Alister and Deion are laying on the ground beside the pool when the sun finally goes down, and the moon rises. Alister's head is on Deion's chest and their legs are intertwined together.
"Hey, wake up," Alister whispers and Deion groans softly.
"No," Deion whispers back and Alister laughs softly into the darkness.
Alister leans down and kisses Deion softly before running a hand through Deion's wet and tousled hair.
"Sweetheart, wake up, I have one more place to show you," Alister whispers, and Deion's eyes open groggily.
"Five more minutes, baby," Deion begs and Alister shakes his head, conceding.
"Five more minutes," Alister says sarcastically, but Deion knows he enjoys the pet names too because he says it with a smile on his face.
An hour later, and they are back in the car. Alister is driving and Deion is playing music.
"You're awful at being a DJ," Alister says teasingly and Deion rolls his eyes.
"It's not me, the phone isn't working," Deion retorts and Alister sighs dramatically.
"Well did you turn it on? Or use it in the pool?" Alister asks and Deion gives him a withering look. Alister shrugs with one shoulder and continues listing off the obvious errors to make.
"Baby?" Deion asks with a sickly sweet voice.
"Yes, Sweetheart?" Alister replies in the same voice.
"Shut up," Deion says in a deadpan tone and Alister rolls his eyes. The car begins to groan and Deion hits his forehead with an open palm.
"Deion?" Alister asks and Deion raises his head to glare at Alister.
"When was the last time you got gas?" Alister asks and Deion huffs and looks out the window.
They pull into a gas station two miles down the road, driving only on fumes. Deion gets out to fill the tank and Alister watches him quietly from inside the car. Once Deion gets back inside the car, Alister reaches over and grabs his wrist. Alister turns over his wrist and Deion arches an eyebrow at him.
"I just wanted to make sure we weren't out of hours," Alister says before releasing Deion's captured hand and looking back out the window.
Deion looks down at his watch and back to Alister.
"We don't have to be out of hours," Deion responds and Alister hums. After a while, it's clear he won't be giving in more than a hum as a response to that statement.
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You Make Me Sane
Romance"Sometimes you just know. You just know when you belong with someone. Maybe it's how perfectly you seem to match your imperfect parts. Maybe it's the feeling of being sane for the first time in your entire insane life. Maybe it's all the moments you...
