could this be a thing? Why was this happening? Why why why?!

Unfortunately his hands slowly left my cheeks and he pulled away from me, making me feel empty. He was panting, his hair messy due to me playing with the soft strands, red and swollen lips while he watched me with widened eyes; filled with shock. I could still sense the curiosity and lust hidden within his chocolate eyes.

I knew his secrets and sorrows laid behind his eyes as if he gave me the keys to his eyes and soul.

In that moment my anxiety kicked in and I instantly grabbed his arm to prevent him from leaving me alone just like my parents did.

Just like everyone else did.

"No n-no no! D-Don't g-g-go!" I stuttered, deeply afraid of him running away again.

"I.. I won't.." He shook his head, held my hand tightly for comfort and looked like he had been hypnotized into some sort of daze.

Wait, did he enjoy this as much as I did?

"W-Why.. Why did you.. d-do that?" I asked after a short moment of silence.

Both of us seemed vanished from this earth, trying to recover from the kiss. His eyes met mine after I asked that question and he looked like he was having an internal debate. My curiosity was killing me, I had to know why he did this and if this could be a thing.

What was he even thinking right now? How was he thinking about me? Did he look at me the same way I looked at him?

"I-I don't.. know.." He looked away from me, biting his lip.

"You're lying Cam.. I'm not stupid, I know you. You have the habit to look away when you don't mean something or when you are lying!" I noticed and took another step closer to him, almost just as close as when we kissed.

Spending these days with him, made me observe him and like him more than I should've.

"You are driving me insane okay?!" He yelled out loud then.

His sudden outburst made me take a step back as I gaped with an open mouth at him, I must've looked like a damn fool. It just took me by surprise.

"W-wha-" But he already interrupted me before I could talk any further.

"You make everything around me go in slow motion! And whenever you walk into the damn room, all I can see is you. My head is clouded with nothing but you! I want to drown inside your stupid ocean eyes, I need your stupid warm body close to me and for some fucking reason I can't stop thinking about kissing your freaking lips! Can't you see it?! You are driving me crazy, it's you Skylar! It has always been you!" He ranted on and on, without taking any pauses to breath and all I could do was stare at him in utterly shock.

He.. He likes.. Me?

Me? As in.. The Skylar Jones me?

I couldn't take how anxiously he stood in front of me; biting his lips and fidgeting with his fingers. He was probably scared for my reaction, but there was zero reason to. So I did the one thing I could do; grabbing him by his black shirt to pull him closer to me and kissing those damn soft lips.

Electricity ran through my body from his delicate touch, making me feel magnetized and fuzzy inside whilst my lips were moving synchronized with his. He became my personal drug, I was addicted to him and I never wanted to stop this moment.

His arms were wrapped around my waist and mine around his neck, closing all the distance between us. There were barely any words left to describe to you how incredibly good, safe and amazing this felt.

He stole my first kiss and I didn't regret any of it at all.

Never have I ever thought that I'd be doing this with Cam Asher. We weren't on good terms at first and we were trying to build up a friendship for the assignment, but that was it.

And look at me now, kissing the man of my dreams.

But you know what they say; there's an end at all the good.

He slowly pulled away from me with his eyes still closed and red lips slightly parted as if he was trying to memorize this moment so he could never forget.

But then his eyes opened and I could see it. His chocolate irises changed into a darker and more mysterious shade. He was turning into his old closed off self again.

"I'm sorry Skylar.. I can't do this" He murmured, not meeting my eyes as he left; not knowing that he shattered my heart into a millions of pieces right then and there and broke the one promise that he just made to me.

You promised me not to leave.

The last thing I heard was the front door closing.

But I wouldn't just let him go like that, I will fight for this secretly sensitive boy of mine.

Watch me.

"I don't know where I stand with you and I don't know what I mean to you. All I know is when I think of you, I want to be with you."