Let Me Tell You A Story
"So let me tell you a story…" Troy told Kelsi leaning closer to her on the carpeted floor of Kelsi's living room.
"No." Kelsi replied shaking her head, not wanting to hear yet another story. Troy seemed to be full of them lately. They'd been dating for a year and as their high school careers were ending Troy seemed to be full of high school memories.
"Come on! It's my first day as the team caption." He said, his voice reaching a higher register with a slight whine.
"No!" Kelsi protested again and watched Troy laugh at her.
"Whatever, I'm telling you." He fought back and Kelsi lightly slammed her fingers on his shoulders.
"No, pleeeease! Troy, please." She begged and Troy laughed at her extended words and begging.
"Gosh, do my stories suck that bad?" He asked acting hurt and Kelsi nodded her head.
"Um, yeah, they really do." Kelsi told him fighting back a smiled and failed at last moment.
"I hate you." Troy mumbled scooting away from Kelsi.
Kelsi let her face drop into fake sadness and scooted closer to Troy. "Aw, Troy! Don't hate me!" She told him reaching him on the floor and wrapping her hands around his neck.
"Why?" He asked looking up into Kelsi's eyes.
"Um…." Kelsi turned her eyes upward and tried to think of a reason good enough to say. "Because I'm too good for you to hate!" She joked and Troy let out a small laugh.
"You're hilarious." He commented and Kelsi nodded her head firmly up and down.
"I know." She told him, and watched as his eyes were still clouded with being upset that his story wasn't heard. She knew the look all too much. And she hated being the cause of it. "Let me tell you a story." She told him and he shook his head.
"No way!" He answered and Kelsi stuck out her bottom lip.
"Come on you want to hear it." She promised Troy and he smiled at her.
"Fine. Shoot."
Kelsi smiled and kissed Troy lightly on the lips. "I love you." She told him and he smiled at her.
"Yeah, I love you too." He replied and Kelsi smiled at him.
"Good."