Saving his life

Chapter 3

 I heard Austin’s car pull up onto the drive and I jumped with excitement. Rushing towards the door, I opened it to see him standing there with his fist ready to knock. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he seemed slightly taken back by my greeting. 

“Someone’s happy to see me” he stated and I giggled in his ear before letting go.

“Sorry, I just missed you” I replied, not telling him the truth. I needed to get Leonardo out of my head completely, if that means I have to show Austin as much affection as I can to feel his attraction, then so be it.

I moved into the house to let Austin enter and of course, my mum comes rushing in to give him a hug. She treats him like he’s her own son, it’s actually quite annoying sometimes. 

“Hi Mrs. Jackson” he greeted her.

“Oh Austin, you know to call me by my name” she chuckled.

“Helen” he corrected himself with a smug look. I rolled my eyes and took hold of Austin’s hand. 

“We’re going to watch a film, bye mum” I stated rushing off to my room before she could lecture me about protection. We laid down on the bed and I snuggled up onto Austin’s chest. He held me tightly and we scrolled through the movies that were online. Austin’s hand trailed down my back and stroked it seductively. I could tell what he was trying to do and I felt the frustration already build inside of me. 

“Why don’t we just put anything on, let it drown out the noise?” He suggested, still tickling my back and reaching lower towards my waist. 

“Please Austin, I’m still a little shaken up from yesterday” I pleaded but he continued to try and seduce me. He leant over me, causing my head to fall to the pillow. I looked up at him, hanging over me with hungry eyes.

“Come on baby, I will take your mind off of it” he urged, kissing my neck and trying to get me in the mood. I just didn’t want to have s*x. I was so torn up over the situation yesterday that I wasn’t feeling it. I just wanted Austin to hold me and tell me everything was going to be okay. Suddenly his hand reached for my waist and I pushed him off of me.

“Austin!” I yelled and he jolted backwards.

“What?!” He said, frustrated and hard. 

“I’m not in the mood, I just want you o comfort me!” I growled and then let out a deep sigh.

“Why is that so much to ask?” I continued in a softer tone. He could see how upset I was and wrapped me back into his arms.

“You’re right, I’m sorry babe” he apologised and held me closely. 

A few hours went by and the film finished. Austin stroked at my hair and kissed the side of my head gently.

“So listen, next week is Crystal’s birthday, I wanted to make sure you were still okay to come out with all of us to celebrate” he reminded me. Crystal has always had the hots for Austin and tends to try it on with him all the time. I didn’t really want to go to the club and watch her swoon over him, but then I didn’t want to stay at home and think the worst. 

“Yeah, I’m still coming” I replied. 

“Great, I can’t wait for it, its going to be a great night” he said enthusiastically. 

The next week dragged by, I had been doing a lot of hours to bring in some money. I needed to save up for my future dream home so I was doing everything I could to achieve it. It was Thursday evening and I was working until close. I finished serving the last customer and checked the time. 6pm. I pulled down the shutters half way to indicate to customers we were closed. After counting up the money in the till and putting it into the safe, I made my way over to the railings of clothes to put them away. One by one, I moved them away from the front door and behind the large shutter inside the store that was there for extra protection of the items. The clothes that we sell are of an expensive brand and needed to be secured every night. Once I locked the shutter, I heard footsteps behind me and sighed. There’s always one i***t who tries his luck with getting one last item. 

“Sorry, we’re closed” I called out without even turning around.

“I thought that was you hermosa”. I gasped and dropped the keys with shock. It was him, Leonardo. I turned around to meet his dark, mysterious gaze and my jaw dropped.

“How did you... what...” I couldn’t speak.

“I saw you through the window and had to see if it was you” he interrupted my pathetic attempt to pull a sentence together. I cleared my throat and stood there in silence. Leonardo’s gaze dropped to the ground where he saw the keys I had dropped and walked towards them. He bent down, inches from my body and grabbed the keys. The waft of masculine cologne filled my nostrils and my breath caught in my throat. He stood up and held the keys out in front of him. 

“At least I’m not being threatened with these again” he smirked, handing them back to me. I smiled with nervousness and blinked.

“Did you want anything in particular?” I asked, urging him to tell me why he had come into the shop to talk to me.

“I wanted to thank you for the other night” he replied.

“Oh, that’s no problem” I responded, walking over to put the keys in the safe.

“Well you seem busy hermosa. Hopefully I’ll see you around” he said, turning and walking towards the doors. 

“What does it mean?” I called out, stopping him in his tracks. He turned to me with his eye brow raised.

“Hermosa?” He repeated in his sexy Spanish accent. I nodded, watching him walk back over to me and not stopping until he was towering over me. His cologne was suffocating but seductive and he smirked down at me. His fingers moved a piece of hair from my face and tucked it behind my ear. 

“It means beautiful” he gently whispered, his minty breath hitting against my lips. I could feel my thighs begin to warm up from my wetness. It’s as if he could sense it because his eyes scanned down my body and he flashed a cocky smile.

“I’ll see you around... hermosa” he smirked and then headed back towards the door, leaving me there in a trance.