Chapter 10.
Blake was getting ready for the premiere of 'Dreamers'; Ryan was sick so she was going alone, but she was really excited to see the movie. She had seen the trailer a few times now and it looked really good. Blake shifted so to get a better glance at herself in the mirror. 'I clean up nice.' Blake thought to herself as she chuckled at her comment. Blake was wearing a long turquoise dress that came down to her ankles and her hair was curled and up in a wavy ponytail. She missed her curly hair and she promised herself she would curl it more often.
Blake walked down the stairs and sat on the arm rest of the chair Ryan was sitting on. He was coughing and spluttering everywhere with tissues all over the room and a rug wrapped tightly around him.
"Hey I hope you feel better soon, baby." Blake rubbed his cheek as she smiled delicately at him. Ryan grunted as she got up from her seat.
"When errr...when will you be back?" Ryan asked.
"Oh god I have no idea, sweetie. Maybe around 12 ish?"
"Okay, well I'll be in bed by then."
"I know you will." Blake smiled as she winked at him. "I'll see you later, okay?" Ryan nodded as she opened the door to leave.
Penn rummaged his hands in his hair trying to get it back to normal. For some reason it looked crazy tonight and he'd spent longer than usual trying to get it to look as it normally would. It was curlier tonight and was getting a little long again.
"I should probably get it cut again soon" as he looked himself up and down in the mirror. Penn wore a black suit and tie; just a simple outfit, he didn't normally like to wear lots of colours; and he'd always been told black suited him best. To be honest, he really couldn't be bothered to go to this movie premiere. But he knew he should, it was his first public appearance since his accident and he knew he needed to get back out there at some point. So he reluctantly grabbed his keys and headed for the door.
Penn sat at the bar staring blankly at the lights and flashes ahead of him. He'd had a few pictures taken but he really didn't want to go back out there. He was surprised at how tired he was; that accident had really slowed him down and he just felt like he'd rather be at home. Not that he was ever hugely keen on these big events, but Blake had always dragged him along. Actually that was a lie. He loved going to them with her, she'd never leave his side and they'd always have an amazing time together. But when he was on his own, it sucked. He sipped at his drink as he looked around at the people at the premiere. He didn't notice anyone and it was almost embarrassing coming to this thing alone.
Blake stood in a corner a few metres away from the bar, drink in hand chatting to a few people she knew from various projects.
"Blake, want a refill?" Jenny gestured for her glass.
"Uhh you know a refill would be great, thanks" Blake smiled genuinely as Jenny took her drink over to the bar.
"I'm gonna go to the bathroom." Tom walked into the distance and Blake stood there quietly on her own. She looked around the building admiring the beautiful paintings on the walls. Her eyes reached the bar as she looked for Jenny. Blake noticed her talking to handsome guy; 'so that's why she's taking so long' Blake pondered, laughing a little. As her eyes bounced from Jenny to the man, to a couple to Penn to- What? Blake's eyes immediately darted back to him. Penn was here? Her mouth fell open slightly at the sight of him. Wow he looked good. He looked really, really good. Blake took a breath as she looked him up and down. She had a slight smirk on her face as she stared at him. She was even more turned on by the fact he was wearing black. She really loved him in black and she'd always told him it suited him. Her eyes had been on him for almost a minute as she realised she'd been staring, and if she looked at him much longer he'd notice. So she quickly removed her eyes from him and looked down and the floor; but only for a second before her eyes landed on him again. She couldn't stop looking at him. All she wanted to do was grab his hand and pull him to the bathrooms and make him fuck her.
She gulped at the thought. But she was moving on right? And she'd done a pretty good job up until now and she wasn't gonna let some black suit and great hair change that, so she decided to distract herself by turning herself around so she was facing the party. She was going to go and join in but wanted to wait until Jenny came back over.
Penn was getting so bored and it was only 10:30; he downed the rest of his drink and got up to head back to the main hall; but when he did he noticed a very beautiful blonde not far away from him. Her hair was wavy, just how he liked it and her dress showed off her figure perfectly; which he had to admit was a pretty skinny figure. He'd noticed she'd looked pretty thin lately and he hoped she'd been eating okay; she'd always been the one to order the biggest meal in a restaurant, not him. She loved her food and he loved her curves, but she didn't have them anymore. He looked at her for a while, admiring her beauty until he decided to go over to her. He really needed to know why she came over last week; even though he had an idea; he needed that closure.
Penn briskly marched over to her from the bar and cleared his throat when he reached her to get her attention. She jumped a little and turned to see him facing her. He was closer than he should be and she wasn't sure she could trust herself around him. She stepped back a little to reduce the proximity between them.
"Penn what are you doing here?" She huffed as she folded her arms.
"We need to talk about last week."
"No we don't, okay. I already said it was nothing."
"Look I'm not gonna let you walk off this time, so take as much time as you need, because you're going to tell me before the night ends." Blake looked at him; he wasn't angry or mad, just longing to know what she wanted to say that night and she could see it in his eyes.
"Okay. But not here." Penn nodded.
"Follow me." She reluctantly followed him, hoping he wouldn't lead her to a location that was completely abandoned; she really didn't think she'd be able to trust herself around him and she was nervous she'd just kiss him again like the last time.
"Okay." Penn looked up at her as he waited for her to speak. They were in a dimly lit corridor towards the back of the building. It was deserted and there was no one in sight. 'Just don't do anything stupid, Blake. Just tell him and you can leave' Blake thought to herself.
"Umm…well I…I..." She looked down and shook her head. This was a bad idea.
"Hey." He grabbed at her arm tentatively, which immediately ignited a fire inside her as she bit her lip and stared at him. "Okay. Would it make it easier if I guess what I think you wanted to say? And if I get it wrong, and you don't change it, it's honestly not what you were going to tell me, then you can leave and I'll never bother you again." Blake felt comforted by his words, she was sure he wouldn't know what she had wanted to say. He couldn't know, could he? "But if I get it right. Blake, if I get it right. You have to tell me, okay?" She was scared now. What if he got it right?
"Penn...I don't think that's a very good idea…" She trailed off.
"I don't care." Penn's face was serious. "Right now I need to know, Blake. Because…because I haven't been able to get you out of my head." His eyes lifted from the floor to look deep into her blue eyes. She gulped slightly and her heart began to quicken. A small smile crept across her face as she watched him. They stared at each other, eyes flickering around all parts of their face, absorbing it all. She was so captured in his gaze it made the moment feel surreal. Blake felt like he was leaning in to kiss her, but maybe she was just imagining it, even so Blake quickly darted her eyes away from him. She wasn't going to do anything. She just needed him to guess and then she could leave and she could move on. Blake coughed as she cleared her throat.
"Okay. Guess." She looked back up at him. His lips were pursed and he looked seriously hot. The wait was killing her. Could he just speak already? She knew she couldn't last much longer until she'd just end up grabbing his hands in hers and dragging him to the nearest bathroom stall.
"Okay then. Did you… Did you err..." He was nervous which made him stumble on his words. What if he was being a dick and assuming the other night meant more than it did. What if really did mean nothing and he had just jumped to conclusions?
She was looking away from him now; looking anywhere but at him, she stared at the faintly lit lights on the walls and at a door which was almost completely concealed by the darkness. It was the door they came through which would lead them back to the party; away from their own little world they had found themselves in.
"Blake." He whispered softly trying to catch her attention. She hesitantly moved her eyes so they were locked with his.
"Did you come to say..." He took a breath as he braced himself. "I love you?" Blake was taken aback; she really didn't expect him to guess it, but just hearing those words come out of his mouth, even if he wasn't saying them to her was enough to make her do something she promised herself she wouldn't.
She tilted her head slightly as she assaulted his lips with hers. She wrapped her hand around his neck as she kissed him. After a couple of seconds he locked his arms around her waist. Their bodies were tightly wrapped together as they kissed. As her right hand was pressed against the back of his head, tugging at his hair; her other hand was placed firmly on his shoulder. His back was against the wall, while both his arms were fixed around her waist as they made out in the middle of the corridor. Their tongues were tangled against each others as their mouths moved in unison. He began to moan into the kiss and she could feel the heat from his body radiating against hers.
Blake unwrapped her hands from him as she realised what she was doing. She pulled away from his grip on her and her mouth brushed against his as she stepped away from him.
"I'm sorry. I didn't..." She looked down as her fingers twitched against each other. Her cheeks were blushed; she felt a little embarrassed.
"Hey." He looked at her with a smile on his face. She looked up at him again. "You gotta stop saying that." He said as he lightly put his hand on the back of her neck. He knew if he was too forceful she'd break away so he slowly pulled her face towards his until their noses were touching. A feeling of contentment washed over them both and she relaxed in his arms. She sighed a little as a small smile appeared on her lips. He smiled briefly before he pulled her lips against his again. It was soft and didn't last very long until they both pulled away. Their foreheads touched for a second or two until she put her hand on the side of his face and pulled his lips back to hers. Their lips grazed against each other until he opened his mouth wider and deepened the kiss. His lips on hers, and his arms on her waist and her neck felt so right, but she lied to herself and pretended it was something to do with him being a good kisser.
They hadn't even been kissing for a minute until Blake pulled away again. Penn clenched his jaw, frustrated she had stopped the kiss again.
"We can't do this here." She said as her hand softly rubbed against his arm. A grin creeped across his lips.
"Yeah, yeah you're right. Let's umm...let's go to my car. I mean it's parked a few blocks away...but it'll probably d-"
"No." Blake interrupted him. "No, not to umm..." She smiled shyly. "To you know...I just I think we should talk." He nodded. "Only to talk." He'd be lying if he said he didn't want anything more, but talking was a good start. At least now he knew why she'd come over. Her reaction to his guess made it pretty clear.
They made their way towards the exit of the building. He pushed the door open, where a gust of wind and rain smacked them both in the face. Rain was splattering in numerous directions; it was almost like a blizzard. Tress were swaying as litter from the sidewalk was flown about the street; while car windscreen wipers were darting from one end to the other like crazy.
"Where did you say your car was?" Blake turned to look at Penn, giggling. He chuckled back at her.
"We'll just have to run!" Penn wrapped his hand in hers as he ran out of the building. She ran behind him, hands still locked together as she followed him to his car; they were getting absolutely soaked but neither of them cared. He stalled his running for a second to look at her. She had been watching him the whole time, but when he turned to glance at her they laughed at each other until they continued running. She hadn't felt this happy in a long time and it was clear when a huge beam erupted on her face; the feeling of his hand in hers had always been enough to make her smile. Most people hated rain, and so did Blake. But running and laughing in the rain with the person you loved was a pretty amazing feeling. She didn't care what happened between them, she knew she'd remember this night forever.
A/N: Okay so I had to cut this short. I actually planned for this chapter to be double this length but then I thought it'd probably be over 3,500 words and I thought that last sentence was a good place to stop; so it'll continue from where we left off in the next chapter. But it is my longest chapter so far, regardless so; high five! :D I'm so addicted to writing this right now and you can probably guess why ;) So that probably means Chapter 11 will be up pretty soon, but then again I go back to college on Monday so I'll have less time...anyway we'll see. Oh and message to Alex and Anca - the joke is in the next chapter ;)