Baddest

Chapter 29

I've never fallen asleep outside in the middle
of the day before, but there is a first time for
everything. The sun was warm, the roaring of
the waterfall was soothing, and I was still
clinging onto Colson. He of course was not
sleeping, but his heartbeat was slow and
relaxed. My nose immediately recognizes the burning
aroma of marijuana in the air as I begin waking up.
I could get used to waking up like this.
surrounded by nature and secluded from
everyone while laying on my boyfriend. Could
it get much better than that?

"Hey you." Colson greets me when he
discovers my eyes are now open. "Welcome
back."

I smile. "Did I sleep long? You could of woken
me up."

He smirks and hands me the lit joint in his
hand. "Nah, I like our conversations we have
while youre sleeping, sweetness."

I take a long inhale before handing the joint
back. I hold the smoke in my lungs before
slowly releasing it. My stomach kind of twists
hearing his statement. "What do you mean? I
thought that only happened one time on the
phone that night."

He takes a hit before answering me. "Sugar
Spice, you talk to me all the time in your
sleep."

My face turns red, stupid blush. "What do I
say?"

"Which time? Today? Today you had post sex
brain, it was incredibly cute. Kept jumbling
your words, and saying silly things that didnt
make sense sometimes. Other nights though,
youve said pretty rememberable things." He
blows smoke into the air.

"Like what?" I quickly ask. Now I'm nervous
thinking of all the things I could have
confessed to. Did I tell him about the
awkward time Lindsay tried teaching me to
french kiss and I ended up clashing our teeth
together? That's a real thing friends, it totally
happened but Lindsay and I took a vow of
silence when it came to that whole disaster.
There are a few things I'm praying sleeping
madison kept her mouth shut about.

"Today wasn't the first time you've told me you
love me." He smirks when he sees my face of
panic.

Sleeping Madison, you are an asshole.  we are
not friends right now.

"You never said anything!" I playfully swat his
chest. "You just let me walk around all
anxious with those feelings trapped inside."

He shifts and pulls me to lay over his body. he
takes another hit before speaking. "Hey, I
promised Sleeping Madison I wouldn't say
anything, I keep my promises. Remember?"

He brings the joint to my lips and watches me
take a slow inhale. "Okay." I let it out. "I guess
thats admirable."

"I wanted to hear it when you were ready." He
says before putting the joint out on a nearby
rock.

It only took me jumping off a fucking cliff to
be ready to confess it, but I did it. It was
freeing to finally speak those feelings and
have him stay. He didnt freak out and run, it
didn't ruin anything between us. He said he
loved me back, and for the first time in my
entire life I finally felt like I understood why
love could be so great. I finally saw the appeal
in cheesy romance novels, love songs, and
why women fussed about things like 'The
Notebook'. Love finally made sense to me, I
could see why people risked so much just to
have a chance at love.

"I was so afraid it was going to send you
running." I say while he plays with my hair
between his fingers.

"I'm not going anywhere. I would never run
from this gorgeous ass of yours." He playfully
slaps my ass.

I giggle. "You have such an obsession! I'd be
lying if I said I didnt love it though."

His hands grab my ass roughly and smirks. "I
love you, and I love this fucking ass."