You Got Me by Mercy Amare Page A

and looked away from him. I suddenly felt like crying. Was it one sided? Did he not feel the heat between us? I wanted him, but he obviously didn't feel the same way. A tear ran down my cheek, and I did my best to hide it from him.
    I felt Aiden's hand wipe the tear away. “Hey, look at me.”
    My eyes met his.
    “It's not that I don't find you desirable. I want you so fucking bad that it hurts.” He shook his head sadly. “You are special to me, and I want our first time to be special.”
    “ But I just want you,” I whispered. “And as long as it's with you, it will be special.”
    He gently kissed my lips. “I want you too, but not here in my dorm room where my roommate could come in any second, and not tonight. You deserve better than this.”
    I couldn't help but smile at his sweet words. Only Aiden could make me feel good about being turned down. “You're amazing.”
    My eyes glanced down, and I saw just how bad he wanted me. I suddenly felt warm again. Aiden groaned and fell onto the bed beside me.
    “We can still kiss though, right?” I asked shyly, though I'm not sure why I was being shy now. I was begging him to feel me up just a few seconds ago.
    He smiled. “Yeah, we can.”
    Aiden kissed me again, but this time it wasn't quite as forceful. His kisses were soft, and sweet. The kind of kisses fairy tales are made of... It was then I knew that it was too late. He already had my heart – all of it.

ELEVEN
     
    AIDEN
    When I woke up on Thursday morning, Roxy was in my arms. She was still sleeping, and I watched her chest fall up and down as she breathed. She was wearing my t-shirt and sweatpants. They were huge on her, and I think it was the first time I realized just how tiny she was. I knew that it was my job to protect her. And I would do anything to protect her.
    I looked over at Gary's side of the room. Since rooming with him, I knew that he didn't make his bed. Ever. But I could tell he hadn't been there. He probably stayed with some girl... or girls. With him, nothing surprised me.
    I let my eyes fall back onto Roxy, and took in her beauty. I knew that I had to be the luckiest guy in all of Alabama. I thought back to last night. It took all my willpower to pull away from her when she begged me to touch her. I knew if she asked again, there was no way I could say no. I wanted her, and now that I knew she wanted me to, it was going to be harder to hold back.
    I felt her move in my arms, and her eyelids fluttered open. When she looked up and saw that I was holding her, she smiled, and I swear my breath caught in my throat. Roxy waking up had to the sexiest thing I had ever seen.
    I suddenly wished that I didn't have a 10 o'clock class. It was almost time to leave.
    “ I never want to get out of this bed,” I admitted.
    “ Me either,” she agreed. “I'm going home this weekend. Do you want to come with me?”
    We didn't have a game this weekend, so I figured why  not? It did sound like a lot of fun. “Sure. That would be kind of awesome. Plus, I kind of owe you for going with me last weekend.”
    “Yeah, my house will probably be boring. I have no siblings to keep us entertained.” She looked a little sad as she said it.
    “ It's ok,” I shrugged my shoulders. “Don't get me wrong, I love them, but sometimes they drive me crazy.”
    “ I kind of feel like ditching school tomorrow, and going early.”
    I smiled. I only had that one class that I hated. “I'm game.”
     
    ROXY
    Thursday felt like it would last forever, but finally, Aiden and me were packed and ready to leave. I turned on the GPS and let him drive. I only had my license for just over a year, and I still wasn't a confident driver, especially at night.
    While we were taking off, I sent a text to Emily and let her know that we were both on our way there. I also called Dr. Lewis earlier and canceled my appointment for that day. I let her know I was going home to spend time with my parents, but conveniently left out the part of