War Paint | Jonnor

Chapter 11

Connor's POV
I followed Jude upstairs to his room when we arrived at the house. Jésus was fast asleep, but that didn't stop the two of us from talking.

"Hey, is it okay if I sleep here tonight? I don't think my dad would let me off the hook for arriving so late." I whispered in a low tone.

"Yeah sure, that's fine."

"Okay awesome."

"Do you need a change of clothes?" he asked.

"If you don't mind yeah."

"I'll just lend you Jésus's, I'm sure he wouldn't mind you borrowing his clothes."

Jude walked across the room, opening his brother's drawer quietly. He quickly pulled out a tee shirt and a pair of sweatpants before coming back to his side of the room.

"Here you go." he told me.

"Thanks."

"No problem, I'll be in the bathroom. I just need to brush my teeth."

"Okay."

Jude's POV
Before grabbing my toothbrush, I immediately spotted a bottle of nail polish on the counter. Blue, my favorite color. It reminded me of the time when Mariana painted my nails.

*Flashback*
"I like that color."

"You sure it's not too much?" she questioned, looking up at me.

"I'm going for the I'm-being-carelessly-casual-but-just-happen-to-be-fabulous look for my date tonight." she spoke with confidence.

"It's pretty." I replied.

"Do you want me to do yours?"

I looked down at my nails and thought, why not?

"C'mon, let me do yours too." she said, her smile opening wide.

"Okay."

She motioned me to sit in front of her, patting her hand on the blanket. I hopped onto Mariana's bed and stuck my hands out.

"So, anything new and exciting in your world? Made any new friends?"

"Well, there is this one boy."

"Oh,"

"His name's Connor and we have math class together."

"What's he like?"

"I don't know," I say curiously, and then add, "he's pretty cool."

*End of flashback*

Jude's POV
I grab the nail polish off the counter and exit the bathroom. Before I reach my bed, I stop in my footsteps. All of a sudden, my cheeks turn red. Connor steps in front of me, shirtless.

I take a glance at his muscular frame and gulp. Focus Jude! A smirk appears on his face when he catches me staring at his toned body.

"You like what you see?" Connor asks, his eyebrow raising.

"Yes, now put on a shirt." I tell him, laughing.

I turn around, but he pulls me towards him and hugs me. I feel the warmth radiating from his body and his heart beat from his chest. Connor's arms take over me as I rest my head on his shoulder. He leans back and kisses me on the forehead.

"I love you." he says.

"I love you too."

Realizing that I still have the blue nail polish in my hand, he grabs my palm and puts it up to his face.

"What's this?"

"War paint." I answer.

He smiles, and then tells me, "We can paint our nails tomorrow morning, let's get some rest."

I mess with his hair and reply, "Okay."

Connor lays in bed with me as the blanket covers us. My body turns around and faces him. At the same time, we both yawn. He places his hand on my cheek before I close my eyes.

"Goodnight." I whisper.

"Goodnight Judicorn."