The Reckless and the Brave

Weightless

*Alex's POV*

"Use protection!" Kayak yelled after my sister. I doubled over in laughter, loving her sense of humor. I heard one of the cars in the drive way roll away and I turned to the now black haired girl.

"Well, I guess we have the house for the day" I said with a smile. "What should we do?" She thought for a minute. "Can I play your guitar?" She asked hesitantly. "You can play my guitar any day" I whispered, thinking she didn't hear me. "That's what she said" Kayak mumbled under her breath. She quickly clasped a hand over her mouth.

This time I laughed so hard I snorted. "I didn't think you heard that" I said between my childish giggles. She blushed, and I led her upstairs to my room, which was directly across from Dekoda's. Kayak sat down on my bed while I picked up the acoustic guitar from the corner of my room.

I handed it to her, and she took it happily. As soon as she had it comfortably positioned, she began plucking the notes to Therapy. On impulse, I joined in.

My ship went down, in a sea of sound, when I woke up alone I had everything.

Her slender fingers continued to play as she looked up at me with her incredible brown eyes.

Give me therapy, Im a walking travesty, but Im smiling at everything.

As I sang, my eyes took in all of her tattoos, every one of them a beauty.

Therapy, you were never a friend to me, you can choke on your misery.

We finished together and I was awestruck by everything about her. Before I could stop myself, I asked about one of the tatts that was partially covered by the guitar. "Audrey Hepburn." She smiled, tracing over the ink.

This was the match that struck the conversation about all of the artwork on her body. I also learned that she was a tattoo artist. Our conversation went on for hours. We finally came to the topic of 'us'.

"I really like you" I said quietly. Her face turned pink. Instead of saying something to me, she leaned in and kisses me softly. I licked the bottom of her lip hungrily, asking for entrance. She let me in and I explored every crevice.

A small groan escaped her lips. I put my hands on her hips. I deepened the kiss, and my hands started to wander. Something in the back of my mind told me to hold off. It took every fiber of my being to pull away.

"Im glad you did that, because I wouldn't have been able to" she panted. "I don't want us to start off like this" I said with sincerity. She smiled and hugged me. "Thank you" she whispered. I felt weightless in her embrace.