Our First Kiss..

Chapter 1

B...B...B...Beep

B...B...B...Beep

B...B...B...Beep

Will's alarm - better still a reminder with an alarm function - blares off to remind him of what today holds.

"Shit! Thanks to the Almighty, i set a reminder this time. Almost would have forgotten again."

Fond of forgetting dates, Will is usually caught up in apologising to family and friends for his mistake which could now simply be called a norm. Six months its been now, since he and Laura had been together in what unquestionably had been the best half year of both their lives. As usual, he had forgotten to call or text on the fifth month of their relationship and had to go apologising.

On that day, he had gone to college to attend a few lectures and later went hanging out with friends, completely oblivious of the fact that it was the 7th day in the month of April, making it the fifth (monthly) anniversary of their relationship.

"Hey Will" Laura had called his phone in anger and confounded that one could actually really forget a day so important.

"Yo Bae. How you doing today?" He innocently asked, oblivious of her surging anger.

"Hubby I'm not so good today. Nothing about today has been good, even up until now." She shouted, her voice now hard and high with rasp breathing and tears already welling up in her eyes.

"Calm down Laura. Please you don't sound good. What's up? What happened to you love? You sound like you are about to cry." Will now sure that all isn't well, asks with pure concern for her.

"You know Will……" she started, now fighting a battle she had already lost with her tears, as they now flow freely on her cheeks "…….the fact that you truly are oblivious of today's significance, makes it much more painful and seething."

"What the hell has gone wrong laura....." Will who had now left his friends and was headed to his bike shouts over his phone visible shaken, "……..for the love of God laura, you are crying. Please tell me what the living hell has gone wrong."

"E-e-every-everything my dear Will....." She sniffed trying to hold back the tears, her words broken by her cries, "…..What's the date today Will? Why is the 7th written in the back page of your Bible? November 7th and every other 7th of every other bloody month?"

Mentioning "November 7th" written at the back page of his Bible in black ink and bold prints, was finally able to jolt his memory and bring him to his senses.

"Bloody hell Laura, its our anniversary today." He screams at the top of his voice.

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30 minutes later, gift package and bouquet of flowers in hand, Will is at her house to pacify her.

**Ding dong**

"Who's there?" Laura's mom calls from inside the house.

"Its Will."

The door swings open as he receives a rather warm hug from the young looking mother of three. "Thank Heavens, you are here Will, Lu has been upset and sad since morning. You've got a lot of apologizing to do."

"Where is she?"

"Up in her room. Be careful, she may hit you square."

Will goes up the stairs headed for her room. Reaching the front door, he rehearses what to say to her. He knocks..

"Who wants to die? Who's knocking on heavens door? Cos that's where I'll send you to." Laura hisses going close to the door.

"Its me love.. Its..."

"Will. Oh My Heavens." she says whilst rushing to get the door. "Its really you, love."

Offering the flowers first, "Here are your best flowers. Purple roses. I really hope you forgive me."

"Oh Will, trying to bribe me not to kill you. Come on in."

He goes on into the room, taking a deep breath in, enjoying the savour of the rose laden room. The room which forever wears a feminine look has sketches of Laura done by Will, adorning the walls. Cosmetics which are pretty few for a girl of this modern age and generation sit in front of a low hanging mirror. The walls are painted with various shades of green, with 3D drawings of trees, giving the room a forest look and feeling altogether.

"You keep looking at my room like it was the first time you were seeing it." Laura says jerking him off of his admiration for the room. "Yea. Of course it would never seize to amaze me. I love the look of nature that the walls give off."

"So, is that part of your script for apologizing to me? Or you haven't started to work on the script yet." she says with an evil smirk, visibly pleased with Will's trouble.

"I really am very sorry, my love. I would never forget intentionally, and you know that. I know its my fault and i acknowledge that. Please forgive me love, I'm very sorry." Will says with the most romantically apologetic face you would find in love land.

Bright red blushes had already swam their way up to Laura's cheeks. Seeing Will apologize with such a lovely face was enough to completely destroy every wall of defense she had put up to block her forgiveness from being effective today.

"Boy! My love, with that sweet face, you can turn the strongest of resolves around. I forgive you…………again. Its alright. I know you really do care about me, and would never hurt me. Please don't forget our eight anniversary next month. You may likely just kill me if you forget again for the third time in a row."

"Are we really okay? No strangling or vexing?"

"Oh! Since you really want me to make you suffer, guess after today, i won't talk to you or even text you or pick your calls...."

"I'm really sorry my dear love. Don't do that. I apologize, truly."  Will says with a rush, while quickly enfolding her in a bear hug.

Still hugging, each other, silence looms heavily in the room. Will holds her from the nape of her neck, placing her head on his chest squarely. They remain like that for some time in the warm embrace of their love.

"Love the rhythm of your heartbeat, my love." She says breaking the silence, with a whisper.

"I love you my dear." He declares, bending his head to look her in the eye.

"Love you too, my dear Will." She replies.

And the awkward moment that presides such situations, gradually sets in. They both keep looking in each other's eyes, releasing their embrace, him holding her waist with one arm,  and the other on the nape of her neck, while she grabs his hair, pulling his lips close to hers. They get closer, lips almost touching..........

"Will, Laura, come on down for dinner."

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Hey! First book with a romance subject matter from me. Know y'all will enjoy it.

Guess you thought they would kiss. Yea! even i thought they would kiss. Why must people interrupt the best of kisses 😕😔😔 ??????

Really hope, they do so in the next chapter.

Breaking!!!!!! 

This book will have only three chapters, take your time while reading.