Isabelle woke up much warmer than usual, and then it dawned on her that she was in Colby's arms. She felt like that's where she had to be. Everything felt good when she was with Colby. He made sure that there wasn't an inch of space between their bodies, and he held her tight to him as if he were afraid she'd leave him during the night. She wasn't going anywhere, though. She couldn't because she needed him. But she had to go to class, so she had to get out of bed.
"Good morning, pretty girl." He mumbled in her ear and she smiled.
"Good morning, handsome man." She greeted, managing to turn over in his arms to face him.
"You are so beautiful. Have I told you that before?" He asked with a smile and she chuckled.
"You might have mentioned it once of twice." She murmured, before kissing him softly. He smiled into the kiss and tightened his arms around her, rolling so that he hovered over her. "Mmm, Colby stop."
"What's wrong, babe?"
"I have to get ready to go."
"Damn, that's right." He sighed and she frowned. "Don't make that face, baby."
"You're upset at me."
"No, baby, I'm not upset. I could never." He whispered before pecking her lips again. "I could stay like this all day, though."
"But," Isabelle started, pecking his lips. "I have a test to take."
"Do you want to go out to dinner tonight, or I could make us dinner? Whatever you want, baby."
"Can we just order Chinese and watch a movie?" Isabelle asked and he nodded with a grin.
"Of course we can. Anything you want to do."
"Can I go shower?"
"Of course."
"You're going to have to get up, Colby." His eyes immediately widened upon the realization that he was, indeed, still hovering over her.
"Oh, sorry, Izzy." He apologized, sitting up and giving her space to do the same. "I get kinda lost in the moment sometimes."
"I understand. I'll be out in a few, okay?"
"I'll get started on breakfast."
"Sounds like a plan." Isabelle spoke with a grin, pulling him into a kiss before heading to the bathroom.
After taking her calculus test, Isabelle was feeling mentally drained. She loved math, and she loved challenges, but calculus took a lot out of her. She knew that she did well on the test, she triple checked everything, but she was still pretty nervous about it. But she had Colby in her apartment, and hopefully he was still shirtless. If he wasn't, she'd be okay because it was Colby. He looked good in anything.
"I wish I could look good in anything." Isabelle mumbled to herself as she started her car and headed home. She wanted to spend her Valentine's day in Colby's arms. Didn't matter what they did, she just wanted him to hold her.
When she finally got home she saw Colby in the kitchen and heard the water running. He was in jeans and a plain black tshirt that fit him nicely. He hadn't noticed her yet, so she shut the door as quietly as she could and snuck up behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her head on his back.
"Hey, you. How was your test?" He asked over the water and she shrugged.
"It was a test. Nothing special. Wore me out though."
"Did you want to go lay down?" Colby asked, concern flooding his tone as he shut the water off and started to dry off his hands.
"Not physically. I just need to unwind and mellow out. I'll be fine, babe." She assured, stepping back as he started to turn around.
"You look tired. Did you sleep well last night?" He took her face on his hands and started to massage her cheeks with his thumbs as he spoke, smiling at the sigh that escaped her lips.
"Best night's sleep I've had in a while, actually. Calculus does this to me, it's no big deal." She tried waving it off, but he wasn't having it. "Colby, I'm-" He cut her off with a kiss that started out gentle, but gradually escalated into tonsil hockey between the two. Isabelle didn't mind the way his hands explored her body while his mouth worked against hers in sweet harmony. It wasn't until he started lifting her shirt that she pulled back and he looked at her in concern.
"Too fast?"
"A bit. I'm not ready for that, I don't think." She breathed, leaning back against the counters.
"Have you ever had sex?" He asked, genuinely curious. The way she blushed and avoided eye contact told him what he needed to know. "Seriously?"
"Shut up." She muttered, starting to walk away from him until he pulled her into another kiss.
"It's not a bad thing, Izzy. It surprised me, though."
"Really?"
"Have you looked in a mirror. You're gorgeous, babe." She bit her lip as she looked up at him and he offered a supportive smile. "I'll wait as long as you want me to."
"Really?"
"Yes, really. I love you, Isabelle."
"Superman is not better than Batman!" Isabelle laughed from where she laid on Colby on the couch. They were watching The Dark Knight until Colby made a comment and Superman kicking Batman's ass.
"Batman can't even fly." Colby argued playfully and she rolled her eyes.
"But he has a suit and a bunch of cool gadgets and vehicles. Batman doesn't have weaknesses."
"Kryptonite doesn't count!"
"But Lois Lane does! Batman doesn't have that."
"Rachel!" Colby reminded and Isabelle scoffed.
"She dies! Right now, actually." She pointed to the TV and Colby chuckled. "Batman could totally kick Superman's ass."
"He's the man of steel!"
"Batman probably keeps kryptonite in his belt just in case he has to bitch slap Superman at the Justice League meeting." She countered and Colby smiled as he started to rub her back.
"That would make sense."
"Are you submitting?"
"Hell no. I still say that Superman would win. But for the sake of today being Valentine's, I'm temporarily stepping down from this debate."
"You really do lose with pride." Isabelle mumbled, combing her fingers through his hair as she redirected her attention to the movie. He only smirked and continued rubbing her back until her breathing evened out and he was certain that she had fallen asleep on him.