Chapter 10: What Happens When We're Alone

The elevator door opened, and we stepped inside. I stood back against the back wall and let out a heavy sigh.

Thank god Ryder showed up when he did.. I don't know what I would've done if he hadn't. It seemed like it took him zero effort to pick that guy up.. how strong is he?

"You okay?" He raises an eyebrow at me.

"Oh, um, yeah. I'm fine. You know, I didn't think you'd actually show up tonight.. but I'm glad you did. Thank you for saving me from that guy.." I say as I keep my eyes on the floor.

"No need to thank me. I'm certain if it was anyone else, they would do the same. Plus, I told you I'd be here tonight, love." He looked over his shoulder and smirked at me.

The elevator stopped at the fourth floor, and Ryder followed me out. We walked down the long hallway without saying a single word to eachother.

We reached my door, and I faced Ryder, "Thank you for walking me to my room.. I just don't feel safe going anywhere alone anymore after what happened yesterday at the Garden and then tonight.. I hope you have fun at the party though! I'll see you later."

I unlock my door and walk inside, but before I'm able to do anything else, Ryder walks right in and closes the door behind him.

He furrows his eyebrows before saying, "The only reason I wanted to come was to see you, love."

"Oh, um.. I guess it's okay if you stay for a little while."

I walk over to my closet and place my shoes inside and grab a pair of cotton shorts and a tank top.

"I'm going to change real quick. You can sit on the couch if you'd like." I say as I point to the couch that sits at the back of the room.

I close the bathroom door behind me and swiftly change into my light gray shorts and black tank top. As I look at myself in the mirror, I comb through the knotted mess in my hair. I decide to leave to my hair down instead of throwing it up in a bun like I usually do. I glance down at my wrist and see that it's already starting to bruise.

That will look absolutely horrible in the morning..

I walk out of the bathroom, and Ryder instantly fixes his eyes on me. He's staring at me like he's a wild animal looking at his prey. I make my way over to the couch and sit down next to him, the entire time he never takes his eyes off me.

"So, I heard you're a transfer from Florence University." I say trying to remove the awkward the silence between us.

"I am. The University had to make a few budget cuts, and that including cutting the Business Management courses. I guess it's a good thing though, I missed being away from my hometown."

He starts talking about him growing up in Blackwood, but the whole time he's talking to me I can't help but stare at him, not paying any attention to what he's saying. I cross my legs on the couch and sit facing him, and I just take in how absolutely stunning he is. The only light I have on is the ceiling light, which isn't very bright. Ryder looks even more mysterious and sexy in the dim lighting. His eyes look darker and smile dangerous.

I wonder what it would feel like to have his huge muscular arms wrap around my thighs as he picks me up to place me on my bed.. or how it would feel to have him-

I suddenly snap out of my thoughts when I hear Ryder let out a lengthy sigh. "Are you listening to anything I'm saying, or are you too busy eye fucking me, love?" he says with a smirk.

"I was not eye fucking you!" I yell as I lightly slap his arm.

"Well, it certainly looks like you were. You were even drooling the entire time while you were looking me up and down." he laughs as he finishes talking.

Oh god, even his laugh makes me want to rip his clothes off.. maybe letting him into my room wasn't such an excellent idea.. I can't think straight around him!

He leans in so he's only an inch away from me and whispers in my ear, "It's okay, love. I think about what it would be like to fuck you all the time too. What it would feel like to have my cock buried inside your tight core. But what I really want to know, is what it would sound like having you scream my name."

I can't stand this! I don't like the idea of having sex with someone I don't even know, but I don't care anymore. I need him. NOW.

Almost as if he was reading my mind, he closes the space between us and captures my lips in the most passionate kiss I've ever had. He kisses me like his whole life depends on it, like he can't live without me. He pushes his body on mine so I'm forced to lie down on the couch, and he places a hand on my inner thigh, making me let out a small moan into his mouth.

He pulls back from the kiss and looks me in the eyes before saying, "I haven't even done anything yet and you're already moaning, love."

I grab both sides of his face before saying, "Just shut up," and pull him back into another deep kiss.

I hear laughing outside the door and Ryder pulls up off me, which makes me let out a whine from the loss of contact. I try to adjust my shorts so it doesn't look like we were doing anything, when Evelyn and Jo walk in.

"Oh shit! Um, I didn't know he'd be in here, Vii." Evelyn says as she raises an eyebrow. "I hope we didn't interrupt anything," she laughs.

"No, you didn't. Violet and I were actually about to head down to the Garden, weren't we?" Ryder asks while smiling at me.

"Um, yeah we were! He was just talking about how the Garden is his favorite place, so we decided to go check out the new lights they had put up." I say nervously as I rub the back of my neck.

"Okay well you two have fun! I'll see you in a bit, Vii!" Jo says before going into the bathroom and starting the shower.

I put on my vans and Ryder takes me by the hand, leading me out of my room and into the hallway.

"See, I can eye fuck you and still be able to listen to whatever your saying," I laugh.

"I'm honestly surprised, love."