Taking A Chance

by Kacey Hamford

  “Jacob? I’m not after him.” She said, brushing my comment aside.

  “Really? You said you wanted to sleep with him… You warned me off of him.” She shrugged her shoulders, grabbed my arm and pulled me to my feet.

  “Let’s go pick up Bonnie and have some fun.” I wondered what Amelia was up to, she was never nice to me and she had never wanted to party with me before. I couldn’t help but think that she had an ulterior motive.

  ***

  We had been at the party for a few hours and I was a little merry. I hadn’t drunk loads but I’d wanted to enjoy myself and that was what I was doing. I hadn’t seen Amelia all night; I’d guessed she must have got bored and left early. I was pretty sure this party wasn’t what she was used to. There was about thirty people at the party, some were playing video games, a game of poker had started in the kitchen and people were dancing too. Bonnie and I had danced to a few songs; we were getting a drink in the kitchen when my phone pinged. I pulled my phone out of my jeans pocket and saw that I had five missed calls and five text messages.

  “What’s wrong?” Bonnie asked.

  “I’ve had five missed calls from Jacob and a bunch of text messages too.” I was surprised he was contacting me after not talking to me for a couple of days.

  “What do they say?” She asked, looking over my shoulder at my phone. I shrugged my shoulders as I pressed the screen to show me the first message.

  7.30 Where are you? x

  7.45 Answer your phone x

  8.00 Why won’t you talk to me? x

  8.20 I’m coming over x

  “Shit, he’s going to my house.”

  “What’s the last one say?”

  I opened it up; 8.45 Where is the party? x

  “Are you gonna answer him?” Bonnie asked as she passed me a drink.

  “He hasn’t spoken to me in days and now he wants answers… He can get lost. I’m not just waiting around for him.”

  “Hi, Rose.” Karl, from our photography class smiled at me.

  “Hi, Karl… You having fun?” I was a bit distracted, I was thinking about Jacob and the messages. I didn’t really know what to do.

  “I would be if you danced with me?” He asked, holding out his hand to me. I was a bit surprised that he’d asked, so much so that I didn’t respond until Bonnie nudged me in the ribs with her elbow.

  “Oh… I would love too.” I placed my hand in his and we walked over to where other people were dancing. Karl was funny, he made me laugh lots and I was surprised by how much fun I was having with him. He looked different to Jacob, he was a bit shorter, not as well built and he had short blonde hair. I wouldn’t be able to run my fingers through that very well. A slower song came on and Karl pulled me even closer towards him. I hesitated at first as I didn’t want to give him the wrong idea but then I thought what the hell. I wound my arms around his neck and he was whispering in my ear as we danced, I closed my eyes and enjoyed our dance. My eyes sprung open as I felt myself being pulled off of Karl. I looked around to see Jacob and Matt. Matt pulled me to the side. I allowed him as I was shocked to see Jacob. It didn’t register that he had Karl pinned up against the wall until I snapped out of my daze. I ran over towards them and grabbed hold of Jacob’s arm.

  “Stop.” I shouted at him. He didn’t look or answer me, all I heard him say to Karl was;

  “She’s mine… Don’t you dare touch her again.” Mine? I wasn’t his. He hadn’t spoken to me for days. If he cared about me at all he would have answered my messages rather than ignoring them.

  “I’m not yours.” I told Jacob, pulling on his arm to get him to let Karl go. He didn’t move a muscle, I looked over at Matt. “Get him off of him, will you?” Matt walked forwards and whispered in Jacob’s ear. I couldn’t hear what he had said, but he let go of Karl and threw me over his shoulder and started walking outside. I was yelling at him to put me down whilst kicking my legs and banging my fists into his back. He didn’t flinch or loosen his grip. Once we stood next to his car he let me down and opened the door, waiting for me to get in.

  “What the hell do you think you are doing?” I screamed at him.

  “Me? What the hell did you think you were doing? I DON’T share.”

  “Well it’s a good thing I’m not yours then.” I said as I side stepped him and went to walk around him. He caught hold of my arm. I looked at him, I couldn’t read his face, was he sad? Mad? Upset? “What?” I asked him. He turned me around to face him and crashed his lips against mine, I was about to pull away when I felt his warm tongue caress mine. I melted and kissed him back with urgency. His lips were magic, they made me forget everything and I just wanted to be near him. When we parted a couple minutes later I softly said; “Take me back to yours.” I came out tonight wanting a night of fun and I was going to get that. Just that one kiss from Jacob had me wet and aching for his touch. People have one night stands all of the time, so why couldn’t I?

  “Really?” He sounded shocked. I nodded and he looked around outside.

  “What are you doing?” I asked him, placing my hand on his chest.

  “Looking for Matt… He didn’t drive… Did Bonnie drive?”

  “No.” I heard him swear under his breath.

  “Get in the car, I’ll run in and find them.” He jogged back towards the house and disappeared inside. I sat in the front seat of his car and a few minutes later I saw Jacob, Matt and Bonnie walking towards me. Matt and Bonnie climbed into the back and Jacob climbed into the front seat and started the engine. No-one spoke, we all sat in silence as we rode towards Jacob and Matt’s place. Jacob placed his hand on my thigh and a spark ignited in my body, I was tingling all over. If that was how I reacted from one touch I was going to be on fire later. Jacob parked the car and I reached for the door handle when he stopped me.

  “I will get your door.” I nodded and waited for him to open my door. Once he opened it, I climbed out and placed my hand on the back of his neck and pulled him close to me for a kiss. He smirked at me and I winked at him before walking into his building. Matt and Bonnie had already gone upstairs to the flat. Once we were inside I grabbed his hand and began pulling him in the direction of his bedroom.

  “Uh… Rose, can I talk to you quickly?” Bonnie called out. I stopped and looked at her, she looked worried and I wanted to make sure she was ok.

  “I’ll be there in a minute… Which room is yours?” I asked Jacob.

  “The end of the hall on the right.” I bit my lip and nodded my head. He walked away and I turned towards Bonnie. I looked around for Matt and saw that he was in the kitchen looking in the fridge.

  “You ok?” I asked her.

  “What are you doing? He hasn’t spoken to you for days and you just forgive him?” I didn’t want Bonnie to ruin my confidence at being forward with Jacob, I was feeling empowered and sexy and I liked it.

  “I’m having fun.” Was all I said as I turned my back on her and walked down the hall towards Jacob’s bedroom.

  Chapter 9

  I walked quickly towards Jacob’s bedroom, I wasn’t really drunk so I knew what I was doing, but I also didn’t want to lose my nerve. I’d had just enough alcohol to give me the confidence I didn’t feel when I was completely sober. People had just sex all the time, it didn’t have to mean love all of the time. I wanted to have fun and that’s what I intended to do. I opened the door to his bedroom and he was sitting on the edge of his bed, his head was dipped and his arms were resting on his knees. I walked towards him, ran my hand over the back of his head and neck and stood in between his legs. His hands immediately came up and found their way to my hips. My tummy was in line with his head, so I kicked off my heels. He looked up at me and smiled and I bent my head so I could kiss him. The kiss started off slow but it soon turned heated and passionate. I felt his grip tighten on my hips and I wondered if it was so his hands couldn’t wander. I climbed onto his lap and straddled him; I couldn’t stop myself from rubbing my heat onto his rock hard cock. I was throbbing an
d needed a release. He groaned and the next thing I knew I was flat on my back with his hard body pressing me into the mattress. He trailed kisses down my neck and as he neared my breasts I arched my back.

  “Please Jacob… Touch me.” I begged. He ran his hand down over my right breast, just skimming it slightly. He was playing with me and he loved it; I could see the desire and playfulness in his eyes. I groaned out of frustration, I needed to get him as worked up as me so I pulled off my top. His eyes immediately went to my pale blue lacy bra. My nipples hardened and he licked his lips. I grabbed the bottom of his t-shirt and began pulling it up his body; I had never been so forward when having sex before. Jacob helped me by pulling it off over his head and I ran the tips of my fingers over his pecs and down his stomach. I stopped at his jeans and flicked the top button open. He shuddered and as I was about to dive into his boxers he grabbed my hand.

  “Are you sure about this?” I nodded and bit my lip. He didn’t move or say anything. Was he changing his mind? Did he not want me?

  “If you won’t fuck me, I can find someone who will.” His head snapped up to look at me and I saw intensity in his eyes, but I wasn’t sure what it meant. He began undoing my jeans and pulling them off of me and I thought to myself that there was no going back now. I was going to have my fun with him and then walk away before my heart could get hurt. I was laying there in just my matching underwear set; he stood up and pulled his jeans off. I could see his erection tenting his boxers. He climbed back on top of me and I spread my legs for him. He knelt in between my legs and hovered over me to give me a kiss on the lips, down my neck and over one breast. He kissed my tummy and placed his lips over my panties.

  “Mine.” He growled. The vibrations from his growl had me whimpering.

  “Please Jacob…” I couldn’t stand waiting any longer, I was throbbing, soaking wet and needed him inside of me. He tore my panties from my body and looked at me.

  “How you feeling?” He asked, smirking at me.

  “Please… Jacob… Please.” I ran my hand down my body and pressed my finger against my clit, trying to get the throbbing to ease. He grabbed a hold of my wrist and stuck my finger in his mouth.

  “Mmm… Mine.” He growled again. He moved back up my body and ran his hand under my back so he could undo my bra and I used my feet to push his boxers down. When he sprung free I gasped; he was large and glistening from his pre cum. He sucked one of my nipples into his mouth and I cried out from how good it felt.

  “Mine.” He growled again. It felt like he was marking my body, like I was only his and no one else’s. He kissed me again as his hand trailed down my body to my soaking wet pussy; he parted my lips and slipped two fingers inside of me. I moaned and pushed my hips up into his hand to push his fingers deeper. It wasn’t enough; I needed him inside of me. I grabbed hold of his cock and I felt it twitch in my palm. I slowly stroked him up and down, rubbing my thumb over the top.

  “Jacob… I need you inside of me… I need you to fuck me… Now.”

  “This is mine.” He said kissing my pussy. “Who does it belong to?”

  “Please Jacob.” I squirmed underneath him. He reached over to his bedside table which caused my hands to fall onto the bed and he pulled a condom out. He covered himself and pressed his cock against my entrance, not pushing inside. I tried moving my hips but he moved at the same time which caused his cock to slide up and hit my clit. I cried out from the sensation. He must have liked my reaction as he did it a couple more times.

  “You are mine.” He growled in my ear. I nodded my head. I was desperate to have him inside of me. He moved again so the head of his cock was pressed against my clit.

  “Please.” I begged again.

  “Whose are you?”

  “Yours…” I panted “Yours… YOURS.” I screamed the last word as he slipped inside of me. He stilled for a moment allowing me to adjust to him. I pulled on his neck so I could kiss him and I raised my hips letting him know I was ready for more. He crushed me into the bed as he slipped in and out of me. I lifted my legs up and wrapped them around his waist, angling my body so he could go deeper. I urged him faster by pushing on his bum with my feet. I held onto the back of his head with one hand, he had the other one pinned above my head.

  “Come for me… Let go babe.” He moved faster and harder whilst rubbing my clit with his thumb. I relaxed and let myself go. I screamed out when my orgasm hit and a couple of thrusts later and Jacob was calling out my name. He was breathing heavily and he had relaxed on top of me. I pulled my hand out from his grip and pushed on his chest to get him off of me.

  “You ok?” He asked, concerned.

  “Yeah… You’re just heavy.” He rolled off of me and pulled the condom off and threw it in the bin. He kissed me again and pulled me into his side. I relaxed with my head on his chest and an arm slung over his stomach. He pulled a sheet up to cover us both and within minutes he was snoring. I didn’t want to spend the night; my heart would get the wrong idea. This was fun, it’s all it was. I climbed carefully out of the bed and dressed without putting panties on as he had practically shredded them. I opened his bedroom door and looked over my shoulder to make sure I hadn’t woken him. He had rolled onto his stomach and his back glistened with sweat. He looked hot. I walked out of the door to see if Bonnie was still there. She was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

  “Hey… Where’s Matt?” I asked her.

  “Gone to bed.” She said turning the TV off. “You ready to leave now?” I nodded. She began putting her shoes on.

  “How come you’re not with him?” I asked as we crept out of their flat.

  “Because I don’t like him, Rose… It was one night… Then you drag me back here tonight.” She said sternly.

  “I’m sorry… You didn’t have to come with me.”

  “It’s fine… We can move on now… Now that you have got him out of your system.” I nodded at what she’d said. I hoped it would be that easy but I wasn’t completely convinced now that the alcohol had started to wear off.

  Chapter 10

  I spent the rest of the weekend hiding away in my bedroom; my head was all over the place. I couldn’t believe that I had actually slept with Jacob. It had been amazing and I wanted to do it again, he’d made me feel like I’d never felt before. I was worried that I was falling in love with him. I should have known that I wasn’t capable of just a one night stand. Jacob had texted me the next morning asking where I was; I’d made up an excuse saying that Mum and Dad were expecting me home and I didn’t want to wake him. That seemed to have worked. He replied asking when he could see me again and I’d told him that I had a project that I needed to finish so I would be busy all weekend. I needed to talk to him about him going silent on me and not seeing him for a couple of days, but I didn’t know if I would like what I would hear.

  Come down¸ I’m outside x

  Jacob, I told you I was busy this wkend x

  Just for 5 mins x

  I looked down; I was wearing my very old jogging bottoms and his hoody. I couldn’t go out wearing that. I quickly undressed and slipped on a sundress and tied my hair up into a pony tail. I ran down the stairs and out of the front door. Jacob was leaning against his car, he looked sexy as hell and I found myself wanting him to take me against the car. I shook my head to clear my thoughts. I stopped in front of him, out of touching distance. He frowned at me and pulled me closer by my hand and kissed me. I pushed against his chest and took a step back.

  “What do you want, Jacob?” I crossed my arms in front of me and saw him looking at my chest, so I placed my arms by my side and clasped my hands together.

  “To see you… Are you ok?... Do you regret what happened Friday night?”

  “What? No… It’s just… We… Um… We should talk.”

  “Ok.” I looked at him and I wasn’t sure what I saw. Did he think things were ok between us? Did he think that not talking to me for days was ok? I didn’t have the energy for this, but thought there was no poin
t in avoiding it.

  “Not here… Can we go somewhere?” I asked, nodding at his car.

  “Sure.” He took my hand and opened my door for me. He was so sweet when he did things like that.

  “Just drive somewhere quiet.” I told him. He nodded and started the car. We drove for about ten minutes. When he stopped we were just off the main road on a hill that overlooked a large lake; it was really peaceful and beautiful.

  “So… You’re ending things then?” Jacob asked.

  “Ending things? Jacob you didn’t talk to me for over two days… I thought we were over… Well, we never really got started… I…”

  “Rose, I’m sorry but…” He paused and sighed. “I really like you… And Friday night… Well, that was amazing… You’re amazing.”

  “You just stopped talking to me, I didn’t see you at college, and you ignored two of my text messages… I need to know why.”

  “I just had something that I needed to take care of.”

  “And you’re not going to tell me what?” I looked at him; he wouldn’t look at me. He placed his hands on the steering wheel and shook his head.

  “How can you expect us to have a relationship if you’re keeping things from me? How can I trust you?”

  “You can trust me… I haven’t cheated on you… I’m not seeing anyone else… I really want us to be together.” I didn’t know what to say, I didn’t know if I could handle him keeping things from me. “Rose?” I looked up at him. He leaned forward and kissed me. “I know you feel that… We have a connection, sex is not just that good with someone you don’t care about.”

  “How did you know where I was last night?”

  “Um… You’re not going to like the answer.”

  “Tell me.”

  “Amelia texted me and asked me to meet her at a party… She took a selfie… But what she didn’t realise was that you were in the background, dancing with that guy.” His hands turned into fists and I saw his jaw clench. I placed my hand over his fists and he relaxed.