We're sitting in a car of awful silence.
Ares and Nat went in Ares' car, my parents went with them too, so I'm not here in the passenger seat of a man whom I just kissed.
"Valery- about-"
"It's fine princess, I get it."
"What?" He takes his eyes off of the road and looks at me, puzzled for a few seconds, then turns his head back around.
"I get that you're not ready for another relationship." I mumble,
"that's not what I was going to say," under my breath, then look to the side.
"What was that love?"
"Doesn't matter, thanks." I sit back in the chair slightly and look at the flowers I was given. A fresh bouquet with dark red roses, contrasting to the white one, and baby's breath scattered among them. "Their really pretty aren't they Orlov?" He looks at me and smiles.
"Mhm." He doesn't take his eyes off of me until i bring them up to his face.
"Actually look at them this time." His face goes a little red, but then he sniffs them. I snatch them back and look at him frowning.
"They smell like you." I blush a little and laugh.
"I love the smell of roses, and the look of them." I look down at the roses. "So many people say they're basic, but I don't think so, I think because their so basic, it actually makes them unique because people don't want to be basic." He chuckles and shakes his head. "What?"
"Nothing princess, nothing." His hand grips the steering wheel a little tighter when I laugh at him.
"I'm so tired Valery."
"Well no shit, you just won fucking nationals." I glare at him, and he shivers. "Your glare is scary princess."
"Thank you!" He laughs and looks behind me.
"Go to sleep my love." I blush profusely, then close my eyes and rest my head back against the head rest.
"What's up Val?" I ask, skipping into his bedroom.
"Hi love, do you want something to eat?"
"Yeah actually, I'm really hungry." He stand up off his bed and puts his phone in his pocket.
"Mexican, American, Asian?"
"Mexican."
"Good choice princess, chipotle it is." He slings his arm around my shoulder and guides me out of his room.
"How long was I out for?"
"Did you just wake up?"
"Yeah."
"Well you fell asleep in the car about 4 hours ago, it's almost 5pm now."
"How did I did I get up here and in bed, and changed?" I lift an eyebrow at him.
"I carried you up here, and don't worry, Natasha changed you." I sigh in relief.
"Thank god." He chuckles and presses the 'down' button on the lift, then taps his foot impatiently.
"Are you okay Valery?"
"Hm? Oh, um, yeah." I narrow my eyes at him and bite my lip.
"What's wrong?" He looks at my lips and squirms a little, then sighs.
"Ares has just been a little on my back about calling you 'love' or 'princess'." I scoff and move in front of him.
"Who cares what he says, he doesn't dictate what you call me?"
"So if he told me not to call you say, um."
"A fat dinosaur?"
"Sure, a fat dinosaur, you'd let him?"
"I mean sure, you'd never call me that anyway."
"Okay fat dinosaur." He giggles slightly and moves into the lift as the doors open.
"I would say shut up but I feel like I brought this one on myself."
"Yeah you really did princess." I sigh and step into the lift.
"Oh my hair-" I'm cut off by a very passionate kiss.
"Looks beautiful? Because yes it does." I can't speak, my mouth is frozen. He smirks and leans back against the wall. "Say something love."
"I-"
"Should I not have kissed you? I'm sorry."
"No no it's fine, I just was not expecting it."
"So, I can do it again?"
"Well I don't know."
"What?"
"Kiss me Orlov." He doesn't waste anytime pressing his lips against mine, then he wraps his arms tightly around my waist and picks me up slightly. I pull out panting, then I smile at him.
"I think maybe, I am ready for a relationship." He smiles widely, and kisses my forehead.
"I'm not going to ask you to be my girlfriend just yet, I want to do it special."
"You're crazy Val."
"Crazy for you." I blush and look down at the floor, then at the doors opening, so I spring out of his arms and into the car park.
"Why is American food always in such large portions?" I look down at my ginormous burrito and take a small bite. "It'll take me five years before I finish this thing!" Valery laughs and takes a bite of his own.
"I don't know princess, you don't have to eat all of it, just try to."
"No I will eat all of it, you paid for it, so, I will eat all of it."
"Whatever you say love, at least this way you'll actually eat a full portion of food."
"I need to stay skinny!"
"You are skinny already, anyone who says otherwise are just jealous, cause you are perfect."
"Nobody's perfect Orlov."
"You're not nobody." I giggle slightly and shove my burrito onto the takeaway container.
"Too. Much. Food." I lean back in my chair and face my head toward the sky. "Look how pretty it is." I point up to the sunset, but his eyes only lay on me.
"So pretty."
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RomanceThe basis idea for this story is from @.3.talo on tik tok, I give full credit to them. This book is about a figure skater who's brother is on the hockey team at the same rink. His best friend, who also happens to be on the team, is deeply in love wi...
