Finally, I know! I'll make this short:
This biatch is back. Finally got my life somewhat together. Expect the next chapter soon!
Chapter 11: The Smell of Winter
I lost myself in the kiss. My eyes fluttered close as I felt his warm soft lips dance with mine. We pulled away just to get some air and then our lips reunited once more.
"I love you." He said against my lips and I smiled.
I pulled away and noticed his cheeks and nose were red from the cold. I could only imagine how I looked. I opened my mouth and stuck my tongue out looking up at the night sky, trying to capture a snowflake in my mouth. I heard Fang laugh and I looked back at him.
"We should go inside and look for Iggy." But as I said that Iggy and Ella were coming out of the restaurant.
"Seems like someone is in a better mood." Iggy smiled.
I rolled my eyes and said, "Let's go, it's too cold to be out here!"
"It's snowing!" Ella said with a glazed expression, her huge smile making her look childlike.
Iggy wrapped his arm around her waist, "I told you to pack warm, there'll be a lot more of this."
...
And as Iggy had said a couple days ago, there was much more of that, loads more.
"The kids will be staying home but we have to go." My mom said as she talked on the phone.
"...Max, Iggy, Fang, and Ella... They are old enough to babysit, Dan... Patty is coming too... Why don't you stay then?... Yeah I thought so..."
She walked to her office and shut the door behind her.
"Who's she talking to?" Iggy said as he came down for breakfast.
I looked up from my cereal, "Dad."
"What's she going off about?" He asked as he looked for a cereal bowl.
I raised my eyebrow, "Someone's asking a lot of questions... And because Dad wants her to babysit the kids."
"Like all of them?"
I sighed, "Nudge, Angel, and Gazzy."
"You forgot Fang and Max." he said with a smirk.
"Ha ha. I'll take it you and Ella want to take the responsibility of babysitting, right?" I said nonchalantly.
"Uh, hell nah!" Iggy said looking at me incredulously.
"Just kidding, bro." I said putting my dirty bowl in the sink.
I needed to eavesdrop on my mom's conversation. I wasn't going to get stuck babysitting the kids.
As I got closer to my mom's office I started to hear her laugh, "Okay, hun. I'll see you later then... Oohh, I'll be looking forward to that..."
Oh God no. Did I just hear that?
"Should I wear my..." I stopped listening then, not wanting to hear a single thing about any of that.
I turned around and started sprinting to the kitchen but as I turned and started to head there, there was a huge mass of warmth and stone in my path.
"Mmmph!"
I closed my eyes in surprise and felt the wind getting knocked out of me. I felt myself falling backwards.
Before I did though, I felt two strong hands grabbing my shoulders and pulling me upright. I opened my eyes and saw Fang standing there with a confused stare.
"Oh!" I said surprised, "Oh, Fang, hi love!"
I stood on my tiptoes and kissed him on his cheek and wrapped my arms around him in a warm embrace. Still out of breath, I grabbed his hand and pulled him into the kitchen. When we walked in I noticed that there were too many people, Ella and Iggy were sitting in the table and Gazzy was grubbing whatever he found in the refrigerator.
"Hey-" Fang started but I tugged his hand towards the sliding doors that lead to the backyard, and we both walked out. I slid the door behind me and looked at Fang.
Before I could speak Fang looked at me and said, "Shit Max, it's kinda chilly out here."
The backyard was completely covered in snow and even though it wasn't snowing anymore and the morning sun shone brightly above, it was freezing cold. Then I noticed I was just wearing one of Fang's old T-shirts and flimsy cotton pants, while Fang was wearing oh so many layers of black.
"No shit." I smiled, but then got down to business, "Mom is making us babysit the kids and I'm sure as hell not going to."
"Yeah, I heard about that." Fang thought about it, "So what's the plan?"
"Iggy hasn't been here for so long, and that has been years and years of babysitting from our part. So it's only obvious to bail on Iggy and Ella and go do something fun." I smiled.
"Sneaky..." Fang said with a smirk and pulled me closer, "I like that."
My smile grew bigger as I saw his intentions and starting my course to meet him half way as he started leaning in. But a cold breeze blew and it crept up my spine making me stop midway and shiver.
Concerned Fang pulled me close to him into a warm embrace and just held me for what seemed to be for too short. He quickly grabbed my hand and led me inside.
As Fang closed the door behind him I heard mom say, "I love you my sweet, sweet Angel."
"Love you too, mom." Angel said and I heard the door close.
"Well we're home alone," Gazzy said, "Lets throw a party or something!"
I looked at Fang incredulously but before we could say something Iggy said, "Definitely not, we're gonna stay nice and warm in the house."
"But-" Gazzy started but was cut off by Iggy.
"Besides mom put us in charge, so you shall obey my commands." He said with a smirk, Ella laughed from her spot on the table.
'We're gonna stay nice and cozy' He said. And just like that I felt a bulb lighten on top of my head.
I walked over to the fridge and opened it.
"Hmmmm..." I said loudly while I pretended to inspect it thoroughly. I then proceeded to walk to the cupboard and inspected it as well.
I turned around and said, "Well it's decided, I will go to the grocery store and buy things for today." I said and looked at Fang.
"I will go with you it's not safe for you to go alone." He said solemnly. Fang, I noticed, was a very good actor.
Iggy raised his eyebrow and looked at us with a questioning glare.
"Let's go Fang!" I smiled.
The kids and Ella didn't seem to notice any scheming, but Iggy did.
"You guys aren't planning-" Iggy started but before he could finish Fang and I ran up to my room.
I closed the door behind me and Fang plopped onto my bed. I walked into my bathroom and did all the necessary arrangements to be able to leave the house decently. I then walked over to my closet and looked for something to wear. Leggings, blue jeans, black long-sleeved undershirt, gray t-shirt. I debated whether or not to change in front of Fang, I peaked at him and he was looking out the window absent minded. I simply grabbed a pair of undergarments and walked into the bathroom, changed them and walked in my sports bra and panties into the room. I looked at Fang again and he was still looking outside the window.
I blushed slightly, kinda mad that he wasn't, you know... beholding. I sighed and gave my back to him and started putting on my undershirt. As I finally made my head pass through the shirt's hole I felt a pair of cold hands on my waist. I jumped slightly and pulled my shirt down.
"You... are... awful." Fang whispered into my ear as he moved his hands gently through my middle.
"How so?" I asked breathlessly.
"You... make it too tempting... to-" He stopped and kissed my neck.
"...to?" I asked, I could feel my heart's rapid beating in my ears.
"To just rip your clothes right here and now." I could hear him smile while he said that.
I almost turned around, I almost got on my tiptoes and kissed him, I almost walked over to the bed with him, and I almost let myself lose control. But...
"Nudge, let's go to my room!" I heard Angel say at the bottom of the stairs.
My breath caught and Fang was suddenly not there holding me from behind. I grabbed my pants and leggings and ran to the bathroom, without looking back at a very exasperated Fang.
I heard them pass and their sweet laughter as they went into Angel's room. I quickly put my leggings on and then my jeans and walked, once again, out of my bathroom.
"Should we go?" I asked as I laughed.
Fang smiled, "I think we should."
I grabbed the t-shirt, put it on, and walked out of my room with Fang following. We walked downstairs and passed Iggy, Ella, and Gazzy sitting in the living room.
"Want anything in particular?" I asked without stopping my way towards the door.
"Lots and lots of food." Gazzy said without looking away from the television.
"For you guys to come back..." Iggy said.
"A movie, maybe?" Ella said in a really small voice and a very red face.
I laughed, "Okay, I made a mental note of all that."
I opened the door and walked out into the cold morning. I inhaled the flurry of winter smells, so unique to winter. The mixture of the fresh snow with the sun heating it up. The pines' delicious scent, one that you could smell all year long, but it became stronger during winter due to the fact that it didn't mix with the flowers in spring, or with the trees during summer. It was only the pines and it's smell was outstanding. The stillness of the cold air had a particular smell as well, and once the gentle breeze blew, all the smells mixed and gave you that particular smell that you can only experience during winter. It was the smell of winter.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" Fang said with a smile.
"Breathtaking."
...
"Max, you have 1 minute. I'm leaving without you if you don't come back by then." Fang said as he looked me in the eyes.
"You wouldn't." I said.
"Don't try me." He said with a smirk.
He stopped in the middle of the street, in front of my house, I leaned in for a kiss.
"59, 58, 57..." Fang laughed.
"Idiot... " I said as I opened the door, bags in hand, and ran to the porch. I dropped all the food and movies and complete and total junk food and banged the door several times. I then ran back to the car and slammed the door behind me.
"Go, go, go!" I yelled as I laughed my head off.
I looked back and saw Iggy open the door and look at the grocery bags on the floor, then he looked up and saw my car driving away. The last thing I saw before we turned the corner was Iggy's outstretched hand flipping us the bird.
"Where to Miss Max?" Fang asked with a smirk.
"Wherever, Mister Fang, as long as we go together."
"Far?"
"Far." I smiled, as we sped away on a new adventure.
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-foreverandalways'7
Author's personal note: (Just me rambling..)
Truth is there has been so much going on, but everything's okay now. I've settled down and now I'll be able to post more frequently. Please don't be mistaken, I'd never forget about my babies(my stories) and my peeps(you), it simply was very hectic and now it's all good! Sorry, I hope you can forgive me for the wait!
