The Tortured Poets Department

False God

I travelled to Barcelona the next day. The people who lived in the house I bought had moved out and I could start the process of moving in. A lot of the things I had ordered had been delivered. Like a dining table, a couch, chairs, and almost everything I would need for the house. It was a bit too big for only me to live in, but I was planning on letting my family and friends use it for vacations.

When I walked inside, it was a mess. There were so many parcels and packets filled with furniture and decorations, but I knew I needed to start with the painting of all the rooms. I had an idea of which colours I wanted, and an idea about which rooms I wanted to have wallpaper in them.

Markus had found a firm that could do the painting for me, which I was grateful for. There were colour samples in every room when I was done for the day. The master bedroom would be painted in a light green, with one of the walls having a flowery wallpaper on it. One of the other bedrooms would be blue, the third one pink, and the fourth one yellow. Each bedroom would have a fixture wall with wallpaper that matched the colours I had picked out. I loved colourful rooms. Colour made the space feel bigger and homier. I don't think I could have a house with just different shades of white and beige.

Tomorrow I would visit Alexia at her apartment. She had gotten home from her surgery late tonight, and her mother was there to keep her company and help with everything. I thought that she needed some company, so why wouldn't I go and visit her now that I was in Barcelona.

When the morning came, I made the drive to her apartment. Well, I got driven there. I didn't like to drive, and I didn't have a car here yet. On the way, I picked up a coffee for Alexia, black, and a coffee for me, a matcha latte. I also bought some pastries for us to share.

Her mother opened when I knocked on her door. "Hola Odette! It is so nice to finally meet you" she said and hugged me tight. "I mean, formally meet you" she added with a smile. "It's nice to meet you too Eli" I answered her with a smile. "She is resting on the couch. I'll take Nala for a walk" she said and walked out of the door. I wanted to yell that she didn't need to leave just because I had arrived, but she was too far away when I took in what had just happened.

"I brought you something" I said and sat down on the couch next to Alexia. "Wait, why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be in Sweden?" Alexia asked. "I got a house that needs renovating, and a friend that needs company" I smiled to her while sitting down on the couch. But it didn't go to plan. I tried to not move her injured leg, but it ended with me falling face first on top of Alexia.

A shy smiled covered her face, and I could see her cheeks turning red. I wanted to kiss her. Wait! I wanted to kiss her. The way her tongue ran over her lip, and how she how she bit her bottom lip only made me want to kiss her more. We were in a compromising position, with me on top of her.

I noticed how Alexia's hands made their way to my hips, and in that moment, I decided to kiss her. I leaned down and placed my lips on hers. It wasn't passionate or anything, but then I felt Alexia return the kiss. She bit my bottom lip which caused me to release a quiet moan. She took her chance to deepen the kiss and I felt her tongue slip into my mouth. The kiss turned more passionate, and I shifted my body to move closer to her. Alexia wanted to do the same, and I felt her push her body up towards mine.

It was a fatal mistake because it caused me to put pressure on Alexia's sore knee. She let out a sound of pain and shifted. I was quick to get off her body. "I'm sorry" I apologized. "Don't worry about it" Alexia said with a smile. "Now, come back here" she continued and opened her arms for me. "I brought coffee and pastries" I said with a smile and handed her one of the cups of coffee and the pastry bag.

"Want to talk about what just happened?" Alexia shrugged. She was so nonchalant, and I was jealous of her for that. It was like this whole thing hadn't affected her. My legs felt like jelly as I was standing and all I wanted to do was to kiss her again. "Yes" I answered her. I sat down on the couch next to her and I felt Alexia wrap one of her arms around my shoulder.