A Collection of Short Romance Stories

Blue Hair

In a crowd, her blue hair always made her stand out. It was brushed haphazardly, with her fingers. Young children stared, elders sighed at the oddity of this day and age's children.

She didn't care, of course. She enjoyed having colored hair.

At one point, she had pink hair, at another, purple. But the blue was what she liked best.

It reminded her of the forget-me-nots her girlfriend brought her, saying that she was her little flower.

As she walked through the mall, she wondered, what was Riley doing over seas, right now. Was she having fun? Was she missing her? They texted every night, but still, it wasn't the same as being side by side or curled up under a blanket together.

Jesse missed her, but was happy that Riley was pursuing her dream of being a photographer.

She heads into a store, looking through some band shirts and pajamas. She saw a few bracelets that she thought she might want to get.

Suddenly, an arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her close, startling her.

"Guess who's back, motherfucker?" Riley's voice said into her ear, skimming it with her soft lips.

Jesse laughed and turned around, wrapping her arms around Riley's neck, pulling her close. "The one and only badass that I know," she said. Riley smirked and drew her close.

"And who would that badass's name be?" she asked, her black hair just brushing Jesse's forehead as she leaned forwards.

"Riley, of course," Jesse purred, smiling.

"Fuck, I love it when you say my name like that," Riley said, quickly leaning down and pressing her lips to Jesse's, locking them together. Jesse kissed back, her heart speeding up a bit as she did so.

"Damn, man, I missed you," Riley breathed, brushing her fingers over Jesse's neck, making her shiver. "I'm surprised you didn't change your hair color while I was gone."

"Of course not," Jesse stated and smiled, lightly brushing her lips against Riley's. "I am your little flower, after all."

"You're also fucking adorable, that's what you are," Riley laughed, kissing Jesse back again.

"You're back early," Jesse breathed once their lips had parted again.

"I couldn't stand another second without you," Riley said. "Plus, you said you were coming to my favorite store, without me. That's not allowed." She smiled and pressed her lips to Jesse's yet again, holding the kiss for longer this time. Jesse's cheeks warmed as she felt people looking at them, watching them.

"Riley," Jesse said against the other girl'a lips. "People are watching."

"People always watch," Riley said and smirked. "It's cause we're so damn sexy." She wiggled her eyebrows.

Jesse laughed and took Riley's hand. "Come on, you freak." She dragged her to the back of the store, out of the way of prying eyes. "On Top of The World?" she asked, smiling.

"Oh yeah!" Riley agreed. Jesse climbed onto her back and Riley held her there, then started walking back out of the store.

"We're on top of the world, 'ay!" the two of them sang, smiling as they walked through the store, ignoring the odd looks. "We're on top of the world, 'ay!"

Riley adjusted Jesse a bit so she was more comfortable, laughing as they sang together, "Waiting on this for a while now, paying my dues to the dirt. I've been waiting to smile, 'ay, take you with me if I can, been dreaming of this since a child-"

Jesse pumped her fist in the air and sang, "I'm on top of the world!"

They both laughed and Riley lay Jesse down, brushing a strand of blue hair out of her face. "God, I've missed you, you ball of weirdness."

"I think you're the weirder one here," Jesse laughed, letting Riley sweep her into a tight hug.

"Oh, definitely. Now, we need to go take some pictures together," Riley said, kissing Jesse's ear again.

"Of course!" Jesse agreed, kissing Riley's cheek back.

The two girls spent the rest of that evening singing and taking pictures together, and once they got back to their apartment, cuddling and eating junk food. They were happy to be back in each other's arms.