On the couch lays Marissa watching the dim light catch all the pretty sparkly baubles. Gently in the background Christmas music is playing, just another little additive her whole Christmas theme. The simple words make her feel peaceful and relaxed. She jumps up and twirls round the room to the stereo her body shifting into the familiar dance rhythm. With a press of a button a better song begins to play and she resumes her…… well I mean how well can you dance to Christmas music.
"Ehem" Ryan coughs trying not to laugh causing Marissa to jump.
She turns to him slightly embarrassed for being caught "I think you should knock next time"
"Hmmm yes knocking because I'm exiting the bathroom….nice"
Marissa feels her face start to heat up at the sight of Ryan whos hairs wet and spikey from his shower….. wearing a wife beater and boxers, showing off some rather nice muscles
'I wonder if he still has a nice 6 pack' she thinks trying to discreetly look, he question answered and she looks away furtively and then at Ryans face.
The smile on his face shows her that he knows where she was looking, but trying not to looks like shes looking(that's a mouthful even in words)
"So whats this huh movement to music" he gestures
"Actually its called dancing…..but you wouldn't know much about that now would you" she teases
"Ohhhh that hurt….but its true"
"Dance with me then" she reaches her hand out to him, mentally willing him to take it
Slowly he walks over and takes her hand, clasping her slender one in his
"We cant dance to this"
"Wanna bet" and she gets into waltz postion, trying to listen to the music intently to distract herself from the closeness of the situation.
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you are sleeping
He knows when your awake
He knows when you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
She smiles as he twirls her and lets out a laugh as he doesn't stop with the twirl. Returing to waltz postion Ryan brings her closer in eliciting a gasp from Marissa.
"Did someone learn to dance….." but her questions broken off by Ryan suddenly dipping her. Ryan brings her back up even closer to him and they dance more slowly as Silent Night plays.
Silent night
Holy night
All is calm all is brght
The tension starts to build, their eye contact maintaining for the longest period since Marissa can remember.
"College, in college" his voice comes out hoarse, contrasting roughly with the high singing of the music
Confusion floods Marissas face, not understading forgetting what they had been talking about before
"Dancing I mean"
"Oh really how mysterious, what else did you get up to I don't know about?"
A faint blush rises up his neck and reaches his face. Ryan averts his eyes to look over her shoulder and Marissa swears she sees the hint of laughter in them.
Suspicious of his silence she grabs his chin turning it towards her.
"It cant be that bad……what did you do?"
Thankfully for Ryan a knocking at the door interrupts. They pull away, Marissa eyeing him still for an answer.
"Ummm…..I….pants", he points at his boxers and walks off
"Words always good with the words" she mumbles
The knocking persists and Marissa makes her way over to the door pulling it open to…
"I….", the person manages to get out this much before hes cut off by the door being slammed shut and with a satisfying click is locked.
"Fine, not now maybe later perhaps" he seems to wait as if waiting for an answer. Marissa stays silent listening intently and to her satisfaction she hears him walk away, scuffing his shoes irritating her ears with the horrible noise.
Now ina suitably bad mood she hunts out the now only slightly warm pizza Ryan bought home.
"Who was that?" Ryan asks appearing behind her and grabbing a slice from the box now with pants and a warmer to on.
"Wrong apartment"
A chapter hooray if could please review it would make me very happy