Sky by jewel crotan (early readers .txt) 📕

seemed as if everyone else had disappeared and it was just the two of us sitting there talking to each other. “We were just discussing rushing. Jake was wondering if any of us rushed. Did you ever rush?”



“Nah, it’s not really my thing. Did you do it?”



Katie quickly chimed in. “Yes, she did, but she didn’t pledge. She left me all alone.” Katie had a playful pout on her face.



“Hey, what about me?” Jenn chimed in.



“Oh, right, sorry Jenn! Jenn joined the sisterhood with me. Maybe we’ll convince Sky to join next year.



I couldn’t tell if Jonathan liked the idea or not because he sat there looking back and forth between me and Katie and I just couldn’t tell what he was thinking.



I rolled my eyes at Katie but gave her a big smile while doing it, and told Jonathan that I wasn’t sure if I was going to rush next year. Katie feigned shock as she looked at me. “What?”



I knew she was joking because she knew that I had been struggling with whether or not I was going to rush. Greek life wasn’t a huge deal at our school so I really didn’t feel the need or desire to rush, besides I had already met so many good friends in my dorm that I didn’t think I needed the sorority to make more friends.



“We’ll see.” I just left it at that.



“If you decide to do it, I’m sure it will be fun.” Jonathan smiled at me and it just felt good to know that he didn’t disapprove, at least it didn’t seem like he did. He shifted his attention to others in the group and we all chatted and laughed for a while.



A little while later, I took a bathroom break and when I came out of the bathroom, Jonathan was waiting for me.



“Hey.” Just that simple word sent shivers down my spine.



“Hey Jonathan, waiting for me?” I cocked my head to the side and gave him my best flirtatious smile.



“I am, actually. Do you want to go grab dinner later?”



“Just the two of us?”



“Yes, just you and me.” His eyes smoldered as he looked me up and down.



“I would love to.” We had not been out on an official date yet so I couldn’t wait.



His smile reached his eyes as he confirmed the time. “I’ll come by your room around 6:30. Do you like Italian food?”



“I do, it’s my favorite.”



“Okay, cool, we’ll try this little place downtown, it’s supposed to be incredible. The Sig Ep’s are throwing a party in the basement of Kobler Hall later tonight. It’s underground though, so only certain people are invited. We can go to that if you want.”



An exclusive, underground party with Jonathan? Of course I wanted to go!



“I’m sure freshman aren’t invited Jonathan, they probably won’t let me in.”



“The president of the frat’s dad is my dad’s old college roommate. I’ve met him a few times when our families have gotten together, he’s a cool kid. Besides, you’ll be with me.”



“So, you didn’t want to be in a fraternity?”



“Nah, not really my thing, but it’s cool if other people want to do it. I’m not knocking anyone for it.” He shrugged his shoulders and I could tell that it wasn’t a big deal to him so I dropped the subject.



We joined the rest of the group just as they were disbursing. “Katie, where is everyone going?”



She pointed in Brenda and Jake’s direction, “Those guys are going to play volleyball, Tim and his friends are going to play flag football and Jenn, Amy and I are going to meet up with Peter and Alex in the student union  . Do you guys want to come with us? We’re going to play pool and just chill for a bit before we go eat dinner.”



Jonathan lightly touched my arm. “You go with your friends, I will see you at 6:30.”



I turned my concerned eyes toward him. “You can come with us, you know.”



“Thanks, but I have to go take care of something. Go have fun, I’ll see you at 6:30.” He leaned down, kissed me on my cheek and walked off and I thought I would melt right into the ground.



Jenn and Amy stood there with their mouths open and eyes as wide as saucers. Katie wasn’t fazed.



“Oh my gosh, Skylar Miller, Jonathan is so into you!” Jenn could barely contain her excitement as she grinned from ear to ear. I had forgotten that they hadn’t really seen me with Jonathan because we usually just went to the library or back to his room. We weren’t really together all that much around campus.



“He totally is! And what exactly is happening at 6:30 missy?” Katie put her hand on her hip and tapped her foot, waiting for my answer.



I didn’t really want to share with all of them but they did see him kiss me so I didn’t have anything to hide. “He asked me out to dinner.”



“You lucky, lucky girl! Wow Sky, you’ve got the most gorgeous guy on campus! If you weren’t so sweet I would hate you.” Amy smiled at me but I could see a hint of envy behind those eyes. She was a really nice girl so I didn’t read anything more into it.



“You guys are all going to meet someone, you’ll see. I bet by the end of this weekend every one of you will have met a guy you like.”



“Hopefully somebody will have a good party tonight. I haven’t heard about anything, have you guys?” Jenn looked at us and I kept my mouth shut because if I told them I was going to an underground party they would want me to get them in and I knew I couldn’t do that. After a few more minutes, we headed to the student union   and we all had fun playing pool with the guys.



I went back to our room around 5:00 so that I could take my time getting ready, but not before Katie could chime in. “Have fun, in more ways than one!”



She was silly and I couldn’t help but laugh. I was on cloud nine as I was getting ready and then as 6:30 approached, I started to feel panicked and I could barely breathe. I smoothed my little black dress and checked myself in the mirror. This is silly, you’ve been hanging out with him constantly and you’ve slept in his bed many times! But something about this night felt different. My mouth was super dry so I took a huge sip from a bottle of water I had on my desk, hoping to moisten my tongue. I won’t be able to talk if I can’t get my tongue to stop sticking to the roof of my mouth! I took deep breaths and started to relax a bit as I put the finishing touches on my freshly washed and blow-dried hair, and then I heard a firm knock at the door. My heart was pounding relentlessly as I turned the doorknob. Here we go… Chapter Eighteen

 To say that Jonathan took my breath away is an understatement. I didn’t think it was physically possible for him to look any more beautiful, but there he was, standing at my door, doing just that. His thick dark hair lay perfectly on his head and his eyes…his eyes were smoldering and intense as they took me in. He was wearing jeans, cool black shoes, a white shirt with a faint design detail in the fabric, that long cross necklace, that black cuff bracelet and the wide silver band on his middle finger. His hand was holding a beautiful bouquet of sunflowers in a gorgeous crystal vase and I had to fight back the tears. The flowers that were etched on the ring my dad gave me were sunflowers and I knew in that moment that he was there, watching over me.



“Jonathan, they are beautiful, thank you. These aren’t even in season, how did you find them?” I put the flowers on my desk and turned to him, still fighting back the tears.



“I have my ways. I thought you would like them since that is the flower on your ring.” His smile was very sweet and I wanted to fling my arms around him and give him a big hug. 

“How did you know? They’re so small.”



“I got a good look when you first showed it to me and I was pretty sure that flower was special to you.”



Without hesitating, I stepped toward him and wrapped my arms around him and held on tight. “Thank you, that is the most thoughtful gift and you are very sweet.”



His arms enveloped me and, for just a minute, I knew that was what heaven must feel like.



I pulled away when I realized that we had been holding each other for a couple of minutes because I wanted more and I don’t think I would have stopped him if he started to kiss me.



“We better get going Jonathan.”



He stood there, looking at me, devouring me. “You’re right, if we stay here any longer we’ll have to lock the door and not leave for hours.”



Hours? I could feel my body responding to him as his words lingered in the air. I had to tell myself to walk out of my room or we would be in serious trouble. My body was crying out for his touch and I had to make sure that I controlled myself around him. It wasn’t time for us to be together yet, but it was coming, I could feel it.



“Sky?” His voice was pure desire.



“Yes?” The word sounded as frazzled as I felt.



“You look beautiful.”



Butterflies fluttered in my belly like crazy. “Thank you, so do you.”



He held my door open for me as we left to go eat dinner.



***



The restaurant was the most expensive restaurant in town and it was absolutely beautiful. Jonathan had arranged for us to have dinner in a private dining room surrounded by candlelight and it was gorgeous. It was beginning to show that Jonathan had access to a lot of money.



“Jonathan, this place is amazing, but this must be costing you a fortune. We don’t have to eat here.”



“Sky, don’t worry about that, you’re worth every penny.”



He winked at me as I felt a rush of warmth to my cheeks and I felt like a princess being spoiled by her handsome prince. Dinner was the most elegant experience I had ever had. Our drinks were never empty and the waiters were extremely attentive to our every need. We talked about absolutely everything.



“So do you have any idea what you want to do after college Jonathan?”



“Yeah, it’s pretty much written in the cards for me that I will work for my dad and take over the company one day with my younger cousin Jeremy.”



He didn’t look happy when he said it.



“Are you sure about that? You don’t look like you want to do that.”



“Honestly, I would love to be able to tour all over the country, hell, even all over the world for at least a few years, but