Kiss Me Goodnight

Chapter 5

Tuesday November 28th

"How do you think they're doing?" Kelley throws her arm over Hope's midsection and cuddles closer. She hasn't spoken to Alex since Saturday. She's been pretty preoccupied.

"I don't know." Hope's content where she is now. They've only been in Diamond Bar one full day, but all they've really done is hang around Kelley's childhood home and eat, which is actually the best thing ever.

Hope turns onto her side so that she's laying face to face with Kelley. "You okay?" Kelley asks softer than before. Hope nods and hums quietly in response. Kelley tangles her legs with Hope's and kisses the other girl's bare shoulder.

"Happy one month." Kelley knows that's dumb because they're both like twenty and who celebrates month-a-versaries? But Hope's special and they both need this more than anything. The time away to get to know more about each other. Yeah, it started off with a one night stand, but Kelley's smitten and she knows that it can't be one sided. Fucking carelessly turned into something more a while ago.

Hope kisses Kelley's forehead and pulls the blanket over them both so it acts like a shield protecting them from the outside world. "I want food." Kelley's always hungry. "You're always hungry." And Hope knows Kelley.

"I know. Wanna grab something to eat with Tobin and Alex?" Kelley doesn't actually want to move, but they've stayed holed up alone here for too long and she has to show Hope around eventually.

"Yeah, sure." Kelley doesn't make a move to get up or anything though. Instead she kisses Hope and holds her close.

"Do you ever regret the night we met?" Hope asks Kelley. Kelley thinks it's insecurity that's showing through in Hope right now, but that's uncharacteristic. Hope's not one to show any sort of vulnerability. She's strong, she's the wall that everyone leans on. Kelley's been finding cracks since they fell into bed together that first drunken night.

"No, I don't." For now Kelley will just assure her girlfriend that everything's alright and hope that her words are believable because Hope's special and it takes a different kind of person to get through to her. Kelley's trying with all she has to be that person.

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Friday December 1st

"Pizza. Again?" Alex has had enough of pizza. It sounds impossible, but it's not. Not at all.

"Stop judging me." Kelley likes her pizza.

"I can't."

"It has an arcade though, Lex."

"Yeah, Alex, it has an arcade." Tobin points to the back room of the pizza place.

"This place is like Chuck E. Cheese for adults." Hope laughs at the way Kelley frowns at her.

"That place is great."

It's been a week since they all arrived in Diamond Bar and so far they've done ate pizza, gone surfing, watched movies, walked around town, biked to the beach, ate more pizza, ate more candy, and slept. Productive. Tobin's gotten a lot more comfortable.

"Wait, is there a whack-a-mole?" Tobin literally looks like she's about to jump out of her seat.

"Probably. What kind of arcade doesn't have one?" Hope's not one for games, but she's competitive so this is kind of her thing. "Race ya there." And then Hope's running to the back room and Tobin's following.

"Well, I think we just got ditched."

"Yeah. But, how's it been going with Hope? Been here for a week now." Alex grabs her orange soda and takes a sip.