Saving You (Love Wanted In Texas Book 2) (12 page)

THE MOMENT I
smelled her perfume, I stopped moving. I turned and looked at Libby standing in the middle of the barn. I began walking out of the stall when she held her hand up. She started laughing and I knew she was drunk.

“Lib? Have you been drinking?”

She nodded her head and stumbled. I dropped the rake and quickly reached out and caught her. I pulled her into my arms and helped her to stand straight.

“Don’t let go of me, Luke,” Libby said as she looked into my eyes.

I smiled and shook my head. “Lib, where have you been?”

She tilted her head and bit down on her lip, causing my dick to jump in my pants. “I’s been drinking with Meg. We were drownin’ our sorrows with Jack.”

I nodded my head. “Baby, you’re gonna be drowning in a hangover come tomorrow.”

Her eyes lit up and she took a step forward, causing me to take a step back. “Why do you call me baby?”

“Um …” I looked around
. Where the hell is Grace?
“I won’t if you don’t like it, Lib.” Libby’s eyes lit up, even through the drunken haze, I could see her desire for me.

Libby stopped right in front of me. “I like it, Luke. A lot. More than I should. Just like I like you more than I should.” Her eyes moved up and down my body and I was cursing myself for the thoughts I was having. I slowly licked my lips as Libby’s eyes drifted back to mine.

The moment she placed her hand on me, my heart felt like it slammed against my chest. “Do you know what I want, Luke?”

Swallowing hard, I whispered, “A cup of coffee and some aspirin?”

Libby giggled and shook her head fast. “Nope!” she said popping the p. Moving my eyes down her body, I took in every inch of her. Those short blue jean shorts were begging for me to peel them off of her. I could see her hard nipples through the old Mason High T-shirt she had on. Her beautiful blonde hair was down with just the sides pulled back. “I want you, Luke. Since I could remember, I’ve always wanted you. I saved myself for you. Do you know that?”

Closing my eyes, I let out a moan as she pushed her body against mine. I opened my eyes and looked down at her lips. She smiled wide. “You want me, too. I feel your dick pressing against me, Luke.”

“Libby …” I whispered as I placed my hands on her hips. “Not like this, Lib. Not like this.”

Her hand moved up as it pushed through my hair. She grabbed a handful of my hair and leaned up on her toes. “Kiss me, Luke. Please kiss me. I want to remember what you taste like.”

My heart was pounding in my chest. I placed my hand at the nape of her neck and leaned down, capturing her lips with mine. Libby wrapped her arms around my neck and moaned into my mouth. The kiss was passionate, yet gentle. Libby pushed herself into me more.

Pulling her lips from mine, Libby whispered, “Touch me, oh God, please touch me, Luke.”

I moved my hand from her hip to her breast and cupped it in my hand. Libby’s head dropped back. “Yes, oh God, yes.”

“Libby, you drive me fucking mad with desire,” I said as I pulled her head forward and smashed my lips to hers again. Libby began pulling my shirt off as I did the same with her. She stood before me in a pale-pink lace bra. My dick was so hard in my pants, and one painful throb after another reminded me of how much I wanted the woman who stood before me.

Pulling her bra down, I cinched her breasts up. I reached down and put one of her nipples into my mouth. I sucked and pulled on her nipple as Libby let out moan after moan. “Oh God. Luke, I’ve waited so long.”

Pulling my mouth away from her nipple, I lifted Libby up. She wrapped her legs around my waist and I carried her into a clean stall. I knew what I was doing was wrong. She was drunk. Very drunk. I didn’t care though. I’d waited so long for her; I was tired of pushing her away.

I pushed my dick against her as I slammed her against the barn wall. “Libby, I want you so fucking much.”

She smiled and looked at me. “Take me, Luke. Please take me.”

I shook my head to clear my thoughts. “Baby, I don’t want it to be like this. Not with you drunk, Lib.”

“You can’t hurt me this way, Luke.”

I pulled back and looked at her. “What?”

She stared at me. Then, she laughed. “Don’t you see, Luke? You always make me fall so head over heels in love with you. A dance in the rain. A soft whisper in my ear. Then you pull away. If we do this and I’m drunk, I won’t remember. You can’t hurt me, ‘cause I won’t remember.”

I slowly let her body slide down mine as she leaned against the wall. I turned and walked out of the stall. Reaching down, I picked up her T-shirt. Turning around, I walked back over to her and adjusted her bra.

“Wh—what are you doing?” Libby asked.

“I’m sorry, Libby. I’m sorry for what I’ve done to you.”

Her eyes filled with tears. “Even with me drunk, you still don’t want me. Why?”

“I care about you, Libby. I don’t want to …”

Libby quickly pulled her T-shirt over her head the best she could in her drunken state. She stumbled forward and pushed me as hard as she could. “I hate you, Luke Johnson. I don’t want you to care about me! I want you to love me!” Libby shouted.

I grabbed onto her arms and looked into her eyes. “I love you more than you’ll ever know, Libby.” Libby sucked in a breath as I slowly let her go.

I pulled out my phone and called Will. “Hey, Will. It’s me, Luke. Can you come get Libby? She’s drunk out of her mind.”

Libby stood there and stared at me as tears rolled down her face. She slowly walked past me and out of the stall. She made her way to the end of the barn and sat down. She began crying as she said, “I hate you, Luke. I hate you …”

THE DOOR SHUT
and I flew up. “Damn dude, did you fall asleep or something?” Will asked as he walked in. I glanced around and saw the three empty beer bottles sitting on the coffee table.

“Ah … yeah, I guess I did.” I dragged my hands down my face. “Shit. I’ve gotta meet Karen for dinner.” Glancing at the clock, I saw I only had thirty minutes to meet her.

“Karen? The girl you dated when you first came to A&M?” Will asked as I began sprinting up the stairs.

“Yeah!” I shouted back as I rushed into my bedroom and changed. Five minutes later I was back downstairs. I reached for my truck keys.

“Are y’all dating again?” Will asked as I grabbed a quick drink of water. I spun around and looked at him.

“What? No. She just said she wanted to meet up and talk. I have no idea what about. I haven’t seen her in months.”

Will nodded his head and smiled. “Have fun then.”

I grunted as I headed out the door while Will laughed. I had a bad feeling this night was going to be anything but fun.

ZACH AND I
walked into Luigi’s and I instantly felt the hair on my arms stand. I glanced to my left and saw him.

Luke.

Then I noticed the blonde sitting across from him. Her wavy hair fell just below her shoulders. She had the sides pulled up and her bright-red lipstick stood out like a sore thumb. She smiled and Luke’s laugh moved through my body.

I felt Zach take my arm and begin leading me over to a table. I turned to him and smiled. “They have a jazz band here tonight,” Zach said with a smile. He loved jazz. I personally could pass on it.

I sat down and let out a groan. Straight ahead was Luke’s table. I looked away, but my eyes were drawn up again as I looked at the gorgeous girl sitting with him
. Who was she? Were they dating? What about Abigail?

“Lib? Are you even listening to me?”

Zach’s voice pulled me from my thoughts. I shook my head. “Sorry, I was lost in thought there for a second. Guess I have a lot on my mind.”

Zach reached across the table and took my hand in his. “I’m here, Lib. All you have to do is talk to me.”

Smiling, I nodded my head. I was constantly in awe of how Zach treated me. He was everything a girl could want in a boyfriend. Attentive, caring, an amazing kisser, and he’d do anything to make me happy.

He just wasn’t Luke.

The waitress came and took our order. As we ate, Zach began talking about plans for this summer. He wanted to come to Mason and see where I grew up. I laughed. “There isn’t anything really there. It’s a really small town.”

Zach gave me that panty-melting smile of his. “You grew up there; it’s a part of you. That makes me want to know more about it.”

My stomach dropped. I knew I was getting closer and closer to giving myself to Zach, completely. My eyes lifted and I saw Luke stand up and hold his hand out to the blonde. They made their way to the makeshift dance floor in the middle of the restaurant. I had somehow managed to keep my presence unknown to Luke. He began looking around once we sat down, but I hid behind my menu.

The band began playing “Let’s Fall in Love” as Luke pulled the blonde into his arms and they began dancing. She dropped her head back and laughed and my heart was hit with a tinge of jealousy. Glancing back to Zach, I smiled.

“Want to dance?” The moment the words slipped from my mouth, I regretted it. I knew the only reason I was doing it was to try and make Luke jealous. Clearly he was enjoying himself though, from the smile on his face.

Zach stood and extended his hand for mine. “I’d love to dance with you, sweetheart.” I gave him a weak smile.
Shit. Shit. Shit.
There were only two other couples on the dance floor. Zach walked up to the dance floor and spun me around and pulled me to him. I kept my eyes off of Luke and the blonde. I focused on Zach only. We danced in silence as he held me close to him.

I could feel Luke’s eyes on me. One peek showed I was right. Luke smiled slightly at me and I gave him a weak smile in return.

The band finished the song and made an announcement. “We’re taking a break, but please keep on dancing y’all. We’ve got some Frank for ya!”

Zach’s phone started to ring. He pulled it out of his pocket and said, “Shit, I have to take this call, Libby. I’ll be right back.” Zach looked over my shoulder. “Hey, your friend Luke is here. Y’all should dance together.”

“That’s a wonderful idea.”

My eyes widened in horror at the sound of Luke’s voice. I spun around and saw him standing there. I looked around for the blonde. “She excused herself for a phone call.”

My mouth dropped open slightly. I turned to say something to Zach, but he was already out the door. I felt Luke’s hand on my waist and my breathing stopped.

Turning back around, I gave him a smirk as he held open his arms. Frank Sinatra’s “It Had To Be You” began playing. Luke pulled me into his arms as we began to dance. I was terrified he would hear my heart pounding in my chest.

“How have you been, Libby?”

Taking in a deep breath, I was overcome with Luke’s musky smell. I closed my eyes and tried to keep myself from burying my face into his chest. I looked into his green eyes. I slowly licked my dry lips and reached deep down into my stomach to find my voice again. Something about being in Luke’s arms, with a stupid Frank Sinatra song playing, had me all weak in the knees.

“I’ve been um, fine. Busy with school and …” My voice trailed off.

“Zach?”

I pulled my head back. “What?”

Luke smiled and said, “You’ve been busy with Zach?”

I looked back to the door, willing Zach to walk through it and take me out of my misery right now.

Glancing back at Luke I asked, “Who’s the blonde? A new fuck buddy?”

Luke tensed in my arms as his smile faded. “An old girlfriend.”

An old girlfriend? Hell I wasn’t expecting him to say that.

I was sure my confused expression was priceless. “I started dating her beginning of my freshman year.”

Anger consumed me as I looked away. “I guess that explains things.”

“Excuse me?” Luke asked as we stopped dancing.

I let out a nervous laugh. “Why worry about the girl you kissed the night before you left for college when you can have something like that? Who cares if you left her wondering what in the hell she did wrong.”