Riptide /GxG/(Completed)

FORTY-ONE

J A Z M I N E

A month had passed since my gallery opening and everything had been going smoothly, well as smoothly as the road of one's life could allow. It was perfect chaos, needed chaos.

I closed the front door behind me while the sound of music sprinted towards the mouth of my ears.

"Britt," I called out as I began walking towards the kitchen.

My belly growled as the scent the food emitted danced teasingly near my nostrils to awaken my lingering hunger while my eyes continued to scan the seemingly empty space.

I was about to call for her again, but the echo of incoming footsteps behind me left my incoming words to return to the back of my mind.

"I can't find my charger," She informed me the second my gaze had redirected to her approaching vessel.

"I missed you too," I replied and she released a small smile as a feeling of contentment began to wash over me. "Where is Aria?"

She was usually the first to greet me.

"Today is Friday," She expressed wordlessly explaining that she was at her father's house.

"The week ran by fast," I mumbled more to myself as she moved closer to wrap her arms around my waist.

"Were you sleeping?" She asked as her head settled against my upper torso.

"No," I replied as my arms fell to hold her against me while the need to know the thought that had fueled her question stood in my mind. "Why did you ask?"

"Because your voice is deeper," She confessed, making me chuckle while I looked down at her peaceful features that were amplified by her closed eyes.

"I'm just tired," I told her as the smell of the food she had prepared continued to call out to my hunger in a compelling way.

"Long day,"

"Yeah,"

"But you still found the time to send me a nude," She teased with a hint of shyness in her tone.

"I took that before today, and so you did see it?" I questioned in a playful tone.

"Of course I saw it," She voiced, opening her eyes while a smile split her lips.

"So why didn't I get a reply or sum?" I asked and she released a miniature laugh while removing her body from mine.

"Are you hungry?" She inquired obviously wanting a change in subject.

"Yeah," I confirmed and she hummed while walking towards the microwave.

"How's Spain?" She asked me as I moved to sit on the stool that faced the kitchen island.

"Tired," I commented and she flashed me a small grin.

"You going to work tomorrow?"

"Yeah,"

"What time?" She questioned while placing the plate of food before me and I thanked her while my belly released another sound.

"Five or six,"

"I'm supposed to be at the hospital at six, do you want to drop me off?"

"Yeah, you working double shifts tomorrow?" I asked, wanting to see if I could pick her up as well.

"Yeah,"

"So you're going to be off at what ten?"

"Yeah, ten or nine,"