Wanted (15 page)

I started to speak again when I saw Gunner walk out of his bedroom with a towel wrapped around his waist………he had walked into Jefferson’s bathroom and came right back out with something in his hand. Then I heard his bedroom door shut. Next t
hing I knew I heard a loud thump
on the floor. I tore my eyes away from the door and lo
ok
ed on the floor.

Oh holy shit I dropped my phone
!
“Ari
???”

“Jesus H
. Christ, what the fuck
Ellie
? I mean I was talking and then next thing I know I hear a loud noi
se.” Ari was yelling in my ear.

“Can you be quite just one second Ari…
.
” I said as I got up and shu
t the bedroom door all the way.

“Holy shit Ari
…..Gunner just walked out of his bedroom wearing nothing but a towel! I mean I thought the sight of him walking in shirtless and sweaty was enough to make me go into shock….this just fucking topped it all. This guy i
s KILLING ME! I’
ve never had t
hese feelings before Ari and I’m starting
to get freaked out. I even had a dream about him last night.” I whispered as I went back and started lo
ok
ing through my bag. SHIT! What was I going to wear?
Just then I saw a short denim
s
kirt and a light blue tank top.

“Ari did
you put your outfit in my bag?”

Ari started to laugh. “I sure as shit did! I had it next to your bag s
o I threw it in there yesterday
…you never know when you are going to need a cute little outfit.”

“Oh my god you just saved me! Gunner is taking me to school to clean out my locker and then downtown to
Halcycon’s
for coffee.
I didn’t have a thing to wear. You are my hero!” I said as I stri
pped down to just my tee shirt.

“Of course I am….the only thanks I want are all the juicy details of this….coffee date….you are going on with
hotty
Gunner. How hot did he lo
ok
with his tee shirt off ‘cause yesterday he lo
ok
ed m
ight
y
fine with the tee shirt on and if my ears just heard right you have now seen him twice with no shirt on….once when we was all sweaty from doing just what??!
” Ari s
aid as she laughed her ass off.

“First off, it is not a
date,
he is just doing me a favor by taking me to school and then home. Second, oh hell yeah he lo
ok
ed hotter than hot with his shirt off! He has a tribal tattoo just like Jefferson but it starts on the right side of his MASSIVE chest, goes over his sho
ulder and then down
his arm a bit. He also
has a tattoo on his abs
…. I think it i
s the brand for his grandfather’s ranch. It was an M inside a triangle.” I said as I slowly opened the door back up and
ran into Jefferson’s bathroom.

“Oh holy hells bells…..
Okay
if that does not sound sexier than shit
! Speaking of sexy, is Jeff
dating someone now?” Ari asked trying to sound all casual but I knew damn well the moment I mentioned Jefferson and date in the same s
entence her world stopped spinning.

“No, I guess it was some cheerleader who would not leave him alone until they went out. Listen, I really have to jump
in the shower really quick. I’
ll call you when I get home! Get that speech written girl. Oh, Jefferson said we could invite a few friends over tomorrow night so if there is anyone you want to invite.
Make sure Amanda
and Heather know about it. Amanda
will have fun a
t a
party full of college guys!
Just keep it to a few close friends of ours
okay
?” I started up the shower and to
ok
off my tee shirt
, bra
and panties.

“Alright girl, I will get on it.
Haavveee
fuuunnnnn
! Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do! HA!” Ari said
as she started to laugh.

“Bye Ari…..”

Just
as I was about to hop in
the shower
I realized I had forgo
t
t
en
my razor….
if I was wearing a skirt I was d
oing a quick once over on my legs. I grabbed the towel off the rack
and wrapped it around my body. I
opened the door just a tad. Gunner’s door was shut and it sounded like he was on the phone. Should be safe to make a quick run and grab my razor. I bolted out the door and into Jefferson’s bedroom. I grabbed my razor out of my bag and turned back to run back into the bathroom. Gunner’s bedroom door was literally almost directly across from Jefferson’s bathroom. As soon as I made it out
the door, Gunner ca
me walking out his door
, still on the phone and still in his fucking towel! I slamme
d right into him. I don’t
know who was more surpris
ed or
more embarrassed because he turned the shade of the red towel that was, thank God, still wrapped around me and I am pretty damn sure my face was just as red
if not more
.

Gunner dropped his phone and I dropped my razor. Unfortunately we both bent down
at the same time to pick
up
our stuff
.

“FUCK!” We both shouted as our heads hit.

“HOLY FUCK
Ellie
….I thought you were in the shower!” Gunner said as his eyes to
ok
a sweep from the top of my body to the bottom. I was pretty sure he liked what he saw because he started to lick his
lips and there went his
god
damn hand through his hair
! Oh holy shit…….
now his hair was wet
and it was even hotter
.

Oh lord…I think my legs are about to go out from underneath
me
. I started to sway a little bit. Gunner reached out and grabbed me.

“
Ellie
, are you
okay
sweetheart? Does your head hurt
? D
o y
ou need to sit down?
Dammit
did I hurt your hand?” Gunner eyes were filled with
so much worry and…
……love
? No….he was just worried that he hurt me that was all. I mean my God lo
ok
at him. What could
he
possible see in
me
?

“Um
….
Oh S
hit
! Shit! Shit
!…
.Gunner I’
m SO
sorry. I thought it would be safe if I ran out a
nd grabbed something I’
m so
so
sorry. Um, no my head
and my hand…they are
fine really.” I said as I lo
ok
ed down
to where his hands were still holding onto both my arms. He followed my eyes and
immediately dropped his hands.

“Good, go
od, I
um, I’m
glad you are
not hurt.” He said as he smiled down at me. Fuck. A. Duck.

I smiled and started to walk into the bathroom. As I was shutting the door Gunner was just standing there….frozen. Once the
bathroom
door was all the way shut I had to lean against it for support. Damn….if only his towel had dropped.
I had to giggle that I even thought that. Hey
, I was human after all. The dull ach
e in-between my
legs was
starting
to be
come
a familiar thing when I was around this guy.

I jumped
in the shower and tried to go as fast as I could. Just the thought of spending more time alone with Gunner gave me butterflies. I had to remember though; we could be
nothing more than friends.  A g
uy who was that good lo
ok
ing and had that much of a
rockin
’ body, yeah
, he would never
waste his time on someone like me. I need to just keep telling myself that. Now if only my body would listen.

CHAPTER TEN

GUNNER
……

I shut the door to my bedroom and leaned against it. Holy shit….down boy!
I cannot believe I just fucking ran into
Ellie
and she was weari
ng nothing but a fucking towel.

Good lord I cannot catch my breath...breathe……in….out…..
shit!

Mother fucker!
I
cannot
believe how much I wanted to just pull that damn thing off of her and take her right there against the wall. Yeah, Jefferson would sure as shit beat the fuck out of me
for even thinking that.
SHIT!
I hope I can lo
ok
at her today and not picture her naked.

I wish I had time for a cold shower but that was out of the question. I needed to get dressed a
nd
make a few
more
phone calls for tomorrow night. First thing was to call back Jake, th
e guy who
was
DJ’ing
for
Ellie
’s graduation party. Then I needed to order some food. Jeff had his last day at work today and then after that he was going to get
some stuff for the party.

I quickly threw on a pair of shorts and
a shirt. My dick was still somewhat
hard from seeing
Ellie
in that towel. Christ the things that girls does to me. I coul
dn’
t believe how excited I was
to just spend the day with her
. Spending time with
Ellie
was now
on my list of favorite things to do. Before the only two things I cared about were football and the ranch. Now there were three;
Ellie
, the ranch and footba
ll and they were in that order.

I heard the shower turn off and knew I only had a few minutes to get this shit taken care of. I picked up my phone and called Jake back. He was not too pleased I just hung up on his ass but what was I going to say. Sorry dude…the girl who makes me hard just by walking into a room was standing in front of me with nothing but a towel on. The next call was to order some food.
The third call was to G
rams
. What the hell was I going to get
Ellie
? I had never in my life bought a girl a gift,
let alone a girl who
is
this special to me.

Wait…whe
re the fuck did that come from?

I knew I could honestly say I
would do anything for Ellie
. Anything to make her smile, hear her laugh or feel her touch.
She was special to me.

Fuck…..I’
m so fucked……

“Gunner?”
I heard
Ellie
call from outside my door. I h
ad just hung with G
rams
and had the perfect gift in mind. Just the sound of her voice made my stomach do flips. Man….can I make it through this day without wanting to kiss her? I to
ok
a d
eep breath and opened the door.

FUCK ME….

Nope…I was never going to be able to make it through this day without kissing those sweet soft lips. She stood there staring up at me with such a sweet innocent smile that my heart just melted. I was ready to drop to
my knees and tell her I would do
whatever she wanted. My god ….was it possible she was getting more and more beautiful every t
ime I looked at
her?

She had on a short, but not too short, mini denim skirt along with a blue shirt that made her blue eyes just jump out at you. Her hair was pulled up in a pony tail and she had on just a hint of makeup
on
.
Her lips were tinted a light pink and I could not stop staring at them. I wanted to know how soft they felt against my
lips so fucking bad.

“Hey um, I’m ready if you are? I mean I’m not in any kind of
hurry
or anything I just……” She trailed off as she lo
ok
ed me up and down. She started chewing on her bottom lip. I reached over and tilted her head up towards me and pulled
her lip out from her teeth.