Robbie's POV
I wake up and look over to my right, and see my girlfriend sleeping. 10:24 AM. Yeah, we slept for 7 more hours.
"Kitty, wake up." I brush some of her red hair out of her face, and her eyes flutter open.
"Good morning, Robbie." She kisses me on the cheek and starts to rub my arm.
"You know, Robbie, I feel a lot of pain when you try and kill yourself." Yeah, so do I.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Why am I apologizing?
"We're neighbors now, I wouldn't make it a day if you killed yourself. I love you too much." She snuggles around me.
"So, why did you try and see other people while I was gone?" Every single video on The Slap involved some dude, and it hurt me.
"Look, Robbie, I have emotional needs that need to be handled a certain way. You did it perfectly, but when you left I felt like there was no hope. So yeah, I tried, but whenever you showed up again it told me just how meant for you I was." Glad she told me now.
"How do you deal with the hate?" Well, that question came out of nowhere.
"People will call me stupid and other names. I don't care what people say about me, because I'm at my best when I'm happy, and I'm happiest with you, don't let them get under your skin. The less you react, the less fun they get out of making fun of you. The haters feed off of reactions. If they don't have fun, they're going to stop." That made so much sense. Cat's way smarter than people think she is.
"You know that you make me happy, right?" I tangle up the curls at the end of her hair, and I love her little giggle.
"Hehe. I know that I do. And know that you do too. Stay with me…forever." She sniffs the back of my ear and leaves a kiss back there.
"I will. I swear. Well, I don't wanna lie in bed all day. Our moms are at work, so we have the entire day together. Alone. So that means-" I get cut off with a pair of lips on mine. I kiss her with a little bit more force, and she responds back.
"R-Robbie. Let's just go to the mall today." I give her a quick peck on the lips before I pull away and head to the bathroom to take a shower. And when I turn around, I see her trailing behind me.
"Cat, no, just…I have another bathroom downstairs. Take a shower there." I see her sigh in disappointment.
"Alright. I just hate being alone." I walk over to my bathroom and take a shower.
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"I'm ready!" She walks out in a little pink dress and navy flats. Wow, she's stunning. And I'm just wearing a blue t-shirt and sweats. I'm a loser.
"No, you're not. You're perfect." Damn, I said that out loud.
"I-I am?" God, I've gotta stop having trust issues, especially when I'm around Cat.
"You are. Let's go." We head out to my car, and we head for the mall.
Alright, I think I found a good parking spot. I suck at parallel parking.
"Damn, nice ass!" Oh, boy. Here it goes.
"Excuse me, I am on a DATE with my BOYFRIEND, please be respectful." He looks like a total dickhead, super muscular and wearing a tank.
"You didn't tell me to be respectful when I was pounding you last-" That's it. I push this guy against a wall.
"Don't you ever talk about my girlfriend like that, you hear me? This nerd's got bite. Don't mess with my girl." I push him over to the side and I wrap my arms around Cat as we enter the mall.
"Thanks for standing up for me." She looks at me, eyes full of emotion.
"It's about time I stood up for you. You always stand up for me, and I feel like I haven't done enough for you."
Cat's POV
Is he joking?
"Robbie, you've done everything for me. You made me feel loved in a way that nobody else has made me feel before. I love you. I need a new bikini top, the other one looks kinda ugly. I wanna go swimming later today." Yellow, eugh. Not a good color on me.
"Cat, you look beautiful in everything. Do you really wanna waste money on another two-piece?" I grab him by the arms and look him dead in the eye.
"Yes. Yes, baby, I do need another one. My closet is like, super empty." Okay, Cat. I think degrading myself turns boys on. Well, it doesn't.
"Cat, I've seen your closet and I think I can drown in that." Hurtful!
"Robbie, I just need one more two-piece. That's it." I drag him to the swimsuit store.
Ooh! A black two-piece! Stringed too!
"Robbie! I like this one! I'll try it on now!"
Robbie's POV
Okay, Cat's smokin' hot. God, her legs. When did she get this close?
"Um…Robbie? You're staring." And so is everyone else in a 2 foot radius.
"Oh…um…I-I'm sorry-" I get another dose of Cat's lips.
"It's okay. Well, I don't wanna be here forever, so I'll just change into my normal clothes." Whew! I couldn't handle it anymore. I was sweating the whole time. I still am.
"Alright, Cat, so if this is the one you want, I'm paying." I take out my wallet and give the cashier money before she does.
"Robbie! I was gonna pay!"
"No, it's my gift. You've been such a good girlfriend, and you need to get rewarded." Okay, I worded that wrong. I get Cat's…things and give them to her.
"Here's your new two-piece." 20 bucks. Money I'm never getting back.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She gives me a wet kiss on the cheek and hugs me tightly. I'm pretty sure everyone at the mall heard that.
"No problem, Cat. Now, let's test it out." I smirk at her, and she punches my arm playfully.
"Stop being so adorable all the time! You're such a good boyfriend, Robbie. I'll never change." She pulls me in for another hug, and I rub her back as we're hugging.
"Okay, so back to your place?" She pulls away from the hug, but keeps her arms around my waist as she asks the question.
"Yeah, I have the pool all set up already." We head back to my car, and Cat's fast asleep in her seat. She's so beautiful.
We pull into my driveway, and she's still asleep.
"Cat? Cat?" She's still asleep. "Caterina? Hello?" Alright, I'm gonna pull off something to wake her up. I slam on the brakes.
"Ahh! I'm awake, dammit. Let's go." Freaking finally. I run up to my room and get into my swimming trunks, but I keep my shirt on. Cat's probably putting on her new two-piece. God, she looks super hot. I guess I'll prepare snacks or something. I go down to the kitchen and bake one of my frozen pizzas. Yeah, I'm too lazy to cook, even though I got first place on a flaming coconut flambé when I was 9. And maybe I'll bring some alcohol into this. Let's see, what's the most romantic alcoholic beverage other than wine, since we don't keep any? Oh! I've seen couples drink champagne. I take the bottle out of the cabinet.
"Okay, Robbie. What do you think?" Okay, keep your composure.
"Um…well…I-I really don't know what to-" Now she's got her hands on my shoulders and my hands are on her waist! When did that happen?
"Do you think I look hot?" And she took the words right out of my mouth.
"I-I mean, um-"
"Robbie, say whatever you want. I don't mind. I'm your girlfriend, after all." Okay, here goes.
"Cat, you are the hottest person on this planet. I swear, how did I end up with someone like you? You're so sweet too." That was a bit of an outburst.
"Love brought us here, and we're meant to be. Is that pizza and champagne?" I glance behind me.
"Yeah. I know that we've never drank before, but I just thought it was romantic, you know?" We head to the backyard and sit down at the table. I open up the bottle of champagne and I take a sip before handing it over to her.
"You were right, this is kinda romantic. Drinking will never be my thing, but this is my first time, and I'm doing it with you. We already had sex, so champagne is nothing compared to that." I still can't get over the fact we lost our virginity to each other, at 16!
"You were great that night, Cat." She hands me back the bottle.
"You know, we can always do it again if you want to. I always get the urge to do it. You live right over my fence." She raises an eyebrow.
"Well, not today. Because today, you're going swimming." I pick her up out of her chair and throw her into the pool.
"Robbie! What was that for, partner?" And she's mad. Don't aggravate Cat, because she has claws. She jumps up out of the pool and throws me in. Thank God I don't have my glasses on me.
"Well, that's fair enough, Caterina. But guess what?" I grab her leg and make her go in again.
"Alright, that tears it!" She's pushing water into my face, and I do the same. I grab her by the waist and pull her underwater. We lock eyes, and we kiss. We pull ourselves back up to the surface, and our lips are still locked, but slight moans and groans escape our lips.
"Robbie? Your hands?" And they're squeezing her butt.
"Oh, sorry." I swiftly move my hands up.
"Stop apologizing for every little thing you do wrong. I actually kinda like it." We go to the corner of the pool and she rests her head on my chest.
"I wanna stay like this…forever." She plants tiny little kisses on my neck and cheek.
"So do I, Caterina. Let's go inside now." Man, today was amazing.
Author's note: i'm back, baby!