First Impressions.. (Norman Reedus FanFic)

Chapter Seventeen.

Taylor's P.O.V..

I felt myself smiling slightly as I pulled back slowly from our kiss.
"I Love You Taylor." Norman whispered truthfully, looking me deep in the eyes with a sweet smile on his face.
"I.. I.. uhh.. Yeah.. I.." I stuttered, trying to form a sentence before pulling away from him and moving to the edge of the bed.

The voice in my head was screaming at me to say something but, I physically couldn't get my words out.
"Right. How about you go and get yourself cleaned up and I'll make us some food?" Norman asked quietly, placing a hand on my shoulder.
"Umm.. Okay." I answered, my voice filled with confusion as I pulled on a T-shirt and shorts.

As I stood to my feet, Norman came towards me and pressed his lips to mine.
"I think we may need to change your bedding.." He chuckled, spinning me around slowly. A small smile played on my lips as the heat rose to my cheeks.
"Uhh Yeah, I'll just go and get my spare." I chuckled nervously as I left the room after him.

Pulling the paint free bed set from my cupboard, I placed it on the bedside table before making my way in to the shower.
"He loves me?" I whispered to myself as I turned the water on and stepped in. "He loves me?" I repeated, a small smile playing on my lips. I spent 20 minutes in the shower, scrubbing my skin until it was red just trying to get the paint off.

Somewhat paint free, I stepped out of the shower and wrapped my big warm towel around me.
"Tays? Pizza is on it's way, I'm just gonna go get cleaned up real quick." Norman shouted with his back to me not realising I'd opened the bathroom door.
"I thought you wer...." I began but stopped when Norman jumped in front of me, not expecting me to be there. Letting out a little giggle, I moved around him and picked some clothes out of my wardrobe. "As I was saying, I thought you were making food?" I questioned.

As I sat on the edge of my bed, I could see Norman staring at me with a cheeky grin on his face.
"Too tired." He shrugged as he winked in my direction. I could feel the heat rise to my cheeks as I looked down and played with the loose bit of cotton on my towel. "I Love it when you do that." He whispered, just inches away from me now.

Slowly raising my head, I met Norman's sweet gaze as he bent down in front of me.
"It's absolutely adorable." He whispered, leaning forward and pressing his lips softly against mine. "I'll be right back." He added, kissing my cheek and jumping to his feet. I watched on with a smile as he left my bedroom and made his way to his apartment to shower and get changed.

Before I knew it both Norman and I were cuddled up on the sofa watching some random Horror film with some pizza.
"So, I was thinking we could maybe go shopping tomorrow?" Norman asked, looking in my direction waiting for my answer. Looking back awkwardly, I gave a little shrug.
"I was kind of hoping to get to the hospital first thing." I said quietly, hoping not to offend him.

Norman gave me a soft smile and placed a small kiss on my forehead.
"I had a feeling you'd say that.." He replied. "Maybe we could call to a couple of places to pick up some supplies for Mingus' project? I'll take you straight to the hospital then, I promise." He added, bargaining with me.

A small smile played on my lips as I started thinking about Mingus' presentation. That was exactly what I needed to keep my mind occupied with all the crazy that was going on.
"Sounds good to me." I said in answer to what Norman asked. "I'm looking forward to working on that with him this week." I added and Norman gave me a massive grin.

Confused a little. I moved my head back to look at him properly.
"What?" I quizzed, looking in to his eyes. I could see the happiness flowing through them.
"I love the way you are with him. You're so amazing!" Norman gushed, continuing to grin at me like a fool.
" I'm not.." I grumbled, avoiding his gaze and finishing my last slice of pizza.