You next door {Craig Mcmorris AU}

Chapter eighteen

Back in Hudson's POV:

I sat down in the lobby of the tattoo parlour with Mark beside me.

It was a little awkward sitting there as we didn't really know each other.

I fiddled with the hem of my shorts and found my mind wondering off.

I was thinking of Craig and what he might be getting inked onto his skin.

Was it going to be something huge? Where was it? What was it?

I was so focused on my thoughts that at first I didn't notice Mark starting to talk to me.

"So...........how are ya doing" he was a bit awkward.

"Um i'm good thanks! How about you? How was that meeting thing you had today. Did you hang ten or whatever you guys say"

I knew nothing about snowboarding, like absolutely nothing so I tried to bullshit it the best I could.

He laughed out loud. Well it was more of a giggle than a full out laugh but his eyes crinkled up and he kind of pulled his lips back and showed off his little crooked front teeth and it was very cute.

"What! was that not the proper lingo?" I giggled along with him.

"Um not really" we let the laughter fizzle out but instead of letting the awkward tension return he continued.

"It was good actually. But, i'm so fucking stressed out I have so much stuff to do and just under a lot of pressure yeah know." He kind of did the fingers threw the hair thing that Craig did and I could see that he was a little nervous.

"Oh. I guess that would be kinda hard. Like thats lots of pressure but i'm sure that you will be able to get through it."

I gave him a sympathetic grin.

"Thanks" he smiled at me.

"So, on a happier note how are you and Craigerbear?"

"Oh good I guess. Um. He makes me laugh a lot. And his laugh. It's great. And his accent is hilarious".

I'm majorly blushing.

"Yeah he's hilarious. Just - I don't wanna sound like a parent here but just try and go slow cuse' he likes to move really fast and last time he got burned really bad and it just wasn't good."

He got burned?

I wondered what happened.

We were moving kind of fast.

"I wasn't looking for a relationship when I came here but Craig just makes me happy and stuff"

"Well thats good I guess"

At perfect timing Craig came out of the room and into the lobby.

Mark and Myself jumped up from our seats at the same time as the entrance of Craig startled both of us out of our conversation.

"So whatcha' get buddie?" Mark asked him

"It's a surprise!"

"Your a little shit Craig" I said laughing

"Deal with it sister" he said sassily

"Alright whose next?" a man with a huge scruffy beard came out of the room after Criag.

"Mark!" I volunteered him to go next and pushed him forwards toward the scary ass looking man.

"Oh shit. Fine i'll go cuse i'm not a pussy alrighty"

I sat down next to Craig and threw my legs onto his lap.

"So sassy pants. Let me see the tattoo!"

"Only if I get to see yours!"

He brushed a piece of hair of my shoulder and leaned into me closer.

"Fine. But it can't be here. It's in a special place" I whispered my word into his ear teasingly and tried to make my voice sound a little bit sexy.

"I can wait"

He spit the words out like lava and I could see that his pulse was beating faster because the vein in his neck was expanding.

I put my fingers threw his.

His hands were so warm.

I thought about what Mark said to me. About not moving to fast. I needed to have an actual conversation with Craig instead of just drinking and almost fucking.

"Craig, what happened in your last relationship?"

"Did Sparks' talk to you bout that?" he asked.

"Umm yeah he did. Plus I thought maybe if were gonna date we should get to know each other a bit more ya know"

"Before I tell you can you promise me something?" he asked me this question but didn't look into my eyes. Instead he just squeezed my hand tighter.

"What do you want me to promise?"

"Promise you wont run away"

My heart stopped beating.

I gulped.

I smiled slowly.

I looked him in the eyes.

"I promise"