Tell Me It's Okay // Haylex

ten ✿ kids in the dark

"You know we agreed that I would go to Baltimore," Hayley said. It was my last day in Tennessee. I was pretty bummed, but Hayley also had a trick up her sleeve.

We were chilling at her house for the last day. We'd shoved five dates into five days. Now, for the last day, we were going to stay in. Pop some popcorn, cuddle with some blankets, and watch some kick-ass movies.

I thought it would be adorable if Hayley fell asleep on me, but I fell asleep on her. I was beat. The past five days were amazing, but I wasn't used to being on the go so much.

I woke up the next morning with Hayley's head on my chest, and her hand in mine. My other hand was around her back, and hers was around my waist. I didn't want to move or ruin it. I just wanted to enjoy Hayley.

Eventually, we were awake. We quickly changed clothes, and started over to the hotel. Zack and I packed up, checked out, and started to the airport. Hayley had bought a ticket when she found out when our flight was. So, she'd had a ticket the whole time.

We didn't get to sit together on the flight. Hayley and I, that is. Zack and I were together. Nothing against Zack, but I'd rather have a small red-head.

"Welcome to the free lodging of casa de All Time Low," I introduced as we walked through the door. I was carrying Hayley's bags, and Zack was carrying his own. Mine were left in the car.

"All Time Low? Was that your band," she asked. She looked at me with her beautiful eyes, and I had to try to hide the pain of the band again.

"Um, yeah. I shouldn't have brought it up, actually," I said, and then turned to the stairs. I started up with Hayley's bags.

The house only had four bedrooms. One for each of us. When Rian's girlfriend came over, they stayed in the same bedroom. If Jack had a girl over, they stayed in the same bedroom. Zack's girlfriend lived here for a month, in his bedroom.

So, I brought Hayley's stuff to my bedroom. We'd slept in the same bed before, and on the floor together before. It's not like we were going to have sex. She wasn't as fast-paced as Lisa.

"Glad to see it hasn't changed since the last time I was here," she said with a smile. Her stare lined up with the cans of beer in a pile. After putting her bags down on my bed, I gathered the cans in my arms.

"Sorry, we don't really clean up much here," I said, and then ran the cans to the bathroom. I threw them in the trash can, and then returned to Hayley. "Ready to see Baltimore?"

It was a lot warmer in Tennessee, but it didn't really matter. We walked around downtown, and Hayley bought some stuff. We went back to the mall where I got the penguin tuxedo, and we walked around in there. We shared a soft pretzel.

"Seventh date and we're finally sharing a soft pretzel. Might as well get married," Hayley joked. I laughed, but quickly shut up to continue eating. I let her have the last piece, and threw away the wrapper.

"You know what? This is boring. I know somewhere much more fun," I said, and took her hand. I started running towards the exit with her beside me.

"Where're we going," she asked. The excitement in her voice made me want to get there faster. When we made it to the street, I got us a taxi. I whispered to the driver where I wanted to go, and then we got in.

The taxi slowed, and I paid. Hayley and I walked towards the water and the city lights.

"Fells Point," I said with a big smile. I took Hayley's hand again, and we looked out over the water. Baltimore was truly beautiful that night, and it was probably because she was there. "Come on, there's a beachy area over here."

We went down by the water, and took our shoes off. The sand was warm, even though nothing else was. With the cold water between our toes, we ran down the beach. I chased her around, leaving our footprints all around.

Hayley made a quick u-turn and we were on the warm sand. I managed to reach out, and catch her. I caught the very end of her shirt, and she slowed. She turned around, and I didn't let go of her shirt. She placed her hands on the back of my neck, and leaned in to kiss me. Quickly, she pulled me towards her, and let herself fall back. We landed in the sand.

"It's so dark over here," she commented. The street lamps were facing away from us. It was just us and the footprints left in the sand. We were both breathing so heavy from running, and our faces were so close.

She was laying flat against the sand, with a smile on her face, and her arms around my neck. I was above her with my arms on either side of her, almost in a push-up position.

"I love you," I said quietly. I saw the words registering across her face. Her smile almost faded a little, but it got bigger. She started to sit up, and pressed her lips against mine. We shifted so we were both sitting, and as we broke apart, she rested her head on my shoulder.

"I love you, too," she said. We sat with our legs out in front of us, pointed towards the water. We watched the small waves breaking against the sand, and the lights reflecting in the distant. I couldn't have asked for a better night.

Hayley's hand moved to hold mine. I thought we might just fall asleep out here. The two of us next to each other, alone until the sun rises. But it was a cold night, and my bed was way more comfortable. We took a taxi back into town, and then walked home from there.