Beautiful Sky (Billionaire Rock Star #1)(31)
Author: Ashley Blake

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.”