Getting Warmer

Chapter 3

"Crap! Why now?!", Mako hissed to himself as he scurried out of the bed to the door.

Korra laid there with her confused eyes following him as he was about to open the door. But before Mako could touch the knob, the door opened before him and his brother walked in.

"Hey Mako, are you-woah oh oh!", Bolin teased. "Way to go Mako!"

"Bo, no. She's not-"

"He snores, doesn't he?", Bolin asked her.

Korra giggled a little while Mako pushed him out of the room, shutting the door behind him.

"I don't snore."

Bolin snickered and glanced back at the door.

"So who's the lovely lady?", he asked.

"None of your-"

"Oh come on Mako! First time you ever bring a girl home and I can't even know her name?"

Mako pinched the bridge of his nose before he sighed.

"Her name is Korra. Now, what are you doing here?"

"Well I came to tell you I'm finally bought the ring. I'm proposing to Asami tonight!"

"That's great! But, why did you have to tell me at the break of dawn?"

"I have to hide it here. She's cleaning today, I don't wanna risk hiding it in the wrong spot."

"Uh, sure go ahead. Hide it in the guest room."

"Thanks.", he said as he strolled over to the guest room door. "How about that storm last night? Man that was one hell of a show!"

Mako poured himself a cup of coffee, trying to ignore the flashbacks of himself standing on the sand worrying his skull out and running like there was no tomorrow when he saw her rise up and fall below the water.

"Uh...yeah. Real entertaining."

Bolin strolled back into the kitchen to see Mako sipping his beverage.

"Oh, I guess you were distracted by entertainment of your own though, eh?", he teased.

"We didn't sleep together. Well...ok we didn't have sex.", Mako explained.

"So just cuddling? That's boring!"

"Says the man who will do nothing but cuddle and kiss his soon to be Fiancé."

"That's an actual relationship though! One night stands, you gotta be down and dirty. Not heart felt and mushy."

"She's not a one night stand!"

"I hope not! Or else she didn't get her evening's worth out of it."

"Bo, we're not involved like that."

"But you're involved?"

Mako stood there silently staring at his little brother. Then he stared at his mug as he sipped from it.

"Oh my spirits Mako's finally got a girlfriend!"

"She's not my-", he interjected.

"Uh huh, you say that now.", Bolin said with a wink. "I'll get out of your hair. Treat her right! Bring her coffee! Kiss her forehead! Girls like that!"

"She's not my-"

"Later bro!"

The door shut and locked before Mako could have at it with Bolin. He shook his head before he sipped his coffee again and turned back to his bedroom door. But instead of a closed door, Korra was leaning against the threshold, still in her bindings from last night, and giving him a glare.