The folkloric summer

Chapter-7

"....Can you feel this magic in the air,
It Must've been the way you kiss me...."

We ended up walking to a silent beach area. The pale sun was going down. We watched sunset together, he kissed me atleast 5 times, while watching the beauty in nature.

"You know you were distracting me!"- he says, when we set off to the other side of the beach. He said he had something to show me.

"Oh james!"- i breathed, as he held my hands, and kept our hands in my sweatshirt's pocket.

"This sunset is even better during summer! The sun is usually much brighter and the climate is warmer." He told me as we were walking.

"Cool!" - i told him.

"Can I ask you something?"- he asked.

"Yup!"

"You were jealous of Augustine! Weren't you?"- his smile was wider.

"I mean...."

"Don't lie, betty! I exactly know what it is!"

"Yeah! A lill bit!"- I flushed.

He chuckled.

"'Lill bit!?"- he asked.

I nodded.
"Oh betty!"- he kissed my forehead, that feeling turned my stomach. "How much I love you!" He breathed.

We walked almost a few kilometres when I saw, just near the shore, a khaki tent set up, adorned with fairy lights and probably flowers. A small rounded table set against the tent, along with a bon fire, and a barbecue set up.

"Oh my god!" I gasped.
I glared up at James, without even thinking, I threw myself on him, as we fell on the cold sand. Our eyes interlocked.

I kissed him, as he held my hair up, we kissed until he rested his head down. His taste of lips was my idea of luxury. The electricity I feel when he loves me, is enough to keep me alive for a lifetime at least.

He lead me into the tent, a place with a blue couch, a side table with books—oh lord they were my favourite rom-coms. I looked up at him in awe, as he was smiling at me, the most cutest person to exist!! Also 2 cups of hot espresso aside the books. I threw my arms on his shoulders, as he held me by my waist.

"So! Now! I might tell you where me and Tris were the whole day during school!" He said, looking deep into my eyes.

"Where?"- I asked him,as realisation hit me! "Oh! NO WAYY!" I glared around. "You guys did it all?" I asked him eagerly, when He nodded shyly, I couldn't help but put a gentle kiss on his cheek.

"I love you so much!"- I whispered as he smiled and I settled myself on the couch, yawning.

He tossed me a cookie and went for our coffees, i stood up and started to examine the books.

As he handed over a cup to me and made his way on the couch. He was eyeing me, smiling. I rested the book and the coffee on the table. Slowly walking towards him and sat on his laps.

"There Elizabeth! You need to control. Trying to seduce a young boy??"- he smirked, as I moved my hands through his hair and he gripped me by my waist.

"Oh! James!"- I swatted his hands, blushing.

"You are a mess, betty and I love you like that" he told me and I blushed!

"Can I ask you something?" He asked, as I nodded.

"I've seen your mom, but what about your dad?"- his tone was serious.

"He lives in France. He owns a publishing company there. Comes to visit us twice a year." I told him.

"Oh! A publishing company. I thought that only your mother works in one!"

"Thats a branch of our company! 'Carter publications'! She had the chance to work at the main building, France. But she wasn't ready to leave the manuscripts she has worked on here, so we stayed here." - I explained.

"..but she could've continued the same work there." He said.

"It's not like that James!"- i tell him. "If you leave something behind, others will always have the opportunity to work on them, just like you have the opportunity to begin again! The only thing that changes is the 'thing', not the person."- I said,

"Oh! my philosophy queen! Not when you have patent over that thing!" He told me wisely.

"Well! How can one have patent over an incomplete thing?" I answered him wisely.

"Well!I don't give a fuck about other "things", but I can guarantee, you are my "forever thing", even if I don't have patent over you, I'll never leave you behind." He said, his grip tightened.

"Oh! My peter pan!"- i said sarcastically, squeezing his cheeks.

"Peter?"- his brows widened.

"Yeah! He too, like you promised so much to Wendy, but unfortunately couldn't keep it!" I told him!

"But this Peter means the shit! And he'll always love his Wendy!"he said in his serious voice.

"Oh! My cheesy Peter! Such a pookie you are!"- I chuckled.

"Come on betty! Not that "pookie"!" He rolled his eyes, giggling.

A second of silence and drowning into each other's eyes, when he pulled me closer and touched his plump lips with mine. He explored my mouth and the warmth was killing me. This feels ironically iconic. I felt his hand under my sweatshirt, his cold hand on my skin balanced the warmth. His hand was tracking on my back, and upto my neck, and into my hair, through my maroon sweatshirt. I remembered something and stopped the fun in between, his hand still under the sweatshirt and he looked confused.

"What time is it?"- I asked  him.

He took the hand out and pulled out his phone! "7:30" his voice made me shiver.

"Fuck!" I breathed. I stood up! And Tied my hair into a bun. "My mom would kill me, if she got to know that I was with a boy, the whole time! I really hope she has an urgent meeting!"

I looked around to see James' disappointed face.
"Can we please go?" I asked him almost in whispers.

"You didn't tell your mom...about us?" He asked, ignoring my plead.

"Oh!...no! I haven't yet! But I promise you! I'll talk to her tonight!" I told him, cupping his cheeks into my hands.

He jerked away. "And I was venting about my family's reaction to when I told them about you!" His voice changed from cheerful to disappointed.

"Oh! James! I promise you!" I made him look at me. "My mom!, She's strict. I was afraid that she wouldn't approve it. But trust me, when I'll tell her about how nice you are, she'll definitely agree. And probably invite you to dinner someday!"- i told him as a smile appeared on his beautiful face. He cupped me into his arms, and I rested my face on his chest, i could hear his heart race. I would do anything to be close to him, even if I had to rebel against my mom.

Finally, we walked to the cobblestones pathway, to his car, and he drived me to my house, not leaving my hand, during the ride. Finally, he stopped before the main gate, and finally passed me a small kiss. I waved him goodbye and he drove away, saying 'i love you' for probably the 20th time today.

I watched his car disappear on the street, and started to made my way in when I saw my mom's car parked there.
Really, Today was a fairy tale..
Only thing was, I don't know how to face my mom, and tell her, what I've promised James.