Chapter 4: Where Do We Stand?
The couple stared at one another for what seem like eternity.
Quietly Wybie started slowly, "S-s-so… W-where do we stand?"
"I-I don't know…" Coraline answered, still quite a bit taken back by the experience. Both of them were extremely curious to know what the other felt. They walked back to the Pink Palacetogether and waited on the porch.
"W-well… Maybe we s-should…" suggested Wybie hopefully and painfully shy.
"Kiss?!" Coraline cracked. Wybie stepped back looking half destroyed.
"I-I donno…. M-maybe we should." Coraline quickly added. Did he want to kiss her? Did she want to kiss him? Their minds were running as rapid as the butterflies in their stomachs. Wybie's expression to a slightly cheerful stance. Slowly they slid closer and closer together until they were about a foot apart. Wybie looked down at Coraline's soft pale hand, and Coraline looked at Wybie's tan firm hand. At an instance he grabbed her hand and she grabbed his. They blushed furiously. Wybie slowly caressed Coraline's cheek ever so slightly. Coraline placed her free hand on his shoulder. And slowly the two drifted closer and Closer together. When all of a sudden Miss Spink and Miss Forcible came bursting up from their basement.
"Why Hello there dearies!" shouted Miss Spink.
"Ooooh! What do we have here April?" announced Miss Forcible.
"I'm not quite sure Merriam!" sneered Spink.
"I do believe these two were getting a bit romantic, If I do say so myself!" cheerfully and loudly observed Forcible. Wybie and Coraline quickly detached from one another their faces as red as tomatoes.
"Oh! Don't mind us dearies! We're merely passing through!" laughed Miss Spink and they departed, but that didn't stop one last wink to be sent their way by Miss Forcible. And with that the two were gone. Once again leaving Coraline and Wybie alone.
"Well…Uhh.. That was… awkward…" stammered Wybie almost a slight chuckle.
"Y-yeah… Haha…ha." Coraline forced a laugh.
"So. Uh.. Where were we?" Wybie grabbed Coraline's waist. Coraline was shocked at his boldness, and giggled.
"Not here." Coraline then quickly drug Wybie into the house and up the stairs to Coraline's room where they sat at the window seat, "I doubt there'll be any more interruptions here." She lightly chuckled. Wybie then replaced his hands on to Coraline's waist. She then placed her hands on to his shoulders. And they leaned in.
Suddenly, "Coraline!" it was Coraline's mother, "Coraline! I'm home!"
