Chapter 2
The boy cleared his throat, and said in a hushed tone, "You okay?" Laina was so mesmerized by his deep voice that she melted into him, catching him off guard, but nonetheless, he welcomed her into his strong arms whole- heartedly.
It took a moment before she remembered where she was, and found her voice to say, "Yeah, I'm fine. How about you?" Truthfully, he was fantastic. He had the most beautiful girl he had ever seen cuddled against his chest with her head on his shoulder. Even though they were both the happiest they'd been for a long time, the boy realized he wasn't being a proper gentleman, and slowly put distance between them again. Laina quietly whimpered. She was exhausted, and he was so warm and soft, like a warm blanket.
As he pulled her away, she slowly opened her eyes, and whispered a small, "Sorry". He looked at her confused, and slowly brought one of his hands to her jaw, and lightly stroked it once before saying, "What for?" And after a few seconds of gazing into each other's eyes, he said, "Anyways, what's your name?" It hadn't even occurred to her that they'd been locked in a soft embrace and didn't even know each other's names. She quickly recovered, and cleared her throat. "Laina," she said, rather amused to see the glazed and dreamy look on his face. "How bouts you? What's your name?" The boy's heart melted. 'Laina' he thought dreamily. 'Her name's almost as beautiful as she is'.
After Laina gave him a -'well?'- sort of glance, he snapped out of it. "My friends call me Mush." Laina just gave him a small grin, but then she realized how close they still were to one another. Mush, noticing this too, put his hand out for her to shake as an excuse to put some space between them, as well as lessen the awkwardness.
She took it, and almost collapsed again. His hand was soft and strong, yet gentle. When Mush saw the look in her eyes, he gave a satisfied smile. That told him that she was feeling the same thing he was. And she truly was.
Laina's eyes instantly glazed over yet again. His smile turned her legs to jelly. In combination to with her exhaustion, she fell completely. The last thing she could remember was her head landing on his firm chest and a set of strong arms wrapping around her middle as a deep voice whispered in her ear, "Whoa! It's okay, I've got you."
The low rumble of Mush's voice was enough to complete her comfort, sending her into a dreamless sleep. Mush then picked her up from under her knees and around her back, and carried her off to an abandoned furniture store behind the lodging house.
The boy cleared his throat, and said in a hushed tone, "You okay?" Laina was so mesmerized by his deep voice that she melted into him, catching him off guard, but nonetheless, he welcomed her into his strong arms whole- heartedly.
It took a moment before she remembered where she was, and found her voice to say, "Yeah, I'm fine. How about you?" Truthfully, he was fantastic. He had the most beautiful girl he had ever seen cuddled against his chest with her head on his shoulder. Even though they were both the happiest they'd been for a long time, the boy realized he wasn't being a proper gentleman, and slowly put distance between them again. Laina quietly whimpered. She was exhausted, and he was so warm and soft, like a warm blanket.
As he pulled her away, she slowly opened her eyes, and whispered a small, "Sorry". He looked at her confused, and slowly brought one of his hands to her jaw, and lightly stroked it once before saying, "What for?" And after a few seconds of gazing into each other's eyes, he said, "Anyways, what's your name?" It hadn't even occurred to her that they'd been locked in a soft embrace and didn't even know each other's names. She quickly recovered, and cleared her throat. "Laina," she said, rather amused to see the glazed and dreamy look on his face. "How bouts you? What's your name?" The boy's heart melted. 'Laina' he thought dreamily. 'Her name's almost as beautiful as she is'.
After Laina gave him a -'well?'- sort of glance, he snapped out of it. "My friends call me Mush." Laina just gave him a small grin, but then she realized how close they still were to one another. Mush, noticing this too, put his hand out for her to shake as an excuse to put some space between them, as well as lessen the awkwardness.
She took it, and almost collapsed again. His hand was soft and strong, yet gentle. When Mush saw the look in her eyes, he gave a satisfied smile. That told him that she was feeling the same thing he was. And she truly was.
Laina's eyes instantly glazed over yet again. His smile turned her legs to jelly. In combination to with her exhaustion, she fell completely. The last thing she could remember was her head landing on his firm chest and a set of strong arms wrapping around her middle as a deep voice whispered in her ear, "Whoa! It's okay, I've got you."
The low rumble of Mush's voice was enough to complete her comfort, sending her into a dreamless sleep. Mush then picked her up from under her knees and around her back, and carried her off to an abandoned furniture store behind the lodging house.