That Summer
Drive Me Insane
*Annabella’s POV*
“Am I getting closer?” I asked Brendan as I twirled a piece of my hair.
It had been about a month since I had gone to Brendan’s game and we’d talked constantly. He was on the road a lot because it was November which meant hockey season was now in full swing and they had a busy schedule, but we talked whenever we could. My midyear exams were coming up in a couple of weeks and then I got to go home for Christmas break which I was really excited for. Being in Montreal was amazing, don’t get me wrong, but my parents and my sister and Nate would be there and Jake, Matt, and Gally would be there, but most importantly, Katie would be there. We’d talked a few times but we were both extremely busy, her especially with her new friends. It made me a little sad, but I forgot about it afterwards because I myself was quite busy as well.
“I told you, you’re never going to guess.” He said as he laughed on the other end of the call. Ugh that laugh… I thought as I bit my lip. It was adorable, infectious, and sexy all at the same time… kind of like him.
“Well the how am I supposed to know what to wear?!” I yelled back as I got up from the couch and headed into the kitchen to grab some more hot chocolate. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t that cold here yet. Yeah it was down in the 50’s and low 60’s but people were still taking their boats out on the river. They wore sweaters and pants instead of bikinis now, but it was still warm enough to go out on the water.
“Just wear something that will keep you warm.” He answered with a slight mischievous hint to his voice.
“I swear Brendan, if you’re taking me skating again I’m gonna kill you! I almost broke my ankle last time!” I yelled and laughed at the same time.
“No ice skating, I promise.” He said as he stopped laughing.
“Alright fine.” I said giving up trying to guess what we were going to do tonight.
“Alright I’ll pick you up around 7, okay?” I agreed and then hung up.
I looked at the time on my phone and it read 3:42 PM. I was really tired so I decided to take a power nap, but that power nap turned into a 2 and half hour nap so when I woke up at 6:15 I jumped in and out of the shower faster than I ever had, dried my hair, did my makeup, and then walked over to my closet to pick out an outfit. I decided on my dark-wash skinny jeans, a pair of black booties, and a maroon sweater over my white tank top. By the time I was done it was 7:04 and I heard a knock on the door as I walked out of my room. I let Brendan in and then went to grab my coat before we left.
*Brendan’s POV*
“Can I take it off now?” Annabella asked as I guided her through the parking lot and over to where the dock was. I had asked Josh earlier if I could use his boat tonight and since he loved Annabella he quickly agreed and told me not to sink it. As we got to the part of the dock that held Josh’s boat I untied her blindfold and she was in a state of shock. I smiled to myself score one for Brendan. “Brendan, this is amazing.” She said running her fingers along the side of the boat as I got on. “Well it’s much better inside.” I said as she looked up at me. She broke out into a smile and then I helped her onto the boat. It was a pretty big boat containing 2 bedrooms underneath along with a bathroom in each and a small kitchen along with a ton of space up top. I had gotten in on the back of the boat on purpose because at the front I had dinner waiting for us. “Follow me my lady.” I said as I took her hand and led her to the table at the front of the boat. “Brendan, this is like a fairytale right now.” She said as she sat down by the edge of the boat and I started it up and started to move us out into the night.
*Annabella’s POV*
“Oh my god, whoever cooked this deserves a medal.” I said as I put my napkin down. When I looked up from my plate Brendan was mid-slurp of a spaghetti noodle and I couldn’t help but laugh at how adorable he was. He finished eating the noodle, wiped his mouth, and then took our plates down under where the boat’s “kitchen” was. While he was gone I headed over to the front of the boat and held onto the railing as I looked up at the sky and the city that was far ahead of us. You could only see the lights, but the reflection of them off of the water was breathtaking. A couple of minutes later I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist and I leaned back into Brendan’s body. He kissed the side of my head as we stood there in silence.
*Brendan’s POV*
When I came back on top of the boat and saw her standing there I knew that this was the moment. We already acted like a couple and when the guys had first asked if we were dating we said yes, but I hadn’t ever asked her to be my girlfriend, but tonight I was going to. After we had stood there looking at the stars and the water I knew I wanted to ask her. “Bella?” I said as she responded, “Hmm.” Without opening her eyes and not moving from my chest. “I have something I want to ask you.” I said getting a little nervous. She then opened her eyes and turned around so her hands were on my chest and we were face to face. I took a deep breath before speaking, “Bella I really like you, and I really want this to go somewhere, but I think we’re still missing the first step.” She looked thoroughly confused so I continued, “Bella, will you be my girlfriend?” I asked biting my lip. She didn’t move for a minute until she finally broke out in a huge smile and kissed me. “I’ll take that as a yes?” I asked as we both pulled away breathless and I put my forehead on hers. She bit her lip and nodded as I started kissing her again. It got pretty heated after a few minutes and I picked her up bridal style and brought her down to one of the bedrooms as we continued to kiss.
*Annabella’s POV*
We continued to kiss as he laid me down on one of the beds. Damn this is a comfortable bed I thought as he climbed on top of me. Things started moving faster as he moved from kissing my lips to kissing my neck. I closed my eyes as I bit my lip and threw my head back. “Mmh Brendan.” I moaned as I felt him smile against my neck. I was playing with his hair as he continued to plant wet kisses along my neck and jaw and I was loving every minute of it. Soon after that I started unbuttoning his shirt and pushed it off of his arms as he threw it to the floor. He came up to start kissing me again but I stopped him and ran my fingers over his hard abs and just admired his body.
*Brendan’s POV*
She bit her lip as she ran her fingers over my torso and I was losing it… I started kissing her again before I took off her sweater and saw underneath it she had a tank top on. “Making me work for it, eh?” I said as I smiled down at her and she giggled which only made me go even more insane. I tried to take off her tank top but she held her arms over her stomach and had a devilish smile on her face. “You’re going to drive me nuts, do you know that?” I asked looking down at her. She just giggled some more so I did what I knew would make her move her arms- I tickled her. As soon as she moved her arms to try and stop me from tickling her I pulled her tank top over her head and my jaw dropped, my breathing hitched a little bit, and my eyes got really wide. It was even better than I had imagined. “Like what you see?” She asked in a seductive tone with a smirk to go with it.
*Annabella’s POV*
What we did for the next few hours answered my question…
I woke up and felt around for my phone but couldn’t find it. I lifted my head up and saw that the clock on the nightstand read 2:49 AM. I closed my eyes and was moving my arm under my pillow when I felt movement next to me. My eyes shot open and I looked down to see Brendan lying there without a shirt. I then looked down at myself and recalled what had transpired earlier that night and couldn’t help but smile. It had been so much better than I could have ever imagined. It was sweet and romantic and he took things slow and at a pace I was comfortable with. I turned over so my back was to him and felt him pull me closer to his body and I smiled…
This boy is gonna drive me insane.
“Am I getting closer?” I asked Brendan as I twirled a piece of my hair.
It had been about a month since I had gone to Brendan’s game and we’d talked constantly. He was on the road a lot because it was November which meant hockey season was now in full swing and they had a busy schedule, but we talked whenever we could. My midyear exams were coming up in a couple of weeks and then I got to go home for Christmas break which I was really excited for. Being in Montreal was amazing, don’t get me wrong, but my parents and my sister and Nate would be there and Jake, Matt, and Gally would be there, but most importantly, Katie would be there. We’d talked a few times but we were both extremely busy, her especially with her new friends. It made me a little sad, but I forgot about it afterwards because I myself was quite busy as well.
“I told you, you’re never going to guess.” He said as he laughed on the other end of the call. Ugh that laugh… I thought as I bit my lip. It was adorable, infectious, and sexy all at the same time… kind of like him.
“Well the how am I supposed to know what to wear?!” I yelled back as I got up from the couch and headed into the kitchen to grab some more hot chocolate. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t that cold here yet. Yeah it was down in the 50’s and low 60’s but people were still taking their boats out on the river. They wore sweaters and pants instead of bikinis now, but it was still warm enough to go out on the water.
“Just wear something that will keep you warm.” He answered with a slight mischievous hint to his voice.
“I swear Brendan, if you’re taking me skating again I’m gonna kill you! I almost broke my ankle last time!” I yelled and laughed at the same time.
“No ice skating, I promise.” He said as he stopped laughing.
“Alright fine.” I said giving up trying to guess what we were going to do tonight.
“Alright I’ll pick you up around 7, okay?” I agreed and then hung up.
I looked at the time on my phone and it read 3:42 PM. I was really tired so I decided to take a power nap, but that power nap turned into a 2 and half hour nap so when I woke up at 6:15 I jumped in and out of the shower faster than I ever had, dried my hair, did my makeup, and then walked over to my closet to pick out an outfit. I decided on my dark-wash skinny jeans, a pair of black booties, and a maroon sweater over my white tank top. By the time I was done it was 7:04 and I heard a knock on the door as I walked out of my room. I let Brendan in and then went to grab my coat before we left.
*Brendan’s POV*
“Can I take it off now?” Annabella asked as I guided her through the parking lot and over to where the dock was. I had asked Josh earlier if I could use his boat tonight and since he loved Annabella he quickly agreed and told me not to sink it. As we got to the part of the dock that held Josh’s boat I untied her blindfold and she was in a state of shock. I smiled to myself score one for Brendan. “Brendan, this is amazing.” She said running her fingers along the side of the boat as I got on. “Well it’s much better inside.” I said as she looked up at me. She broke out into a smile and then I helped her onto the boat. It was a pretty big boat containing 2 bedrooms underneath along with a bathroom in each and a small kitchen along with a ton of space up top. I had gotten in on the back of the boat on purpose because at the front I had dinner waiting for us. “Follow me my lady.” I said as I took her hand and led her to the table at the front of the boat. “Brendan, this is like a fairytale right now.” She said as she sat down by the edge of the boat and I started it up and started to move us out into the night.
*Annabella’s POV*
“Oh my god, whoever cooked this deserves a medal.” I said as I put my napkin down. When I looked up from my plate Brendan was mid-slurp of a spaghetti noodle and I couldn’t help but laugh at how adorable he was. He finished eating the noodle, wiped his mouth, and then took our plates down under where the boat’s “kitchen” was. While he was gone I headed over to the front of the boat and held onto the railing as I looked up at the sky and the city that was far ahead of us. You could only see the lights, but the reflection of them off of the water was breathtaking. A couple of minutes later I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist and I leaned back into Brendan’s body. He kissed the side of my head as we stood there in silence.
*Brendan’s POV*
When I came back on top of the boat and saw her standing there I knew that this was the moment. We already acted like a couple and when the guys had first asked if we were dating we said yes, but I hadn’t ever asked her to be my girlfriend, but tonight I was going to. After we had stood there looking at the stars and the water I knew I wanted to ask her. “Bella?” I said as she responded, “Hmm.” Without opening her eyes and not moving from my chest. “I have something I want to ask you.” I said getting a little nervous. She then opened her eyes and turned around so her hands were on my chest and we were face to face. I took a deep breath before speaking, “Bella I really like you, and I really want this to go somewhere, but I think we’re still missing the first step.” She looked thoroughly confused so I continued, “Bella, will you be my girlfriend?” I asked biting my lip. She didn’t move for a minute until she finally broke out in a huge smile and kissed me. “I’ll take that as a yes?” I asked as we both pulled away breathless and I put my forehead on hers. She bit her lip and nodded as I started kissing her again. It got pretty heated after a few minutes and I picked her up bridal style and brought her down to one of the bedrooms as we continued to kiss.
*Annabella’s POV*
We continued to kiss as he laid me down on one of the beds. Damn this is a comfortable bed I thought as he climbed on top of me. Things started moving faster as he moved from kissing my lips to kissing my neck. I closed my eyes as I bit my lip and threw my head back. “Mmh Brendan.” I moaned as I felt him smile against my neck. I was playing with his hair as he continued to plant wet kisses along my neck and jaw and I was loving every minute of it. Soon after that I started unbuttoning his shirt and pushed it off of his arms as he threw it to the floor. He came up to start kissing me again but I stopped him and ran my fingers over his hard abs and just admired his body.
*Brendan’s POV*
She bit her lip as she ran her fingers over my torso and I was losing it… I started kissing her again before I took off her sweater and saw underneath it she had a tank top on. “Making me work for it, eh?” I said as I smiled down at her and she giggled which only made me go even more insane. I tried to take off her tank top but she held her arms over her stomach and had a devilish smile on her face. “You’re going to drive me nuts, do you know that?” I asked looking down at her. She just giggled some more so I did what I knew would make her move her arms- I tickled her. As soon as she moved her arms to try and stop me from tickling her I pulled her tank top over her head and my jaw dropped, my breathing hitched a little bit, and my eyes got really wide. It was even better than I had imagined. “Like what you see?” She asked in a seductive tone with a smirk to go with it.
*Annabella’s POV*
What we did for the next few hours answered my question…
I woke up and felt around for my phone but couldn’t find it. I lifted my head up and saw that the clock on the nightstand read 2:49 AM. I closed my eyes and was moving my arm under my pillow when I felt movement next to me. My eyes shot open and I looked down to see Brendan lying there without a shirt. I then looked down at myself and recalled what had transpired earlier that night and couldn’t help but smile. It had been so much better than I could have ever imagined. It was sweet and romantic and he took things slow and at a pace I was comfortable with. I turned over so my back was to him and felt him pull me closer to his body and I smiled…
This boy is gonna drive me insane.
@TazerKaner ok, I kinda know the feel (exams are coming up for me too) that's awesome though, I'm excited! :D
5/13/14