The Assassin and I

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven

Aaron

"What do mean? What could possibly be so important I can't come over?" Lauren whines into the phone.

"Winter had a rough night last night and I want to be here for him," I explain carefully keeping my voice level.

"Seriously?"

"Yes," I say cutting her off, "he needs me." Lauren hangs up the phone abruptly. I open Winters door slowly to check on him, after last night he passed out in my arms. 

    My chest aches at the sight of him curled in a ball on his bed. His dark hair sprayed over his face showing bits and pieces of his soft pink lips and pale cheeks. When I was little I had a house slave assigned to me, unlike my parents she raised me. When I got upset because my parents were ignoring me or broke a promise, she would sing me a song. I hum softly sitting down next to Winter and stroking his hair. 

  I get so lost in the song that I don't notice that Winter has woken up until he leans against my hand."How are you feeling?" I ask brushing his hair out of his eyes and smiling softly down at him. He shrugs and closes his eyes again leaning against my hand.

"Why did you stop?" He mummers softly his voice heavy with sleep making me chuckle at how adorable he is. I get a better position on the bed and to my surprise, he scoots backward against my chest. I could get used to this. I continue to hum the song as winter drifts off again and I find myself drifting off as well enjoying his small body in my arms.

Winter

Waking up in Aarons' arms was surprisingly not as awkward as I thought it would be. He held me the same way I used to hold Autumn like he was fragile and I was scared to break him. I made my way quietly into the kitchen and started Aarons breakfast a little while ago enjoying the silence and trying not to think about yesterday.

Aaron is mumbling in his sleep and slowly coming to when I walk in with his food. He sits up and rubs his eyes blushing when he sees me.

"I wanted to thank you," I mumble shuffling my feet not knowing what to do.

"Oh," he says as I hand it to him and sit next to him watching him eat. "So when was the last time you did something fun?" I look at Aaron confused. What does he mean? Aaron laughs at my confused look and stands pushing the dirty dishes aside. "Okay just get dressed and meet me in the living room. A shirt and shorts."

"It's fifty degrees outside."Aaron just walks outside of my room leaving me to get dressed though I feel stupid doing it. He is dressed in a similar outfit when I walk out the meet him. He says nothing just leads me outside of his apartment and to his private car.

"Sorry, but it's a bit of a far walk," I shrug. There's no way I am going to complain about this.

  We pull up to this huge glass building with giant slides inside of it. I arch an eyebrow looking at Aaron who looks like an excited child.

"You are going to love this!" He cheers grabbing my arm and dragging me inside. Looking up at the slides makes my stomach twist and turn."Come on!" Aaron takes off his shirt revealing the sun-kissed skin that could only be created by God himself. We walk to one of the huge slides where Aaron wastes no time slipping inside yelling the whole way down. I watch as he descends down waiting for the slide to break, jumping when I feel the lifeguards hand on my shoulder.

"It's your turn sweets." her voice is smooth and calm like she can sense my unease. The water pushes at my legs as I sit on the innertube taking a deep breath and letting go of the bars. Everything goes dark as I enter the tube and the slides drop my stomach going with it. Yet, the only reaction I have is a huge grin as I twist and turn looking out the window of the tube to see the rest of the park. When I make it to the bottom of the pool Aaron takes my hand smiling as well.

"I've never seen you smile like that." He seems satisfied with himself as I blush and look away. Our next slide goes along the walls of the park giving you a clear view of the city behind the glass. We spend hours on the slides and I forget everything else until we stop to take a break and Aaron gives me a soft pretzel to snack on. Eventually, I am given a towel and I try my best to shake my hair out, I can't decide whether or not to cut it, It's not to my shoulders yet but still.

"So if you don't mind me asking what was Autumn like?" I pause my eyes shooting to Aarons.

'Come on, he deserves to know.'

"He was kind and gentle. So innocent, too innocent for our father, for the world in general. He wrote all the time and has a huge imagination." Memories play in my mind and I can't help but get a warm feeling in my chest thinking back to his poems."He sounds wonderful."

"He was," Aaron takes my hand and pulls me forward before I can dwell too much about it positioning us under a huge barrel.

"What-"

"Just wait." Is the only answer I get from Aaron as we stand there until I hear a loud bell and gallons after gallons of water fall on top of us. I gasp at the sudden chill of the water the pressure of it all casing me to bend over laughing. I run my hands through my hair trying to get it out of my face and when I look up I see a strange look on Aaron's face.

"Are you okay," I ask worried as he steps closer.

"I'm about to be," he says tilting m chin up and closing his eyes and collecting our lips together. My eyes widen but I'm in too much bliss to worry I just close my eyes and wrap my arms around his neck. This is nothing like it was with James, it's soft and warm, and I never want it to end. The sprinkle of water over feels like summer rain and neither of us bothers to worry about the barrel tipping over again until we are covered in a huge sheet of water. It's crazy, irrational, I shouldn't, but I can't help but pull him forward and kiss him again.