Silence (Silence #1)(36)

Pulling away to catch my breath, I rubbed my nose against hers.

“You ready?” I asked. Her breath seemed to catch in her throat, and it made me feel a thousand feet tall that I had that effect on her. She nodded slowly, not taking her eyes off mine for a second. I kissed her quickly and then we left for the buffet restaurant.

We got into the lift, and she smiled apologetically, pulling her hand out of mine just before we got to the ground floor. Right, so no one saw us together.

“It’s okay,” I assured her. “I want to be able to spend time alone with you too. We can tell everyone we’re together when we get back, right?”

She nodded eagerly, and practically skipped out of the lift as the door opened. Thank God, she wanted to tell them too. I was a little worried that she would want to keep it secret, and I just wanted to tell everyone.

Both our parents, Jasper and Mia were already sitting at the table waiting for us. Thankfully, her parents had relaxed completely and let her go off with me all the time. I loved that they trusted me with her, but I doubted they would let us have that freedom when they found out we were together.

We went up to get our food from the buffet table and sat down to eat. The buffet was my favourite part of the hotel. Well, second to Oakley’s bed now! Jasper and I literally stuffed ourselves until we felt sick. It had become a contest now. As I watched in shock and awe at the piles of toast, sausages, bacon, beans, and mushrooms on his plate, I sighed. Today, I was going to lose.

I moved my leg, so it was brushing against Oakley’s. A smile crept on my face as I saw her blush.

“You two going to the water park today?” Jasper asked, stuffing his face with scrambled eggs.

“Yeah, she wants to go back,” I replied, nodding my head towards my girlfriend. Damn, I loved calling her that!

“Cool, I might come with you.” Out of the corner of my eye I saw Oakley frown. I couldn’t help smile at her wanting it just be us too. If he came then it meant that I couldn’t touch or kiss her all day, and after last night that would be torture. I just nodded my head in response. I didn’t trust myself to talk in case I shouted out ‘no’ or something.

“Right. Well, you four have a lovely day. Oakley, you stay with Cole. Us old four have a boat to catch so we’ll see you for dinner,” Max said as he stood up. “Take care of her,” he told me and kissed Oakley’s forehead.

“I will.” He nodded and held his hand out for Sarah.

I wanted to grab Oakley and run somewhere else so we could spend the day alone, but she was so excited about going back to that damn water park. Suddenly I was regretting making her go in the first place.

“Meet in the lobby in an hour,” Jasper requested and abruptly left the table. Alright.

Oakley and I went back to her room to spend the hour together. I was seriously sulking that I had to pretend to just be friends all day. We had only just gotten together, and I wanted to be able to show her off.

Complaining loudly, I flopped down on the bed. “Why do they have to come?”

She smiled in amusement and jumped on the bed. I rolled on to my back, and she crept on top of me. My heart started beating faster at the feel of her body pressed against mine. I ran my hands up her back and fisted her hair as I kissed her.

She pulled away too soon and sat up, smiling at me. I squeezed her thighs and willed myself to calm down. I didn’t want to put any pressure on her, and I didn’t want her to think that I just wanted her for sex.

“You sure you’re okay?” I asked, running my hands up her thighs and gripping her hips. She smiled, nodding her head, and rolled off me. I knew she wouldn’t tell me if she still hurt, and it was driving me crazy. Maybe I should have run her a bath this morning or something? It was all fairly new to me, but I felt like I was messing up all the time.

“So, are you wearing that blue bikini?” I asked, innocently. Please say yes, please, please, I begged in my head. A blush swept across her cheeks, and she nodded. This was going to be a good day! I kissed down her neck, gently biting her soft skin.

“I love you,” I murmured against her neck. She kissed the side of my head, letting me know she felt the same.

A knock on the door made me flop back onto the bed, and Oakley laugh. She hopped off the bed and pulled the door open.

“Let’s go,” Jasper said, with a wide smile, practically bouncing on the spot. He was like a three-year-old. I thought we were meeting in the lobby. He was probably eager to stalk some poor, innocent girls. I couldn’t help feeling a little sorry for him. Abby, his ex, had really screwed him up.

When Mia arrived, her mood had changed completely from an hour ago. She was no longer smiling and excited. Her face looked like someone had slapped her. No doubt, she had just spoken to Chris-the-dick.

“I booked a taxi, let’s go,” she said as cheerfully as she could.

We changed at the water park. Jasper and I were first out of the changing rooms, and he immediately ran off towards a group of girls. We probably wouldn’t see him again until we were ready to leave. At least he would be preoccupied, so all we had to do was lose Mia, and we could have some time alone. Why do women take so long to get changed? I looked like a pervert waiting outside the ladies changing room.

Finally, I thought as they walked out of the door. I did a double take. My jaw dropped as Oakley emerged. I couldn’t take my eyes off her.