Another Life by JenniferNewman (100 best novels of all time .txt) 📕

He scooped me up into his arms nearly straight away and walked inside still with his arms tightly around my waist.
“Miss me?” without allowing me to provide him with an answer since his lips came down to mine and pulling me closer as my hand slip up around his neck to keep his head down to my level. His hand slowly moved from my waist up top my cheek cupping it there as his lips still moved quickly on mine. He came up for air a couple of seconds later only to look into my eyes. I could have sworn I saw something in them. Some sort of emotion. More than I had seen before when he looked at me. Again I had that tingly feeling passing through my body making me shiver and his arms tighten around me.
“Do you think I can manage to tell you what I wanted to say this time without there being interruptions?” I nodded and he leaned his head down to my ear whispering,
“I love you. Really I do.” His voice was soft on my neck as he slowly pulled away to see my reaction. Energy rushed through my body again. Different this time and before I knew it my hand had come up to Parker’s cheek making a loud smack noise. Anger. Great so now he thinks he can just tell me he loves me without even fucking meaning it! How could he?!?!
My mind was spinning with the emotion rushing through my body. At the back of my mind I could tell that my reasonable self had gone and I was in no state to be making up my mind on anything right now. Whereas the rest of my mind was telling me that Parker was a totally asshole! Parker was looking at me in surprise as I turned my back on him and walked away back into the kitchen.
I pushed open the door to find a bewildered Sophie standing by the dishwasher pitting her plate in the sliding tray.
“What the....” she had noticed my pissed of expression as soon as I walked in the door and then wiped her head round to glare at Parker who was just entering the kitchen with the same surprised look on his face.
“What have you given her?” he finally asked breaking the bloody silence with his voice. Just because a couple of minutes ago I had wished he loved me and the fact that I loved him was still strong in my mind didn’t mean that I wanted him to say it if he didn’t mean it.
Sophie shrugged at him still glaring but now looking a little confused since Parker’s cheek was becoming a little red from where my hand had collided with it. He now turned to me his face turning into pissed father than surprised. Whatever!
“Rose isn’t that what you wanted me to say? Why’d you go crazy do you just think that going out with me is some kind of fling or something? Coz I don’t really see it that way.” he said his voice raising high as he spoke.
“What you think it’s me that thinks that? Are you kidding me? How many times has your brother told me I mean nothing to you? You expect me not to even think that he might be saying the truth.” I voice was as steady as a crazy angry voice goes and I could see Sophie becoming uncomfortable and sneaking out the room with a roll of the eyes and closed the hall door behind her.
“What?! Since when has Cody said that? Why haven’t you told me this? You really think I'm just telling you I love you because... because what? You think I'm that heartless?” umm I'm not in my right mind right now I don’t now bloody well what. I closed my eyes still not completely calm but more than I had been when I had slapped Parker.
“Oh I don’t know.” Was all I could think to say apart from sighing loudly and reopening my closed eyes but that doesn’t really count right? I stared at a stop over the over side of the kitchen willing myself to calm down.
“I guess you just feeling sorry or something..............” my voice trailed off as I dared to glance over to the closed door where Parker was still standing regretting it quickly afterwards since the look on his face was one of disbelief. Well is that good or bad?
“Rose? Please tell me you don’t really think that? You don’t think I have any feelings for you? Rose sweetie are you crazy?” his voice was soft as he finally walked away from the door further into the room and closer to me.
“You’re really asking me if I'm crazy.” I laughed nervously as he came closer still. My eyes were still firmly placed on the floor as Parker came only inches away trying to lean down to look at my face.
He sighed, “We’ve both over reacting aren’t we?” when I nodded he laughed a full laugh that made the electricity run through my body as he pulled me into a huge bear hug. I buried my head against his chest as he lifted me off the ground still holding me tightly like I would just simply slip away from him if he loosened his grip the tiniest bit.
“You stupid girl. How could you honestly believe my Brother over what is right in front of you?” he pulled back his head a little so he could see my face better. I looked somewhere over his head as he moved sideways trying to get into my vision.
“And now you’re not looking at me...... do you still believe I was lying to you?” when I didn’t answer he carried on, “Rose how could I lie to you? I'm a shit liar to start off with!” I blinked finally looking him in the eyes.
“Parker I can’t tell anything right now........ I don’t know what’s a lie and what’s not and frankly I don’t care. Sorry but...... I have no idea.....” I pulled away from him hiding my head since I was once again glaring at the no longer glistening tiles. I walked over to the sink and looking at the picture dad had hang on the wall behind it. It had been stuck on with blue tack until a frame had been specially made to match the rest of the room. Looking at it now just made me more confused giving me no answers like all pictures do. Leave you guessing without a firm grasp on what it really means.
I didn’t hear his footsteps behind me but all of a sudden I was being pulled backwards by the waist and into Parker’s strong arms. I turned round just as his lips came down on mine. My back was to the cabernet behind me as his hands moved up my back and into my hair. Locking my face to his with one hand. While his other hand stayed at the small of my back making any space in-between us impossible. How he did not totally crush his hand between the cabernet and my back was as good as anybody’s guess. Anyway none of these thoughts were my main concern. The only thing my mind was fully concentrating on was Parker’s lips on mine. How soft they felt. The first time he had kissed me was being replayed in my head as our lips moved smoothly together.
His tongue made sweeping movements inside my mouth as he pulled me tighter still. Trying to force me into believing that his words were true. He cannot just kiss me into believing...... as if sensing my thoughts he kissed me harder or maybe he can......
It was becoming more and more apparent that I was falling in love with Parker. This feeling made me want what he had said to be true even more. Wishing never helped though. Each time Parkers hands touched me I felt electric waves right to my heart which was aching like crazy as the few seconds of having my lips planted on his were coming to an end as we both needed breathe. Damn humans!
Parkers lips slowly came away from mine but instead of pulling away completely he rested his forehead on mine keeping his eyes closed while blowing in my face softly catching his breath. I did the same until my breath court and my breathing once again became uneven as I struggled not to cough oh for crying out loud! Parker laughed softly pulling my head down to his shoulder and finally letting my feet touch the ground. I hadn’t even realised he had lifted me. Well okay that’s perfectly normal.
“Rose?” I raised my head to look him in the face. His large puppy eyes were looking down at me. His expression however was different. More serious. There was something else he wanted to say. I mean it though those damn puppy dog eyes already had me entrance by whatever he was about to say.
“Yeah?” I whispered unable to look away from his eyes as he pulled me tighter to his chest. I felt my eyes take on their innocent mask as his lips once again came down on mine this time only quickly it could barely be called a kiss.
“Can I ask you something?” like I was about to say no with those eyes....... I nodded as he picked up a strand of my hair and started twirling it around my fingers. Once and then again. Over and over.
“You’re seventeen. Not legally allowed to live on your own right? I know that’s not just over I the US since I was not allowed to move out of my parents place until this year. Anyway....... I have spare rooms in my apartment. My parents their not exactly poor. My place its on the edge of the cliff you know supported by theses beam things. Right going of track right?” I glanced up at him as he started stroking my hair back from my face. What was he on about? The question must have shown on my face since he laughed and stared again, “what I'm asking is...... or saying...... if you want to move in with me?.?.” I looked up sharply noticing him looking the other way then slowly gliding his eyes back to mine as I said,
“Are you serious?” my mind was buzzing with the confusion of whether he was joking or not. Well Waitago with the difficult questions when my mind does not seem to be in the working mood.
This was so not the time to be asking difficult questions to me even though it really was the only time and really if you think about it every question would be difficult right now. on the over hand however hadn’t I just determined that I was truly falling in love with Parker. Even thinking it in my mind was hard it seemed like I was giving something away. Something I wanted to keep. Taking a wild guess I would say that it was my heart that I was giving away. Giving it to Parker. Well there was no telling how this was going to end. No telling what strange answer would pop out of my mouth next.
“yeah I'm serious. I won’t ask if I wasn’t. I really mean what I said. I do love you no matter how crazy that sounds really I do.” He looked deeply into my eyes as he wound his arms more firmly around me. Still waiting for my reply. Well okay lets go with whatever crazy thought pops into my mind. That has always done more trouble than I could. Was