I move around and feel someone's arms snaked around my waist. I pull my face away from soft skin and remember.
I'm in bed with Caelum.
I relax my head back down onto his soft and warm chest. He moves a bit and then rests his chin against my head.
His words from last night play over and over again in my head.
"Is this what love is supposed to feel like?"
I definitely wasn't supposed to hear that. I wasn't sure if I should bring it up or not. I don't love him. Or at least I don't think I do? I mean I love being around him, and hanging out with him.
Does he love me?
I don't know, but I have to figure it out soon.
What I really need to do is find my phone. Samaria is probably so worried about me. I sit up carefully so I don't wake Caelum and walk around his room in search for his phone.
Soon enough I find it set beside his bed on the floor. I put his password into it and look through his contacts.
He only has like 5 of them. Me, Samaria, His dad, His stepmom, and Betty.
Imagine that!
I shoot Samaria a quick text letting her know Im safe and where Im at. She replies quickly saying my phone is somewhere at Ryans house, and she let him know so he could look around for it.
I thanked her and told her I'd stop by his place before returning home to get it.
I heard groans coming from behind me, and I turned around to face a half sleeping Caelum reaching his hand out towards me.
"What are you doing?" He asks, his face half smushed into his pillow.
"I texted Sami to let her know that I'm safe, I didn't know if she saw me leave Ryans last night." I replied with a giggle.
Caelum sat up stiffly and stretched his arms, then he swiftly pushed himself off of his bed and sat down next to me on the floor. He placed his hand gently on my back pushing my now low ponytail off of my back and onto my chest.
"Whats this?" He asked while gently running his kind hands over my shoulder blade.
"What does it look like?" I questioned teasingly
"Well a tattoo duh, I didn't know you had one." He replies
I got a nicely done stick and poke last summer from Samaria, the woman of many talents. It's an abstract sun with little stars around it in a pattern like Jupiters rings.
"It kinda looks like mine." He states, still softly drawing circles around it.
"Oh yeah? Let me see?" I state like I don't know what he's talking about.
He reaches to pull his shirt over his head to reveal the moon and stars tattoo on his lower abdomen again. I gaze deeply at it and then looking back up at him I question, "Do you think the sun misses the moon at night?"
He looks deep into my blue eyes with his green ones, his eyes dilate and he smirks at me, "No, I think the moon misses the sun."
We both smile, "How much space is between them?" I ask slyly.
"None." He replies, then shortly after I feel his plump pink lips meet mine.
Our lips dance as if they were meant to collide gracefully. My face gets hot, and I reach my hand to cup his cheek. Caelum reaches his hand around my waist and pulls me on top of him. He then puts his warm and gentle hands on my lower back and runs them up and down my back kindly. I break the kiss, as my lungs are gasping for air.
He reaches his fingers to his mouth, kisses them, and reaches them gently up to my cheek with a perfect smile relaxed on his face.
I mirror his smile and he hugs me, tight. I let go of any stiffness in my body and melt into him.
Caelums POV
Her perfect body is enveloped in mine. Her warm soft skin, her wonderful smell, her gorgeous hair. Her kind hands rub my back as if rubbing off any negative energy or feelings.
She feels like home.
Is this love?
She's so inviting, comfortable. I feel at peace whenever I'm near her. It's hard to breathe when she isn't around. It's almost like she makes me forget everything that has ever made me feel unhappy.
Her beautiful bright smile, her bright blue eyes, her beautifully olive toned skin, her extravagant hair, her graceful walk, her snarky yet kind attitude, her gorgeous hair.
She is so perfect to me.
Astra, you are perfect to me.
You are absolutely divine to me in every way possible.
From your head, to your heart, to your feet.
You are divine.
I reach my hands up from her back to rest them on her face and hold her warm cheeks. She smiles at me gracefully.
I feel tears form in my eyes and her face falters from bliss to worry.
"Caelum are you okay?" She reaches her hand up to my chest and rests it there.
I look deeply into her bright blue eyes that mirror the evening sky, and the tears just start flowing out of mine.
She keeps her hands rested on my chest letting me express myself. She rubs my chest gently, she doesn't want to pry but I know she wants an explanation.
Could I even give her one?
"I- I just, feel so safe right now. You heal me."
Her slight frown turns into an upturned smile, "Oh so this is a good cry, I didn't do anything wrong?" She questions.
"Of course not, you never could." I reply.
She smiles at me and I smile back, she gently wipes my freshly tear stained cheeks and rests her head on my chest.
I rest my head ontop of hers and hold her tightly against me, I hear a quiet kissing noise and a set of fingers brush against my reddened cheek.
"Is this what love feels like?" She says out loud.
Was I supposed to hear that?
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A/N
OMFG GUYS I AM BAKKKKK ASF
sorry I've been gone for so long school started and AP classes suck but im hopefully back and here we are :)
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