Birthday Wish

B.W Ch 9

Ch 9

I got out of the shower in the guest room, and got dressed. I picked up my brush and started brushing out my wet hair, thinking of putting it into a side braid. I put on my Maroon 5 t-shirt I got at the concert and black leggings. I put my red plaid sweater over it and completed my outfit with my grey converse. It hit me that this was the sixth day I've been here...I'm leaving a day from tomorrow!!! I tried to shake off the depressing feeling and decided to braid my hair, with some extra hairs framing my face off to the left. I grabbed my purse and went to see if Tom was ready.

I walked out of my room and headed to his room. I was looking down at my phone so I wasn't aware of what was in front of me.

"Tom? Are you re-OOF!" I face planted on a soft cushioned mattress as I heard my phone hitting somewhere and landing. I sat up and realized that I've never seen his room before. It was beautiful and exquisite, just like him. Unlike his house walls, his own room was customized to his liking. I stood up with wide eyes as I observed his room. His walls were a shade of sea blue, his favorite color. He had paintings from his favorite artists, as I could tell. I had no idea who the artists were. There were shelves and shelves of books aligned with his wall, the shelves also the same color blue. There were pictures of New York on his wall too! I smiled brightly, knowing that one of his favorite states was New York. There were glass sculptures as well as pictures of him when he was younger, and his family. I smiled warmly while looking at one of the photos from when he looked about 7 years old. He was playing with, I assumed his dad. I looked at the bed for the first time. It was a different shade of blue, a lighter shade that complemented his room. His sheets were soft but comfortable.

I was too busy taking in the beauty of his room that I didn't notice him walk out of the bathroom...

"Lea?" He said. I snapped out of my reverie and looked at him. My eyes bulged out of their sockets and a deep blush ran up my face. I looked at the ground before I could say anything stupid. I got a glimpse of him before I looked at the ground. Well...for one he was dripping wet and only had a towel wrapped around his waist. See why I felt like my whole body was about to explode?

"Hey love, I was just getting ready. You can go downstairs and eat something alright?" He asked. I still didn't look up at him. I think he took it as a misperception and walked nearer to me...

'No no no! Please no!' I screamed in my head. He was right in front of me in seconds and lifted my chin up to look at his eyes. I complied and I looked at his face, still wet and his hair drying. I was dying to push my lips against his, but I didn't want to seem...pushy. I didn't even have to think about that though because he did it for me. In a matter of seconds his lips were on mine and I melted into him. His tongue ran along my bottom lip and I let him in. He put his hands on my hips and I was about to wrap my hands around his neck, when I felt his warm bare skin. I broke the kiss reluctantly and said,"U-u-um...I-I just wanted to um...check if you were...uh...done..." I said stupidly. He smiled and pecked me on the lips again.

"Go downstairs love. Eat and then we can go okay?" He asked. I was still paralyzed from being kissed by a...half-naked Tom so since my brain could not process coherent thoughts, I stuttered out a response.

"Um...yeah sure..." I said. I hurried to grab my thrown phone and my purse, but Tom's silky voice caught me.

"Lea?" He asked, looking at me with a smile on his face.

"Yeah?"

"Keep up that stuttering," He winked and walked off to the bathroom to get dressed. I stood there stunned and unable to move. I was pretty sure my face was as red as a volcano right now. I walked numbly downstairs with my mind whirling about what just happened. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and got out some cereal. I grinned; this was a start of an exceptionally good day.