h u d s o n *
Tonight, I'm going to my best friend, Brandon's, house to spend the night. Almost every Friday night, we sleepover at one of our houses. We've done that since we were in fifth or sixth grade, and now we've just finished our Sophomore year and when the next school year starts, we'll be Juniors.
I park my car behind Brandon's Mom's car, grab my stuff, and get out of the car and walk to the front door.
"Hello, Hudson!" His mom, Valerie, says to me.
"Hey, Mom #2!" I say, hugging her. She laughs.
"Brandon's upstairs. Good luck, Harper and Piper are on something." Harper and Piper are Brandon's little twin sisters; they're 11 years old. Brandon also has two more siblings: Casie, his other little sister, is 16 years old; and he has an older brother, Jase, is 19. (We're 17)
I laugh and nod my agreement.
I go up the stairs, careful to avoid the creaky stair and go to Brandon's room. I knock on the door and Brandon flings the door open. He pulls me into his room and slams the door shut behind us.
"So, what are we gonna do tonight?" I ask him.
He shrugs. "I don't know," He looks over at me.
"I didn't really have much of an idea," he adds.
I meet his gaze but look away quickly.
"Wanna make a TikTok?" He asks me.
"Sure..." I say.
The music starts playing when he's started filming. The lyrics go a little like this:
'This girl straight (points at me) and this girl not (points at himself).' (have y'all seen those videos?? They're so cute! )
I look at him. "Really?" I ask him.
He nods; I barrel forward and slam my lips against his. He pushes away.
"Wa-wait," he says breathlessly. "The video, I need to post..."
We watch it through and it shows the tail end of the kiss (you can see me barrel forward and kiss his lips, but you can't see the whole thing).
He throws his phone on his bed and looks to me again, smiling brightly.
"Come here," I say, I feel my smile and I can actually hear my smile in my voice. He comes over to me, and I pull him into me, pressing my lips against his.
His lips are pressed against mine, and I love this feeling. His hands are on my waist, above my waistband, where there's a slight inch or two of skin showing where my shirt has been pulled up. His hands are soft against my skin. He pulls away and grabs the front of my shirt, looking at me mischievously, and pulls me with him to the bed. He falls back on the bed and pulls me on top of him.
He traces my lips with his finger before he kisses me once more.
"Ooh, baby," I say softly, so his family doesn't hear, against his lips.
"Mm, are you calling me baby, now? I like it," he says softly, his lips pressed against mine.
"You want me to call you baby? I will,"
"Yeah," he looks at me, his eyes sparkling.
"I love you," I say softly. "I love you so much,"
"Mmm, I love you too, baby boy," he whispers against my lips. I feel the vibration of his words against my lips.
I'm cuddled up in Brandon's arms while he uses his free hand to run his fingers through my hair. We're both looking at his phone screen while he scrolls through the comments of his TikTok video, which apparently blew up a little bit. He keeps replying to comments such as the one listed below.
(***DISCLAIMER: no accounts with this username exists to my knowledge!)
@annabananaguilds- this is SO fake!
@brandon_c_hines- actually, it's not!
I look up at Brandon after he closes out the TikTok app and puts his phone to the side.
"It's okay," I say softly. "We know it's real, and that's all that matters, right?"
I grab his face and turn it towards me, pressing my lips against his softly. He cups my face with his hand. He breaks the kiss and looks at me.
"I love you," he whispers.
"I love you," I tell him. I lean in and kiss his lips once more. He moves and crawls on top of me, still cupping my face. I let out a short gasp when he bites my lip softly. My mouth opens against his and he takes the opportunity to slide his tongue into my mouth.
Later, I'm laying on Brandon's chest tracing shapes with my finger onto his bare skin.
"Do you think your family has seen the video?" I ask him.
He nods. "Yes, I do," he says, looking into my eyes.
"What do you think they thought?"
He shrugs. "I don't really care, but I know they're all happy for us. They've been telling me that we'd be perfect together for years, which speaking of, I need to post that video on Instagram and Facebook for my family that doesn't have TikTok.
He posts it to Facebook with the caption:
'Well, that didn't exactly go as planned... Hudson A. Rivers'
We both update our relationship statuses, and then he posts it to Instagram with the caption:
'that didn't exactly go as planned, but i love you @hudsona_riversss'
He updates his bio to:
'Brandon Hines | junior | never be afraid to shoot your shot | H💙|'
I update mine to:
'Hudson Rivers | junior | be free, fly, and see the world ✈️🌎 | B💙|'
Brandon shows me a comment on his Facebook post:
'Annette Williams- always knew you two would end up together! I wish you both the best! Love you, Great Aunt Annette 🖤'
"Aw, she's so precious!" I say, looking at Brandon. "I always liked your Aunt Annette!"
"She's always liked you," he says, poking my nose with his finger. "You know, she once told me that I'd be stupid if I ever let you go."
"Aww!!! That's so adorable!"
He cups my face and kisses my lips hard. "I love you," he says when he pulls away.
"I love you too," I tell him looking over at him and smiling widely; I kiss his lips again.
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