Infinate Stand

Chapter 8

I wake up the next morning and I wipe my eyes and look over to see Mike still asleep next to me. I pick up my phone off the nightstand and check the time- 11:30. I remember Mikes revelation last night and i begin to feel sick. I get up off the bed and run to the bathroom, letting everything out as soon as im in front of the toilet. Morning sickness is a bitch! I decide to grab my clothes from the other night and get dressed, i brush my teeth and tie my hair back off my face into a ponytail. I walk out and begin to make breakfast, i decide on chocolate chip pancakes. Nothing too fancy, but as im setting the table, Mike walks into the kitchen rubbing his eyes.

"Hey, whats all this?" He asks me, rubbing his eyes and standing next to me at the counter. "Breakfast, well i thought since i was up. Its nothing fancy, just chocolate chip pancakes." I tell him and he smirks. "Sit down" I command him playfully and he does. I place a carton of orange juice on the table along with two glasses. I place the plate of pancakes on the table in front of him and he takes one straight away as i smile at him.

"What" he asks, mouthful of pancakes. "Wow, these are amazing" he says and takes another mouthful of pancake. "We eat in silence and when we finish i stand up and begin to do the washing up, Mike said he'll do it, but its my mess. We agree that he will dry and put the dishes away. We do the washing up in silence, and before i know it, its 1pm. "So, you doing anything today?" I ask him and he shakes his head. "No, well i would go to see my dad, but they're still not allowing visitors" He tells me and i look at him.

"How about you?" He asks me and i nod. "Yeah, i've got to go back to my house for a bit, it feels like i havent been home in ages!" I say and he smiles. We talk for a little while longer and i finally stand to leave, i tell Mike that i'll see him later and he pulls me in for a hug. "Thank you, thank you so much, for everything Lex" he says into my hair and i smile into his chest. We pull away and say goodbye and i walk out of the apartment. My phone buzzes and i check it to see a text from Rebecca asking me to hang out today, i text her and tell her i'll be over soon. I drive to my house, say a quick hello to my mum and go upstairs to take a quick shower and freshen up.

Once im dressed and my hair is dry, i brush my teeth and head downstairs and tell my mum that im going over to Rebecca's. She says goodbye to me and i stroll down the driveway to my car. I arrive at Rebecca's apartment and buzz the buzzer, the door opens immediatly and Rebecca greets me. "LEXI!" She exclaims and pulls me in for a hug. We walk into the apartment and i sit down on the sofa. "So, whats the gossip?" She asks me and i raise my eyebrows. "Oh, come on. Whats going on between you and Mike, i heard about his dad. Is he okay?" She asks and i look at her. "He had a heart attack and they're keeping him in but wont let any visitors because he has some infection." I tell her.

"And Mike?" She continues and i look down at my knees and sigh. "He said.. He told me he loved me last night." I tell her, memories of Mike lying on top of me looking down into my eyes while he said the words "I love you".

Rebecca stands up and lets out a screech, that hurts my ears. "OH MY GOD LEXI! THIS IS AMAZING!" She exclaims. "Wait, you're not happy about it? Did you say it back?" I lowered my head into my hands and let out a loud groan. "I'll take that as a no, then?" She says and continues. "Well, do you?" She asks and i lift my head up from my hands.

I let out a small laugh. "I dont even know what love is" i admit and she sits back down on the sofa next to me.

"Love is.. Accepting the person for who they are, its never wanting to leave their side, wanting to spend every second of everyday with that person." She begins and my heart skips a beat. I need a second to process all of this, do i love Mike? I've only known him for a short time, i couldnt possibly love him, could i? I have a silent debate with myself until i hear Rebecca calling my name.

"Earth to Lexi" i look up and see Rebecca waving her hands in front of her face. "Sorry" i say and she laughs. "You okay?" I nod at her question. "Okay, how about a movie?" She says and walks over to the dvd player and puts on a dvd. Rebecca puts on 'White Chicks' and a small smile plays on my lips.

By the end of the movie its nearly 7' o clock and i sit up and stretch, i didnt even watch the movie, i spent the whole movie thinking about Mike and if what Rebecca said was true. I decided i was gonna find out. "Hey Becks, im gonna head home, i'll text ya later yeah? I say to her and she stands and hugs me goodbye and waves as i walk down the hall of her apartment block.

I get into my car, turn on the engine and begin to drive to Mikes apartment, his apartment is only about a ten minute drive from Rebecca's and when i get there i turn off my car and run quickly up the stairs to his apartment, i knock on the door and pray that hes in. That prayer is answered when the door opens to reveal Mike, with wet hair, topless with a towel hanging around his waist.

My breath catches at the sight of him. God, he is goodlooking. "Hey" he says and gestures for me to come in, i walk in and shut the door behind me. I walk over to him and crash my lips onto his. He seems caught off guard by me doing this, but quickly recovers as he slips his tongue into my mouth. He puts his hands around my waist and i move my hands up into his hair. He lets out a soft groan into my mouth, making me smile. I give him a peck on the lips before i pull away, hands still in his hair and his still holding me against him. I look up into his eyes, his amazing chocolate eyes, he gives me a soft smile and my heart beats so fast in my chest. And thats when i knew - i knew it was true. A smile played on my lips as i look into his eyes once more.

"I love you" i finally say and my heart flutters as the words leave my mouth. He looks at me shocked, but quickly recovers.

"Im sorry for not saying it last ni-" Im cut off by his lips meeting mine once again and this time i smile into the kiss. I run my fingers through his wet hair and he groans more into my mouth. He pulls me closer to him to deepen the kiss and i feel his bulge growing under the white towel. I slowly pull away from the kiss, only to gesture going into the bedroom. When we reach his bedroom he lightly pushes me back on the bed and i take my top and bra off as he pulls down my trousers and underwear. He pulls the towel from his waist and hovers over me on the bed, he lowers himself down and slowly pushes into me.

I let out a small gasp and he begins kissing me again as he pushes in and out of me. I gently scratching at his back and as he begin kissing my neck, leaving a trail of sloppy kisses along my collarbone and moving his hands up to play with my boobs. Oh my god, this felt so good. "I love y- ah" he moans and his raspy voice sends me over the edge. He pushes into me once more and within seconds we both let out raspy moans as he buried his head in my neck, we stayed like this for a few minutes before he got up off the bed and over to the drawer to put on a pair of boxer shorts before handing me the towel he used before to clean myself off and then handed me a pair of pyjama bottoms and a tshirt. I smiled and thanked him before lying back down on the bed and getting under the covers.

I feel the bed dip down and when i look over Mike is getting in the bed, smiling down at me. I smile back at him and he leans in to kiss me, i kiss him back. "I love you" i say into the kiss and feel him smile against my lips. "I love you, so much!" He says once more and wraps his arms around my body. He kisses the back of my head and i slowly drift off to sleep.