Chapter 34 – When Blue Meets Green

Taylor held Laura's body and kept her head from falling to her side as she laid her down on her couch. She was still chuckling as she went inside her room to get some pillows and blanket for Laura. As much as she didn't want her to sleep on her couch, she had a much thinner frame than Laura and she couldn't possibly carry her to her room. She also didn't want to wake her up just to get her to go back to sleep again. It always annoyed her when someone did that to her.

When she was convinced that Laura was already comfortable, she took her time to look at how adorable she looked. She looked so peaceful, with her lips pulled up very slightly in what looked like a smile and her steady breathing. She sat at the space left on Laura's side and caressed her face. It had been so long since she'd last touched her this way and it made her realize just how much she missed her. And her heart longed that Laura also felt the same.

She was having the urge to wrap her arms around Laura, she wanted to feel her body so close to hers again. Then she suddenly felt hotness surge towards her just thinking of what it felt like to have their bodies passionately pressed against each other. She inhaled deeply knowing it might never happen again. And as painful as it was, she pushed that thought deep, deep, way deep in her mind, hoping it would stay there and not bug her again for the rest of the night.

Averting her thoughts to something else, she wondered what Laura was doing at her place... what she wanted to tell her. She wanted to know but that could wait. Right now, she was contented just staring at her for a while.

-o-o-o-

Laura opened her eyes but immediately shut them off as she was blinded by the sunlight streaming through the windows. She kept her eyes closed and let her head wrap around her dream last night. She dreamt that she went to Taylor's and told her everything she wanted to tell her. She tried remembering how Taylor reacted in her dream, but she couldn't. She breathed deeply hoping it was good, and that it would be the same thing for real.

"So, are you already up, or that deep sigh is just part of a dream or something?"

The familiar voice made Laura sat up abruptly, and she regretted it the minute she did because she felt like all her blood rushed to her head and she felt her world spin. She closed her eyes and breathed deeply to settle herself first before opening them up to finally allow herself to be aware of what really was going on.

She then realized that she was at a couch, and it was not her own. She knew the woman who spoke was just at her side but she still took her time to face her. She knew Taylor's voice like the back of her hand. When she finally looked at her, the blonde had that teasing smirk, with her right eyebrow raised, and she was looking at her as if waiting for her to explain something. "Holy fuck."

Taylor chuckled, still not moving from where she was. "Is that how people greet each other in the morning now? Well then, holy fuck to you, too." She started walking towards her kitchen. "Come on, breakfast's ready. I've been waiting for you to wake up for half an hour, I'm starving."

"Wait!"

Taylor stopped and looked back at her. "What?"

"Wh-what am I doing here?"

"You don't remember?" Taylor walked back to where she stood a while ago again. Laura opened her mouth to say something but immediately shut it and just looked at her. "You called me last night and told me you were at my door. You told me you wanted to tell me something. So I went to see you. And you were drunk." Taylor again chuckled at the thought last night. She still couldn't believe Laura had fallen asleep while they were talking.

"I remember those." She felt herself tense at the thought of why she really was here in the first place. But she immediately took her mind off that as soon as it entered it because she still couldn't remember what happened afterwards. She knew she shouldn't have drunk that much but her nerves got the best of her. "But not what happened afterwards."

Taylor was smiling so widely she knew Laura could see all her teeth. "You don't remember that? But that's the fun part!"

"What are you talking about?" her forehead creased at the look of amusement on Taylor's face.

"Well, we were talking... we started, at least... then you fell asleep." Taylor bit the side of her cheek to keep herself from laughing.

"I did not." She looked at Taylor as if she lost her mind. "You're just fucking with me."

"Do I look like I'm just fucking with you?"

"Yes!"

Taylor's chuckle got even louder at this. "Okay... this," Taylor pointed at her face, "...is not the face of someone who's fucking with you. This is the face of someone who's very amused by the sudden turn of events last night."

"Yeah, I can see that." Laura suddenly buried her face on the pillow she was holding. She felt so embarrassed she wanted to pop out of existence right at that moment. "I'm sorry," she said, muffled by the pillow against her face. She removed the pillow and tried to look at Taylor, who was still smirking. "I didn't-" she realized she was out of words. Thankfully, Taylor just shrugged.

"Don't worry about it." She started walking away again. "Now come on, let's go have breakfast before you sleep on me again."

Laura sighed, knowing this would go on for a bit. "Stop it! I'm already embarrassed enough!" She heard Taylor's laugh and it warmed her heart to hear that laugh again.

"Sorry. I'll stop now. Seriously, get your ass in here. The food's getting cold."

Laura stood up, a smile already forming on her lips. That was the first time since she woke up that she took in how Taylor looked. She was wearing a white tank top that hugged the curves of her body and black shorts that reached just below her ass. Her hair was a bit messy and some were sticking out on her face and damn, she looked sexy as hell. She thought of how much she had missed waking up to Taylor's. Then she realized that she just did. She was suddenly feeling a lot better.

"So," Taylor spoke. "Do you want a drink or something? I think you might need that to be able to eat with me today."

And just like that, the teasing was back.

"Fuck you!" Laura chuckled, nudging Taylor lightly on her right shoulder.

Laura didn't usually cuss except when she's really mad or really ecstatic. And when she did, Taylor found her surprisingly cute, that's when the cussing was out of happiness. And at that moment, Taylor loved it. And she loved it even more because of the smile that came with it. Because she knew there and then that it was back.

The inevitable connection was back.

-o-o-o-

They ate almost in silence the whole time. They'd only speak when they would remember something they thought would be worth asking, nothing personal though. But surprisingly for both, they were very comfortable just eating together. It was the comfortable silence that they always loved when they were together, something they thought they'd never have again.

When they started eating, Laura was wrapped in a bundle of nerves, expecting Taylor to ask about last night. She knew she had to talk about it soon enough but she didn't feel like this was the right time for that. Thankfully, Taylor didn't ask about it, and after accepting that she wasn't anytime soon, Laura began to relax, and just enjoyed the moment. It had been a long time since they'd last eaten together, just the two of them, and it was all that mattered right now.

Taylor, on the other hand, couldn't wait to know what last night was about but she didn't want to be the one to bring up that conversation, so she waited for Laura. But almost half an hour had passed and she had yet to talk about it, so Taylor figured that she probably didn't want to talk about it at that time. Or maybe she again needed a drink, or a lot more, before she could talk about it. Thinking about that, Taylor let out a soft chuckle, causing Laura to raise an eyebrow at her wondering why she had chuckled out of nowhere. Taylor just shrugged and Laura shook her head at her, a smile forming on her lips, then they started eating again. It was the best breakfast Taylor had in a long time.

-o-o-o-

After breakfast, they both settled on Taylor's couch and started checking their phones at the same time, in silence. They were seated close together, but not close enough, both their legs folded under them on the couch, with their shoulders and arms almost brushing against each other.

Taylor considered waiting for Laura to finally talk about last night but she just couldn't wait any longer so she put her phone down and shifted her body to her side so she was now looking at Laura, staring even. The dark-haired woman was still checking her phone, smiling every now and then, and Taylor knew she had no idea she was staring at her. They were probably just inches apart and Taylor almost sighed at how good Laura smelled. She found herself studying her face and she suddenly had the urge to crash her lips against hers.

"Didn't anyone tell you it's not good to stare? I feel like you're boring a hole into my soul," said Laura, still looking at her phone, with a smirk etched on her lips.

This put Taylor out of her trance. "What?" She said, as she looked away and went back to fake-checking her phone. But just a few seconds later, she was back to looking at her again. She almost shook her head at not being able to put her gaze away from Laura even just for a second.

Finally, Laura looked back at her, and smiled so widely, Taylor felt her heart race. "Nothing." For a while, both of them just stared at each other, studying each other's features, wanting to memorize each of those, as if they'd forgotten how each other looked after so many months of almost ignoring each other.

Laura didn't want to make herself hope, but she was looking into Taylor's eyes and she could not fail to notice that she was looking at her like the way she looked at her before, when everything was still perfect, when there was nothing else but their love for each other. It was the same way she was looking at the blonde now and she again hoped that Taylor could see that, too.

At that moment, Laura didn't want anything but tell Taylor how she felt. She wanted to let her know how much she missed her, how much her life did not make sense without her in it, and how utterly and crazily in love she still was with her. But she felt like if she did, she was gonna ruin the moment. There they were, two people who had gone through so much crap, as far as their relationship was concerned, and staring at each other as if nothing had ever happened.

And for the mean time, that was enough.

"So..." Taylor said almost like a whisper, breaking the silence between them "...are we just gonna stay here as if in a staring contest, or are you finally gonna tell me what you were planning to tell me last night?" She noticed how their faces and bodies had been closer than they were just a few moments ago, and she had no plans on breaking her eye contact with the beautiful raven-haired in front of her.

Laura felt her heart beat a hell lot faster when Taylor bit her lower lip. She stared at her lips longer than she should have but she couldn't help herself. She swallowed a bit, and forced her eyes to go back to Taylor's own ocean blue orbs. She wondered if Taylor did that on purpose to see if it still had the same effect on her as before. "Why don't we just stay like this for a while and we can talk about that later?"

Laura had said those words in an almost-whisper, and Taylor felt heat surge through her just by hearing Laura's voice. Back then, she had always melted whenever Laura spoke in that sexy, raspy voice of hers, as if every word was made to pull her in a world where she and Laura were the only ones who existed. And she wasn't surprised to realize that it still had the same effect on her. Her voice was pure sex and she had to fight every ounce of her body to keep herself from moaning at that sound.

"Okay," was the only thing that she could manage to blurt out, because if she said more, Laura would notice the shakiness in her voice, the effect of Laura being so close to her at that moment.

"Okay," said Laura, her grin as sweet as it could get. So sweet, and yet so sexy.

They still had not kept their eyes off each other, and they didn't want to. They found comfort just by staring at each other, so close almost breathing the same air, almost hearing each other's heartbeats. Without knowing that the other was thinking the same thing, they knew they didn't need to rush anything. They were where they were supposed to be, and they could go to wherever they should be on the right time.

Because right now, there was no doubt that time was with them.

A/N:

Hi, people! Thank you for the well wishes, I'm feeling a whole lot better now. =) And also, thanks to all of you because this fic has reached more than 50k views and I feel really ecstatic. I didn't know it was gonna be received so well so thank you from the very bottom of my heart. Lol.

Side note: I already posted my new fic, it's called SHATTERED. If you'd like to read it and leave a review, it would really mean a lot to me! Special thanks to Marijn, moanzs, and FFChik for already leaving your reviews. Will thank you again on Shattered Chapter 2 =)

moanzs, Ooooh, maybe being 'drunk' made the chapter so much better. Lol. I wonder how you would've reacted to it otherwise, haha. Thank you for the review and yeah last two chapters wuhoo!

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