Wanted (44 page)

“Umm…then what would you do?”

Oh shit I was treading in very deep water.

Gunner smiled up at me. “Ms. Johnson, are you f
l
irting with me? Cause I have to tell you if we keep having this conversation
any further,
Jeff is going to beat my ass when I take you right here.”

I can’t breathe,
deep breaths….through your nose…out your mouth Ellie……
my god…
…
my mouth is so dry. I leaned over
and
grabbed a bottl
e watered out of the cooler.

“Do you know how fucking beautiful you are
El
lie? I can’t wait to lie under the stars with you next week. I can’t
fuckin
’
wait to show you everything about country living. I want to show you another first….
lot’s
of firsts while we are there sweetheart.”

“I can’t wait either Gunner. I’
m really excited especially knowing you
will be showing me everything.” I leaned in closer to Gunner and whispered into his ear. “
Spending five
days with you all to
myself
is going to be yummy.”

Gunner jumped up and a
lmost knocked me to the ground.

“What’s wrong?” I asked as I tried
to help him stand up straight.

“I have to go take a cold shower Ellie…..I need to get these thought
s
out of my head baby.”

I had to laugh as he tried to walk away and wa
s stumbling all over the place.

“Gunner, let me help you.” I tried my best to help him into the house.
Christ this guy was huge and HEAVY! I saw Jefferson on the sofa passed out
asleep. Ari must b
e in his bed
asleep already
.
I guess I was the only one who was not drunk, good thing.

I guided Gunner to his bedroom the best I could. He must have hit everything possible on the way to his room.
We made it to
the door and I opened it. I le
d Gunner over the bed and
tried to help him sit but
he more or less flopped on it
and to
ok
me with him. He was
lying
on his back and I was
lying
on top of him.

OH. MY.
GOD.
He had his eyes closed but slowly opened them and lo
ok
ed at me with his piercing blue eyes. Holy hell….he was beautiful. Could he really be all
mine
? Just then I remembered what Jon had said to Gunner. I wonder how many girls he has had
sex with? I’m sure more than….three….five…..six
? I started to get pissed off just thinking about another girl
laying
with him like this but naked.
ARGH!

Just then he smiled at me. I smiled back at him. “Stay with me tonight Ellie….I promise to keep my hands to myself sweetheart. I just want to see what it would be like to wake up with you next to me.”

“Have you ever had a girl spend the night in your bed before Gunner?” I asked as I searched his face for his reaction to my question.

He rolled over and to
ok
me with him
so that we were both
lying
on our sides.

“What’
re you really trying to ask me baby?” Gunner said with a slight slur.

I loved it when he called me sweetheart but when he called me baby…..fuck me I just wanted to crawl into his skin.

Should I ask? I mean he is drunk and would probably tell me.
Do I really want to know?

“Umm, how many women have you been with in the past?” I asked as I lo
ok
ed away from him.

“None that
have
ever really mattered or meant anything.”
He quickly said back.

Was that
suppose
d
to make me feel better?
That could mean anything…..
three
, seven, fifteen
. Oh my god what if he h
as slept with so many he doesn’
t even know!

“
I mean how
many had you
slept with?”

“Ellie, I don’t think it matters sweetheart because the moment I laid eyes on y
ou I forgot everyone else. You’
re the o
nly person I want in my life and in my bed from now on
.”

Holy hell…
……
I accept that answer!

“You never answered my other que
stion though.”

“What was it again
, I forgets
?” He said with a laugh. God he was a cute drunk!

“How many girls have you had spend the night with you in your bed.”

“None……”

I let out the breath I didn’
t
even realize I was holding in.

“Another first for both
of
us baby.” Gunner said as he closed his eyes. Next thing I knew he was out. I managed to get out from his
grip
as I started to take off his b
oots. Did I try to undress him?

Hmmmm
…that could
be a lot of fun….for me anyway.

I spent the next ten
minutes trying to get his pants off and I could not get him to move. I decided it might be better if they stayed on since I was going to be sleeping right next to him. I walked into his bathroom and lo
ok
ed around. I smiled when I saw the new toothbrush in the box. He must have bought it for me. I opened it up and used it. After I washed my face I
made my way back into his room.

I stood there for a few minutes and just watched him sleep. I slowly tried to
pull the covers out from under
neat
h
him but I soon gave that up as well. I walked over to
the chair and grabbed the blanket
that was
lying
on the back
of the chair
. It smelled heavenly. I wonder if his mom
or grandmother made it for him.

I crawled into bed and tried to put the cover over both of us. Gunner moved and started to mumble something. I shouldn’t have done it but I leaned in to hear what he was saying.

“Ellie…..
…..
I love you Ellie………”

Holy hell and fuck a duck. Did he just say he loved me?

CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

G
unner……

I w
ok
e up with my head fucking pounding. Mother fucker how much did I have to drink last night. I moved slightly and felt someone lying next to me. OH NO….oh
fuuuuck
….what the fuck did I do? I started to panic before I realized I still had my fucking clothes on. I slowly moved and lo
ok
ed over my left shoulder to see my sweet Ellie sleeping like a baby lyi
ng on her right side facing me.

I didn’t want to move another inch for fear of waking her up. Holy shit…she was beautiful and she lo
ok
ed so peaceful sleeping. I moved just a little more so that I could turn and watch her sleep. I wanted to see her e
yes the moment she opened them.

If this wasn’t a fucking dream come tr
ue, Ellie, in my bed all night.

Mother fucker! I just realized I was so fucking wasted last night I don’t even remember coming to bed. Why did she stay? Did I ask her to stay with me? I kind of remember asking her
to
stay with me. Did I spoon her at all last night? Fuck I hope I didn’t try to make any moves on her! I’d never
had a girl in my bed all night.

Wait….did
Ellie ask me how many girls I’
ve slept with? Did I answer her?
Oh shit I hope I didn’t tell her.
Fuck my head was killing me. I needed some Advil and a glass of OJ in a really bad way.

No, even drunk I wouldn’t be that fucking stupid
to tell her how many girls I’
ve been with. It’s not like it is a huge number. I’m sure Jeff has me fucking beat by
at least ten
. It doesn’t matter though. None of those girls could hold a candle to Ellie.

Just then she started to move. I watched her as she stretched
out and then opened her eyes. Four
blue eyes just staring at each other. I could die right now and be a fucking happy son of a bitch.

There was that smile…..I couldn’t help but smile back at her. My heart starting beating
faster the wider her smile got.

“Good morning sweetheart.”

“Good morning Gunner.” She practically purred my name.

I reached over and pushed her hair behind her ear. So fucking beautiful…..

“Drew.”

“What?” Ellie asked as she lo
ok
ed at me confused.

“My name, it’s Drew. I just wanted to hear you say my real name.” I said as I leaned over and gently brushed my lips against hers.

“Your name is not Gunner?
How did you get that name then?
” Ellie asked as she lo
ok
ed at me with a smile.

“Say it first….say my name first. I want to hear you say good morning to me.”

Ellie let out a laugh. “Good morning Drew. How did you sleep?”

The feeling that sped through my body when I heard her call me by my name was unreal.
Why d
id that affect me so damn much?

“That’s two first
s
for me.”

Ellie laughed.
“Really?
And what are they?”

“Well, first off I’
ve never had a girl spend the night with me and tell me good morning. And second, I’ve never had a girl call me by my
real
name. I wanted you to be the only one to do it.”

Ellie tried to hide her face but I saw the blush creep into her cheeks. Goddamn I would never ever get tired of that!

She peeked
up at me and started to laugh as she pushed my shoulder back.

“Tell me how you got the name Gunner.”

“Well, let’s see
.
My sophomore year I was on the punt team. There are two guys that split out and they call them Gunners. Their job is to go directly to the ball and try to make the tackle while all the other guys
fan out into zones to try and funnel the guy with the ball
. I played that position
, gunner
. My coach used me as an example
once
because I made the most tackles. He’
d
tell the guys they needed to tackle “like ole Gunner here”.
It stuck and from that po
int on everyone called me Gunner
for the rest of high school
. I liked it so that is what I went by.”

“Everyone called you that? Even your teachers?”

“Yep…everyone called me that.”

“Did your parents call you that also?”

“No….they
call
me Drew
, so do my grandparents
.” I said as I pushed the same pie
ce of hair back behind her ear.

“I like Drew…..but I like Gunner better!” Ellie said with a laugh.

“I like Gunner better too sweetheart. But I also like the way Dre
w sounds coming off your lips.”

I leaned down and went to kiss her
more deeply this time
. She pulled back from me and jumped out of my bed.

“Um, I haven’t brushed my teeth yet.” She said as she walked into my bathroom.

Fuck I could get use to this. Ellie waking up with me every morning and me being the first person she sp
ok
e to.

After we
brushed ou
r teeth I watched as Ellie put
her hair up in a pony tail.

“Let’s go get breakfast shall we? I need something for my damn headache.” I said as I to
ok
Ellie’s hand in mine.

“Well maybe that will teach you not to drink so much Mr. Mathews. You were pretty wasted last n
ight!” Ellie said with a laugh.

I
immediately stopped and looked at her
. “I didn’t um, say anything to you that was out of line or
anything
,
did I?”

Ellie smiled up at me, sho
ok
her head no and stood on her toes to g
ive me a kiss. I reached down and
cu
p
p
ed
her face in my hands and deepened the kiss. Ellie let out a small moan that traveled fro
m my mouth straight to my dick.