As Long As I Am With You

30

December 4

I woke up from the sound of my alarm, Apollo on the other hand spooning me the whole night, is deeply asleep. I slowly moved his arm away from my waist and got on my feet. I tied my hair and made my way to the bathroom.

I brushed my teeth and washed my face, Apollo and I have been dating for a few months now. He would come over every thursday night and sleep over till friday. Ever since classes started, we missed each other so much that we planned to see each other every week.

He's been helping me with my projects which I think is awesome, every time I struggle constructing a model, he would always be there to help me out. Also online classes are pretty much the same.

I prepared myself and got out of the bathroom, I made my way to the living room. I opened my laptop and sat down, placing my things on the table. I heard Apollo calling for me, I sighed and got my laptop on my hand. I stood up and got inside my room again, there I saw Apollo with his eyes half opened.

He patted the space beside him, I smiled and placed my laptop on the bed. I lied down and faced him, he hugged me, our chest pressed together. "How was your sleep?" His chest vibrated as he spoke.

"it was good, how about yours?" I softly said while stroking his arm which was wrapped around my waist, "really good, you sleeping right next to me makes it a hundred times better" he chuckled with his morning voice. I closed my eyes, god it's so early in the morning.

I heard my professor calling out names for our attendance, I have my camera and microphone off. We stayed like that, minding our own business while my laptop behind me.

"Winterrose Easton..?" Professor said. Apollo leaned in closer towards the laptop, he pressed something on the keyboard. "Here." He murmured softly. My eyes shot wide open and sat up straight. He chuckled and lied down again, a proud smile flashed on his face. I sent him a death glare which made him chuckle more.

".....come again?" Professor said, confusion written on his face. I unmuted my mic, "I'm here, sorry." I said and went back on mute. I got on my feet, "Go back to sleep" I said out of annoyance. He yawned and did so. Oh how I wish i don't have classes for today too, it's literally the cuddle and sleeping season. Damn.

I made my way to the living room and shifted my whole focus and attention to the class. I stopped working in the coffee shop since the classes started. I should literally be focusing on my studies, I just want to graduate and live my life.

After for two hours, we finished the class. I left the meeting and closed my laptop. Finally, that felt like forever. I stood up from my seat and decided to cook pancakes for breakfast. After that I must finish the model I am working on, honestly I prefer scale models than digital ones. Staring at my laptop screen for about thirteen hours made me feel like my eyeballs are about to fall off its eye sockets, literally. They burn so bad, I hate it.

I felt a presence behind me, I knew it was Apollo. He's awake, finally. He hugged me from behind, "hi babe" he greeted and rested his chin on my shoulder. I placed his pancakes on his plate, I turned around and gave it to him. "hi sleepyhead, go eat" I chuckled and sat by the kitchen counter.

"do you have any plans this christmas break?" Apollo asked while munching on his food. I shook my head, "I don't think so, why?" I said and took a bite from my plate. "I was thinking.." he paused, chewing on his food, cutely.
"of spending christmas with you" he gulped down, I nodded in agreement.

"but in Toronto which means you'll get to meet my parents"

My lips parted, it's doesn't sound really bad though. "That sounds perfect" I clapped my hands. The idea of spending my holiday and new years with Apollo brought a smile on my face.

"How long is your break?" He took his last bite, he stood up with his plate on his hand and placed it on the sink. He started to wash it.

"it'll start on 21st, then it'll end on january 2" I mumbled, doing all the quick maths in my head. "One week and 5 days" I sighed, geez it sounds really short.

"A week and 5 days? That's short" he finished washing his dishes and dried his hands with a paper towel. "yeah I know, how about yours?" I asked, washing mine this time.

"Two weeks and 5 days" he replied and sat down again. "You can stay there longer" I suggested. He pouted, his eyes went puppy eye mode. "But isn't that kinda sad?"

I finished washing mine and dried my hands, I stood in front of him. He looked up to me, still pouting. I giggled and cupped his face. He pulled me closer and snaked his arms around my waist. "It's okay, what matters is that we're happy" I reassured him.

He smiled and and stood up quickly, he crushed his lips to mine, kissing me passionately. I smiled through the kiss, I ran my fingers through his soft long hair. We pulled away and smiled, "you're clingy" I scrunched my nose, he giggled and pressed our foreheads together. He was about to lean in for another kiss when I put my index finger on his lips.

He raised an eyebrow, "I still need to finish my project" I said and poked his nose playfully. He nodded and smiled, "oh okay, I'll go wash up then" he said.

I nodded as my response, he left me alone in the kitchen. I drank two glasses of water and made my way to the living room. I grabbed all my art tools and got the model I'm working on, I've been working on it for the past week and thank God I'm halfway done.

My fingers even have burnt marks on them because of the glue gun I'm using. It's been a while since I've touched one, geez that shit hot as fuck. I started to stick the final touches then I'm done. Ready to drop it off the campus.