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A Meteor Shower (2/?)
Sharon opened the door to her building's roof. She was supposed to wait for Andy and go up there with him, but five minutes before he was due to arrive, he texted her to say he was running late, and to meet him there in 30 minutes.
She thought it was a little strange, and still, what she saw on the roof made her freeze in her place for a moment.
Next to the low wall at the edge stood a table, covered in a white tablecloth and decorated with two white, already burning candles and half a dozen red roses in a red vase.
As soon as the door opened, Andy turned around and saw her. He smiled at her shocked expression, and walked up to her.
"Oh, my goodness!" was the first thing she managed to say. "What's this?!"
"A little surprise," Andy shrugged.
"Why?" she finally looked at him with sparkling eyes.
"Because... I wanted to see that smile."
'Smooth, Andy Flynn. Very smooth,' Sharon thought. She couldn't help but smile.
When they approached the table, she noticed he had all sorts of finger food laid out. The first thing that caught her eye were the red strawberries, looking extra fresh next to a bowl of melted chocolate.
"I'm..." she paused, trying to find the right word.
"Shocked? I know romance," he smiled.
"Impressed," she held his shoulder for support as she stood on her toes and gave him a slow, gentle kiss, letting him know that his effort to get her in the mood for romance had paid off.
"I... uh... I..."
Sharon tried not to giggle at the sight of him struggling to concentrate after the kiss.
"What, Andy?"
"I brought a telescope," he pointed at a spot behind her, and she turned around to discover the big device waiting there for them.
When she turned back to him, she was smiling again - and for a moment, lost for words.
"The city lights make it harder to see the meteor shower with the naked eye, so I thought it would be a good idea."
"It is," she couldn't stop smiling.
"Wanna take a look? I think it should already be visible."
They walked the few steps to the telescope and Andy looked through it for a second, to make sure it was still tuned. He moved aside, just a bit, so he could stay close to her while she bent down a little and looked through the telescope herself.
"Wow!" she whispered in excitement, but Andy was distracted and didn't answer. "Don't you want to take a look, too?"
"Oh, it's ok. I have a great view from here," he mumbled.
"What?" she stood up quickly, but he managed to look up in time, before she could catch him.
"The... shower. It's... kinda visible without the telescope, too."
Sharon looked up to the sky and squinted. "Oh, yes. Vaguely... Ooh, look at that one over there!" she pointed at a distant spot.
Andy stood behind her and looked at where she was pointing.
"Oh, it's gorgeous..." she said quietly.
Andy loved seeing her so thrilled about something. He wanted to hold her, but he didn't want to make the wrong move. At least he was in a better place than last week, before they had their first kiss. She'd been much more relaxed when they were alone since then.
After a few moments of an internal debate, he decided to go for it.
Sharon gasped as something shot through the skies in the distance. She felt his arms sliding across her waist to her stomach, and it felt so surprisingly natural to her. She thought that, after all these years, it would be strange to have a man touch her again. But every time they took another step forward in their relationship, it felt like they'd been doing it for years.
Andy put his chin on her shoulder and she placed her palms on the back of his hands, leaning her head against him.
"Thank you for this," she whispered, closing her eyes momentarily to enjoy the way it felt to be in his arms.
"Anytime," he whispered back and placed a soft kiss on her neck. He was willing to wait for her as long as it took,but if someone asked - it was torture.
"Now... give me some sugar," she said in that smooth tone of hers that could mean you were in trouble, or that she was trying to seduce you.
"W-what?" Andy let go of her and she turned to face him.
"The strawberries and the chocolate," she shrugged, pretending she wasn't trying to hint anything.
"Oh, Yeah!" he tried to conceal the confusion on his face with a smile. "Of course. After you."
Sharon walked towards the table, smirking silently. She wasn't going to let him wait forever, obviously, but the way things were going was working well for her.
She knew she'd have to face her fear of intimacy sooner rather than later, but tonight, she just wanted to watch the stars with him by her side.