I am the dragon

I think I'm in love with you

"Lucas," she whispered my name as I stared into her eyes. I don't know how it happened exactly but one minute I was looking at her and the next minute I was kissing her.

She kissed me back and goosebumps followed as her hands trailed over my shoulders. She pulled me closer and I was half on top of her, my hands tangling in her hair. It was like being in a trance when I felt my hands move under the t-shirt and then I pulled it off.

She looked at me and before I knew it, my hand found her underwear and I pulled it off. I spread her legs with my knees as she tugged on the waistband of my sweatpants, but her hands stilled as I slipped my finger inside her and she closed her eyes.

She started rubbing her hand over my erection and I knew that if she kept this up I wouldn't stop, neither of us would and maybe, just maybe, she would regret this in the morning. I pushed myself away from her and she lifted herself on her elbows.

I wanted to ask her if she was sure, but instead, I just kissed her again and this time her hands pushed my sweatpants down and she pressed herself against me. I didn't have a lot of resolve left. I wanted her and I liked her, but somewhere deep in the recesses of my mind something told me that this was wrong.

"Rylee," I breathed, and rolled off of her onto my side before I couldn't stop myself anymore. I stood up and pulled my sweatpants back on and my bedroom door was flung open as I handed Rylee the t-shirt again. She was sitting upright with the duvet around her but you'd have to be an i***t not to notice that she was naked.

"Seriously!" Tessa yelled as she looked at Rylee and then at me.

"Get out Tessa," I said, and handed the shirt to Rylee.

"You f*****g skank," Tessa yelled and I grabbed her around her waist as she lunged at Rylee.

Rylee pulled the t-shirt over her head and I pulled Tessa out of my room, closing the door behind us. I kept my hand on her arm and started walking downstairs. The house was quiet but with the way Tessa was carrying on, everyone would be awake soon.

"I can't believe you'd do this to me," she said with tears in her eyes.

"Do what to you?" I asked as we reached the living room.

"Cheat on me!" she said angrily.

"I didn't cheat on you Tessa, I told you to back off, it's not like we're a couple or even dating!" I said angrily.

"So Rylee's the new flavour of the month? I wonder what JD will have to say about this," she said, and I grabbed her shoulders.

"Keep your mouth shut, nothing happened between us. Her drink was spiked at a party and I just gave her a t-shirt to sleep in," I said to her.

"In your bed? With your semi-hard erection still visible, I doubt that's all that happened," she spat at me.

"Go home Tessa, and don't come back," I said, and opened the front door.

"What comes around goes around Lucas," she said and walked out of the house.

I stood in the dark living room and listened to her car drive off and then I swore at myself for not getting the house key back from her. I made my way upstairs not sure what I would say to Rylee, but as I pushed the door open she was fast asleep.

I put two pillows between us and then turned on my side facing away from her. I didn't need any more temptation tonight and Baz laughed at me in my head as I closed my eyes and images of her naked body beneath me haunted my dreams.

I was lying on my back and Rylee moved her leg and I almost groaned aloud as it pressed against my erection. This almost never happened to me and I wondered why I was so turned on by her. Usually I had much better control over myself. Her cheek was pressed against my chest and one arm was flung over my waist and her leg was over mine.

"Oh s**t," she muttered and it took all my self-control not to burst out laughing. She tried to move her hand but I grabbed her wrist and I could feel her looking at me.

"Morning," I said with my eyes still closed and I could feel her jump slightly. She thought I was still asleep and I knew she was blushing.

"Where am I and why are you in bed with me?" she asked after a bit and I opened my eyes.

"You're in my room and where else would I sleep?" I asked her.

"How did I get here?" she asked me as I let go of her wrist and she moved as far away from me as she could.

"You were at Josh's party, completely wasted," I said to her as she moved her arm and leg off of me and her eyes widened and I knew she felt that bulge down below.

"Why am I half naked? Please tell me we didn't sleep together again," she rambled.

"We just kissed," I said to her.

"Everything feels so fuzzy," she said to me.

"What do you mean again?" I asked her.

"What?" she asked me as I looked at her. We were both quiet for what felt like an eternity.

"Do you want to shower? I can borrow some clothes from Chris for you," I said to her.

"Thanks," she said and stood up from the bed, pulling the t-shirt down.

I was staring at her again and she was staring at me as she looked at the dragon tattoo that peeked at her. She looked down and I quickly walked out of my room because us together in that room half naked would not end well.

I headed to Chris's room and knocked loudly until she yelled for whoever it was to go and die. I grinned as I opened her door and found her glaring at me from beneath the covers.

"It's too early, Lucas," she said, and closed her eyes again.

"I need some clothes for Rylee so she can shower and stuff," I said to her and she groaned.

"Fine," she said and got up. She rummaged in her closet and after five minutes handed me a bundle of clothes.

"Thanks," I said to her as she mumbled something and climbed back into her bed.

I headed back upstairs and found Rylee sitting on the edge of the bed. I put the clothes down and opened the bathroom door for her.

"The bathroom's through here, there's a pack of spare toothbrushes in the second drawer. Come downstairs when you're finished," I said to her as she stood up and walked past me into the bathroom.

"Thank you," she said softly and turned to face me.

I closed the distance between us and kissed her again. I lifted her up and put her down on the bathroom counter and pulled her closer. She was only wearing a t-shirt and I could feel her as I pressed myself against her. She wanted me as much as I wanted her. She was sober now and she didn't push me away.

I pulled the t-shirt over her head again and threw it on the floor and, in the same action, I pushed my sweatpants down too. I stood in front of her as she wrapped her legs around me and I pushed inside her. I felt her stiffen slightly but I didn't stop moving. She dug her nails into my back and I grabbed her hips with both hands, pulling her forward as I pushed deeper.

I almost came as she clenched her pelvic muscles and I felt her legs start to tremble and then she clenched her muscles around me again and I couldn't help but release. I slowed my movements as I kissed her again and I felt her body relax.

"That was great," I said slightly out of breath as I pulled out and she looked down as I pulled the sweats back up.

"Yeah, better than…" she began to say, and then stopped herself.

"Geez, how many guys have you slept with?" I asked her and her head snapped up.

"You're a f*****g asshole Lucas," she said and pushed me out of the bathroom and slammed the door in my face.

"Rylee," I said as I knocked on the door, "that's not what I meant."

"Leave me alone Lucas, you got what you wanted, again," she said, sounding close to tears.

I grabbed some clothes from my cupboard and walked down the hall and knocked on Jax's door. He groaned loudly and I walked inside. He opened one eye and I headed to his bathroom as he pulled the covers over his head again.

I showered and got dressed and saw that my bedroom door was open. I walked into my room but I could sense that she wasn't there. She hadn't showered either and my t-shirt was in the hamper. I went downstairs and found Preston in the living room with Hannah.

"Did you see Rylee?" I asked him.

"What did you do?" he asked me.

"Did you see her?" I asked him, almost irritated.

"She asked Rev to take her home, in tears," he said to me.

"s**t," I said and sat down on the couch.

"Is she your girlfriend?" Hannah asked me.

"No," I said to her.

"Why was she sleeping in your room then?" she asked me.

"She was sick last night, I was just watching over her," I said, and Preston gave me a look.

"Oh, maybe that's why she was crying," Hannah observed, and Preston smiled.

"You are such a dickhead Lucas," Baz said in my head.

"Not you too," I said to him as I closed my eyes.

"When did you sleep with her? She mentioned it twice…" Baz said and his voice trailed off.

"Don't be an i***t," I said to him and he laughed at me.

I tried to think back to when we all attended the same parties and suddenly the images came flooding back to me. We had been at Carson's house, a party just after school had started and I had just turned sixteen. Rylee and I were alone in a room and we were kissing as I pressed her against the bedroom door.

Our hands were roaming over each other and I carried her to the bed not once, breaking off our kiss. We pulled and tugged at each other's clothes. I had pulled the t-shirt dress down over her breasts and pulled her underwear off as the dress bunched up around her hips.

My shirt had landed somewhere as we kept kissing and I pushed inside her while she pushed my jeans down. I felt her hymen break at the same time as she bit into my shoulder, drawing blood. She had slowly started moving and then I moved with her, realizing that I had just taken her virginity. Her orgasm triggered mine and we lay there for a while heaving.

"I think I'm in love with you, Rylee," I said to her.

"I think I'm in love with you too," she said in a whisper.

I kissed her again in my drunkenness and answered the ringing phone that would change my life forever. The phone call that shattered my universe and made me forget everything else about that night.

My eyes flew open as I remembered what Rylee had meant by 'again' and I understood her reaction.