Sophie's Shelf: LeeRoxanne
Love in Motion: LeeRoxanne
Auction: watching the stars
Word Count: 463
Lee finds Roxanne in the garden, seated upon the blanket, head tilted back and watching the stars. He stands there in silence, unsure what to say at first.
The younger witch chuckles and turns to him, golden eyes illuminated by the moonlight. "You can join me, you know," she says, offering him a radiant grin.
He hesitates. Truth be told, he's there to end things with her. It isn't that he doesn't love her—he does, so much that it hurts—but he feels like this isn't fair to her. Roxanne deserves someone who can lover her openly. It doesn't matter that she's twenty; there are too many complications attached to it. At the end of the day, she is still his best friend's daughter, and they've been sneaking around for two years.
Roxanne deserves better.
But fuck! It's so hard to walk away.
"I don't bite," she says, patting a spot beside her on the blanket it.
Lee doesn't try to resist. It's a losing battle, and he may as well surrender. He sits beside her, resting his hand in hers, turning his gaze toward the sky. The stars are so beautiful, but he can't even bring himself to appreciate them. His insides have turned to mush, and he doesn't know what to do anymore.
"Rox, you know we can't—"
She doesn't give him chance to finish. Her lips meet his, and Lee feels the last ounce of his resolve fade. He melts into her kiss, savoring the silly feel of her lips, the way her fingertips brush over his cheek and make him tremble.
"Roxy…"
She pulls away, exhaling deeply. "I'm tired of having this conversation, Lee," she says simply, shrugging her slender shoulders before laying back, resting her head in his lap. "I don't know how many times I have to tell you that I'm in love with you, that my parents can't stop me from being with you. Just shut up, love me, and let me love you."
Lee bites back a laugh. Sometimes, Roxanne reminds him so much of Angelina with her attitude. "You know it's not that simple."
Roxanne snorts. "It is. You just insist on complicating things."
Lee supposes it's mostly true. There's always a chance that they'll be okay, but he has so much trouble seeing that possibility.
"Are you done trying to break up with me?" Roxanne asks.
"I guess."
"Good. There's supposed to be a meteor shower tonight," she tells him. "I want to see it."
With a smile, Lee adjusts his position and lays back, his gaze fixed upon the sparkling stars above. It's moments like this, when Roxanne is so stubborn, so beautiful, so perfect that it's easy to fall in love even more.
He couldn't have asked for a more perfect night.
