After dinner was done, you and John had ventured out to the woods behind Roxy's house. It as getting colder as it got near the end of October, and the leaves where turning a wide variety of oranges, yellows, and browns. John had fallen back into the habit he seemed to have of talking a mile a minute, and while you weren't really sure what he was talking about at this point, you liked his voice, it's soft sound making your heart beat a little faster. You couldn't help but crack a smile when you seen John shiver, you didn't think it was cold out, but the end of the year air was a very different effect on your date. You shrugged out of your hoodie and slipped it onto Johns shoulders, he almost instantly stopped shivering as he put his arms through and let the long h dwarf him. He reached out and you met him halfway, your fingers interlocking with his, his fingers were cold enough to make you wonder how he ever survived the winters in washington. eventually you made it to the pond that sat far back from Roxy's house, the trees , while leafless, were still so thick that no light came from the overly lit house. The only light shining on the swaying surface of the water was the barely there sliver of a waning moon. John stepped closer to you and you wrapped your arms around him when you felt another shiver hit through his small frame. He nuzzled deeper into your hoodie and relaxed against you. Eventually he turned around in your arms and stared up at you until you dropped your gaze from the bright moon to his blue eyes. He slowly inched up until his face was almost against yours, you sighed and tilted your head over, resting your face against his shoulder.
"John, I don't know if I can" you whisper, you feel his shoulders tense up underneath your arms and you feel his hands grasp either side of your head. he brings your face up so you're looking eyes to shades and he holds you there.
"Dirk, you can, everything and so much more" he said, his voice raspy as he smashed his lips against yours. Everything in the world froze for a minute, time just stopped for you. The water stopped moving, the crickets stopped cracking, all you could focus on was this man in front of you with his lips against yours. A bubble deep inside of you burst, and you felt a hundred different emotions inside you at once. mostly pure, incomprehensible happiness. Time snapped back to it's normal pace as you pressed your lips back against his, small bits of electricity running through you everywhere he the kiss was broke, you both pulled back and breathing heavy. A huge smile plastered on both of your faces as you rested your forehead against his. you planted small kisses to his cheeks until you heard Jane call out from the house.
You chuckle and intertwine your fingers back with his, making your way through the slightly darker than before woods. by the time you reached the house, the smile still hadn't left your face and you were kinda beginning to think it never would.
