the one where Conrad comforts you during a thunderstorm.
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Conrad had gone golfing for the day with his sailing buddies. Most of them were older than him with a lot more golf experience than he has, but there were a couple guys more his age.
You were at his place waiting for him to return. It was just you in the house, so you decided to clean up a little, just to show your gratitude to the Fishers for letting you stay at their place over the summer. You and Conrad both thought it would have taken some more convincing, but Susannah was surprisingly chill about it. You of course had to sleep in the guest bedroom across the floor, but you would have slept on the couch if it meant you got to see Conrad every day of the summer.
As you were finishing wiping down the countertops in the kitchen you notice the room getting darker, you looked outside and saw a big black cloud surrounding the sky. You didn't know there was a storm coming.
You hated storms. Ever since you were a little kid they would make you sick to your stomach. You're not sure what exactly makes them scary, but you hated them, especially when you were alone.
You grab your phone and text Conrad.
hey, how many more holes?
You wait a few minutes but no response. It always made you nervous when Conrad didn't respond, especially when he was out. He was golfing about 20 minutes away, it could already be storming there.
Then the rain starting falling. Big drops hitting the roof of the house, even with its tall ceilings you could still hear it loudly.
conrad
please respond
are you out in the storm? pls get to shelter if you haven't already
and call me
You started to panic. The rain was getting louder and you could hear distant rumbles. You were telling yourself that Conrad would be back any minute now. He was probably driving home cause of the rain and would be home any time.
You also worried because what if he wasn't off the green. What if it snuck up on him too and he was stuck out there. You started panicking more which was not good.
You grabbed a blanket and headed into the office. It had no windows so you hoped it would make the thunder quieter.
conrad i'm scared pls respond
The rain was getting heavier and the thunder was getting louder. You sat surrounded by the blanket with your hands pressed against your ears. It muffled the sound of the rain but didn't do much for the thunder.
You started to think about all of things that could have possibly gone wrong for conrad: struck by lightning, car crash, stuck in a ditch, etc. You knew it was totally unhealthy but your mind when to worst case scenario when you're scared.
You sat under the blanket covering your ears for a few more minutes till you heard the door open and Conrad's voice shouting your name.
You let out a sigh of relief and walk out of the office into the front entrance with the blanket wrapped around you and see Conrad standing there with wet clothing.
Conrad came over and gave you a hug, wet clothes and all.
"I'm so sorry for not texting you. I left my phone in the car while on the green so I never saw any messages". Conrad said still holding you. You could still hear thunder booming and flashes of light shine through the windows. You had your arms wrapped around his wet body, needing his comfort.
"We were nearly done the hole when it got really windy and starting pouring on us. It came out of nowhere, I didn't even know it was supposed to rain today. But we sprinted to our cars to try to avoid getting soaked, didn't really work out too well though" Conrad said talking about his soaked clothes. He kissed the top of your head.
"I'm really sorry for leaving you here alone. If I had known this was coming I would never have gone. I know you hate storms." Conrad said feeling bad.
You unwrapped your arms from Conrad's body and looked at his face "hey don't be sorry, I know you wouldn't have, you can't control the weather, if you could then this would be a different story" you said smirking. Conrad grinned and kissed you on the cheek.
A loud clap of thunder roared through the house which made you jump and cower back into Conrad's arms. Conrad rubbed your back reassuringly.
"It's okay y/n, I got you, don't worry".
"I'm sorry I'm such a baby about storms. I don't know why they freak me out but I panic every time they happen" you said feeling guilty for always needing Conrad's comfort during this time.
"Hey no reason to be sorry. I'm afraid of the dark and there's no logical reason for that. You can't control what you're afraid of. Unless you can and this is all just a ruse to get me to cuddle you" Conrad said trying to be silly.
You smirked at him "maybe it is".
"Well I'm okay with that". He smirked back.
"Do you want to go get changed out of these wet clothes? You must be freezing." You asked realizing your blanket is damp from holding him in his wet body.
"Yeah that might be nice" Conrad shrugged sarcastically. I'll be back in 2 minutes. Tops." Conrad gave you a kiss and ran up the stairs to his room to change.
The rain seemed to have gotten lighter and the thunder seems more in the distance. You're hoping this means the storm is passing and that there is so round two. You walk past the kitchen into the living room to sit on the couch.
Conrad comes down the stairs just over a minute later wearing sweatpants and t-shirt with one of his hoodies in his hands and a new blanket in the other. He hands you the sweater and takes the damp blanket from you. You put on his grey sweater that smells like him. You loved wearing his clothes.
Conrad sat down next to you on the couch and placed the blanket over top of both of you.
"What movie should I put on?" Conrad asks picking up the tv remote.
"Hmmm, I think my comfort movie might be fitting for right now" you said knowing Conrad knows exactly what movie to put on.
"You bet" Conrad clicks some buttons and hits play on the movie, setting the remote down and pulling you into him to be as close as possible.
The movie starts with its usual intro, "this is the story of how I died. Don't worry, this is actually a very fun story. And the truth is, it isn't even mine. This is the story of a girl, named Rapunzel. And it starts, with the sun".
You look over at Conrad and kiss him. He is truly the sweetest boy and does so much for you. "I love you" you say to him.
"I love you" he says and kisses you once more. You lay your head on his chest and continue watching the movie feeling thankful for Conrad.
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A/n: sorry I have been slacking on posting. I have so many started chapters I just need to finish them and have had no motivation but I will try to power through. I hope you can figure out what movie it is from the monologue I used. It is one of my fav movies. Anyways hope you enjoyed, okay byeeee
