summer boy ~ tal fishman ✓

~31~

'Wait, shall we invite Adi and Mer over tomorrow?' I ask. I am petting Mouse and Tal is sitting on my bed looking at me. Me petting Mouse. 'Yeah, fine.' He sounds distracted. I stand up to close the curtains and turn off the lights. It's gotten pretty late and we probably won't get a lot of sleep tomorrow. I mean, Meredith and Adi are coming over and probably sleeping over as well.

When I head back to my bed, which isn't that far of a distance since my room is pretty small, I see Tal with Mouse on his lap and petting him. Mouse betrayed me. But for good cause, it is a very cute sight. I get under the covers and so does Tal after he put Mouse on the ground. We just lie there on my bed facing each other. 

'What was that on your arm?' Tal suddenly asks. 'A scar. I've got quite a few. Most of them are from me falling as a kid. I've also broken my arm twice.' I chuckle. I sound like a stupid kid. I probably was from what I can remember, but it sounds worse when saying it out loud.

'But how did you get that scar on your arm?' He is still curious about that stupid scar on my arm. 'Well, I was just playing with this boy. We were friendly, you know?' He slightly nods. 'Well, we got into a fight once and he pushed me into a rose bush and ran off. Never saw that dude again. But well, it was heavily bleeding and we thought it was just a cut and it would fade away but it became a scar.' 

I notice I pulled my arm with the scar out from underneath the covers. I probably did that subconsciously. It isn't that big, you only see it when you know it's there or if you look very closely.

Tal softly touches my arm where the scar is visible and I immediately feel my skin tingling again. It sends shivers up my spine. I kiss his nose softly. He blushes slightly, which is adorable. I want a picture of it, but he probably doesn't want me taking that. I don't want this night to end. 

But it does eventually. Like everything. The next morning I wake up. I can't remember falling asleep, but oh well. My room is light and I usually wake up because of light, just like this time. I look in front of me and see Tal still peacefully asleep. I lie there for a few minutes just staring at him. 

After those few minutes, he wakes up. He didn't shave yesterday so he has tiny hairs. I run my hand over his cheek. He just smiles, doesn't say anything. His jawline looks even prettier now, decorated with those tiny little hairs.

I get out of bed and I force Tal to stay put. I am going to make breakfast for him now, not the other way around. I decide I'm going to make pancakes and I grab the ingredients. 

When I am halfway through the batter, I feel someone's arms from behind wrapping around my stomach. I shriek a little but calm down a bit when I hear Tal's slightly raspy voice. His morning voice is pretty sexy, I'll have to admit. 

'I'm not that scary, am I?' 'Well, yes you are pretty scary. And head back upstairs, We are going to eat breakfast in bed, remember? Head back upstairs, you.' I turn around to face him after I said it. He is wearing a shirt again, too bad. 

He gives me a peck on the lips. I am taken a bit by surprise. His lips are so gentle and soft. 'Can't I stay here with you now?' he asks. I pretend to think. He just kissed me to distract me so he can stay downstairs. 'No. Up you go!' I say with a smile. I ruffle his hair, which is pretty soft right now. He walks up the stairs again, with his head hanging low. 

About five minutes later, I head back upstairs with the pancakes and some orange juice. We eat all of the pancakes and after that, I put the plates and glasses next to the bed. I'll probably trip over those later. We just lie there, on my bed, next to each other and just talk. About our childhood, favorite colors, his cat, Mouse. 

'If we want Adi and Mer to come, maybe we should let them know as well', I say. 'Didn't you already tell Meredith then?' 'No.' 'Very smart, peach.' 'You could have also called your brother but you are just lazy.' 'I lost my phone.' He smirks at me. I know he hasn't lost it, he would freak out so much more than this. He loves that thing. I like my phone too, but I can miss it, it's not necessary. I squint my eyes at him before I stand up to call my best friend. 

'Hey girl, I thought maybe you and Adi would come over for a sleepover tonight?' I listen to her response. 'See you in two hours in that case! Love you, bye!' I hang up. 'She says she's coming over in an hour. Which means she'll probably be here somewhere in the afternoon', I say to Tal. He nods and I can see him smiling the faintest bit. 

'So, maybe we should get dressed?' Tal shakes his head. 'I'm fine like this.' 'I'm not. Shall I put on my fav sweater and shorts? I'm definitely putting on my favorite sweater and shorts.' I answer my own question. I do that pretty often, answering my own questions. Tal is used to it I think, he doesn't even try to answer.

I head into the bathroom with my light pink sweater and grey shorts. 'Can't I see you change? Please?' Tal complains. He is standing in the hallway with a cheeky grin on his face. I throw a random shirt I found on the bathroom floor at him. It lands right on his face. '100 points for me!' I laugh. 'And no, you can't watch me change, creep.' I close the door of the bathroom behind me and start changing. 

'I think you should let me think of nicknames.' 'No, it suits you. You are a creep.' 'Well, why thank you. What should I call you what suits you? Maybe... um, let me think... Smurf?' I come back out of the bathroom changed into my sweater and shorts. I know I'm not the tallest, but I'm not the smallest either. And I'm definitely not blue. At least last time I checked in the mirror, which was less than a minute ago to sort of fix my hair. Which was unfixable, so I didn't bother trying that hard. 

'Take that back.' 'No really, it suits you very well! You are also small, annoying and weird and slightly blue-' 'Shut up!' I interrupt him with a grin. 'Make me.'

'No thank you, creep.' I emphasize the word creep and I grin at him. He narrows his eyes at me. I narrow my eyes back at him. 'Wait, I'm going to be very generous and let you have a say in my new nickname for you. Either creep or goblin.' He looks confused. 'Can't you just call me something flattering? Like Mr. Hot or something?' I try not to start laughing too loudly. Which is hard because of his dumb comment. Tal ignores me. 'And why goblin?' 

I smirk. He puts a step closer and now I have to look slightly up to look him straight into his eyes. Ugh, I won't be able to intimidate him except if I go stand on that chair over there... Nope, too much effort. He likes how he is taller, he never told me that to my face, but I can tell. I stand on my toes slightly so my eyes are around his nose now. still not intimidating, but better than it first was.

'Why goblin?' He repeats since I didn't answer last time. He doesn't make it sound like a question now. 'Well, you always get green with envy when I am around your brother. And goblins are green, so...' I don't finish my sentence, just look at him with a teasing look on my face. 

'You didn't.' 'Well if you just used your ears for once and listened, I think I just did.' I put a step closer. He leans in to kiss me but I duck away and run away from him. 'You shall never catch me, little green goblin!' I shout while I run down the stairs laughing.