IF THE PUZZLE FITS
Chapter Four
Interactive
“Okay mine are dry now,� I said to as my nails had finally dried after he painted them for me. They weren’t totally horrible, but they were a little messy, I didn’t mind though. It was kind of cute watching him struggle to paint them nicely. Knowing he wouldn’t do a perfect job was why I choose a light colour so it didn’t really matter.
“Ugh, my turn?� He asked leaning his head back on the couch as we sat on the floor surrounded by blankets and pillows.
“Yes, and hey at least I choose one that doesn’t totally show up.� I laughed lightly as I got the bottle of nail polish.
“Great, the guys are never going to let me live this down.� He explained sighing as I grabbed onto his first hand.
“It’ll be worth it.� I laughed as I started to paint his nails; he watched me silently for a few minutes, forgetting about the movie and I smiled up at him once I finished the first five nails. “See it’s not that bad.� I explained letting him look it over.
“I guess not, besides you’ll let me take it off if I really want to.� He let out smirking at me and I nodded reaching out for his second hand. He playfully took it out of my reach and I rolled my eyes sitting up more to reach further but he only held it out more.
“You suck,� I mumbled moving closer to him and getting up more, practically sitting on his lap as I grasped his arm and tried to reach his hand that way. He just laughed at me and held his hand away, being amused by the whole thing. “Fine, you can be the weirdo with only one hand done.� I shrugged and backed off sitting back in my spot.
just remained smiling over at me; I attempted to ignore him as I focused on the movie in front of me. He soon stuck his hand out in front of me and I finished painting his nails with a triumphant smile.
We spent a majority of the night talking about anything and everything like usual. He even spoiled me by letting me put on Love Actually. Neither of us had enough guts to bring up our feelings for one another throughout the night though. This slightly frustrated me, but I knew deep down that we would face it when we were good and ready.
After we changed into the things we were wearing to bed we shut off the TV and snuggled up under the blankets. We talked for a while and ended up having a laughing fit. I had no idea why it always happened but whenever we were both going to bed one of us would either say something that we found rather hilarious or one of us would just start laughing. It got to the point of pain, where your stomach hurts and your eyes are crying, but no matter what you do it wont stop. After finally calming down we both fell asleep and I thought to myself that if loving meant I could have these kinds of nights more often then it was worth it by that alone.
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I rolled over on the floor, being tangled in pillows and blankets. I could hear something and as far as I could tell it was music. I listened harder and remained silent with my eyes closed trying to focus on it. I smiled and snuggled more into my pillow as I let it take me from my sleepy state. A few seconds later I opened my eyes and spotted standing at my feet, watching me with a sign in his hand. I smiled a little sitting up as he smiled back at me.
The sign read ‘Hi.’
I laughed a little and lifted my hand to wave. chuckled a little as well and put the sign down to reveal another that read ‘I’m ripping off Love Actually.’
I laughed more and nodded watching as he removed that sign. ‘You’re fantastic.’ Was on the next one and I found myself blushing as I smiled at him while mouthing thank you. He dropped that sign and I read the next one, ‘I have something to tell you.� He looked at me and I nodded, feeling the butterflies in my stomach rise uncontrollable.
It felt like a million years before he finally got the nerve to drop the sign to show me the last one. I held my breath as I read the words he wrote on the last card, ‘I love you.’
I let out my breath and looked up at his face, feeling a few small tears tickling my eyes.
“,� I got out and forced myself to stand.
“I love you.� He said out loud and I felt like my entire body had just exploded with happiness. He put down the sign and stepped towards me, I met him half way and hugged him as soon as he was in reach.
“I love you too.� I said feeling like I had just screamed something momentous off of the rooftops. “I would kiss you, but I have morning breath.� I laughed into his chest and he chuckled tangling his hand in my hair.
“Maybe we should brush our teeth then.� He grinned pulling away and I kissed two of my fingers and pressed them to his lips.
“Last one to the bathroom makes breakfast!� I shrieked and shoved him away before running for the toilet.
“Hey! Not fair!� He called after me and just as I reached the door he grabbed me from behind and picked me up. “How about we both make breakfast.� He asked as he set me down in front of the mirror.
“Sounds good.� I smiled at him through the mirror and he returned it, grabbing his spare toothbrush as I grabbed mine.
We brushed our teeth together, attempting to make faces through the mirror at one another with full mouths of toothpaste. This all seemed so surreal to me I mean what happens now?
Just as we both finished my phone rang and I gave a smile before jogging to go grab it.
“Hello?� I answered glancing back at as he followed me out a small smile on his face.
“Hey , what’s up?� spoke through the phone as I turned away from him.
“Nothing, just hanging out with .� I told her just as came up behind me and placed his hands on my hips, giving them a squeeze before wrapping his arms right around me.
“He’s there pretty early, awe did you two have a sleepover?� She laughed and I giggled as bit my shoulder playfully.
“Yes we did, listen can I call you back later, we’re uh, we’re busy.� I racked my brain, not being able to think properly with being so distracting.
“Oh my God!� She shrieked. “Are you guys like… oh forget it I don’t want to know! I love you bye!� She hung up before I could even say anything and I laughed as I turned off my phone and set it back in the cradle.
“Your sister?� He asked pulling away to give me room to face him. I nodded before leaning against the back of my couch. “What did she want?� He asked stepping in front of me, slowly pressing his hips into mine.
“It wasn’t important.� I explained and he nodded, bringing his hand up to brush through my hair. My small hands grasped onto his sides and he looked from my eyes to my lips. He started to lean his face closer to mine, my eyes landing on his own lips. He held my face and my eyes fell shut as I felt the warmth of his breath hit my face. He pressed his lips softly onto mine for a small kiss. My toes curled with excitement, I was feeling a million things all at once but they all put me in a content state. I didn’t want it to stop so I kissed him again, pulling him back towards me.
I felt like his body fit so well pressed against mine, like we were made just for one another. The feeling really was just like bliss and so indescribable at the same time; starting at my toes and soaring up and reaching every part of me. We pulled away and smiled at one another.
“Mmm, finally.� sighed with a small laugh as his hands fell to my sides.
“Sorry it took me so long.� I smiled wrapping my arms around his neck; he just shrugged with a lazy smile.
I guess if the puzzle fits, there is no use in putting it off, right? I mean a puzzles purpose is to be put together and even if you avoid it someone will sooner or later put it together for you.