Define Friends

Chapter 45

"You are heading in the right direction. We are almost there." Sophia takes the lead and leads him to her room.

Collin looks around inside her room, "Your room is.. Nice."

"Thanks." Sophia heads into her room.

Collin jumps into bed without asking, "Bouncy!"

"You might want to be careful, it's not really stable."

Collin nods, "I'll keep note of that but now get on here!"

"You'll have to force me!" Sophia says playfully.

"Tsk tsk, alright!" Collin leaps and gives his hand to Sophia, "Take it, Miss Sullivan."

"I'd rather not." Sophia says, purposefully ignoring his hand.

Collin smirks, "I think otherwise." He grabs one of Sophia's hands with both of his and brings her to the bed.

"You got me."

Collin glances at Sophia and throws himself and her into the bed, looking up at the ceiling. "Now, what is it? It, as in the idea... the nothing..."

"Just stop."

Collin brings Sophia and in front of him with his arm, "I stopped."

"I meant talking."

Collin stays mute, nodding.

"I was joking! OK? No more talking about the nothing though!"

Collin laughs, "OK!"

"Good."

"So, what did you want to do?"

"I said stop asking about that!" Sophia says, pretending to sound annoyed.

"Oh! Ok!"

"Thank you."

Collin looks at Sophia intensely, awaiting for what she might do next. "You look.. Pretty."

"Trying to make me make the first move... Huh, I should have expected that from you."

"I'm just being a gentleman, not sure what to expect from you missus!"

"Well, I am letting you make the first move, so just go."

"Much obliged..." Collin flips Sophia and puts himself and her to the side facing each other.

"So, now what?"

"I'm sorry, it's just that..." Collin suddenly kisses her quickly, "I just want to be with you."

"Me too."

Collin brings her closer, hugging her tighter than ever. "I want to stay like this, with you... You're so warm."

"Things get better..."

"They do... I guess, it's just..." Collin stops mumbling and just leans on Sophia.

"We don't have to go fast if you don't want to."

"I know."

"Good."

He rubs Sophia's cheek, "You're so... beautiful. Sharp definitions and those glasses fit well!"

"Thank you."

"No worries."

Sophia smiles, and hugs Collin. He warmly embraces it, enjoying every bit of it. He wonders how long this will last though.

"Why did you tense up?" Sophia asks, noticing.

"Overthinking."

"Overthinking what?"

"Something."

"What is the something?" Sophia asks. "Let me guess, you are wondering how long this will last. Am I right?"

"It's very odd that there wasn't any disturbance, yet..." Collin muses.

"Sure."

"So, what's up with that?!"

"What do you mean?"

"Why is that the case?"

"Why is what the case?"

"Why is it the case that nobody has disturbed us!"

"Cause we are completely alone."

"For how long?"

"Well, parents are away on vacation and siblings are at my aunt's house, so for at least a month."

Collin looks confused, "Then why are you here?"

"I don't have to be at my aunt's cause I have school. I can live here until they get back."

"Ah, I suppose that makes sense, you're mature and all!" Collin sighs, "Though... I don't know."

"Cool."

"How cool?"

"I don't know."

"What's cool then?"

"I don't know."

"How much of what you don't know you know?"

"I don't know!"

"It was maybe, then it was not known."

"OK, just drop it."

"OK."

"So, what to do now..."

Collin stretches and looks up, "I don't know about you, but I think I'll relax here- with you perhaps...?"

"Sure, though I thought you might have more ideas since we are completely alone."

Collin laughs, "I think we're being secretly watched... Or perhaps recorded is the better word."

"No, my parents don't go in my room if they can help it, so they would never even dream of putting a camera in my room."

"That's a fair enough point. Perhaps you want to play some kind of game?"

"Nah, you would be surprised, but all of our games are missing pieces."

"Even for Connect4?"

"Well, no, not really."

"Then, we'll play Connect4! Since, that's apparently the only game without missing pieces." Collin raises an eyebrow, "Unless..."