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Chapter 3: To Act
We all leave the diner together, although we split up after a few minutes. Shane heads in one direction while Cam heads back to Ops. Blake goes in another with Tori, insisting that he walk her home. That leaves me alone with him. Once we're alone, I turn to see him grinning. I smile back, but say nothing. We walk in silence for a while in no particular direction. It's late and the streets are empty and I make a grab for his hand. With our fingers intertwined, we walk until we finally reach a destination. The one place in Blue Bay Harbor where two guys making out is considered normal.
"I see we're here again," he laughs as we enter the club.
I follow him up the stairs, away from the dance floor. I get us some sodas and we sit at a small table in the corner. The chairs were facing each other, so I moved mine next to his. We lean against the backs of the chairs facing each other. One hand rises to his face and I trace his features with a finger. His deep blue eyes seem to shine, even in the poorly lit room. When I run my finger over his lips, he grabs my hand and kisses each finger before kissing the palm. I lean in to kiss him. I realize that the kiss wasn't about passion or lust, but it was just about love. I not only wanted his body, I wanted him. All of him.
"I want to tell people, about us," I whisper.
"It's always been your choice."
"Tomorrow, I'm telling everyone that needs to know. I can't take any more of this sneaking around, having to be careful with you in public. I just want people to know that I love you."
"And that I love you."
"That too."
I can't help but smile. I kiss him again. We spend a lot of time just talking, mostly about bikes and the next race. I fail to mention that one of my favorite parts about watching him race is the way he looks when it's over. Win or lose, there's something about a sweaty man in dirt that I actually find sexy. It's gotta be a motocross thing.
He offers a game of pool, but I resist since I'm not good at it. He reminds me that we aren't playing for money, just for fun. I relent just like he knows I would. I let him set it up, and I have to laugh when he's being particular about the order the balls are in. He breaks and gets solids. As we play, I realize I'm a disaster at the game. There are only a few solids left while there are plenty of stripes. I'm lucky I got one in. I think he knows that I'm getting discouraged because he flashes me a heartening smile.
"This is so not my game," I tell him as I lean to try again.
"You just need lots of practice and some guidance," he says, then leans over me.
After getting a couple in with his guidance, I miss and it's his turn. He misses, then stands back. I aim for the corner closest to him since I have a ball close to the pocket. But I miss. He steps up and pushes the ball into the pocket.
"You go again," he says with a smile.
I was about to question, but the soft look on his face stops me. I miss again, and again he pushes it in. I think he's actually concerned about beating me at pool too badly! When he does it for the third time, I step up to him and kiss him briefly.
"You don't need to do that."
"Do what?" he asks, feigning innocence.
I only smile and try again. When we're even, he stops pushing them in for me, but he still lets me win. Back at the table, I pull him against me and wrap my arms around him. He nuzzles his face into my neck, but does nothing more.
"You play pool better than you think," he says, his hands on my hips.
"I had some help," I reply, one hand going from his shoulders and into his hair.
"I didn't do anything."
I chuckle, I can't bear to argue. He's trying valiantly to save my ego. I kiss the top of his head, my face staying buried in his hair for a few moments. I sigh, wishing his moment would never end. At least we knew our morphers wouldn't go off. Lothor seems to like sleeping as much as we do. He moves to sit up, his hands on the small of his back and stretches. I should've known he'd never stay like that for long, he's too tall and the position's too awkward. But he leans against me and I curl an arm around his shoulders. His hand meets my other and our fingers just dance with each other. This doesn't continue long since my hand curls over his and comes to rest on my lap.
As we sit, I find myself surprised. Even I never would've thought that he'd surrender to me like this, to anyone for that matter. It's not about who 'wears the pants in the relationship' since we both do. But he's the strong, silent type. He doesn't care about being macho with me, he lets me do what I want just like I let him do the same.
We decide to leave later, but we walk aimlessly. I've come to be scared about telling people, and he confides the same fears. He tells me that he's sure Blake will be fine with it. It's our other friends that we are unsure of. So we decide to tell them together. I will handle my family alone, but will call him if things go bad.
We stop at the corner where we need to part to go to our respective homes. It's quite late and there's no one around, seen or heard. We stand just out of the street lamp's spotlight, next to the side of a brick building. This time I'm the one pushed up against it, his body pressed on mine. He's kissing me, trying to kiss my fears away. Just as I want to kiss his away.
I get home, finding it dark. My parents had long since stopped waiting up for me. And my sister never did, nor do I for her. In my room, I strip down to my boxers and crawl into bed. I lie awake for a while, thinking about what the coming day could bring. But I think more about what the future could bring, my future with him. And I fall asleep knowing that one day, I won't be falling asleep alone.
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A quick question for everyone: I can't decide if I should make this all dramatic (some people having problems w/ them together) or if everyone's chill with it and let it go from there? I'm leaning towards dramatic, but I want to know what you all think!!! So either tell me along with a review (wink, wink) or email me at princeza_9@yahoo.com Thanks!!