DIVAS

08

MSBHV

After school, I had lunch with Connor and he came over to my apartment. He played with Mya for a while before I put her down for a nap. To be honest I had missed Connor. That carefree smile and those warm teddy bear brown eyes brought me so much comfort in my crazy life. I needed a serotonin boost only he could give me.

"By the way, I completely forgot to ask. How was that field trip you had a few days ago?"I asked while we both cleaned up a few of Mya's toys. He shrugged.

"It was alright. I mean it was just a bunch of museums. I liked them a lot, but most of the class was just trying to leave as fast as possible."He chuckled. I laid my palm flat on the carpet and let my head fall to my shoulder as I watched Connor.

"I love museums."I grinned.

"Really?"He asked still busy putting away her toys in color order.

"Yeah," I replied.

"Cool. There's a lot around here. I'll take you to one sometime."He mentioned, gently placing the last toy in the bucket and slapping his large palms on his thighs in triumph.

"..." I made a face watching him. Once Connor realized I hadn't said anything in a while, he spun his head towards me, before plopping down cross-cross with a confused smile.

"What?"I smiled at his adorable face.

"...Are you asking me on a date Connor Jay Williams?"I asked bluntly.

"What..?"The redness started at his ears before coming down to his cheeks. And soon, the rest of his face.

"..." I tilted my head with a not-so-innocent smile. He began fidgeting with his clothes while trying to quickly explain himself. He nodded then shook his head.

"Yes...—I mean no! I mean, if you want! Like with your permission. You know like someday, yeah. Maybe. Cause I know you're busy all the time and like you need to sleep cause sleep is important and—."

Immediately, I yanked his full lips onto mine without hesitation. He relax just as soon as I did. Both of us melted into each other, fully letting go. I gently pulled away and watched his face stay still in bliss. His eyes were still closed and studied his face before he opened them.

"I would love to go to a museum with you Connor."

"Uhhhh...Great. That's really great, cause there's this special Renaissance nighttime showing at the one by that park on Saturday at 10 pm. So, if you can get that night off we can see the whole thing...together."He bit his lip and curved into a smile.

"Quite the gentlemen. Oh! Wait here."I pecked his lips one more time before jumping up.

"Where are you going?"He twisted himself around to watch me run off. When I came back I had a rectangular box in hand. I got on my knees in front of him and grinned with excitement.

"What's this?"

"It's a thank-you gift. For my gentleman."I smiled even bigger wishing he would just open it already.

"Dominique."He looked down at me. Saying with his eyes "You shouldn't have".

"I don't wanna hear it! Open it, please."I begged and he gently lifted the lid. His dark brown eyes grew in shock.

His jaw dropped.

"Well? Do you like it?"I lifted my shoulders.

"Do I like it? I love it. I mean, I don't even know what to say."He said lifting the garment up, revealing the entirety of its design.