Shade After Shade

Chapter Five

"Is that all?"

"Yes"

"So you're done with everything?"

"Pretty much."

"Meet me outside then, I'm waiting for you"

She rushed to her balcony, finding him standing in the sidewalk and looking up just in time to see her spotting him. She let a bashful smile creep in, just as he started beaming, and hurried through her small apartment to the front door but paused in front of the mirror in the hallway to fix her hair a bit then going for the stairs instead of the elevator to the lobby and seeing the person that makes her blush nowadays standing there on the sidewalk through the glass doors.

"Harry!"

She hugged him impulsively because that's how delighted she was to see him.

"Who thought you'd ever be happy to see me?"

"Oh hush, I was just so cramped with all the course work I had to finish."

"Mhm, that's why you were texting me the whole time."

"Since when were you here, anyway?"

She pulled back briefly to look at him, their hands unconsciously still on each other however.

"A while, I figured you'd want to breathe a little after finishing."

For some reason, Taylor found it in her to reach for his lips and capture them in hers. It felt like a force that attracted her to him after he said those words. Because even if it's only been three months since they met, she'd rather be with Harry any day than be alone or with her chatty friends.

He kissed back, her tense muscles relaxing considerably after that.

It was like an explosion of emotions in both their chests as they eased into each other's touch. He'd never went to that extent as he thought she'd either cut off all contact with him or slap him and reject him. He didn't know which one was worse, but was glad not to find out as this moment is happening. Taylor Alison, who he'd been having a crush on since high school, is finally kissing him and it felt just right.

She was the first to part from the entrancing kiss, her cheeks visibly flustered, her senses coming back to her. "I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't m-"

Harry stopped her by gently holding either side of her face and gently pressing his lips on hers. Her breath caught in her throat once again, she shut her eyes as she savoured every sensation. His hands feverishly slid down her skin to her shoulders all the way to her elbows and her hands rested on his arms. They both pulled away slightly, his forehead resting on hers as they didn't think of anything else in the world but the two kisses they had just shared.

The whole world stopped. There were no people walking on the sidewalk, there were no birds chirping above their heads, the cars weren't passing by and honking anymore. It was just them. 

"Thank you." He simply whispered.