Then I Kissed Her

thirty-four

If, a few months ago, someone told Sawyer that she would be releasing a debut album in about an hour, she would have slapped their face. Sawyer would have shouted at them to stop lying, since she had never thought of showing her music to the public.

But, there she was, happily sitting in a room with Sydney and Olivia as they waited for the album to drop. They had all been here for a while, patiently waiting and counting down as the clock on the wall ticked. Sawyer had been glancing up at it for a whole ten minutes.

Nothing filled Sawyer's ears, as she and Olivia stayed completely quiet. They exchanged a few amused glances, but they never dared to say a word since Sydney was there. That was no big deal, since Sawyer had learned to wordlessly communicate with Olivia.

The wheels on Sawyer's chair made an unwanted noise as she rolled closer to Olivia, the expression on her face turning into a grimace. Sawyer speedily glanced at Sydney, before stretching her arm and carefully resting it on the back of Olivia's chair.

"You're so dumb," Olivia chuckled, just barely above a whisper.

"I don't wanna risk it. She already caught us making out once."

And Olivia attempted to stifle a laugh, covering her mouth. Sawyer flashed her a lopsided grin, knowing that she was definitely blushing from her own words. Her arm briefly moved to Olivia's shoulders, pulling her close even with the armrests in their way.

For a long while, the couple stayed in that position, playing with one another's hands and laughing to themselves. Sawyer kept herself extremely silent, never even letting out a soft chuckle or a snort, simply responding to Olivia's hushed whispers with nods or smiles.

Besides, staying mute for long periods of time was Sawyer's strong suit.

So, when Sydney actually stood up from her chair, Sawyer internally cheered. Finally, she was going to be alone with Olivia. A dumb smile was slowly making its way onto Sawyer's face as Sydney gradually walked to the door, and Olivia playfully slapped her arm.

"I have to make a few calls, Sawyer. I'll meet you later. Bye, Olivia."

"Okay, thanks. Bye," Sawyer quickly responded as Olivia waved back.

When the door clicked shut, Sawyer immediately turned to face Olivia. She used her eyes to point to the small couch, thinking it would be more comfortable, a much better place to sit than the office chairs they were currently on, before hastily standing up.

As she sank into the cushions, Sawyer sighed in relief. She was getting extremely tired of acting like she didn't want Olivia to hold and lay on top of her for hours. When she felt the couch slightly dip and Olivia's head carefully rest on her lap, she chuckled.

"I'm so bored," she mumbled.

"Why? I'm excited and it's not even my album," Olivia laughed.

"I don't know. I wanna do something else."

"Well, once it actually drops we can go to a park, if you want."

"A quiet park," Sawyer replied, and Olivia nodded.

Her fingers gently made its way onto Olivia's scalp, absentmindedly playing with her hair as she silently thought of how today was going to go. Sawyer actually hadn't announced anything online, and her social media accounts displayed nothing but radio silence.

Even though Sawyer hadn't posted anything, that really didn't mean that she didn't scroll through anything that people were saying about her. Sawyer found a lot of concern, since she usually only lasted a couple of days before posting something again.