Ch 8: At Blake's
2060 Words
Maria came back to her senses slowly that morning, in a big comfy bed.
She was feeling warmth – body warmth to be exact.
When her eyes shot open, she was greeted by a hard well-defined chest. Her head jerked up and she came face to face with a sleeping Blake.
And that was when everything flooded back. She had been nearly r***d by Tyler.
She also remembered how Blake found her and brought her to his house. He had been so caring, so gentle... and even sweet enough to stay the night with her because she was too scared.
He was her teacher and they really shouldn't be getting this close. She knew that if anyone caught them, they would be in deep s**t. She could be expelled and he could get fired... But still, she had absolutely no desire to cut all ties with him.
She tried to move away from him – keyword here being tried. That was when she noticed that she was half straddling him with her right leg on his hip, and both of her hands resting on his chest. Whereas he had his arm around her waist in a hold that seemed kind of protective –or possessive even.
Maria was about to touch him when the door slammed open to reveal a slightly frustrated-looking Felicity in short shorts and a cute tank top.
"Answer it already," She drawled in a sleepy voice.
Maria's gaze snapped to the hand holding her phone, and sure enough her ring-tone was going at it. She tried to move again only to have Blake stir, groan softly and hold her tighter.
Felicity rolled her eyes, came nearer, then handed her the phone before exiting the room calmly.
Maria answered it without checking the ID and was shocked to hear Kelly screaming, "Where the hell are you?"
Maria's head throbbed in pain and she groaned.
"I'm at ..." she started, but was cut off by her BFF, "Do you even know how worried I was?" She cried out.
Maria sighed inwardly, wondered whether to tell her or not and then thought better of it.
'I can't tell her what happened on the phone.' She mused.
"I'm sorry," she mumbled.
"You better be! Imagine how scared I was to see that Tyler came home alone..." Kelly's voice broke at the end, and Maria heard her crying.
When she managed to calm down, she asked in that mother-like tone which always made her smile, "Where have you been anyway? What happened?"
Maria felt Blake's hand moving up and down her spine in a soothing way. She looked up, only to have his green sleepy eyes staring at her. His lips curved in a small smile and he mouthed "Good morning."
The brunette averted her eyes, blushing and flustered, then told Kelly in a hoarse voice that she almost didn't recognize as her own, "I can't tell you right now, but I'll explain later. OK?"
"But..." she started.
Maria hung up.
"Are you okay?" She heard him ask in his deep sexy voice.
Maria nodded silently, not knowing what she should say. She moved out of his embrace and he let go of her this time. However, she couldn't muster the courage to look him in the eyes.
She got up and noticed that she was wearing some black boxers and a white loose t-shirt that had his smell on it. Before she could stop herself, she inhaled deeply, enjoying his scent.
Soon enough, she jerked her head up, her face aflame, only to have Blake right in front of her.
Damn, he can be so silent and so fast!
"Are you sure you're okay?" He enquired once more.
"I'm fine... just..." she trailed off, looking at the floor.
His hands grabbed her face gently, raising it slowly.
"Tell me," he whispered.
"It was just ... weird ... waking up next to you." She answered him truthfully in a hushed voice.
He tensed considerably, and Maria wondered what was up with the sudden change.
"I know I've asked you to stay but..." she tried to explain.
"You would have preferred I did not?" He cut in, interrupting her, his hands dropping, leaving her face feeling kind of cold at the loss.
Her eyes widened, and she quickly shook her head and said really fast without taking as much as a breath, "Noooo! I wanted you to stay. I needed you to stay! It's just that you're my teacher and..." She couldn't manage to remember what she was going to say next as she was engulfed in a nearly-bone-crushing hug.
She felt tingles all over, and enjoyed being held in his arms like that.
"As long as you didn't mind the man himself, just the status," his breath tickled her earlobe and she shuddered in delight.
He pulled away slightly, put his forehead against hers, his gaze connecting with hers, and then added, "I'm glad."
Maria felt herself blush as she realized that indeed she didn't mind the man at all. If it was any other one, her reaction would have been quite different though.
He brushed a finger across her cheek and she was suddenly very aware of him standing in front of her, just inches away.
'Here come the hormones again! Here comes the undeniable lust!' She inwardly groaned.
He was leaning in slowly, giving her the time to back away if she wanted to. But the thing was, she wanted his kiss –scratch that, she needed his kiss more than her next breath.
Their lips were only one inch away when they were interrupted by a really soft voice; "I'm waiting for you two."
Maria turned Felicity's way dumbfounded, and there stood her new friend smirking knowingly. She added, wiggling her eyebrows, "Have breakfast to have some energy first."
The brunette felt her teacher's chest rumble as he chuckled then said gently, "We'll be down in a minute, Fey."
That's when Maria froze, and it all soaked in...
"What is she doing here?" Her voice came out somewhat husky and low while pulling away from Blake.
His eyes narrowed ever so slightly, then realization struck him, "She lives here. I'm her guardian," he stated flatly.
Maria stood there, shocked, then asked when she finally recovered, "How come she didn't have a fit when she saw us?"
Truth to be told, Maria had been too numb in the morning to acknowledge fully her presence, but her friend definitely didn't seem fazed when she saw them entangled in the sheets together.
"Hmm, I'll explain later. Let's go have breakfast for now."
If he thought she was going to let it go so easily, he would be surprised.
Just when Maria was about to protest, her stomach grumbled. She averted her eyes, blushing like crazy, whereas, chuckling, Blake tugged at her hand gently, leading her out of the room they were in.
They went through a long, beautifully-decorated corridor that had at least 7 other doors to it. The walls, the floor and the staircase, everything was made in wood. It gave the house a natural aspect, and it gave Maria the feeling that she was somewhere in a forest area...
They entered a big dining room, and sat at the huge table that was in the middle.
Blake took the seat at the head of the table, whereas she and Felicity took those next to him, facing one other.
They ate in silence for a bit. Each now and then, Maria would glance at Blake –only to find him looking at her– then at Felicity to see her grinning.
She was nervously playing with her hands in front of her when Blake caught them and held them in his.
"So how come you crashed here?" Felicity asked in her soft voice.
Maria averted her eyes in shame, and then said in a hushed tone, "I really don't want to talk about it."
Blake squeezed her hand gently. Maria looked at their hands, then at Felicity, and couldn't help but ask, "How come you're taking it this calmly?"
Her friend's gaze turned confused, and her face blank. "Huh?"
"You find a classmate of yours in bed with your guardian, yet you don't seem shocked," she explained, face aflame.
'That same guardian happens to be a teacher,' she wanted to add but held back in the last second.
"Ah! That!" She cried out. "It's just that I've seen the way you look at each other, and I know how he ..." she trailed off after looking in Blake's direction.
The red-headed teenager looked back at her friend, then taking a whole lighter demeanor, she changed the subject, "Anyway, I thought you were going to Sandra's party?"
"I was," Maria admitted. "And I went..." She couldn't continue. She just couldn't find the courage to tell her.
Maria felt rather than saw Blake stiffen, and he said in a rather cold tone, "Let her be. She said she didn't want to talk about it."
"Geez! Okay. Okay! No need to get all defensive," she taunted, a smirk stretching her lips.
Maria smiled absently while Blake just sighed.
"You can take a shower if you want," Blake suggested after a few silent minutes.
Maria nodded and got up. Felicity joined her soon, grabbed her hand and took her out of the dining room, to the guest-room she had stayed in for the night.
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Maria enjoyed the feel of the water on her skin for about half an hour, before finally stepping out of there.
She grabbed the towel and dried herself vigorously, then softly handled the smooth texture of the simple white sundress Felicity had landed her.
Maria admired it; it went to mid-calf with an as-light-as-a-touch-like tissue for the sleeves that reached the elbows, a little V neckline that didn't go too deep and small ornamental green flowers surrounding the hem of the dress making it seem all the more simple.
After a while, Maria came to the conclusion that she needed to get going, and leave Blake's –her teacher's house. Therefore, she went straight to his room, without giving it as much as a thought, and entered without knocking.
Bad move!
Maria's breath hitched, her heart raced, and her throat went dry. Her legs became pure jelly, her vision almost blurred, and heat surged at her most intimate flesh... to sum it all up, she was instantly consumed by devastating lust.
There, standing near the bed, was Blake with only a white towel hanging low around his hips.
He had been shirtless this morning but she had been too distracted to notice the hard 8 pack that tempted her now in a wet glow.
Some extremely torturing water droplets made their way from his hair, across his defined chest to hide in the white confines of the towel.
Maria's eyes followed shamelessly the sinuous journey, and she unconsciously licked her lips.
Blake cleared his throat, snapping her out of her trance, yet his affect on her was still potent, and so vividly present, it was almost unbearable.
She felt her face turn a deep crimson red when his sexy drawl came up, "Like what you see?"
Maria tore her gaze from his model-like body, then chocked on some unintelligible sounds that made her feel even more embarrassed.
He chuckled knowingly, and she just turned around to calm her senses. Maybe with her eyes closed, she could manage to speak normally.
But it seemed that her mind was having no difficulties imagining that body of his in wild action.
She opened her eyes, and after some calming moments, looking straight at the wall, she cried out, "I just need a ride."
And she took off to the guest room.
'Here I managed to look like a fool once again. I just stood like a lust-struck bimbo fantasizing about him in so many ways it was too much for my senses. I can't believe I checked him out so openly. I used to despise this kind of girls.' She admonished herself, 'Thank god there was nobody else... but still he caught me red-handed, and I even continued like I could care less if I was acting like a horny teenager.'
Only Blake managed to turn her on this much. It was like her hormones were going crazy. It was just unbelievable.
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