My Promise To You

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Clay's POV

Later that day, George and I went to the park and we sat down together on a bench, watching the sunset as we held some bread for the ducks swimming in the water. After a while I sat down on the river side and pulled off my shoes and my socks, having my feet go in the water as I threw some bread to the ducks.

George sat down next to me and did the same as he scooted a bit closer to me. I was resting my bodyweight on my left hand and I felt George's hand touch mine. I smiled and kept throwing bread to the ducks as George grabbed my hand.

I locked our fingers together and George sat a bit closer next to me, eventually resting his head on my shoulder as I wrapped my arm around his shoulders. We just watched the sunset together and his hand went down to my knee, rubbing over it.

We were both smiling as we watched the sunset and after a while I locked our hands together, smiling as I realised how close I was to him. It made me really happy to be this close to him and I wished the moment would never stop either.

We sat like this for literally hours, just as long as it took for the sun to go down. George and I were still cuddled up and we looked at each other. George was a bit cold, so I pulled him even closer. He sat down on my lap and curled up like a ball in my arms as I ran my hand through his hair.

'I like being with you,' I whispered softly as he smiled when he looked up.

'I like being with you too, you make me so relaxed. I have never felt this relaxed in years.'

'I could fall asleep here,' I muttered.

'Me too.'

'It's going to be cold though, we can go to my house and sleep in my bed if you want to stay another night.'

'I would love to,' George said. 'I'm so relaxed though, I don't want to stand up.'

'Aww, cute.'

'What?'

'You're cute,' I giggled. 'Come, do you want me to carry you, poor baby?'

George giggled and rolled his eyes at me. 'I can walk.'

We both laughed and I lifted George up. We walked home hand in hand. When we came home, I saw my parents sitting on the couch. They were watching a movie and I smiled at them as I quickly walked upstairs with George to avoid questions.

We sat down on my bed and after a while my sister walked in. 'Hello,' she smiled and lifted her arms up to George to get lifted up. George lifted her on his lap and she hugged him. 'I like George.'

I smiled and giggled after that.

'Be careful, Drista. Your brother might get jealous,' George giggled as he saw me look.

I rolled my eyes. 'You're such an idiot.'

Drista smiled and sat down in between us.

'Why aren't you sleeping yet, Drista? It's already ten pm.'

Drista shrugged. 'I couldn't sleep.'

'Come, I will bring you to bed.' I stood up and Drista nodded. She walked with me and I laid her down in bed as I ran my hand through her hair. She looked at me and smiled. 'Do you like George?'

I giggled and when I saw the door was closed, I nodded. 'I like him a lot,' I whispered.

'Is he going to be your boyfriend?'

'I can't wish for something to happen more than that. I would love for him to be my boyfriend.'

'Have you kissed?'

I giggled. 'We haven't, but I've cuddled with him.'

'How do you know you like him?'

'I feel a lot of butterflies for him and I find him really attractive,' I smiled. 'Can you keep this a secret from him? I'd rather not have him know I'm in love with him.'

'I will keep it a secret,' Drista smiled.

'Thank you.'

She smiled and closed her eyes. I ran my hand through her hair again and hummed some songs. After a while she had fallen asleep and I went back to George. He smiled at me and opened his mouth to say something.

'Shall we watch a movie again?'

'I'm tired though,' I mumbled. 'I might fall asleep.'

'Me too,' George giggled.

I smiled and sat down next to him on my bed, grabbing my laptop to start a movie. It was a romance movie again and every single movie we had watched was about two gay boys getting together. I secretly tried hinting with them to George that I was in love with him, but I didn't dare to use words for that.

George and I ended up cuddling as we watched the movie again. We managed to stay awake for half the movie, but I started feeling more and more sleepy. I rested my head on George's chest and he cuddled up with me even tighter.

I couldn't stop thinking about him. He was so beautiful, he was so cute and handsome. I wanted to hold him all day and I wanted to kiss him softly just as long as he wanted me to. I felt butterflies as I thought about him kissing and touching me and a blush appeared on my face.

I smiled and curled up like a ball, feeling George's arms wrap around me tighter. I started falling asleep, constantly thinking about George. I was thinking about date ideas, ways to ask him out and ways to kiss him. I wanted it to be romantic, I wanted our first kiss to be special.

I only didn't know if our first kiss would ever come, how much I hoped for it. I could get some people to help me ask him out in a special way. I could better try it once than let my chance go, he liked cuddling with me. Maybe he liked kissing too. I fell asleep after, again in George's arms.

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