Wait for Me Page 2

  It is at that moment that my heart feels really jumpy because as I look up from Stacy I see that Tyler is sitting on one of the sofas with his arm around a black haired girl I’ve never seen before. She’s not super model thin, but she could use a package of cookies, or two and possibly an IV of fluids. This isn’t a new sight for me, he’s always got some strange girl on his arm, but that never changes the pang of sadness I feel wishing that girl was me.

  He’s wearing a polo t-shirt, that is black. He looks so sexy in black.

  And blue

  Hell he could probably pull off pink.

  He is watching me. His blue eyes are burning with attention and something else. I smile, he smiles back, but his smile fades abruptly when a pair of strong arms wrap around my midsection. I feel someone grinding their hips against my ass. Really unwelcome, but at the same time I kind of like that I’m getting a rise out of Tyler. Two can play at this game. I dance a little bit trying to hold Tyler’s interest, but then it just feels off.

  I twist to try and try to see who the guy is behind me, but he’s holding me too tightly

  “You’re Matt Abbot’s baby sister aren’t you pumpkin?”

  Pumpkin, what girl wants to be called pumpkin?

  “Yeah, now get your hands off me.” I hiss, trying to act cool.

  The guy holding me laughs. His breath reeks of alcohol and cigarettes “Naw, I am going to hold onto you tonight. Maybe you will give me a little dance like you were giving your friend.”

  “No chance in hell.” I snap, clawing at his wrists to release me. Trying not to make a scene. I want Tyler jealous, but want this strangers greasy drunk paws off of body more.

  He roughly pulls me into him. I can feel his arousal which just makes me angrier. He finally lets me go for a brief moment. I see Tyler standing to come and help me, but instead of running from the guy, I turn around and knee him in the balls. He falls instantly to the floor.

  “You stupid bitch.”

  “Brush your teeth next time you want to man handle someone, it’s just polite.” I grab my drink out of Stacy’s hand and down it in one sip. Forgetting the contents of the cup, just feeling thirsty from the brief exertion.

  I’d be paying for those 3 shots of tequila later.

  So much for avoiding the DD.

  I look for Stacy, she’s dancing with some really hot guy from the football team. I think his name is Eric Tate, I’ve seen him hang out with Matt and Tyler before.

  Speaking of Tyler. I look back and notice that he now has another girl sitting with him. Sitting on him might be a better choice of words.

  This bleach blonde has her bright red finger nails running through his hair. He’s smiling at her, telling her something.

  He’s not mine, I remind myself. He’s just my brother’s friend.

  I suck up the ache rolling around in my heart and decide to find my own little friend. A more suitable one then the creepy drunk still reeling from his kick to the groin.

  There is no shortage of guys paying attention to me right now. When I see Stephen Mayer, one of my brother’s friends from school I know that he is just the guy I want to dance with.

  Stephen has always had a crush on me. But I have always had a thing for Tyler, so I don’t really bother with dating too much. He’s one of the guys who asked me out a few years ago, and Tyler scared him off. He and Matt became friends. Never understood it, but there it is.

  He’s not a bad looking guy, he has brown hair, he keeps it a little longer than most boys in town but it works for him. He has beautiful green eyes, and is a total sweetheart.

  In fact he is the opposite of Tyler Pierce in every way.

  He sees me approaching him and stands to greet me. A sweet smile playing on his lips. He’s always good for an ego boost.

  “Miss Alyssa Abbot, you get sexier each time I see you.” Stephen takes my hand and kisses my knuckles.

  Such a southern gentleman.

  “Stephen Mayer, flattery gets you everywhere.” I laugh.

  He and I take a seat across from Tyler and his bimbo du jour.

  Tyler has obviously noticed that I am flirting with Stephen, because he has moved the girl off of him and is leaning forward. I can feel his eyes on me, but I don’t want to look up at him just yet.

  “So Stephen, what are you plans for summer? School is out next week.” I bat my eyelashes making sure to avoid Tyler’s intense gaze.

  “I’m going to work at the country club. They pay pretty decent, and it’s something to do. What about you, what are your plans for the summer?”

  I love talking about my summer plans so for a moment I forget to get my full flirt on “Dad got me an internship at a New York magazine, I leave next month and come back a week before my senior year starts. I am so excited.” Quickly I remember to throw another jab in Tyler’s direction by adding “And hopefully seeing more of you Stephen!” just loudly enough of Tyler to hear.

  Stephen seems to notice my need for attention and looks across the room and then back to me “Tyler seems to watching you pretty hard, do they still have that ‘no boys for Alyssa’ rule? I don’t want to get beat up again. It will ruin my tips if I show up to work with a bruised face.”

  I finally look to Tyler, who sure enough is staring right at us.

  “I have no idea what his problem is.” I shrug.

  “I do.” Stephen admits.

  “Oh yeah?” I ask “What might his that be?”

  “He wants you.” Stephen replies with a simple shrug of his shoulders.

  I laugh. I expect Stephen to start laughing, but it never comes.

  “I’m deadly series. He kicked my ass for asking you out that day. That’s how Matt and I became friends, he broke it up.”

  My eyes widen “I had no idea. But that doesn’t mean he wants me. Tyler would have said something by now.”

  “He’s your brother’s best friend, everyone in school knows he has a thing for you, that’s why you are off limits to everyone. He stays away out of respect for your brother, but if he can’t have you he’s gonna make damn sure no one else does either.”

  “That is such bull shit Stephen, I don’t even know why you would say something like that.”

  Stephen doesn’t bother replying. Instead he leans into me quickly and whispers “proof.” And before I have time to register what is happening Stephen’s lips are on mine.

  As soon as we touch I feel Stephen pulled off of me.

  “You know the rules Stephen.” Tyler thunders.

  No one gets a word in before Tyler grabs my hand and pulls me through the front door.

  “What are you doing?” I cry trying to pull my hand away from him. “I’m practically an adult, I can see whoever I want to!”

  “Taking you home, you’ve lost your mind.” He yells.

  “I can’t just leave, Stacy is still inside.”

  “Shit.” He yells again. He lets go of my hand “Stay right here. Don’t move a muscle.”

  “OK BOSS!” I shoot back, annoyed by his demands.

  He walks back inside, returning less than a minute later “She’s going home with the guy she’s with. Eric, he’s decent.”

  He’s not looking at me, he’s still really angry.

  He walks me to the passenger side of his truck. He loves this truck. It’s an old Chevy from the late 60’s, Tyler was given it when his grandfather decided to give away his belongings before he could forget everyone he loved. It’s Tyler’s baby.

  When I climb up into the cab, Tyler slams the door behind me.

  “What about my car?” I ask when he himself climbs in seconds later.

  “Don’t worry about it, I’ll get it back to you tomorrow.” He starts his truck. We drive for several moments before I say anything further.

  “Are you even going to look at me? You are acting like such a weirdo. I’m not a baby I am allowed to kiss other guys. Matt can’t keep me single for forever.”

  He doesn’t reply. Instead we pull up to the park. It�
�s empty this time of night. It’s one of my favorite places. A small parking lot that looks out over a huge field with Weeping Willow and Cherry Trees. Small lamp posts line the area to provide the most spectacular view at night.

  Tyler kills the engine. He shifts his body so that his back is against the door.

  “What the hell were you thinking? Were you trying to make me jealous?”

  Chapter Four

  “I don’t even know what you are talking about.” I reply, turning my back so it is against my door as well.

  He doesn’t speak for several moments “You know how I feel about you Alyssa, why would you act like that?”

  I start cracking up “You are the funniest guy Tyler, for real though what is the issue?”

  He doesn’t smile in return “I like you Alyssa, you know that. You have to know that.”

  I shake my head. “No I didn’t know that. Why would that thought cross my mind at all? You never pay any attention to me unless you’re drunk or sneaking a kiss behind Matt’s back at the house. That doesn’t scream I like you, let’s be together, that screams, you’re a fun toy Alyssa, like all the others.”

  “The gossip about me liking you? The fact that I haven’t fucked a single girl in over 6 months. I’m sorry that I can’t kiss you every moment of every day like I want to Alyssa, God I want to, but we’re rarely alone. Does that tell you I like you?”

  I can’t breathe.

  Tyler reaches over and grabs my hand and pulls me into his lap “Lyss, I have always liked you. Since you were a quirky 10 year old running around with journals recording everything Matt and I did. I just didn’t realize how much until this past year.”

  He holds my face between his hands and looks straight into my eyes “I have never felt this way about anyone but you.”

  He leans forward and gently places his lips against mine.

  After a few moments I feel his tongue against my lips, looking for acceptance. I open my mouth and allow him.

  This is where most girls would get all caught up in the lack of experience. I think if it had been any other guy I would be fumbling the moves left and right, but my body is pumped with so much adrenaline right now, over the fact that the guy I have been in love with for the last 8 years has a rock hard erection all for me.

  I move my knees to either side of his legs which allows me to rock gently against him.

  My white sundress lifts around my hips, or Tyler pulls it around my hips I can’t really tell. Either way the only thing separating my rocking hips and his light thrusting movements is a pair of lacy red panties and his denim jeans.

  Tyler moves me so that I am laying down now across the large bench seat.

  That is the amazing thing about these old trucks. They have large benches. At least this one does.

  As soon as my back is against the warm leather, Tyler leans down and kisses me again. Moving from my lips, down my neck until he reaches my chest.

  With one hand, he pulls the cap sleeve top of my dress down over one shoulder and then repeats the action on the other side. He sits up and pulls my dress right off.

  I want to open my mouth and ask him to slow down. But I can’t form the words. I’ve dreamt of this moment for far too long to stop anything now.

  I wouldn’t have time anyway, because suddenly Tyler has pulled the strapless bra down exposing both of my breasts, pulling one of my nipples into his mouth.

  His hand wraps around the other, pulling and pinching.

  I cry out.

  He smiles and looks up at me “You like that darlin’?”

  I nod.

  Tyler moves the hand off my breast and drags it slowly down my stomach until he reaches the waist band of my panties

  “This is the sexiest pair of underwear I have ever seen.” He whispers hotly.

  He dips his hand below the lacy material and groans as soon as his fingers make contact with my heat.

  “Shit you are fucking wet baby doll.” He groans.

  “Yes.” I whisper

  Tyler starts to pump a single finger in and out of me, using his thumb to rub against my clit. It is the most amazing thing I have ever felt in my life.

  Of course I have masturbated, but it has never felt as amazing as it does right now.

  I come loudly, grabbing the side of the bench with one hand and pulling Tyler back by his hair with another.

  When I come back down, Tyler is just staring at me, with so much raw emotion I feel something crack in my chest.

  “I want you. I know this isn’t the most romantic thing, but I have to have you tonight baby. I have waited so long…” He drifts off. His confidence wavering.

  I place my finger against his lips to calm him.

  “Tyler, I want this too.”

  The look of relief that crosses his face will be an expression I will never forget. He plants his lips back upon mine.

  With one hand he pulls my panties down and off. Tossing them onto the dashboard.

  He sits up leaning on one elbow and I hear the clacking metal of his belt coming open.

  He’s talking, but I suddenly can’t hear anything. I just nod my head.

  This is really happening.

  He’s kissing me again.

  It’s rougher this time.

  He’s looking so deeply in my eyes. I can see it. He loves me.

  He gently pushes inside of me.

  He makes a noise. Pulls out and then pushes back in

  He grabs my right leg, the one that was hanging near the gas pedal and wraps it around his hips. As soon as he has resituated us, he pushes back in, pulls out and then in one quick movement enters me all the way in.

  The pain is quick. It’s there, but it is not as bad as I thought it was going to be.

  Tyler is grunting I barely hear him saying something about me “feeling so good.” And “so tight.”

  He starts to pick up the pace with his thrusts. In and out. In between my uncontrollable moans I can hear him say: “Nothing has ever felt this good.”

  I am scratching my nails down his back. I know he has to feel that, but I can’t help it. I want to do everything to him all at once. I want to crawl up inside of him and live there forever.

  I never want this moment to end.

  He thrusts a few more times and I come again. He follows a few moments later. Calling my name, gripping my hair in his hands as if he is afraid I will get up and leave him.

  I’ll never leave you Tyler.

  He finally sits up and looks at me. A large smile on his face

  “That was fucking amazing Lyss.”

  I nod. It was amazing. For my first time it was beautiful.

  I can’t wait to do it again.

  Tyler helps me get dressed.

  And then he says something that destroys my fantasy world and rips my heart out in one fell swoop.

  “I was going to tell you the other day. I leave for basic training Tuesday.”

  Basic training means he’s still going to join the military, he’s still going to leave me. Two years he’ll be gone.

  Way to rip off the bandage with that one, Ty.

  Chapter Five

  About a month ago a few recruiters came to the high school.

  They all promise the same thing to those who are not lucky enough to have hundreds of years of ‘old money’ to fall back on

  The promise of free college and the satisfaction of fighting for our amazing country.

  Tyler made a joke about joining the Navy. He said that it was something he could see himself doing.

  Matt and I joked that it was just another “band” idea for Tyler. He always said he wanted to do something and he never really followed through on it. Besides, they were both supposed to go to college together that was their dream. Or so we all thought.

  Tyler found out that his mom wasn’t going to be able to pay for him to go to school. He didn’t want to bog her down with student loan payments, and the promise of a life in debt, all because she fell for some old tricks a
nd lost his college money investing in another bogus business venture.

  Tyler’s dad came back a few months back unbeknownst to anyone else, and she fell into his web of lies. Long story short, he wiped her savings account out and left her with nothing. There was no business, just some drinking and gambling, and finally he took off with another woman yet again.

  The worst part? It happened over the course of a month, and Tyler never even knew his dad was back in the picture. His mom fell head over heels yet again when his father showed up and wanted to be a family, but from what she told Tyler and he told Matt, his dad requested that they be married to save Tyler from the gossip and rumors that would come along with a re-emerging long lost father.

  Tyler wasn’t even sure he wanted to go to college, but he told me once that it wasn’t so much about wanting to go, as feeling like the only chance he had was ripped away from him.

  My Dad offered to pay his way through college, he insisted actually, but instead Tyler agreed to allow Dad to set up a trust fund for him. Letting Tyler join the Navy, and do college on the military’s dime and use Dad’s money for his life when he got out. When Dad offered, I felt like it was a little bit of hope that Tyler might change his mind. I had hoped he would decide that staying was better than leaving. I was wrong, and I realized right then and there that my fantasy of us living happily ever was just that, a school girl fantasy. I wasn’t enough for him, and I knew I never would be.

  Hearing Tyler tell me right after we had sex for the first time, that he was leaving for two whole years was a smack in the face, especially when I knew it was more about righting his father’s wrongs than just the idea of going into the military to serve his country. He wanted to do something meaningful with his life, and prove he was a better man than his deadbeat father. Even if that meant leaving me behind.

  That first night, he doesn’t tell me that he loves me. I don’t expect him to, but I thought that maybe it meant something was finally ‘official’ between us. This changed things for me. Now, he wouldn’t be here. He would be off in Hawaii. We wouldn’t all of a sudden be a couple. Nothing was going to change.

  He holds my hand the entire way back. Placing soft kisses on my top of my hand every now and then. Looking at me with pure joy in his eyes.