Avoiding Commitment (Avoiding #1)(13)

The next few weeks went by in a blur. Lexi and Jack were together as much as was humanly possible. When he was working at the coffee shop, she could be found studying across from his counter. When her classes let out, he was waiting for her outside the old brick building with a steaming cup of her favorite brew and a moist slice of pound cake or a blueberry muffin. She became a regular in their household staying up late into the night playing video games. His roommates didn't mind her coming over, mostly because they loved the look on Luke's face what she kicked his ass at Mario Kart. The only time they didn't spend together was football games. Olivia's legacy went back several generations, and Lexi usually followed her to their tailgate spot on North Campus along with the rest of their friends. Jack typically had a space reserved with his buddies on East Campus. He tended to return to Savannah during away games, and Lexi found that she missed him more than she was willing to admit. That's why she had designated Sunday as their movie night where they would watch anything from The Notebook to American Psycho to 300.

On this particular movie night, Lexi accepted his easy hug as she walked through his door. She snuggled up into his sweater inhaling the familiar smell. "This weekend seemed to drag on forever," Lexi whispered into his ear.

"I know. I missed you too," he murmured directing her towards the couch. When he looked at her again, he said, "You're beautiful."

A smile stretched across her face. "Thank you. You don't look too bad yourself," she said knocking her hip against his before falling against the brown suede couch. He landed next to her. Throwing her dark chocolate Sperry's onto the carpet, she stretched her legs out crossing them on the coffee table. "So, what are we watching tonight?" she asked scanning his impressive collection of movies.

Before he had a chance to answer her, his phone buzzed on the table. Attempting to be courteous, Lexi reached forward to hand it to him, but he was too quick. He eagerly snatched it up off the table and stood to read the name on the caller id. After a brief pause, he clicked a button to silence it.

His eyes turned back to her, and Lexi met his gaze expectantly. "I'll call them back," he said falling back into his place at her side. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his lap burying his head into her hair. "You smell like Heaven," he said taking a big long whiff.

She giggled smacking his hand playfully. "I showered before I came over."

"Well...that's a nice change."

She smacked him harder this time pushing at one of his arms that was holding her tightly in place. "Stop sniffing me like a dog."

"Then stop smelling so damn good," he said breathing her in several more times. His face was so close to her body that she could almost feel his lips against her bare neck. She stopped struggling and tuned into how her body was reacting to him being so near. Her breathing had quickened and her body felt warm all over. His nose brushed lightly up against her ear. She shivered as goose bumps broke out across her arms and down her back at his touch. He didn't let her go though, and he didn't back off. This was new and she liked it. "God, I want you, Lex," he said running a line of kisses down her exposed jaw line.

Lexi's eyes closed of their own accord. As his kisses intensified moving from her jaw to her ear and then down her neck, she sighed heavily cocking her head back to allow him easier access. He laid her gently back against the couch moving his body so that it was hovering just above her with one leg positioned between hers. Their eyes met briefly before his mouth moved from one cheek to another experimentally. She sighed as he inched closer to her wet, trembling lips. Her hardly contained desire let loose a moan as he pushed himself against her. Lacing her fingers through his hair, she gazed up into his crystal clear blue eyes practically begging him to continue. He leaned forward meet her lips. She sighed happily waiting for that moment, but it never came. Just before his lips touched hers, his phone buzzed noisily in his pocket. His attention wavered and he pulled back from her body.

"Don't stop," she urged him leaning forward and planting a kiss of her own on his cheek. "You can call whoever it is back," she reminded him. The limbo he left her in was like torture. She hadn't said so, but she wanted him so bad, and they hadn't even kissed yet.

He smiled at her lovingly and kissed her cheek before moving from his position on top of her. Fishing the phone out of his pocket, he took a look at the name, and once again silenced it. "You're right. I can just call them back."

He hopped off the couch and quickly scooped her up into his arms. Lexi laughed unexpectedly. He effortlessly carried her into his room kicking the door open with his foot. She fell back against the navy blue comforter her shirt sliding up nearly to her chest. She stretched languidly allowing him a full view of her little body. He crawled from the foot of the bed up to her abdomen and left one lone kiss next to her bellybutton. His hands raked the bare skin as he traveled upwards from there. Sighing contentedly, she felt his lips make their way back to her neck. He darted his tongue against her tender skin making her writhe under his rippling muscles.

"Oh Jack," she breathed. Bringing his head up to look at her, she noticed his breath was coming in short puffs. She teasingly wiggled her hips first from side-to-side and then in small circles watching as he groaned on top of her.

"You're so mean."

"Really? I thought I was being really nice," she replied twirling her hips in a figure eight.