Chapter 1
Deep green eyes were all I could see.
They were the color of emeralds and unlike any other green eyes I have seen before.
I found myself getting lost in them, not hearing a thing around us.
The person that belonged to the eyes stood off to my left.
He was leaning against the bar but his gaze was fully locked on me.
When I finally forced my eyes away from his I was able to get a look at the rest of his face.
Then only word I could use to describe the man beside me was gorgeous.
Literally that was the one word that jumped out in my mind.
A well trimmed beard graced his well defined jawline.
It wasn't the kind of beard that guys my age tried to grow, no this was a man's beard and damn was he a man.
Even though he didn't look to be any older than 28.
My eyes next landed on his lips.
Lips that looked like the perfect size to kiss and nibble on.
That thought had me biting on my own lip, imagining what it would be like to kiss those lips.
I watched as they parted to reveal a set of perfectly straight white teeth.
I must have been really drunk as I imagined those teeth nibbling their way down my neck to other parts of me.
Clenching my thighs tightly together I shook my head to clear away such dirty thoughts.
I was finally able to clear my head enough to catch the end of whatever the man was saying.
"What are you drinking?"
"Uh..." I cleared my throat.
"A mojito." My voice sounded really high pitch, making me inwardly wince.
"Can I get another mojito for the pretty lady, and a whiskey." The man beside me ordered to the bartender.
His deep voice and the way he demanded the bartender sent a shiver down my spine.
"You didn't have to." I said, surprised he was ordering a drink for me.
"I couldn't let a pretty girl like you sit alone at a bar." He turned so his upper body was now facing me and his one arm was against the bar.
"What makes you think I am alone?" I found myself saying, leaning forward a bit.
I had no clue what I was doing.
Was I about to flirt with this handsome stranger?
"A guess and you've been sitting here for a while now." The corner of his mouth lifted up in a half smile, half smirk.
I felt my heart beat a bit faster at that.
"You've been staring at me."
"No just casually watching." I couldn't help but laugh.
"That is called stalking you know."
"Maybe." His mouth tilted more into a smile.
We stared at one another for a good minute, neither breaking eye contact.
Despite only saying a few words to one another there was something about him I liked.
He had this cool, calm, dominate vibe about him that I really, really liked.
Our silence was broken by the bartender setting down our drinks.
Without taking his eyes off of me the guy reached over and paid the bartender.
It happened so fast I couldn't have stopped him if I tried.
"So what are you doing here alone?" He finally broke the stare down.
I quickly grabbed my mojito and took a big sip before replying.
"I'm here with my friend actually but...I think she left." I hadn't realized I hadn't seen her until I said it.
Glancing around the guy I looked for my best friend and inwardly cursed not seeing her.
She was the full reason I was here and my ride home.
It shouldn't have surprised me that Belen left without me.
She's done it plenty of times before.
She must have found a guy she liked and went back to his place.
Please have gone back to his place.
I silently pleaded.
The last thing I wanted was to go home and hear her having sex.
"Now you definitely need some company." The smile he sent me let me know he was clearly flirting with me.
For some odd reason I found myself smiling back and leaning closer to him.
"I guess I do." Inwardly I was screaming at myself.
This wasn't me!
I didn't go to bars and flirt with random strangers, hot strangers at that.
The guy standing beside me was so far out of my league and yet here he was smiling and buying me a drink.
"So what is your name?" He slid into a seat and turned to face me head on.
"Elena.
How about you?" I didn't know who this guy was or if this would go past an innocent conversation so best not say my last name.
"Adrian." Of course he would have a hot name to match the hot body and face."Well nice to meet you Adrian."
"Oh no the pleasure is all mine."
I didn't miss the way he purposely dragged out the word 'pleasure' or the glint in his eyes.
There was something about Adrian that screamed confidence but not overly so.
There was a certain air about him that just drew your attention but he didn't seem cocky.
Being 23 I've dealt with my fair share of cocky, over confident guys who thought they could get any girl they wanted.
Hell you couldn't even walk across campus without some guy hitting on you like he was some gods gift to women.
Even though I have just met him I knew he wasn't like the young boys at school.
To calm my nerves I took big sips of my drink.
Sitting here flirting wasn't me at all but I found myself not wanting to leave just yet.
It's not every day a hot guy wants to talk to plain old me.
Just stay and talk Elena.
What could it hurt?
A good hour passed with us talking and laughing.
I found myself laughing harder than I ever have.
Despite being good looking Adrian was surprisingly funny.
He once had me laughing so hard in the loud bar that people stared, but I didn't care.
I was now feeling beyond tipsy and was giggling every few seconds.
I could still think pretty clear but the 4 mojitos I had were definitely taking effect.
When I reached to take another sip a hand grabbed my wrist.
"I think that's enough for you." The teasing smile Adrian had on his face made butterflies erupt in my stomach.
All night I could feel the sexual tension rising between us.
I've never felt so attracted to someone in my life, and with each passing second the tension between us would rise.
All I could think about was the taste of those soft pink lips and to see if what he had under his shirt lived up to what was in my mind.
"Come on lets get you out of here." I stayed silent as Adrian helped me off the chair, my legs slightly wobbly from sitting too long.
With a firm hand on my lower back, Adrian lead me through the crowd of people towards the door.
His hand on my lower back sent a shiver down my spine despite the fabric that covered my skin.
I stumbled slightly as we walked through the door but Adrians strong arm wrapped around my waist to keep me steady.
My mind immediately went somewhere dirty as he pulled me close to his side.
Now that we were standing up I noticed just how tall he was.
I wasn't the tallest person at 5'4 and even with my 4 inch heels I still had to tilt my head back a bit.Damn he is tall.I thought to myself, unconsciously tugging on my bottom lip with teeth.
We came to a stop near the curb, Adrians hand still on my lower back.
Seeing a cab pull up in front of us I felt my heart sink.
I wasn't ready to leave him just yet.
I've had a good night, considering I didn't even want to come here in the first place.
It had been a long time since I felt something like this around someone.
Too long in fact.
Now with the new semester of college starting in two days I would have no time for dates or a boyfriend.
Maybe it was the alcohol that had me suddenly grabbed his arm, gazing up at him.
"Do you...do you want to go back to my place?" While I tried to sound sexy and sultry like I've seen my friends do, it came out like I had smoke three packs in the last hour.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes." I didn't even hesitate.
I knew if I thought it through I would say no then regret it later.
For once I wasn't going to second guess myself.