Sandbox Love Never Dies

Iris

(I recommend listening to this as they dance at the party but you can listen to it as you read the chapter as a whole if you wish to.)

Today was a day that Zoe hated with every fiber of her being. It was her 18th birthday, which was a day that had never been too important to her, since her family always forgot or gave her some dumb meaningless gift that she knew they spent way too much money on. She hoped that the blonde sleeping soundly next to her didn't remember what today's occasion was, because she knew that her girlfriend would want to do something extravagant for her, and she didn't want any type of celebration at all.

"Whatcha thinking about?" She heard her say groggily, her voice thick with sleep as she struggled to prop herself up on her elbow to look at the brunette, who was deep in thought. She shook the thoughts from her head and smiled softly at her, running her fingers through the hair that was at the crown of her head, relishing the way it felt underneath her fingertips.

"Nothing, I just want to spend time with you today. It's Saturday and I actually want to go somewhere for once, surprising huh? You know the party scene better than I do, so where do you suggest we go?" Her green eyes lit up at her words and she jolted into a sitting position, pulling Zoe out of bed with her. She pulled her over to the wardrobe they shared and began rifling through her endless amount of clothing, trying to find an outfit that would fit the aesthetic of the place she had picked out already for them to spend their Saturday night, which was also special to her because it was the brunette's 18th birthday, which is something she thought everyone should be celebrating because it's what the caring girl standing next to her deserved. Madison honestly felt offended that her girlfriend thought she had forgotten about it, she couldn't even if she tried, it being the only date seared into her brain she was sure would be forever ingrained there.

"Well it looks like you've already gotten our Saturday night planned out." She chuckled as Madison held up article after article of clothing to her girlfriends tall frame, trying to decide what would look best on her and make her comfortable at the same time. She felt her fingers brush against lacy material and she retrieved the sleeveless top, automatically knowing that this was the one, the piece of clothing that would flatter everything good about the girl standing next to her. She looked through the wardrobe again in search of a pair of pants, and she came across a simple pair of jeggings, with tiny rips on the knees that she had since she was 13, mainly because Zoe had gifted them to her for her birthday that year and it was the only thing she had left of her when she left, besides the endless amount of Polaroids she had taken of her without her knowledge. She pulled them from the hanger they were on and held them out to her, her eyes lighting up as she watched her run her slender fingers over the simple fabric, smiling softly to herself.

"This is really great Madsie, thank you." She pulled her into her arms for a hug and she buried her face in the blonde's neck, sighing as she felt her arms holding her just as tightly as hers was holding her. They pulled away from one another, but not without a sweet peck on the lips first and she placed the clothes on the desk that held their laptop into a neat pile, and she led them back over to the bed, falling into the soft comforter with audible schoolgirl giggles and eager fingertips.

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