Chasing Leah (Journey #1)

“Wow you make that shirt look so much better than I do,” Chase whispers into my ear as he wraps his arms around my waist giving me instant goosebumps and making me love the feeling of his arms around me. “Yeah,” I twist my body around so I’m now wrapped in his warm embraced and pressed against his chest. “Boobs tend to make anything look better.” He smothers a laugh against my hair before placing a kiss on my forehead. “That is so true.”


“Thanks for being there tonight Chase. I can’t imagine how it would have been if I’d gotten that news alone. I’d probably still be a mess sitting on the floor of my apartment. I didn’t want to break down in front of Caleb. He doesn’t even know about her.” I stand on my tiptoes and give him a kiss on his cheek. He turns and places a tentative, gentle kiss on my lips as he wraps his arms around my waist, his hands resting on the small of my back through the thin fabric of his shirt.

I let myself melt into the warmth of Chase and slowly place small kisses all across the length of his chiseled jaw that’s slightly rough with a layer of stubble. My lips come back to his which are warm and still taste of the cherry pie we had for dessert. He lets out a small groan as I snag his bottom lip with my teeth, sucking it into my mouth.

He over takes the kiss as he probes my mouth tentatively with his warm tongue mixing with mine, starting off gently and then moving on fiercer as if he’s trying to taste every part of my mouth. I feel the coolness of his tongue ring as he flicks his tongue in and out and over every inch. I place my hands at the hem of his sweater and slide them underneath, gliding my fingers up across his flat stomach and abs, grazing the sprinkling of hair across his chest as our kiss seems to grow wilder. I pull my hands out and try to yank his sweater over his head and he grabs a hold of my wrists.

“Leah, stop.” He breathes out heavily. I look down at his hands in confusion and drop my eyes to the floor sniffling, “Why? Don’t you….” He quickly interrupts me as he puts a finger under my chin forcing my eyes to his. “Of course I want you, your all I think about day and night, from the time I wake up in the morning,” he pauses, “well I guess that’s not true, you tend to invade my dreams too so I guess I’m always thinking about you. Trust me I’m all for this Leah,” he says motioning between us with his hands. “But I don’t want our first time together to be like this after you’ve had such a shock, it’s been a long night, so let’s get some sleep. If you’re feeling the same way in a few days there’s no way I’ll be putting a stop to that.”

He gives me a sexy grin and gently places a soothing kiss on my forehead before pulling open his closet door and grabbing an extra pillow and blanket from the top shelf. “If you need anything, just yell I’ll be right out on the couch,” he says as he turns to head out the door.

“Chase, wait,” I say as I reach for his hand. “Stay, please.”

He rubs the bridge of his nose with his fingers, “Leah really I only have so much self control, I don’t think I can tell you no more than once tonight. I am a guy and all.”

“I think I can control myself now,” I jokingly say. “I meant just to sleep, in the bed. With me. I’m so tired of being alone, I just need you to be here with me tonight.”

He raises an eyebrow at me, “Okay I have no problem being here for you. As long as you think you can resist yourself from jumping on top of me, I guess I can do that,” he adds, lightening the mood.

“Haha you’re so funny and awfully full of yourself.”

“Well when ya got a body like this,” he says as he points to himself, “you do get sort of an ego.”

“Oh jeez and here I thought you didn’t know how sexy you were, turns out you’re your biggest fan.” He laughs out loud, “Well someone has to be the president of my fan club, figured I’d be the best for the job.” He rifles through his dresser and pulls out a pair of black athletic shorts. “I’m gonna go take a cold shower and change, I’ll be back in a minute,” he says as he heads to the bathroom connected to his room. Apparently I got him all worked up. Woops.

I slide back the covers to his bed and fluff up one of his pillows as I scootch into bed. Mmm I’ll have to steal one of these pillows to take back to my apartment and sleep with. They have the smell of Chase and his clean soap scent mixed with yummy manliness.

Chase comes out of the bathroom and flicks off the lamp sitting on the nightstand before pulling back the covers and sliding in next to me. He snuggles up to my back and wraps an arm around my waist and I scootch back into his warmness. He brushes my hair to one side before lightly kissing the side of my neck, “Night Leah.”

“Night Chase. Thanks for today too, it really helped with you being there. I can’t believe I broke down like that, it’s been so long since I’ve even seen my mom I didn’t think I had any emotions left for her.”