Written- 16/04/18
It was just growing dark, the pier was lit up with hundreds of tiny fairy lights.
There was music playing, from somewhere down the beach. I could faintly hear "something beautiful" by Keywest.
George had taken me here for our second date. The weather was amazing that day, so good that I could wear denim shorts and a tank top. George had wolf whistled when he saw me and I wondered if I should change but when he wrapped his arm around my shoulder and I felt the skin on skin contact, I decided I liked the outfit.
My sandals were, by now, full of sand and it was snaking between my toes, making me feel uncomfortable. I squirmed and reached down pulling off the left sandal before accidentally flinging the right about a meter in front of me.
George laughs "you ok?", he questions, giving me a strange look. I rush up to where my sandal landed and picked it up, stringing the straps through my fingers so they dangled.
George looked at my feet, blue painted toenails stared back up at him. I wiggled my toes and laughed.
"Yeah but sandals are annoying""How about I give you a piggy back?", he suggested "that way you won't have to suffer annoying sandals or the burden of being barefoot".
I hesitated "but there are people everywhere", I told him gesturing to the people milling all around us.
"So what? Do you care what they think?"I hesitated again but then smiled and nodded.
George stood in front of me and crouched down a bit and I hopped on easily. His hands instantly looped under my thighs and caught me, supporting my weight effortlessly.I wrapped my hands around his neck lightly, careful not to choke him.
"Am I too heavy?", I asked anxiously.
"God no, you're light as a feather y/n", he replied.He carried me down the pier and when we reached a bench about five minutes down, he stopped. I slid down from his back and he grasped my hand.
I looked down at our hands that were now intertwined. My hand looked tiny, dwarfed by his. As cheesy as it sounds, they seemed to.. fit together.
I smiled, leaning my head against his shoulder. When I looked upwards I found him watching down on me.
We sat on the bench together and he pulled me into his side. I swear, I was so comfortable I could have easily fell asleep.
"Today has been so perfect", he whispered.
"It has. Thank you", I replied quietly.I realised we were both staring at the moon, the air was still warm but he wrapped his arm around me.
He turned to face me. His arm fell from my shoulder. His eyes searched mine. For a minute, neither of us spoke.
"Y/n", he whispered, almost choking on the word, my name.
"Can I?", he asked sweetly.I couldn't speak. My breath hitched and I nearly turned away. I nodded and leaned in as he moved towards my lips.
There was an instant before our lips connected, an instant where his hot breath fanned onto my cheeks, an instant where I realised I had been waiting for this.Our lips connected softly. They moved in sync for a few seconds, my head spinning. It felt like the whole world was crashing around us. If it was, we probably wouldn't even notice.
I was caught up in him. His hand was gently touching my cheek, his other at my waist, delicately toying with the belt loops on my shorts.
My hands instinctively moved to his hair. My fingers got caught in soft downs of blonde hair.We both pulled away, breathless.
George smiled preciously.
"I'm so happy I finally asked you out", he breathes.
I look at him, confused, "finally?"
"Y/n I've liked you for so damn long. I honestly have. You amaze me all the time. I know it's soon and I shouldn't rush into things but I'm mad about you. Will you please be my girlfriend?", he says, maintaining eye contact the whole time.I break into a grin
"Yes, of course I will", I tell him before engulfing him in a hug which he returns graciously."And for the record I've liked you for ages too"
As we walked back up the pier, the night seemed brighter. The stars winked at us from above and waves crashed against the sand peacefully. I felt like the world had just come into place, like the stars had finally realigned.
Hope you enjoyed. It was kinda terrible but it's late (1:45am) and I have school tomorrow so I apologise.
