Under The Lights

Thirty-five- Record Lee

I wake up naked laying on Titans chest with a splitting headache as soon as i crack my eyes open. I groan and snap them shut, putting my cheek back on his pec. My mind is fuzzy with memories from last night, i remember dancing with Titan for awhile before he decided to go to the bathroom, i remember reading a kids book and then kissing him but after that its a blur. I can take a good guess though.

Titans body is like a furnace pressed against mine as his chest rises and falls slowly, dead sleep. I try to get up but two things stop me, his deadlock grip around my waist and the room immediately starting to spin. I squint and strain my eyes to look at him. His mouth is slightly agape and i notice a couple of hickeys on his neck. I nod to myself and touch one of the dark spots, I vaguely remember doin that.

I sigh and drop back on him. My whole body is sore i feel like deadweight on top of him, just how long did we go at it last night? I try to grab my phone off the nightstand and it's harder than i thought, trying to stretch my body past Titans and his death grip on me. I push against his face as leverage and I finally swipe my phone off the table as i hear him groan.

He stirs a little bit but stays asleep as i rotate in his arms and get on my phone. I flick my hair in his face as my head rests on his chest, his hands palming different areas on my stomach. This feels like jail. It's 12:13, i stay on my phone for a while and scroll on instagram. i come across Junie and Rays Halloween post and It's then I realize we didn't take any pictures last night in our costumes, i quietly groan annoyed.

A couple minutes later i get a text message from Astrid. When did i even get her number? I click on the notification.

-Heyy, yall were so wasted but it was cute, i had to snap these. Don't be mad 🙏 Titan looked like he wanted to kill me last night 😂

I grin at my phone as i view the attachments. What beautiful timing to complain.

I scroll through the pictures, most of them are of us dancing and I wonder how she got so close without us noticing. The first ones taken from my chest up, i have one hand raised above my head laughing as Titan looks down at me, his eyes glistening at me while giving me the most breathtaking smile. I feel my heart beat a little faster as i scroll through the next couple photos and i study how Titan just watches me. Like I'm special, he looks at me like I'm everything.

I grin at the picture, delightfully surprised at his expression. Astrid ate with this. Us dancing under the lights, capturing a beautiful moment i barely remember. The lights dancing over our faces as he looks at me with such affection I can't help but laugh as i continue scrolling. She actually captured an almost full body photo of myself laughing and flipping my hair, damn i knew i looked good but this just brings it to a whole new level. My skin is literally glowing. I definitely have to post this one. Titan would definitely freak at the angle of this pic and who took it. I roll my eyes, he was acting so protective last night, as if Astrid could steal me away from him.

I look at the last picture and a laugh immediately rumbles from my chest. She's such a creeper, the photo is of me sitting sideways on Titans lap right before i kissed him. One of his arms are around my waist while the other is over my thighs, the lighting is dim but goddamn this quality is good. What kind of phone does she have?

I text her back once i look through all the photos.

-i am blessed that you took these, thank you 🤞🏿.

I go back on instagram and look at more Halloween posts from my friends, even one from my older sister, Akari, who's dressed as Clawdeen from monster high. My eyebrows raise in surprise, I'm surprised she knows that show. She looks cute, i wish i thought of it.