Define Me

by Culine Ramsden

  "So what happened?"

  "Like you don't know, you helped him set it up"

  Heather looked at me with the biggest smile, she really loved me, if she only realized how much I that meant to me especially after my story with Hunter.

  "Only a little, it was all his idea, so tell me what happened, did you ....."

  "No you crazy girl, we didn't, it is too soon, we talked and talked and kissed and snuggled and I think I must have fallen asleep in his arms. I woke up with him carrying me to bed and tucking me in. I don't know how he found my room. He is amazing Heather, I can really see me being happy with him. For so very long I have been sad, I want this, I want it badly."

  Heather got up from the bed and stood in front of me; she pulled me up from the bed and gave me a tight hug.

  "You deserve this happiness, I can see in the way he looks at you and the way the talks about you when you are not around that he really likes you. Cole told me last night and VP is driving him insane every second word out of his mouth is Cat. This guy wants Crazy kind of love. He will give you the world if you will let him."

  "I want that too."

  Heather pulled away from me, both her hands on my upper arms as she looked at me.

  "So make me this promise today. You will give him a chance, a real chance, give yourself a real chance to love again, a love that will curl your toes, a love that stops your breath, just allow yourself to feel."

  "Stop it now you are going to make me cry"

  "No promise me"

  "Ok I promise"

  "Great, now get dressed, he is probably waiting for you already"

  I quickly got dressed put my hair in a ponytail and headed downstairs. Although it had been a late night for everyone, I found Sam and Brooke already in the kitchen dressed for the day.

  "Hey, you’re up early"

  "Yes it is time for us to head home, enough loafing around your place. Our landlord is going to think we ran away"

  "Oh yes, I almost forgot…I'm going to miss you guys"

  "Miss us? No ways! We will be here more often than you think, you have the best spot, I have never seen so many sexy hot guys in one place"

  "What do you mean?"

  I walked to the water filter machine and poured myself a big glass of water with a slice of lemon. Leaning back against the counter I watched Brooke pack the last of her things into her bag.

  "Well there is Vincent, but he seems to be hooked on to you. Then there is Cole, I had my eye on but your BFF got that one. I then saw this army dude, ogling you Saturday and Sunday, what's up with that?

  "Army guy, what are you talking about?"

  "Didn't you see him? Tall, dark and the most amazing eyes! Even in a crowded room, I would spot those eyes and they were glued on you"

  "I didn’t see him… I don't care, I'm with Vincent and he is this only guy whose eyes I want on me"

  "So you and Vincent .... Is it serious?" Sam asked

  "I hope so"

  There was a knock at the front door.

  "I will get it” My heart was racing, please let it be Vincent. Before I could get to the door Heather sprinted past me.

  "I will get it"

  "Heather, come on"

  Heather opened the door with me standing right behind her. My heart stopped, he was so sexy, and he filled almost the whole doorway. Looking past Heather straight into my eyes Vincent gave me that sexy smirk.

  "Good morning gorgeous, are you ready for our run?"

  I just smiled at him; I could have run and jumped into those big strong arms of his. Oh I needed to be in those arms, if Heather would just get out of the way, did she need to stand in between us?

  "Hey… am I chopped liver, good morning Vincent… nice to see you Vincent"

  He gave a deep chuckle, which sent a hot throb down between my legs. I wanted to jump his bones.

  "Hi Heather, how are you doing?"

  "Great… thanks for asking, so what have you got planned for today?"

  “Heather really, what you doing, he is my boyfriend I will be doing the asking ... boyfriend, can I really call him my boyfriend?”

  "It depends on what my girlfriend has planned for the day"

  (GIRLFRIEND!!)My eyes must have popped out of my head, my mouth went dry and I could feel my body heating up. It was like he could read my mind, he called me his girlfriend.

  "Yes girlfriend, I thought we agreed to that or have you changed your mind overnight?"

  "No, no, girlfriend is good" with that I pushed past Heather, deliberately pushing a little harder. I flung my arms around Vincent's neck and gave him long, good morning kiss.

  "Hey watch it girl" she gave me a smile that said I told you so.

  "Well good morning to you too, you ready?"

  "Yes ready as I will ever be"

  "So let’s go, see you girls"

  Vincent waved to the girls, turned and walked out.

  "Will you guys wait until I come back before you go?"

  “We need to be in class at 9, can we come around for sundowners later?"

  "Yeah that is great. See you guys tonight, I will make a farewell dinner for us all"

  "Perfect we will see you then"

  I turned and walked out with Vincent; he put his arm around my shoulder and pulled me to him.

  "You ok, with me calling you girlfriend?"

  "Yes I am very happy that you call me girlfriend, can I call you my boyfriend"

  "I hope you do"

  Vincent stopped and turned to face me, with his one hand on the small of my back he pulled me closer. Looking down into my eyes, I could get lost in those eyes. I think I love this man already.

  "I don't feel like going for a run this morning, don't you want to come and join me for breakfast, you have done a lot of running and training the past few weeks, I think you need down time"

  "Mm, I don't know, I think I need more than just a hug to convince me to give up my running"

  "Oh is that so? I think I know how to do that"

  Vincent lifted me into his arm; I laced my fingers at the back of his head and pulled him closer. He kissed me; there was something more to this kiss, a promise a commitment. His kiss was so intense, so strong. His tongue pushed past my lips swirling, twisting, and stroking every part of my mouth. I was nibbling, licking with the same amount of passion. After a minute or so Vincent tried to pull away but I got hold of his lip biting down just a little not wanting to break our kiss. I swore I heard him growl at me, my eyes shot open. I didn't let go. I saw a look in his eyes, I squeezed my legs shut, that look just turned me on, I was hot and hell I wanted this guy , I know I vowed to obey the three date rule but I didn’t know if I could wait that long. I let go of his lip, my sex was throbbing.

  "Shit woman, you’re driving me crazy! I want you so badly right now!"

  I looked into his big green eyes; I knew it was too soon. I looked down to his chest; I swear I could see his heart beating a mile a minute.

  "Oh no mister this isn’t going to happen"

  He growled again, oh my word this was going to be difficult. I needed to know that what we had could be stronger than just the physical attraction. I needed to show him first that I could be all he needed before I gave myself to him completely.

  I wiggled myself out of his arm, stepping back to create some well needed space before it got out of control.

  "I don't have class today, so you feel like spending the day with me?"

  “I don't know, you are playing hard to get, that really turns me on. Don't know if I can keep me hands off you”

  And with that he made a grab for me. I squealed and ran towards the beach, I didn't get very far before he tackled me to the ground. Vincent covered me with his body, his elbow on either side of my head, his face so close to mine.

  The cool sand under my body was the only thing preventing me from catching fire. His body, so strong, so hot, this simple action made me feel protected, the way his body shielded me from the outside world.

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bsp; "Do you know how beautiful you are Caitlin; I could stare at you all day?"

  I was not very good with complements and not too sure how to react to the intense look on Vincent face. I was not ready to take this relationship to the next level. The only way I saw out was to make fun of the situation.

  "Oh well, I don't know if Cole will be too happy with his partner missing in action".

  "Forget Cole, I can do just what I want and when I want. I want to spend the day with you, looking into your beautiful eyes and then feasting on your hot seductive lips, exploring everything that is Caitlin Steward.”

  “I don't know how I feel about that, it has only been three days and how do I know I can trust you?”

  I was teasing Vincent but the look on his face was priceless. I burst out laughing, real tummy shacking laugh. I couldn’t believe he thought I was serious.

  "Are laughing at me you little vixen? I'm going to get you for that!"

  Vincent started tickling me everywhere, I was wiggling so much that soon we were both covered in sea sand. Lovely!

  "Look what you have done Vincent, now I need to go home for a shower"

  "Home, no ways! I'm not letting you out of my sight today, I know how to get rid of this” He jumped up and scooped me into his arm and started walking very calmly towards the water.

  "No way are you taking me into the sea so early in the morning it is going to be cold"

  I started twisting and turning in his arms trying to free myself from his grip. The more I struggled the more his grip tightened. Just before the water edge he stopped, lowering me to the ground but still holding my wrist whilst he bent down to take his shoes off with one hand and then started taking mine off. I moved my feet around so he could not get hold of them. Before I knew it Vincent had me pinned on the ground again and was taking my shoes off.

  After chucking my shoes to the side Vincent jumped up, he stood there for a few seconds with the naughty smirk, he then bent down to pick me up. I tried my best to get a way. I was a feather in his hands and he put me over his shoulder. I kicked my legs but he held tightly, I knew the only outcome was that I was going to land in the ice cold water. Two could play that game, I placed both my hand on his butt, OMG it was so tight. I squeezed with all my might, I could feel a fault in his step and that heard the growl again. He was just as affected by this as me.

  Vincent ran full speed into the ocean submerging us both in the cold water. He pulled me tight against his chest and then pulled me under the water with him. It was freezing; I swear my lips were turning blue, who goes for a swim and 6 in the morning?

  After coming up for air, we stood for a few minutes looking at each other before either of us spoke.

  "You are beautiful, you know that?"

  "And you… You’re a Neanderthal, how can you take me in to the cold ocean, we will get sick"

  "That was the only way to cool you down, I thought you were going to ravish me, I can’t have that you know, I need a girl to get to know me first before she takes me to first base"

  "W H A T, me you’re the one who growled at me"

  "Yeah… well you’re the one who was rubbing up against me, how could a guy resist?"

  "Whatever. We need to get out of here it is cold"

  "Come here, I will warm you up"

  Vincent wrapped me up in his arms, heat radiating from his rock hard bod. We kissed; I could feel myself warming up in all the right places and him getting harder in all the wrong places. He placed both hands on the back of my thighs and lifted me up so I could wrap my legs around him. We were lost in each other until a wave hit us, nearly knocked us over. I still had my legs wrapped around Vincent’s body when he started walking out of the water.

  "I think I better get you back home, before you land up with pneumonia"

  "Very good idea, thank you sir"

  He only lowered me to the ground when we got to where our shoes were. I leaned down to pick up my shoes, when I stood up he was smirking at me again, his eyes were dancing between my face and my chest. When I looked down I realized I was wearing a white top, perhaps not the best idea of the morning. I crossed my one arm over my breast and stuck my tongue out at Vincent.

  "Mm nice guy you are, letting a girl get cold like that"

  "Sorry that was not the plan, it worked in my favour though, let’s get you home''

  "Yes, I don't want to be in your shoes when we do, Heather is going to have you for breakfast"

  "I'm not scared of her; I have you to protect me. You wouldn't want any harm to come to me now would you?"

  I walked to where he was standing and gave him a kiss.

  I really liked this guy and hoped that what I felt was real; I didn’t want that moment to end.

  Chapter 10

  As I walked up the stairs towards the house Heather was waiting for me, arms crossed over her chest.

  “Now that looked like fun!"

  I tried to play it cool but failed miserably at it. I ran and jumped into her arms. Only she would understand the happiness I felt.

  "Can I say it? Please let me say it ... I told you so! Now let’s get your ready for your date. He said he will be back soon but I think we will make him wait just a little"

  "I'm so happy, I didn't know I could fall for a guy as quickly as what I am falling for this hunk. He is everything I could ever have asked for and more. Did you see the body on him? Oh my word it feels so good to be in his arms, I feel so safe, so protected.”

  "I know, I can see the sparkle is back in your eyes, it makes me want to cry"

  "Cry, why cry?

  "For so very long you were in a dark place, a place I didn't know how to get you out of. Now in two days this man has walked into your life and he has changed all of that"

  Heather and I stood looking at each other, tears rolling down our faces. I really loved her; I would have been lost without her.

  "Yes, he gave me a reason to laugh again, let’s go; I can’t wait to see what he has planned for today"

  The rest of the girls had left, it was just Heather and I left, like it was supposed to be right from the beginning.

  While I was taking a hot bath, Heather moved her stuff into one of the bedrooms on the top level. She made herself at home, she knew where the bedding was kept and made herself at home before coming back to my room to help me.

  When I got back to my bedroom Heather had my clothes set out. A black leather jacket, I almost forgot I had pair of stonewash skinny jeans, white T-shirt and my pair black converse sneakers. It looked good I wished I knew what Vincent had planned. While I was getting ready, Heather got a text; it must have been good because she hadn’t smiled like that before.

  "What you so happy about?"

  "That was Cole, he said he will see me in 15min, apparently we are all spending the day together"

  Heather and I were jumping around like two school girls.

  "Whoo hooo, that is great. I wonder where we are going. Oh shit, he said 15min, we’re not ready, you better get dressed and I still need to do my hair"

  "All I will tell you is, don't bother with the hair, just put it up, it is going to get messed up anyway"

  "You know where we are going, don't you?"

  "No I don't, but I know what transport we will be using. You better just change your sneakers to some boots as well'

  "What?"

  Before I could get an answer she was in the bathroom. In record time we were both ready and waiting before the guys even got to us.

  We were sitting in the kitchen chatting when I heard a rumble coming from the street. I would know that sound a mile away. It was a Harley Davidson. OMG! I looked at Heather and she had the biggest smile on her face. She knew how crazy I was over Harley's it had always been my dream to ride one of my own. My Dad put his foot down and would not allow me to have one while I lived under his roof. I ran to the front of the house, I flung the door open, at that moment when Vincent lifted his leg off the bike and took his helmet off. He was wearing a pair of jea
ns, some boots a T-shirt and Vintage biker jacket. For the second time that day he took my breath away, how could I be so lucky to find a guy like this? I wasted no time, ran towards where he was standing and jumped into his arms. I think he knew I liked my surprise.

  "Hello gorgeous, you look beautiful"

  "Hey"

  He placed his one hand on the small of my back and pulled me tight against him. His other hand travelled down my back and came to rest on my backside; he gave it a little squeeze.