Crash. Win ran into the bedroom to find Carmen lay on the floor with an overturned box at her feet, her belongings scattered across the wooden floor. He laughed lightly whilst helping her to her feet. Carmen was amazing and he was thankful to have had her in his life for the last five years. There was something about her that caused butterflies to fly about in his stomach, more so since they'd agreed to move in together.
"Carm! Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yes, I'm fine." she groaned, dusting off her sweat pants and analysing a painful ankle.
"What are you doing?" Win asked as Carmen sat down, her ankle in her hands.
"I'm fine, really. I just twisted it a little."
"A little?"
"Yes, a little. It's fine, really." she smiled up at him.
"You sure?" Win asked again, resting an arm round her shoulder.
"I am."
Carmen turned to her boyfriend. She loved him for his attention to everything. She loved him for being him. She loved him for who she was when they were together and she loved him for asking her to move in with him.
"Why don't you go into the living room and watch TV?"
"I can't, we have too much to do." Carmen told him.
"We've moved all of our chairs and tables and beds and boxes. Now we unpack, it can wait til later, or even tomorrow. And right now it's time for Brawn and Beauty…I know how much you'd hate to miss that."
She couldn't help but smile at his generosity. The apartment was a mess, she knew it and he knew it. But he would still offer her a break to watch her favourite soap.
"I can watch it online these days you know."
"You don't need to."
"Okay, okay." she laughed.
Brawn and Beauty ended and Carmen wiped a few tears from her eyes. She looked around to find Win watching her from the doorway, chuckling to himself.
"What's so funny?"
"I love that you cry when someone cries."
"It's sad." she defended, laughing.
Win walked over and slipped onto the sofa beside her. His hands slipped naturally around her waist, his lips landing on her neck in a passionate embrace. This was what it was all about, Carmen thought to herself. The togetherness, the close, passionate relationship they'd only experienced for a day or two at a time. Before today. She turned to face him, kissing him deeper. For the first time since leaving college, she felt like she fit perfectly into the life she was leading.
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