Enchant Me by Anne Violet Page A

Christian in casual
wear that just made me want to cuddle with him like crazy. He
stopped about a foot away from me and looked me over.
    “You look almost a little too innocent for
your own good,” he sighed, the warmth in his eyes leaving me no
doubt as to what he meant. 
    I raised a brow at him, “Keep it up and we
won’t be staying,” I playfully murmured. 
    Closing the distance between us, he wrapped
his arms around my waist, hugged me and gave me a quick kiss on the
lips, not nearly enough to tantalize me though. It occurred to me
then that he was a pretty private person. He wasn’t one of those
guys that wanted to show off or needed to prove his possession. I
respected him even more for it and decided not to tease him as I
originally had planned, or… I would try not to. 
    He drew away, keeping one arm around me, his
face bent towards mine, as he turned in the direction of the guys
warming up. “They wanted to come and meet you but I threatened
their lives if they took one step near you.”
     I heard the laugh in his voice and
smiled. “That would have been ok.”
    He looked at me incredulous, “ah-- no it
wouldn’t have,” he laughed.
    I pulled away from his arm and put my hands
on my hips. “Are you telling me I am not supposed to talk to them
all day?”
    He laughed at my pathetic attempt to look
angry. I loved how I could make him laugh. He was completely
relaxed, his happiness reflecting deeply in his dark brown eyes.
“Some of them I wouldn’t trust around my own grandmother.”
     I burst out laughing. “You’ll have
a chance to talk to them at the barbeque tonight. I am sure they
will tell you a ton of reasons why you should dump me and give them
a chance.”
    He didn’t look too worried-- actually he was
almost a little too confident. Feeling a little wicked. I
looked over at the guys stretching and pretended to admire a tall
blond guy. “Well…I guess a couple might have potential,” I
mused. 
    Only to find myself snatched up into his arms
and he kissed me a little more demandingly this time. When he
finally pulled away, he wound his fingers through my ponytail,
caressing the strands and then slowly released them, looking back
into my eyes.
    “Please behave yourself.”
    I rose up and kissed his adorable nose and
found myself assuring him, “of course.”
    His body suddenly jerked away from me in
surprise and uncomprehending the reason, I followed his gaze as he
looked down to find Cody on the ground staring up at him. He was
walking in-between his legs brushing his tiny tail around
Christian’s leg. Christian looked at me like I was insane for
bringing him but bent down and started petting him. Cody reveled in
the attention, lifting his tiny head so Christian could scratch
under his chin. My heart melted as I watched him being so gentle
with my baby cat. Oh god, I think I am falling in love with
him. 
    “You know, there really is something special
about him. When he looks at you—it’s not like an animal looking at
you but like a person. You know what I mean.”
    “I thought I was the only one that thought
that,” I said softly.
    When Christian looked back up at me, the
expression on his face happy and content, I vowed again to do
whatever in my power to bring him that everyday. For a moment we
just stared at each other and then--I felt the mood change. It
felt like the whole world shook and suddenly everything I thought I
knew about my life, my priorities was gone. To be replaced by
something more powerful… a new bond that would surpass all others.
I felt my heart being bound to his like a physical thing. It was so
strong that I feared the pain that I would feel, should anything
ever break it. 
    “Christian!”
    We both kind of jumped when one of the guys
yelled for him to come out to the field. He picked up Cody and
handed him to me. His eyes as they met mine were a little hazy,
like he was having difficulty too, processing what had just
happened. I wondered if he