Ethereal ✾ ||C.S||

XXVI. I could really use a shower

✾Ruby's pov

Cole sat the empty boxes on the bed, slowing looking at me with an adorable smile.

"Where do we begin?", He asked.

"Umm, I was thinking that we'd start with clothes.", I said before pausing, looking around my room. It was a mess. There were so many small items I forgot were actually there, until now. I spent way too much time at Cole's. So, most of my clothes were there. My art supplies were also there.

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We had set down all the boxes at the top of my stairs, and were now working on figuring out where all my furniture would go. He had moved my desk, just under the window in the room next to Dylan's. It looked really pretty there, to be honest.He had cleaned out a huge pastel white dresser for me. I was charmed by how sweet he was being, it was nothing out of the ordinary but today, it was different. It was almost like he was taking responsibility of me. He took out all my novels from one of the huge cardboard boxes and set them in an old wooden shelf while I hung my clothes in the wardrobe. He walked out of the room and came back holding a baby pink bed sheet and two pillow cases in his hands.

"Um, this was my mum's. I want you to have it."

I walked over to him, taking the soft piece of cloth from his hands and hugged him tight.

I held on to him, moving my fingers in his hair as I whispered,

"It's okay. You have me now. You're not alone."

"You're my everything, Ruby."

"And you're my everything, Cole."

I felt his lips that were pressed on my right shoulder form into a smile. He pulled us apart and placed his lips on mine. We had our eyes closed as we moved in sync. Halfway through the kiss I gasped as he picked me in his arms and carried me to the bathroom. He pulled apart our lips and said,

"We're both dirty from the move. I could really use a shower. Want to multiplayer?"

I didn't say anything and kissed him again as his hands slid under my shirt. His fingers drew circles on my back. And that's when he took off my shirt, still not letting any space come between us. I returned the favor by taking off his. One of his hand left my back to lock the bathroom door.

"Wouldn't want Dylan in here this time."

I giggled while taking off my jeans as he did the same. He turned on the shower, pulled me in with him and untied my hair, causing them to fall down my now wet back. His lips moved down to my neck. I couldn't help but close my eyes as he bit just above my collar bone. He then stoped and just looked at me before pecking my lips a few times softly. The thudding of the water hitting the blue shower tiles was soothing, and how he was there with me made it even better. He held me tight against the wall and moved one of my drenched stray hair behind my ear. His wet body was pressed against mine. He then moved his lips to my ear and whispered in a very low voice,

"You make me feel different."

His words sent chills down my spine. He wrapped his hands around my waist, his lips moving to the soft part of my neck. I hope he couldn't feel my heartbeat because it was through the roof. We were this intimate only one time before and that was when we stopped talking. And I just didn't want that to happen this time. The water dripped down my skin. It was hot, not scorching hot but hot enough. He moved his head to look at me straight in the eye. My body freezed under his gaze. He looked at my lips and then his own crinkled up. He smiled, causing me to smile too. He then sighed and said,

"What have you done to me, Ruby."

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I was sitting in the counter next to the sink as Cole stood next to me brushing his teeth, a towel wrapped around his waist. I sat there in just my bathrobe, looking at him. When he was done he took out another small towel from the cupboard in the bathroom and softly ruffled up my hair with it. He then placed it aside and looked at me.