The Story of Us

14 - Adam

I've waited a while. Quite a while. And I'd never give any of it up. Even if I missed Takashi so, so much, I'd never give up this experience. And not because it was good.

Because it wasn't. It was horrible. It was so horrible and I missed him and I cried a lot over the phone. I missed his voice, his warmth, his hair. I just missed having him near me. I think I took it for granted, what he gave me. And I know I'm never going to do that again.

Missing him was the worst feeling I've ever had.

He's looking it the window at the sky, eyes shining bright. His mouth is in a sort of adorable smile. (Well, not sort of. A positively adorable smile.)

When we stop at a red light, Takashi turns to me.

"Adam," he says, "why do you always call me Takashi?"

I shrug, "Feels more...intimate, I guess. Isn't that what Marissa called you? I dunno. I just like calling you that,"

He smiles at that. "Why did you come pick me up?"

"I wanted to. More specifically, I wanted to kiss you and take you on a date,"

Takashi laughs at that, reaching for my phone charger. He plugs his long dead phone into it, and it buzzes halfheartedly on his thigh.

Even in the baggiest clothes imaginable, he still looks amazing. I wouldn't want it any other way. The scar over his nose from things he wouldn't tell me. The curve of his lips and nose. The angle of his chin. Everything just looks so perfect. Takashi is perfect.

How did I fall so in love with him?

(Not that I'm complaining)

We pull into the parking lot of the mall. We decided to get some food, grab smoothies, and go shopping. Then, we'd get dinner. Since I'm staying with Sophie and Greg for a little bit (read: the next two days), I get to snuggle up to Takashi.

We climb out of the car, and I make my way over to Takashi. I press my lips against his, softer than in the car, feeling him give in to my touch almost immediately.

We walk into the mall hand in hand. Takashi pulls my towards a pizza place reading Vrepit Sal's Pizzaria.

"You've got to be kidding," I say. "We haven't been here since we first started dating!"

Takashi smiles. "I know. That's why I want to go. You can't deny that they make amazing pizza,"

I sigh, knowing that he's 100% correct. He takes my hand and leads my through the door. Inside, it's space themed. The floors are black and dark blue ombré, with white and silver specks on the ground. Sounds cheesy, I know, but it's actually beautiful.

The walls are white, teal, black, and grey. They're swirled to look like nebulae. Takashi's hand is slightly sweaty, but I'd never give up holding his hand for the world.

The man at the front smiles and greets us. "Hello! How many?"

It takes me a second to realize what he means. "Oh. Um. Table for two, please?"

He nods and takes a pair of utensil packs. He grabs two menus and leads us towards the back, where a single table with two chairs sits.

"Your waiter will be with you shortly," says the man. Then he leaves.

Not thirty seconds later, a tall girl appears at our table. "Hi, my name's Shay. I'll be your waiter today. Would you guys like anything to drink?"

I smile. "Can I have some iced tea?" Shay writes it down.

"And for you?" Shay asks Takashi.

He smile up at her with his heart warming smile. The one that makes me want to melt into a puddle. It's the smile I fell in love with.