fear love¹ | rafe cameron

thirty-two

»Ask me« Rafe said as we both sat on the floor leaning against the bar.
»Ask you what exactly?« I asked him, turning my head toward him and looking at the outline of his face that could be made out in the dim light.

»Ask me what we are« I looked at him confused and then bit my lower lip as I understood what to ask him.

»What is it between us?« I asked him the question I asked him a few days ago and he didn't know the answer. »Boyfriend and girlfriend« he answered and smiled at me.

»That sounds good« I smiled contentedly and we both stared up at the starry sky, which was so clear that you could make out every twinkling star, no matter how small.
»"Come on, let's go back« I stood up and held out my hand to help him up.

»Have I told you how beautiful you are?« he asked me, putting his hands on my hips and pressing my body against his.
»No« I replied with a smirk on my lips and shook my head.

»You're the most beautiful girl in the world« he breathed against my lips, getting a little closer with each word until his lips bounced on mine.
»And you're the most handsome guy in the world« I said, knowing he hated it when I called him that and I was right. He rolled his eyes and I started laughing.
»Don't call me handsome, you know I don't like it«.
»I don't care" I laughed and ran a few steps ahead until he caught up with me and hand in hand we got closer and closer to the party.

We walked back to the people on the porch until he stopped and took his ringing cell phone out of his pocket.
»Wait a minute« he said, turning around before answering the call.

The conversation seemed tense. Rafe ran his fingers through his hair a few times, his body was tense and his tone was also quite loud. Still, I didn't understand the connection between individual words that I did understand.

A few minutes passed and I began to shiver with cold as a light wind blew across the island.
»Sorry, that was important« Rafe came back and put his cell phone back in his pocket.
»Who was that?« I asked curiously, and I noticed my lower jaw trembling and my teeth chattering as a result.

»Not important« he ran his hand through his hair and took off his suit.
»Take my jacket«.
He put his light blue suit over my shoulders and kissed my forehead a few times until we walked on down the porch to the dancing people.

We stopped on the porch for a moment and looked over all the dancing people. We both stared at Lindsey who walked up to both of us, or rather Rafe, and exchanged glances between our hands connected and Rafe.

»Hey handsome« she called him by a nickname and played with his bow tie.
»Don't call me that, did you hear me?« he asked and I noticed him tighten his jaw and his gaze was fixed.
»I'm freezing, Rafe« Lindsey said looking at him expectantly waiting for Rafe to do something.

»Rafe! I'm freezing« she said in a serious tone that I even flinched slightly.
»Lindsey leave me and my girlfriend alone, you hear me?« he said in a serious, angry tone.

»Your girlfriend?« she laughed arrogantly.
»Pathetic« she said before disappearing into the crowd and grabbing a glass of champagne from the tray the waiters were holding and running around with.

He gave me a kiss on the forehead, when he heard his father calling for him he let go of my hand and went to join him.
»I'll be right back« he whispered and left me standing there alone.

He turned around once more, grinned, and then walked down the stairs to his dad who was talking to some people.
All of a sudden the music went off and everyone started chanting, I looked over at the stereo and saw Sarah pressing some buttons on the stereo trying to pair her cell phone.