The Story of Us

thirteen

It had been three months since Katie threatened Chris in the park.

Since then, Katie had returned to work, filming season seven of Arrow.

The day was dark and gloomy, rain coming down in buckets. She had just gotten off the phone with Katie, who had been checking up on her.

Taylor pulled on a blue sweatshirt that said New York City on it. It was warm, and just a little too long, so it fell just below her waist.

She had been sitting on the floor by the fireplace when there was a knock on the door.

She stood, and walked into her kitchen, looking out one of the rain streaked panes of the door.

Stood in the strong winds and pounding rain was Chris.

He held a bouquet of delicate roses in his hand, and a tub of ice cream.

She opened the door, and said, "Chris, why are you here?"

"Look," he said, "I know this is cheesy, and I know that I hurt you, but I want to be in a relationship with you."

Taylor sucked in a breath, biting her lip to stop the tears from falling. "Come in." She said, moving away from the door.

She walked back to where she had been sitting, and waited for Chris to come in. "Where can I put these?" He asked, his wet Nikes in his hand. He had also removed his leather jacket, to reveal his arms under his t shirt.

"Right here." She said, pointing by the fireplace.

"And uh, can I have a towel?" He chuckled.

"Oh yeah, of course." She said, and walked into her bathroom, giving him a newly washed towel, and returning to her seat on the floor.

"Thank you." He said, a smile dancing on his lips.

"What're you smiling about?" She asked, looking into his eyes.

They were blue, like hers, but they were a darker color, and more intense.

They startled her, and she didn't even realize she was staring into them until Chris said, "You like my eyes?"

"Uh, what?" She asked, shaking her head.

"You were staring into my eyes." Chris said, a grin on his face. "Don't worry, I like yours too."

She laughed, and realized all the feelings she thought she had pushed down came back up into her chest.

She immediately started blushing, and she blushed even harder as Chris leaned in and kissed her.

She kissed him back, putting both her hands on his cheeks.

When they pulled apart, Chris said, "I won't ever leave you." He rested his forehead on hers.

"Okay." She replied, kissing him on the cheek.

They eventually fell asleep, and awoke to see Katie standing in the doorway, a surprised look on her face.

Her eyebrow was arched, and she shook her head. "Oh, you two."

"What?" Taylor said, and Chris wrapped his arms around her.

"I knew you two were bound to happen." Katie said, a smirk on her face. "I'll leave you two to it."

Taylor blushed, and hid her face in her hands.

Chris laughed, and took Taylor's hand. "Let's go for a walk."

"In the rain?" She asked, confused.

"Yeah." He grinned.

"But we'll get wet."

"Exactly."