Firecracker

Chapter 13

Turns out the train was delayed by an hour on the way home but I didnt mind much, if I had to choose one person to be stuck on a train with I'd choose Rye anyway so it was sort of a win, win situation.

"So tell me all about America then" Rye said as he leant his elbows on the table infront of us.
And so that's what I did, for the rest if the journey I spilled my guts to him about everything and he sat there listening, occasionally nodding his head. I played with his fingers as I spoke and before we even knew it the train stopped back at Slough, it was getting late out now and the only light was the street lights that illuminated our faces as we walked back to the flat, hand in hand. I felt giddy inside, like everything was coming together, falling into place. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face and I know Rye noticed. But it was okay because his face was stretched into a massive grin aswell. I discretely stole glances at him as we walked, admiring the beauty beside me.

"I had fun today" I said as we reached the flat.

"So did I, wanna come in, see what the buys are up to and hang out here for a bit?" He asked while opening the door.

"I'd love to" I said as I followed him in the many flights of stairs.

We walked inside the flat hand in hand with cheeky grins on our faces , Andy was on his bed, watching something on his laptop, Jack was wandering around in his underwear holding a saucepan, Mikey was glued to his phone screen and Brooklyn was standing on the little coffee table in the living room singing some made up song about brobeans? As we walked in they all scrambled to get themselves together, obviously not used to having a girl in the flat, Rye and I stood at the door to the living room with amused looks on our faces.

"What a nice scene to walk in on" I commented with a smirk on my face.

Jack and Brooklyn blushed while Mikey and Andy held back their laughter.

Eventually we all just burst out laughing.

"Are you staying the night Skylar" Andy asked.

Rye looked at me hopefully and I giggled replying with a 'yes' before sitting down the the little black leather sofa. Rye vanished into the kitchen, to make tea I presume so I made myself comfy while chatting away to the boys.

"So are you guys together yet?" Brooklyn asked.

I blushed slightly at his question and just as I was about to answer Rye appears by my side, nuzzling his head into my neck while answering
"Mmhmmm she's all mine"
The blush on my cheeks darkened and I felt the temperature in the room heat up, obviously due to Ryes touch.

"Would you mind if I went for a quick shower babe?" He asked, his hot breath making my neck tingle.

"Not at all, can I rob one of your shirts if I'm staying here tonight then"? I responded, my words coming out as barely a whisper due to the nerves of him being so close to me.

"Of course" he whispered back, kissing my neck ever so softly before swiftly leaving the room, leaving me cold without his touch.
While he was in the shower, I continued my conversations with the boys, they told me all about how they were doing a DM spree later and I smiled at their excitement towards interacting with their supporters.
I was scrolling through Twitter, liking random tweets and following a few of the boys' fan accounts when Rye emerged from the bathroom, with just a towel hanging dangerously low on his hips. He flashed me one of his signature smirks and he walked passed me to get his clothes. His hair was wet and clung to his face, just like earlier in the rain when we kissed, water droplets were littered all over his skin and I couldn't help but stare at his well toned stomach,
God he's so hot I thought to myself, as he was walking back to the bathroom to put on some clothes (sadly), he threw one of his t-shirts at me to put on as pajamas, I followed him out the hall, waiting to use the bathroom to get into my nightwear and wash my face.
Finally he was done in the bathroom,

"Don't think I didn't catch you eyeing me up a minute ago, you should have taken a picture, would've lasted longer" he whispered in my ear as he walked past me.

"Oh shutup! I've caught you staring at me plenty of times today!" I said while hiding my red face with my arms.

"How could I not stare at you, you're beautiful, and you're mine" he said, which made me mentally awe. "Get changed and how about we watch a movie in my bunk tonight?"

I agreed before entering the bathroom. Ryes shirt was so big on me, it fit me like a nightdress so I just left it long and didn't bother with pjamas pants, I tied my hair up in a messy bun and washed my face to rid myself of the little make up I had on. I walked back into the the room and tossed my worn clothes onto the couch, the others seemed to have settled down a bit now and were all doing their own separate things on phones and laptops, except for Brooklyn and Jack who looked to be watching a movie. Rye was all set up on his bunk, with the laptop ready for us to pick a movie, I climbed up to him and slid under the covers.

"You look fit in my clothes" he said as he pulled me close to him. His hand was gripped protectively around my waist and my head was rested in the crook of his neck.

"Thank you" I said giggling.

He kissed my temple, as we both chose a movie and watched it, I fell asleep with our legs intertwined, listening to the sound of his beating heart, the feeling of being so close to him made me nervous, but the good kind of nervous. Butterflies were going wild in my stomach and my body felt like it was on fire beneath his touch...I could definately get used to this!