Darker The Forbidden Berry

Chapter 4

The drive back to the house was unbearably long. Aja found herself gripping the seat where Finn could not see. He was still trying to make small talk, but Aja was honestly having a hard time engaging with it. Her mind was spinning, though it was not thanks to the drink. That kiss has sobered her right up. Aja’s mind was trying to convince her to stop this. It was stupid and it was going to lose her the best job she’d ever had. She gave her head a gentle shake, silently hoping Finn had not seen.

The car pulled into the garage and Finn got out and opened her door for her. Aja’s cheeks were so red she was sure they were glowing in the pitch-black garage. She took his hand and he pulled her close for just a brief moment, reaching up and stroking a piece of her pin straightened hair out of her face. Aja leaned into him but was not able to get too comfortable before he was tugging her into the house and up the stairs. There was a sort of glee in what Finn was doing. A kind of excitement she had not experienced with other lovers.

They reached the top of the stairs and took a sharp left turn towards the set of wooden French doors she’d seen him walk through plenty of times before. Crossing the threshold made her feel giddy. She felt like a college kid, sneaking into her boyfriend’s dorm.

She turned to close the door behind her, right as a soft light filled the room. When she turned she gasped softly. Finn’s room was decorated with cool-toned blues and grays The bed was all black and perfectly made, small lights draped across the ceiling and twinkling like stars. It was the only light source in the room.

Finn was standing beside the California king, a small remote in one hand and the other tucked into his pants pocket. He pressed a button and soft slow R&B played through speakers that were mounted on all four walls. The music was similar to the slow jams they’d left back in ‘Hush’. Aja took the room in, eyeing the eye bolts on the bed frame curiously. This room was clearly built for one thing.

“I have to say that I did not expect this,” she said, crossing the room, still trying to take everything in.

Finn chuckled and opened his arm to her, beckoning her to come closer. “Is that so?” He asked, curling his arm around her waist and pulling her closer.

She let him pull her around, putting her head on his chest and rubbing her hands along his arms and shoulders. He was strong in all the right ways, though he looked lean. It was a secretive strength that only people close to him would realize. Maybe that’s why she liked it so much. The muscles underneath his nearly pressed shirt were their little secret. Aja looked up at him and her hands found his face, fingers pressed to his cheeks gently as she gazed up into his eyes.

She watched as his eyes devoured her.