Off To Uni! (Written after Nick & Charlie by Alice Osmen)

Chapter Five

CHAPTER FIVE (PG-13-ish):

[THE NEXT DAY]

Nick:
As usual, I wake up before Charlie. I try my best to get out of bed without waking him so I can run downstairs and grab us breakfast and coffee. Before I open the door, I glance at Charlie who is peacefully sleeping even though the light is shining through the curtain onto his face. I can't help but stare at how perfect he looks. His lips, his perfect mess of curly hair. Is it possible to love someone more every second of everyday? The answer is yes. I quietly leave the room and run down to the lobby to grab us breakfast and coffee. When I come back, Charlie is still sleeping. I place everything on the nightstand, take off my shirt and shorts and crawl back into bed. Charlie rolls over and faces me, slightly opening his eyes.

"Hey handsome," he says while rubbing his eyes. "Do I smell coffee?"

I reach over to the nightstand and grab his coffee and hand it to him.

"I went downstairs to grab us some breakfast," I say while putting my arm around him and running my hand through his hair.

He cuddles up into me and looks up.

"Always taking care of me," he says as he kisses my cheek.

After we finish breakfast, we get out of bed and start to get ready. As I am putting on my shorts, I see Charlie's reflection in the mirror in the bathroom while he's brushing his teeth. He's literally not doing anything out of the ordinary, just standing there in his boxers, and he still looks so perfect to me. I see Charlie waving in the mirror.

"Is there a reason you're staring at me?" He asks, mouth full of toothpaste but still smiling.

My cheeks turn red.

"I am not staring," I say, flustered.
He spits out his toothpaste and looks back at me. "Do I look bad or something?" He asks as he looks at himself in the mirror.

I walk over to him and wraps my arms around him from behind, looking at the mirror with him.

"I'm staring because you look so good just standing there brushing your teeth, that I just wanted to bring you back to bed and do nothing but this all day," I whisper into his ear while kissing his neck.

He lets out a giggle and turns around to face me. He traces his fingers up and down my bare back which sends my whole body into goosebumps.

"So do it then," he whispers back, looking into my eyes.

I put my hand on the back of his head and lightly push his lips into mine. He deepens the kiss immediately. I pick him up and make our way to bed without missing a beat. I lightly lay him down and continue to kiss him. Kissing him after he has brushed his teeth always takes me back to the morning after Harry's party; running to his house in the rain. Finally coming to terms with everything Charlie had made me feel for those months before that kiss. Before I knew it we were both completely undressed and completely lost in each other.

Charlie:
I look at the clock and realized it was already the afternoon. Nick and I have a tendency to get completed wrapped up in each other and then, all of a sudden, hours have passed. I know we are suppose to be out exploring Paris, but honestly, laying her with Nick, with my head on his bare chest after the morning we just had; this is how I would spend every day. Nick lightly stroked my back with his hand.

"You ready to try and start our day again?" He asks, laughing lightly.
I squeeze him tighter. "No, I want to stay here forever," I say.
He kisses me on top of the head. "You want to go out to eat for dinner tonight?"