Page 104 of Steeling Her
The blond hair, the denim blue jeans wrapped around those muscular thighs and calves, the tight black shirt showcasing his deliciously toned stomach muscles and pecks. I suddenly feel my mouth water at the sight of Nick standing there looking like a dreamy Greek god in his sexy cap. He looks so sexy. Along with every girl on this floor, I’m under his spell.
I think he’s trying to look around for someone. Craning his neck to find this person, he finally meets my eyes and we lock stares. He smirks and walks over to me, and I feel really hot all of a sudden. Knowing that I’m the person he’s looking for, I feel the attention from people as he bulldozes past them to get to me. The hot flush gets worse and worse with each step he takes. Closing the distance between us, I forget how to breathe.
Sweet Jesus, he looks so freaking hot right now.How can anyone be that good looking?With that thought, I start looking around the large table and then notice that there are no free seats around me. Every one of them have been taken. I don’t know where he’ll sit.
Stopping in his tracks beside me, he bends down and speaks to the guys sitting next to me. I can’t hear what he’s saying, so I lift my headphones off. Once I do, the guy starts gathering his things, laughing and smiling back down at me. I bite my lip and furrows my brows at him, wondering what Nick had said. He pats him on the back when he walks away and waves at Nick, shaking his head once more and leaving to find another spot.
I’m so confused. What just happened?
Nick then pulls the chair out from beside me and plonks himself down on it. Leaning over, he gives me a kiss on the cheek. I immediately blush at all the stares we’re getting. I know a lot of girls are watching us with their mouths hanging open, ready to catch flies. I start to hide my face from everyone because I’m so shocked that he did that in public. I can feel their eyes watch my every move, like a hawk watching its prey.
I forget just how popular Nick really is on campus sometimes. Then I’m reminded when someone speaks to him or looks at him like he’s the golden ticket; especially the girls of the college, the older ones that he “knows.” Every time I see him talking to a girl, I know what their intentions are and they don’t care about any other girl that gets in the way of that. All they want is to be that girl who gets the popular guy to fall for them. The girl who ends up getting married to an NFL player. The girl who gets the guy to change from being a player to being loyal.
I see the weighted lust in their eyes; it’s as clear as day. Sure, Nick looks like a model all of the time, sure he plays football for the college and can get into the NFL no problem; but none of them know him like I do. He’s sweet, kind, funny, and very considerate. He’s not what I thought he’d be when I first met him. I thought he was going to be this rude and arrogant asshole who never gave a crap about girls or their feelings.
Enjoying my embarrassment, he leans in again, capturing my lips this time. “I missed these lips,” he whispers huskily making a sharp shiver run up my spine.
“This is the library,” Kevin scolds mildly.
Nick leans forward, resting his elbow on the desk in front of us. “Then shouldn’t you be studying?” Nick quips, unimpressed by the intrusion. Silence surrounds us once again. Nick goes back to focus on me and I smile at him, which makes him plaster the grin he walked in with back onto his face. I get butterflies at the thought of him smiling just because I am.God, he looks so dreamy right now.
“What did you say to that guy?” I point at the direction he left in and Nick smiles again, larger than ever. Now, I definitely want to know.
“I told him if he moved I’d hook him up with the head cheerleader.” I bury my face into my hands, laughing at his wild proposition. I’m now trying to keep the chuckles to a minimum since we are in the library after all. “What? It was a really good proposition. I have the means to make that happen for the kid. He knows it, too, that’s why he let me have this seat.” He places his face into the crook of my neck, and I laugh again thanks to the ticklish feeling. I lean my head onto his shoulders, still laughing at the deal he made.
“Are you a pimp or something?” I tease him and he starts to laugh himself. I can feel his breathy chuckles on my neck. Hot and humid, just like the weather outside today. Then he kisses the skin, effectively shutting me up.
“I only use the power I have when it comes to you, Steel. Nobody else.” He then leans back to kiss my forehead. I love when he does that to me. I feel the warmth of his lips and breath encase me into a huge hug. He’s like a warm, fluffy cloud that wraps me up and holds me tight.
Waking up in his arms felt amazing. Him holding me full stop felt amazing. It’s something I’ve been craving ever since I woke up next to him. The rush of warmth from him is something that I’ve come to enjoy and quickly have become addicted to. Who wouldn’t become addicted to Nick Jackson’s arms around you while you fall asleep next to him?
But it’s time to focus back on my study. I have to memorize all of these terms. Once I do settle back into it, I hear him shuffle his chair closer to me. I’m trying my hardest not to smile but my cheeks start to hurt because I’m trying to keep my grin to myself. Once he’s finished, I feel his hand on the back of my chair and his fingers brush my top. Tingles is an understatement to what I’m feeling. I’m on fire right now. Dear Lord is his hotness radiating into me, too bad it’s not being soaked up.
The pads of his fingers making circular motions on my back is sending me into a trance like state. It’s so relaxing, I feel my eyes start to drift a little. So, I start shaking to wake myself and my body back up. I need to get back and focus on this. I have to learn these or I’ll fail, and I can’t fail anything.
When I feel the table vibrate, I reach out to check my phone and see my dad calling me. I smile and stand up to answer it, careful not to disturb anyone. “It’s my dad, I’ll be right back,” I tell Nick and Kevin. I walk out into the main area where people chat and take phone calls. Once I reach it, I tap my phone to answer the call.
“Hey, Dad!” I beam. I can hear my parents down the line kissing. Not exactly what you want to hear, so I cringe a little at them sucking faces with each other.
“Hey, baby girl!” I can hear the southern accent coming out slightly when he speaks. “We just landed here, your brothers came with us too. We’ll be over soon. I take it you’re studying right now?” he asks me, and I’m starting to get excited at the thought of seeing my family. This semester has been really tough lately, and I’m trying to keep up in my studies too.
“Yeah, I’m in the library with Nick and Kevin right now. I was in early so I might leave soon enough. Maybe in the next hour or so?” I tilt my head from side to side, weighing out the decision. But knowing me, I’d kill to climb back into bed.
“Alright, honey. Well, whatever suits you. I’ve got some stuff to sort out with your car and the cops, so we’ll be doing that. But afterwards, we’ll come over to the dorm room with takeout. That sound good? I miss my little girl,” he coos. I smile at the wall opposite me, knowing that I’ve missed him so much too. He’s my rock, and I hate being away from him.
“I miss you too, Dad,” I whisper back.
“So, invite the guys and whoever else to come for food and we’ll treat you all, because I know how hard you’ve been working this semester and I’m so proud of you. Tonight is on us, alright?” I smile at the kind proposition. My dad knows how much I enjoy my food, and it’s sweet to know he’s comforting me with it. He knows me all too well.
“Okay, Dad! I can’t wait to see you guys! Tell everyone I said hi, and tell Chris I have a batch of cookies for him at the apartment,” I inform my dad and listen to him transfer the message to my older brother.
“YES! Now, I’m excited!” Chris bellows. He’s worse than me for food, he’s like a vacuum.
“Alright, baby girl, we’ll see you soon! I love you,” he finishes and I tell him I love him back. I end the call and walk back inside with the biggest grin on my face. Nick is engrossed in his study but looks up at me because I’m walking towards him. He smiles up at me and gives me his famous, toothy smile that has all the girls around him swooning at him.
“Everything alright?” he asks me and I nod.
“Yeah, everything’s perfect. My dad asked if you both want to come for food back at the dorm. It’s their treat. It’ll be at six or seven, I think?” I propose to them both, and I see the pained look on Kevin’s face.
