Sparks (TheCampingRusher Short Story)

Chapter 12

-Larry's POV

I don't wake up again until late in the afternoon. I get up and somewhat fix myself up. Brayden is no longer next to me so I walk out of the room and roam the house searching for him.

I find him moments later, sitting on the couch. He's holding a glass of chocolate milk in one hand and the other is bent behind his head. He doesn't notice me until I sit down beside him and he instinctively wraps his arm around my small waist. I lean on his shoulder and we do not speak a single word.

I pull out my phone and notice that my tweet blew up in only a couple of hours. Endless comments are flooding that one picture and I can't help but laugh a little as I read the some of them.

Why are they in the same bed?

Who the heck is @LarryLane?!!¿

Does @thecampingrush have a secret gf we didn't know about?

I can feel Brayden's breathing on my neck, and I'm pretty sure he's reading the things on my screen.

"You know, they say it's rude to eavesdrop. But I wouldn't know much about that.", I say turning around slowly to face him. He smirks and pulls me in close. His lips brush against my ear and I can feel his ragged breathing on my skin.

"Sorry, I guess I just thought my girlfriend wouldn't mind", he whispers into my ear and I barely catch what he says, barely.

My entire body is covered in goosebumps at the sound of the word, "girlfriend", I can't help but think I heard him wrong. There's a small pause between his sentences. But he remains close to me, and I can feel his slightly chapped lips on my neck as he speaks his final words for the next hour or so.

"That is, if it's okay with you. You know, for me to call you my girlfriend.", I can feel his stupid little smirk as he moves away from me. I can't get away, his arm is still cradled around my waist and his grip is much stronger than mine.

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"Okay, I'm in.", I watch intently as Brayden stares over his menu at me.

We had left Brayden's house over any hour ago and wandered around town looking for a place that still served breakfast at two thirty in the afternoon. So now we were sitting across from each other in a padded booth, in a random diner, trying to decide between sunny side up and scrambled.

He holds eyes contact for a few seconds before indifferently looking down at his options again. I pull the menu from his grasp roughly and raise my eyebrow, slightly annoyed with him.

"Hello? Earth to Brayden! Did you hear what I said?" I ask holding both of our menus up in the air for emphasis. He reaches over and manages to grab both of them before I can even react.

"Yeah, Larry. I heard you, but I have no idea what you're talking about.", he smiles at me and hands me back my menu. He picks up his cup of coffee and takes slow sips once I've grasped it.

"You said if it was okay with me you would call me your girlfriend. Correct?", his gaze leaves his mug and I know I have his attention.

"Correct? Or am I going insane?" I ask again, getting impatient. He clears his throat, runs his fingers through his hair and lets out a small yawn before finally answering.

"Yes, I said that. But I still don't know what that has to do with anything.", he picks up his empty mug and pretends to sip his coffee quietly.

"I'm okay with it. I'm giving you permission to call me your girlfriend.", he chokes on whatever small amount of coffee might have been in his cup and coughs for a bit before looking me in the eyes.

"Are you serious?"

"I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it. You know tha-", my sentence is cut off by his lips colliding with mine.

I can taste the coffee on his tongue and-as usual- it's incredibly sweet and over-sugared. But the kiss itself? It was sweeter than the coffee. I pull away after a few seconds and look down at my hands, biting my lip.

"One condition, though", it's barely above a whisper, but I know he heard it.

"I get to tell people that you're my boyfriend.", and I don't think I've ever seen Brayden smile more than after the second I said that.

It was a pretty good day.

Hey hey hey,

I heard somebody say "update" this was pretty cute and it ourws their relationship in perspective. Yes, ladies and gents, Larry and Brayden are finally boyfriend and girlfriend. Thanks for 2K reads! And we're almost at 100 votes, that's amazing! Thank you guys so much. Don't forget to leave feedback, comments, questions,concerns, just about anything in the comments I always try my best to answer. Have a nice day!

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