Is this what you call love?

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Listen to sing above if you wanna hear what Chris is listening to^^

-Chris's POV-

I awoke, shirtless in an empty bed as usual.
I sat up a d turned on some music just so I could brighten the gloomy day it is,
I took a shower and got changed for the day.
The sky was solemn and grey, droplets of rain on the window,
I got outside and sat in the car ringing Sarah on my phone,
"Hey Sarah"
"Hi, uhm why are you calling"
"I was wondering if you wanted to catch some coffee?"
"We were together last night Chris,"
"I-I know but I just thought-
"I've got better stuff to do today Chris, not just now okay"
"Alright" I said sadly,
"Bye"
"Bye I love yo-
She hung up,
I sighed
I pressed Elise's number,
"Hello?"
"Hey Elise," I smiled,
"oh, hey" she said shyly,
"Wanna grab some coffee with me?"
"Yeah sure"
"I also was wondering if you could help me?"
"With what?"
"I'm in need of some album art, "
"I mean I have some sketches that I'll let you look at"
"Awesome! I'll pick you up"
"Okay"
I hung up and sat back. I sighed and smiled to myself and I started the car.

I knocked on her apartment door not long after,
"Hey"
"Hey"
"Sorry for bothering your Saturday you probably had something planned" I said,
She gave me a look,
"Oh, right of course" I blushed,
"Thankyou though Chris, k would have just be sitting alone all day if you don't ask"
I smiled,
"Your welcome"
We got into a local coffee shop and ordered our drinks.
"So how's settling into the new place been?" I sipped my drink,

***
So many words wanted escaped the girl's  lips, she reflected on the past two weeks and remembered the nightmares, the shouting from across the hall, the nights spent alone when her mind wandered to dark places.
The tears that fell into the bath water from early in the morning to late at night.
Everything about being alone reminded her of things she did not want to remember.
But with pain in her heart she grabbed the truth by the neck and said;
"Just fine"
"Good, I'm glad to hear it"
"Yeah" she smiled but looked down sadly,
Chris noticed something was up, he wasn't gonna sit by and let whatever is going on to pass.
He put his hand over hers,
"I'm here, you know that right?"
"I don't know what your talking about" she shook her head looking down,
"I know, I know somethings going on inside that's creative mind of yours"
She gulped,
"You act surprised"
"No one can ever tell when I'm troubled"
"I can tell"
"It's nothing to be worried about"
"Doesn't stop me from worrying.,
She bit her lip,
"I-
A bunch of teenagers barged in and began laughing in their faces,
" a goth dating a crack addict wow I haven't seen that one before!" Laughed one girl taking a picture in her snapchat,
"Come on Elise, don't listen to them"
-Chris's POV-
I grabbed her hand and we left,
"You wanna come back to mine then?"
"Sure"

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"S-so this is my art, it's okay if you don't like it, it's not that good but yeah" She shakily opened the book,
I could tell she was nervous, but when she opened her art book I was in shock,
Some pages were coated with thick coats of black and greys. The shading, gone and definition on each and every piece was beyond anything I had seen before.
On others, bright, vibrant colours were used like each colour I seen awoken me to a new style of art
She lay down on the bed on her stomach, and propped the book on the pillow.
"These are amazing" I said,
I massaged my hand across her back,
Her shoulders hunched up but then dropped, letting out a shaky breath.
She lay contently, as if she was about to pass out into a peaceful sleep.
"Is that nice" I chuckled softly,
She blushed a deep shade of red, skipping through the pages,
"That one, the one with the coffin, it's so beautifully detailed" I said releasing my hand and pointing to the page,
"I can blow it up and make a larger copy if you wish?"
"I want them used for the t shirt designs"
"Alright, uhm Chris?"
"Yeah?"
"C-can you p-put your hand back in my shirt"
I smiled and slipped my hand under her shirt and bra strap, my fingers brushing across her soft pale skin,
She sighed in relief and rested her head on the pillow,
"That's nice" she sighed,
I lay down next to her,
"So what was it that's troubling you"
She shrugged,
"Why can't you look at me Elli?"
"Where did Elli come from"
"I dunno, just thought it was cute"
"I haven't looked at anyone in the eyes for years, don't take it personally"
"I can't wait till the day you will so I can see what colour your eyes really are, I can't tell from this angle"
She smiled and ripped out the page I liked and got a pen and draw a small doodle of the wasp under the letters;
W.A.S.P
Underneath,
"Wasp huh?"
"Yeah,"
"I like it"
"I should probably get going"
I walked her out to the driveway,
"Are you sure you don't want me to drop you off"
"I need the fresh air"
"Alright, and hey Elise"
She turned around to face me,
"You look- nice" I smiled tapping my knuckle under her chin,
She smiled looking around her,
"I'll Seeya around"

-Elise's POV-

I walked along the road, beginning to jog,
A wide grin grew across my face, I couldn't help myself,
I had this feeling of, goosebumps but the happy kind of goosebumps,
I wanted to scream, or dance or break a glass window, I felt intoxicatingly anxious to do something fun.
I climbed into a parked car and did a handstand on top of it,
What was I feeling? Is this what you call love?
No I'm getting over myself.
I hopped off the vehicle and stopped at an expensive art store selling top quality, hand crafted art supplies,
Oil paints, pastels, charcoal, pricing at $200.00 per set,
I took a picture of the sign and headed back to my apartment,
I had art to be getting on with.

Hey guys,
Hope your all okay,
It's really late so I'll keep it short,
Hope you enjoyed this chapter,
Just writing about these two makes me so jealous,
Aww I wish I had a boyfriend that would treat me like this this Valentine's Day,
God damnit.
Anyways, comment what you think it helps with writing,
Love you guys
Seeya
Gem
Xxx

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