Chapter 10
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
~ Ingrid Bergman
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About a month after the fight, something else happened that would affect their relationship. While Lithuania was cooking some soup for supper, Belarus stepped into the kitchen and offered to help. Pleased that she was willing to assist, Lithuania handed her an apron, and the two were soon cooking together. Lithuania chopped vegetables as Belarus stirred them into the pot, and soon the soup smelled absolutely delectable, which made them both very eager to eat what they were cooking.
Suddenly, for a moment, as Belarus reached down to get something, her hand touched Lithuania's. They locked eyes after that. For a few moments, Belarus merely stared at him, then a tiny smile spread across her face while her hand closed around his. As he smiled back, Lithuania put down the knife he was holding in his other hand, reached over and stroked Belarus' face with the back of his free hand. Belarus felt a strange tingling warmth spread across her face where Lithuania was stroking her, and she stopped stirring the pot to run her fingertips along Lithuania's hand as he stroked her face. Slowly, steadily, Lithuania leaned close to Belarus, and gently kissed her while still caressing her face and holding her hand.
The warmth spreading across Belarus' face started to spread everywhere as they kissed. It was the first time Lithuania kissed Belarus since the fight, which nearly caused him to stop loving her. After Lithuania pulled away from Belarus, she found herself smiling brightly and feeling slightly light-headed, in a good way. When they finally started eating, Belarus continued to think about the affectionate kiss Lithuania gave her, and found herself desiring more.
Lithuania, meanwhile, also thought about the kiss, and was glad that she seemed to enjoy it. Inside his heart, he felt that he was finally winning her heart, and this notion made him excited and relieved beyond words. Indeed, this day would lead them in a new direction, even though it may seem like a small event.
Special thanks to The Scheming Turtle for being my Beta!
Also, please keep leaving me nice reviews, Everyone! I want to know if this story is in-character, flows well, and jogs any emotions! Please, don't spoil anything, okay?
By the way, this story is not over, trust me! We're basically at the halfway point, here. The chapters before this one I consider the anger/forgiveness half, and this one and the next are the self-control half. You'll see why I say that in the next one. I'm writing these to show that love is a choice... and sometimes it means stopping yourself from doing something you want to do because you know you can't do it.
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