She kisses me once again and I try to let go of all the fear and paranoia.
I just passed the point of no return.
Now that I have her.
Now that I love her.
I will die before anyone takes her from me.
Chapter Twenty
Samantha
It’s been a week since Hunter told me he loved me and I still get chills every time he says it. Detective Marks decided not to press charges against Hunter, thank God.
My stalker is still around. I received another note yesterday. With each one I am getting more and more nervous. The police have no leads at all, which is even scarier. I thought by now they would have at least found some DNA on the notes or the flowers. I feel like a sitting duck. The only solace I have is Hunter. He makes me feel like everything isn’t falling apart around me.
He doesn’t trust Detective Marks at all and has been trying to make Ryan look into the case. Sometimes I see a fleeting look of panic pass his face and it scares me even more. Today is my day off and we are spending it together. A part of me wants to mention to him what today is but I don’t know how to bring it up.
Hey Hunter, today is my birthday!
So you know how you were born? I was born today!
You know what my mom was doing this time twenty four years ago?
I decide to just let it go. I don’t expect him to know because I’ve never mentioned it but either way, we get to spend it together. I’m actually surprised that I have today off. The past few years I have hosted club parties on my birthday. I wonder if she forgot it was today. I shrug my shoulders before slipping on my shoes and walking out to meet Hunter.
He is standing in his living room, wearing a tight black t-shirt and a pair of jean shorts. I smile as he turns toward me. “Hey, gorgeous.” Hunter walks over to me, wrapping his arms around me and lifting me off the ground so I’m eye level with him.
“Hey, I’m all ready. Are you going to tell me where we are going yet?” Usually when I had a few days off I would stay in LA at my house, but being here is so much better. I have never lived in a small town and Hunter only lives a few blocks from Jules and Brian, so we spend time there too. The other huge plus is that my mother is in LA and I’m not. Since she found out about Hunter and me, things have been worse than ever, not that they were good before.
“Nope, sorry cupcake. There is one thing I can tell you about today though…” I raise my eyebrow at him in question. “You’re all mine.” He kisses me before lowering me to the floor and leading me out of the house. We climb into Hunter’s car and I can’t help but be mesmerized by the smile on his face.
As we drive, we fall into an easy conversation. There isn’t any awkward silence, no need to think of topics to talk about; it just flows. “Here, put this on over your eyes.” He hands me a bandana.
“Seriously?”
“Yes, woman, can’t a man have a little bit of mystery?” He laughs at my expression as he referred to me as woman. “Please?”
I hesitantly comply. What the hell is up with this? After a few more minutes, the car stops and I reach for my blindfold but Hunter’s hands grab mine. “Wait.” Anxiety and excitement course through my veins as I imagine where we are.
I hear a door open and close, assuming he must have gotten out of the car. The door opens next to me and Hunter takes my hand to guide me out of the car. I lean against the car, my back to it as the anticipation builds inside of me. I can feel him close to me before his voice sounds in my ear. “Today is your day. It’s a day that we will do everything you always wanted to do but never really did.” I hear people screaming in the background and try to figure out what we are doing. “I want to give you everything and experience it all with you too. So today will be a day of firsts.” I feel him put something on my head; I’m guessing it’s a hat.
He takes the bandana off my eyes and I see that we are standing in front of a theme park. My mouth drops open in shock. “This is where we are going?” He nods and I wrap my arms around his neck. Last week we had been talking and he was telling me different things about his childhood, things that he and his family used to do, places they used to go. His shock was evident when I didn’t have most of the experiences he did. I look at the huge theme park in front of us in awe of the man here with me. “What if someone recognizes me?”
“Hence the baseball hat; I even have one too since I’m a celebrity and all now.” He smiles at me and I smack the rim of his hat.
“Anyone ever tell you that you’re amazing, Hunter Stone?”
“Well, this one chick told me she loved me but she was a total clinger, I had to ditch her.” He laughs as he pulls me closer to him. “Let’s go, cupcake, we have a busy day.” He pulls me toward the entrance. I let him get a few steps ahead of me before I run up behind him, jumping on his back. His hands quickly grab the back of my thighs, holding me in place.
I lay my head on his shoulder. “Thank you for being so incredible.”
“You haven’t seen anything yet, babe.” His promise sends a rush of chills through me.
I feel like a kid on Christmas morning. Once inside, I’m dragging Hunter from ride to ride, practically running with excitement. We walk up to one and I look at him in question. I can’t figure out what it is because it is completely enclosed. “What is this one?”
“This is one I have been looking forward to all day, watching you run around here and having you pressed against me on each of these rides.” I am completely confused by his statement but before I can ask what he means, he leads me toward the door. He greets the worker, shaking his hand and I follow him up the steps and into the ride. The door closes immediately and I look around. The inside is just a huge circle with separate panels that line the wall and an empty DJ booth in the middle.
“Hunter, what is this?”
He leads me toward a wall. “This babe, is called the Graviton and it’s about to become your favorite ride. Just hold on.”
The room starts to spin and Hunter presses himself against me. He grinds into me as he kisses me, his tongue slipping into my mouth, coaxing a moan to slip out of me. I scream when I am suddenly moving upward. I try to lift my hand and reach Hunter, who is standing in front of me, pressed against my legs, but it’s like I’m glued to the wall. There is a force stopping me from moving. The music inside the ride is blaring, the vibration moving through me with each beat. I feel his hands on the waistband of my shorts, sliding them down. I look down, amazed that he can move but seeing that he is struggling. His muscles ripple with each small movement, straining against the lack of gravity.
“Hunter!” I yell, but if he hears me he doesn’t show it.
What the hell is he…Oh my God. His hand cups me while he inserts a finger into me, the force of the ride increasing the pressure he is putting on me. I feel his mouth starting to kiss my inner thigh, he is going slowly and I know it’s partly because he can’t move either. He wouldn’t do this here.
When his tongue darts out and flicks my clit, I scream. His fingers leave me, replaced quickly by his mouth, his thumb now pressing down on my clit. My hands move just enough to grip his hair. Thank God the music is so loud because I can’t control the sounds coming from my mouth. Hunter is always good in this area but in this situation, with him being pushed so hard onto me, and the pulsing music, I’m already starting to lose it. His teeth nip at me as his fingers go to work again; I feel like he is deeper than he has ever been. I scream his name as an explosion erupts inside me, causing aftershocks throughout my entire body.
I open my eyes to see Hunter next to me on the wall. The smile on his face tells me that he had planned this whole thing. The panel lowers me back to the ground and I am able to move enough to pull my shorts back up. Hunter is in front of me once again. “Didn’t I tell you it would be your favorite ride?” He leans down and kisses me.