In the morning, the loft was still again. Ben had gone to check with the security company about the arrangements for the wedding, and Susan and Reed were going to test the cake samples. Johnny was alone, as far as he could tell. Usually, he and Amera made breakfast together, but he thought she must've gone with Susan and Reed. He stood in the kitchen making himself some breakfast, but for the first time in over two years, he was unable to eat anything. He tried eating cereal, but the milk curdled and evaporated, and the cereal bits charred into little balls of charcoal. He put down his bowl and spat out the burnt food in his mouth, cringing from the taste. He sat back in his chair and sighed, pushing the bowl away from him. He jumped when he heard a voice coming down the hallway, thinking he was alone at first. He recognised it quickly enough, and she wasn't exactly being quiet.
"Calm down, you idiot. Nothing happened…" Amera fumed at herself. Johnny smiled and stood up, heading towards his room again. Amera was walking down the hallway, kicking her feet angrily into the carpet.
"You fool Amera, you should've pulled out earlier…or kissed him just once…" Amera sighed in frustration at the thoughts of what she could've done the night before. As she cleared the corner heading into the living area, she saw Johnny heading straight for her. She stopped dead in her tracks as soon as he spotted her; hoping she wasn't speaking loudly enough for him to hear her.
"Morning Johnny." She said, her voice hopelessly too high.
"Morning Amera. Sleep well?" He smirked at her. He heard every word she'd said, which made him feel a little more at ease.
"I slept…well. And yourself?" She swallowed hard at her own embarrassment.
"Well enough." He nodded and walked past her, heading to his room.
"Have you had breakfast yet?" Amera called after him, and he turned around as he reached his door to answer her.
"Don't bother. Can't eat right now." He said, and disappeared into his room without explaining further. Amera stood in the hallway with a blank expression before walking to the kitchen to make herself breakfast. How was she going to explain to Johnny that she didn't quite see him that way before he tried to kiss her? Or even worse, that up until his sister came in; she was considering actually kissing him back. She sighed again and took her bowl of cereal over to the counter, where Johnny's bowl was still standing on the counter. She looked into the bowl, and half the cereal had been burnt black. She frowned and pushed the bowl away, trying to eat her own cereal. In the meantime, Johnny stood in his shower, letting cold water beat down on him, but it evaporated instantly. He leant his head against the wall breathing the hot steam in. He wanted to tell Amera that he was sorry about what he did the previous night, but he knew he'd be lying. He turned off the shower and let the water evaporate off of him, thinking about what he should do next. He didn't plan on doing anything with Amera last night until that moment, but he heard what she'd said just a few minutes ago, and he knew that she wanted to kiss him too. He smiled to himself, wrapped a towel around his waist and headed out of his room, not thinking twice about what he was doing. He walked straight to the kitchen, seeing Amera sitting at the counter with her back to him. Amera was fiddling with her spoon, bending it and straightening it in mid-air. Johnny knew she wouldn't disappear this time, and none of the others were due back for a few hours. He walked right up behind her and smiled for one moment.
"Hey, Amera…"
Amera jumped a little in her chair and spun around in one fluid motion.
"Jeez Johnny, you almost…" She gasped, but then fell short of breath again when she found herself face to face with his rippled stomach. He didn't give her a chance to finish her sentence; he put his arms on either side of the counter, caging her between them.
"This time, I'm not going to let you get away…" He whispered to her, leaning in closer until his face was bare millimetres away from hers.
"This time, I'm not going to try…" She whispered back, which took him by surprise. He then lifted his arms from either side of her, and wrapped his arms around her waist, lifting her to her feet. He put his hands in her loose, messy hair and pulled her closer until their lips finally touched. Her lips felt like ice against his hot skin, but he enjoyed every moment. Amera put her arms around his neck, pulling him down gently to her level so she could deepen their kiss. He smiled in their kiss and lifted her one-handed up onto the counter. Amera wrapped her legs around his towelled waist, pulling him closer to her body. His hands slid down to her hips, holding her tightly in hopes that she wouldn't slip away again. They broke their kiss for one moment, leaning their foreheads against one another and catching their breath.
"Wow, Johnny…"Amera smiled, taking a deep breath before biting her bottom lip. Johnny smiled and wrapped his arms around her lower back, pulling her closer to him.
"I knew I should've done this sooner." He smiled, putting his hand into her hair again and pulling her down for another kiss.
