“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 look with his tee shirt off ‘cause yesterday he looked mighty 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 said 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 looked 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 shoulder and then down his arm a bit. He also has a tattoo on his abs…. I think it is 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 sentence 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 at a party full of college guys! Just keep it to a few close friends of ours okay?” I started up the shower and took 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 forgotten my razor….if I was wearing a skirt I was doing 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 came walking out his door, still on the phone and still in his fucking towel! I slammed right into him. I don’t know who was more surprised 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 took 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 goddamn 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? Do you 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 look at him. What could he possible see in me?

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

“Good, good, 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 ache in-between my legs was starting to become 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 guy who was that good looking 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 wearing 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 look 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 and make a few more phone calls for tomorrow night. First thing was to call back Jake, the 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 couldn’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 football 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 Grams. 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…where 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 had just hung with Grams 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 took a deep 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 time 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.