Taste That Your Lips Allow ~ Ed Sheeran Fanfic

Chapter 13: Rooftop Kisses

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Annie’s POV

I didn't hear from him after that. At first I texted him maybe twice a day but then it turned into twice a week and soon I stopped all together as no replies ever came.

My parents thought that we had simply broken up all though they suspected something.

"Annie are you ok?" Hannah asked catching me slightly as I tumbled backwards. "Yeah I'm just going to sit down for a bit.” I said. I can do this I thought to myself, just sit here and soon it would all be over with.

I heard him tuning his guitar but couldn't see him over the heads of the others. "I should ink my skin with your name" he sung. His angelic voice carrying throughout the club. I felt my heart twinge as I remembered him writing this song in the last couple of days we were together.

I swallowed hard and tired to distract myself from the room. "But maybe I'm just in love when you wake me up" I couldn't do it. I stood up and walked past my friends, muttering something about needing fresh air, and followed the signs to the exit onto the roof.

The cool air felt like a welcome old friend and it swirled around me and seemed to calm my nerves. I took a seat on one of the whisker chairs and looked out into the dark night, watching as the small lights of the cars weaved in and out on the London roads.

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Ed’s POV

“Cause maybe I'm just in love when you wake me up

Or maybe I'm just in love when you wake me up

Maybe I fell in love when you woke me up” I watched as a small strip of light appeared in the far corner and a head of long auburn hair disappeared through the door. Auburn hair. Long auburn hair. Annie. Snap out of it Ed! Why would she be here? I left her, she probably hates me now. If only she knew why, maybe things would be different. I sighed as I took a drink of water.

Before I knew what I was doing I had begun to strum the opening chords of a song I had never performed live before: “If we take this bird in, with its broken leg, we could nurse it, she said” Images of Annie and I walking down my road flashed into my head. She had gasped when she saw the tiny bird injured on the side of the road and had hurried to pick it up. I remembered the way she comforted it and looked after the bird as if it was her child and the look of compassion on her face had blown me away. “But if I kiss you will your mouth read this truth, Darling how I miss you, strawberries taste how lips do,”

As I looked into the crowd I saw some familiar faces. I took me a while to place them but I practically chocked on the last words of the song as it hit me. They were Annie’s friends. Annie. I thought back to the girl who had left the club about 5 minutes ago. Could it be?

Jumping off the stage I forced my way through the crowds of people, all giving me curious looks. I heard William saying “And Ed will be back in a few minutes…” As I forced open the door to the roof. I tripped over every step in my haste to climb the stairs and fell over as I pushed open the door at the top.

I gazed around the roof top, and my heart dropped as it appeared to be empty. As I turned to go I saw a wicker egg cup chair with the shadow of someone sitting in it.

I tried to take a step forward but my legs refused to listen to me. I was frozen to the spot, terrified about taking another step. Just then I heard the faintest sounds of sobbing. I knew that noise, many a time had I heard it whilst watching films such as ‘PS I love you’.

The noise seemed to reach out to me in the darkness and suddenly I was standing behind the chair. “Annie?” I said my voice breaking slightly.

Annie’s POV

“Annie” I heard from behind me. I went stiff, my body complexly rigid at the sound of his voice. After a few moments had past, it could have been hours for all I knew, I turned to face him.

At first I thought I was dreaming, no one can look as good as he did there. He was wearing a red sweater, the sleeves pulled down slightly over his hands, and a pair of his favourite jeans and trainers. Our eyes met and locked together.

At first my instinct took over and I began to step forward, the biggest smile on my face, but with each second that past and each step I took the pain that he had caused me grew and grew inside me until by the time I had reached him I was positively fuming. His smile changed to a look of fear as I raised my hand, as if to slap him, but clenched my fist and dropped my hand to my side as I realised I could never hurt him. Instead I stepped even closer and wrested my forehead on his chest and felt my body begin to shake as the tears erupted from eyes. Soon I could feel his arms wrap around me, I felt safe. But only for a second. It was if I was in a room where no one could get in but then I realised that no one could get out either.

 I forced my body away from him and turned my back from him. I felt foolish for giving in so easily. Well I wasn’t going to let it happen again. “Annie, please.” I heard him say, he rested his hand on my shoulder but I shook it off.

“You think that you… you can just walk back into my life… as if… as if nothing has happened.” I said my voice shaking slightly. “I texted you and called you” I said spinning around and advancing on Ed, who began to stagger backwards “I even went to your apartment. You left me Ed! You left me, without as much as a goodbye!” My voice shook again, but this time with anger. We had reached the edge of the rooftop by now and Ed was pressed up against the waist high railing. I continued to walk towards him “You broke my heart Ed.” I said quietly standing so close to him now. A second of silence past and then suddenly he bent down and kissed my lips. This time I did slap him.

Ed’s POV

Her hand left my cheek stinging slightly. She stepped backwards staring in shock at what she had just done. “Sorr-“ she began to say “No, I probably deserved that one. Sorry, I haven’t been able to think of anything other than the taste that your lips allow since… Well since September. There is a lot that I need to explain and-“ just then the rooftop door came crashing open. “Who are you talking to?” William said. I watched as Annie shuffled backwards into the corner, hiding herself in the shadows. “Oh just practicing… warming up the voice you know” I said. William gave me a funny look before escorting me back downstairs.

Annie’s POV

I heard the door slam. My lips still tingling from Ed’s kiss I trailed my fingertips over them. Suddenly I heard my phone give a little whistle. I smiled. I hadn’t heard that text tone in a very long time. I pulled out my phone and read the message hastily “Please Annie meet me for coffee tomorrow 9am. Our usual place. Ed” Could I let him back into my life? Someone who had completely trampled all over my heart?