A sudden shriek came from afar, the shrill dispersing through echoes down the corridor. What the actual fuck! The noise grew into a hiss erupting in different pitches breaking in patches insinuating that it arose from two different peach lips.
The marble floor felt like fresh morning winter icicles against my feet while I padded down to the source of the eruption. Maya and Finn stood centre of the small kitchen, eyes narrowed, fingers pointed. Maya's perfect completion is blotchy in patches as her tears drown her. "Please stop shouting, it's not good for you and the baby." Finn pleaded in a cautious half shout. The world seemed to still while his eyes rose to meet my wide pair. Maya turned around meeting me with a shaky breath. Why didn't they tell me?
"That's why you asked us to move in, wasn't it? All that talk off wanting to get closer was all bullshit. You just needed an easier way to hide this from mum and dad." My own tears have proven to fall while my accusation lingers in the air like a bad smell.
Maya's chin trembles when Ben joins us in the room coming out of his safe hiding spot beside the door. I didn't even realise he followed me. He looks pained as he paints on a fake smile. I know what he's thinking. He was only brought as a distraction for me so I wouldn't piece this together as I would be too consumed by my own issues to even notice. I'm not that damn selfish! "I think I'm meant to say congratulations in situations like this can't say I've ever been in one though." He laughs it off scratching the back of his neck. I'll give it to him. He's a good liar but the smile doesn't even come close to his eyes.
I don't even give them time to reply to Ben before I strangle my sister in a tight hug being careful of her currently un-showing pregnant belly. I wonder what she will look like pregnant. I never imagined her pregnant before. She's going to be an amazing mum! I smile at the thought. Seeing our sisterly hug Finn releases a loud breath and joins us hugging. My right hand shoots out of the circle pulling Ben in with us. It's this moment of pure love that I know their kid is gonna be okay. We're all in this together.
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"So you're going to be Aunt Sophie huh?" Ben states standing on the edge of the pool. I nod my head at him, unable to engage in this type of conversation being this close to the pool. " At least you won't be an old aunt." he rambles on to himself.
"Where are you going?" I ask him suddenly alerted as she strides off in the other direction.
"Well you didn't think I'd make you get in the deep end I like you that means you can stick around for a while." he smiles back at me not realising how on edge his jokes made me.
It's about ten minutes later when I find the braveness deep in me to just sit on the edge with my right leg in the pool. I feel like a child. Why am I so scared of the shallow end for Christ sakes! Ben has been nothing but patient. So patient that it astounds me.
"Are you ready?" he asks, breaking me out of my trance. His strong tattooed arms are pulled up around my waist ready to lower me to him. I wrap my long legs around his torso staring into his eyes in hope to find any confidence. For the last few weeks I have been gradually getting used to the pool and putting in one leg at a time but since Ben moved in I knew the day I would have to get in would be soon and that day just so happens to be today.
I nod my head
When I know he understands the signal I nussel my head to his neck and shut my eyes tight. I can hear the water moving around him as he takes me lower.
Lower
Lower
Lower
Done
The coldness pounding of the pool snakes round my legs gripping on to any part it can. It soaks into my swimming costume causing the cold fabric to have a grip on me like superman. I can do it! My head feels fuzzy when Ben's large hands cup my cheeks and peek down to me. "I have got you 10 more seconds. Okay?" His warm smile helps calm my breaths slightly.
"Five."
It's only been five seconds. Fuck!
"Two!"
Only two more seconds.
"One."
Ben's quick to carry my shaking body out of the pool taking two long strides and wrapping my body tightly in a soft knit yellow towel as he squeezes me tightly silently telling me he's proud of me.
His Green eyes find mine already looking fixedly at his. I watch as his gaze discreetly trails down my body landing on my legs ( the only uncovered part of my body.) then back up to my face a flirty smile toying at his lips. His long neck that carries his head lowers to my face as his lips suction to mine.
Magic. That's the only way to describe this embrace but not the Disney kind of magic that innocent eyes encounter. The type of magic that is soul shattering and leaves you always wanting more some people may call it lust to me it magic.
His breaths hot on mine as inaudible moans leave both mouths and our ears to transfixed by us to even bother to listen. His finger moves in circles on my cheeks. I'm not sure if he's even aware he's doing it. That just makes me blush harder.
He pulls and greedily studies my face making sure not to forget any details. I know why he's doing it. I've secretly been doing it this past week so we need to remember each other when one of us inevitably leaves he just holds me tight and whispers "I have missed you Soph!"
The moments over as fast as it started.
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RomanceMATURE READ! Do two wrongs always make a right when it comes to love? Sophie May thought her life couldn't get any worse after losing her boyfriend at the time to a drowning accident when they were swimming however you know how these books work! Her...
