Virgin Mary

40/ Thanksgiving.

Josephine

"You're just wearing a black shirt and black jeans for thanksgiving today?" I ask Hero as we're in my bathroom and he's sitting on the counter and I'm curling my hair in the mirror.

"Yeah, fuck it." he shrugs and jumps off the counter and sits on the toilet. He begins playing with the string on my robe and is about to pull it before I turn sideways and point the curler at him. "Don't."

He throws his hands up and laughs, "Okay, okay."

He leans back against the cabinet behind the toilet. "How many people are coming today?" he asks.

"I'd say about including us eight or ten."

"Oh my god." he bangs his head back. "What? You decided to stay here with me, so this is what you're going to deal with."

"I usually spend thanksgiving with about fifty people ten is nothing to me. My family is giant and wants to be with everyone and all. their friends." he says.

"I'm happy for you." I roll my eyes at him. "I am glad you get to spend time with all your family." I say and he stands up and comes behind me putting his hands on my waist. "You know I didn't mean it like that. Today will be good, it will be a nice day." he kisses my cheek. "You'll have fun and we'll make it a good thanksgiving, alright?" he says.

"I'm sure it will be, thank you It's just werid I won't be with my parents at all.." I say. "You have me." he says.

"I know, and my Aunt Khloe and her brother my Uncle Luke. Everything will be fine." I say.

"You also barely know them but, I agree everything will be fine." he smiles at me in the mirror and I take his hands off from around my waist and don't say anything.

I continue curling my hair as he sits back on the toilet. I finished my hair 15 minutes later now I am about to do my makeup. He hates when I wear makeup but it's not like I'm pounding it on my face? Even if I was, there is no damn problem with it if I like to do it.

I put a little bit of mascara and eyeliner on and a few dabs of concealer. I then change into a black bodycon skirt then an autumn orange sweater. I fix my hair and put on fishnets under my skirt along with black boots. Hero is laying on the bed just on his phone watching me get changed. As I'm adjusting myself in the mirror Hero comes behind me in his black jeans and his black button up. It's a fancy shirt but he said that's all he brought instead of a plain black shirt.

His hair is done and a little piece of it is dangling on his forehead. "You look absolutely beautiful." he says coming behind me in the mirror wrapping his arms around my waist. "Thank you, you look handsome." I say and he laughs. "I want to take a picture of us." he says pulling his phone out and I turn my head at him. "Wh-what?" I say and he laughs.

"Turn back around and smile in the mirror."

I do just that as he snaps a photo of us both smiling in the mirror with his hand around my waist and his other hand holding the phone. "This is my favorite photo of us." he says and I punch his shoulder.

"It's your only photo of us." I laugh.

He taps around on his phone then places it in his pocket. "I guess that means we need to take more pictures." he says and places his arms around my waist. "Is that so?"

"Yep." he says and we hear the front door open. "We should go out there." I say and he groans and I grab his hand.

"Josephine! Is that you?" My Uncle Luke says. "Hi Uncle Luke." I smile and hug him. "This is my boyfriend Hero, Hero this is my Uncle Luke." I smile and Hero shakes his hand. "Very nice to meet you."