I'll Hold you Tight | Edwin Honoret

let's pretend

After Melrose, Edwin and I got in another uber because he wanted to take me his favorite place in downtown. Once we arrived, Edwin guided me through the busy streets of Hollywood. We pushed through a crowd of tourists and crackheads until we got to this tall ass building, a little out of the tourist-y area".
"Ok so be prepared to go on a walk"
"Edwin what"
"ITS NOT BAD BUT, it's a walk"
"is it worth it?"
"With me it always is"
I felt my cheeks get hot. He's such a gross flirt but I find it cute.
Once we got into the back of the building, I look to see that there's just hella stairs infront of me.
"Edwin..."
"Yes?"
"You're joking right?"
"Why would I be?"
"THIS IS SO MUCH??"
"And what about it? You trust me right?"
"We literally just met"
"Ok and?"
"Fine"
"Ok now what are you waiting for?".
Edwin jumps two stairs ahead of me and I, lazily following his trail, and dreading all of it. 264 steps, which is basically equivalent to 22 flights of stairs. Edwin is basically so pumped. Me on the other hand, tired as fuck.
"Well what the fuck are you waiting for cmon Solana"
He grabbed my hand and opened the door. You can see all of La from here. The lights beginning to turn on, Capital Records, the Chinese Theatre. Absolutely breathtaking. We sat down and settled in and I laid my head on his chest. I look up to see him smiling down on me. He runs his fingers through my hair and starts to hum along to "Self Control" by Frank Ocean. By now, the sun is already starting to set into this orange, pink, and purple masterpiece. It was truly an ethereal moment.
Edwin comes and hugs my waist from behind, "So what'd you think"
"This is absolutely beautiful"
"Yeah this is my happy place. This is where I'd go to think, write songs, all that typa shit. It reminds me of when I was just a young teen living with my best friend in New York". He kissed me on the head while I laid on his chest. We stood there admiring the view for a good five minutes until I wanted to get a better look. I went to the corner of the building looking down at the street. Edwin comes up with a speaker in his hand playing some more Frank Ocean.
"How often do you come here?"
"Uhhh, at least 3-4 times a week. Usually when I need to clear my head, feeling inspired, or when the boys are just too goddamn annoying at the house" . I looked at him and giggled, "It be like that huh?".
"Yeah, I guess it do". We laughed and he laid down on the ground and motioned next towards him. I lay on his chest and we laid there in silence.
"Are you ok?", Edwin whispered.
Around him, I'll always be okay.
"Yeah, just perfect". I looked him in the eyes and he brought my face close to his. Our eyes met and I gazed in them watching the street lights twinkle in his soft brown eyes. He grabbed my face and met his lips with mine. At that moment I felt as if it was just him and I in the universe. I pulled a way for a bit and looked at him.
"Wait what's wrong? Did I do something wrong? Am I kissing wrong or-"
"Edwin you're such a dork and it's so cute"
"Well I just wanna make sure-"
"Just shut up and kiss me again"
"If you say-"
Before he can even finish I began to kiss his neck. Slowly making it back up to his face. His lips felt like pillows on mine. Each kiss made me feel a connection with someone I've never felt before. It just felt so right.

After our little session, he grabbed my hand and we walked out from the building. This time, it was way easier to get around, especially cause it's just going down.

"Well should we do some more exploring?", I looked at Edwin with a straight face. "Of course we should but i'm tired" I stretched with a yawn. "Lemme carry you then baby".

In two seconds, my legs were in the air and my arms were wrapped around his neck. He spun me around so fast that I could barely hold on.

"Edwin stopppp" I say with a chuckle.
"You're so cute when you complain".
"Shut up"
"Gimme attitude again and it's round two".
"Bet"
"Aight bet say less" he said as he sprinted towards me.
I ran down the block as fast as I could, but he was faster. Again, I was in his arms and this time I never wanted to let go. He carried me down the street as we approached the nearest ice cream place. His pupils dilated, and his eyes reflected the bright neon lights. Seeing the excitement in his eyes made my heart warm and I gave him a lil hug.

Once we arrived, he sat me down at the nearest table inside and ordered for me, only because he wanted to "surprise me". When he came back, he had only one extra large cup of blue ice cream with an extreme amount of sprinkles.
"What is that?" I said in disgust.
"Uhh the best ice cream duh"
"It doesnt look like green tea matcha"
"Number one, matcha isn't the best. Number two, it's cotton candy and sprinkles duh"
"Ew Edwin"
"Ew to you to Solana. You know, just try it. You'll never know".
He took a giant scoop of ice cream and plopped it on my tongue. Instantly, I winced.
"Dawg... this is disgusting. it's literally sugar and milk. It's wayyy to sweet"
"You're way too sweet", he said with a wide grin.
"You're so annoying bro"
"Oh so you're gonna be like that?"
"Hell yeah ima be like that"
"Aight then"
"Aight" he said with another dumb smile.
I glared at him, and he pulled me close. His tight and warm embrace reminds me of how much he makes me happy.