All By Myself - Hizzie

Flirting

I open my eyes, and the sun hasn't even come up yet. I look at the time on my phone, and it's only 8, so I decide that I will use this to start my day early. I get up from my bed and walk downstairs to see if anyone else is up. I heard a cereal being poured into a bowl, and I walk into the kitchen, finding Hope making a bowl for herself.

I say, "good morning."

She jumped, not expecting me to be standing there and said, "Jesus Lizzie, you should wear a bell. I swear you're a ninja. And did you want some cereal."

I let out a laugh and nodded she tried to get another bowl, but it was too high for her to reach and she tried to jump but failed she looked at me with a pout, and I swear that I do anything for this girl if she looks at me like that. I walk over and reach for the bowl, slowly brushing my body against hers. I handed her the bowl, and as she poured me the cereal, I was just lost looking in her ocean blue eyes maybe for too long, but I didn't care.

When I heard my name, I shake all the thoughts in my head and say, "Yea Hope."

"do you want whole or almond milk."

I say, "come on. Hope, you should know this one."

She put the almond milk back and said: "right sorry ever since last night I only have 1 thing on my mind, and it's the only thing that I am focused on."

I felt my cheeks turn red as a tomato and I didn't even try to hide it at this point our eyes were locked onto each other's focusing on each other's eyes and taking small peeks at each other's lips I would do anything to be so close that I could feel her breath on my face again. We were stuck like this for what seemed like hours we slowly were being drawn to each other like opposite sides of a magnet were merely inches apart now and that hot breath I have been desiring blowing on my face I was about to lean in when I heard someone start to walk down the stairs. We both got flustered and backed away when we see Josie walk down the stairs, we both stayed silent because, for the first time, we both wanted each other and not because of a stupid game.

Josie looked at both of us and had a smirk on her face and said: "um you both look really tense."

I let out an awkward laugh, and it didn't go unnoticed on Josie when she said: "calm down. I am just messing with you."

Lizzie and I let a sigh of relief I grabbed my bowl and walked to the table, and shortly the twins joined me we ate in silence we could all feel the awkwardness in the room and didn't want to add to it, but someone had to say something anything.

I finished drinking the milk that was left and said: "do you guys want to watch the harry potter Marathon with me today."

Josie and Hope looked at me and started laughing, and I didn't get what was so funny I had a frown on my face and said: "what's so funny Harry Potter is an amazing franchise."

Hope said, "Oh babe, it's that milk mustache. We were laughing at not Harry Potter, but you do have to admit Harry did fall for Jennie pretty fast."

I wipe my milk mustache and say, "so are you saying you are going to watch with me because with you there, I might be a little distracted."

Josie is just sitting there enjoying the show waiting for Hope's comeback, as do I.

Hope smirked and said, "I will be there, but I can't promise the movie is the only thing that will be looking at."

I love this flirting thing we have going on. It makes me have butterflies in my stomach when Josie says, "I wish I could come, but I rather be doing anything else."

Hope said, "your loss."

Josie said, "maybe,, but it's your gain if you know what I mean." There was a brief pause, "more popcorn for the both of you, of course, what did you think I meant."

She got up and put her dish away and went back upstairs, and now it was just Lizzie, and I are staring at each other again, but this time, our hands were intertwined under the table.

I say, "so what might you be looking at if not the movie." With a little smirk on my face

"I guess we will find out won't me."

I felt my heart jump out of my rib cage and do summersaults across the table I tried to play it cool, but Hope is so smooth at flirting I had no idea I said: "I guess we will it starts at 12 so you bring snacks I bring drinks my room on my laptop."

"it's a date.

"

With that, Hope got up and left, leaving me and my thoughts all alone, and all I could think about were her lips and how this flirting is making me want to kiss them all night long. I have about 3 hours until the movie marathon.

***

It's almost 12 and I a mess, but I did get the drinks like I said I would and just waited for Hope with the snacks. I set my laptop up and made sure to plug in the charger beforehand. I pulled up the HBO website as Hope entered the room and said: "mama got the snacks."

I laughed and said, "get over here loser I am just logging in we are going in order correct because that's the only way to watch it."

"Whatever you want as I said before, I want to do much watching." And she shot me a wink and that's it I was dying I couldn't feel my left side. She walked up to the bed and said: "over or undercovers?"

I jumped over the blanket and went under them and gave an innocent smile to Hope she pulled the blanket from on top of me and went under them and covered us both up. I pulled up the movie and pressed play, and I had a feeling neither of us would actually be watching, but I did promise a marathon, amongst other things.

As the movie was playing, I kept taking peeks at Hope, and she did the same thing after a while of glances, she said: "what are you looking at."

"I can ask you the same question."

"well, I asked you first."

I said, "I was looking at how beautiful you are. How about you."

Her cheeks turned bright red, and she said: "I was looking at your lips and how badly I wanted them on mine."

"what are you waiting for I am right here."

I slowly leaned my head to hers and our lips connected and everything in that moment felt so right Hope got on top of me, and we are in full make-out session I see the laptop in front of us I close it and put it on the floor before flipping Hope on her back and I start kissing her neck and then all around her face her forehead cheeks and nose before pressing my lips on hers again. We stayed like this kissing for a little while before someone barged in, and it was my mom. She caught us making out, but she her serious face on, so we both quickly got off each other and looked at her.

She said, "Hope your father just passed away."