Will Rejection Hold? novel Chapter 9

"Come on jump in with me!" John pleaded. I'm starting to think, he's going to be my best friend. He's just so much fun!

"No way! Maybe I'll get in later, but I hate lakes!"

"But why not?!" He pouted.

"The bottom is all mushy!" I leaned my head back and closed my eyes. I loved the feeling of the sun hitting my bare skin. Then suddenly I was thrown over a shoulder. My eyes sprung open.

"Put me down!!!"

"No can do." John replied laughing.

The cold water hit me like a bullet. He threw me over his shoulder in one fluid motion. I shrieked, as the water floated over my head. I came back up fast, gasping for breath.

"What the hell?" I screamed up at John, who was still dry on the dock.

"What?" He looked at me innocently.

I glared at him, until I felt an arm wrap around me. I turned to see Chase. He leaned down and pecked me, when he tried to pull away I deepened the kiss. Wanting to feel his soft lips on mine. "Ooooooooo"s were called out, and wolf whistles where thrown out.

I pulled back, and blushed. "I loved that." Chase whispered into my neck.

"Me too." I blushed.

"CANNON BALL!" John hollered, before jumping in.

Way to ruin the moment...

"It was amazing, thank you." I smiled at him. I then closed my eyes, and leaned my head onto his shoulder. We sat in a blissful silence for a couple minutes before I opened my eyes. I turned to look at him, but his close proximity caught me off guard. I sucked in a breath. My lungs felt tight and my heart was beating rapidly.

"Can I kiss you?" He whispered with his lips hovering over mine. I barley nodded my head, before his lips crashed into mine. He immediately lulled his tongue into my mouth. He leaned us back, to hovered over me, caressing my chilled skin on my waist. The kiss was passionate, and full of want. A feeling I've rarely felt. I held no tension, no fear, no nerves. Just pure bliss. I moaned in the back of my throat when his hand reached down to cup my lower back. He didn't go any further though, and for that I was grateful. My heart swelled with trust, knowing he respected me enough to not grope all over me for our first kiss. We kissed for a couple of minutes, before pulling away breathlessly. I looked up into his eyes, as he stared down at me. I didn't know I could ever be this happy.

"You're amazing, Ms. Lexi." He whispered. I could feel his hot breath blow on my neck, I shivered slightly. I couldn't keep the smile off my face. My eyes went back to his lips, to see he was grinning too.

"LOVE BIRDS!" One of the guys called out, "FOODS READY!!!"

"Let's go get food, cutie." Chase stood up and grabbed my hands, pulling me to my feet. He grabbed my waist, pecking my lips, my cheek, then my shoulder one last time. "Let's go." He smiled pulling me along.

"Who wants s'mores?" A girl named Cindy hollered. She was a cute little red head, I'm pretty sure she was one of the boys mates, but I'm not a hundred percent sure.

"I want one!" I ran over to her. We talked and giggled about random things, while we roasted our marshmallows. Everyone was all gathered around the fire, and we were all having so much fun. I never had anything like this before. I hardly had people to call friends before. I feel so...