“This is so wrong,” Nick whispered as the kiss broke; however he didn’t pull away or try to escape.
“But it feels so right,” I mumbled against his lips. He pulled away quickly and looked down at my left hand. A smirk formed upon his lips. “What?” I laughed even though I knew what he was looking for and what he couldn’t find.
“You aren’t wearing your ring,” he muttered and I shook my head ‘no’. I bit my bottom lip and watched his eyes. I couldn’t help but feel the tears well up as I realized what was happening.
“I don’t love him,” I said. I felt guilty just saying it, and I watched Nick’s hand travel up to wipe away the tears. “I, honestly, don’t.” I said as the pad of his thumb quickly brushed away a falling tear.
“Shh,” he hushed me and placed a finger over his lips. “I don’t want to make you feel any worse. So maybe I should go, okay?” I went to protest. “I’m serious, Rach. Maybe you need to think it over. I don’t want to pressure you into anything.” I could see the sadness in his eyes as he went to stand up. I quickly put my hand on his arm, begging him to sit back down.
“Please don’t go,” I whispered. “Just sit with me? Just watch a movie and sit with me?” I pleaded. I could see right through his ocean blue eyes. I knew he wanted to stay; he wanted to be with me. His soul was yelling at him to sit his ass back down. But he didn’t want anything to happen that we’d regret. “I promise. Just a movie.” He hesitated, but sat back down as I turned on the TV to see what was on Pay Per View. I snuggled up close to him and rested my head on his shoulder, taking in his scent. He couldn’t resist and snaked his arm around my waist, pulling me even closer.
“Ugh, I never agreed to this,” he laughed as I landed on The Notebook.
“Oh, but it’s a classic,” I laughed and watched as his fingers played with the hem on my shirt.
“Yeah, a classic chick flick to you. To me it’s just another hopeless romance that doesn’t stand a chance in reality,” he mumbled with a smile. He was right. Unfortunately, it didn’t stand a chance in reality.
As the movie played on, I couldn’t help but think about how close to home this hit for me. The mother hates the boyfriend, the boyfriend leaves, boy doesn’t see girl for a long time and then they hook up. If only reality could accept this beautiful fairytale. I couldn’t help but feel myself drifting further and further to sleep. Dreaming of no one other than Nick.
I rolled over on my side and moaned as I hit something. “Ow,” the ‘something’ muttered under his breath. Then I realized it wasn’t something, it was someone. And that someone happened to be Nick.
“Sorry,” I laughed as I looked around the room, squinting in the early morning sunshine. “Oh wow, looks like we both fell asleep.” I yawned and glanced at the clock. 8:15. I had thirty minutes to get ready for the day and leave for work. “Ugh, I have to go.”
“I should probably go, too,” he mumbled, ending his sentence with a yawn.
“Yeah, but you can call me later,” I smiled. He smiled back and kissed my cheek before he left. I sighed and fell back on the bed. This felt so perfect.
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