The day was finally there, the day he was finally coming to visit her at the academy.
It had been a tense few weeks and Carmine would be lying if she said that the weeks of just calling and texting Florian had driven her ever so slightly well…desperate for his touch.
Kieran had been avoiding her, hiding himself inside his room and though she worried for him, she couldn't force him to talk, she had tried that their entire time growing up. But instead of the small shy boy, he had become rude and condescending to his opponents. She knew she had to do something about it but he wouldn't hear it.
It was getting too much for her to handle and she needed a distraction. She needed her boyfriend.
And so there he came through the doors of the academy, surprised and marveling at its size. She walked up to her favorite second-in-command and played it off cool. Their relationship was still a hugely kept secret, especially considering Kieran's newfound resentment to Florian. So she talked him up and showed him around the academy until ending up at her room in her dorm room.
What followed was her pulling him into her room with unmatched speed and closing the door behind her and pulling him towards her in a passionate kiss.
Their eyes closed and they got lost in each other for a moment after being separated for weeks. Carmine never imagined she could feel this warm and this loved. These past few weeks without seeing him had become much to her chagrin, unbearable. Of course she never let it show to any of her fellow students, those vulnerable moments where reserved only for him.
Their lips are parted as they gave each other a loving look, all the more entertaining to Carmine since she was towering over her boyfriend.
"I've missed you!" Carmine said.
"Same. Especially after what you've been sending lately" Florian replied with a wink.
Carmine blushed and pulled him into a hug, wrapping her arms around him. It felt safe and familiar, a welcome feeling after weeks of having to try and change Kieran for the better without much result. Carmine just allowed herself to get lost in the warm and comforting feeling of their embrace.
That was until she felt a hand on her butt…again.
Her instant response was to slap Florian across the face and he took a step back as she blushed a bright red. Florian grinned and held up his hands "just an accident…"
Carmine huffed "pervert" she scoffed at him, crossing her arms.
"Takes one too know one" Florian countered, much to Carmine's chagrin.
A/N: Sorry again for the short chapter but I'm very much burned out. I have to force myself to keep writing even though I'm sort of getting tired of forcing myself to do it, but I want to keep you all up to date but it's getting harder and I feel just…burned out writing. And I love creating stories especially sappy romantic ones like this one. But I might just take a small break, I'm not sure.