Darkened Roses [Complete][Book 1 of Roses Trilogy]

Chapter 4; The Park

*recommended for ages 16+ due to strong language and content*

(Ray's POV)

I let out a low groan as I woke up, blinking my eyes a few times. I forced myself to sit up and realized that I wasn't in my bed. Then I remembered last night and that I was at my new co-worker Rose's apartment. I stood up and looked around at the apartment and then looked down the small hallway that led to her bedroom.

The door was shut and the room beyond the door seemed quiet, so I decided to jog across the hall to my apartment to get changed and come back. As I headed towards the door, I heard a small sound come from the bedroom and so, I hurried back to the couch and laid back down, closing my eyes rather quickly.

(Rose's POV)

The first thing I felt was pain as I opened my eyes. The hangover that devoured my forehead was horrible. Fuck! this hurts! I thought. The second thing I noticed was a faint harsh smell, and I realized that it was coming off me. Then I realized that I was not wearing the same things I had when I had gone to the bar last night.

As I walked down the small hall into the bathroom, I noticed my hair was horribly disheveled and my eyes were a little red.

"Fuck, I look horrible" I said to myself, as I dismissed my looks for now and headed back to the bedroom, grabbing a small baby blue tee with an intricate red rose on it and my black boot cut jeans. After getting dressed, I opened my door and walked out to make some breakfast. After I noticed my hair and such, I hadn't done anything to address my hair, but as I walked into the living room, I desperately wished I had.

The first thing I noticed was Ray sleeping on my couch, still in his clothes from the previous day. I nervously walked over to him, and leaned towards him, and touched my hand to his shoulder. His eyelids fluttered open to reveal deep brown eyes that focused in on me. I stumbled backwards, and managed to steady myself. As he sat up, I watched him, placing my hand on my hip. His gaze traveled upwards to my hair and then back to my face. I felt a blush on my cheeks as I watched him.

"Why are you sleeping on my couch?" I asked him, my voice surprisingly calm. He studied me for a second, before getting to his feet.

"You were pretty drunk last night, so I stayed over last night just in case you had thrown up. Which you did, about 4 times in total" He told me, and I raised my hand to my aching forehead.

"Wow, apparently 5 or 6 drinks didn't agree with me, granted, I almost never drink alcohol, so, you know" I said, with a small chuckle.

(Ray's POV)

As I closed my eyes once more, I heard more noises from the bedroom and the bedroom door creak open. I could sort of hear her soft footsteps as she came to a halt by the couch, I had to keep my breathing even as she leaned towards me. I felt her warm hand on my shoulder and my eyes fluttered open. I noticed her stumble backwards, and then steady herself. I pushed myself up into a sitting position and gazed at her. The first thing I noticed was her hair, bedhead hair. I then brought my gaze back down to her, noticed as she had her hand on her hip.

"Why are you sleeping on my couch?" She asked me, her voice calm. I studied her for a second, before getting up on my feet.

"You were pretty drunk last night, so I stayed over last night just in case you had thrown up. Which you did, about 4 times in total" I said to her, and watched as she raised a hand to her forehead.

"Wow, apparently 5 or 6 drinks didn't agree with me, granted, I almost never drink alcohol, so, you know" She said, with a small chuckle. I let out a soft chuckle as well and eyed her carefully.

"Rose, I was wondering if you, uh, if you wanted to go to the park with me today?" I asked her, as I felt beads of sweat start forming on my forehead. She looked at me and then after a few moments, she broke into an amazing smile. I could feel heat rising to my cheeks as my beating heart picked up speed.

"Sure, let me just go fix my hair and such" She said, her voice smooth. I nodded, before looking down at my dirty Achieve shirt and jeans.

"I'm going to hop across the hall to my apartment and change" I said, and she nodded, not looking at all surprised that I lived across the hall from her. We turned away, and after grabbing my checkered converse and headed towards the door once more.

I fished my keys out of my front pocket and unlocked the door. After I entered, I turned around and shut the door. Looking around my apartment, I let out a small chuckle, noticing how very much alike our apartments looked. I moved towards the bedroom, and walked into my closet, deciding on a black shirt that had a tuxedo pattern on it, with a rose to the side. The shirt looked just like my minecraft skin's top. I then grabbed a pair of black jeans and headed to the bathroom. I set my clothes down on the toilet seat, took off my thick rimmed square glasses and my dirty clothes. I threw the dirty clothes in a hamper and turned on the shower.

Once the shower was nice and hot, I stepped in, letting the water run over my body. I ran some shampoo in my short brown hair, and scrubbed. After all the shampoo was out, I stood there for another minute before shutting off the water and stepping out. I wrapped a towel around my waist and grabbed my clothes. Once I had my clothes, I stepped into my bedroom, and dried off, then changed into my clean clothes. I put on my black converse, and as I headed back to the door to see Rose, I grabbed a banana and as I ate it, I grabbed my phone and house keys. I went back to the door and after throwing the peel in the trash, I pulled open the white door and walked out, locking it on my way.

I stopped in front of her white door and raised my hand to knock. To my surprise, the door swung open without any knocking necessary. He gazed at her, and noticed she was wearing the same baby blue tee with a red rose patterned in on the front with black boot cut jeans and gray converse. Her ginger hair was down, and short curls adorned her face. I felt a smile stretch on my face as I watched her.

"You look stunning" I said, the smile still on my face. She blushed red and stepped outside her door, and locked the door behind her. We walked down the hall and down the stairs, and then out the door. She passed by her truck and we headed to the sidewalk. My hand itched to take hers, but I pushed that down, and we soon arrived at the park.

We sat down on one of the many cold wooden benches. This one was situated beneath a large oak tree, that had a rose bush planted beside it. Multiple roses were blooming off of it as I smiled. She looked out around the park and I got up. She went to follow me and I gestured for her to stay there and look away. She turned away slowly and started at her feet like they were amazing. I let out a chuckle as I walked towards the bush, and swiftly plucked a rose off. I walked back to her and told her to close her eyes and bring her head up. As she brought her head up, her eyes were closed and I placed the rose in her hair, just above her ear.

"All right, open your eyes" I instructed and grabbed my phone to show her what I did. She let out a soft gasp and brought her hand up towards it, but didn't touch it.

"Every beautiful girl deserves a rose in her hair" I said as I put away my phone. I sat back down and took her hand in mine.

"Rose, I have to tell you something" I said, my gaze locked on hers. She nodded, a blush creeping on to her face.

"I, really like you" I confessed and she nodded, speechless. I brought my lips close to hers and we kissed, her lips tasted of chocolate and strawberries. It was a short passionate kiss as we broke apart. Suddenly, a phone tone rang as she pulled back and brought out a black iPhone 5s and answered it. Her face went from happy to complete and utter shock and confusion.

"Whats wrong Rose?" I asked, my heart starting to pound harder.

"Its my sister"

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What's wrong with Rose's sister? Hmm... Mystery!

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