Blue Moon

31-Dancing In The Rain

I wake up to the sound of rain pattering against the window. 

The rain has always been something I loved. The smell of the air I think is my favorite. 

I sit up in bed, turning slightly to see River fast asleep beside me. He's laying on his stomach, the side of his face resting against his arms. 

Kissing his cheek I stand and walk over to his dresser. I pull out a shirt throwing it on before walking over to the window. 

It's not storming but the rain is coming down fast. 

An idea pops into my head. Something I had always wanted to do but never actually did. 

I sit down on the bed and shake River. 

"Wake up." I say softly and then shake him again. 

He grumbles something under his breath and I straddle his back. 

Placing my hands on his shoulder blades I begin to kiss down his spine. 

I feel his back tense and I know he's awake. 

Leaning in I whisper in his ear, "Riv it's raining." 

He nods against his arm, "I know."

Why isn't he more excited about this?

I kiss the tip of his ear, "Let's go outside."

He goes to sit up and I almost fall out of the bed. 

Luckily I turn in the last second so now I am laying on my back on the bed. 

River looks down at me and I notice he is only wearing boxers. 

"You want to go outside in the rain?" He asks and I nod. 

I want to go dancing the rain actually. 

He gets off the bed and I watch him throw on a pair of sweats. 

Shifting so I am not sitting down I point towards the window, "It's the perfect weather and I've always wanted to dance in the rain."

He freezes, "You want to dance...outside.. in the rain?" He asks pausing a few times. 

I get up out of the bed before finding my bag that had been tossed to the floor. 

Pulling out a pair of cotton shorts I slide them up my legs. 

"Yes now let me go brush my teeth and then we can go." I don't wait for his response as I bypass him and head into the bathroom. 

River comes up beside me and we brush our teeth together. I almost choked on the toothpaste a few times trying not to laugh. 

It's weird brushing my teeth with someone else in the same room.

After that I rush out of River's apartment barefoot. 

My feet pat against the pavement of the road. No cars are around as I look up at the sky. 

My eye lids squint as the rain falls down my body. 

I look over at River who's standing on the sidewalk. 

"Come on River, dance with me." I say twirling in circles. 

If I had a bucket list this would definitely be on it. 

I stick my hand out and I watch as he caves walking over to me and taking my hand. 

My clothes stick against me as River twirls me with his hand in mine.