Haha, this was probably a really fun and romantic one-shot to write, and I was laughing at the end...though I do have a very odd sense of humor. And I'm rambling. This is written for the, "Inspiration of a Title" challenge.
Read on.
Lily closed her eyes and let James blindfold her. "What is the purpose of this again?" she asked weakly, touching the smooth satin of the blindfold.
"It's to see what your taste buds are like!" James said pompously. "It's a fun game! I want to see if you like it! If you do, then you guess what it is. Let your lips pick which one is the best."
Lily cocked her head, seeing only a reddish light through the veil over her eyes. "But if it's with the taste buds, wouldn't it be, "let the taste buds pick?"
A brief silence.
"What would the fun be in that?" James said petulantly.
Lily sighed. "I must really love you if I'm willing to let you do this."
"Something that I love about you," James said.
"Fine," Lily said. "So, what's the first one?"
Pitted surface against her lips. She opened it and bit into it. Tart and sweet at the same time, reminded her of a strawberry. "Strawberry?"
"Correct! Here's the next one." Smooth, outer shell. She bit into it. A very familiar taste, with another hint of something squishy, but sweet. "Um...chocolate."
"With what filling?"
She bit into it again and let the flavor roll around in her mouth. "Um...caramel? No, that's not my answer. Caramel is too sticky. Let me think..." A puffy white object appeared in her mind. "A marshmallow! Is it a marshmallow? I mean, marshmallow filling."
"How are you getting these correct?" James asked, clearly frustrated. Lily smiled. "Okay, gloating smile? Fine then! Here's a tricky one." An exhale. "If you get this one right, I am seriously going to be frustrated."
"But you are already! Anyway, after all of this, I have to pick which one is my favorite, right?"
"Right. Now, open up!" A rough feeling grazed her mouth before she bit down on something crunchy and sweet.
"A cookie," Lily said.
"What kind?"
"Oh wow, James. You've got to be kidding me. How the hell am I supposed to guess what kind of cookie it's supposed to be?"
"Well, it should be easy to guess."
There was a very sweet flavor, but it was concentrated in only a few areas. "Um...chocolate chip?"
"Wrong!" James was clearly delighted. "It's raisin cookie!"
"Oh. Damn!"
"There's one more!"
"I better get this one correct."
Something warm, soft and alive grazed her mouth. James' lips. She let him kiss her, and then, when he pulled away, she grinned. "I think I liked the last one best."
"So did I."
Lily pulled off her blindfold and smiled up at James. "I think I want to let my lips pick it again.
He kissed her again and then she realized something.
"James?"
"Uh-huh?"
"I'm allergic to raisins."
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