Begin Again

Chapter 34

IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE AT THE END!!! PLEASE READ!!

"Is, can you come help me?", I call from the bedroom, "I can't get the zipper!"

"Yeah hold on I'm almost done," she calls back.

She's been curling her hair for her costume in the bathroom. I've been trying to zip my costume up myself but despite me being a gorilla, I don't have gorilla arms. Is walks out of the bathroom, her hair perfectly curled, and comes and zips up my costume for me.

"Oh girl you look hot. That dress fits you perfectly," she compliments, taking a step back to admire.

"Thanks, your hair looks flawless. I can't wait to see you in your full costume."

"You won't have to wait long, I'm fixin' to put it on."

Isabel came over about an hour ago to start getting ready for Luke's Halloween party tonight. Erik is picking all of us up, including Bryan.

While I go and put on my makeup, Isabel puts on her costume. I do my makeup dark, including my lipstick. Isabel comes in the bathroom behind me, fully dressed in her costume.

"Dang, you make a hot flapper girl. Bryan is gonna have his jaw on the floor."

"I know," she says confidently, "now move so I can do my makeup."

Laughing I leave the bathroom and go put my shoe on. My phone lights up with a text, momentarily silencing the music. Once my shoe is on I walk over to my nightstand and check to see who the text is from.

Erik: We'll be there in about five. See you soon beautiful girl :)

"Hey Is, the guys will be here in about five!"

"Okay, I'm almost done!"

I can't wait to see Erik in his Tarzan costume. He even has a spear he's going to carry around. I grab my crutches off the side of my bed and get ready to go. Earlier this week Isabel and I gorillad my crutches. Now they're all black and furry. We even decorated my boot with some left over fur so that it would match the shoe.

"I'm all ready," Isabel says walking out of the bathroom and striking a pose.

"You look amazing," I tell her sincerely.

"So do you, now let's go they'll be here soon and you take a while to get places."

"That was not nice," I say giving her a glare.

She laughs, "You know I'm just teasin'."

"Yeah, yeah let's go."

By the time we get out the front door Eriks truck is pulling into my driveway. He parks and then both of them step out. Our eyes meet and the world stops. Erik is absolutely breathtaking. To say he's got abs is an understatement; the boys got a highly defined six pack. A washer board. Not only does he have abs. He has a rock hard chest too. Him in a loin cloth is one of the most stunning sights I have ever seen. His hair falls across his forehead in slight curls in a messy but sexy way.

I am frozen in my place. Erik seems to be too but he snaps out of his trance and makes his way to me. He stops in front of me, reaching out and twirling a lock of my hair around his finger. My eyes are glued to his body and I can't even say that I'm embarrassed. I'm able to tear eyes away though, and look up into his green ones.

"Trystan, you look amazing. You're such an adorable Turk."

His eyes trail lazily down my costume clad body sending shivers down my spine. Slowly they make their way back to my face. A sheepish smile crosses his lips before he closes the gap between us and plants a gentle kiss on my lips. He pulls back with a smile on his face.