ForthBeam - This Is It✅

13 - Mine

The rest of the vacation went by quietly. I didn't get to see Forth until the weekend when we went back to school. I was back at my dorm in time to unpack my one bag and then I went over to Forth's to help him unpack his one bag and the food his mum had packed. We spent the weekend catching each other up on how our vacation went, among other sexy things.

"Let's go on a date." I said to Forth as we cuddled close to each other on the bed while we sipped on some beer. We'd already been back at school for over a month and every time we had time alone, we just stayed holed up indoors unless we were invited to a drinking party.

"That sounds nice. When do you want to go?" Forth answered without taking his eyes of the movie which was playing on the television screen.

"Friday or Saturday. What day is good for you?"

"Depends on where you want to go. Do you have a place in mind?" He turned his attention away from the television to me. I kissed the corner of his mouth before speaking.

"No, I don't have anything in mind. Let's wing it but we'll go to the club at the end of the day."

"Then Saturday. We'll set out at noon." Forth said decidedly.

"I hope it won't be too hot out on that day." I put my empty can away and straddled my boyfriend who had turned his attention back to the tv. Lately, I've been wanting to monopolize him and I shamelessly seek his attention every chance I get.

"Don't you want to finish the movie?" Forth smirked at the mischievous glint in my eyes.

"We can finish it later." I pulled as innocent a face as I could.

"I know we should have watched a horror movie instead. You would have been too scared to seduce me." He tried to pull an exasperated look and failed miserably. I love how he loves it when I act shameless with him.

"I am happy my seduction is working." I threw my head back, laughing happily. So far, he has never said no to any of my advances. When my laughter died down, I looked at him, admiring his face. He never ceases to mesmerize me. I run a finger across his stubbly cheek before speaking. "Why do you love me so much?" I have always wondered this. What is it about me that makes him treat me so well without ever complaining about anything? He gives me whatever I want and more. When the time comes, I don't know how I'll go on with my life without him in it.

"Because you are you." Such a story book answer, one I don't understand. It must have been written on my face that his answer made no sense to me because he spoke again before I could. "I don't know how to explain it to you. I just love you...only you." For the first time since the first time I told him I loved him, I was unable to say those three words to him, but I hoped he could see it written all over me because I could feel that all of me loves him.

For our scheduled date, we drove to a shopping center. We saw a movie and even though I picked it, I couldn't focus on it. I spent the entire time playing with his fingers and fighting the temptation to be naughty because there were kids in the theater.

During lunch I couldn't help admiring how he ate. Since when was a man eating a meal sexy? I couldn't help but laugh at my own thoughts.

"What's funny?" He asked after he'd swallowed a mouthful of rice.

"Me. I was thinking that the way you eat is sexy. I've never thought of how a person eats, let alone conclude that it's sexy."

"The way you eat is sexy too. I like how you lick your lips when the noodle soup drips on it." I was tempted there and then to drag him home and have my way with him, but with great effort, I desisted. This date was my idea after all and I want us to go through with it.

I pulled him into a clothing store and had him try on a bunch of clothes, none of which we bought because he wouldn't let me. I tried to buy him a watch, he turned that down too making me a little unhappy. I really wanted to buy something for him to remember me by. So when he had to use the restroom I stole back into the shop and had them inscribe something onto a watch. I gave the shop Forth's mailing address so it would be delivered directly to him after the inscription was done. I made sure to include a hand written card.

At night we went dancing. I called my friends to make sure they wouldn't be at the same club we would be in. I wasn't in the mood to hear their jokes or for our date to be interrupted. When I excused myself to use the rest room, I couldn't help but stare at my face in the mirror. I could hardly recognize the happy face looking back at me and yet I could still feel the underlying pain of what was to come.

Forth wasn't at the spot I'd left him waiting when I walked out of the restroom. It took me but a few seconds to find him though and what I saw had me feeling like digging my fingers into my chest. Another feeling I wish I could claw out and stomp on reared its head. The feeling came in the form of three girls, giggling and flagrantly flirting with my man.

Don't smile at them.

Don't talk to them.

Don't look at them.

I cut through the crowd of people on the dance floor, hastily making my way to Forth's side. I didn't pay any attention to the protests some people uttered when I bumped into them.

I stepped between the unwanted guests and pulled Forth's head down, bringing his lips to mine and kissing him passionately. I thought I saw the flash of a camera go off but I didn't care, as long as those flirtatious girls get my message.

This man is mine.