keeper of the lost cities one-shot collection

'Boyfriend'

"Sooo..." Keefe said, dragging out the word.

"What?" Sophie asked, pausing what she'd been doing. "Why are you over here?"

Keefe just smirked, running a hand through his hair. "Are you telling your awesome boyfriend to go away?"

Sophie looked away before he could notice her expression. He turned her chin with his fingers.

He must've felt her shudder when his fingers touched her skin, because he smirked, staring at her mouth. 

"I..." she tried.

Denial wouldn't work. She was overpowered.

"You what?" He asked. "You keep forgetting, Ms. F, that I'm an empath."

Sophie rolled her eyes. But she couldn't hide the way her emotions were screaming. Running around in circles. Dizzying her but also making her heart do strange things.

He trailed a finger along her cheek to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, leaving trails of tingly warmth everywhere he touched.

"No," she managed. Her lungs refused to fill with air. "You've never called me- called yourself my boyfriend."

Keefe smirked. "I am, after all." he said, then hesitated. "Right?"

"Yes," Sophie said, a squeak hitching her voice. She knew her face was probably fifty shades of red.

Without warning, he leaned down and kissed her. She straightened. He pulled away before she could respond.

"Well," he said, grinning. "You're going to have to get used to me calling myself that. And kissing you." He met her eyes. "To make up for lost time."

"What lost time?" Sophie asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Y'know," he said, gesturing between them. "Every time I almost kissed you but geeked out."

"'Geeked out?'" Sophie repeated. "You almost kissed me?"

Keefe nodded. "Many times." 

Sophie's jaw nearly dropped.