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Prompt: Road
The road was long and I was walking quietly, contemplating the step I was about to take.
Edward had warned me not to come by his house again, and yet I couldn't seem to stop myself. As I peered into his room from the window, he sighed in frustration and got up to let me in. He flopped into his bed and opened up the covers for me to slip in beside him.
"It got cold out, eh?"
"Yeah," I whispered, closing my eyes at his nearness and sinking in to his featherbed.
"You're freezing. I'm amazed your father let you out of the house like this."
"He doesn't know I left. He's at work."
I wasn't proud to admit that, but I was at the point where shame wasn't an effective motivator any longer.
"Would he be mad?"
"Yeah. You know he's not a fan."
"True enough." We looked at each other in the dark and he said, "And despite it all, you are, right?"
"Yeah."
"I know I told you to stay away, but I'm your fan too."
He pulled me close and I let my fingers creep up to trace the lines of his face, softly forcing his eyes closed as I smoothed a tip over his lashes.
"I miss you too much when you don't come." His nose rubbed softly against mine, not deliberately, but he didn't move away.
"I get too lonely not to come." My hands sank into his hair and our bodies clung.
"I love you." His voice was the softest whisper against my lips and then he gave me the tiniest of kisses, his lips soft and innocent on mine.
"I love you, Edward." We kissed and blocked out the night until Esme came in and told us it was late.
"I'll walk her home," he said, and got up to step into sweat pants and a hoodie.
We held hands as we walked down the road and on my doorstep he kissed me with a longing that made me want to stand in the fall air forever.
"I love you again," I murmured.
"I think I'll always love you," he whispered against my cheek as he held me close. "I know I will."
He pulled me closer and his arms were safe and secure.
I knew I was right where I belonged.