Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
Cecilia sits up in bed with a frown after hearing something tap against her window for the fifth time. She throws back her covers and crosses silently to her window, peering down into the darkness. Not seeing anything, she shakes her head and heads back to lay down again.
Tap.
"Alright, what the hell…" She murmurs to herself and opens her window, using her phone as a flashlight to scan the empty yard. Surprisingly, her phone light lands on the shape of a man who was standing in shorts in the snow. "Seth?"
"About time you answered! Can I come up?" Cecilia glances behind her into the room before looking back down.
"I don't think that my grandma will like that. She's a very light sleeper." Seth laughs lightly, bringing a small smile to her face.
"I didn't exactly plan to walk through the front door. Stand back!" Cecilia frowns but decides not to question this, standing back from the window as instructed. She hears him take a few steps backwards before hearing him charge forward toward the house. Suddenly, the top half of his body comes through the window and the rest of him quickly follows before he lands on a heap on her floor. "That was much more graceful in my head." He says before being shushed by Cecilia who peers out the door into the dark hallway.
"Are you okay?" She whispers, helping him up. Seth brushes himself off before nodding and assuring her. "What're you doing here? I thought after today you'd never talk to me again." Seth sighs and gives her a small smile.
"Come on Little Dreamer. I thought you knew me better than that?" Cecilia's cheeks flush slightly at the nickname and she walks around him to shut the window. Seth gently grabs her hand and pulls her into a hug, "come here you." Cecilia doesn't resist and soon finds herself relaxing in the heat of Seth's bare chest. "Sorry for being shirtless.."
"It's… okay." Cecilia feels her face flush as she pulls back from the hug. "I'm sorry… For everything."
"No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry that you didn't think you could tell me. I guess this explains why you were anxious to get back to New York. Owing money to a drug dealer is sort of a big deal" Cecilia sits on her bed and pulls her knee up to her chest. "Unless, that's not it?"
"Honestly? No. I wasn't worried about the money. Roman was right, Vincent doesn't care about a few hundred dollars. He makes twelve times that in one day alone, if not more. I knew I would get in trouble, but he'd give me the chance to explain myself. I was worried about my mom. See, Vincent only keeps her product clean as long as I'm pushing his products. That's what I was worried about."
"So, it wasn't about you at all." Cecilia shakes her head and stares at the ground, sniffling slightly. She silently curses herself for crying again. "That's really brave, you know that right? I mean, doing all that just to protect your mom. I could never imagine."
"You turn into a wolf for hours at a time but someone selling drugs you can't imagine? We really need to sort out your imagination." Seth chuckles along with her and agrees, taking her hand gently.
"I'm sorry that you had to go through all of this virtually alone. But you're not anymore, I hope you know that. I'm here for you and so is the rest of the pack." Cecilia looks into his eyes and sees how sincere she is. For the first time, she allows herself to feel all of her feelings for him. Glancing down at his lips, she slowly leans in. Seth does the same and the two meets in the middle, their lips finally touching for the first time.
Instantly, shocks go through their bodies. It was like no other kiss either of them had ever experienced. They were both completely sucked into their own world. Nothing else mattered to them but the feeling of the other person's lips on theirs. Soon, even that isn't enough. Cecilia shifts her body up into Seth and Seth easily scoops her up and puts her so she's straddling his lap. Cecilia's arms come up and around his neck, her fingers finding a home in the base of his hair. He holds her hips tightly to his, gently exploring the newfound skin there.
Eventually the need for air overcomes both of them and they're forced to pull back. Both of them are slightly breathless and flushed, their hearts beating rapidly. Cecilia looks into his eyes and her face immediately turns bright red. Embarrassed, she buries her face in his neck and hides. Seth takes a moment to catch his breath slightly before he talks. "Sorry about that."
"Why are you sorry? I'm the one who completely jumped you. I mean, I'm on your lap." Seth chuckles with her a little bit and holds her close.
"I like you like this; I like you right here where I can hold you." He buries his face in her hair and smells, his entire body relaxing. It wasn't just his human self that was at peace but also his spirit self. Both seemed to finally come to a resting spot in that moment.
"I like being here… Will you just hold me for a little bit?" Seth nods but moves so his back is against the headboard and she is cradled into his chest more. She lays her head down on his chest and closes her eyes, listening to his strong heartbeat. "Just for a little bit."
"Only a little bit, got it." Seth murmurs, closing his own eyes. The Dream Walker and the Spirit Warrior eventually fall asleep like that, both accepting the other as they were in that moment.
(Just a cute little moment. Sorry if it's awkward, I'm bad at writing romantic type stuff. Leave a comment if you like or if you don't like. Thanks for reading this far!)
