Adoring Love

20

Elizabeth
The chill air swirls around us, causing goose bumps to rise on my skin. My nightgown clings tightly to my body in the wind.
"Well it's not as nice out as I thought it would be." Peter says, placing his jacket around me.
"Tell me more things." I say, wanting to hear his wisdom.
"Like what?"
"Describe love again." I say excitedly, laying on the ground of the balcony. He lies down beside me and we stare at the stars.
"Well I already told you one way of looking at it. I want to know your thoughts. What's your idea of love?" he asks. I bite my lip, thinking about love.
"It's strange. Hard to describe. I want a relationship where we can act like nerds and share stuff. Talk about anything and everything, share music. And never get tired of each other. And I think that's love. And the best way to describe it would be...like best friends?" I ask, unsure. I glance at him and watch his face as he listens to me and that's when it becomes clear. I know what love is. What it feels like. How to describe it.
"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." I say softly, staring into his green eyes.
"That's beautiful. Your wisdom never ceases to amaze me Elizabeth Anne." he says. I blush and look back up at the stars. Next thing I know, I'm in my bed, waking up to my alarm. How did I get here?
I look over and see Peter laying in his bed, sound asleep. I smile, getting out of my bed to wake him. I contemplate how I should wake him this morning. Stepping onto his bed, I begin to jump up and down.
"Wake up." I say happily. He moans and turns over, staring at me.
"Morning." he says sleepily.
"Get up!" I say again. He smirks and grabs my ankles, pulling them out from under me. I squeal and fall onto his bed laughing.
"We don't have work today." he says. I look at him confused.
"Martin decided to give us the day off to go back home and see our families."
I jump off the bed and grab my clothes I picked out for today.
"What're you doing?" he asks.
"What does it look like? I'm getting ready!" I tell him, running to the bathroom. I remove all of my clothes and quickly get into the shower, not bothering to let the water warm up.
Right when I wash the shampoo out of my hair, I hear a noise outside of the shower. Peaking my head out, I gasp when I see Peter brushing his teeth.
"Peter!" I shout, covering more of my body with the shower curtain. I smile and nods, continuing to brush his teeth. He leans down to spit out his toothpaste and turns back around to look at me.
"I'm naked." I tell him.
"Well I would hope so." he says winking. He turns back around and begins to mess with his hair. I huff and go back to washing myself. I finish showering and turn off the water.
"Hey, Peter?" I ask, listening for a response.
All of a sudden, a hand sticks through the curtain, holding a towel.
"Jesus, you scared me!" I tell him, grabbing the towel from his hand and wrapping it around my body.
"Are you still in here?" I ask.
"Yes."
"Oh." I say, not knowing what to do. I open the curtain and step out. Peter is fixing his hair with gel, slicking it off to the side stylishly. I grab my clothes from the counter and begin to leave.
"Liz?"
I turn around and see him holding my panties in his hand. I blush and quickly grab them and walk to the bedroom. I lock the door and let my towel drop to the ground.
I quickly dress myself and brush my hair, tying it back into a french braid. I walk out of the room and put on my shoes.
"Ready Peter?" I ask, knocking on the door. He opens it and smiles.
"Ready." We walk down stairs and get into his car.
"Alright well, it's only an hour and a half drive." Peter says, pulling out of the parking lot.
"How will we pass the time?" I say dramatically.
"I don't know. I mean you're such a boring person to talk to." he says sarcastically. The time flies by as we play games and sing along to the radio. Before I know it, we are pulling into the parking lot of my flat.
"So i'll pick you up at 8?" Peter asks.
"Yeah! I'll text you." I tell him, getting out. I walk into the building and ride the elevator to the top floor. I walk into my house and find Gavin standing there, half naked.
"Gavin?" I ask. He smiles and walks toward me.
"Hey babe. I've missed you so much." he says, grabbing me and kissing me sloppily. I pull away, looking at him.
"Why are you only in your boxers?" I ask.
"Because I missed you. I was thinking we could take this to the bedroom." he says, pulling me by my hand.
"But you didn't even know I was coming. I never told you." I say suspiciously.
"Alright so I missed you so much that I jacked off. Whatever. The point is that...God, you're sexy." he says, kissing me again.
"Gavin." I say, trying to pull away. I give in slightly, kissing him back. It's been so long since I've had contact in a romantic way. I pull away and step back.
"You didn't call." I say angrily. "I've been away for months and you've only called me once. You're my boyfriend."
"I know babe. I'm sorry. I'll call you more. And text you." he says softly, kissing me again. "And visit you." he whispers, kissing my neck.
He grabs the bottom of my shirt and begins to pull it off. I gasp and step back again.
"Gavin i'm not ready. I've told you that."
He huffs.
"What the hell Liz? We've been dating for years and you still aren't ready?" he asks angrily.
I hear a noise from the closet and I glance at the door.
"Shit." Gavin says under his breath.